BMW 5 Series: System limits
Top View cannot be used in the following situations:
▷ With a door open.
▷ With the trunk lid open.
▷ With an exterior mirror folded in.
▷ In poor light.
A Check Control message is displayed in some of these situations.
Check the traffic situation as well
Check the traffic situation around the vehicle
with your own eyes. Otherwise, an accident
could result from road users or objects located
outside the picture area of the cameras.◀
Capturing the image
The image is captured by two cameras
integrated in the exterior mirrors and by the
backup camera.
The range equals:
▷ Approx. 7 ft/2 m to the side.
▷ approx. 7 ft/2 m to the rear.
...
Switching on automatically
Select transmission position R with the engine
running.
The Top View and PDC images are displayed if
the system is switched on via iDrive. ...
See also:
Recalling Button Memory
Positions
To recall the manually saved Button
Memory positions, press and hold
“1” or “2.” The driver seat and
outside mirrors move to the
positions stored to those buttons
when pressed. Relea ...
Vehicle
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking feature
If you select the Auto. Door Locks
function, the vehicle is centrally locked above
a speed of around 9 mph.
For further information o ...
Speed limit
Display of a speed limit which, when reached,
should cause a warning to be issued.
Renewed warning if the vehicle speed drops below
the set speed limit once by at least 3 mph/
5 km/h.
Displayi ...
