2011 BMW 328I XDRIVE cruise control

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System limitations
Always remember that the range and abil-
ity of the system does have physical limi-
tations. It will not apply the brakes or decelerate
your vehicle when there is a slow-moving vehi-
cle, stopped vehicle or stationary object ahead
of you, as for example, at a traffic light or a
parked vehicle. Also, the system does not react
to oncoming traffic, pedestrians or other types
of potential traffic such as a rider on horseback.
It is also possible that the system may not
detect smaller moving objects such as motor-
cycles or bicycles. Be especially alert when
encountering any of these situations as the sys-
tem will neither automatically brake, nor provide
a warning to you. Also, be aware that every
decrease in the distance setting allows your
vehicle to come closer to a vehicle in front of
you and requires a heightened amount of alert-
ness.<
Active cruise control is not and must not
be used as a collision avoidance/warning
system.<
If while your vehicle is actively following a vehi-
cle in front of you and the vehicle ahead speeds
up or the lane ahead becomes clear, then your
vehicle will accelerate to the speed you have
selected. Be aware that changing to a clear,
unobstructed lane will also result in your vehicle
accelerating.
Be certain to deactivate the system when
you pull into an exit lane for a highway off-
ramp.<
Also, vehicles traveling in a staggered manner
on a highway may cause a delay in the system's
reaction to a vehicle in front of you or may cause
the system to react to a vehicle actually in the lane next to you. Always be ready to take action
or apply the brakes if necessary.
While active cruise control is capable of
braking your vehicle automatically when
you approach a slower vehicle ahead, it is
important to be aware that the ability of the
system to apply the brakes is also limited, e.g.
when you reduce your desired speed sharply.
The system cannot stop your vehicle. It uses
only a portion of braking system capacity and
does not utilize the full capacity of the vehicle
braking system. Therefore, the system cannot
decrease your speed for large differences in
speed between your vehicle and the vehicle
ahead. Examples: when you approach a vehicle
traveling at a much lower speed than your own
speed such as approaching a toll booth or when
a much slower vehicle cuts in front of you at
close range.<
Active cruise control can only decelerate the
vehicle to approx. 20 mph or 30 km/h.

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Swerving vehicles
When a vehicle moves from an adjacent lane
into your lane, active cruise control will not rec-
ognize this vehicle until it is fully in your lane
ahead of your vehicle.
When a vehicle ahead suddenly swerves
into your lane, the system may not be able
to maintain the selected distance automatically.
This also applies to great differences in speed
between you and vehicles ahead, e.g. when
quickly approaching a truck. There is a risk of
collision. Once the system has established that
a vehicle is indeed in front of you, it will indicate
that you must brake and/or maneuver the vehi-
cle yourself. Take action yourself; otherwise,
there is a risk of an accident.<
Behavior in curves
Because of the limited range of the system, it is
possible that in curves or on the peaks and val-
leys of hilly roads, a vehicle ahead may be rec-
ognized late, or not at all. Therefore, it is up to
the driver to select a speed that is prudent in
view of the curves and terrain of the roadway.In approaching a curve, it is possible that active
cruise control would react briefly to a vehicle in
the adjacent lane. In addition, the system can
sense if your vehicle is in a curve and may not
accelerate. If your vehicle decelerates in either
case, you can choose to overcome the deceler-
ation by briefly pressing the accelerator pedal.
Your responsibility
Your actions have priority at all times. When you
press the accelerator pedal while driving with
active cruise control, the automatic braking
function will be temporarily interrupted. Once
you release the accelerator pedal, the desired
speed or the selected distance to the vehicle
ahead is achieved again.
Do not leave your foot on the accelerator
pedal and make sure that no objects such
as floor mats are lying on the accelerator pedal.
Otherwise, the system may not be able to brake
the vehicle.<

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Hill Descent Control HDC*
HDC is a downhill driving assistant that controls
your speed on steep downhill gradients and
makes it even easier to control your BMW's
handling under these conditions. The vehicle
then moves slightly faster than double walking
speed without the driver needing to intervene.
HDC can be activated as long as you are driving
under approx. 20 mph or 35 km/h. When driving
downhill at a speed of under approx. 20 mph or
35 km/h, the vehicle's speed is automatically
reduced to slightly more than double walking
speed and maintained.
Increasing or decreasing speed
By accelerating or braking you can change this
speed within a range from approx. 3 to 15 mph,
approx. 5 to 25 km/h.
You can specify a target speed within the same
range using the cruise control
* lever on the
steering column.
1To increase speed
2To decrease speed
Activating HDC
Press the button; the LED lights up.
When the vehicle is being braked automatically,
the LED flashes.
Deactivating HDC
Press the button again; the LED goes out.
HDC is automatically deactivated at speeds
greater than approx. 35 mph/60 km/h.
Using HDC
In cars with manual transmission:
Use HDC in lower gears and in reverse gear.
With automatic transmission:
You can use HDC in any drive position.
Displays in the instrument cluster*
1Display for target speed
2HDC display
Malfunction
The HDC display disappears during HDC oper-
ation, or does not appear:
HDC is temporarily unavailable due to exces-
sive brake temperature, or DSC has failed.
Drive-off assistant
The drive-off assistant enables you to drive off
smoothly on uphill gradients. It is not necessary
to use the parking brake for this.
1.Hold the car in place by depressing the
brake.
2.Release the brake and drive off without
delay.
The drive-off assistant holds the car in
place for approx. 2 seconds after the
brake is released. Drive off without delay after
releasing the brake. Otherwise, the drive-off
assistant will no longer hold the car in place
after approx. 2 seconds and the car will start to
roll backwards.<

Everything from A to Z
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Everything from A to Z
Index
A
ABS Antilock Brake
System85
ACC, refer to Active cruise
control64
Accident, refer to Sending an
Emergency Request246
Activated-charcoal filter for
automatic climate
control105
Active Cruise Control
– indicator lamp67
– malfunction68
– selecting distance66
– sensor68
Active cruise control64
Active steering92
Adaptive brake light
– Brake Force Display93
Adaptive light control98
Additives
– coolant230
Address, entering131,137
Address for navigation
– entering131
Adjusting temperature inside
the car, refer to Automatic
climate control103
Adjusting the thigh support43
Airbags94
– indicator/warning lamp96
– sitting safely42
Air conditioning mode
– automatic climate
control103
– ventilation105
Air distribution
– automatic103
Airing, refer to Ventilation105
Air pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure208Air recirculation, refer to
Recirculated-air mode104
Air supply
– automatic climate
control103
– ventilation105
Air vents102
Air volume104
AKI, refer to Fuel
specifications203
Alarm system33
– avoiding unintentional
alarms34
– interior motion sensor34
– switching off an alarm34
– tilt alarm sensor34
Albums of music
collection170
ALL program104
All-season tires, refer to
Winter tires224
All-wheel drive, refer to
xDrive86
AM, waveband153
Ambient air, refer to
Recirculated-air mode104
Antenna for mobile phone180
Antifreeze
– coolant230
– washer fluid62
Antilock Brake System
ABS85
Anti-theft alarm system, refer
to Alarm system33
Anti-theft system27
Approved axle loads, refer to
Weights257
Approved gross vehicle
weight, refer to Weights257
Armrest, refer to Center
armrest111
Arrival time, refer to
Computer74Ashtray112
Assist systems, refer to
Driving stability control85
AUC Automatic recirculated-
air control104
Audible instructions, refer to
Spoken instructions142
Audio150
– controls150
– switching on/off150
– tone control150
– volume150
Audio device, external111
Automatic
– air distribution103
– air volume103
– cruise control62,64
– headlamp control97
Automatic car washes233
Automatic climate control102
Automatic curb monitor49
Automatic high beams and
low beams, refer to High-
beam assistant99
Automatic recirculated-air
control AUC104
Automatic Service
Request199
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic57
– interlock58
– overriding selector lever
lock60
– shiftlock, refer to Changing
selector lever position58
– sport program59
– towing248
– tow-starting248
AUTO program for automatic
climate control103
AUX-IN
– port111
AUX-IN port173

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Mobility
Computer73
– displays on Control
Display74
Computer, refer to iDrive16
Concierge service196
Condensation, refer to When
the vehicle is parked125
Condition Based Service
CBS231
Configuring settings, refer to
Personal Profile26
Confirmation signals for
locking/unlocking the
vehicle28
Congestion
– refer to Route, bypassing
sections141
Connecting vacuum cleaner,
refer to Connecting
electrical appliances113
Consumption, refer to
Average fuel
consumption73
Consumption display
– Energy Control72
Contacts
– creating193
Control Center, refer to
iDrive16
Control Display, refer to
iDrive16
– adjusting brightness83
– switching on/off19
Controller, refer to iDrive16
Controls and displays10
Control unit, refer to iDrive16
Convenient operation
– glass roof28
– windows28
Coolant230
– checking level230
Coolant temperature72
Cooling, maximum103
Cooling fluid, refer to
Coolant230
Cooling system, refer to
Coolant230
Copyright2Corner-illuminating lamps
– replacing bulbs239
Corner-illuminating lamps,
refer to Adaptive light
control98
Cornering lamps, refer to
Adaptive light control98
Correct tires223
Country codes DVD163
Courtesy lamps, refer to
Interior lamps101
Criteria for route140
Cross-hairs in navigation136
Cruise control62
– active64
– malfunction64
Cruise control, refer to Active
cruise control64
Cruising range73
Cupholders112
Curb weight, refer to
Weights257
Current fuel consumption,
refer to Energy Control72
Current playback
– external devices176
– of music collection170
Customer Relations198
D
Dashboard, refer to
Cockpit10
Dashboard, refer to
instrument cluster12
Dashboard lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting101
Data, technical254
– capacities258
– dimensions255
– engine254
– weights257
Data memory232
Data transfer199
Date
– date format80
– setting80
Daytime running lights98
– replacing bulbs238DBC Dynamic Brake
Control85
Deactivating front passenger
airbags95
Deadlocking, refer to
Locking28
Defect
– door lock30
– fuel filler flap202
– glass roof38
– panorama glass roof40
Destination, entering by town/
city name131
Destination address
– entering131,137
Destination entry via BMW
Assist136
Destination for navigation
– entering by voice137
– entering via map136
– entry131
– home address134
– manual entry131
Destination guidance140
– bypassing a route
section141
– changing specified
route140
– continuing140
– starting140
– voice instructions142
– volume of voice
instructions142
Diesel exhaust fluid205
Diesel fuel204
Diesel particulate filter124
Digital clock71
Digital compass109
Digital radio, refer to HD
Radio154
Dimensions255
Dipstick, engine oil227
Directional indicators, refer to
Turn signals60
Direction instructions, refer to
Voice instructions142
Directory for navigation, refer
to Address book133

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S
Safety-belt height
adjustment47
Safety belts47
– damage48
– indicator/warning lamp47
– reminder47
– sitting safely42
Safety systems
– airbags94
– Antilock Brake System
ABS85
– brake system85
– driving stability control85
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC85
– safety belts47
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat
tires223
Satellite radio156
– enabling or unsubscribing
from a channel156
– favorites159
– selecting channel157
– storing channel157
– timeshift158
– Traffic Jump160
Saving fuel122
Screen, refer to iDrive
controls16
Screw thread for tow
fitting249
SDARS, refer to Satellite
radio156
Seat adjustment
– electric43
– mechanical43
Seat and mirror memory46
Seat belt reminder, refer to
"Fasten safety belts"
reminder47
Seat heating46Seats43
– adjusting electrically43
– adjusting the seats43
– heating46
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory46
– saving a setting, refer to Seat
and mirror memory46
– sitting safely42
Securing cargo118
Securing the vehicle
– from inside30
– from outside27
Selecting a detour146
Selecting distance for active
cruise control66
Selecting new scale for
navigation143
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
Selector lever lock, refer to
Changing selector lever
positions, shiftlock58
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
Service, refer to Roadside
Assistance246
Service car, refer to Roadside
Assistance246
Service data in the remote
control231
Service Interval Display, refer
to Condition Based Service
CBS231
Service Request198
Service requirements76
Service status199
Settings
– Changing on the Control
Display83
– clock, 12h/24h format79
– DVD164
– language83
Settings and information75
Settings for the map view143Setting times, refer to
Preselecting switch-on
times106
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic59
– manual transmission57
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission,
refer to Changing selector
lever positions58
Short commands for the voice
activation system259
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route140
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer162
– CD player162
Side airbags94
Side window blind, refer to
Roller sun blinds110
Side windows, refer to
Windows36
Signal horn, refer to
Horn10,11
Sitting safely42
– with airbags42
– with head restraint42
– with safety belts42
Ski bag118
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Panorama glass
roof39
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Glass roof, electric37
Slot for remote control55
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray
113
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing192
– use180
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment111
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis
OBD232
Socket, refer to Connecting
electrical appliances113

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Temperature
– automatic climate
control103
– changing unit of measure76
– coolant, refer to Coolant
temperature72
Temperature display
– outside temperature71
– outside temperature
warning71
– setting the units76
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control62
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo126
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp243
Through-loading system114
Through-loading system,
refer to Expanding the cargo
area115
Tilt alarm sensor34
Tilt function, passenger side
mirror49
Timer, refer to Preselecting
switch-on times106
Tire inflation pressure208
– loss89,90
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire Monitor88
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM89
– resetting the system90
– system limitations89
– warning lamp91
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor89
Tire Quality Grading221Tires
– age221,223
– air loss91
– breaking in122
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels244
– condition222
– damage222
– inflation pressure208
– labels221
– minimum tread depth222
– new wheels and tires223
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor88
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM89
– puncture89
– replacing223
– size221
– storage
224
– tread depth222
– wear indicators, refer to
Minimum tread depth222
– wheel/tire combination, refer
to Correct wheels and
tires223
– winter tires224
TMC station, refer to Traffic
bulletins144
Tone
– control150
– middle setting152
Tools, refer to Onboard
vehicle tool kit237
Top 50 of music
collection170
Torque, refer to Engine
data254
Tow bar249
Tow fitting249
– screw thread249
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away249
Towing248
– car with automatic
transmission248
– methods249
Towing and tow-starting248Town/city, for navigation131
Tow rope250
Tow-starting248,250
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor89
Track
– selecting on CD162
Traction control, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC85
Traffic bulletins
– categories145
Traffic bulletins, filtering145
Traffic bulletins for
navigation144
– display in map view145
– during destination
guidance146
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic
bulletins144
Transmission
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic57
– manual transmission57
– overriding selector lever lock
for automatic transmission
with Steptronic60
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector
lever position58
– refer to P Park58
Transporting children
safely51
Transport securing devices,
refer to Securing cargo126
Tread depth, refer to Minimum
tire tread222
Trip, deleting139
Trip, storing139
Trip computer, refer to
Displays on the Control
Display74
Trip-distance counter, refer to
Trip odometer71
Triple turn signal activation60
Trip odometer71
Trips, changing139
Trunk, refer to Cargo area115