Increase distance* 109 – BMW 550i xDrive Gran Turismo 2010 User Manual

Page 109

The selected

distance, refer to page 109,

is dis‐

played in the instrument cluster.

Increase distance

Press the button repeatedly until the
desired distance is set.

The selected

distance, refer to page 109,

is dis‐

played in the instrument cluster.

Calling up the desired speed and

distance

While driving

Press the button with the system
switched on.

In the following cases, the stored speed value is
deleted and cannot be called up again:

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When the system is switched off.

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When the ignition is switched off.

While standing

Before leaving the vehicle
Before leaving the vehicle with the engine

running, engage position P of the automatic
transmission and apply the parking brake. Oth‐
erwise, the vehicle may begin to roll.◀

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The vehicle was braked to a halt by the sys‐
tem.
When the marking in the speedometer is or‐
ange:
The vehicle ahead of you drives away: to ac‐
celerate, press on the accelerator briefly, or
press the RES button or the rocker switch.
The marking turns green again and your ve‐
hicle follows the vehicle ahead of you.

Rolling bars in the distance indicator mean that
the vehicle ahead of you has driven off.

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You actively braked your vehicle to a halt by
pressing on the brake pedal and it is stand‐
ing behind another vehicle:

Press the button to call up a stored

desired speed.

Release the brake pedal.

Press on the accelerator briefly, or press the
RES button or the rocker switch when the
vehicle ahead of you drives away.

Displays in the instrument cluster

1 Display of desired speed
2 Distance to vehicle ahead of you
3 Vehicle symbol
4 Brief status display

Desired speed

Marking in the speedometer

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