3.
Move the wiper lever from position 0 to
position 2 again
Maintaining speed, storing, and
accelerating
To change the wiper blades, refer to page 95.
Briefly press + button:
Cruise control*
The system maintains and stores the current
vehicle speed. Every time you briefly press the
button, the vehicle's speed increases by
roughly 1 mph/1 km/h.
The vehicle maintains and stores the speed
that you set as of a speed of approx. 20 mph/
30
km/h.
Press and hold + button:
You can use cruise control whenever the sys-
tem is active while the engine is running.
The vehicle accelerates without pressure on
the accelerator pedal. When you release the
button, the system maintains and stores the
current speed.
On the sports steering-wheel* the buttons +/–
for the cruise control are located on the right-
hand side of the steering wheel.
If, on a downhill gradient, the engine's
braking effect is not sufficient, the con-
trolled speed can be exceeded. Speed can drop
on uphill grades if the engine output is insuffi-
cient.<
Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp lights up green:
System ready for operation using the
buttons on the steering wheel.
Decelerating
Activating system
Briefly press – button:
As of ignition key position 2:
Every time you briefly press the button, the
vehicle's speed decreases by roughly 1 mph/
1 km/h provided that you have already activated
the cruise control.
Press button on steering wheel; the indicator
lamp in the instrument cluster comes on. You
are able to use the cruise control.
Do not use the cruise control under unfa-
vorable conditions that do not permit a
constant speed, e.g. when driving on winding
roads or in heavy traffic or when negotiating
poor road conditions such as snow, rain, ice, or
a loose road surface.<
Press and hold – button:
With the cruise control active, the system auto-
matically reduces the fuel supply to slow the
vehicle. When you release the button, the sys-
tem maintains and stores the current speed.
Interrupting cruise control
Deactivating system
When the system is activated, press button 1.
The indicator lamp stays on. You can use the
cruise control again whenever required by
requesting the speed that was stored last.
Press the button repeatedly until the indicator
lamp in the instrument cluster goes out.
The cruise control is also deactivated when the
ignition key is turned to position 0. The speed
stored in the memory is deleted in the process.
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| Categories | BMW Manuals, BMW X3 Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW E83, BMW X3 2.5i, BMW X3 3.0i |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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