[BimmerGeneral14]

Feeling stupid, but here goes. I have a new 550 with Driving assistant professional. I'm still making friends with the cruise control...more specifically the simpler mode (left symbol). I can't figure out what the set button is doing. When I turn it on, the act of hitting one button sets the speed to current...no set button. If I then hit the set button, the car then does not hold speed? Also, what does it mean when you see the word set in the hud. I keep thinking this mode should work like previous active cruise controls, but it does not. Help!

[LogicalApex]

What MY do you have? You also have Automatic Cruise Control or just the standard Cruise Control?

BMW varied this up a fair bit over the model years.

[BimmerGeneral14]

Originally Posted by LogicalApex

What MY do you have? You also have Automatic Cruise Control or just the standard Cruise Control?

BMW varied this up a fair bit over the model years.

I have a 2021 with everything available.

[LogicalApex]

Originally Posted by BimmerGeneral14

I have a 2021 with everything available.

Would be better to just note you have the Driver's Assistance Package or what they are naming the Automatic Cruise Control Package in MY2021. As BMW options are quite variable.

That being said, this video may help.

[DBV1]

Set on my 2021, means set to speed limit.

[BimmerGeneral14]

Originally Posted by LogicalApex

Would be better to just note you have the Driver's Assistance Package or what they are naming the Automatic Cruise Control Package in MY2021. As BMW options are quite variable.

That being said, this video may help.

Thanks for trying to help. My sticker says "Driving Assistance Plus" with ""Extended traffic jam assistant" and "active driving assistant pro".
Watched the video...my car does not have the three modes mentioned at the end of video, but switches look like last one. In experimenting, it seems that once turned on with single push of center, lower button, the set button then changes speed to car perceived speed limit. Also found that "inc/dec" speed toggle changes speed by 1 mph, or, not 5 mph, but to the next speed, up or down, that ends in 0 or 5.
Hope my explanation sounded rational. I guess my understanding of what the set button does just needs an update....different from our other two BMWs.

[LogicalApex]

Originally Posted by BimmerGeneral14

Thanks for trying to help. My sticker says "Driving Assistance Plus" with ""Extended traffic jam assistant" and "active driving assistant pro".
Watched the video...my car does not have the three modes mentioned at the end of video, but switches look like last one. In experimenting, it seems that once turned on with single push of center, lower button, the set button then changes speed to car perceived speed limit. Also found that "inc/dec" speed toggle changes speed by 1 mph, or, not 5 mph, but to the next speed, up or down, that ends in 0 or 5.
Hope my explanation sounded rational. I guess my understanding of what the set button does just needs an update....different from our other two BMWs.

Yeah, it sounds like they shifted SET from setting ACC to your current speed and setting it to the posted speed limit. That sounds annoying honestly.

[DBV1]

It is somewhat annoying, although you get used to it. They do put Set, right next to the speed limit in HUD though. Still confusing at first.

[AP]

Have you got speed limit assist on?
On my 2017 model if you enable that in idrive, it has the same behaviour. The current speed limit is displayed with a green circle around it to signify that.
That is not default at least on mine and I don't use it.

Might worth rummaging through the idrive if there is such a setting and turn it off.

[BimmerGeneral14]

Originally Posted by AP

Have you got speed limit assist on?
On my 2017 model if you enable that in idrive, it has the same behaviour. The current speed limit is displayed with a green circle around it to signify that.
That is not default at least on mine and I don't use it.

Might worth rummaging through the idrive if there is such a setting and turn it off.

Hey.....thanks for this tip. I'm going to go looking as I would prefer this.

[BimmerGeneral14]

Originally Posted by AP

Have you got speed limit assist on?
On my 2017 model if you enable that in idrive, it has the same behaviour. The current speed limit is displayed with a green circle around it to signify that.
That is not default at least on mine and I don't use it.

Might worth rummaging through the idrive if there is such a setting and turn it off.

Good idea....but no. At least I couldn't find such setting in 2021 M550 Idrive 7. There are worse things to obsess about. BTW, I love the car!!

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by BimmerGeneral14

Good idea....but no. At least I couldn't find such setting in 2021 M550 Idrive 7. There are worse things to obsess about. BTW, I love the car!!

Good point. We all tend to obsess about what bothers us. I just got my car back after two weeks in the body shop and had a rental Mustang convertible. The main value of the Mustang was to remind me how much I love and missed my BMW.