2008 BMW M5 Owner's Manual - Page 72
2008 BMW M5 Manual
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Driving Accelerating with lever Accelerate slightly: Press the lever up to the resistance point, arrow 1, until the desired speed is reached. Accelerate more rapidly: Press the lever beyond the resistance point, arrow 1, until the desired speed is reached. The vehicle accelerates without pressure on the accelerator pedal. The system stores the setting and maintains the set speed. Warning lamp The warning lamp lights up if the cruise control has been deactivated automatically, e.g. by a control intervention of the DSC. A message appears on the Control Display. Resuming stored speed Briefly press the button, arrow 4. The stored speed is resumed and maintained. With the ignition switched off, the stored speed value is deleted and cannot be resumed again. Reducing speed Repeatedly pull the lever up to the resistance point or beyond, arrow 2, until the desired speed is displayed. > Each time the lever is pulled up to the resistance point, the desired speed decreases by approx. 1 mph or 1 km/h. > Each time the lever is pulled beyond the resistance point, the desired speed is decreased by a maximum of 5 mph or 10 km/h until the minimum speed of 20 mph or 30 km/h is reached. The system stores the setting and maintains the set speed. Displays in instrument panel 1 2 Stored desired speed Selected desired speed appears briefly Deactivating cruise control Briefly press the lever up or down, arrow 3. The displays in the speedometer go out. In addition, the system is automatically deactivated: > when braking > when transmission position N is engaged > when DTC is activated or DSC is deactivated > when HDC is activated > when the parking brake is set > when driving stability control systems intervene Accelerating does not deactivate the cruise control. After releasing the accelerator pedal, the stored speed is reached and maintained again. If --- mph or --- km/h temporarily appears in the instrument panel display, it is possible that the system prerequisites for operation are currently not met.< Malfunction The warning lamp lights up if the system has failed. A message appears on the Control Display. Detailed information is provided from page 78. 70 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 248 - © 08/07 BMW AG