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Functionallimitationsduetoradio
interference
Inthecaseofradiointerference,functionallimitaj
tionsmayoccur,refertopage 86,duringRemote
ControlParkingwiththeBMWdisplaykey.
Limitsofultrasonicmeasurement
Ultrasonicmeasurementsmightnotfunctionin
thefollowingsituations:'xForsmallchildrenandanimals.'xForpersonswithcertainclothing,forinstance coats.'xWithexternalinterferenceoftheultrasound,
forinstancefrompassingvehiclesorloud
machines.'xWhensensorsaredirty,icedover,damaged
oroutofposition.'xUndercertainweatherconditions,e.g.,high relativehumidity,wetconditions,snowfall,
cold,extremeheat,orstrongwind.'xWithtowbarsandtrailercouplingsofother
vehicles.'xWiththinorwedge-shapedobjects.'xWithmovingobjects.'xWithelevated,protrudingobjectssuchas ledges.'xWithobjectswithcorners,edges,and
smoothsurfaces.'xWithobjectswithafinesurfacestructure
suchasfences.'xForobjectswithporoussurfaces.'xWithsmallandlowobjects,forinstance
boxes.'xWithobstaclesandpersonsattheedgeof thelane.'xWithsoftobstaclesorobstaclescoveredin
foammaterial.'xWithplantsandbushes.'xLowobjectsalreadydisplayed,forinstance
curbs,canmoveintotheblindareaofthesensorsbeforeorafteracontinuoustone sounds.'xCargothatextendsbeyondtheperimeterof
thevehicleisnottakenintoaccountbythe
system.
Parkingspacesthatarenotsuitablemaybedej
tectedorsuitableparkingspacesmaynotbedej tectedatall.
Crosstrafficwarning
Concept
Atblinddrivewaysorwhendrivingoutofdiagoj
nalparkingspaces,approachingcrosstrafficis detectedsoonerbythesystemthanispossiblefromthedriver'sseat.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitor theareabehindthevehicle.
Thesystemindicatesapproachingtraffic.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thetraffic
areainfrontofthevehicleismonitoredaswell. Twoadditionalradarsensorsarelocatedinthe
frontbumpers.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherear bumper.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,twoaddij
tionalradarsensorsarelocatedinthefront
bumpers.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off Activating/deactivatingthesystem
1.Presstheparkassistancebutton.2.MovetheControllertotheright.3.Settings4.Crosstrafficwarning5.Crosstrafficwarning
OrviaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.DriverAssistance4.ParkingandManeuvering5.Crosstrafficwarning6.Crosstrafficwarning
Switchingonautomatically
IfthesystemwasactivatedontheControlDisj
play,itisautomaticallyswitchedonassoonas PDCParkDistanceControlorPanoramaViewisactiveandagearisengaged.
Ifreversegearisengaged,therearsystemis
switchedon.
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Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thefront
systemisswitchedonwhenaforwardgearis engaged.
Switchingoffautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyswitchedoffinthe
followingsituations:'xWhenthespeedexceedswalkingspeed.'xWhenacertaindrivingdistanceisexceeded.'xWithanactiveparkingoperationoftheparkj
ingassistant.
Warning
Generalinformation
TherespectivedisplayiscalledupontheConj
trolDisplay.Asignaltonemaysoundandthe lightintheexteriormirrormayflash.
Lightintheexteriormirror
Thelightintheexteriormirrorflashesifvehicles aredetectedbytherearsensorsandyourownvehicleismovingbackwards.
DisplayinthePDCParkDistance
Controlview
InthePDCParkDistanceControlview,therej
spectiveboundaryareaflashesred,ifvehicles aredetectedbythesensors.
Displayinthecameraview
Therespectiveboundaryarea,arrow1,inthe cameraviewflashesred,ifvehiclesaredetected
bythesensors.
Yellowlines,arrow2,markthebumperofyour ownvehicle.
AcousticwarningInadditiontotheopticalindicator,awarningsigjnalsoundsifyourownvehiclemovesintotherej
spectivedirection.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
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'xIntightcurves.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered,forinstancebystickers.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xIfcrossingobjectsmoveataveryslowspeed.'xIfotherobjectsareinthecapturerangeofthesensors,thathidecrosstraffic.Seite264CONTROLSDriverassistancesystems264
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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Airsuspension
Concept
Airsuspensionensuresbestpossibledriving
comfortunderallloadconditions.Duetoavariaj
bleadjustmentofthefrontandrearaxles,the dampingisadjustedtothevehiclestate.
Generalinformation Inthecaseofanunevenroadsurface,thevehij
clelevelcanbeelevatedtoincreaseground
clearance.
'xNormallevel,fornormalroadsurface.'xRaisedlevel,whentheroadsurfaceispoor.
IntheSPORTdrivingmode,refertopage 135,
orathigherspeeds,thevehiclelowersitself.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Adjustingthevehicleheightmayresultintrapj
pedbodypartsordamagedvehicleparts.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Whenadjustingthevehicleheight,
makesurethattheareasofmovementaround
thevehicleandatthewheelhousingarefree.
Overview Buttoninthevehicle
Leveladjustment
Adjustingthelevelmanually Pressthebutton.
Inthelowspeedrange,thevehicleisraisedto
theraisedlevelwithapressofthebutton.
Startingataspeedofapprox.20mph/35km/hthevehiclelowersitselfautomaticallytothenorjmallevel.
Display
'xLEDoff:normallevel.'xLEDflashes:levelisbeingadjusted.'xLEDlit:raisedlevel.'xLEDflashesrapidly:leveladjustmentnotposj
sible.
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'xItmayonlybepossibletoliftthevehiclelevel
whiletheengineisrunning.'xIfthestateofchargeofthevehiclebatteryis
toolow,alevelchangemaynotbepossible.'xIfleveladjustmentisactivatedfrequentlyin
quicksuccession,thesystemswitchesoffto
preventoverheatingandistemporarilyunj availableoroperateswithadelay.Letthesystemcool,ifneeded.
TherapidlyflashingLEDonthebuttonindij
catesthatthesystemisunavailable.'xIftheloadisincreased,thehighestdriving
levelmaybelockedorautomaticallyexitedin
ordertoprotectthesystem
Wheelchange
Beforeawheelchange,deactivatethesystem:
Pressthebuttonandholdforapprox.
7seconds,untiltheLEDflashesrapidly.
Toactivatesystem:
Thesystemisactivatedagainautomatically whenyoudriveaway.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.Thesysj
temisimpaired.Vehiclehandlingmaybealtered
anddrivingcomfortmaybenoticeablyreduced.
Visitthenearestdealer'sservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Longperiodswhenvehicleis
parked
Duringlongperiodswhenthevehicleisparked,it
canloweritself.Thisisnotamalfunction.
Ifdrive-readystateisswitchedonwiththedoors closed,thevehicleisraisedtothenormallevel
automatically.
Adaptivechassis
Concept
Thissystemreducesundesirablevehiclemotion
whenusingadynamicdrivingstyleortraveling
onunevenroadsurfaces.
Generalinformation Thisenhancesthedrivingdynamicsanddriving
comfortdependingontheroadsurfacecondition
anddrivingstyle.
Tuning Thesystemoffersseveraldifferentdampingsetj
tings.
Thedampingsettingsareassignedtothedifferj entdrivingmodesoftheDrivingDynamicsConj
trol,refertopage 135.
DrivingmodeDampertuningCOMFORT
ECOPROBalancedoutCOMFORTPLUSComfortableSPORT
SPORTPLUSFirm
ExecutiveDrivePro
Concept
ExecutiveDriveProisanactivelycontrolled
chassis.Thesystemincreasesdrivingcomfort
andminimizesthelateraltiltwhendrivingaround curves.
Generalinformation Foractivecontrol,thissystemusestheavailable
information,forinstancefromthenavigationsysj
tem,theDrivingstyleanalysisandthecamera- basedlook-aheaddata.
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Thisinformationinfluencesthecontrolofthefolj
lowingsystems,especiallyinADAPTIVEdriving
mode,refertopage 137:'xAdaptivechassis,refertopage 266.'xActiverollstabilization,refertopage 267.
Thisfurtherincreasestheagilityandcomfortof
thevehicle.
Thefunctionmayberestrictedifthenavigation
dataisinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forexj
ample.
Activerollstabilization
Concept
Thesystemreducesthelateraltiltofthevehicle
thatoccursduringrapiddrivingincurvesordurj
ingquickevasivemaneuvers.
Generalinformation
Thelateraltiltofthevehicleisbalancedoutby
permanentadjustmentonthefrontandrear
axles.Thevehicleisthusalwaysstabilized.
Agilityanddrivingcomfortareincreasedunderall
drivingconditions.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferenttunings. Thetuningsareassignedtothedifferentdriving
modesoftheDrivingDynamicsControl,referto page 135.
DrivingmodeTuningCOMFORT
COMFORTPLUS
ECOPROComfortableSPORT
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ClimatecontrolVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Interiorairquality
Theairqualityinthevehicleisimprovedbythe
followingcomponents:
'xEmissiontestedpassengercompartment.'xMicrofilter.'xAirconditioningsystemtocontrolthetemj
perature,airflowandrecirculated-airmode.
Dependingontheequipmentspecification:
'xMicrofilter/activated-charcoalfilter.'xIonization.'xFragrancing.'xAutomaticrecirculated-aircontrolAUC.'xParked-carventilation.Automaticclimatecontrol
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Climatecontrolfunctions
ButtonFunctionTemperature,refertopage 269.Climatecontroloperation,refer
topage 270.Maximumcooling,referto
page 270.AUTOprogram,referto
page 270.Recirculated-airmode,referto
page 271.Airflow,manual,referto
page 272.Airdistribution,manual,referto
page 272.SYNCprogram,referto
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ButtonFunctionDefrostanddefogwindow,refer
topage 273.Rearwindowdefroster,referto
page 273.Activeseatventilation,referto
page 126.Seatheating,refertopage 125.Seatandarmrestheating,refer
topage 125.Ambientairpackage,referto
page 281.
Switchingon/off
Switchingon Pressanybuttonexceptforthefollowing:
'xRearwindowdefroster.'xLeftsideofairflowbutton.'xSYNCprogram.'xSeatheating.'xSeatventilation.
Switchingoff
'xCompletesystem:
Pressandholdtheleftbuttononthe
driver'ssideuntilthecontrolpanel
switchesoff.'xOnthefrontpassengerside:
Pressandholdtheleftbuttononthe
frontpassengerside.
Temperature
Concept
Theautomaticclimatecontrolachievestheset temperatureasquicklyaspossible,ifneeded,by
usingthemaximumcoolingorheatingcapacity,
andthenkeepsitconstant.
Adjusting Turnthewheeltosetthedesired
temperature.
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Climatecontrol4.Heating/ventilation5.DriverorFrontpassenger6.Temperature:7.Setthedesiredtemperature.8.OK
Donotrapidlyswitchbetweendifferenttemperaj turesettings.Otherwise,theautomaticclimate
controlwillnothavesufficienttimetoadjustthe
settemperature.
Temperatureoftheventilation Generalinformation
Thetemperatureoftheventilationintheupper
bodyregioncanbeadjusted.
Thetemperatureisindividuallyadjusted,e.g.
coldertowardblue,warmertowardred.
Theairflowoftheventilationintheupperbodyregionheatsorcoolsnoticeably,dependingontheadjustedtemperature.
Thisdoesnotchangethesetinteriortemperaj
tureforthedriverandfrontpassenger.
Adjusting
ViaiDrive:
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3.Climatecontrol4.Heating/ventilation5.DriverorFrontpassenger6.Temp.adjustmentupperbody7.Setthedesiredtemperature:'xTowardblue:colder.'xTowardred:warmer.
AirconditioningConcept
Theairinthecar'sinteriorwillbecooledanddej
humidifiedand,dependingonthetemperature setting,warmedagain.
Thecar'sinteriorcanonlybecooledwiththe drive-readystateswitchedon.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwithaircondij
tioningswitchedon.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Climatecontrol4.Heating/ventilation5.A/C
Airconditioningisswitchedonwiththeengine
running.
Dependingontheweather,thewindshieldand
sidewindowsmayfogupbrieflywhendrive- readystateisswitchedon.
Thecoolingfunctionisswitchedonautomatij
callywiththeAUTOprogram.
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderjneaththevehicle.
Maximumcooling
Concept
Thesystemissettothelowesttemperature,opj
timumairflowandrecirculated-airmodewiththe
drive-readystateswitchedon.
Generalinformation Thefunctionisavailablewithexternaltemperaj
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