diff --git a/runtime/defaults.vim b/runtime/defaults.vim
index 1968ce9..45a5393 100644
--- a/runtime/defaults.vim
+++ b/runtime/defaults.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " The default vimrc file.
 "
 " Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
-" Last change:	2016 Jul 29
+" Last change:	2016 Aug 20
 "
 " This is loaded if no vimrc file was found.
 " Except when Vim is run with "-u NONE" or "-C".
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 set showcmd		" display incomplete commands
 set wildmenu		" display completion matches in a status line
 
+set ttimeout		" time out for key codes
+set ttimeoutlen=100	" wait up to 100ms after Esc for special key
+
 " Show @@@ in the last line if it is truncated.
 set display=truncate