2010 BMW 528 Owner's Manual - Page 68

Driving 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 position in the mph display or the next tens position in the km/h display. Press and hold the lever beyond the resistance point: The vehicle accelerates more quickly. Displays in instrument cluster Maintaining speed, storing speed, and decelerating Pull the lever, arrow 2: Functions are the same as 1; the speed is reduced. 1 2 Stored speed Selected speed is displayed briefly Active cruise control* 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. 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 congestion, the system can reduce fatigue and tension, while increasing your enjoyment of driving. Please use it safely and responsibly. 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 constant adjustments. 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. You can vary the following distance, which will vary with speed. Based on your selected distance setting, the system automatically decreases the throttle setting and lightly applies the brakes if necessary. In addition, if the vehicle ahead of you slows to a complete stop, the system can Interrupting system Press the lever up or down, arrow 3: The display 1 in the speedometer changes color. In addition, the system is interrupted: > when you apply the brakes, even with the parking brake > when you shift very slowly, when you shift the manual transmission into idling mode, or when you shift the automatic transmission into the N position > when DTC is activated or DSC is deactivated > when the DSC comes on Resuming stored speed Press button 4: The stored speed is resumed and maintained. Deactivating system > Press the lever up or down twice, arrow 3 > Switch off the ignition The speed stored in the memory is deleted. 66 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 678 - © 08/09 BMW AG