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OperatingrequirementsTheroadlayoutaheadmustbeunambiguouslyindicatedbyroadsigns.
Overview Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj
sors:
'xCamerasbehindthewindscreen.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
Switchingon/off
Automaticactivation Thewrong-waydrivingwarningisautomatically
activatedatthestartofeachjourney.
Switchingoffmanually
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff
togetherviathebutton,thewrong-waydriving warningisalsoswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthebutton.
Thewrong-waydrivingwarningandall
IntelligentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
ButtonStatusButtonilluminatesgreen:allIntelligent SafetySystemsareswitchedon.Buttonilluminatesorange:someIntelj
ligentSafetySystemsareswitched
offorarecurrentlynotavailable.Buttondoesnotilluminate:allIntellij
gentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Warningfunction
Awarningisshownintheinstrument
clusterand,whereapplicable,inthe Head-UpDisplayandanacousticsignal
soundsassoonasamotorway,roundaboutor
one-waystreetisenteredinthewrongdirection oftravel.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej
spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj
tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskof
accidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinj
formationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
NoWarning
Thesystemprovidesnowarningiftheroadlayj
outisnotindicatedbyroadsigns,forexample.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:
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FunctionallimitationsThesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionality,or
givenowarningsatall,insituationssuchasthe following:'xIftheroadsignsareambiguous.'xIftheroadsignsarefullyorpartiallycovered
orsoiled.'xIftheroadsignsarepoorlyvisibleortwisted.'xIftheroadsignsaretoosmallortoolarge.'xIftrafficsignsdonotcorrespondtothestandj
ard.'xIfroadsignsaredetectedthatapplytoajuncj
tionorparallelroad.'xIfthesignsorroadlayoutsarespecifictoone
country.'xUpto10secondsafterstartingtheengine usingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xInthecaseofnavigationdatathatisinvalid,
outdatedornotavailable.'xItmaynotbepossibletousethesysteminall
countries.
Ifyourvehicleisequipped
withtheEmergencyStopAssistant
Principle
Ifthedriverisnolongercapableofdriving,the
systemhelpstobringthevehiclesafelytoa
standstill.
General
Theemergencystopfunctionisnottriggered automatically.Theemergencystopfunctioncanonlybetriggeredmanuallybythevehicleoccujpants.
Ifthesystemisactivated,thevehicleisbrought toastandstillwithinitsownlanebymeansof
tracking.
Dependingonthevehicle'sequipmentandnaj
tional-marketversion,thesystemmayhavea
lanechangefunction.
Withlanechangefunction:onmotorwaysorsimj
ilarroads,thesystemsteersthevehicletothe
hardshoulderifpossible.Onotherroadsorin
heavytraffic,thevehicleisbroughttoastandstill
inthelaneitiscurrentlyin.
Overview
Parkingbrake
Operatingrequirements
'xThefunctioncanbeactivatedatspeedsof.
10km/h,approx.6mphtoapprox.250km/h, approx.155mph.'xLanechangestootherdrivinglanesarecarjriedoutatspeedsfromapproximately
70km/h,43mphtoapproximately100km/h,
62mph.'xLanechangestothehardshoulderarecarj riedoutatspeedsfromapproximately
35km/h,22mphtoapproximately40km/h, 25mph.
Activatingtheemergencystop
function
Brieflypresstheswitchfortheparkingbraketoactivatetheemergencystopfuncj
tion.
'xWithlanechangefunction:whentheswitchis released,anautomaticlanechangeistrigj
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'xThesystemtakesovervehiclecontrolfora
maximumof2minutes.'xThehazardwarninglightsareswitchedon.'xAnemergencycallistriggered.
Cancellingtheemergencystop
function
Atanytimeduringtheprocess,thedrivercan
canceltheemergencystopfunctionbyactively takingcontrolofthevehicle.
Forexample,theemergencystopfunctioncan becancelledinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhensteering.'xOnindicating.'xWhenaccelerating.'xWhenthehazardwarninglightsareswitched
off.'xWhentheemergencycalliscancelled.'xWhentheselectorleverpositionischanged
whileatastandstill.'xWhenthedriver'sfootisstillontheacceleraj torpedalwhenthefunctionistriggered.'xWhentheparkingbrakeswitchispressed.
Whenthevehicleisatastandstill
Assoonasthevehicleisatastandstill,thesysjtemconfiguresthefollowingsettings:
'xSelectorleverpositionPisengaged.'xParkingbrakeisapplied.'xInteriorlightisswitchedon.'xCentrallockingsystemisunlocked.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
SymbolStatusEmergencystopfunctionactive.Withoutlanechangefunction:SymbolStatusSteeringwheelsymbolgreen:
Iflaneboundariesaredetected,the
systemkeepsthevehicleinthelane.Steeringwheelsymbolgrey:
Lanetrackinginterruptedbriefly.Steeringwheelsymbolyellow:
Lanemarkingdrivenover.
Iflaneboundariesaredetected,the
systemkeepsthevehicleinthelane.Steeringwheelsymbolyellow:
Handsarenotaroundthesteering
wheel.Systemremainsactive.Redsteeringwheelsymbol,acoustic
signal:
Handsarenotaroundthesteering
wheel.Interruptionoflanetrackingis imminent.Redsteeringwheelsymbol,acoustic
signal:
Lanetrackingisswitchedoff.
Systemlimits
Onlyusethesystemifthedriverisnolongertooperatethevehicle.
Thesystemcannotreplacethekindofperformj ancethatwouldbedeliveredbyadriverwhoiscapableofdriving.
Dynamicbrakelights
Principle
Thebrakelightsflashtowarnroadusersbehind
thevehiclethatanemergencybrakingmanoeuj vreisbeingperformed.Thiscanreducetherisk
ofarear-endcollision.
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General'xNormalbraking:brakelightsilluminate.'xHeavybraking:brakelightsflash.
Shortlybeforethevehiclecomestoastandstill,
thehazardwarninglightsareactivated.
Toswitchoffthehazardwarninglights:
'xAccelerate.'xPressthehazardwarninglightsbutton.
BMWDriveRecorder
Principle
Thesystemsavesshortvideorecordingsofthe
vehicleenvironmentinordertodocumenttraffic conditions,forexample.
Inaddition,thefollowingjourneyparametersare saved:
'xDate.'xTime.'xSpeed.'xGPScoordinates.
General
Therearevariouswaysofsavingvideorecordj ings.
'xAutomaticsavingofrecordings.
Thefunctionmakesitpossibletodocument thecircumstancesofanaccident.'xManualsavingofrecordings.Thefunctionmakesitpossibletodocumenttrafficconditions.
Thesystemrecordsforupto20secondsbefore
andafterthesavefunctionisactivated.
Camerasforassistancesystemsareused,forexj
amplePanoramaView.
Dataprotection
Thereliabilityoftherecordingandtheuseof
videorecordingsdependonthelegalregulations inthecountrywherethesystemistobeused.
Theuserisresponsiblefortheuseofthesystem andforcomplyingwiththeprovisionsthatapplyineachcase.
Beforeusingforthefirsttime,thevehiclemanuj facturerecommendscheckingthatthereareno legalorofficialrestrictionsonusingthesysteminthestateorcountryinquestion.Additionally,thelegalityofusingthesystemshouldbechecked
atregularintervals,especiallyifthevehiclefrej
quentlycrossesborders.
Ifanyoneelsedrivesthevehicle,he/shemustbe
giveninformationaboutthesystem.Information
aboutthesystemmustalsobeprovidedifthe
vehicleispassedontoanyoneelse.
Operatingrequirements
'xBMWDriveRecorderisactivated.'xPrivacyPolicyhasbeenaccepted.'xRecordingtypeselected.'xRecordingdurationselected.
Activating/deactivating TheBMWDriveRecordermustbeactivatedbej
foreusingtherecordingfunctionforthefirst time.
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5.Recordingallowed6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Recordingfunctions
Automaticrecording Therecordingissavedautomaticallywhenthe
vehiclesensorsdetectanaccident.
Manualrecording
Usingthebutton Pressandholdthebutton.
ViaiDrive
1.Apps2.DriveRecorder3.Startrecording
Tocanceltherecording:Cancel. Therecordingcanalsobestartedusingthe widgetonthecontroldisplay.
Playingandmanagingrecordings Savedvideorecordingscanbeplayed,exportedanddeleted.
Foryourownsafety,thevideorecordingisonly shownonthecontroldisplayifthespeedisbej
lowapproximately3km/h,approx.2mph.Inthe caseofsomenational-marketversions,thevideorecordingisonlyshownwiththeparkingbrake
appliedorwiththeselectorleverinpositionP.
1.Apps2.DriveRecorder3.Savedrecordings4.Selectthedesiredrecording.5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xPlay'xPause'xPrevious'xNext'xExport'xDelete
Ifthecamerasswitchedduringtherecording,itis
possibletoselectvariousvideosections.
Settings
General Varioussettingscanbemade.
Recordingtype
1.Apps2.DriveRecorder3.Settings4.RECORDINGTYPE5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xManually'xAutomatically'xManuallyandAutomatically
Recordingduration
1.Apps2.DriveRecorder3.Settings4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xBeforetrigger
Recordingdurationbeforeanevent.'xAftertrigger
Recordingdurationafteranevent.
Cameras
1.Apps2.DriveRecorder3.Settings4.Cameraselection5.Selectthedesiredcamera.
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemswitches toAllcamerasautomatically.
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Ifdriverassistancesystemsareactive,theircamjeraviewsareselectedautomatically.
Systemlimits Intheeventofaseriousaccident,recordings
maynotbesavedif,forexample,thedamageto
thevehicleistooextensiveorthepowersupply
wasinterrupted.
PostCrashmiBrake
Principle
Thesystemcanautomaticallybringthevehicle toastandstillincertainaccidentsituationswithj
outtheinvolvementofthedriver.Theriskofa
furthercollisionanditsconsequencescan
therebybereduced.
AtastandstillOncethevehiclehascometoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedautomatically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytobring
thevehicletoastandstillmorequicklythanis possiblewithautomaticbraking.
Todoso,brakequicklyandfirmly.Forabriefpej
riod,thebrakingpressurewillbehigherthanthat achievedwiththeautomaticbrakingfunction.
Automaticbrakingisinterrupted.
CancellingautomaticbrakingIncertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytocanj
celautomaticbraking,forexampleforanevasive
manoeuvre.
Cancelautomaticbraking:
'xBydepressingthebrakepedal.'xBydepressingtheacceleratorpedal.Attentivenessassistant
General
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingattentiveness
ortheonsetoffatigueinthedriveronlongmoj
notonousjourneys,forexampleonmotorways.In suchsituations,thesystemrecommendstaking
abreak.
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessyourphysical
conditioncorrectly.Increasinginattentionorfaj tiguemightnotbedetected,ormaynotbedejtectedingoodtime.Thereisariskofaccident.
Makesurethatyou,asthedriver,arerested andalert.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic
conditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneverytimedrive-
readystateisswitchedon.
Aftercommencementofthejourney,thesystem
adaptstothedriversothatanydecreaseinatj
tentionorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisprocessconsidersthefollowingcriteria:
'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forexamplesteering.'xDrivingconditions,forexampletimeofday, durationofjourney.'xDependingonthevehicleequipment:attenj
tivenessofthedriverthroughtheDriverAtj
tentionCamera.
Thesystemisactivefromapprox.70km/h,
43mphandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
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Breakrecommendations
Adjusting
Theattentivenessassistantisautomaticallyacj
tiveeverytimedrive-readystateisswitchedon
andcanthusdisplaybreakrecommendations.
Breakrecommendationscanalsobeswitched
onoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.AttentivenessAssistant5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xStandard:thebreakrecommendationis
givenwithadefinedvalue.'xSensitive:thebreakrecommendationis
givenearlier.'xOff:nobreakrecommendationisgiven.
Display
Ifthedrivershowssignsofdecreasingattentivejnessoroffatigue,amessageisshownonthe
ControlDisplaywiththerecommendationtotake
abreak.
Thefollowingsettingscanbeselectedduring thedisplay.
Afterabreak,anotherbreakrecommendation cannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproximately
45minutesattheearliest.
Systemlimits Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinsitjuationssuchasthefollowingandanincorrect
warning,ornowarningatall,maybegiven:
'xIfthetimeissetincorrectly.'xWhenthespeedispredominantlybelowapj prox.70km/h,43mph.'xIfasportydrivingstyleisadopted,forexamj
plesharpaccelerationorfastcornering.'xInactivedrivingsituations,forexamplefrej
quentlanechanges.'xInpoorroadconditions.'xInstrongcrosswinds.
Thesystemisresetapproximately45minutes afterthevehicleisstopped,forexamplewhen
takingabreakduringalongmotorwayjourney.
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DrivingStabilityControlSystemsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Anti-lockBrakeSystemABS
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenthe
brakesareapplied.
Steeringcontrolisretainedevenduringfullbrakj ing,whichenhancesactiveroadsafety.
ABSisoperationaleachtimetheengineisstarjted.
Brakeassist
Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedquickly,the systemautomaticallyappliesmaximumbrakingpower.Thiskeepsthestoppingdistanceasshortaspossibleinfullbrakingsituations.Theadvanj
tagesofferedbytheAnti-lockBrakeSystem
ABScanalsobeutilisedtothefull.
Thepressureonthebrakeshouldbemaintained
forthedurationofthefull-brakingprocess.
Adaptivebrakeassist
InconjunctionwithActiveCruiseControlACC, thissystemensuresthatthebrakesrespond
evenmorequicklywhenbrakingincriticalsituaj
tions.
Drive-offassistant
Principle
Thesystemprovidessupportwhendrivingoffon upwardgradients.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithoutdelay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapproximately2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicle'sload,thevehiclemay rollbackwardsalittle.
DynamicStabilityControl DSC
Principle
Thesystemreducesdrivepowerandappliesthe brakesonindividualwheels,therebyhelping,
withinthelimitsimposedbyphysics,tokeepthe vehiclesafelyoncourse.
General
DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconj
ditions,forexample:
'xLossoftractionattherearwhichcanleadto
oversteer.'xLossofgripatthefrontwheelswhichcan
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Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthetrafficsituaj
tioncorrectly.Duetosystemlimitations,itcanj
notrespondindependentlyandappropriatelyin
alltrafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconditions.
Observethetrafficsituationandinterveneacj
tivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forexamplewith
aroofrack,thehighercentreofgravitycan meanthatdrivingsafetyisnolongerguaranjteedincriticaldrivingsituations.Thereisarisk
ofaccidentormaterialdamage.Donotdeactij vateDynamicStabilityControlDSCwhendrivj
ingwitharoofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivate/activateDSC General
Drivingstabilityduringaccelerationandcornering
isrestrictedifDSCisdeactivated.
Toassistdrivingstability,re-activateDSCas soonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlampisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lampsareextinguished.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
DSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster
whenDSCisdeactivated.
Indicatorandwarninglamps Iftheindicatorlampisilluminated:DSCis
deactivated.
Iftheindicatorlampisflashing:DSCis regulatingtheaccelerationandbraking
forces.
Iftheindicatorlampisilluminated:DSChas
failed.
DynamicTractionControl DTC
Principle
DTCisavariantofDynamicStabilityControl DSCandisoptimisedforforwardmomentum.
Inspecialroadconditions,forexampleonunj
cleared,snow-coveredroadsoronloosesurfaj
ces,thesystemensuresmaximumforwardmoj
mentum,butwithrestricteddrivingstability.
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General
ActivatingDTCprovidesmaximumtraction.Drivj ingstabilityassistanceduringaccelerationand corneringislimited.
ActivatingDTCbrieflymaybeusefulinthe
followingsituations:'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow- coveredroads.'xWhenstartingindeepsnoworonaloose
surface.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activate/deactivateDTC
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstruj
mentclusterandtheDSCOFFindicatorlampis illuminated.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightareextinguished.
Display
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
WhenDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicatorandwarninglamps Theindicatorlampisilluminated:DTC
hasbeenactivated.
Automaticprogramchange
Incertainsituations,DynamicStabilityControl
DSCisactivatedautomatically:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofuncj
tionACCisactivated.'xWhentheIntelligentSafetySystemsare
brakingthevehicle.'xIntheeventofaflattyre.
xDrive
Principle
xDriveistheall-wheelsystemofthevehicle.The
interactionbetweenxDriveandotherdriveconj trolsystems,suchasDynamicStabilityControl
DSC,furtheroptimisestractionanddrivingdyj
namics.xDrivedistributesthedriveforcesvariaj
blybetweenthefrontandrearaxlesaccordingto
thedrivingsituationandroadsurfaceconditions.
TheDrivingExperienceControlmakesitpossij
bletochangethefour-wheeldrivedistribution
fromtraction-basedtosport-based.
Efficient4x4reducesconsumptionbyusingthe
all-wheeldriveaccordingtorequirements.
MSportdifferential
TheactiveMDifferentialblockstherearaxis transmissionsteplessly,dependingonthedrive
situation.Thispreventsthespinningofasingle
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