BMW 5 Series: Warning of people in danger
If the system detects a person in the defined area in front of the vehicle and if there is the danger of a collision with this person, a warning symbol appears in the Control Display and Head-up Display.
Although both the shape and the heat radiation are analyzed, false warnings cannot be ruled out.
Warning area in front of the vehicle
Warning area in front of the vehicle
The warning area in front of the vehicle is divided into two areas.
▷ Central area 1 directly in front of the vehicle.
▷ Expanded area 2 to the right and left.
The entire area moves along with the vehicle in the direction of the steering angle and changes with the vehicle speed. As the vehicle speed increases, the area becomes longer and wider, for example.
Prewarning
The yellow symbol is displayed
when a
person is detected in the central area,
arrow 1, immediately in front of the vehicle.
The yellow symbol is displayed
when a
person detected in the extended area,
arrow 2, is moving from the right or left
to the central area.
Acute warning
The red symbol is displayed and
a signal
sounds. You are requested to intervene
immediately by braking or making an
evasive maneuver.
Display in the Head-up Display
The warning is simultaneously
displayed
in the Head-up Display and in the
Control Display. The displayed symbol
can vary with the people detected. For people
located in the central area, the distance to the
person is indicated by the size of the symbol
Pedestrian detection
The pedestrian detection and warning system
only operates in darkness and only when a heat
image is displayed.
Warm objects that are similar in shape to human
beings are detected by the syste ...
System limits
Basic limits
System operation is limited in situations such as
the following:
▷ On steep hills, in steep depressions or in
tight curves.
▷ When the camera is dirty or the protective ...
See also:
Reporting safety defects
In the 50 United States and Washington, D.C.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect that couldcause a crash or cause
injury or death, you shouldimmediately inform the National Highway Traffi ...
Using this Manual
To quickly locate information about
the vehicle, use the Index in the
back of the manual. It is an
alphabetical list of what is in the
manual and the page number where
it can be found. ...
Recording from Audio CDs
The infotainment system can record
the current song playing or all songs
from an audio CD to MEM. A status
bar appears on the top of the
display when the recording process
starts and disappe ...
