BMW 2007 530i Sedan Manual Do Proprietário

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case, you can choose to overcome the deceler-
ation by briefly pressing the accelerator pedal.

Any time the driver presses down on the 
accelerator pedal, any automatic braking 

action by the system is interrupted and the dis-
tance indicator goes out until the pedal is fully 
released. As soon as you release the accelera-
tor pedal fully the system again controls your 
cruising speed and distance setting. While driv-
ing with the system activated, resting your foot 
on the accelerator pedal will cause the system 
not to brake even if necessary. Be certain that 
floormats or other objects on the vehicle floor 
do not interfere with movement of the accelera-
tor pedal.

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While active cruise control is capable of 
braking your vehicle automatically when 

you approach a slower vehicle ahead, it is 
important to be aware that the ability of the sys-
tem to apply the brakes is also limited, e.g. 
when you reduce your desired speed sharply. It 
uses only a portion of braking system capacity 
and does not utilize the full capacity of the vehi-
cle braking system. Therefore, the system can-
not decrease your speed due to large differ-
ences in speed between your vehicle and the 
vehicle ahead. Example: when you approach a 
vehicle traveling at a much lower speed than 
your own speed such as approaching a toll 
booth or when a much slower vehicle cuts in 
front of you at close range.

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