BMW 5 Series: Warning and braking function
Displays
Early warning:
Acute warning:
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Vehicle symbol flashes red and a signal
sounds
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Request for intervention by braking and
evasive action, if required
Acute warning:
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Person symbol flashes red and a signal sounds
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Request for intervention by braking and
evasive action, if required

The acute warning does not relieve the driver of his responsibility to
adapt the speed and driving style
to the traffic conditions.
Additional information regarding the collision warning may be found in the
"G12 Driver Assistance
Systems" reference manual.
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The collision warning and pedestrian warning are switched on and off using
the Intelligent Safety
button.
G30 Intelligent Safety button
Intelligent Safety button
The point at which the early coll
The collision warning has a limited capacity for detection.
As a result, incorrect or delayed warnings may occur. It is possible the
following vehicles are not
detected:
A slow vehicle when drivi
The Lane Departure Warning is an element of the Active Driving Assistant,
optional equipment (OE
5AS) and the Active Driving Assistant Plus, optional equipment (OE 5AT).
The Lane Departure Warning d
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Activation and deactivation
The activation and deactivation of the ACC Stop&Go and the Dynamic Cruise
Control are almost the
same. ACC Stop&Go can either be activated while driving or at a standstill. For
safety reasons, when
the vehicle is at a standstill the function can only be put
Often a collision with another vehicle (at the end of a traffic jam for
example) or obstacle can only
be prevented by an avoidance maneuver. Since the driver's response time plays a
decisive role in
an avoidance maneuver just as in a braking maneuver, Evasion Aid is able to make
a considerable
co