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SymbolStatusGreensteeringwheelsymbol:
Whenlanemarkingsaredetected,
thesystemkeepsthevehicleinthe
lane.
Graysteeringwheelsymbol:
Laneguidanceisbrieflyinterrupted.
Yellowsteeringwheelsymbol:
Lanemarkingdrivenover.
Whenlanemarkingsaredetected,
thesystemkeepsthevehicleinthe
lane.
Yellowsteeringwheelsymbol:
Thehandsarenotgraspingthe
steeringwheel.Thesystemisstill
active.
Redsteeringwheelsymbolanda
signalsounds:
Thehandsarenotgraspingthe
steeringwheel.Interruptionoflane
guidanceisimminent.
Redsteeringwheelsymbolanda
signalsounds:
Laneguidanceisswitchedoff.
Systemlimits
Usethesystemonlyintheeventofadriverfail#j
ure.
Thesystemcannotreplacethedrivingperform#j
anceofadriverwhoisfittodrive.
BMWDriveRecorder
Concept
Thesystemstoresbriefvideorecordingsofthe
surroundingareaofthevehicle,e.g.,todocu#j
menttrafficevents.
Additionally,thefollowingparametersarestored
forthetrip:
'xDate.'xTime.'xVehiclespeed.'xGPScoordinates.
Generalinformation
Therearevariouswaysforstoringvideorecord#j
ings:
'xAutomaticstorageoftherecording.
Thefunctionallowsthedocumentationofthe
eventofanaccident.
'xManualstorageoftherecording.
Thefunctionallowsthedocumentationof
trafficsituations.
Thesystemrecordsupto20secondsbefore
andaftertheactivationofthestorage.
Camerasoftheassistancesystemsareused,for
instancePanoramaView.
Dataprotection
Thepermissibilityofrecordingandusingvideo
recordingsiscontingentuponthestatutoryregu#j
lationsofthecountryinwhichthesystemisto
beused.Theuserisresponsiblefortheuseof
thesystemandcompliancewiththerespective
regulations.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
confirmingtherearenostatutoryorregulatory
constraintsonuseofthesysteminyourstateor
countrypriortotheinitialuse.Inaddition,the
lawswithrespecttouseofthesystemshouldbe
verifiedinregularintervals,especiallywhenbor#j
dersarefrequentlycrossed.
Otherdriversofthevehiclemustbeinformed
aboutthesystem.Inaddition,informationabout
thesystemisrequiredwhenhandingofftheve#j
hicle.
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Functionalrequirements'xThesystemisactivated.'xRecordingtypeselected.'xRecordingtimeselected.
Activating/deactivating
TheBMWDriveRecordermustbeactivatedbe#j
forethefirstuseoftherecordingfunction.
ViaiDrive:
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Settings"4."Recordingallowed"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Recordingfunctions
Automaticrecording
Therecordingisstoredautomaticallywhenthe
vehiclesensorsdetectanaccidentoccurrence.
Manualrecording
Usingthebutton:
Pressandholdthisbutton.
ViaiDrive:
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Startrecording"
Tostoptherecording:"Cancel".
Recordingcanalsobestartedbyselectingthe
widgetontheControlDisplay.
Recordingplaybackand
administration
Storedvideorecordingscanbeplayedback,ex#j
portedanddeleted.
Foryourownsafety,thevideorecordingisonly
displayedontheControlDisplayuptoapprox.
2mph/3km/h.Insomenational-marketversions,
therecordingisonlydisplayediftheparking
brakeisengagedoriftheselectorleverisinse#j
lectorleverpositionP.
ViaiDrive:
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Savedrecordings"4.Selectdesiredrecording.5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Play"'x"Pause"'x"Previous.recording"'x"Nextrecording"'x"Export"'x"Delete"
Ifacamerachangeoccurredduringtherecord#j
ing,differentsegmentsofthevideocanbese#j
lected.
Adjusting
Generalinformation
Differentsettingscanbemade.
Recordingtype
ViaiDrive:
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Recordingtime
ViaiDrive:
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Settings"4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Beforetrigger"
Recordingtimebeforeanevent.
'x"Aftertrigger"
Recordingtimeafteranevent.
Cameras
ViaiDrive:
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Settings"4."Cameraselection"5.Selectdesiredcamera.
Incaseofanaccident,thesystemswitchesau#j
tomaticallyto"All"cameras.
Ifdriverassistancesystemsareactive,theircam#j
eraviewsareselectedautomatically.
Systemlimits
Intheeventofseriousaccidents,itmaynotbe
possibletostorerecordingsifthedamageonthe
vehicleistoogreatorthepowersupplywasin#j
terrupted.
ActiveProtection
Concept
ActiveProtectionpreparesoccupantsandthe
vehicleforapossibleaccidentincriticaldrivingor
collisionsituations.
Generalinformation
ActiveProtectionconsistsofvariousPreCrash
functions,whichcanvarydependingonthe
equipment.
Thesystemisusedtodetectcertaincriticaldriv#j
ingsituationsthatmightleadtoanaccident.This
includesthefollowingcriticaldrivingsituations:
'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Certainfunctionsofseveralsystemscan,within
thesystemlimits,leadtoActiveProtectiontrig#j
gering:
'xFrontcollisionmitigation:automaticbrakein#j
tervention.
'xFrontcollisionmitigation:BrakeAssistant.'xRearcollisionpreparation:detectionofimmi#j
nentrearcollisions.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,criticalsituationcouldnotbedetected
reliablyorintime.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j
propriate.
Function
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytight#j
enedonceafterdrivingaway.
Inaccident-criticalsituations,thefollowingindi#j
vidualfunctionsbecomeactiveasneeded:
'xAutomaticpretensioningofthefrontsafety
belts.
'xAutomaticwindowclosinguptoanarrow
gap.
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'xAutomaticclosingoftheglasssunroof,in#j
cludingsunprotection.
'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortseatsin
thefront:automaticpositioningoftheback#j
restforthefrontpassengerseat.
Afteracriticaldrivingsituationwithoutanacci#j
dent,thefrontsafetybeltsareloosenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltus#j
ingtheredbuttoninthebuckle.Fastenthe
safetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
PostCrashmiBrake
Concept
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinter#j
ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.This
canreducetheriskofafurthercollisionandthe
consequencesthereof.
Atstandstill
Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedauto#j
matically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itcanbenecessarytobring
thevehicletoahaltmorequicklythantheBrake
Assistantallows.
Todothis,quicklyapplyextraforcetothebrake.
Forabriefperiod,thebrakingpressurewillbe
higherthanthebrakingpressurethatisachieved
bytheautomaticbrakingfunction.Automatic
brakingisinterrupted.
Interruptingautomaticbraking
Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrak#j
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforaneva#j
sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:
'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Fatiguealert
Generalinformation
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous
trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's
physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessor
fatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetected
intime.Thereisariskofaccident.Makesure
thatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscer#j
tainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatde#j
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto
account:
'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteering
behavior.
'xDrivingconditions,forinstancetime,lengthof
trip.
'xDependingontheequipment:attentionof
thedriverthroughtheDriverAttentionCam#j
era.
Startingatapprox.43mph/70km/h,thesystem
isactiveandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
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Breakrecommendation
Adjusting
Thefatiguealertisactiveautomaticallywitheach
switchingonofdrive-readystateandcanthus
displayabreakrecommendation.
Thebreakrecommendationcanalsobe
switchedonoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."FatigueandFocusAlert"5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Standard":thebreakrecommendationis
madewithadefinedvalue.
'x"Sensitive":thebreakrecommendationis
issuedearlier.
'x"Off":nobreakrecommendationismade.
Display
Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,a
messageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywith
therecommendationtotakeabreak.
Duringthedisplay,varioussettingscanbese#j
lected.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxi#j
mately45minutes.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsit#j
uationsandmayissueanincorrectwarningorno
warningatall:
'xWhentheclockissetincorrectly.'xWhenthevehiclespeedismainlybelow
about43mph/70km/h.
'xWithasportydrivingstyle,suchasduring
rapidaccelerationorwhencorneringfast.
'xInactivedrivingsituations,suchaswhen
changinglanesfrequently.
'xWhentheroadsurfaceispoor.'xIntheeventofstrongsidewinds.
Thesystemisresetapprox.45minutesafter
parkingthevehicle,forinstanceinthecaseofa
breakduringlongertripsonhighways.
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DrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsVehiclefeaturesand
options
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This
alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
AntilockBrakingSystem
ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrak#j
ing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven
duringfullbrakeapplications,whichincreases
theactivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheen#j
gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thissystem
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingcapabil#j
itytothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthe
brakingdistancetoaminimumduringanemer#j
gencystop.Thissystemutilizesallofthecapa#j
bilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSystem
ABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal
forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControlACC,
thissystemensuresthatthebrakesrespond
evenmorerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsitua#j
tions.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithout
delay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloading,thevehicle
mayrollbackslightly.
DSCDynamicStability
Control
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto
keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing
enginespeedandbybrakingtheindividual
wheels.
Generalinformation
DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingcon#j
ditions,forinstance:
'xFishtailing,whichcanleadtooversteering.'xLossoftractionofthefrontwheels,which
canleadtoundersteering.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltraf#j
ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk
ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof
damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivating/activatingDSC
Generalinformation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisre#j
ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain
assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC
HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFis
displayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC
Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display
Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisde#j
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChas
malfunctioned.
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DTCDynamicTraction
Control
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspe#j
cialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forin#j
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsome#j
whatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation
WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxi#j
mumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCin
thefollowingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-
coveredroads.
'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworloose
ground.
'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activating/deactivatingDTC
ActivatingDTC
Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstru#j
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF
lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC
Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IfDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DTCisacti#j
vated.
Automaticprogramchange
Incertainsituations,theDSCisactivatedauto#j
matically:
'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunc#j
tionACCisactivated.
'xOnabrakinginterventionbytheIntelligent
Safetysystems.
'xThevehiclehasaflattire.
xDrive
Concept
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofthevehi#j
cle.TheinteractionofxDriveandothersuspen#j
sioncontrolsystems,suchasDSCDynamicSta#j
bilityControl,furtheroptimizestractionand
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drivingdynamics.xDrivevariablydistributesthe
drivingforcestothefrontandrearaxlesasde#j
mandedbythedrivingsituationandroadsurface.
TheDrivingDynamicsControlisusedtochange
theall-wheeldistributionfromtractionoriented
tosportoriented.
Becauseoftheneeds-baseduseoftheall-
wheel-drivesystem,Efficient4x4yieldsareduc#j
tioninconsumption.
Variablesportsteering
Thevariablesportsteeringfacilitatesadirectand
agiledrivingstylewithlittlesteeringeffort.The
variablesportssteeringworksindependentlyof
thecurrentspeed,varyingthesteeringratioin
linewiththesteeringangle.
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DriverassistancesystemsVehiclefeaturesand
options
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This
alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
SpeedLimiter
Concept
Thesystemcanbeusedtosetaspeedlimit,for
instancetopreventthevehiclefromexceeding
speedlimits.
Generalinformation
Thesystemcanlimitthespeed,startingata
valueof20mph/30km/h.Thevehiclecanbe
drivenatanyspeedbelowthesetspeedlimit.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionSystemon/off.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssist:takeoversug#j
gestedspeedmanually.
Rockerswitch:
Changingthespeedlimit.
Operation
Switchingon
Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thecurrentspeedisacceptedasthespeed
limit.
Ifthesystemisswitchedonwhilethevehicleis
stationaryordrivingatlowspeeds,
20mph/30km/hissetasthespeedlimit.
Themarkinginthespeedometerissettothe
correspondingspeed.
Whenthespeedlimitisswitchedon,DSCDy#j
namicStabilityControlisswitchedonaswell,if
needed,andthedrivingmodeisswitchedifap#j
plicable.
Switchingoff
Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallyinthefol#j
lowingsituations,forexample:
'xWhentheengineisswitchedoff.'xWhencruisecontrolisswitchedon.'xWhencertainprogramsareactivatedviathe
DrivingDynamicsControl.
Thedisplaysgoout.
Interrupting
Ifthereversegearisengagedoratidle,thesys#j
temisinterruptedwhenrollingbackwards.
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