Control, Driving – BMW M5 Sedan 2007 User Manual

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Driving

on uphill grades if the engine output is insuffi-
cient.

Do not use the cruise control under driv-
ing conditions that do not permit a con-

stant speed, e.g. when driving on winding
roads, in heavy traffic or in poor road conditions
such as snow, rain, ice, and loose road surface.
Otherwise you could loose control of the vehi-
cle and cause an accident.

One lever for all functions

1 Maintaining, storing and increasing speed
2 Maintaining speed, storing speed, and

decelerating

3 Interrupting and deactivating system
4 Resuming stored speed

Maintaining, storing and increasing
speed

Press lever to resistance point, arrow

The speed currently being driven is maintained
and stored. The display

1 in the speedometer,

see below, indicates this regulated speed.
Every time you press the lever, the vehicle's
speed increases by roughly 1 mph/1 km/h.
Press lever to resistance point for a longer time:
The vehicle accelerates without pressure on
the accelerator pedal. The system maintains
and stores your current speed as soon as you
release the lever.

Maintaining speed, storing speed, and
decelerating

Pull the lever, arrow

Functions are the same as

1, only the vehicle

speed is reduced.

Interrupting system

Press the lever up or down, arrow

3: the dis-

play

1 in the speedometer changes color.

In addition, the system is automatically inter-
rupted:

when braking

for manual shifting with the shift paddles or
the selector lever

when the DSC comes on

when you brake with the handbrake

Resuming stored speed

Press button

The stored speed is resumed and maintained.

Deactivating system

Press the lever up or down twice, arrow

Switch off the ignition

The speed stored in the memory is deleted.

Displays in instrument cluster

1 Stored speed
2 Selected speed is displayed briefly

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