BMW 5 Series: Overview
Buttons in the vehicle

Park assistance button
Panorama View
Cameras

Front camera

Rearview camera

One camera is located at the bottom of each exterior
mirror housing.
The image quality may be impaired by dirt on the
camera lenses. If required, clean the camera
lenses.
Switching on/off
Switching on automatically
The system is switched on automatically if selector
lever position R is engaged when the engine
is running. See Park Distance Control, PDC.
The camera perspective suitable for the respective
driving situation is displayed.
Switching on/off manually
Press the park assistance
button.
- On: the LED lights up.
- Off: the LED goes out.
The rearview camera cannot be switched off if
the reverse gear is engaged.
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.
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Overview
Function bar
Selection window
Side view
Automatic camera perspective
Movable camera perspective
Camera image
Rearview camera
Selection window
The individual camera perspectives can
General information
More than one assistance function can be active
at the same time.
The following assistance functions can be manually
activated:
"Parking aid lines".
"Obstacle marking".
"Ca
Concept
The system provides an early look at cross traffic
at blind driveways and intersections.
General information
Road users concealed by obstacles to the left
and right of the vehicle can only be
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The camera-based collision warning is part of the Active Driving Assistant
optional equipment
(OE 5AS) in the G30 and is implemented using the KAFAS stereo camera.
The collision warning in the new BMW 5 Series contains the familiar Frontal
Collision Warning with
City Collision Mitigation and
Playable formats
MP3, MP4, M4A, M4B, AAC, WMA.
Apple iPod/iPhone
The music search and playback of Apple iPod/
iPhone is supported.
Audio player and storage media
with USB port
Information on all music tracks, for instance artist,
genre or track, as well as playback lists, are transmitted
into the ve