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asettingischangedonthemenu,allsettingsof
themenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbe#j
tween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Manualswitchingoff Pressandholdthisbutton.AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingtheintensityofthesteering
wheelvibration
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."SteeringWheelFeedback"5."Vibrationintensity"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisappliedtoallIntelligentSafetysys#j
tems.
Warningfunction
Lightintheexteriormirror
Acutewarning Ifthereisariskofcollision,thelightintheexte#j
riormirrorflashesandthesteeringwheelvi#j
brates.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedatthe
sametime.
Ifnecessary,anactivesteeringinterventiontakes
placetopreventthecollisionandmaintainthe vehiclewithinitsownlane.
Thesteeringinterventioncanbenoticedonthe
steeringwheelandcanbemanuallyoverridden
atanytime.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#jtionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#jspond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Additionalinformation:
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'xCameras,refertopage35.'xRadarsensors,refertopage 36.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaybelimitedinthefollowingsitua#j
tions:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowroads.'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWithlaneboundariesthatarecoveredin
snow,ice,dirtorwater.'xWithlaneboundariesthatarecoveredbyob#j
jects.'xWhendrivingveryclosetothevehicleinfront
ofyou.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
Rear-endcollisionpreparation
Principle
Dependingontheequipmentandnational-mar#j
ketversion,therear-endcollisionpreparationcan reacttovehiclesapproachingfrombehind.
Generalinformation
Radarsensorsmonitortheareabehindthevehi#jcle.
Whenavehicleapproachesfromtherearata certainspeed,thesystemcanreactasasfol#j
lows:
'xWhereapplicable,thehazardwarningflashers
willbeswitchedon.'xWhereapplicable,thePreCrashfunctionsare
triggered.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
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OverviewSensors
Thesystemiscontrolledbythefollowingsen#j
sors:'xRadarsensors,side,rear.
Additionalinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,refertopage 35.
Switchingon/off Thesystemisautomaticallyactivewhentheve#j
hicleisturnedon.
Thesystemisdeactivatedinthefollowingsitua#j tions:
'xWhendrivinginreverse.
Systemlimits
Systemlimitsofthesensors Additionalinformation:
'xRadarsensors,refertopage 36.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xTheapproachingvehicleisapproaching slowly.
IfequippedwithEquipment
StopAssistant
Principle
Ifthedriverisnolongerfittodrive,theEmer#j gencyStopAssistanthelpstosafelybringthe
vehicletoastandstill.
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.'xWithlanechangefunction:lanechangesare
executedwhenthetrafficsituationallows.
Activatingtheemergencystop
function
Pulltheswitchfortheparkingbrakebriefly
toactivatetheemergencystopfunction.
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'xWithlanechangefunction:releasingthe
switchmaytriggeranautomaticlanechange.'xThesystemwilltakecontrolofthevehiclefor
amaximumof2minutes.'xThehazardwarningsystemisswitchedon.'xAnemergencycallistriggered.
Cancelingtheemergencystop
function
Thedrivercancanceltheemergencystopfunc#j
tionbyactivelytakingcontrolofthevehicle
throughouttheentireprocess.
Forinstance,theemergencystopfunctionwill becanceledinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhensteering.'xWhenblinking.'xWhendepressingtheacceleratorpedal.'xWhenswitchingoffthehazardwarningsys#jtem.'xWhencancelingtheEmergencyRequest.'xWhenswitchingtheselectorleverpositionat
standstill.'xWhentheswitchoftheparkingbrakeis pressed.
Atstandstill
Assoonasthevehicleisstationary,thesystem
willcarryoutthefollowingsettings:
'xThevehicleissecuredagainstrollingaway.'xTheinteriorlightsareswitchedon.'xThecentrallockingsystemisunlocked.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
IconStatusEmergencyStopfunctionactive.Withoutlanechangefunction:IconStatusGreensteeringwheelsymbol:
Whenlanemarkingsaredetected,the
systemkeepsthevehicleinthelane.Graysteeringwheelsymbol:
Laneguidanceisbrieflyinterrupted.Yellowsteeringwheelsymbol:
Lanemarkingdrivenover.
Whenlanemarkingsaredetected,the
systemkeepsthevehicleinthelane.Yellowsteeringwheelsymbol:
Thehandsarenotgraspingthesteer#j
ingwheel.Thesystemisstillactive.Redsteeringwheelsymbolandasig#j
nalsounds:
Thehandsarenotgraspingthesteer#j
ingwheel.Interruptionoflaneguidance
isimminent.Redsteeringwheelsymbolandasig#j
nalsounds:
Laneguidanceisswitchedoff.
Systemlimits
Usethesystemonlyintheeventofadriverfail#jure.
Thesystemcannotreplacethedrivingperform#j anceofadriverwhoisfittodrive.
BMWDriveRecorder
Principle
TheBMWDriveRecorderstoresbriefvideore#j cordingsofthevehiclesurroundings,e.g.,to
documentsurroundingtraffic.
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GeneralinformationTherearevariouswaysforstoringvideorecord#j
ings:'xAutomaticstorageoftherecording.
Thefunctionallowsthedocumentationofthe
eventofanaccident.'xManualstorageoftherecording.
Thefunctionallowsthedocumentationof
trafficsituations.
Thesystemrecordsupto20secondsbefore
andaftertheactivationofthestorage.
Camerasoftheassistancesystemsareused,for instancePanoramaView.
Additionally,thefollowingparametersarestored
forthetrip:
'xDate.'xTime.'xVehiclespeed.'xGlobalPositioningSystemcoordinates.
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.
Functionalrequirements'xBMWDriveRecorderisactivated.'xPrivacyPolicyaccepted.'xRecordingtypeselected.'xRecordingtimeselected.
Activating/deactivatingtheBMW
DriveRecorder
TheBMWDriveRecordermustbeactivatedbe#j
forethefirstuseoftherecordingfunction.
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3.AcceptPrivacyPolicy.4."Settings"5."Recordingallowed"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Recordingfunctions
Automaticrecording Therecordingisstoredautomaticallywhenthe
vehiclesensorsdetectanaccidentoccurrence.
Manualrecording Usingthebutton Pressandholdthisbutton.
ViaiDrive
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Startrecording"
Tostoptherecording:"Cancel". Recordingcanalsobestartedbyselectingthe
widgetontheControlDisplay.
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Recordingplaybackand
administration
Storedvideorecordingscanbeplayedback,ex#j
portedanddeleted.
Foryourownsafety,thevideorecordingisonly displayedontheControlDisplayuptoapprox.2mph/3km/h.Insomenational-marketversions,
thevideorecordingisonlydisplayedifthepark#j
ingbrakeisengagedoriftheselectorleverisin selectorleverpositionP.1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Savedrecordings"4.Selectdesiredrecording.5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Ifacamerachangeoccurredduringtherecord#j
ing,differentsegmentsofthevideocanbese#j lected.
Settings
Generalinformation Differentsettingscanbemade.
Recordingtype
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Settings"4."RECORDINGTYPE"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Recordingtime
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Settings"4.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Cameras
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
Principle
ActiveProtectionpreparesoccupantsandthe vehicleforapossibleaccidentincriticaldrivingor collisionsituations.
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentandnational-mar#j
ketversion,ActiveProtectionconsistsofvarious PreCrashfunctions.
Thesystemisusedtodetectcertaincriticaldriv#j
ingsituationsthatmightleadtoanaccident.This includesthefollowingcriticaldrivingsituations:
'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Certainfunctionsofseveralsystemscan,withinthesystemlimits,leadtoActiveProtectiontrig#j
gering:
'xForwardCollisionWarning:automaticbrake
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'xNightVisionwithpedestrianandanimalde#jtection:BrakeAssistant.'xRearcollisionpreparation:detectionofimmi#j
nentrearcollisions.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,criticalsituationcouldnotbedetected reliablyorintime.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Function
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
frontpassenger'sbeltstrapsareautomatically
tightenedonceafterdrivingaway.
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
Principle
Intheeventofanaccident,PostCrashcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinter#j ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.
Generalinformation PostCrashcanreducetheriskofanothercolli#jsionandsubsequentconsequences.
Atstandstill
Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedauto#j matically.
Hardervehicledeceleration Incertainsituations,itcanbenecessarytobring
thevehicletoahaltmorequicklythantheBrake Assistantallows.
Todothis,quicklyapplyextraforcetothebrake. Forabriefperiod,thebrakingpressurewillbe
higherthanthebrakingpressurethatisachieved
bytheautomaticbrakingfunction.Automatic
brakingisinterrupted.
Interruptingautomaticbraking
Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrak#j
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforaneva#j sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:
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Fatiguealert
Principle
TheFatigueAlertcandetectdecreasingalert#j
nessorfatigueofthedriverduringlong,monoto#j noustrips,forinstanceonhighways.Thesystemrecommendsabreak.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessorfatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetectedintime.Thereisariskofaccident.Makesure
thatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscer#j tainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatde#j
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto account:
'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteeringbehavior.'xDrivingconditions,forinstancetime,lengthof
trip.'xDependingontheequipment:attentionof
thedriverthroughtheDriverAttentionCam#j
era.
Startingatapprox.43mph/70km/h,thesystem isactiveandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
Breakrecommendation
Adjusting
Thefatiguealertisactiveautomaticallywitheach
switchingonofdrive-readystateandcanthus displayabreakrecommendation.
Thebreakrecommendationcanalsobe switchedonoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."FatigueandFocusAlert"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Display
Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,a
messageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywith
therecommendationtotakeabreak.
Duringthedisplay,varioussettingscanbese#j
lected.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxi#j mately45minutes.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsit#j
uationsandmayissueanincorrectwarningorno
warningatall:
'xWhenthetimeissetincorrectly.'xWhenthevehiclespeedismainlybelow
about43mph/70km/h.'xWithasportydrivingstyle,suchasduring
rapidaccelerationorwhencorneringfast.'xInactivedrivingsituations,suchaswhen
changinglanesfrequently.'xWhentheroadconditionispoor.'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
TheAntilockBrakingSystem(ABS)preventslockingofthewheelsduringbraking.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteerabilityevenduring
emergencybraking,whichincreasestheactive
drivingsafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheen#j gine.
Brakeassistant
TheBrakeAssistanteffectsmaximumbrakingassistancewhenthebrakeisappliedquickly.Itreducesthebrakingdistancetoaminimumdur#jingemergencybraking.TheadvantagesoftheAntilockBrakingSystem(ABS)aretherebyuti#j
lized.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationofemergencybraking.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControlACC,
thissystemensuresthatthebrakesrespond
evenmorerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsitua#j tions.
Drive-offassistant
Principle
Thedrive-offassistantsupportsdrivingoffon uphillgrades.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithout delay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloading,thevehicle
mayrollbackslightly.
DSCDynamicStabilityControl
Principle
TheDynamicStabilityControl(DSC)helpsto
keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing drivepowerandbybrakeinterventiononindivid#jualwheels.
Generalinformation DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingcon#j
ditions,forinstance:
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'xSkidding,whichcanleadtooversteering.'xLossofadhesionofthefrontwheels,which
canleadtoundersteering.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficsituation.Basedonthelimitsofthesys#j
tem,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DrivingwithroofloadonlywithactivatedDynamicStabilityControl.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivating/activatingDSC Generalinformation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisre#j ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasedrivingstability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightturnoff.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisde#j
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols thedriveandbrakingforces.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChas
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