3.
"Check Control"
3. "Speed limit information"
4.
Select the text message.
If speed limit detection is switched on, it can be
displayed on the info display in the instrument
cluster via the computer.
Messages after trip completion
Malfunctions indicated during a trip are dis‐
played again after the ignition is switched off.
Display
The following is displayed in the
instrument cluster:
Speed limit detection*
▷
▷
Current speed limit.
No speed limit - for the Ger‐
man autobahn.
The concept
Speed limit detection shows the current maxi‐
mum allowable speed in the instrument cluster.
▷
Speed limit detection is not available.
Information regarding speed limit detection can
also be displayed in the Head-up Display, refer
to page 123.
The camera at the base of the interior rearview
mirror monitors traffic signs at the edge of the
road and uses the information from the naviga‐
tion system.
System limits
In this way, the allowable speed is displayed
even in the absence of traffic signs, such as
within town limits.
The system may not be fully functional and may
provide incorrect information in the following
situations:
Personal judgment
▷
▷
▷
In heavy fog, rain or snowfall.
The system cannot serve as a substitute
for the driver's personal judgment of the traffic
situation.
When signs are concealed by objects.
When driving very close to the forward ve‐
hicle.
Speedlimitdetectionassiststhedriveranddoes
not replace the human eye.◀
▷
▷
When driving toward bright lights.
When the windshield is fogged over, dirty or
covered by a sticker, etc., in front of the in‐
terior rearview mirror.
Switching on/off
1.
2.
"Settings"
▷
▷
▷
In areas not covered by the navigation sys‐
tem.
"Info display"
When roads differ from the navigation, e.g.
due to changes in the road network.
When passing buses or trucks with a speed
sticker.
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Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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Tags | BMW 550i, BMW F07, BMW Gran Turismo |
Model Year | 2010 |
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