Driving and operating 159■ Shift points of automatictransmission occur in a comfortmode.■ Illumination of main instruments iswhite.Normal modeAll settings of the systems areadapted to standard values.Drive mode controlWithin each manual selected drivingmode SPORT, TOUR or Normal, theDrive Mode Control (DMC) detectsand analyses continuously the realdriving characteristic, responses bythe driver, and the active dynamicstate of the vehicle. If necessary, thecontrol unit of DMC automaticallychanges the settings within theselected driving mode or, whenrecognising greater variations, thedriving mode is changed for thelength of variation.If, for example, Normal mode isselected and DMC detects a sportydriving behaviour, DMC changesseveral settings of the Normal modeinto sporty settings. The DMCchanges to Sport mode in case ofvery sporty driving behaviour.If, for example, TOUR mode isselected and whilst driving ona winding road a sudden hard brakeis necessary, DMC will detect thedynamic vehicle condition andchanges the settings for suspensionto SPORT mode to increase vehiclestability.When the driving characteristic or thedynamic vehicle state returns toformer state, DMC will change thesettings to the preselected drivingmode.Personalised settings in theSport modeThe driver can select the functions ofthe SPORT mode when SPORTbutton is pressed. These settings canbe changed in the menu Settings inthe Info-Display. Vehiclepersonalisation 3 119.Driver assistancesystemsCruise controlThe cruise control can store andmaintain speeds of approx. 20 to120 mph. Deviations from the storedspeeds may occur when driving uphillor downhill.For safety reasons the cruise controlcannot be activated until the footbrake has been operated once.Activating in first gear is not possible.
