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Switchingon/off
Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery drivingoff.
Thesystemisdeactivatedinthefollowingsitua#j tions:'xWhendrivinginreverse.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xWhentheapproachingvehicleapproaches
slowly.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xIfthefieldofviewofthesensorsiscovered,e.g.,bygaragewalls,hedgesorsnowhills.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
IfequippedwithEquipment
StopAssistant
Concept
Ifthedriverisnolongerfittodrive,thesystem
helpstosafelybringthevehicletoastandstill.
Generalinformation Theemergencystopfunctionisnottriggered
automatically.Theemergencystopfunctioncan
onlybetriggeredmanuallybytheoccupants.
Whenthesystemisactivated,thevehicleis
broughttoastandstillinitsownlanebyuseof
laneguidance.
Dependingontheequipmentversionandna#j
tionalmarketversion,thesystemincludesalane
changefunction.
Withlanechangefunction:Onmotorwaysormo#j
torway-likeroads,thesystemsteersthevehicle
tothesideoftheroadorshoulderwherepossi#j
ble.Onotherroadsorunderhightrafficcondi#j
tions,thevehicleisbroughttoastandstillonthe
actualroad.
Overview
Parkingbrake
Functionalrequirements
'xThefunctioncanbeactivatedatspeedsof
approx.6mph/10km/huptoapprox.
155mph/250km/h.'xLanechangesareexecutedatspeedsofap#j
prox.43mph/70km/huptoapprox.
62mph/100km/h.
Activatingtheemergencystop
function
Pulltheswitchfortheparkingbrakebriefly
toactivatetheemergencystopfunction.
'xWithlanechangefunction:releasingthe
switchmaytriggeranautomaticlanechange.'xThesystemwilltakecontrolofthevehiclefor
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Cancelingtheemergencystop
function
Thedrivercancanceltheemergencystopfunc#j
tionbyactivelytakingcontrolofthevehicle
throughouttheentireprocess.
Forinstance,theemergencystopfunctionwill becanceledinthefollowingsituations:'xWhensteering.'xWhenusingtheturnsignal.'xDuringacceleration.'xWhenswitchingoffthehazardwarningsys#jtem.'xWhencancelingtheEmergencyRequest.'xWhenswitchingtheselectorleverpositionat
standstill.'xWhenthedriver'sfootremainsontheaccel#j
eratorpedalafterthefunctionhasbeentrig#j gered.'xWhentheswitchoftheparkingbrakeispressed.
Atstandstill
Assoonasthevehicleisstationary,thesystem
willcarryoutthefollowingsettings:
'xSelectorleverpositionPisengaged.'xParkingbrakeisset.'xInteriorlightsareswitchedon.'xCentrallockingsystemisunlocked.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
SymbolStatusEmergencyStopfunctionactive.
Withoutlanechangefunction:
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#jure.
Thesystemcannotreplacethedrivingperform#j anceofadriverwhoisfittodrive.
BMWDriveRecorder
Concept
Thesystemstoresbriefvideorecordingsofthe
surroundingareaofthevehicle,e.g.,todocu#j menttrafficevents.
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Additionally,thefollowingparametersarestoredforthetrip:'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#jhicle.
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.
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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:
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Settings"4."RECORDINGTYPE"5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Manually"'x"Automatically"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#jtomaticallyto"All"cameras.
Ifdriverassistancesystemsareactive,theircam#j eraviewsareselectedautomatically.
Systemlimits Intheeventofseriousaccidents,itmaynotbe
possibletostorerecordingsifthedamageonthe
vehicleistoogreatorthepowersupplywasin#j
terrupted.
ActiveProtection
Concept
ActiveProtectionpreparesoccupantsandthe vehicleforapossibleaccidentincriticaldrivingor collisionsituations.
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GeneralinformationActiveProtectionconsistsofvariousPreCrash
functions,whichcanvarydependingonthe
equipment.
Thesystemisusedtodetectcertaincriticaldriv#j
ingsituationsthatmightleadtoanaccident.This
includesthefollowingcriticaldrivingsituations:'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Certainfunctionsofseveralsystemscan,within thesystemlimits,leadtoActiveProtectiontrig#j
gering:
'xFrontcollisionmitigation:automaticbrakein#j
tervention.'xFrontcollisionmitigation:BrakeAssistant.'xNightVisionwithpedestrianandanimalde#j tection: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.'xAutomaticclosingoftheglasssunroof,in#j
cludingsunprotection.'xAutomaticclosingofthepanoramicglass sunroof,includingsunprotection.'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortseatsin
thefront:automaticpositioningoftheback#j
restforthefrontpassengerseat.'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortrear seats:automaticpositioningofthebackrests
fortherearpassengerseats.
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
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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.
Breakrecommendation
Adjusting Thefatiguealertisactiveautomaticallywitheachswitchingonofdrive-readystateandcanthusdisplayabreakrecommendation.
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.
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SystemlimitsThefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsit#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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DrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
AntilockBrakingSystem ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrak#jing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven duringfullbrakeapplications,whichincreases
theactivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheen#j gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thissystem
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingcapabil#j itytothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthebrakingdistancetoaminimumduringanemer#jgencystop.Thissystemutilizesallofthecapa#jbilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSystemABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControlACC,
thissystemensuresthatthebrakesrespond
evenmorerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsitua#j tions.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithoutdelay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloading,thevehicle
mayrollbackslightly.
DSCDynamicStabilityControl
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto
keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing
enginespeedandbybrakingtheindividual
wheels.
Generalinformation DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingcon#j
ditions,forinstance:
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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 HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisde#j
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
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DTCDynamicTractionControl
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspe#jcialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forin#j
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsome#j whatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxi#jmumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCin thefollowingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'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#jsioncontrolsystems,suchasDSCDynamicSta#j
bilityControl,furtheroptimizestractionand
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