Driving – BMW 335i Convertible 2010 User Manual

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Driving

Deactivating cruise control

Press the lever upward or downward, arrow

The displays on the speedometer disappear.
In addition, the system is automatically deacti-
vated:

When you brake the vehicle

When the speed is reduced to below
20 mph or 30 km/h due to a traffic situation

When you switch gears very slowly or shift
to neutral in cars with manual transmission

When you select the automatic transmis-
sion's neutral position N

When you activate the Dynamic Traction
Control DTC

When you deactivate the Dynamic Stability
Control DSC

When DSC or ABS is intervening

When the system does not recognize any
objects for a longer period of time, e.g. on
infrequently traveled roads without a shoul-
der or guard rails, or if the radar sensor is
covered with dirt, refer to page

When you apply the parking brake

When the system is deactivated, you
must brake the vehicle yourself and/or

maneuver as necessary; otherwise, there is a
risk of accidents.

Warning lamp

The warning lamp comes on when
active cruise control has been auto-
matically deactivated, for example

due to a driving speed below 20 mph or
30 km/h or a DSC intervention.

Resuming stored desired speed and
distance

Briefly press the button, arrow

The stored speed and distance are regained
and maintained.
In the following instances, the stored speed is
deleted and can no longer be resumed:

When driving stability control systems are
intervening

In cars with manual transmission: when you
shift gears very slowly or shift to neutral

In cars with automatic transmission: when
you engage selector lever position N

When the ignition is switched off

Displays in the instrument cluster

1 Stored desired speed
2 Shows yellow: vehicle detected ahead

Flashes in red: system cannot maintain dis-
tance; driver must brake the vehicle
Flashes in yellow: driving stability control
systems are intervening; cruise control is
deactivated

3 Selected distance to vehicle ahead

The indicator lights up as soon as the sys-
tem is activated.

4 Selected desired speed is temporarily dis-

played

If --- mph or --- km/h temporarily appears
in the instrument cluster display, it is pos-

sible that the system prerequisites for operation