2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW
2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW
2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW
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Driving<br />
Resuming a speed stored beforehand<br />
Press the button, arrow 4. The last stored<br />
speed is resumed and maintained.<br />
In the following instances, the stored speed is<br />
deleted and can no longer be resumed:<br />
> When driving stability control systems are<br />
intervening<br />
> In cars with manual transmission: when you<br />
shift gears very slowly or shift to neutral<br />
> In cars with automatic transmission: when<br />
you engage selector lever position N<br />
> In cars with Sports automatic transmission<br />
with double clutch: when you engage selector<br />
lever position N<br />
> When the ignition is switched off<br />
Displays in the instrument cluster<br />
1 Stored speed<br />
2 Selected speed is displayed briefly<br />
If --- mph or --- km/h temporarily appears<br />
in the instrument cluster display, it is possible<br />
that the system prerequisites for operation<br />
are currently not met.<br />
Calling up Check Control messages, refer to<br />
page 78.<<br />
Malfunction<br />
The warning lamp comes on when<br />
the system has failed. More information<br />
can be found beginning on<br />
page 164.<br />
Active cruise control*<br />
The concept<br />
With active cruise control, you can select a<br />
desired speed which is not only automatically<br />
maintained when driving on open roadways, but<br />
also varied to maintain a selected distance setting<br />
as slower traffic is encountered.<br />
Active cruise control is a technological advance<br />
over the familiar cruise control and is a welcome<br />
relief from the constant adjustment of speed<br />
that can accompany driving in traffic on highways<br />
or other high-speed thoroughfares. Especially<br />
on longer trips, the system can reduce<br />
fatigue and tension, while increasing your<br />
enjoyment of driving. Please use it safely and<br />
responsibly.<br />
Within the limits of its capability, the system<br />
automatically adapts the car's speed to that of a<br />
slower vehicle in front of you. You can specify<br />
the distance to be maintained from the vehicle<br />
in front in four stages. For safety reasons, the<br />
distance is speed-dependent. Based on your<br />
selected distance setting, the system automatically<br />
decreases the throttle setting and lightly<br />
applies the brakes if necessary. The vehicle<br />
brake lamps will automatically illuminate to<br />
signal a following driver to take action. In addition,<br />
it may be necessary for the vehicle or the<br />
driver to downshift, depending on the kind of<br />
transmission your vehicle is equipped with, to<br />
maintain the distance setting selected. If the<br />
vehicle ahead speeds up or when the lane<br />
ahead becomes clear, your vehicle will accelerate<br />
to the speed you have selected by increasing<br />
the throttle setting and shifting gears automatically<br />
or by the driver as needed. Your<br />
selected speed will be held when driving downhill,<br />
too.<br />
Since this active cruise control system is a new<br />
technology and operates differently from conventional<br />
cruise control systems which you may<br />
be accustomed to, you are strongly urged to<br />
read all of the pages relating to this system<br />
before use. Pay special attention to the System<br />
limitations section beginning on page 69.<br />
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