BMW 2008 M5 Sedan Manual Do Proprietário

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The cruise control is available for use at speeds 
of approx. 20 mph/30 km/h and higher. The 
vehicle stores and maintains the speed that you 
set using the lever mounted on the steering col-
umn. If the engine braking effect is insufficient 
on a downhill grade, the set speed may be 
exceeded. Speed can drop on uphill grades if 
the engine output is insufficient.

Do not use the cruise control under driv-
ing conditions that do not permit a con-

stant speed, e.g. when driving on winding 
roads, in heavy traffic or in poor road conditions 
such as snow, rain, ice, and loose road surface. 
Otherwise you could loose control of the vehi-
cle and cause an accident.

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1 Maintaining, storing and increasing speed
2 Maintaining speed, storing speed, and 

decelerating

3 Interrupting and deactivating system
4 Resuming stored speed

Press lever to resistance point, arrow 

1: 

The speed currently being driven is maintained 
and stored. The display

1 in the speedometer, 

see below, indicates this regulated speed. 
Every time you press the lever, the vehicle's 
speed increases by roughly 1 mph/1 km/h.

Press lever to resistance point for a longer time: 
The vehicle accelerates without pressure on 
the accelerator pedal. The system maintains 
and stores your current speed as soon as you 
release the lever.

Pull the lever, arrow

2: 

Functions are the same as

1; the speed is 

reduced.

Press the lever up or down, arrow

3: the dis-

play

1 in the speedometer changes color.

In addition, the system is automatically inter-
rupted:

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when braking

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for manual shifting with the shift paddles or 
the selector lever

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when the DSC comes on

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when you brake with the handbrake

Press button

4: 

The stored speed is resumed and maintained.

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Press the lever up or down twice, arrow

>

Switch off the ignition

The speed stored in the memory is deleted.

1 Stored speed
2 Selected speed is displayed briefly

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