BMW 7 Series: Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go function ACC- Overview

Buttons on the steering wheel

Button /Function

With steering and traffic jam
assistant: Cruise control on/off.

With steering and traffic jam
assistant: Select function.

Without steering and traffic jam
assistant: Cruise control on/off.

Store current speed.

Speed Limit Assist: take over suggested speed manually.

With steering and traffic jam
assistant: Pause cruise control.

Continue cruise control with the last setting.

Without steering and traffic jam
assistant: Continue cruise control with the last setting.

Without steering and traffic jam
assistant: Pause cruise control.

Increase the distance.

Switch distance control on/off.

Reduce distance.

Switch distance control on/off.

Rocker switch:
Set speed.

Radar sensor

The radar sensor is located in the front bumper.

Always keep radar sensor clean and unobstructed.

Camera

The camera is installed near the interior mirror.

Keep the windshield in front of the interior mirror clean and clear.

Area of application

The system is best used on well-constructed roads.

The minimum speed that can be set is 20 mph/30 km/h.

The maximum speed that can be set is limited and, e.g., depends on the vehicle and the vehicle equipment version.

The system can also be activated when stationary.

Switching on/off and interrupting cruise control

With steering and traffic jam assistant: Assisted Driving Mode

General information

This button is used to switch the
configured function on and off.

The button can be used to set the
primarily used function.

Set function

When the system is active, press
the button repeatedly until the desired function is selected in the function bar. The function bar for Assisted Driving mode is displayed at the bottom of the instrument cluster.

Symbol /Function

Cruise control with distance
control.

Depending on the equipment
version, cruise control with distance control and steering and traffic jam assistant.

The selected function is shown in green.

The setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.

Switching on

With steering and traffic jam assistant:

1. Press the button on the
   steering wheel.
2. If necessary, set the
   cruise control.

Without steering and traffic jam assistant: Press the button on the steering
wheel.

The indicator lights in the instrument cluster light up and the marking on the speedometer is set to the current speed.

Cruise control is active. The current speed is maintained and stored as desired speed.

DSC Dynamic Stability Control is switched on, if necessary.

Switching off

To switch off the system while standing, step on brake pedal at the same time.

Press the button on the steering wheel:

Without steering and traffic jam
assistant.

With steering and traffic jam
assistant.

The displays go out. The stored desired speed is deleted.

Interrupting manually

When active, press the button on the steering wheel:

Without steering and traffic jam
assistant.

With steering and traffic jam
assistant.

If interrupting the system while stationary, press on the brake pedal at the same time.

Interrupting automatically

The system is automatically interrupted in the following situations:

• When the driver applies the brakes.
• When selector lever position D is disengaged.
• Dynamic Traction Control DTC is activated or DSC Dynamic Stability Control is deactivated.
• If DSC Dynamic Stability Control intervenes.
• If the safety belt and the driver's door are opened while the vehicle is standing still.
• If the system has not detected objects for an extended period, for instance on a road with very little traffic without curb or shoulder markings.
• If the detection range of the radar is impaired, for instance by dirt or heavy fog.
• After a longer stationary period when the vehicle has been braked to a stop by the system.

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