BMW M5 E60 M Power owners manual page 81

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ce Technology for comfort, convenience and safety At a glan PDC Park Distance Control* Automatic deactivation After driving approx. 165 ft/50 m or at over ls The concept approx. 20mph/30km/h, the system is o switched off and the LED goes out. You can r The PDC assists you when you are parking. t Acoustic signals and an optical display* alert reactivate the system manually as needed.n you to the approach of an object from behind Co your vehicle. To measure the distance, there Signal tones are four ultrasonic sensors in each bumper. When nearing an object, the position is corre-ps Therange of these sensors is approx. 7ft/2 m. spondingly indicated by an interval tone. Thus, g ti However, an acoustic warning first sounds for an object detected to the left rear of the vehicle n the sensors at the front and at the two rear cor-will be indicated by a signal tone from the left ivi ners at approx. 24 in/60 cm, and for the center rear speaker, etc. As the distance between Dr rear sensors at approx. 5 ft/1.50 m.vehicle and object decreases, the intervals PDC is a parking aid that can indicate between the tones become shorter. If the dis- objects when they are approached tance to the nearest object falls to below slowly, as is usually the case when parking. roughly 1ft/30cm, then a continuous tone Avoid approaching an obje ct at high speed, oth-sounds. erwise the physical circumstances would mean An intermittent tone is interrupted after approx. Navigation that the system warning was too late.<3seconds: t > if you remain in front of an object that was n Automatic activation only detected by one of the corner sensors The system starts to operate approx. 1 second > if you drive parallel to a wallnme ai after you shift into reverse gear or move the t r selector lever into position R with the engine Malfunction running or the ignition switched on.The LED in the button flashes and a message Ente Wait this short time before driving off.appears on the Control Display. PDC is mal-ns Manual activation functioning. Have the system checked.io To prevent this problem, keep the sensors icat clean and free of ice or snow in order to ensure un that they will continue to operate effectively. Do mm not spray the sensors with high-pressure clean-Co ing jets for long periods and maintain a distance of at least 4 in/10 cm to them. Exhaust gases near the rear sensors can cause a signal tone to sound. lity PDC with visual warning* bi o Press the button; the LED lights up.You can also have the system show distances M to objects on the Control Display. Objects that Manual deactivation are farther away are already shown there before nce Press the button again; the LED goes out. 79 Refere Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 600 738 - © 08/08 BMW AG

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