Cruise/Limit MB E240

[BrianD]

Hi
I own a S reg Mercedes E 240 Auto and i don't have a clue how to operate the limit/cruise control on this model I don't have a owners manual
any one out ther know how to operate this devise
thanks

 

[sym]

Push the stalk up or down at a speed greater than 20mph, and it will hold your speed. Push up or down to increase / decrease speed in 1mph increments. Push away from you to cancel. pull towards you to resume set speed. Using the foot-brake will also cancel it. Accelerating normally will still work - if you take your foot off the pedal it will drop back down to the set speed.

Push button on end inwards to activate speed limiter - speed will show in digital display on dash - push stalk up / down to alter - you won't be able to go faster than it indicates, unless you hit the kickdown switch on the accelerator which will override it. Push end of switch again to de-activate.

S.

 

[Steve_Perry]

... Push button on end inwards to activate speed limiter - speed will show in digital display on dash - push stalk up / down to alter - you won't be able to go faster than it indicates, unless you hit the kickdown switch on the accelerator which will override it. Push end of switch again to de-activate.

S.

Just to add to Sym's explaination, when using the speed limiter a small amber light on the stalk will illuminate, pushing up or down will increment the limited speed setpoint by 5mph whereas pulling the stalk towards you will increase speed setpoint by 1mph. When the limiter is active you will also see the word LIM illuminated on your speedo.

S.

 

[Rory]

.. whereas pulling the stalk towards you will increase speed setpoint by 1mph.

Thanks for that - I didn't know about the 1MPH steps!

Pretty well the only time I use mine is in SPECS covered roadworks, but it's a pain stuck at 40 when everyone else is doing 42.

 

[BrianD]

merc E240

thanks for your much appreciated help
Briand

 

[Steve_Perry]

Just a bit more useless trivia about the cruise/speed limiter function. If you switch the car off the electronics will wipe the cruise control speed setpoint, however, the limiter function will remember the previous setpoint.

So if you use the limiter frequently in town you don't have to keep setting it from scratch all the time. Just switch on, activate limiter, pull the stalk towards you and magically the previous journey's setpoint becomes active. Subsequent pulls towards you will then increment limited speed by 1mph as stated above.

I have also noticed that if you use the limiter to hold a steady speed it will do so using slightly more revs when compared to an identical speed set on the cruise control. E.g. 80 on the motorway corresponds to 3,000rpm when using cruise or approx 3,200 if on the limiter.

Also the limited speed displayed is very slightly overestimated but this is common and depends on your speedo calibration. E.g. if you set 80mph the car will actually not speed above 78mph. Easy to spot if you have SATNAV with GPS calculated speed display.

S.