BMW 3 SERIES SEDAN Owner's Manual page 120

Controls
At a glance
Buttons on the steering wheel
Press the Function
button
System on/off, interrupt, refer to
page 120
Maintaining/storing the speed,
refer to page
Resume speed, refer to
page 122
Reduce distance, refer to
page 122
Increase distance, refer to
page 122
Rocker switch:
Maintaining/storing the speed,
refer to page
Changing, maintaining, and
storing the speed, refer to
page 121
The arrangement of the buttons varies accord‐
ing to the how the vehicle is equipped or coun‐
try-specific variants.
Radar sensor
A radar sensor is located in the front bumper
for detecting vehicles on the road ahead of the
vehicle.
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A dirty or covered sensor may hinder the de‐
tection of vehicles.
▷ If necessary, clean the radar sensor. Re‐
move layers of snow and ice carefully.
▷ Do not cover the view field of the radar
sensor.
Switching on/off and interrupting
cruise control
Switching on
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
light up and the mark in the speedometer is set
to the current speed.
Cruise control can be used.
Switching off
Deactivated or interrupted system
If the system is deactivated or inter‐
rupted, actively intervene by braking, steering
and, if necessary, with evasive maneuvers; oth‐
erwise, there is the danger of an accident oc‐
curring.◀
If switching off the system while stationary,
press on the brake pedal at the same time.
Press the button.
▷ If active: press twice.
▷ If interrupted: press once.