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'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.IconStatusYellowsteeringwheelsymbol:
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.
Generalinformation Therearevariouswaysforstoringvideorecord#j
ings:
'xAutomaticstorageoftherecording.
Thefunctionallowsthedocumentationofthe
eventofanaccident.'xManualstorageoftherecording.
Thefunctionallowsthedocumentationof
trafficsituations.
Thesystemrecordsupto20secondsbefore
andaftertheactivationofthestorage.
Camerasoftheassistancesystemsareused,for instancePanoramaView.
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Additionally,thefollowingparametersarestoredforthetrip:'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.
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.
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Settings
Generalinformation Differentsettingscanbemade.
Recordingtype1."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.
PostCrashmiBrake
Principle
Intheeventofanaccident,PostCrashcanbring thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinter#j
ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.
Generalinformation
PostCrashcanreducetheriskofanothercolli#j
sionandsubsequentconsequences.
Atstandstill Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedauto#jmatically.
Hardervehicledeceleration
Incertainsituations,itcanbenecessarytobring thevehicletoahaltmorequicklythantheBrakeAssistantallows.
Todothis,quicklyapplyextraforcetothebrake. Forabriefperiod,thebrakingpressurewillbe
higherthanthebrakingpressurethatisachieved bytheautomaticbrakingfunction.Automatic
brakingisinterrupted.
Interruptingautomaticbraking
Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrak#j
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforaneva#j sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:
'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Fatiguealert
Principle
TheFatigueAlertcandetectdecreasingalert#j
nessorfatigueofthedriverduringlong,monoto#j noustrips,forinstanceonhighways.Thesystemrecommendsabreak.
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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.
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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DTCDynamicTractionControl
Principle
DynamicTractionControl(DTC)isaversionof
theDynamicStabilityControl(DSC)wheredrive
powerisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumdrivepoweron unusualroadconditions,forinstanceunplowed
snowcoveredroads,orlooseroadsurfaces,but
withsomewhatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxi#jmumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithtirechains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activating/deactivatingDTC
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstru#j
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightturnoff.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IfDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayedin theinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DTCisacti#j
vated.
Automaticprogramchange Incertainsituations,theDynamicStabilityCon#jtrol(DSC)isactivatedautomatically:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunc#j
tionACCisactivated.'xOnabrakeinterventionbytheIntelligent
Safetysystems.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.
xDrive
Principle
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofthevehi#j
cle.ConcertedactionbythexDriveandand
othersuspensioncontrolsystems,suchasDy#j
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namicStabilityControl(DSC),furtheroptimizestractionanddrivingdynamics.
Generalinformation xDrivevariablydistributesthedrivingpowerto
thefrontandrearaxlesasdemandedbythedriv#j ingsituationandroadcondition.
TheDrivingDynamicsControlisusedtochange
theall-wheeldistributionfromtractionoriented
tosportoriented.
Becauseoftheneeds-baseduseoftheall- wheel-drivesystem,Efficient4x4yieldsareduc#j
tioninconsumption.
Msportdifferential
TheactiveMdifferentialprovidesforcontinu#j
ouslyvariablelockingoftherearaxledifferential
dependingonthedrivingsituation.Thisprevents
spinningofasinglerearwheelandtherebypro#j
videsoptimaltractioninanydrivingsituation.
Thedriverisresponsibleadaptinghisorherdriv#j ingstyletothesituation.
IntegralActiveSteering
Principle
TheIntegralActiveSteeringincreasesthema#j neuverabilityandmakesamoredirectsteering responsepossible.
GeneralinformationIntegralActiveSteeringisacombinationofvaria#j
blesteeringratioandrearaxlesteering.
Thesteeringismoredirectbecausethevariable steeringratioamplifiesthewheelanglewhile
maneuvering.Therearaxlesteeringactstoin#j
creasemaneuverabilityatlowspeedsbyturning
therearwheelsslightlyintheoppositedirection
tothefrontwheels.
Athigherspeeds,therearwheelsareturnedin
thesamedirectionasthefrontwheels.Forin#j
stance,thisresultsinaharmoniouslanechange.
Incriticaldrivingsituations,theIntegralActive
Steeringcanstabilizethevehiclethroughpur#j
posefulsteeringoftherearwheelsbeforethe
driverintervenes,forinstanceincaseofover#j
steering.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferenttunings.DrivingmodeIntegralActiveSteeringCOMFORT
ECOPROComfortable,foroptimal travelcomfort.SPORTDynamic,forgreateragility.
Thedifferenttuningsareassignedtothediffer#j
entdrivingmodesoftheDrivingDynamicsCon#j
trol.
Additionalinformation:
DrivingDynamicsControl,refertopage 137.
Usingtirechains
Inordertoguaranteefreemovementofthe
wheelswhenoperatingwithtirechains,rearaxle
steeringoftheintegralactivesteeringmustbe switchedoffwhentirechainsaremounted.
Additionalinformation:
Rearaxlesteeringduringoperationwithtire
chains,refertopage 332.
Malfunction
Intheeventofamalfunction,thesteeringwheel
mustbeturnedfurtheratlowerspeeds,whilethe
vehiclerespondsmoresensitivelytosteering wheelmovementsinthehigherspeedrange.
Thestability-enhancinginterventionmaybede#j
activated.
Proceedcautiouslyanddrivedefensively.
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DriverassistancesystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
ManualSpeedLimiter
Principle
Thesystemcanbeusedtosetaspeedlimit,for instancetopreventthevehiclefromexceeding
speedlimits.
Generalinformation Thesystemcanlimitthespeed,startingata
valueof20mph/30km/h.Thevehiclecanbe drivenatanyspeedbelowthesetspeedlimit.
OverviewButtonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionSystemon/off.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssistant:acceptsug#j
gestedspeedmanually.Rockerswitch:
Changingthespeedlimit.Operation
Turningon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thecurrentspeedisacceptedasthespeed
limit.
Ifthesystemisswitchedonwhilethevehicleis
stationaryordrivingatlowspeeds,
20mph/30km/hissetasthespeedlimit.
Themarkinginthespeedometerissettothe correspondingspeed.
Whenthespeedlimitisswitchedon,DSCDy#j
namicStabilityControlandCOMFORTdriving
modemaybeswitchedonaswell.
Turningoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallyinthefol#j lowingsituations,forexample:'xWhentheengineisswitchedoff.'xWhencruisecontrolisswitchedon.'xWhencertainprogramsareactivatedviatheDrivingDynamicsControl.
Thedisplaysturnoff.
InterruptingIfthereversegearisengagedoratidle,thesys#j
temisinterruptedwhenrollingbackwards.
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