BMW 7 Series: Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go function ACC- Changing between cruise control with/without distance control
Safety information
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Warning
The system does not react to traffic driving ahead of you, but instead maintains the stored speed. There may be a risk of accident or risk of damage to property. Adjust the desired speed to the traffic conditions and brake as needed.
Switch mode of the cruise control
Switching cruise control without distance control off and on:
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Press and hold this button.
Without steering and traffic jam assistant: switch on distance control:
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Press the button.
With steering and traffic jam assistant: switch on distance control:
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Press the button.
After switching, a Check Control message is displayed.
Displays in the instrument cluster
General information
Depending on the equipment version, the displays in the instrument cluster may vary.
Display in the speedometer
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Green marking: system is
active, the marking indicates the desired speed.- Grey marking: system is interrupted, the marking indicates the stored speed.
- No marking: system is switched off.
Distance to vehicle ahead of you
Selected distance to the vehicle ahead of you is shown.
Symbol /Description
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Distance 1
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Distance 2
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Distance 3
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Distance 4. This value is set
automatically
after the system is switched on.
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No distance control display, as
the accelerator pedal is being
pressed.
Detected vehicle
Symbol / Description
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Green symbol:
A vehicle has been detected
ahead of you.
The system maintains the set distance to the vehicle in front.
As soon as the detected vehicle drives off, the vehicle symbol in the distance indicator will move away.
To accelerate, activate ACC, for instance by briefly stepping on the accelerator pedal or pressing the rocker switch.
Indicator/warning lights
Symbol / Description
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Indicator light green: system is
active.
No indicator light: system is switched off.
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Vehicle symbol flashes:
The conditions are not adequate
for the system to work.
The system was deactivated but applies the brakes until you actively resume control by pressing on the brake pedal or accelerator pedal.
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The vehicle symbol and distance
bars flash red and an
acoustic signal sounds:
Brake and make an evasive maneuver,
if necessary.
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System interrupted.
Alternative displays
Depending on the equipment version, the displays in the instrument cluster may vary and are displayed as follows:
Symbol/ Description
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Vehicle symbol white:
No distance control display, as
the accelerator pedal is being
pressed.
Green symbol:
A vehicle has been detected
ahead of you.
The vehicle symbol goes out if no vehicle in front is detected.
Vehicle symbol flashes green: Vehicle in front drove off.
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Gray symbol:
System interrupted.
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Symbol flashes gray:
The conditions are not adequate
for the system to work.
The system was deactivated but applies the brakes until you actively resume control by pressing on the brake pedal or accelerator pedal.
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Vehicle symbol flashes red and a
signal sounds:
Brake and make an evasive maneuver,
if necessary.
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Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go function ACC- Displays in the Head-up Display
Desired speed
Some system information can also be displayed
in the Head-up Display.
The symbol is displayed when the
set
desired speed is reached.
Distance information
The symbol is displayed when th
Speed Limit Assist
Concept
When the systems in the vehicle, e.g., Speed
Limit Info, detect a change of the speed limit
along the route, this new speed value can be applied
for the following systems:
Speed Limiter.
Cr
Steering and traffic jam
assistant
Concept
The system assists the driver in keeping the vehicle
within the lane. For this purpose, the system
executes supporting steering movements,
for instance when driving in a curve.
General informa
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Automatic climate control- SYNC program
Concept
Depending on the equipment, the following settings
of the driver's side can be transferred to the
front-passenger side and the rear:
Temperature.
Air flow.
Air distribution.
AUTO program.
Switching on/off
Press the button.
The LED is illuminated with the SYNC
program switched on.
Th
Service Information
Adjusting Headlights
The same procedure as before can be adopted for adjusting the lights. On a
vehicle with the adaptive headlights
optional extra the light switch must be in position "2".
If the lights have been switched on by the automatic headlights function, the
urban beam pattern will be ac
