BMW i3 owners manual page 119

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Seite 103 Safety Controls The braking intervention can be interrupted by Symbol Measure stepping on the accelerator pedal or by ac‐ The vehicle lights up red: prewarn‐ tively moving the steering wheel. ing. Object detection can be restricted. Limitations Brake and increase distance. of the detection range and functional restric‐ tions are to be considered. The vehicle flashes red and an acoustic signal sounds: acute warn‐ System limits ing. You are requested to intervene by Detection range braking or make an evasive maneu‐ The system's detection potential is limited. ver. Thus a warning might not be issued or be is‐ sued late. Prewarning E. g. the following situations may not be de‐ This warning is issued, e.g., when there is the tected: impending danger of a collision or the distance ▷ Slow moving vehicles when you approach to the vehicle ahead is too small. them at high speed. The driver must intervene actively when there ▷ Vehicles that suddenly swerve in front of is a prewarning. you, or sharply decelerating vehicles. Acute warning with braking function ▷ Vehicles with an unusual rear appearance. Warning of the imminent danger of a collision▷ Two-wheeled vehicles ahead of you. when the vehicle approaches another object at a relatively high differential speed. Functional limitations The driver must intervene actively when thereThe system may not be fully functional in the is an acute warning. If necessary, the driver isfollowing situations: assisted by a minor automatic braking inter‐ ▷ In heavy fog, rain, sprayed water or snow‐ vention in a possible risk of collision. fall. Acute warnings can also be triggered without ▷ In tight curves. previous prewarning. ▷ If the driving stability control systems are deactivated, e.g. DSC OFF. Braking intervention ▷ If the field of view of the camera in the mir‐ The warning prompts the driver himself/herself ror is dirty or obscured. to react. During a warning, the maximum brak‐ ▷ Up to 10 seconds after drive readiness is ing force is used. Premise for the brake boos‐ established. ter is sufficiently quick and hard stepping on the brake pedal. The system can assist with▷ During calibration of the camera immedi‐ some braking intervention if there is risk of aately after vehicle shipment. collision. At low speeds vehicles may thus ▷ If there is constant blinding effects be‐ come to a complete stop. cause of oncoming light, e. g., from the sun The braking intervention is executed only if low in the sky. DSC Dynamic Stability Control is switched on. 103 Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 960 865 - II/15

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