BMW 5 Series: The concept
This system can be used to select a desired speed that the vehicle will maintain automatically on clear roads.
To the extent possible, the system automatically adjusts the speed to a slower vehicle ahead of you.
The distance that the vehicle maintains to the vehicle ahead of you can be varied.
For safety reasons, it depends on the speed.
To maintain a certain distance, the system automatically decelerates, applies the brakes lightly, or accelerates again if the vehicle ahead begins moving faster.
If the vehicle ahead of you brakes to a halt, the system is able to detect this within the given system limits. If the vehicle ahead of your drives away again from a halt, your vehicle is able to accelerate if operated accordingly.
Even if some time passes before the vehicle drives away again, the BMW can still be accelerated automatically and simply.
As soon as the road is clear, it accelerates to the desired speed.
The speed is also maintained on downhill gradients, but may not be maintained on uphill slopes if engine power is insufficient.
Buttons at a glance
1. System on/off, interrupt
2. Resume speed
3. Store speed
4. Reduce distance
5. Store, maintain/change speed
6. Increase distance ...
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Seat Belt Pretensioners
The seat belts for both front seating positions are
equipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to
remove slack from the seat belt in the event of an
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Child safety rear door lock
Child safety locks help prevent the rear doors from being opened accidentally,
especially when small children are in the vehicle.
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Tire chains
CAUTION
Only certain SAE class “S” tire chains can
be used on this vehicle. Using the wrong
Class “S” chains on this vehicle will cause
damage to the vehicle. If you plan to use
tire chai ...