BMW 750i Sedan 2006 - Manual (Page 72)

Driving
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following a vehicle in front of you. Otherwise,
driving states can result which lead to a violation
of the law or danger of an accident.
One lever for all functions
1 Store and increase desired speed
2 Store and decrease desired speed
3 Deactivate system, refer to page
71
4 Resume stored desired speed and dis-
tance, refer to page 72
5 Select distance to vehicle driving ahead,
refer to page 71
Maintaining current speed
Briefly press, arrow 1, or briefly pull, arrow 2,
lever.
The current driving speed is stored and main-
tained, and briefly displayed on the speedome-
ter, refer to arrow.
Selecting desired speed
To avoid the risk of accidents, adjust your
desired speed to the traffic conditions
and remain ready to brake at all times. The sys-
tem cannot compensate for great differences in
speed in relation to the vehicles driving ahead,
e.g. when quickly approaching a truck or when
another vehicle swerves into your lane.
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The desired speed can drop on uphill grades if
the engine output is insufficient.
Increasing in steps
Briefly press the lever repeatedly up to the
resistance point or past the resistance point,
arrow
1, until the desired speed is displayed.
> Each time the lever is briefly pressed up to
the resistance point, the desired speed
increases by approx. 1 mph or 1 km/h.
> Each time the lever is briefly pressed
beyond the resistance point, the desired
speed is increased to the next multiple of 5
mph or 10 km/h until a maximum of
110 mph or 180 km/h is reached.
The speed then displayed is stored and
reached on clear roads.
Increasing smoothly
Press the lever up to the resistance point or
past the resistance point, arrow
1, until the
desired speed is reached.
The speed then displayed is stored and
reached on clear roads.
Decreasing
Pull the lever up to the resistance point or past
the resistance point, arrow
2, until the desired
speed is displayed.
> Each time the lever is pulled up to the resis-
tance point, the desired speed decreases
by approx. 1 mph or 1 km/h.
> Each time the lever is pulled back beyond
the resistance point, the desired speed is
rounded down to the next multiple of 5 mph
or 10 km/h until the minimum speed of
20 mph/30 km/h is reached.
The speed then displayed is stored and
reached on clear roads.
Executes other functions in the same way as
increasing in steps or smoothly, except that the
desired speed is decreased.
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