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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2011  Owners Manual Manual drive program
Introduction In manual drive program
M, you can change
geary ourself by using the steering wheel
gearshift paddles. For this, the transmission
must be in position D. The gear curr

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2011  Owners Manual cause the drive wheels to los
etheir grip and
the vehicle could skid. G
WARNING
Make sure that other road users are not
endangered by your braking.
Downhill gradients You must select a lower gear in g

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2011  Owners Manual New brake pads/linings
G
WARNING
New brake pads/linings onl yreach their opti-
mum braking effec tafter several hundred kil-
ometres of driving. Before this optimu mbrak-
ing effect is reached, you sh

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2011  Owners Manual Have your vehicle winterproofed at a qualified
specialist workshop at the onset of winter.
Observe the notes in the "Winter operation"
sectio n(Ypage 294).
Driving with summer tyres Observe th

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2011  Owners Manual The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise control
lever indicates which system you have selec-
ted:
R LIM indicator lamp off: cruise control is
selected.
R LIM indicator lamp on: variable SPEED-
TRONIC is

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2011  Owners Manual Storing the current speed or calling up the
last stored speed
G
WARNING
Only call up a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and if it is suitable for the current
traffic and driving situation.

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2011  Owners Manual to have selected manual drive program
M(Y
page 147) .By doing so, you will make
use of the braking effec tofthe engine. This
relieves the load on the brake system and
prevents the brakes from overheat

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MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2011  Owners Manual Permanent SPEEDTRONIC
You can use the on-board computer to limit
the speed permanently to avalue between
160 km/h(e.g. for driving on winter tyres) and
the maximum speed ( Ypage 203).
Shortly before t