BMW 2005 X5 3.0i SAV Manual Do Proprietário

Cruise control

You can automatically maintain and
store any desired vehicle speed above
approx. 20 mph/30 km/h.

You can use cruise control whenever
the system is active while the engine is
running.

On the sports steering wheel

, there

are +/– buttons on the right side of the
steering wheel for the cruise control.

Do not use the cruise control
when unfavorable conditions do

not permit driving at constant speed.
Otherwise you could loose control of
the vehicle and cause an accident.
These unfavorable conditions include
winding roads, heavy traffic or poor
road conditions, e.g. snow, rain, ice or
a loose road surface.

Activating system

As of ignition key position 2:
Press button; the indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster comes on, refer to
page

. You are able to use the cruise

control.

Deactivating system

Press the button repeatedly until the
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
goes out.

The cruise control is also deactivated
when the ignition key is turned into
position 0.

The speed stored in the memory is
deleted.

Maintaining and storing speed
or accelerating

Briefly press button

The system maintains and stores the
current vehicle speed. Every time you
briefly press the button, the speed
increases by approx. 0.6 mph/1 km/h.

Press and hold button

The vehicle accelerates without pres-
sure on the accelerator pedal. When
you release the button, the system
maintains and stores the current speed.

If, on a downhill grade, the engine's
braking effect is not sufficient, the con-
trolled speed can be exceeded. Speed
can drop on uphill grades if the engine
output is insufficient.