Te c h n o lo g y fo r c o m fo rt , c o n ve n ie n c e
a n d s a fe ty
P a rk Dis ta n c e Co n tro l P DC * Ma n u a l m o d e
Th e c o n c e p t
P DC p ro vid e s e xtra s a fe ty a nd c onve n-
ie nc e d uring p a rkin g m a ne uve rs . S igna l
to ne s in d ic a te th e c urre nt d is ta nc e to a n
ob je c t b e hind o r in fro nt o f yo ur ve hic le .
Fo ur u ltra s onic s e ns ors in b oth th e
b um p e rs m onito r th e d is ta nc e to th e n e a r-
e s t o b je c t.
The fro nt a nd re a r s e ns ors o n th e c orn e rs
P re s s th e b utto n; th e ind ic a to r la m p c om e s
on.
ha ve a ra nge o f a p p ro x. 2 ft/ 60 c m . Th e
tw o re a r m id d le s e ns ors h a ve a ra nge o f
a p p ro x. 5 ft/ 1.5 0 m a nd th e tw o fro nt m id -
d le s e ns ors o f a p p ro x. 2 .6 ft/ 80 c m .
Ma n u a l d e a c tiva tio n
P re s s th e b utto n a ga in; th e in d ic a to r la m p
goe s o ut.
P DC is a p a rkin g a id th a t c a n ind ic a te
ob je c ts w he n th e y a re a p p ro a c he d
s lowly, a s is us ua lly th e c a s e whe n p a rkin g.
Avo id a p p ro a c hing o b je c ts to o fa s t, o th e r-
wis e th e s ys te m m a y g ive w a rn ing o f p hys -
ic a l o b s ta c le s to o la te .<
S ig n a l to n e s
The d is ta nc e to a n o b je c t b e hind th e ve hi-
c le is s igna le d in a c c ord a nc e with th e p os i-
tio n b y a n in te rm itte nt to ne fro m a lo ud -
s p e a ke r in th e re a r- e nd .
The d is ta nc e to a n o b je c t in fro nt o f th e
ve hic le is s igna le d b y a n in te rm itte nt to ne
fro m a loud s p e a ke r b e ne a th th e ins tru m e nt
c lus te r.
As the d is ta nc e b e tw e e n ve hic le a nd ob je c t
d e c re a s e s , th e inte rva ls b e tw e e n th e to ne s
b e c om e s horte r. Th e s igna l to ne b e c om e s
c ontin uous o nc e th e d is ta nc e to th e n e a r-
e s t o b je c t fa lls to b e low ro ughly 1 ft/ 30 c m .
If yo u a re d rivin g with a tra ile r, th e re a r s e n-
s ors a re u na b le to m a ke p ro p e r m e a s ure -
m e nts – s o th e y d o n ot s witc h o n.
Au to m a tic m o d e
As o f ig nitio n ke y p os itio n 2 , th e s ys te m
a uto m a tic a lly a s s um e s o p e ra tio na l s ta tu s
a fte r a fe w s e c ond s e a c h tim e yo u e nga ge
re ve rs e g e a r o r s e le c to r- le ve r p os itio n R .
Wa it th is s hort p e rio d b e fore p a rk-
ing.<
The w a rn ing s igna l is c a nc e le d a fte r
a p p ro x. 3 s e c ond s whe n th e d is ta nc e to a n
ob je c t 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 w a ll, fo r
ins ta nc e .
You c a n h a ve a s igna l to ne p ro -
gra m m e d in to th e s ys te m to ve rify
th a t th e P DC is a c tive .<
Au to m a tic d e a c tiva tio n
Afte r d rivin g a d is ta nc e o f m ore th a n
a p p ro x. 1 60 ft/ 50 m o r e xc e e d ing a s p e e d
of a p p ro x. 2 0 m p h/30 km /h, th e s ys te m
s witc he s o ff a nd th e in d ic a to r la m p g oe s
out. Yo u c a n re a c tiva te th e s ys te m m a nu-
a lly a s n e e d e d .
Ma lfu n c tio n
The in d ic a to r la m p fla s he s a nd a s hort
s te a d y s igna l to ne is s ound e d .
S witc h th e s ys te m o ff a nd h a ve th e c a us e
of th e m a lfunc tio n c orre c te d b y yo ur B MW
S p orts Ac tivity Ve hic le C e nte r.
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