2010 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 185

Driving systems Setting stored speed (Resume function) G Warning! X 183 time, and carefully depress the accelerator pedal. Automatic transmission: Shift into drive position D or reverse position R. X Release the brake pedal. X Carefully depress the accelerator pedal. The hill-start assist system is inactive Rwhen starting off on a level road or downhill grades Rwith Rwith Rif X Briefly pull the cruise control lever in direction of arrow ?. If no speed is stored, the current speed is set and stored. X Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. The last stored speed is deleted from memory when the engine is turned off. the automatic transmission in neutral position N the parking brake engaged the ESP® has switched off due to a malfunction All-wheel drive (4MATIC) In vehicles with all-wheel drive (4MATIC), both axles are powered at all times when the vehicle is being operated. The 4MATIC improves traction in conjunction with the ESP® (Y page 62) and the Electronic Traction System (ETS/4-ETS) (Y page 63). Hill-start assist system On uphill grades, the hill-start assist system maintains the pressure in the brake system for approximately 1 second after you have released the brake pedal. Therefore, you can start off smoothly without the vehicle moving immediately after releasing the brake pedal. G Warning! G Warning! If a drive wheel is spinning due to insufficient traction: RWhile RWhile The hill-start assist system is not designed to function as a parking brake. It does not prevent the vehicle from moving when parked on an incline. Always engage the parking brake in addition to shifting the automatic transmission into park position P (manual transmission: shift into 1st gear or reverse gear R). X X driving off, apply as little throttle as possible. driving, ease up on the accelerator pedal. RAdapt your speed and driving style to the prevailing road conditions. Depress the brake pedal. Failure to observe these guidelines could cause the vehicle to skid. The 4MATIC cannot prevent accidents resulting from excessive speed. Manual transmission: Shift into 1st gear or reverse gear R. X Slowly release the clutch pedal, removing your foot from the brake pedal at the same ! Do not tow with one axle raised. Doing so could damage the transfer case, which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. All wheels must be on or off the Z Controls in detail The set speed stored in memory should only be set again if prevailing road conditions and legal speed limits permit. Possible acceleration or deceleration differences arising from returning to the preset speed could cause an accident and/or serious injury to you and others.