2004 BMW 5-Series 525i 530i 545i E60 E61 Owners Manual

c hoos  e  to  o ve rc om e  th e  d e c e le ra tio n b y
b rie fly p re s s ing th e  a c c e le ra to r p e d a l.
S w e rvin g ve h ic le s
Drive  r in te rve n tio n s
Anytim e  th e  d rive r p re s s e s  d own o n
th e  a c c e le ra to r p e d a l, a ny a uto m a tic
b ra kin g a c tio n b y th e  s ys te m  is  inte rru p te d
until th  e  p e d a l is  fully re le a s e d . Afte r d oing
th is , re le a s e  the  a c c e le ra to r a nd  the  s ys te m
a ga in c ontro  ls  yo ur c ru is ing s p e e d  a nd  d is -
ta nc e  s e ttin g. Wh ile  d rivin g w ith  a c tiva te d
s ys te m , re s tin g your foot o  n the  a c c e le ra to r
p e d a l w ill c a us e  th e  s ys te m  n ot to  b ra ke
e ve n if ne c e s s a ry. B e  c e rta in th a t flo orm a ts
or o th e r o b je c ts  o n th e  ve hic le  floor d o n ot
inte rfe re  w ith  m ove m e nt o f th e  a c c e le ra to r
p e d a l.<
Wh e n a  ve hic le  m ove s  fro m  a n a d ja c e nt
la ne  into  your la  ne , a c tive  c ru is e  c ontro l will
not re  c ognize    th is  ve hic le  u ntil it is  fu lly in
yo ur la ne  a he a d  o f yo ur ve hic le .
Ma lfu n c tio n s
Wh ile  a c tive  c ru is e  c ontro l is  c a p a b le
of b ra kin g yo ur ve  hic le  a uto m a tic a lly
whe  n yo u a p p ro a c h a  s lowe r ve hic le
a he a d , it is  im p orta nt to  b e  a wa re  th a t th e
a b ility o f th e  s ys te m  to  a p p ly th e  b ra ke s  is
a ls o lim ite d , if yo u a re  d rivin g d own a  s te e p
gra d e  o r w he n yo u re d uc e  yo ur d e s ire d
s p e e d  s ha rp ly. Th e  s ys te m  c a nnot s to p
yo ur ve hic le . It u  s e s  o nly a  p ortio n o f b ra k-
ing s  ys te m  c a p a c ity a nd  d oe s  not utilize  the
full c a p a c ity o f th e  ve hic le  b ra kin g s ys te m .
The re fore , th  e  s ys te m  c a nnot d e c re a s e
yo ur s p e e d  fo r la rg e  d iffe re nc e s  in  s p e e d
b e tw e e n yo ur ve hic le  a nd  th e  ve hic le
a he a d . Exa m p le s : d uring e m e rg e nc y b ra k-
ing, w  he n yo u a p p ro a c h a  ve hic le  tra ve ling
a t a  m uc h lo we r s p e e d  th a n yo ur o wn
s p e e d  s uc h a s  a p p ro a c hing a  to ll b ooth  o r
whe  n a  m uc h s lowe r ve hic le  c uts  in fro nt o f
yo u a t c los e  ra nge  .<
If th e re  is  a  m a lfunc tio n, th e  in d ic a -
to r la m p  s ym b ol is  d is p la ye d  in  th e
ins tru m e nt c lus te r. P le a s e  note  a ny
s up p le m e nta ry in form a tio n th a t a p p e a rs  on
th e  C ontro l Dis p la y.
The  b uild -up   o f fo re ign m a te ria l, e .g .,
s now, ic  e , d irt, ro  a d  d e b ris , e tc ., c a n le a d
to  re d uc e d  d e te c tio n p e rfo rm a nc e  of a c tive
c ru is e  c ontro l. Yo u s hould   c he c k th e  s e n-
s or u nd e r th e  fro nt b um p e r a nd  c le a n it a s
ne c e s s a ry p rio r to  d rivin g yo ur ve hic le . If
th e  s e ns or b e c om e s  c ove re d  b y fo re ign
m a te ria l or h a s  a  m a lfunc tio n, it is  p os s ib le
th a t th e  s e ns or w ill no lo nge  r b e  a b le  to
d e te c t ve hic le s  in  fro nt o f yo u. Afte r th e
s ys te m  re c ognize s  th a t th e  s e ns or is  n o
longe  r fu nc tio na l, a  m e s s a ge  is  d is p la ye d
on th  e  C ontro l Dis p la y a nd  a n a c ous tic  s ig-
na l is  e m itte d .
Wh e ne ve r a c tive  c ru is e  c ontro l
re c ognize  s  a  s itu a tio n th a t
re q uire s  d rive r b ra kin g b e c a us e
th e  s ys te m  c a p a c ity h a s  b e e n
re a c he d  or ha s  b e e n e xc e e d e d ,
th e  s ys te m  a le rts  th e  d rive r b y fla s hing th is
s ym b ol in th e  in s tru m e nt c lus te r a nd
s ound  ing a   s igna l.
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