BMW X3 Owners Manual: Increasing or decreasing vehicle speed

BMW X3 Owners Manual / Controls / Driving stability control systems / HDC Hill Descent Control / Increasing or decreasing vehicle speed

Specify desired speed in the range from approx.

4 mph/6 km/h to approx. 15 mph/25 km/h using the rocker switch of the cruise control on the steering wheel. Vehicle speed can be changed by lightly accelerating.

BMW X3. Increasing or decreasing vehicle speed

Press the rocker switch up to the point of resistance: the speed increases gradually.
Press up the rocker switch past the point of resistance: the speed increases while the rocker switch is pressed.
Press the rocker switch down to the point of resistance: the speed decreases gradually.
Press the rocker switch down past the point of resistance: when driving forward, the speed decreases to approx. 6 mph/10 km/h; when reversing, the speed decreases to approx. 4 mph/6 km/h.

The concept

HDC is a downhill driving assistant that automatically controls vehicle speed on steep downhill gradients. Without applying the brakes, the vehicle ...

Activating HDC

Press button; the LED above the button lights up. Deactivating HDC Press button again and the LED goes out. HDC is automatically deactiv ...

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