BMW 530XD - Manual (Page 69)

Driving
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The selected distance is displayed in the instru-
ment cluster.
Adapt the distance chosen from the vehi-
cle in front to the traffic and weather con-
ditions, otherwise you may risk committing a
traffic offence or causing an accident.
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Deactivating the system
Press the lever up or down. The displays in the
instrument cluster go out.
The system is also deactivated whenever you
brake, shift gears very slowly, place the trans-
mission in idle or move the gear selector lever to
position N. In addition, the system is automati-
cally deactivated:
> When DTC is activated
> When DSC is intervening or deactivated
> When the system does not detect any
objects for a lengthy period of time, e.g. on
infrequently driven roads without defined
boundaries or due to a dirty wheel sensor,
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> When your road speed is less than 30 km/h
or 20 mph due to a traffic situation
When the system is deactivated, you
must brake the car yourself and/or
manoeuvre as necessary, otherwise there is a
risk of an accident.
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Recalling the memorised desired
speed and distance level
Press button 4.
The displays appear in the instrument cluster.
The memorised speed is deleted when the igni-
tion is switched off.
Displays in the instrument cluster
1 Memorised desired speed
2 Lights up yellow: vehicle detected ahead
Flashes red, a signal sounds: system can-
not maintain distance; driver must brake the
car
Flashes yellow: driving stability control sys-
tems are intervening; cruise control is deac-
tivated
3 Selected distance to vehicle ahead
The display lights up as soon as the system
is activated
4 Memorised desired speed is displayed
briefly
Distance 1
Distance 2
Distance 3
When you switch on the system
for the first time after starting the
engine, this distance is preset.
This corresponds to approx. half
the numerical value on the km/h or
mph speedo display.
Distance 4
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