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Adaptive drive, Starting assistant – BMW X5 4.8i 2008 User Manual

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Displays* in instrument panel

1 Display for target speed
2 HDC display

Malfunction

HDC is temporarily unavailable in the following
situations due to a high brake temperature:

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The LED in the button and the display HDC
go out during HDC operation.

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The LED in the button and the HDC display
do not light up when the button is pressed.

Malfunction of driving stability control

systems

When driving on poor roads, avoid using
full throttle or pressing the accelerator

beyond the kick-down point and also avoid
heavy braking. Otherwise, the drive train may be
damaged or accidents can occur.

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Adaptive Drive*

The concept

Adaptive Drive reduces the body roll which
occurs when cornering quickly or during fast
evasive maneuvers. In addition, Adaptive Drive
also reduces the steering angle requirement,
improves the running comfort and increases
the dynamic driving characteristics of your X5.

Chassis and suspension tuning

You can choose between two types of chassis
and suspension tuning.

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Normal:
The comfortable basic setting offers opti-
mum comfort when traveling.

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Sport:
The sporty basic setting offers increased
driving agility.

Selecting chassis and suspension

tuning

Press the button.
The system switches between the two chassis
and suspension tuning settings.

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Sport:
The LED in the button lights up and SPORT
is displayed in the instrument panel.

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Normal:
The LED in the button goes out.

The selection of the chassis and suspension
tuning setting is stored for the remote control
currently in use.

Starting assistant

The starting assistant enables you to start off
conveniently on slopes. The parking brake is
not required for this purpose.

1.

Hold the vehicle with the footbrake.

2.

Release the footbrake and immediately
drive off quickly.

The starting assistant holds the vehicle
for approx. 2 seconds after releasing the

footbrake. Depending on the load, the vehicle
may also roll back slightly during this time.
After releasing the footbrake, immediately start
quickly, otherwise the starting assistant no

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