Dyn a m ic S ta b ility Co n tro l (DS C)
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In d ic a to r la m p
In e xc e p tio na l ins ta nc e s , it is e ffe c tive
to d e a c tiva te th e s ys te m :
The in d ic a to r la m p in th e in s tru -
m e nt c lus te r g oe s o ut s hortly
a fte r yo u s witc h o n th e ig nitio n.
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whe n ro c kin g th e ve hic le o r s ta rtin g
off in d e e p s now o r o n lo os e s urfa c e s
or w he n d rivin g w ith s now c ha ins .
Re fe r a ls o to p a ge 1 10.
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Re fe r to p a ge s 2 1 a nd 2 2.
Ind ic a to r la m p fla s he s :
The s ys te m is a c tive ly re gula tin g d rive
to rq ue in re s p ons e to m onito re d ve hic le
op e ra tin g c ond itio ns .
To re a c tiva te th e s ys te m
P re s s th e b utto n a ga in; th e in d ic a to r
la m p g oe s o ut.
If th e ind ic a to r la m p fa ils to g o o ut a fte r
th e e ngine is s ta rte d , o r c om e s o n d ur-
ing th e c ours e o f n orm a l ve hic le o p e ra -
tio n:
If th e s ys te m w a s n ot s witc he d o ff,
th e re is a s ys te m m a lfunc tio n. Th e ve hi-
c le re m a ins o p e ra tio na l, b ut w ith out
DS C. P le a s e c ons ult yo ur B MW c e nte r
for re p a irs .
The la ws o f p hys ic s c a nnot b e re -
p e a le d , e ve n w ith DS C. Any c on-
s e q ue nc e s a ris ing fro m tra c tio n lo s s
d ue to e xc e s s ive ve hic le s p e e d re m a in
th e re s p ons ib ility o f th e d rive r. Fo r th is
re a s on, d o n ot ta ke ris ks b y u s ing th e
a d d itio na l s a fe ty m a rg in p ro vid e d b y
th e s ys te m a s a n e xc us e .<
Th e c o n c e p t
DS C m a inta ins ve hic le s ta b ility, e ve n in
c ritic a l d rivin g s itu a tio ns .
The s ys te m o p tim ize s ve hic le s ta b ility
d uring a c c e le ra tio n a nd w he n s ta rtin g
fro m a fu ll s to p , a s w e ll a s o p tim izing
tra c tio n. In a d d itio n, th e s ys te m re c og-
nize s u ns ta b le ve hic le c ond itio ns (un-
To d e a c tiva te th e s ys te m
Fo r a d d itio na l d e ta ils c onc e rn ing DS C,
p le a s e re fe r to th e c ha p te r d e s c rib ing
"Ad va nc e d te c hnology" o n p a ge 1 63.
d e rs te e ring or ove rs te e ring, for e xa m p le ) P re s s th e b utto n. Th e in d ic a to r la m p
fla s he s .
a nd h old s th e ve hic le o n a s ure c ours e
b y in te rve ning via th e e ngine a nd b y
b ra kin g inte rve ntio n a t th e ind ivid ua l
whe e ls .
The illus tra tio n d e p ic ts th e a rra nge m e nt
of th e b utto ns if th e ve hic le is fu lly
e q uip p e d . Th is m a y va ry, d e p e nd ing o n
th e e q uip m e nt a c tu a lly in s ta lle d .
The s ys te m a c tiva te s a uto m a tic a lly e a c h
tim e yo u s ta rt th e e ngine .
Wh e n th e DS C is d e a c tiva te d , yo u a re
op e ra tin g th e ve hic le in th e c onve n-
tio na l d rive m od e .
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