BMW 7 Series: Saving fuel
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Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-specific
and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily ava
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ECO PRO supports a driving style that saves on
consumption. For this purpose, the engine control
and comfort features, for instance the climate
control output, are adjusted.
Steptronic transm
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Under certain conditions the engine is automatically
decoupled from the transmission in the D
selector lever position. The vehicle continues
traveling with the engine idling to reduce consumpt
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General Information
When driven vigorously or on an uneven road surface, a vehicle tends to
respond with undesirable body
movements. BMW first developed Vertical Dynamics Control for the E70 and was
able to effectively reduce
such body motion as a result.
VDC improves the following driver-percept
Electronic control devices are installed in the vehicle.
Electronic control units process data they
receive from vehicle sensors, self-generate or
exchange with each other. Some control units
are necessary for the vehicle to function safely or
provide assistance during driving, for instance
driver