BMW 650i Convertible 2008 - Manual (Page 72)

Driving
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While stopped
Before leaving the vehicle with the engine
running, engage position P of the auto-
matic transmission and apply the handbrake.
Otherwise the vehicle can roll.
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If a detected vehicle in front of you brakes to a
complete stop and your vehicle has also been
braked to a complete stop by the system:
> If the vehicle in front of you drives off while
the marking
1 for the desired speed in the
speedometer is green, your vehicle will
accelerate without you having to do any-
thing.
> If the vehicle in front of you drives off while
the marking
1 is orange, you briefly depress
the accelerator pedal or press button 4.
Rolling bars in the distance indicator 3
mean that the vehicle in front of you has
driven off.
If you are stopped behind a vehicle with the
brake pedal depressed and the system is inter-
rupted or deactivated:
1. Press button 4 to activate a stored desired
speed or select a desired speed with the
lever, arrow
1 or arrow 2.
2. Release the brake pedal.
3. If the vehicle in front of you drives off, briefly
depress the accelerator pedal or press
button
4.
Deactivating system
> Press the lever upward or downward twice
while driving.
> When stopped, do the same with the brake
pedal depressed.
> Switch off the ignition.
The displays turn off, and the stored desired
speed and distance are deleted.
Displays in instrument cluster
1 Stored desired speed
> Green: the system is active.
> Orange: the system is interrupted.
2 Lights up yellow: vehicle detected ahead
Display also used for warnings, please read
all information on warnings
3 Selected distance to vehicle ahead
The indicator lights up as soon as the sys-
tem is activated
The bars roll: the vehicle in front of you has
driven off
4 Brief display of stored desired speed
If the display --- mph/--- km/h appears
briefly, the conditions necessary for oper-
ation may currently not be met. <
Warning lamps
The indicator 2 continuously
flashes yellow.
The prerequisites for operating the
system are no longer met, e.g. as a
result of ABS or DSC interven-
tions. The system brakes until you actively take
over.
The indicator 2 flashes red; a sig-
nal sounds.
The system indicates that you
must brake and/or maneuver the
vehicle yourself. The system can-
not automatically restore the distance to the
vehicle driving ahead.
However, this display cannot relieve the driver
of the responsibility for adjusting the desired
speed and driving style to the traffic conditions.
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