Operation and display

ACC Stop&Go and DCC are activated/deactivated in a very similar way. The driver is able to activate ACC Stop&Go not only while the vehicle is in motion, but also when the vehicle is stationary, provided the system has detected another vehicle in front. To activate ACC Stop&Go at a standstill, the driver has to depress the brake pedal and press the SET or RES button at the same time. The activation conditions that applied to the E6x LCI similarly apply here:

• Brake pedal must not be depressed
• Automatic transmission must be in Drive
• Parking brake must not be activated
• Radar sensors must be operational and not dirty
• There must be no system fault present.

Fig 1: Identifying Buttons And Switches Of Active Cruise Control System

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If Dynamic Stability Control was inactive before, in the F01/F02 it is activated as soon as ACC Stop&Go is activated. At the same time, the "Dynamic Performance Control" automatically changes to "Normal" mode (same behavior as for DCC).

Similarly, ACC Stop&Go cannot be deactivated by means of the I/0 button while the vehicle is stationary unless the brake pedal is depressed at the same time.

By comparison with DCC, a vehicle with ACC Stop&Go has an MFL button pad that additionally features two buttons for making distance adjustments.

Each (short) button stroke to change the distance increases the desired distance used by ACC Stop&Go for its control process by one increment at a time. A total of four increments are available to the driver.

The most important display functions of ACC Stop&Go in the F01/F02 are illustrated below.

As with DCC, the display symbols for ACC Stop&Go are supplemented by messages displayed below the speedometer as and when necessary.

If the vehicle is equipped with the head-up display option, the ACC displays also appear there, provided the driver has configured them to do so.

Fig 2: Display Indicator For ACC Stop & Go

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