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      06-10-2010, 10:38 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by Zell View Post
Actually, BMW is really weird and has it backwards.

DTC is on when you hit the button, but what it's really doing is turning off traction control/engine management while leaving DSC on. When the DTC light is on, DTC is turned on. When the DSC light is on, DSC is turned off.

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/t...n_control.html
I don't want to come off as douchey or anything, but you just contradicted yourself in that statement and agreed with me at the same time. Maybe you meant DTC is on before you hit the button.

When you press the button (once, and for less than 4 seconds) traction control is off and stability control is still on. When you press and hold the button for 4 seconds or more, both DTC and DSC are off. Both DSC and DTC are always on by default, unless disabled.

The reason you can't use cruise control while the DTC light is on is because DTC is OFF.
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