BMW 525i Sedan 2004 User Manual
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The current driving speed is stored as a
desired speed and briefly displayed in the
instrument cluster, see below.
1 Desired speed store and increase
Press the lever forward:
The system adopts and stores your current
speed as a desired speed. The speedome-
ter indicates this speed.
Subsequently pressing forward increases
the desired speed to the next 5-mile place/
10 km/h.
Each time the lever is pressed forward
again, the desired speed is increased by
another 5 mph/10 km/h until a maximum of
110 mph/180 km/h is reached. The speed
then displayed is stored and reached on a
clear road.
If the system cannot be activated, the
display ACC --- mph/km/h briefly
appears in the instrument cluster. The sys-
tem may have been automatically deacti-
vated, refer to Deactivate system, or a mal-
function has occurred.
To call up Check Control messages, refer
to page
.
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2 Desired speed store and decrease
Pull back the lever:
The current driving speed is rounded off to
the next 5-mile place/10 km/h, displayed
and stored.
Each time the lever is pulled back again,
the desired speed is decreased by another
5 mph/10 km/h until the minimum speed of
20 mph/30 km/h is reached. The speed
then displayed is stored and reached on a
clear road.
3 Deactivate system
Press the lever up or down while the sys-
tem is active. The displays in the instrument
cluster disappear. You can use the system
again as required.
In addition, the system is deactivated auto-
matically:
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When you apply pressure to the brake
pedal
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When you select the automatic trans-
mission's/SMG's neutral range N
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With the manual transmission idling
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When you deactivate the DSC Dynamic
Stability Control
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When you actuate the parking brake
during driving
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When the system reduces the speed to
below 20 mph/30 km/h due to a traffic
situation.
The system deactivates automatically
when the speed is set to below
20 mph/30 km/h. A gong sounds and a
message appears on the Control Display.
The active intervention of the driver is
required.
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When you switch off the ignition, the stored
desired speed is deleted.
4 Resume to stored desired speed
and distance setting
Press button 4:
The displays appear in the instrument clus-
ter. The system is reactivated and uses the
last stored desired speed and distance set-
ting.
4 Fine adjustment of desired speed
In the activated state, the desired speed
increases by 1 mph/1 km/h each time
button 4 is pressed briefly.
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