So i drove the newly acquired 1983 300sd today to a job interview. I used the cruise all the way there with no prob(first time i ever used it.) then on my way home, I used it, and it worked fine for the first few miles... then when i went to push the lever back to shut it off, I got nothing. So I push on the breaks thinking i just wasnt doing something right with the switch and thats when she went wide open. She took off down the highway as soon as i let off the breaks. When I hit 80mph in a 55 i shut the key off and pulled it in nuetral and pulled over. Started her back up and no problems but it scared me enough that i wont be testing the cruise again for a while. Just sharing my scary experience with everyone...(well at least scary for a 16 year old)

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