BMW 5 E60 E61 owners manual page 65

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Always remember that the range and DSC. After any deactivation, the system ability of the system does have phys- will no longer automatically activate the ical limitations. It will not apply the brakes vehicle brakes, which means the driver or decelerate your vehicle when there is a must intervene and resume manual brak- slow-moving vehicle, stopped vehicle or ing. You should then reactivate the system At a glance stationary object ahead of you, as for only when you are fully aware of the prior example, at a traffic light or a parked vehi-speed and distance settings.< cle. Also, the system does not react to Active cruise control may brake when you oncoming traffic, pedestrians or other type reduce the stored desired speed; however, of potential traffic such as a rider on horse-the driver must constantly monitor traffic back. It is also possible that the system and intervene if necessary. may not detect smaller moving objects When you switch off the engine or ignition, Controls such as motorcycles or bicycles. Be espe- active cruise control is fully switched off, cially alert when encountering any of these too, and any settings you have selected are situations as the system will neither auto-canceled. matically brake, nor provide a warning to you. Also, be aware that every decrease in Behavior in curves the distance setting allows your vehicle to come closer to a vehicle in front of you and Driving tips requires a heightened amount of alert- ness.< If while your vehicle is actively following a vehicle in front of you and the vehicle ahead speeds up or the lane ahead becomes clear, then your vehicle will accelerate to the speed you have selected. Navigation Be aware that changing to a clear, unob- structed lane will also result in your vehicle Because of the limited range of the system, accelerating. it is possible that in curves or on the peaks Be certain to deactivate the system and valleys of hilly roads, a vehicle ahead when you pull into an exit lane for a may be recognized late, or not at all. There- highway off-ramp.< fore, it is up to the driver to select a speed Also, vehicles traveling in a staggered man-that is prudent in view of the curves and Entertainment ner on a highway may cause a delay in the terrain of the roadway. system's reaction to a vehicle in front of you or may cause the system to react to a vehicle actually in the lane next to you. Always be ready to take action or apply the brakes if necessary. Communications Active cruise control can only decelerate the vehicle to approx. 20 mph/30 km/h. If the system reduces vehicle speed below 20 mph/30 km/h or if DSC/ABS is engaged while driving, the system will automatically deactivate. In approaching a curve, it is possible that Remember, the system cannot stop active cruise control would react briefly to a Mobility your vehicle. In addition, the system is vehicle in the adjacent lane. In addition, the deactivated whenever the driver applies system can sense if your vehicle is in a the vehicle brakes, shifts the transmission curve and may not accelerate. If your vehi- from drive/D to neutral/N, or deactivates cle decelerates in either case, you can 63 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 647 - © 07/03 BMW AG Reference

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