152 Drivin g and OperationPictur e no: 7758u.tifTo activate:Tap b utton I:The c urrent speed is stored andmaintained. The ac celera tor p edal can bereleased.Vehicle speed can be increased bydepressing the accelerator pedal. Whenthe a ccelerator peda l is released, thepreviously stored speed is resum ed.Ac celera te:With cruise control active, hold downbutton I or tap it repeatedly: the speed isincreased c ontinuously or in steps of1.2 m ph (2 km/h) without using theaccelerator ped al.The current speed is stored and saved a fterthe I button has been released.Decelerate:With cruise control active, hold downbutton R or briefly p ress it repea tedly:speed is reduced continuously or insteps of 1.2 m ph (2 k m/h).The current speed is stored and saved a fterthe R b utton has been released.To deactivate:Tap button O :C ruise control is switched off.The vehicle slowly decelerates. To continuedriving, depress the accelerator pedal inthe usual way .For reasons of safety , cruise controldeactivates under certain d riv ingconditions.For ex ample:z if the vehicle’s speed drops belowapprox. 20 mp h (30 km/h) or,z if the footbrake is d epressed or,z if the clutch pedal is dep ressed or,z if Easytronic 3 selector lev er in N .Resuming the stored speed:Tap button R at a speed a bove 20 mph(30 km/h): the speed selected before thecruise control w as switched off is resumed.The stored speed va lue is deleted when theignition is switched off.