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How do I activate, deactivate, and adjust the Speed Limit Assistant in my BMW with BMW iDrive Operating System 7?

Perform the following in the iDrive menu to turn the Speed Limit Assistant on or off:

  1. "CAR"
  2. "Settings"
  3. "Driver Assistance"
  4.  If necessary, "Driving"
  5. "Speed Limit Assistance"
  6. "Speed limits"

Select the desired setting:

  • "Adjust manually": detected speed limits can be applied manually.
  • "Show anticipation": Depending on the national-market version: current and upcoming speed limits are displayed in the instrument cluster without being applied.
  • "Show current limit": current speed limits are displayed without being applied in the instrument cluster.
  • "Off": depending on the national-market version, Speed Limit Info and Speed Limit Assistant will be turned off.

 

Alternatively, by pressing the "LIM" button on the steering wheel, you can manually adopt a suggested speed. To deactivate the Speed Limit Assistant in your BMW, the "LIM" button on the steering wheel again.

 

 

To set the speed adjustment perform steps 1 through 5 and then select the desired setting:

  • "Adjust speed limits": set tolerance for the speed adaptation that affects all speeds.
  • "2nd adjustment up to": activate or deactivate additional speed adaptation.
  • "Adjust speed limits": With additional speed adjustment activated, set the tolerance for speed limits up to 40 mph/60 km/h.
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