User Manual - Page 222

For 2018 BMW 7 Series. Series: 7 Series

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Switching off
The system can be switched off manually:
Press park assistance button.
Switching signal tone for suitable
parking spaces on/off
Using iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Parking"
4. "Parking Assistant"
5. "Sound if parking space detected"
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐
rently used.
System limits
Safety information
WARNING
The system can react not at all, too late,
incorrectly, or without justification due to the
system limits. There is a risk of accidents or
risk of damage to property. Follow the informa‐
tion regarding the system limits and actively
intervene, if needed.◀
No parking assistance
The parking assistant does not offer assis‐
tance in the following situations:
In tight curves.
For diagonal parking spaces.
Functional limitations
The system may not be fully functional in the
following situations:
On bumpy road surfaces such as gravel
roads.
On slippery ground.
On steep uphill or downhill grades.
With accumulations of leaves/snow in the
parking space.
With a mounted emergency wheel.
In case of changes to an already-measured
parking space.
With ditches or edges, e.g., an edge of a
port.
Limits of ultrasonic measurement
Ultrasonic measurements might not function in
the following situations:
For small children and animals.
For persons with certain clothing, for in‐
stance coats.
With external interference of the ultra‐
sound, for instance from passing vehicles
or loud machines.
When sensors are dirty, iced over, dam‐
aged or out of position.
Under certain weather conditions such as
high relative humidity, wet conditions,
snowfall, extreme heat, or strong wind.
With tow bars and trailer couplings of other
vehicles.
With thin or wedge-shaped objects.
With moving objects.
With elevated, protruding objects such as
ledges.
With objects with corners, edges, and
smooth surfaces.
With objects with a fine surface structure
such as fences.
For objects with porous surfaces.
With small and low objects, for instance
boxes.
With obstacles and persons at the edge of
the lane.
With soft obstacles or obstacles covered in
foam material.
With plants and bushes.
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