BMW 5 Series: Switching on/off
Switching on
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Press the button on the steering
wheel.
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Steering wheel symbol lights up
gray.
The system is on standby and does not manipulate steering.
System activates automatically as soon as all function conditions are fulfilled.
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Steering wheel symbol lights up
green.
The system is active.
With the system switched on, the person warning with City braking function and the side collision mitigation are active.
Switching off
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Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The indicator goes out.
The system does not perform supportive steering wheel movements.
Interrupting automatically
The system is automatically interrupted in the following situations:
- At a speed above 130 mph/210 km/h.
- When the steering wheel is released.
- When you manipulate steering.
- When you leave your own lane.
- When the turn signal is switched on.
- When the lane is too narrow.
- If for a particular time no lane marking is detected and there is no vehicle driving in front.
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Steering wheel symbol lights up
gray.
The system is on standby and does not manipulate steering.
System activates automatically as soon as all function conditions are fulfilled.
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Displays in the instrument
cluster
Gray steering wheel symbol:
The system is on standby.
Green steering wheel
symbol:
The system is activated.
Yellow steering wheel symbol
and a signal sounds, if applicable:
System interrupt
System limits
General information
The system cannot be activated or meaningfully
used in certain situations.
Safety information
Warning
The system is designed to operate in certain
conditions and circumstances. Due
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Cold-start phase
Point A in the heat management module circuit diagram designates the cold
start with an engine that
has completely cooled down.
Cold-start phase, Bx8TU engine
In the cold-start phase, the coolant circulates exclusively via a bypass in
the coolant pump. The rotary
valve in the heat management mod
Limits of the system
Due to the physical limits during the ultrasonic measurement, obstructions
may not be detected by the
Park Distance Control system. Several examples of this are shown below:
If the objects are thin or wedge-shaped.
When the objects are low.
When objects that, due to their shape, have corners an
