BMW 8 Coupe Series, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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death. Have the system tested, repaired or re‐
moved and disposed of by a Service Partner of
the manufacturer or another qualified Service
Partner or a specialist workshop.
WARNING
If the system has triggered or is damaged, its
functions will be restricted, or will no longer
work at all. There is a danger of injury or even
death.
If the system has triggered or is damaged, have
it checked and renewed at a Service Partner of
the manufacturer or another qualified Service
Partner or a specialist workshop.
NOTE
Opening the bonnet when the pedestrian pro‐
tection system has triggered can result in dam‐
age to the bonnet or the pedestrian protection.
There is a danger of damage to property. Do
not open the bonnet after the Check Control
message is displayed. Have a check performed
by a Service Partner of the manufacturer or an‐
other qualified Service Partner or a specialist
workshop.
System limits
The active pedestrian protection system is only
triggered at speeds between approximately
30 km/h, approximately 18 mph and 55 km/h, ap‐
proximately 34 mph.
For safety reasons, the system may also trigger
in rare instances where impact with a pedestrian
cannot be excluded beyond all doubt, for exam‐
ple in the following situations:
▷ Collision with objects such as a skip or a
boundary post.
▷ Collision with animals.
▷ Stone impact.
▷ Driving into a snow drift.
Malfunction
A Check Control message is shown.
The system has been triggered or is
faulty.
Immediately drive at moderate speed to a Serv‐
ice Partner of the manufacturer or another quali‐
fied Service Partner or a specialist workshop to
have the system checked and repaired.
Intelligent Safety
Principle
Intelligent Safety enables Driver Assistance Sys‐
tems to be operated centrally.
General
Depending on the equipment, Intelligent Safety
consists of one or more systems which can help
to avoid the risk of a collision.
▷ Front-end collision warning with light braking
function, see page
178 .
▷ Avoidance assistant, see page 181 .
▷ Junction warning with City braking function,
see page
184 .
▷ Person warning with City light braking func‐
tion, see page
188 .
▷ Night Vision with person and animal recogni‐
tion, see page
191 .
▷ Lane Departure Warning, see page 195 .
▷ Lane Change Warning, see page 198 .
▷ Side collision warning, see page 202 .
▷ Road priority warning, see page 206 .
▷ Wrong-way driving warning, see page 209 .
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