BMW 5 Series: Overview
Button in the vehicle
Park assistance button
Ultrasound sensors
With the four side ultrasound sensors, arrows,
and the ultrasound sensors of PDC Park Distance
Control in the bumpers, the parking
spaces are measured and the distances to obstacles
determined.
Functional requirements
Ultrasound sensors
Ensure full functionality:
- Do not cover sensors, for instance with stickers.
- Keep the sensors clean and unobstructed.
For measuring parking spaces
- Maximum speed while driving forward approx.
22 mph/35 km/h.
- Maximum distance to row of parked vehicles:
5 ft/1.5 m.
Suitable parking space
General information:
- Gap behind an object that has a min. length
of 1.7 ft/0.5 m.
- Gap between two objects with a minimum
length of approx. 1.7 ft/0.5 m.
Parallel parking to the road:
- Min. length of gap between two objects: your
vehicle's length plus approx. 2.6 ft/0.8 m.
- Minimum depth: approx. 5 ft/1.5 m.
Diagonal parking:
For parking
- Doors and trunk lid are closed.
- The parking brake is released.
- When parking in parking spaces on the driver's
side, the corresponding turn signal must
be switched on.
Steptronic transmission:
- Driver's safety belt is fastened.
Switching on and activating
Switching on with the button
Press the park assistance
button.
The LED lights up.
The current status of the parking space search is
indicated on the Control Display.
Parking assistant is activated
automatically.
Switching on with reverse gear
Shift into reverse.
The current status of the parking space search is
indicated on the Control Display.
To activate: "Parking Assistant"
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System activated/deactivated
Gray: the system is not
available.
White: the system is available but not
activated.
The system is activated.
Parking space search and system
status
Symbol P on the
The system can be switched off manually:
Press the park assistance
button.
Switching signal tone for
suitable parking spaces on/off
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle".
2. "Vehicle settings".
3. "Parking"
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Concept
Pressing the Start/Stop button
switches drive-ready state on or off.
Steptronic transmission: the
drive-ready state is switched on
when you depress the brake pedal while pressing
the Start/Stop button.
Pressing the Start/Stop button again switches
drive-ready state back off and standby st
General information
Possible entertainment sources:
Radio
Depending on the equipment: audio CD
Depending on the equipment: video DVD
Music hard disk
USB audio
USB video
Bluetooth audio
Screen Mirroring
Apple CarPlay
Changing the entertainment
source
On the radio:
1. Press the button.
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