BMW 5 SERIES - CATALOGUE, Owner'S Manual

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vehicle, a signal tone sounds from the left rear
speaker.
The shorter the distance to the object, the
shorter the intervals.
If the distance to a detected object is less than
approx. 10 inches/25 cm, a continuous tone is
sounded.
If there are objects in front of and behind the
vehicle at the same time, with a distance
smaller than approx. 10 in/25 cm, an alternat‐
ing constant tone will sound.
Steptronic transmission: the intermittent tone
and constant tone are switched off when the
selector lever position P is engaged.
The intermittent tone is switched off after a
short time when the vehicle is stationary.
Volume
The ratio of the PDC signal tone volume to the
entertainment volume can be adjusted.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Tone"
4. "Volume settings"
5. "PDC"
6. Set the desired value.
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐
rently used.
Visual warning
The approach of the vehicle to an object is
shown on the Control Display. Objects that are
farther away are already displayed on the Con‐
trol Display before a signal sounds.
The display appears as soon as PDC is acti‐
vated.
The range of the sensors is represented in the
colors green, yellow and red.
Pathway lines are faded in for better estimation
of the required space.
When the image of the rearview camera is dis‐
played, the switch can be made to PDC or to a
different view with obstacle markings as
needed:
"Rear view camera"
Crossing traffic warning, refer to page 205 :
depending on the equipment, it is warned in
the PDC display against vehicles approaching
in the front or rear from the side.
With parking assistant and Steptronic
transmission: emergency braking
function, Active PDC
Concept
The emergency braking function of PDC ini‐
tiates an emergency braking in case of acute
risk of collision.
General information
Due to system limits, a collision cannot be pre‐
vented under all circumstances.
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