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until "PDC" is selected and press the con-Antilock Brake System ABS ty troller. ABS prevents locking of the wheels during braking. Safe steering response is maintained even during full braking. Active safety is thus safe increased. The ABS is operational every time you start the and engine. Braking safely, refer to page110. Electronic brake-force distribution The system controls the brake pressure in the rear wheels to ensure stable braking behavior. 6. Select "PDC display on" and press the con-Brake assist troller. The PDC screen is activated.When you apply the brakes rapidly, this system The display is shown on the Control Display as automatically produces the maximum braking soon as PDC is activated. force boost and thus helps to achieve the short- est possible braking distance during full brak- System limitations ing. This system exploits all of the benefits pro- Even with PDC, final responsibility for vided by ABS. driving comfortestimating the distance between the Do not reduce the pressure on the brake for the vehicle and any obstructions always remains duration of the full braking application. with the driver. Even when sensors are pro-Dynamic Stability Control DSC vided, there is a blind spot in which objects can no longer be detected. The system is also sub-DSC optimizes driving stability and traction. In ject to the physical limits that apply to all forms addition, the system recognizes unstable driv- of ultrasonic measurement, such as those ing situations such as understeering and over- encountered with trailer towbars and hitches, steering, and helps keep the vehicle on a safe thin or wedge-shaped objects, etc. Low objects course within physical limits by reducing engine that have already been displayed, e.g. curbs, power and applying the brakes on individual chnology forcan disappear again from the detection area of wheels. e the sensors before or after a continuous tone The laws of physics cannot be repealed, sounds. Higher, protruding objects, e.g. ledges, even with DSC. An appropriate driving T cannot be detected. Therefore, always drive style always remains the responsibility of the cautiously, otherwise there is a risk of personal driver. Therefore, do not reduce the additional injury or property damage. Loud sound sources safety margin again by taking risks, as this could outside or inside the car can drown out the PDC result in an accident.< signal.< MDynamic Mode MDM* Driving stability control MDynamic Mode is a mode of the Dynamic systems Stability Control DSC that permits greater lon- gitudinal and lateral acceleration when driving Your BMW has a number of systems that help on dry surfaces, yet with reduced driving stabil- to maintain the vehicle's stability even in ity. Only at the absolute limit of stability does adverse driving conditions.the system intervene to stabilize the vehicle by reducing engine power and applying the brakes on the wheels. In such situations, additional 76

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