BMW 5 Series: Changing, maintaining, and storing the speed
The rocker switch can be pressed while the system is interrupted to maintain and store the current speed. DSC Dynamic Stability Control is switched on, if necessary.
Adapting the desired speed
Adapt the desired speed to the road conditions
and be ready to brake at all times; otherwise,
there is the danger of an accident occurring.◀
Speed differences
Great speed differences with vehicles
driving ahead of you, e.g., when rapidly approaching
a truck or when another vehicle
swerves into your own lane, cannot be compensated
for by the system.◀
Press the rocker switch up or down repeatedly until the desired speed is set.
If active, the displayed speed is stored and the vehicle reaches the stored speed if the road is clear.
▷ Each time the rocker switch is pressed to the point of resistance, the desired speed increases or decreases by approx. 1 mph/ 1 km/h.
▷ Each time the rocker switch is pressed past the point of resistance, the desired speed increases or decreases by a maximum of 5 mph/10 km/h. Max. adjustable speed:
110 mph/180 km/h.
Hold the rocker switch in position to repeat the action.
Maintaining/storing the speed
Press the button. When the system is switched on, the current speed is maintained and stored as the desired speed. It is displayed in the speedometer and briefly displayed in the instrument c ...Distance
Selecting a distance Adjust the distance according to the traffic and weather conditions; otherwise, there is the danger of an accident occurring. Maintain the prescribed safety distance.φ ...See also:
Heated Steering Wheel
For vehicles with a heated steering
wheel, the button for this feature is
located on the climate control
system.
: Press to turn the heated
steering wheel on or off. A light on
the button ...
Interior lamps
General information
The interior lamps, footwell lamps, entry lamps
and courtesy lamps are controlled automatically.
The brightness of some of these lamps is influenced
by the thumbwheel for the ...
Dimensions and weights
*1: Unladen vehicles
*2: P215/55R17 and P225/45R18 tires
*3: P205/65R16 tires ...