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Parkingspacesearchandsystem
status'xParkingassistantisactivatedandparking
spacesearchisactive.'xControlDisplayshowssuitableparking
spacesattheedgeoftheroadnexttothevej
hiclesymbol.WhenParkAssistantisactive, suitableparkingspacesarehighlightedandanacousticsignalsounds.'xIfadiagonalorparallelparkingspaceisclearlydetected,thesystemautomaticallyadjusts
thesuitableparkingmethod.Inthecaseof
parkingspacessuitableforparallelanddiagoj
nalparking,aselectionmenuisdisplayed.In
thiscase,thedesiredparkingmethodmust
beselectedmanually.'xTheparkingprocedureisactive.Steering
controlhasbeentakenoverbysystem.'xParkingspacesearchisalwaysactivewhenj everthevehicleismovingforwardslowandstraight,evenifthesystemisdeactivated.
Whenthesystemisdeactivated,thedisplays
ontheControlDisplayareshowningray.
Parkingusingtheparking
assistant
Parking
1.Switchingonandactivatingtheparkingassisj
tant.
Engagethereversegearand,ifnecessary,
activatethesystemorpresstheparkingasj sistancebuttonontheControlDisplay.Parkingassistantisactivated.2.Passtherowofparkedvehiclesataspeedofuptoapprox.22mph/35km/handatadisj
tanceofmaximum5ft/1.5m.
Thestatusoftheparkingspacesearchand
possibleparkingspacesaredisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay.3.Confirmthesuggestedparkingspaceforthe parkingprocess:selecttheparkingspaceontheControlDisplay.
Thesystemtakesoverthesteering.4.FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDisj
play.
Attheendoftheparkingprocedure,theP
selectorleverpositionisset.
Theendoftheparkingprocedureisindicated
ontheControlDisplay.5.Adjusttheparkingpositionyourself,if
needed.
Interruptingmanually
Theparkingassistantcanbeinterruptedatany
time:
'xPresstheparkassistancebutton.'xAutom.ParkingSelectthesymbolon
theControlDisplay.
Interruptingautomatically
Thesystemisinterruptedautomaticallyinthe
followingsituations:
'xIfthedrivergraspsthesteeringwheelor takesoversteering.'xPossiblyonsnow-coveredorslipperyroad
surfaces.'xWhenthereareobstaclesthatarehardto overcome,suchascurbs.'xWhenthereareobstaclesthatsuddenlyapjpear.'xIfthePDCParkDistanceControldisplays
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'xIfamaximumnumberofparkingattemptsor
thetimetakenforparkingisexceeded.'xWhenswitchingtoanotherfunctiononthe ControlDisplay.'xIfthetailgateisopen.'xIfdoorsareopen.'xWhensettingtheparkingbrake.'xDuringacceleration.'xWhenthebrakepedalremainspressedforanextendedperiodwhilethevehicleisstationj
ary.'xWhenunfasteningthedriver'ssafetybelt.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Resuming
Aninterruptedparkingprocedurecanbecontinj
ued,ifneeded.
Reactivatetheparkingassistantandfollowthe instructionsontheControlDisplay.
Switchingoff
Thesystemcanbeswitchedoffmanually:
Presstheparkassistancebutton.
Switchingsignaltonefor suitableparkingspaceson/off
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.DriverAssistance4.Parkingandmaneuvering5.AutomaticParking6.Alertifparkingspacedetected
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Drivingoutofaparkingspace
usingtheparkingassistant
Concept
Thesystemmakesdrivingoutofparallelparking
spaceseasier.
Generalinformation
Steptronictransmission
Theparkingassistantcalculatesanoptimalline
forpullingoutofaparkingspaceandtakesconj
trolofthefollowingfunctionsduringthemaneuj ver:'xSteering.'xAcceleratingandbraking.'xChangingthegears.
Thevehiclemaneuversautomaticallyuntilthe
vehiclereachesapositioninwhichthedrivercan
driveoutoftheparkingspacewithoutfurther
steeringmovements.
Functionalrequirement
'xThevehiclewasparkedmanuallyandobjects
infrontofandbehindthecararedetected. Thedistancetoadetectedcurbisatleast
6inches/15cm.'xThevehiclewasparkedusingtheparkingasj
sistantandanobjectisdetectedinfrontof
thevehicle.'xTheparkingspaceisatleast2.6ft/0.8mlonj gerthanyourvehicle.
Drivingoutofparkingspaces
1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Steptronictransmission:
Presstheparkassistancebuttonorshiftinto
reversegearwhenthevehicleisstationaryto
switchontheparkingassistant.3.Tiltthecontrollertotherightandactivatethe parkingassistantontheControlDisplay:

Autom.Parking
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4.OntheControlDisplay,confirmtherequired
directionfordrivingoutoftheparkingspaceif
necessary.5.Steptronictransmission:
Thesystemtakescontrolofthemaneuver.A
messagewillbedisplayedattheendofthe
maneuver.6.Makesurethatthetrafficsituationpermits drivingoutoftheparkingspaceanddriveoff
asusual.
Theparkingassistantisswitchedoffautoj
matically.
Back-upassistant
Concept
Thesystemsupportsthedriverwhendrivingin reverse,forinstancewhendrivingoutoftightor
confusingparkingorstreetsituations.
Thevehiclestoresthedrivingmovementsofthe
lastroute.Thisstoredroutecanbedrivenback withautomatedsteering.
Generalinformation Thesystemtakescontrolofthesteeringwhendrivinginreversealongthestoredroute.
Thedrivercontrolsdrivingthevehicleviaaccelj
eratorpedalandbrake.
Functionalrequirements
'xDriveforwardwithoutinterruptiontostorethe route.'xAmaximumof165ft/50mwillbestored.'xTostoretheroute,donotexceedadriving
speedof22mph/36km/h.'xThereturnroutemustbeatleast
12in./30cmwiderthanyourvehicle.Drivingbackwithautomated
steering1.Presstheparkassistancebuttonorshiftinto
reversegearwhenthevehicleisstationary andthedrive-readystateisswitchedon.2.MovetheControllertotheright.3.Back-upAssistant
Thesystemtakesoverthesteering.4.FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDisplay whererequired.5.Takeyourhandsoffthesteeringwheeland
carefullydriveoffwiththeacceleratorpedal
andthebrake.
Whendrivinginreverse,payattentiontothe
vehicle'ssurroundings,andifyousuddenly encounteranobstacle,stopimmediatelyand
takeovercontrolofthevehicle.Payattention totheinformationfromthePDC.6.Stopnolaterthanwhennormaltrafficisreachedandtakecontrolofthevehicle,such
asbyshiftingtoaforwardgear.
Attheendofthestoredroute,asignalwill
soundandarequestwillbedisplayed,also
withtheinstructiontotakecontrolofthevej hicle.
Terminatingthesystem
Thesystemautomaticallycancelsinsituationssuchasthefollowing:
'xIfthedrivergraspsthesteeringwheelortakesoversteering.'xWhenengagingaforwardgear.'xDuringactivationorinterventionbydriving
controlsystemsorassistsystems.'xAfterafewminuteswhenthevehicleisstaj
tionary.'xIfthevehicleleavesthestoredlaneduringrej
versing;forexample,atthemaximumsteerj
ingangle.'xWhenthedisplayontheControlDisplayis cross-fadedwithmessages,e.g.,duetoinj
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Limitsoftheback-upassistant'xWhenyoureachnormalroadtrafficorifyou
suddenlyencounteranobstacle,stopimmej diatelyandtakeovercontrolofthevehicle.'xThemaximumspeedfordrivinginreverseis
limitedtoapproximately6mph/9km/h.
Ifthemaximumspeedisexceeded,awarning
isissuedandthefunctionmaybecanceled.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondij
tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotrej
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwnj
erssManualregardingthescopeofthesysj
temssoperationandlimitations.
Noparkingassistance
Theparkingassistantdoesnotofferassistance
inthefollowingsituations:
'xIntightcurves.'xWhentowingatrailer.'xFordiagonalparkingspaces.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xOnbumpyroadsurfacessuchasgravel roads.'xOnslipperyground.'xOnsteepuphillordownhillgrades.'xWithaccumulationsofleaves/snowinthe
parkingspace.'xWithamountedemergencywheel.'xIncaseofchangestoanalready-measured parkingspace.'xWithditchesoredges,forinstanceanedge
ofaport.
Limitsofultrasonicmeasurement
Thedetectionofobjectswithultrasonicmeasj
urementscanrunintophysicallimits,e.g.,inthe
followingsituations:
'xForsmallchildrenandanimals.'xForpersonswithcertainclothing,forinstance coats.'xWithexternalinterferenceoftheultrasound,
forinstancefrompassingvehiclesorloud
machines.'xWhensensorsaredirty,icedover,damaged
oroutofposition.'xUndercertainweatherconditions,e.g.,high relativehumidity,wetconditions,snowfall,
cold,extremeheat,orstrongwind.'xWithtowbarsandtrailercouplingsofother
vehicles.'xWiththinorwedge-shapedobjects.'xWithmovingobjects.'xWithelevated,protrudingobjectssuchas ledges.'xWithobjectswithcorners,edges,and
smoothsurfaces.'xWithobjectswithafinesurfacestructure
suchasfences.'xForobjectswithporoussurfaces.'xWithsmallandlowobjects,forinstance
boxes.'xWithobstaclesandpersonsattheedgeof thelane.'xWithsoftobstaclesorobstaclescoveredin
foammaterial.'xWithplantsandbushes.'xLowobjectsalreadydisplayed,forinstance
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sensorsbeforeorafteracontinuoustonesounds.'xCargothatextendsbeyondtheperimeterof
thevehicleisnottakenintoaccountbythe
system.
Parkingspacesthatarenotsuitablemaybedej
tectedorsuitableparkingspacesmaynotbedej tectedatall.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed. Theparkingassistantfailed.Havethesystem
checkedbyadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Crosstrafficwarning
Concept
Atblinddrivewaysorwhendrivingoutofdiagoj
nalparkingspaces,approachingcrosstrafficis detectedsoonerbythesystemthanispossible
fromthedriver'sseat.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitor theareabehindthevehicle.
Thesystemindicatesapproachingtraffic.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thetraffic
areainfrontofthevehicleismonitoredaswell. Twoadditionalradarsensorsarelocatedinthe
frontbumpers.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherear bumper.
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Dependingonthevehicleequipment,twoaddij
tionalradarsensorsarelocatedinthefront bumpers.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off Activating/deactivatingthesystem
1.Presstheparkassistancebutton.2.MovetheControllertotheright.3.Settings4.Crosstrafficwarning5.Crosstrafficwarning
OrviaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.DriverAssistance4.Parkingandmaneuvering5.Crosstrafficwarning6.Crosstrafficwarning
Switchingonautomatically
IfthesystemwasactivatedontheControlDisj
play,itisautomaticallyswitchedonassoonas PDCParkDistanceControlorPanoramaViewisactiveandagearisengaged.
Ifreversegearisengaged,therearsystemis
switchedon.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thefront systemisswitchedonwhenaforwardgearisengaged.
Switchingoffautomatically Thesystemisautomaticallyswitchedoffinthe
followingsituations:'xWhenthespeedexceedswalkingspeed.'xWhenacertaindrivingdistanceisexceeded.'xWiththesteeringandtrafficjamassistantacj
tive:whenacertaindrivingdistanceisexj ceeded.
Withanactiveparkingoperationoftheparkj
ingassistant.
Warning
Generalinformation
TherespectivedisplayiscalledupontheConj
trolDisplay.Asignaltonemaysoundandthe lightintheexteriormirrormayflash.
Lightintheexteriormirror
Thelightintheexteriormirrorflashesifvehicles aredetectedbytherearsensorsandyourownvehicleismovingbackwards.
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DisplayinthePDCParkDistance
Controlview
InthePDCParkDistanceControlview,therej
spectiveboundaryareaflashesred,ifvehicles aredetectedbythesensors.
Displayinthecameraview
Therespectiveboundaryarea,arrow1,inthe cameraviewflashesred,ifvehiclesaredetected
bythesensors.
Yellowlines,arrow2,markthebumperofyour ownvehicle.
AcousticwarningInadditiontotheopticalindicator,awarningsigjnalsoundsifyourownvehiclemovesintotherej
spectivedirection.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xIfthespeedoftheapproachingvehicleisvery high.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered,forinstancebystickers.'xIfthefieldofviewofthesensorsiscovered,e.g.,bygaragewalls,hedgesorsnowhills.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xIfcrossingobjectsmoveataveryslowspeed.'xIfotherobjectsareinthecapturerangeofthesensors,thathidecrosstraffic.
Ifthetrailerpowersocketisinuseortrailertowj
ingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperation withtrailerorbicyclerack,crosstrafficwarningis
notavailablefortheareabehindthevehicle.
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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
2-axleairsuspension
Concept
Airsuspensionensuresbestpossibledriving
comfortunderallloadconditions.Duetoavariaj bleadjustmentofthefrontandrearaxles,thedampingisadjustedtothevehiclestate.
Generalinformation Regardlessoftheload,thevehiclewillbemainj
tainedattheconfiguredvehiclelevel.
Dependingonthedrivingsituation,thevehicle
levelcanbesettofivelevels.
'xEntrylevel:
Lowestvehiclelevelsetting.
Theentrylevelcanbesetwhenthevehicleis
stationarywiththefollowingfeatures:'xWiththerockerswitchinthecenterconj sole.'xWiththeBMWdisplaykey.'xWiththebuttoninthelowersectionofthe
tailgate.
Thevehiclewilladjustaccordingtothesej lecteddrivingmodeatdrive-off.
'xSportlevel:
Lowestdrivinglevelfordrivingathigher speeds.'xNormallevel:
Standardlevelfornormalroadsandspeeds.'xHighlevel1:
Slightlyelevatedvehiclelevelforeasyterrain
atreducedspeed.
Ifnecessary,thevehiclewillbeloweredat
higherspeeds.'xHighlevel2:
Highestdrivinglevelforterrainswithmajor
unevensurfacesinthelowestspeedrange.
Ifnecessary,thevehiclewillbeloweredat
higherspeeds.
Leveladjustmenttakesplacewhenalldoorsare
closed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Adjustingthevehicleheightmayresultintrapj
pedbodypartsordamagedvehicleparts. Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Whenadjustingthevehicleheight,
makesurethattheareasofmovementaround
thevehicleandatthewheelhousingarefree.
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OverviewRockerswitchinthevehicle
Settingthelevel
Withtherockerswitchinthecenter
console
Up
Pushtherockerswitchforward.
Inthelowspeedrange,thevehicleisraisedto
nexthigherlevelwhentherockerswitchis
pressed.
Down
Pulltherockerswitchbackward.
Thevehiclewilllowerbyonelevel.
Display
'xLEDontherockerswitchlightsup:displayof
thecurrentlevel.'xLEDontherockerswitchisflashing:adjustj mentprocedureactive.Thevehicleraisesor
lowersitself.'xLEDontherockerswitchflashesfast:thesej
lectedlevelisnotpossibleatthistime.
Automatic
Whiledriving
IntheSPORTdrivingmode,SPORT+driving modeorathigherspeeds,thevehiclelowersitj
selfautomatically.
Whenasetvehiclelevelisexitedduetothe
speed,thevehiclelevelwillbeadjustedaccordj
ingtotheselecteddrivingmode.
Intheeventofaflattire
Whenalossofthetireinflationpressureisdej
tectedonawheel,thewheelloadwillbereduced
automaticallytoincreasethepossiblerangeof
travel.Inthissituation,onlythenormallevelis available.
WiththeBMWdisplaykey Concept
ThevehiclelevelcanbeadjustedwiththeBMW
displaykeywhenthevehicleisstationary,forinj
stanceforeasierloadingorasanentryaid.
Settingthelevel
1.Applyparkingbrakeandswitchdrive-ready stateoffusingtheStart/Stopbutton.2.Closingthedoors.3.Ifnecessary,switchonthedisplayonthe
BMWdisplaykeyandcancelthedisplay block,refertopage 89.4.OntheBMWdisplaykey,changetothefolj
lowingmenu:Entrylevel.5.Heightcontrol6.'xLowertapthebutton.Thevehiclelowj
ersitselftotheentrylevel.'xRaisetapthebutton.Thevehiclewill raiseitselffromtheentrylevelaccording
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TerminatingtheadjustmentprocedureAnadjustmentprocedurethatwasstartedonthe
BMWdisplaykeycanbeterminatedwiththe
BMWdisplaykey.
Cancel:tapthebutton.Thevehicleraisesor
lowersitselfbacktothestartinglevel.
Withthebuttoninthelowertailgate
Whenthetailgateisopened,thevehiclecanbe
loweredtotheentrylevelandraisedagainby
pressingthebutton.TheflashingoftheLEDin thebuttonindicatesthelevelchange.
Duringtheraisingprocedure,thevehicleraises
itselffromtheentryleveltothelevelthatwassej
lectedlastorthenormallevel.
Terminatingtheadjustmentprocedure Anadjustmentprocedurethatwasstartedwiththebuttoninthelowertailgatecanbeterminated
withthisbutton.
Pressthebuttonagain.Thevehicleraisesor lowersitselfbacktothestartinglevel.
Systemlimits
'xItmaynotbepossibletochangethelevelduringdynamicdriving.'xItmaynotbepossibletochangethelevelif
theaxlesarelimited.'xItmayonlybepossibletoliftthevehiclelevel
whiletheengineisrunning.'xIfthestateofchargeofthevehiclebatteryis
toolow,alevelchangemaynotbepossible.'xIfleveladjustmentisactivatedfrequentlyin
quicksuccession,thesystemswitchesoffto
preventoverheatingandistemporarilyunj availableoroperateswithadelay.Letthesystemcool,ifneeded.
TherapidlyflashingLEDontherockerswitch
indicatesthatthesystemisunavailable.'xIftheloadisincreased,thehighestdriving
levelmaybelockedorautomaticallyexitedin
ordertoprotectthesystem'xWhenthetrailerpowersocketisinuseor whentrailertowingisactivated,onlythenorj
mallevelisavailable.
Wheelchange
Beforeawheelchange,deactivatethesystem:Presstherockerswitchforwardorpullitbackjwardforapprox.7seconds.Aftertherocker
switchisreleased,theLEDindicatoronthe rockerswitchwillgoout.
Activatingthesystem:presstherockerswitch
forwardorpullitbackwardforapprox.7seconds.
Aftertherockerswitchisreleased,theLEDindij catorwillreactivate.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.Thesysj
temisimpaired.Vehiclehandlingmaybealtered
anddrivingcomfortmaybenoticeablyreduced.
Visitthenearestdealer'sservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Longperiodswhenvehicleis
parked
Duringlongperiodswhenthevehicleisparked,it
canloweritself.Thisisnotamalfunction.
Ifdrive-readystateisswitchedonwiththedoors closed,thevehicleisraisedtothenormallevel
automatically.
Dependingonthestateofthevehicle,raisingto normallevelmaytakeseveralminutes.
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