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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The displays of the instrument cluster are displayed depending on the driving
mode selected.
A distinction is made between the 3 following modes on the BMW 5 Series:
Comfort
Sport
ECO Pro
BMW 5 Series driving modes on the instrument cluster
COMFORT mode
SPORT mode
ECO PRO mode
Connectio
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