BMW SERIE 3 Service Manual download pdf (Page 17)

The Active Cruise Control system

uses radar sensors in front to gauge the

distance and speed of vehicles ahead of you.

BMW gives you many ways to enjoy driving. First, you can keep your

right foot ﬁ rmly in control, alternating between the accelerator and the

brake pedal. Second, on long stretches of highway with light trafﬁ c,

you can give your right foot a rest by activating standard Dynamic

Cruise Control. It keeps you at your desired preset speed, not only

on level stretches, but by accelerating uphill and braking downhill.

Then there’s driving in trafﬁ c. Here’s where your BMW can actually

help relieve stress – that is, if it’s equipped with Active Cruise Control.

This feature adjusts your speed automatically, decelerating when

you approach a slower vehicle, and then accelerating back up to your

preset speed when the coast is clear.

Using radar sensors that scan the area in front of the vehicle, Active

Cruise Control gauges the speed of vehicles traveling ahead of you.

As you get closer, a “vehicle ahead” icon lights up. Your BMW then

automatically adjusts its speed, even braking when necessary, in

order to maintain the safe following distance you’ve preselected.

When the slower trafﬁ c ahead clears, your BMW automatically

resumes your previously set cruising speed. It’s one more way

BMW helps maintain the joy of driving – even in trafﬁ c.

Note:

Active Cruise Control is not a substitute for the driver’s own responsibility in

adjusting speed and otherwise controlling the vehicle. After evaluating road, traffic

and visibility conditions, the driver must decide whether and how the system is used.

For details on the availability of standard and optional features, please refer to the

Standard equipment | Optional equipment charts at the back of this brochure.

ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL:

ANOTHER NAME FOR HIGHWAY STRESS CONTROL.

Using radar measurements, Active Cruise

Control automatically maintains a preset

speed and distance between your vehicle

and the one ahead in both traffic and

highway driving.

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Adaptive Headlights

create cones of light

that follow the direc-

tion of the headlights.

Cornering Lights

illuminate the side of

the road when turn-

ing, helping to reveal

obstacles, cyclists

and pedes trians.

Xenon low beams

provide improved

illumination of the

road, while Corona

headlight-rings act

as Daytime Running

Lights and parking

lights.

High beams – both

Xenon and halogen

– increase the range

of visibility. The

Automatic high beam

fea ture senses

approach ing head-

lights and turns the

high beams off, then

on, as needed.

The 3 Series headlights, set in chromed “tubes,” emphasize the

Sedan’s sharp looks and wider stance while helping you see better

in the dark. Distinctive Corona headlight-rings, which circle the low

beams, function as parking lights. They can also be set to function

as Daytime Running Lights, via the Advanced Vehicle & Key Memory

feature. Cornering Lights direct an angled beam at each front corner

when turning, at low speeds, and in reverse gear. Vertically layered

turn-signal lights, like the L-shaped taillights, use LED technology

for quicker, heightened visibility.

When equipped with Xenon Adaptive Headlights, the road ahead is

illuminated with the near-daylight brilliance and clarity of Xenon

high-intensity discharge (HID) lights, while an auto-leveling feature

reduces headlight glare for oncoming drivers. The Adaptive light

control feature automatically swivels the lights to follow the curves

of the road, using data from on-board sensors and the steering

wheel angle.

SEE NIGHTTIME DRIVING IN A NEW LIGHT.

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