BMW 5 Series: Overview
Button on the steering wheel
Steering and traffic jam
assistant on/
off
Radar sensors
The radar sensors are located in the bumpers.
Front center bumper.
Front side bumper.
Rear bumper.
Always keep the bumper in the area of the radar
sensors clean and unobstructed.
Camera
The camera is installed near the interior mirror.
Keep the windshield in front of the interior mirror
clean and clear.
Functional requirements
- Speed below 130 mph/210 km/h.
- Sufficient lane width.
- Above approx. 43 mph, 70 km/h: lane marking
on both sides is detected.
- Below approx. 43 mph, 70 km/h: lane marking
on both sides or a vehicle driving ahead is detected.
- Hands on the steering wheel rim.
- Wide curves.
- Drive in the center of the lane.
- Turn signal switched off.
- The sensor system calibration process is
complete.
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Switching on
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
Steering wheel symbol lights up
gray.
The system is on standby and does not
manipulate steering.
System activates automatically as soon as all
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Gray steering wheel symbol:
The system is on standby.
Green steering wheel
symbol:
The system is activated.
Yellow steering wheel symbol
and a signal sounds, if applicable:
System interrupt
General information
The system cannot be activated or meaningfully
used in certain situations.
Safety information
Warning
The system is designed to operate in certain
conditions and circumstances. Due
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General information
The home address must be created to apply it as
a destination.
Defining the home address
1. Press the button on the
Controller.
2. "Set home address".
3. Enter the address.
Using the home address as the
destination
1. Press the button on the
Controller.
2. "Home".
Enter ho
Due to the ever increasing amount of traffic on our roads, Driver Assistance
Systems in vehicles
continue to gain in importance. The systems have different functions: some
gather information to help
the driver in the decision-making process, while others take on the driver's
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