The Active Cruise Control system
uses radar sensors in front to gauge the
distance and speed of vehicles ahead of you.
BMW gives you many ways to enjoy driving. First, you can keep your
right foot fi rmly in control, alternating between the accelerator and the
brake pedal. Second, on long stretches of highway with light traffi c,
you can give your right foot a rest by activating standard Dynamic
Cruise Control. It keeps you at your desired preset speed, not only
on level stretches, but by accelerating uphill and braking downhill.
Then there’s driving in traffi c. Here’s where your BMW can actually
help relieve stress – that is, if it’s equipped with Active Cruise Control.
This feature adjusts your speed automatically, decelerating when
you approach a slower vehicle, and then accelerating back up to your
preset speed when the coast is clear.
Using radar sensors that scan the area in front of the vehicle, Active
Cruise Control gauges the speed of vehicles traveling ahead of you.
As you get closer, a “vehicle ahead” icon lights up. Your BMW then
automatically adjusts its speed, even braking when necessary, in
order to maintain the safe following distance you’ve preselected.
When the slower traffi c ahead clears, your BMW automatically
resumes your previously set cruising speed. It’s one more way
BMW helps maintain the joy of driving – even in traffi c.
Note:
Active Cruise Control is not a substitute for the driver’s own responsibility in
adjusting speed and otherwise controlling the vehicle. After evaluating road, traffic
and visibility conditions, the driver must decide whether and how the system is used.
For details on the availability of standard and optional features, please refer to the
Standard equipment | Optional equipment charts at the back of this brochure.
Active Cruise Control:
another name for highway stress control.
Using radar measurements, Active Cruise
Control automatically maintains a preset
speed and distance between your vehicle
and the one ahead in both traffic and
highway driving.
