BMW 5 Series: Overview
Button in the vehicle
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Intelligent Safety
Camera
The camera is installed near the interior mirror.
Keep the windshield in front of the interior mirror clean and clear.
Switching on/off
Switching on automatically
The lane departure warning activates automatically after departure if the function was switched on at the end of the last trip.
Switching on/off manually
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Press the button.
The menu for the Intelligent Safety system is displayed.
If all Intelligent Safety systems were switched off, all systems are now switched on.
"Configure INDIVIDUAL": depending on the equipment version, the Intelligent Safety systems can be individually configured. The individual settings are activated and stored for the driver profile currently used. As soon as a setting is changed on the menu, all settings of the menu are activated.
Press the button repeatedly.
The following settings are switched between: "ALL ON": all Intelligent Safety systems are switched on. Basic settings are activated for the subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL": the Intelligent Safety systems are switched on according to the individual settings.
Some Intelligent Safety systems cannot be individually switched off.
Press and hold this button.
All Intelligent Safety systems are switched off.
Setting the warning frequency
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle".
2. "Vehicle settings".
3. "Intelligent Safety".
4. "Lane Departure Warn."
5. Select the desired setting.
- "Always": the system issues a warning whenever a hazardous situation is detected.
- "Reduced": some warnings are suppressed depending on the situation, for instance during passing without a turn signal or when purposely driving over lane markings in curves.
- "Off": no warnings are issued.
The selected setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.
Setting the intensity of the steering wheel vibration
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle".
2. "Vehicle settings".
3. "Steering wheel vibration".
4. Select the desired setting.
The setting is applied to all Intelligent Safety systems and stored for the driver profile currently used.
Vehicles with side collision mitigation: turn steering intervention on/off
The steering intervention can be switched on and off separately for blind spot collision warning and lane departure warning.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle".
2. "Vehicle settings".
3. "Intelligent Safety".
4. "Steering intervention".
The selected setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.
Display in the instrument cluster
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The symbol illuminates green: at
least
one lane marking was detected and
warnings can be issued.
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Warning function
If you leave the lane
If you leave the lane and if a lane marking has
been detected, the steering wheel vibrates in accordance
with the steering wheel vibration setting.
If the turn signal is switche
Concept, General information, Safety information
Concept
Blind spot collision warning detects vehicles in
the blind spot or vehicles approaching from behind
in the adjacent lane. A warning is issued in
various gradations in these situations.
General
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Head-up Display
Concept
This system projects important information into
the driver's field of vision, for instance the speed.
The driver can get information without averting
his or her eyes from the road.
General information
Follow the information on cleaning the Head-up Display.
Overview
Switching on/off
Via iDri
Limits of the system
The function of the Intersection Warning may be restricted because of system
limits or unfavorable
conditions in the following situations, for example:
If there are other objects in the field of view of the sensors that are
concealing the cross traffic.
Heavy fog, rain or snow.
If the front b
