BMW 525I SEDAN, Руководство пользователя

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3 Interrupting cruise control
With the cruise control active, briefly press
the lever up or down.
In addition, cruise control is interrupted
automatically
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when braking
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when depressing the clutch pedal or
engage the selector-lever position N
of the automatic transmission/SMG
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when DSC comes on.
4 Recalling stored speed
Press button 4 briefly: the vehicle acceler-
ates to and maintains the speed stored.
Deactivating system
When the ignition is switched off, the sys-
tem is deactivated and the stored speed is
deleted.
Displays in instrument cluster
1 Stored desired speed display
2
Digital speed display.
Appears briefly when you select your
desired speed
Active cruise control *
The concept
With active cruise control you can select a
desired speed which is not only automati-
cally maintained when driving on open
roadways, but also varied to maintain a
selected distance setting as slower traffic
is encountered.
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 freeways or other high-
speed thoroughfares. Especially on longer
trips, the system can reduce fatigue and
tension, while increasing your enjoyment
of driving. Please use it safely and respon-
sibly.
In addition to holding a steady cruising
speed, if you do encounter slower vehicles
ahead, active cruise control will, within the
scope of given possibilities, adjust your
vehicle’s speed automatically so that you
can flow with the traffic without frequent
intervention by the driver. If, for example,
while cruising at the selected speed, you
begin to 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 between your
vehicle and the vehicle ahead. There are
four settings for distance, which is addi-
tionally speed-dependent. Based on your
selected distance setting, the system auto-
matically decreases the throttle setting and
lightly applies the brakes if necessary. The
vehicle brake lamps will automatically illu-
minate to signal a following driver to take
action. In addition, it may be necessary for
the vehicle or the driver to downshift,
depending on the kind of transmission your
vehicle is equipped with, to maintain the
distance setting selected. If the vehicle
ahead speeds up or when the lane ahead
becomes clear, your vehicle will accelerate
to the speed you have selected by increas-
ing the throttle setting and shifting gears
automatically or by the driver as needed.
Vehicles with manual transmission
You can use the system in the 2nd to 6th
gear within a normal engine speed range
and also change gears. Continuous opera-
tion at very high or very low engine speeds
is not possible. In this case the driver is
asked to shift or the system deactivates
itself.
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