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6nDyn a m ic S ta b ility Co n tro l (DS C)
In d ic a to r la m p
To re 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 - P re s s th e b utto n a ga in; th e in d ic a to r
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.
la m p g oe s o ut.
Re fe r to p a ge 2 1.
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. An y 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. We
th e re fore u rg e yo u to a vo id u s ing th e
a d d itio na l s a fe ty m a rg in o f th e s ys te m
a s a n e xc us e fo r ta kin g ris ks .<
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 .
If th e in d 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:
The re is a s ys te m fa ult. Yo u c a n s till
d rive th e ve hic le n orm a lly, b ut th e DS C
func tio n is n ot a va ila b le . C ons ult yo ur
BMW c e nte r fo r re p a ir.
This s ys te m e ns ure s e nha nc e d ve hic le
s ta b ility, p a rtic ula rly w he n a c c e le ra tin g
a nd c orn e ring.
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 61.
In a d d itio n to o p tim ize d tra c tio n a nd
ve hic le s ta b ility w he n s ta rtin g fro m a
s ta nd s till o r a c c e le ra tin g, th e re is th e
furth e r b e ne fit o f e nha nc e d s ta b ility in
c orn e ring. O f c ours e , th e s e b e ne fits a re
only p os s ib le w ith in th e lim its im p os e d
b y th e la ws o f p hys ic s .
To d e a c tiva te th e s ys te m
P re s s th e b utto n. Th e in d ic a to r la m p
will c om e o n.
Wh e n DS C is d e a c tiva te d , yo u a re d riv-
ing w ith c onve ntio na l p owe r tra ns fe r.
We re c om m e nd th a t yo u d e a c tiva te th e
s ys te m fo r in c re a s e d tra c tio n:
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 .
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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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