2010 BMW 3-Series Owners Manual

minimum speed of 20 mph or 30 km/h is
achieved.
Displays in the instrument cluster
The system stores and maintains the speed.
Deactivating cruise control
Tap the lever upwards or downwards, arrow 3.
The displays on the speedometer disappear.
In addition, the system is automatically deacti-
vated:
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When you brake the vehicle
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2
Stored speed
When you switch gears very slowly or shift
to neutral in cars with manual transmission
Selected speed is displayed briefly
If --- mph or --- km/h temporarily appears
in the instrument cluster display, it is pos-
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When you select the automatic transmis-
sion's neutral position N
sible that the system prerequisites for operation
are currently not met.
Calling up Check Control messages, refer to
page 71.<
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When you activate DTC or deactivate DSC
When DSC or ABS is intervening
Cruise control is not deactivated by depressing
the accelerator pedal. Once the accelerator
pedal is released, the stored speed is achieved
again and maintained.
Malfunction
The warning lamp comes on when
the system has failed. More informa-
tion can be found beginning on
page 154.
Warning lamp
The warning lamp lights up when
cruise control is deactivated due to
control intervention by the DSC, for
example.
Active cruise control*
Resuming a speed stored beforehand
The concept
Press the button, arrow 4. The last stored
speed is resumed and maintained.
With active cruise control, you can select a
desired speed which is not only automatically
maintained when driving on open roadways, but
also varied to maintain a selected distance set-
ting as slower traffic is encountered.
In the following instances, the stored speed is
deleted and can no longer be resumed:
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When driving stability control systems are
intervening
Active cruise control is a technological advance
over the familiar cruise control and is a welcome
relief from the constant adjustment of speed
that can accompany driving in traffic on high-
ways or other high-speed thoroughfares. Espe-
cially on longer trips, the system can reduce
fatigue and tension, while increasing your
enjoyment of driving. Please use it safely and
responsibly.
In cars with manual transmission: when you
shift gears very slowly or shift to neutral
In cars with automatic transmission: when
you engage selector lever position N
When the ignition is switched off
Within the limits of its capability, the system
automatically adapts the car's speed to that of a
slower vehicle in front of you. You can specify
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