Is there one particular component in the cruise control that is most prone to breaking/wearing out? The CC on my 300TD seems to work periodically. I haven't noticed a problem like you described, though. The SEC's CC doesn't work at all. It's waaay down the list of things to fix, though.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles