BMW 330Ci Coupe 2006 User Manual

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When the speed is reduced to below
20 mph or 30 km/h due to a traffic situation

When you switch gears very slowly or shift
to idle in cars with manual transmission

When you select the automatic transmis-
sion's neutral position N

When you activate the Dynamic Traction
Control DTC

When you deactivate the Dynamic Stability
Control DSC

When DSC or ABS is intervening

When the system does not recognize any
objects for a longer period of time, e.g. on
infrequently traveled roads without a shoul-
der or guard rails, or if the radar sensor is
covered with dirt, refer to page

When you apply the handbrake

When the system is deactivated, you
must brake the vehicle yourself and/or

maneuver as necessary, otherwise there is a
risk of accident.

Warning lamp

The warning lamp comes on when
active cruise control has been auto-
matically deactivated due to a driving

speed below 20 mph or 30 km/h, an application
of the handbrake or a DSC intervention. A mes-
sage appears on the Control Display.

Resuming stored desired speed and
distance

Briefly press the button, arrow

The stored speed and distance are regained
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 idle posi-
tion

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 desired speed
2 Shows yellow: vehicle detected ahead

Flashes in red: system cannot maintain dis-
tance; driver must brake the vehicle
Flashes in yellow: driving stability control
systems are intervening; cruise control is
deactivated

3 Selected distance to vehicle ahead

The indicator lights up as soon as the sys-
tem is activated.

4 Selected desired speed is temporarily dis-

played

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

Warning lamps

The indicator

2 flashes in red; a

signal sounds.
The system indicates that you
must brake and/or maneuver the
vehicle yourself. Active cruise con-

trol cannot automatically restore the distance to
the vehicle ahead.
This indicator does not release you from your
responsibility to adapt your desired speed and
driving style to prevailing driving conditions.

The indicator

2 flashes in yellow.

The prerequisites for operating
active cruise control are not met,
e.g. as a result of ABS or DSC
interventions. Active cruise control

is deactivated. You can reactivate the system, if

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