Controls and features -> Cruise Control for Your BMW Z3 SUV First Generation (1995-2002)

Cruise control*  
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Hold the lever in position 2:  
To maintain and store speed/  
to accelerate  
With the cruise control active, the  
system automatically reduces the  
throttle opening to slow the vehicle.  
Press the lever briefly in direction 1:  
The system maintains and stores the  
current vehicle speed. Every time you  
briefly press the lever, the speed  
When you release the lever, the system  
maintains and stores the current speed.  
increases by approx. 0.6 mph (1 km/h).  
Call up stored setting (resume)  
Hold the lever in position 1:  
Press the lever briefly in direction 3:  
The vehicle accelerates to and main-  
tains the last speed stored.  
The vehicle accelerates without pres-  
sure on the accelerator pedal. When  
you release the lever, the system main-  
tains and stores the current speed.  
You can maintain and store any desired  
vehicle speed above approx. 25 mph  
(40 km/h).  
To deactivate  
If, on a downhill grade, the engine Press the lever briefly in direction 4:  
braking effect is not sufficient, the The cruise control is deactivated imme-  
controlled speed can be exceeded.  
Speed can drop on uphill grades if the  
engine output is insufficient.<  
diately.  
The system is switched off and the  
stored speed deleted from its memory  
when you turn the ignition key to posi-  
tion 0.  
In addition, the system is also automati-  
cally deactivated in response to the  
following conditions:  
To decelerate  
> When you apply the brakes  
> When you depress the clutch or move  
the automatic transmission selector  
lever from "D" to "N"  
Do not use the cruise control on  
winding roads, when high traffic  
density prevents driving at a constant  
speed, when the road surface is slick  
(snow, rain, ice) or when the road  
surface is loose (rocks or gravel,  
sand).<  
Press the lever briefly in direction 2:  
If you are already driving with active  
cruise control, the speed is decreased  
by approx. 0.6 mph (1 km/h) every time  
you briefly touch the lever.  
> If you exceed or fall below the preset  
speed for an extended period (by  
depressing the accelerator, for  
example).