Maintaining, storing and increasing
speed
Deactivating system
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Press the lever up or down twice, arrow 3
Press lever to resistance point, arrow 1:
Switch off the ignition
The speed currently being driven is maintained
and stored. The display 1 in the speedometer,
see below, indicates this regulated speed.
Every time you press the lever, the vehicle's
speed increases by roughly 1 mph/1 km/h.
The speed stored in the memory is deleted.
Displays in the instrument cluster
Press lever to resistance point for a longer time:
The vehicle accelerates without pressure on
the accelerator pedal. The system maintains
and stores your current speed as soon as you
release the lever.
Press the lever beyond the resistance point:
The speed is increased to the next fives posi-
tion in the mph display or the next tens position
in the km/h display.
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Stored speed
Press and hold the lever beyond the resistance
point:
Selected speed is displayed briefly
The vehicle accelerates more quickly.
Active cruise control*
Maintaining speed, storing speed, and
decelerating
With active cruise control you can select a
desired speed which is then automatically
maintained when driving on open roadways and
is varied to maintain a selected distance setting
to slower moving vehicles ahead.
Pull the lever, arrow 2:
Functions are the same as 1; the speed is
reduced.
Active cruise control represents 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
freeways or other high-speed thoroughfares.
Especially on longer trips and in traffic conges-
tion, the system can reduce fatigue and tension,
while increasing your enjoyment of driving.
Please use it safely and responsibly.
Interrupting system
Press the lever up or down, arrow 3.
The display 1 in the speedometer changes
color.
In addition, the system is interrupted:
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when you apply the brakes, even with the
parking brake
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when you shift very slowly, when you shift
the manual transmission into idling mode,
or when you shift the automatic transmis-
sion into the N position
In addition to holding a steady cruising speed, if
you encounter slower vehicles ahead, active
cruise control will, within limits, adjust your
vehicle’s speed automatically so that you can
flow with the traffic without having to make con-
stant adjustments. If, for example, while cruis-
ing at the selected speed, you begin to
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when DTC is activated or DSC is deacti-
vated
when the DSC comes on
approach a slower vehicle ahead of you in the
same lane, the system will reduce your vehicle’s
speed to the same as that of the vehicle ahead
to maintain your selected distance setting. You
Resuming stored speed
Press button 4:
The stored speed is resumed and maintained.
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| Categories | BMW 6-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 650i, BMW E63, BMW E64 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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