brake at all times. Great differences in
speed to the vehicles driving ahead, e.g.
when quickly approaching a truck or when
another vehicle swerves into your lane,
cannot be compensated for by the sys-
tem.

Activating the system

From approx. 20 mph/30 km/h you can
activate the system by pressing the lever

forward or pulling it back:
The current driving speed is stored as a
desired speed and briefly displayed in the
speedometer, refer to arrow.

If the display ACC --- mph/km/h
appears briefly in the speedometer,

it might be that conditions necessary for
operation are not currently being met.
To call up Check Control messages, refer
to page

1 Storing and increasing desired
speed

Press the lever forward:
The system applies and stores your current
speed as a desired speed. The speedome-
ter indicates this speed.
Subsequently pressing forward increases
the desired speed to the next 5-mile place/
10 km/h.
Each time the lever is pressed forward
again, the desired speed is increased by
another 5 mph/10 km/h until a maximum of
110 mph/180 km/h is reached. The speed
then displayed is stored and reached on a
clear road.

2 Storing and decreasing desired
speed

Pull back the lever:
The current driving speed is rounded off to
the next 5-mile place/10 km/h, displayed
and stored.
Each time the lever is pulled back again,
the desired speed is decreased by another
5 mph/10 km/h until the minimum speed of
20 mph/30 km/h is reached. The speed
then displayed is stored and reached on a
clear road.

3 Deactivating the system

Press the lever up or down while the sys-
tem is active. The displays in the speedom-
eter disappear. You can use the system
again as required.

In addition, the system is deactivated auto-
matically:

When you apply pressure to the brake
pedal

This manual is related to the following products:

745Li Sedan 2004