BMW 7 E65 owners manual page 78

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trips, the system can reduce fatigue and Info Display screen contents tension, while increasing your enjoyment of driving. Please use it safely and respon- sibly. In addition to holding a steady cruising speed, if you do encounter slower vehicles Drivingahead, 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 1 Stored desired speed display vehicle brake lamps will automatically illu-2 Detected vehicle display. Lights up minate to signal a following driver to take when vehicle driving ahead is detected action. In addition, it may be necessary for 3 Selected distance to vehicle driving the vehicle to downshift to maintain the dis- ahead tance setting selected. If the vehicle ahead speeds up or when the lane ahead 4 Digital speed display. becomes clear, your vehicle will accelerate Appears briefly when you select your to the speed you have selected by desired speed, refer to page 77. increasing the throttle setting and shifting 1, 2 and 3 are displayed when the gears as needed. system is activated.< Active cruise control is not and must not be used as a collision avoidance/ The system is activated. warning system.< The display appears as soon as Since this active cruise control you activate the system and no system is a new technology and oper- vehicle is detected driving ates differently from conventional cruise ahead. control systems which you may be accus- Vehicle detected. tomed, you are strongly urged to read all of The display lights up when a the pages relating to this system before vehicle is detected driving use. Pay special attention to the informa- ahead. tion contained in the Things to know about active cruise control section in this manual beginning on page 79.< 76 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 197 - © 11/02 BMW AG

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