BMW 525i Sedan 2004 - Manual (Page 62)

Driving
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Displays in the instrument cluster
1 Stored desired speed display
2 Detected vehicle display. Lights up
when vehicle driving ahead is detected
3 Selected distance to vehicle driving
ahead
4 Digital speed display.
Appears briefly when you select your
desired speed.
The system is activated.
The display appears as soon as
you activate the system and no
vehicle is detected driving
ahead.
Vehicle detected.
The display 2 lights up yellow
when a vehicle is detected driv-
ing ahead.
The system requests you to
intervene by braking or with an
evasive maneuver. The dis-
play 2 flashes red and a signal
sounds. The active cruise con-
trol cannot automatically restore the dis-
tance to the vehicle driving ahead. You will
find more detailed information on page
64 .
Automatic intervention by ABS
or DSC, or you actuate the
handbrake while driving. The
display 2 flashes yellow. The
active cruise control now only
intervenes by braking.
Operating the active cruise control
1 Activate system,
store and increase desired speed
2 Activate system,
store and decrease desired speed
3 Deactivate system
4 With system deactivated:
Briefly press the button to recall the
stored speed and distance
With system activated:
Increase desired speed by 5 mph/
10 km/h with each press of the button
5 Select distance to vehicle driving
ahead. You can choose from four avail-
able distance settings. You will find
more detailed information on page
62 .
Adjust your desired speed to the traf-
fic conditions and remain ready to
brake at all times. Great differences in
speed to the vehicles driving ahead, e. g.
when quickly approaching a truck or when
another vehicle swerves into your lane,
cannot be compensated for by the sys-
tem.
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Activate system
From approx. 20 mph/30 km/h you can
activate the system by pressing the lever
forward or pulling it back:
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