Active cruise control, Driving – BMW M3 Coupe 2010 User Manual

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Driving

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.

Each time the lever is pulled to the resis-
tance point, the desired speed is decreased
by approx. 1 mph or 1 km/h.

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

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

When you brake the vehicle

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 DTC or deactivate DSC

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. A message appears on the Control
Display.

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:

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 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

Malfunction

The warning lamp comes on when
the system has failed. A message
appears on the Control Display. More

information can be found beginning on
page

Active cruise control*

The concept

With active cruise control, you can select a
desired speed which is not only automatically