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      06-24-2014, 09:11 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Noggie View Post
I asked BMW about this.
The reply I got was that when the car regulates the speed by lifting the throttle, with the gears or coasting nothing happens.
But when the car applies the brakes, the brake lights come on as if you was pressing the brake pedal.
Hmm... interesting. I guess the car DOES coast sometimes to regulate speed, but it doesn't appear to really happen in traffic but rather during "wide open road" use where going down a slight incline or something with no obstacle ahead.
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