BMW SERIE 7 2005 Owner's Manual page 76

One lever for all functions
1 Maintaining and storing speed,
accelerating
Press the lever up to the resistance point:
The system maintains and stores the cur-
rent vehicle speed. Every time you briefly
press the lever, the vehicle's speed
increases by roughly 1 mph/1 km/h.
Press the lever longer:
The vehicle accelerates without pressure
on the accelerator pedal. The system main-
tains and stores your current speed as
soon as you release the lever.
The vehicle may accelerate beyond
the preset speed on steep downhill
stretches where the engine's braking effect
alone may not be sufficient to slow the
vehicle. Speed can drop on uphill grades if
the engine output is insufficient.<
2 Maintaining and storing speed,
decelerating
Pull lever:
Functions similar to 1, only the vehicle
speed is decreased.
3 Interrupting cruise control
With the cruise control active, briefly press
the lever up or down.
In addition, cruise control is interrupted
automatically
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when you apply pressure to the brake
pedal
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when you select neutral position of the
automatic transmission
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when the DSC control is operative.
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4 Recalling stored speed
Briefly press button 4:
The vehicle accelerates to and maintains
the last speed stored.
Deactivating system
When the ignition is switched off, the sys-
tem is deactivated and the stored speed is
deleted.
Displays in Info Display
5 Display of speed ready for recall.
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cruise control activated
>
cruise control deactivated
6 Display of stored desired speed in the
multilevel function
5 and 6 are displayed when the sys-
tem is activated.<
Storing desired speeds
With vehicle stationary
Switch on the ignition.
Press 1 or pull 2 the lever beyond the resis-
tance point: the selectable speed level is
displayed with 5.
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To increase desired speed:
Press the lever forward
>
To decrease desired speed:
Pull back the lever
>
To store desired speed:
Press button 4 for approx. 3 seconds.
The stored desired speed appears in 6.
If 6 speeds have already been stored,
it will be necessary to delete one
before entering a new preset speed.<