BMW 1 Series cruise control retrofit
A premium badge does not guarantee a speed hold. Plenty of 1 Series hatchbacks left the dealer without one, and their owners are not the sort to accept a pedal-weight workaround.
Customers who check the detail
Someone driving a 1 Series usually knows exactly how cruise is meant to feel and will compare the retrofit to it. That raises the bar on the smoothness of the set, hold and resume behaviour.
A network that notices intruders
BMW electronics are dense and sensitive about what they see on the bus. A rough install can stack up dashboard messages quickly, and you do not want your name on a car showing several of them.
Matching the car properly
We supply a CAN KONTROL CRUISE module programmed for the 1 Series, from the Chorley factory, with no mechanical actuator. How the driver sets and cancels the speed is agreed with you on the enquiry, before any hardware moves.
| Vehicle | BMW 1 Series, hatchback |
|---|---|
| Model years | Confirmed on enquiry |
| Part | CAN KONTROL CRUISE |
| CANM8 equivalent | Cruise Control range |
| Made in | Chorley, UK |
| Voltage | 12V and 24V |
Cruise control for the BMW 1 Series
Send the details and an engineer confirms the fit, the configuration and what the installer receives.
Thanks, that's with our engineers.
We'll be in touch shortly. For anything urgent, call 0151 482 8970.
Questions about the BMW 1 Series
- Will a retrofit feel like the factory system?
- It uses the car's data to set, hold and resume. We do not promise it is indistinguishable, only that it is configured for the car.
- Does it affect the warranty?
- Ask the dealer for their position. We can describe a no-cut inductive connection option that reads the bus without cutting wires.
- Is the 3 Series or X1 the same?
- Both have their own records in the data, so state which you need.