parking sensors BMW SPORT WAGON 2001 Owners Manual

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The conceptThe PDC assists you when you are
parking. A signal warns you of the real
distance to an obstacle. To do this, four
ultrasonic sensors in the front and rear
bumpers measure the distance to the
nearest object. The monitoring range
for the front and both rear corner sen-
sors extends approx. 2 ft (60 cm) be-
yond the bumper. The range for the
center rear sensors extends approx. 5 ft
(1.50 meters).Automatic operationThe system starts to operate automati-
cally approx. one second after you se-
lect reverse or move the selector lever
into the "R" position with the ignition
key in position 2.
Turn on manuallyPress the button (arrow), the indicator
lamp comes on.
After driving more than approx. 160 ft
(50 meters) or exceeding approx.
20 mph (30 km/h), the system switches
off and has to be switched back on
when you want to use it again.390us713
Acoustic signalsThe distance to an object is indicated
by a high beeping sound in the front
and a low beeping sound in the back.
As the distance between vehicle and
object decreases, the intervals between
the tones become shorter. A continu-
ous tone indicates the presence of an
object less than 1 ft (30 cm) away.
The warning signal will be canceled af-
ter approx. 3 seconds if the distance to
the obstruction remains constant during
this time (if you are moving parallel to a
wall, for instance).
Malfunction in the PDC system:
The indicator lamp flashes and a brief
continuous signal tone is heard
>when the PDC system is actived via
the button
>when you first select reverse or move
the selector lever into the "R" posi-
tion after switching on the ignition
>when there is a malfunction while the
PDC system is active.
Switch the system off and have the
cause of the malfunction corrected by
your BMW center.
Park Distance Control (PDC)
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