BMW 5 SERIES 2018 Owners Manual

tion can be noticed on the steering wheel andcan be manually overridden at any time.
Flashing
of
the
light
A flashing of the light during vehicle unlocking
serves as system self-test.
System
limits
Safety
information
WARNING
The system can react not at all, too late, incorj
rectly, or without justification due to the system limits. There is a risk of accidents or risk ofdamage to property. Follow the information rejgarding the system limits and actively interveneif needed.
Upper
speed
limit
If the vehicle speed exceeds approx.
155 mph/250 km/h, the system is deactivated
temporarily.
If the vehicle speed falls below approx. 155 mph/250 km/h, the system once again rej
sponds according to the setting.
Functional
limitations The system may not be fully functional in the foljlowing situations:
'xWhen a vehicle is approaching at a speed
much faster than your own.'xIn heavy fog, wet conditions, or snowfall.'xIn tight curves or on narrow lanes.'xIf the bumper is dirty, iced up, or covered, for instance by stickers.'xIf cargo protrudes.
For vehicles with side collision warning, thesteering intervention can be limited, for instance
in the following situation:
'xIn the event of missing, worn, poorly visible,
merging, diverging, or multiple lane markings
such as in construction areas.'xWhen lane markings are covered in snow, ice,
dirt or water.'xWhen the lane markings are not white.'xWhen the lane markings are covered by obj jects.'xWhen driving very close to the vehicle in front
of you.'xIf there are constant blinding effects because
of oncoming light, for instance from the sun low in the sky.'xIf the field of view of the camera or the windjshield is dirty or covered in the area of the inj
terior mirror.'xIf the camera has overheated and been temj
porarily switched off due to excessively high
temperatures.'xUp to 10 seconds after the start of the engine
via the Start/Stop button.'xDuring calibration of the camera immediately
after vehicle delivery.
A Check Control message is displayed when the
system is not fully functional.
Displaying
warnings Depending on the selected warning settings, for
instance warning time, more warnings can be
displayed. However, there may also be an excess of premature warnings of critical situations.
Side
collision
warning
Concept
The system helps to avoid imminent side collij sions.
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General
information
Four radar sensors in the bumpers monitor the
area next to the vehicle in the speed range from approx. 45 mph/70 km/h to apj
prox. 130 mph/210 km/h.
The front camera determines the lane marking
positions.
If, for instance another vehicle is detected next to the vehicle and if there is a risk of collision with
this vehicle, the system helps avoid the collision
via steering intervention.
Safety
information
WARNING
The system cannot serve as a substitute for the
driverss personal judgment in assessing visibility and traffic situation. There is a risk of an accij
dent. Adjust driving style to traffic conditions. Watch traffic closely and actively intervene
where appropriate.
WARNING
Indicators and warnings cannot serve as a subj
stitute for the driverss personal judgment. Due
to its limits, the system might not output warnj
ings or reactions or these might be output late,
incorrectly, or without justification. There is a
risk of an accident. Adjust driving style to traffic
conditions. Watch traffic closely and actively inj
tervene where appropriate.
Functional
requirements
The camera must detect the lane markings for
the side collision warning with steering intervenj tion to be active.
Overview Button
in
the
vehicle
Intelligent Safety
Radar
sensors
The radar sensors are located in the bumpers.
Front bumper.
Rear bumper.
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Always keep the bumper in the area of the radar
sensors clean and unobstructed.
Camera
The camera is installed near the interior mirror.
Keep the windshield in front of the interior mirror clean and clear.
Switching
on/off
Switching
on
automatically The side collision warning activates automatically
after departure if the function was switched on at the end of the last trip.
Switching
on/off
manually Press button.
The menu for the intelligent safety sysj
tem is displayed.
If all Intelligent Safety systems were switched off, all systems are now switched on.
"Configure INDIVIDUAL": depending on the
equipment version, the Intelligent Safety sysj tems can be individually configured. The individj
ual settings are activated and stored for the
driver profile currently used. As soon as a setting
is changed on the menu, all settings of the menu are activated.
Press button repeatedly.
The following settings are switched bej
tween:
"ALL ON": all Intelligent Safety systems are
switched on. Basic settings are activated for the
subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL": the Intelligent Safety systems are
switched on according to the individual settings.
Some Intelligent Safety systems cannot be indij
vidually switched off.
Press and hold this button.All Intelligent Safety systems are
switched off.ButtonStatusButton lights up green: all Intelligent
Safety systems are switched on.Button lights up orange: some Intellij
gent Safety systems are switched off.Button does not light up: all Intelligent
Safety systems are switched off.
Warning
function
Light
in
the
exterior
mirror
If
there
is
a
risk
of
collision
If there is a risk of collision, the light in the extej rior mirror flashes and the steering wheel vij
brates. An active steering intervention takes
place to prevent collisions and maintain the vehij
cle within its own lane. The steering intervention
can be noticed on the steering wheel and can be manually overridden at any time.
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System
limits
Safety
information
WARNING
The system can react not at all, too late, incorj
rectly, or without justification due to the system
limits. There is a risk of accidents or risk of damage to property. Follow the information rej
garding the system limits and actively intervene
if needed.
Functional
limitations
The system may not be fully functional in the folj
lowing situations:
'xWhen a vehicle is approaching at a speed
much faster than your own.'xIn heavy fog, wet conditions, or snowfall.'xIn tight curves or on narrow lanes.'xIf the bumper is dirty, iced up, or covered, for instance by stickers.'xIf cargo protrudes.'xIn the event of missing, worn, poorly visible,
merging, diverging, or multiple lane markings
such as in construction areas.'xWhen lane markings are covered in snow, ice,
dirt or water.'xWhen the lane markings are covered by obj jects.'xWhen driving very close to the vehicle in front
of you.'xIf there are constant blinding effects because
of oncoming light, for instance from the sun low in the sky.'xIf the field of view of the camera or the windjshield is dirty or covered in the area of the inj
terior mirror.'xIf the camera has overheated and been temj
porarily switched off due to excessively high
temperatures.'xUp to 10 seconds after the start of the engine
via the Start/Stop button.'xDuring calibration of the camera immediately
after vehicle delivery.
A Check Control message is displayed when the
system is not fully functional.
Rear
collision
prevention
Concept
The system reacts to vehicles approaching from
behind.
General
information
Two radar sensors in the rear bumper monitor the area behind the vehicle.
If a vehicle approaches from the rear at a certain
speed, the system responds as follows:
'xActive Protection, refer to page 195: if a collij
sion seems to be unavoidable, PreCrash
functions are triggered.
The system is automatically active after every driving off.
The system is deactivated in the following situaj
tions:
'xWhen driving in reverse.'xIf the trailer power socket is in use, for inj
stance during operation with trailer or bicycle
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Safety
information
WARNING
The system cannot serve as a substitute for the
driverss personal judgment in assessing visibility and traffic situation. There is a risk of an accij
dent. Adjust driving style to traffic conditions. Watch traffic closely and actively intervene
where appropriate.
WARNING
Indicators and warnings cannot serve as a subj
stitute for the driverss personal judgment. Due
to its limits, the system might not output warnj
ings or reactions or these might be output late,
incorrectly, or without justification. There is a
risk of an accident. Adjust driving style to traffic
conditions. Watch traffic closely and actively inj
tervene where appropriate.
Overview
Radar
sensors
The radar sensors are located in the rearbumper.
Always keep the bumper in the area of the radar
sensors clean and unobstructed.
System
limits The system may not be fully functional in the folj
lowing situations:
'xWhen a vehicle is approaching at a speed
much faster than your own.'xWhen the approaching vehicle approaches
slowly.'xIn heavy fog, wet conditions, or snowfall.'xIn tight curves or on narrow lanes.'xIf the bumper is dirty, iced up, or covered, for instance by stickers.'xIf cargo protrudes.
Brake
force
display
Concept
Additional brake lights indicate emergency brakj
ing to the traffic behind. This can reduce the risk
of a rear-end collision.
General
information
'xDuring normal brake application, the outer
brake lights light up.'xDuring heavy brake application, the inner
brake lights additionally light up.
Active
Protection
Concept
Active Protection prepares occupants and the
vehicle for a possible accident in critical driving or
collision situations.
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General
informationActive Protection consists of various PreCrash
functions, which can vary depending on the
equipment.
The system is used to detect certain critical drivj
ing situations that might lead to an accident. This
includes the following critical driving situations:'xEmergency stop.'xSevere understeering.'xSevere oversteering.
Certain functions of several systems can - within
the system limits - lead to Active Protection trigj gering:
'xApproach control warning with braking funcj
tion: automatic brake intervention.'xApproach control warning with braking funcj
tion: brake booster.'xNight Vision with pedestrian and animal dej tection: brake booster.'xRear collision prevention: detection of immijnent rear collisions.
Safety
information
WARNING
The system cannot serve as a substitute for the
driverss personal judgment. Due to the system
limits, critical situation could not be detected reliably or in time. There is a risk of an accident.
Adjust driving style to traffic conditions. Watch
traffic closely and actively intervene where apj propriate.
Function
When the safety belt is fastened, the driver's and
passenger's belt straps are automatically tightj
ened once after driving away.
In accident-critical situations, the following indij
vidual functions become active as needed:
'xAutomatic pretensioning of the front safety
belts.'xAutomatic window closing up to a narrow gap.'xAutomatic closing of the glass sunroof, inj
cluding sun protection.'xFor vehicles equipped with comfort seats in
the front: automatic positioning of the backj
rest for the front passenger seat.
After a critical driving situation without an accij dent, the front safety belts are loosened again.
If the belt tension does not loosen automatically,
stop the vehicle and unbuckle the safety belt usj ing the red button in the buckle. Fasten the
safety belt before continuing on your trip.
All other systems can be restored to the desired
setting.
PostCrash
m
iBrake
Concept
In the event of an accident, the system can bring
the vehicle to a halt automatically without interj
vention by the driver in certain situations. This
can reduce the risk of a further collision and the
consequences thereof.
At
standstill
After coming to a halt, the brake is released autoj matically.
Harder
vehicle
braking
It can be necessary to bring the vehicle in certain
situations to a halt quicker.
To do this, for a short time the braking pressure
applied when stepping on the brake pedal must
be higher than the braking pressure achieved by
the automatic braking function. This interrupts
automatic braking.
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Interrupting
automatic
braking
It can be necessary to interrupt automatic brakj
ing in certain situations, for instance for an evaj sive maneuver.
Interrupt automatic braking:'xBy pressing the brake pedal.'xBy pressing the accelerator pedal.
Alertness
assistant
Concept
The system can detect decreasing alertness or
fatigue of the driver during long, monotonous trips, for instance on highways. In this situation, it
is recommended that the driver takes a break.
Safety
information
WARNING
The system cannot serve as a substitute for the driverss personal judgment in assessing one's physical state. An increasing lack of alertness orfatigue may not be detected or not be detectedin time. There is a risk of an accident. Make
sure that the driver is rested and alert. Adjust driving style to traffic conditions.
Function
The system is switched on each time drive-ready
state is switched on.
After travel has begun, the system monitors cerj
tain aspects of the driver's behavior, so that dej
creasing alertness or fatigue can be detected.
This procedure takes the following criteria into
account:
'xPersonal driving style, for instance steering behavior.'xDriving conditions, for instance length of trip.Starting at approx. 43 mph/70 km/h, the systemis active and can also display a recommendation
to take a break.
Break
recommendation
Switching
on/off,
adjusting The alertness assistant is active automatically
with each switching on of drive-ready state and
can thus display a break recommendation.
The break recommendation can also be
switched on or off and adjusted via iDrive.
Via iDrive:1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Driver attention control"4.Select desired setting:'x"Off": no break recommendation is made.'x"Standard": the break recommendation is
made with a defined value.'x"Sensitive": the break recommendation is
issued earlier.
Display
If the driver becomes less alert or fatigued, a
message is displayed in the Control Display with
the recommendation to take a break.
During the display, the following settings can be
selected:
'x"Do not ask again"'x"Places to stop"'x"Remind me later"
The break recommendation is repeated after
20 minutes.
After a break, another recommendation to take a
break cannot be displayed until after approxij mately 45 minutes.
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System
limitsThe function may be limited in the following sitj
uations, for instance and will either output an inj
correct warning or no warning at all:'xWhen the clock is set incorrectly.'xWhen the vehicle speed is mainly below
about 43 mph/70 km/h.'xWith a sporty driving style, such as during
rapid acceleration or when cornering fast.'xIn active driving situations, such as when
changing lanes frequently.'xWhen the road surface is poor.'xIn the event of strong side winds.
The system is reset approx. 45 minutes after parking the vehicle, for instance in the case of a
break during longer trips on highways.
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Driving
stability
control
systemsVehicle
features
andoptions
This chapter describes all standard, country-spejcific and optional features offered with the series. It also describes features that are not necessarilyavailable in your vehicle, e. g., due to the selectedoptions or country versions. This also applies to
safety-related functions and systems. When usj
ing these functions and systems, the applicable laws and regulations must be observed.
Anti-lock
Braking
System ABS
ABS prevents locking of the wheels during brakjing.
The vehicle maintains its steering power even during full brake applications, thus increasing acjtive safety.
ABS is operational every time you start the enj gine.
Brake
assistant
When you apply the brakes rapidly, the system
automatically produces the greatest possible braking force boost. It reduces the braking disjtance to a minimum during emergency stop.
This system utilizes all of the capabilities proj
vided by the Antilock Brake System ABS.
Do not reduce the pressure on the brake pedal for the duration of the emergency stop.
Adaptive
brake
assistant
In combination with Active Cruise Control, this
system ensures that the brakes respond even more rapidly when braking in critical situations.
Drive-off
assistant
Concept
This system supports driving off on uphill grades.
Driving
away
1.Hold the vehicle in place with the foot brake.2.Release the foot brake and drive off withoutdelay.
After the foot brake is released, the vehicle is
held in place for approx. 2 seconds.
Depending on the vehicle loading or when a
trailer is used, the vehicle may roll back slightly.
DSC
Dynamic
Stability Control
Concept
Within the physical limits, the system helps to
keep the vehicle on a steady course by reducing
engine speed and by braking the individual
wheels.
General
information DSC detects the following unstable driving conj
ditions, for instance:
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Safety
information
WARNING
The system cannot serve as a substitute for the
driverss personal judgment in assessing the
traffic situation. Based on the limits of the sysj tem, it cannot independently react to all trafficsituations. There is a risk of an accident. Adjust
driving style to traffic conditions. Watch traffic
closely and actively intervene where approprij
ate.
WARNING
When driving with a roof load, for instance with
roof-mounted luggage rack, the vehicle's cenj
ter of gravity is higher, which increases the risk of the vehicle tipping in critical driving situaj
tions. There is a risk of accidents or risk of
damage to property. Do not deactivate DSC
Dynamic Stability Control when driving with
roof load.
Overview
Button
in
the
vehicle
DSC OFF
Deactivating/activating
DSC General
information
When DSC is deactivated, driving stability is rej duced during acceleration and when driving in
curves.
To increase vehicle stability, activate DSC again as soon as possible.
Deactivating
DSC Hold the button down until DSC OFF isdisplayed in the instrument cluster and
the DSC OFF indicator light is illuminated.
Activating
DSC Press button.
DSC OFF and the DSC OFF indicator
light go out.
Display In
the
instrument
cluster
When DSC is deactivated, DSC OFF is displayed in the instrument cluster.
Indicator/warning
lights The indicator light lights up: DSC is dej
activated.
The indicator light flashes: DSC controls
the drive and braking forces.
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