User Manual - Page 180

For 2016 BMW 7 SERIES.

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Displays in the instrument cluster
Symbol Description
Steering wheel symbol gray:
the system is on standby.
Steering wheel symbol green:
system activated.
Steering wheel symbol and
lane marking green: the system
assists the driver in keeping
the vehicle within the lane.
Steering wheel symbol green,
lane marking gray: no lane
marking detected. The vehicle
follows the vehicle in front.
Steering wheel symbol yellow:
hold steering wheel. The sys‐
tem is still active.
Steering wheel symbol red and
a signal tone sounds: system
interrupted. It does not manip‐
ulate steering.
Displays in the Head-up Display
All system information can also be displayed in
the Head-up Display.
System limits
When driving with gloves or with protective
covers, contact with the steering wheel cannot
be detected by the sensors. In this case sys‐
tem cannot be used.
When driving within narrow lanes, the system
cannot be activated or meaningfully used.
Do not use the system, e.g.:
In construction zones.
In rescue lanes.
Within city limits.
Weather
In the event of unfavorable weather and light
conditions, e. g. if there is rain, snowfall, slush,
fog or glare, this may result in poorer recogni‐
tion of vehicles as well as short-term interrup‐
tions for vehicles that are already detected.
Drive attentively, and react to the current traffic
situation. If necessary, intervene actively, e.g.
by braking, steering or evading.
PDC Park Distance Control
The concept
PDC is a support when parking. Objects that
you are approaching slowly in front of or be‐
hind the vehicle are indicated with:
Signal tones.
Visual display.
With parking assistant: obstacles on the side of
the vehicle that are detected by the sensors of
the parking assistant, can also be reported by
the PDC. Side protection, refer to page 183.
General information
Ultrasound sensors in the bumpers and possi‐
bly sideways on the vehicle measure the dis‐
tances from objects.
The maneuvering range, depending on the ob‐
stacle and environmental conditions, is approx.
6 ft/2 m.
An acoustic warning is first given with the fol‐
lowing circumstances:
By the front center sensors at ap‐
prox. 74 in/70 cm.
By the rear middle sensors at approx.
5 ft/1.50 m.
By the corner sensors at ap‐
prox. 24 in/60 cm.
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