2009 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 163
2009 Mercedes E-Class Manual
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Controls in detail Driving systems Rwhen the automatic transmission is in park position P, reverse gear R, or neutral position N Rthe ESP® is switched off or has switched off Canceling cruise control X Depress the brake pedal. or X due to a malfunction The vehicle speed displayed in the speedometer can briefly vary from the speed setting for the cruise control system. 1 Setting current or higher speed 2 Setting current or lower speed 3 Canceling the cruise control 4 Activating the cruise control or resuming Setting current speed X to last set speed Activating cruise control You can activate the cruise control at a vehicle speed above 20 mph (30 km/h). You cannot activate the cruise control: Rwhen Rwhen Accelerate or decelerate to the desired speed. X Briefly lift the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 1 or press in direction of arrow 2. X Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Briefly push the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 3. The last set speed is stored for later use. The last stored speed is deleted from memory when the engine is turned off. The cruise control switches off automatically when you depress the brake pedal or you engage the parking brake. In this case, the cruise control speed segments in the multifunction display will go out. The cruise control also switches off automatically when Rthe Rthe Rthe Rthe vehicle speed falls below 20 mph (30 km/h) ESP® is in operation ESP® is switched off with the ESP® switch ESP® has switched off due to a malfunction shift the automatic transmission into neutral position N while driving Z you brake you have engaged the parking brake i On uphill grades, the cruise control may not be able to maintain the set speed. Once the grade eases, the set speed will be resumed. On downhill grades, the cruise control maintains the set speed by braking with the vehicle's brake system. In addition, on longer downhill grades the automatic transmission will downshift automatically. Ryou The cruise control speed segments in the multifunction display goes out and an 161