BMW 5 Series: PDC Park Distance Control
The concept
In addition to the PDC Park Distance Control, the backup camera, can be switched on.
PDC supports you when parking. Objects that you are approaching slowly in front of or behind your vehicle are indicated with:
▷ Signal tones.
▷ Visual display.
Measurement
Measurements are made by ultrasound sensors in the bumpers.
The range is approx. 6 ft/2 m.
An acoustic warning is first given:
▷ By the front sensors and the two rear corner
sensors at approx. 24 in/60 cm.
▷ By the rear middle sensors at approx. 5 ft/
1.50 m.
- System limits
- Switching on automatically
- Switching off automatically
- Switching on/off manually
- Signal tones
- Visual warning
- Display on the Control Display
- Malfunction
Displays in the instrument cluster
Indicator lamp
Depending on how the vehicle is
equipped,
the indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster indicates whether the system is
switched on.
Desired speed
▷ The marking lights ...
System limits
Check the traffic situation as well
PDC cannot serve as a substitute for the
driver's personal judgment of the traffic situation.
Check the traffic situation around the vehicle
with your own ey ...
See also:
Switching off the engine
Vehicles with a turbocharger
CAUTION:
Do not switch the engine off when itis running at high speed. If you do,the turbocharger will continuerunning after the engine oil pressure hasdropped to zero. ...
System limits
Personal responsibility
The system cannot serve as a substitute
for the driver's personal judgment of the course
of the road and the traffic situation.
In the event of a warning, do not jerk th ...
Remote start confirmation transmitter feature
Your remote engine start transmitter is equipped with a unique bidirectional
confirmation feature. This feature will allow the transmitter’s backlit button to
display the status of the system un ...
