BMW 325xi Sports Wagon 2006 User Manual
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Deactivating cruise control
Press the lever upward or downward, arrow
3.
The displays in the speedometer disappear.
In addition, the system is automatically deacti-
vated:
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When you brake the vehicle
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When the speed is reduced to below
20 mph or 30 km/h due to a traffic situation
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When you switch gears very slowly or shift
to idle in cars with manual transmission
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When you select the automatic transmis-
sion's neutral position N
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When you activate the Dynamic Traction
Control DTC
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When you deactivate the Dynamic Stability
Control DSC
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When DSC or ABS is intervening
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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
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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.
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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.
Resuming stored desired speed and
distance
Briefly press the button, arrow
4.
The stored speed and distance are regained
and maintained.
In the following instances, the stored speed is
deleted and can no longer be resumed:
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When driving stability control systems are
intervening
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In cars with manual transmission: when you
shift gears very slowly or shift to idle posi-
tion
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In cars with automatic transmission: when
you engage selector lever position N
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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
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