Driving – BMW 760i Sedan 2004 User Manual

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Driving

In addition to holding a steady cruising
speed, if you do encounter slower vehicles
ahead, active cruise control will – within the
scope of given possibilities – adjust your
vehicle's speed automatically so that one
can flow with the traffic without frequent
intervention by the driver. If, for example,
while cruising at the selected speed, you
begin to approach a slower vehicle ahead
of you in the same lane, the system will
reduce your vehicle's speed to the same as
that of the vehicle ahead to maintain your
selected distance setting between your
vehicle and the vehicle ahead. There are
four settings for distance, which is addi-
tionally speed-dependent. Based on your
selected distance setting, the system auto-
matically decreases the throttle setting and
lightly applies the brakes if necessary.
The vehicle brake lamps will automatically
illuminate to signal a following driver to
take action. In addition, it may be neces-
sary for the vehicle to downshift to maintain
the distance setting selected. If the vehicle
ahead speeds up or when the lane ahead
becomes clear, your vehicle will accelerate
to the speed you have selected by increas-
ing the throttle setting and shifting gears as
needed.

Active cruise control is not and must
not be used as a collision avoidance/

warning system.

Since this active cruise control sys-
tem is a new technology and operates

differently from conventional cruise control
systems which you may be accustomed to,
you are strongly urged to read all of the
pages relating to this system before use.
Pay special attention to the information
contained in the Things to know about
active cruise control section in this manual
beginning on page

Info Display screen contents

Stored desired speed display

Detected vehicle display. Lights up
when vehicle driving ahead is detected

Selected distance to vehicle driving
ahead

Digital speed display.
Appears briefly when you select your
desired speed, refer to page

The system is activated.
The display appears as soon as
you activate the system and no
vehicle is detected driving
ahead.

Vehicle detected.
The display lights up when a
vehicle is detected driving
ahead.

The system requests you to
intervene by braking or with an
evasive maneuver. The display
flashes and a chime sounds.
The active cruise control can-

not automatically restore the distance to
the vehicle driving ahead. You will find
more detailed information on page

Automatic intervention by ABS
or DSC, or you actuate the
parking brake while driving. The
active cruise control now only
intervenes by braking.