BMW 5 Series: Overview
Button in the vehicle
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Park assistance button
Ultrasound sensors
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Ultrasound sensors of the PDC,
for instance in the bumpers.
Functional requirements
Ensure full functionality:
- Do not cover sensors, for instance with stickers, bicycle racks.
- Keep the sensors clean and unobstructed.
Switching on/off
Switching on automatically
The system switches on automatically in the following situations:
- If selector lever position R is engaged when the engine is running.
- While approaching detected obstacles if the
speed is slower than approx. 2.5 mph/4 km/h.
The activation distance depends on the situation in question.
You may switch automatic activation when obstacles are detected on and off.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle".
2. "Vehicle settings".
3. "Parking".
4. "Automatic PDC activation": depending on the vehicle equipment.
5. "Automatic PDC activation".
The setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.
Depending on equipment, an additional camera view is also switched on.
Automatic deactivation during forward travel
The system switches off when a certain driving distance or speed is exceeded.
Switch the system back on, if needed.
Switching on/off manually
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Press the park assistance
button.
- On: the LED lights up.
- Off: the LED goes out.
The rearview camera image is displayed if the reverse gear is engaged when pressing the park assistance button.
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Warning
Signal tones
General information
An intermittent tone indicates when the vehicle
is approaching an object. For instance, if an object
is detected to the left rear of the vehicle, a
signal tone sounds
With parking assistant and
Steptronic transmission:
emergency braking function,
Active PDC
Concept
The emergency braking function of PDC initiates
an emergency braking in case of acute risk of
collision.
General information
Due to system limits, a collision cannot be prevented
under all cir
System limits
Safety information
Warning
The system is designed to operate in certain
conditions and circumstances. Due to conditions
or other factors, the system may not respond.
There may be a risk of accident o
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Operating via the
Controller
Opening the main menu
Press the button.
The main menu is displayed.
All iDrive functions can be called up via the main
menu.
Adjusting the main menu
1. Press the button twice.
All menu items of the main menu are displayed.
2. Select a menu item.
3. To move the menu item to the desired position
Seat belt buckle switch
The seat belt buckle switches are located in the seat belt buckles of the
driver and front passenger
seat. European version vehicles are additionally equipped with seat belt buckle
switches on the rear
seat bench.
The seat belt buckle switch detects whether the seat belt buckle tongue is in
the
