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ThesettingisappliedtoallIntelligentSafetysys#j
temsandstoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
Warningfunction Lightintheexteriormirror
Acutewarning
Ifthereisariskofcollision,thelightintheexte#j riormirrorflashesandthesteeringwheelvi#j
brates.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedatthe
sametime.
Ifnecessary,anactivesteeringinterventiontakes placetopreventthecollisionandmaintainthevehiclewithinitsownlane.
Thesteeringinterventioncanbenoticedonthe
steeringwheelandcanbemanuallyoverridden
atanytime.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#jtionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#j
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j
er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xAfterimproperlyperformedworkonthevehi#j
clepaint.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredinsnow,ice,
dirtorwater.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredbyobjects.'xWhendrivingveryclosetothevehicleinfront
ofyou.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewind#jshieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaofthein#j
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentem#j
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.
Attachinganyobjectssuchasstickersorfilmin thebeamareaoftheradarsensorswillalsoim#jpactthefunctionoftheradarsensorsandmayevencausethemtofail.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
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IfequippedwithEquipmentStopAssistant
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
amaximumof2minutes.'xThehazardwarningsystemisswitchedon.'xAnEmergencyRequestistriggered.
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
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'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.
Additionally,thefollowingparametersarestored
forthetrip:
'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.
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Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
confirmingtherearenostatutoryorregulatory
constraintsonuseofthesysteminyourstateor countrypriortotheinitialuse.Inaddition,the
lawswithrespecttouseofthesystemshouldbe verifiedinregularintervals,especiallywhenbor#j
dersarefrequentlycrossed.
Otherdriversofthevehiclemustbeinformed
aboutthesystem.Inaddition,informationabout thesystemisrequiredwhenhandingofftheve#j
hicle.
Functionalrequirements'xBMWDriveRecorderisactivated.'xPrivacyPolicyaccepted.'xRecordingtypeselected.'xRecordingtimeselected.
Activating/deactivatingTheBMWDriveRecordermustbeactivatedbe#j
forethefirstuseoftherecordingfunction.
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3.AcceptPrivacyPolicy.4."Settings"5."Recordingallowed"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Recordingfunctions
Automaticrecording Therecordingisstoredautomaticallywhenthe
vehiclesensorsdetectanaccidentoccurrence.
Manualrecording Usingthebutton Pressandholdthisbutton.
ViaiDrive1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Startrecording"
Tostoptherecording:"Cancel".Recordingcanalsobestartedbyselectingthe
widgetontheControlDisplay.
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:'x"Play"'x"Pause"'x"Previous"'x"Next"'x"Export"'x"Delete"
Ifacamerachangeoccurredduringtherecord#j
ing,differentsegmentsofthevideocanbese#j lected.
Adjusting Generalinformation
Differentsettingscanbemade.
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Recordingtype1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Settings"4."RECORDINGTYPE"5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Manually"'x"Automatically"'x"Manually"and"Automatically"
Recordingtime
1."Apps"2."DriveRecorder"3."Settings"4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Beforetrigger"
Recordingtimebeforeanevent.'x"Aftertrigger"
Recordingtimeafteranevent.
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.
PostCrashmiBrake
Concept
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemcanbring thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinter#jventionbythedriverincertainsituations.Thiscanreducetheriskofafurthercollisionandthe
consequencesthereof.
Atstandstill Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedauto#j
matically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itcanbenecessarytobring
thevehicletoahaltmorequicklythantheBrake Assistantallows.
Todothis,quicklyapplyextraforcetothebrake. Forabriefperiod,thebrakingpressurewillbe
higherthanthebrakingpressurethatisachieved bytheautomaticbrakingfunction.Automatic
brakingisinterrupted.
Interruptingautomaticbraking Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrak#j
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforaneva#j sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:
'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Fatiguealert
Generalinformation
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
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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.
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.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsit#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
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingassis#j tancetothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthebrakingdistancetoaminimumduringanemergencystop.ThissystemutilizesallofthecapabilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSys#j
temABS.
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
drivepowerandbybrakingtheindividualwheels.
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
Controlwheredrivepowerisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumdrivepoweronunusualroadconditions,forinstanceunplowedsnowcoveredroads,orlooseroadsurfaces,but
withsomewhatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxi#j
mumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCinthefollowingsituations:
'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,theDynamicStabilityCon#j trolDSCisactivatedautomatically:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunc#j
tionACCisactivated.'xOnabrakeinterventionbytheIntelligent
Safetysystems.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.
xDrive
Concept
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofthevehi#j cle.TheinteractionofxDriveandothersuspen#jsioncontrolsystems,suchasDSCDynamicSta#j
bilityControl,furtheroptimizestractionand
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drivingdynamics.xDrivevariablydistributesthe
drivingforcestothefrontandrearaxlesasde#j mandedbythedrivingsituationandroadsurface.
TheDrivingDynamicsControlisusedtochange
theall-wheeldistributionfromtractionoriented
tosportoriented.
Becauseoftheneeds-baseduseoftheall- wheel-drivesystem,Efficient4x4yieldsareduc#j
tioninconsumption.
Msportdifferential
TheactiveMdifferentialprovidesforcontinu#j
ouslyvariablelockingoftherearaxledifferential
dependingonthedrivingsituation.Thisprevents
spinningofasinglerearwheelandtherebypro#j
videsoptimaltractioninanydrivingsituation.
Thedriverisresponsibleadaptinghisorherdriv#j ingstyletothesituation.
IntegralActiveSteering
Concept
TheIntegralActiveSteeringincreasesthema#j
neuverabilityandmakesamoredirectsteering responsepossible.
GeneralinformationIntegralActiveSteeringisacombinationofvaria#j
blesteeringratioandrearaxlesteering.
Thesteeringismoredirectbecausethevariablesteeringratioamplifiesthewheelanglewhile
maneuvering.Therearaxlesteeringactstoin#j creasemaneuverabilityatlowspeedsbyturningtherearwheelsslightlyintheoppositedirection
tothefrontwheels.
Athigherspeeds,therearwheelsareturnedin thesamedirectionasthefrontwheels.Thisre#jsultsin,forinstancebetterdirectionalstabilityandamoreharmoniouschangeofdirection.
Incriticaldrivingsituations,theIntegralActive Steeringcanstabilizethevehiclethroughpur#j
posefulsteeringoftherearwheelsbeforethe
driverintervenes,forinstanceincaseofover#j
steering.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferenttunings.DrivingmodeIntegralActiveSteeringCOMFORT
ECOPROComfortable,foroptimal travelcomfort.SPORTDynamic,forgreateragility.
Thedifferenttuningsareassignedtothediffer#j
entdrivemodesoftheDrivingDynamicsControl.
Additionalinformation:
DrivingDynamicsControl,refertopage 126.
Usingsnowchains
Inordertoguaranteefreerunningofthewheels whenoperatingwithsnowchains,rearaxlesteeringoftheintegralactivesteeringmustbeswitchedoffwhensnowchainsaremounted.
Additionalinformation:
Rearaxlesteeringduringoperationwithsnow
chains,refertopage 319.
Malfunction
Intheeventofamalfunction,thesteeringwheel mustbeturnedfurtheratlowerspeeds,whilethe
vehiclerespondsmoresensitivelytosteering wheelmovementsinthehigherspeedrange.
Thestability-enhancinginterventionmaybede#j activated.
Proceedcautiouslyanddrivedefensively. Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorre#j
pairshop.
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