Driving – BMW M3 Sedan 2010 User Manual
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Driving
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Accelerating using the lever
Accelerating slightly:
Press the lever to the resistance point, arrow
1,
until the desired speed is reached.
Accelerating significantly:
Press the lever beyond the resistance point,
arrow
1, until the desired speed is reached.
The vehicle accelerates without pressure on
the accelerator pedal. The system stores and
maintains the speed.
Decreasing speed
Repeatedly pull the lever to the resistance point
or beyond, arrow
2, until the desired speed is
displayed.
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Each time the lever is pulled to the resis-
tance point, the desired speed is decreased
by approx. 1 mph or 1 km/h.
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Each time the lever is pulled beyond the
resistance point, the desired speed is
reduced by up to 5 mph or 10 km/h until the
minimum speed of 20 mph or 30 km/h is
achieved.
The system stores and maintains the speed.
Deactivating cruise control
Tap the lever upwards or downwards, arrow
3.
The displays on the speedometer disappear.
In addition, the system is automatically deacti-
vated:
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When you brake the vehicle
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When you switch gears very slowly or shift
to neutral in cars with manual transmission
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When you select the automatic transmis-
sion's neutral position N
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When you activate DTC or deactivate DSC
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When DSC or ABS is intervening
Cruise control is not deactivated by depressing
the accelerator pedal. Once the accelerator
pedal is released, the stored speed is achieved
again and maintained.
Warning lamp
The warning lamp lights up when
cruise control is deactivated due to
control intervention by the DSC, for
example.
Resuming a speed stored beforehand
Press the button, arrow
4. The last stored
speed is resumed and maintained.
In the following instances, the stored speed is
deleted and can no longer be resumed:
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When driving stability control systems are
intervening
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In cars with manual transmission: when you
shift gears very slowly or shift to neutral
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In cars with automatic transmission: when
you engage selector lever position N
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When the ignition is switched off
Displays in the instrument cluster
1 Stored speed
2 Selected speed is displayed briefly
If --- mph or --- km/h temporarily appears
in the instrument cluster display, it is pos-
sible that the system prerequisites for operation
are currently not met.
Calling up Check Control messages, refer to
page
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Malfunction
The warning lamp comes on when
the system has failed. More informa-
tion can be found beginning on
page
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