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      01-24-2010, 11:34 AM   #1
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Weekend Puzzles for you...........!

Here's a good one!

CRUISE CONTROL QUESTIONS

Now, Cruise Control has Brake Assist, right?
To quote from the Owner's Manual:-
".....on downhill gradients, the system will brake the car slightly if engine braking alone is insufficient."

So.....when that 'brake assist' comes into play, do the brake lights actually illuminate?!?!?!

Moving on......have any of you tried using the Z4's Cruise Control as an "autothrottle"?
As you know, with this system you can dial up a numerically exact speed (i.e. it is displayed briefly digitally in the instrument cluster).
For example, there you are toddling along at 30mph and you want to wind up the car in a gentle fashion, give the CC lever 8 long pushes and you see 70mph flash up. A few seconds later that speed is nailed and held exactly. Up hill and down dale.
Yes, I know we don't drive this way, but it is rather fun

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      01-24-2010, 11:56 AM   #2
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Yes the lights come on and yes, the cruise control works from slow speeds to accelarate, I used to do it in my E90 cuz it was manual, you could change gears in the example you gave, really cool!
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