P a rk Dis ta n c e Co n tro l (P DC)*
75n
The P DC a s s is ts yo u w he n yo u b a c k
into a p a rkin g s p a c e . A s igna l w a rn s
yo u o f th e d is ta nc e to a n o b s ta c le . To
d o th is , fo ur u ltra s onic s e ns ors in th e
re a r b um p e r m e a s ure th e d is ta nc e to
th e n e a re s t o b je c t. Th e m onito ring
ra nge fo r th e tw o c orn e r s e ns ors e nd s
a p p ro x. 2 fe e t (6 0 c m ) b e yo nd th e
b um p e r. Th e ra nge o f th e tw o m id d le
s e ns ors is s lightly le s s th a n 5 fe e t (1 .5 0
m e te rs ) o utw a rd .
Ac o u s tic a l s ig n a ls
The P DC d oe s n ot re m ove th e
d rive r's p e rs ona l re s p ons ib ility fo r
e va lua tin g th e d is ta nc e b e tw e e n th e
ve hic le a nd a ny o b s ta c le s . Eve n w he n
s e ns ors a re in vo lve d , th e re is a b lind
s p ot in w hic h o b je c ts c a nnot b e d e -
te c te d . Th is a p p lie s e s p e c ia lly in th os e
c a s e s w he re th e s ys te m a p p ro a c he s
th e p hys ic a l lim its o f u ltra s onic m e a -
s ure m e nt, a s o c c urs w ith to w b a rs a nd
tra ile r c oup lings , a nd in th e vic inity o f
th in a nd p a inte d o b je c ts .
The d is ta nc e to th e n e a re s t o b je c t is in -
d ic a te d b y a to ne s ound ing a t va rio us
inte rva ls . As th e d is ta nc e b e tw e e n ve hi-
c le a nd o b je c t d e c re a s e s , th e in te rva ls
b e tw e e n th e to ne s b e c om e s horte r. A
c ontin uous to ne ind ic a te s th e p re s e nc e
of a n o b je c t le s s th a n 1 ft. (3 0 c m )
a wa y.
The w a rn ing s igna l is c a nc e le d a fte r
a p p ro x. th re e s e c ond s if th e d is ta nc e to
th e o b s ta c le re m a ins c ons ta nt d uring
th is tim e (if yo u a re m oving p a ra lle l to a
wa ll, fo r in s ta nc e ).
The s ys te m is a c tiva te d a uto m a tic a lly
a b out o ne s e c ond a fte r yo u e nga ge re -
ve rs e w ith th e ig nitio n ke y in p os itio n 2 .
P DC is d e a c tiva te d whe n yo u s hift b a c k
out o f re ve rs e .
Ce rta in s ourc e s o f s ound , s uc h a s a
loud ra d io, c ould d ro wn th e P DC s igna l
to ne .<
S ys te m m a lfunc tio ns w ill b e in d ic a te d
b y a c ontin uous h igh-p itc he d to ne
whe n th e s ys te m is a c tiva te d th e firs t
tim e . P le a s e h a ve yo ur B MW c e nte r re -
s olve th e p ro b le m .
Ke e p th e s e ns ors c le a n a nd fre e
of ic e o r s now in o rd e r to e ns ure
th a t th e y w ill c ontin ue to o p e ra te e ffe c -
tive ly.
Do not a p p ly h igh-p re s s ure s p ra y to th e
s e ns ors fo r a p ro longe d p e rio d o f tim e .
Ma inta in a n a d e q ua te d is ta nc e o f m ore
th a n 4 in c he s (1 0 c m ).<
Online Edition Part-No. 01 41 0 155 062 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW E39, BMW M5 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Publisher | bmwusa.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | BMW M5 |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)