mercedes-benz — Driving with the cruise control lever

206 Hydrostatic drive system Changing direction X Make sure that vehicle speed is below 30 km/h. speed: push the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow : . The working mode cruise control status indicator appears in the on-board computer ( Y page 203). X Make sure that working mode cruise con- trol is switched off. X Release the accelerator pedal. This maintains all speeds ranging from 0 km/h up to the stored speed. The stored speed will not be exceeded. In order to maintain the currently stored speed, working mode cruise control auto- matically brakes or accelerates the vehicle. X Turn the direction of travel selection switch to the h (drive/driving forwards) position.

X To preselect reverse driving direction: press the cruise control lever to the left for approximately one second A . A warning tone sounds. or Driving mode X To preselect forward driving direction: press the cruise control lever to the right for approximately one second = . A warning tone sounds. X To deactivate working mode cruise con- trol: push the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow : . The working mode cruise control status indicator in the on-board computer goes out ( Y page 203). X Reduce speed until the vehicle is almost stationary. A signal tone sounds; the preselected gear is selected. The u indicator lamp in the status area of the on-board computer dis- play lights up.

The on-board computer dis- play shows the engaged gear. Setting the speed of working mode cruise control X Activate working mode cruise control. X Depress the accelerator pedal. X To increase the speed: push the cruise control lever in direction of travel = / A . or Switching working mode cruise control on/off X To decrease the speed: push the cruise control lever in the opposite direction to direction of travel = / A . X To activate working mode cruise con- trol at speeds faster or the same as the stored speed: push control lever in the direction of arrow : . Refer to the "Working mode cruise control" section for further information ( Y page 203). X Release the accelerator pedal.

The working mode cruise control status indicator appears in the on-board computer ( Y page 203). The vehicle is decelerated to the stored speed. In order to maintain the stored speed, working mode cruise control automatically brakes or accelerates the vehicle. X To activate working mode cruise con- trol at speeds slower than the stored