BMW 325Ci Owner's Manual page 89

AS C +T
R eactivating AS C +T
Pre ss th e b utto n a g ain; th e in dic ator
la m p g o e s o ut.
T h e la w s of p hysic s c a n n ot b e
re p e ale d , e v e n w ith A S C + T . It w ill
al w a ys b e th e driv er's re s p o n sibility to
driv e in a m a n n er th at m atc h e s ro a d
c o n ditio n s. T his is w h y y o u s h o uld n ot
u s e th e a d ditio n al s afe ty m argin th e
syst e m pro vid e s a s a n e x c u s e to ta k e
ris k s.<
F or a d ditio n al d e tails c o n c ernin g
A S C + T , ple a s e re fer to th e c h a p t e r
" A d v a n c e d T e c h n olo g y " o n p a g e
D S C*
The concept
D S C m aintain s v e hicle sta bility, e v e n in
critic al drivin g situ atio n s.
T h e syst e m o p timiz e s v e hicle sta bility
d urin g a c c eleratio n a n d w h e n startin g
fro m a full sto p , a s w ell a s o p timizin g
tra ctio n. In a d ditio n, it re c o g niz e s
u n sta ble v e hicle c o n ditio n s, s u c h a s
u n d erst e erin g or o v erst e erin g, a n d , a s
far a s is p o ssible w ithin th e la w s of
p h ysic s, h elp s k e e pin g th e c ar o n a
st e a d y c o urs e b y re d u cin g th e R P M s
a n d bra k e a p plic atio n s to th e in divid u al
w h e els.
T h e D S C is o p eratio n al e v ery tim e y o u
1 8 9.
start th e e n gin e . D S C in clu d e s th e
fu n ctio n s of A D B a n d C B C , re fer to
p a g e 1 2 3.
T h e A D B (A uto m atic D iffere ntial
B ra kin g) c o pie s th e fu n ctio n of c o nv e n -
tio n al differe ntial a n d tra n sv ers e lo c k
thro u g h bra k e int erv e ntio n, a n d
in cre a s e s tra ctio n w h e n e v er c o n ditio n s
m erit, e . g. w h e n drivin g o n s n o w -
c o v ere d ro a d s.
If th e D S C is s w itc h e d off th e A D B w ill
still b e in re a d y m o d e .
Indicator lamp
T h e in dic ator la m p in th e in stru -
m e nt clu st er g o e s o ut s h ortly
aft er y o u s w itc h o n th e ig nitio n.
R e fer to p a g e 2 1, 2 2.
In dic ator la m p fla s h e s:
D S C c o ntrols th e driv e a n d bra kin g
forc e s.
T h e in dic ator la m p sta ys lit:
D S C h a s b e e n s w itc h e d off via th e
b utto n; A D B is o p eratio n al.
A D B c o ntrol int erv e ntio n is n ot in di-
c at e d .
T h e in dic ator a n d th e bra k e
w arnin g la m p s w ill re m ain o n
th e c o ntin u o u sly:
T h e D S C , A D B a n d D B C h a v e
b e e n s w itc h e d off via th e b utto n
or are d e fe ctiv e .
T h e v e hicle w ill re m ain c o m ple t ely
o p eratio n al, h o w e v er, w ith o ut D S C . In
th e e v e nt of a fa ult, ple a s e s e e y o ur
B M W c e nt er. R e fer to p a g e
In dic ator a n d w arnin g la m p s for
C a n a dia n m o d els.
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2 1, 2 2.