BMW 3 Series Owner's Manual page 252

CONTROLS
Safety information
Warning
The system cannot serve as a substitute for the
driver's personal judgment in assessing the
traffic situation. Based on the limits of the sys‐
tem, it cannot independently react to all traffic
situations. There is a risk of accident. Adjust
driving style to traffic conditions. Watch traffic
closely and actively intervene where appropri‐
ate.
Additionally, the safety information for the PDC
Park Distance Control and the Automatic Parking
Assistant apply.
Additional information:
▷ PDC Park Distance Control, refer to
page 240.
▷ Automatic Parking Assistant, refer to
page 247.
Functional requirements
▷ The vehicle was parked manually and objects
in front of and behind the car are detected.
The distance to a detected curb is at least
6 inches/15 cm.
▷ The vehicle was parked using the parking as‐
sistant and an object is detected in front of
the vehicle.
▷ The parking space is at least 2.6 ft/0.8 m lon‐
ger than your vehicle.
▷ The vehicle has been parked in reverse.
Driving out of parking spaces
1. Turn on drive readiness.
2. Steptronic transmission:
Press the park assistance button or shift into
reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary to
switch on the Automatic Parking Assistant.
3. Tilt the Controller to the right and activate the
Automatic Parking Assistant on the Control
Display: "Autom. Parking"
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4. On the Control Display, confirm the required
direction for driving out of the parking space if
necessary.
5. Follow the instructions on the Control Dis‐
play.
Steptronic transmission:
The system takes control of the maneuver. A
message will be displayed at the end of the
maneuver.
6. Make sure that the traffic situation permits
driving out of the parking space and drive off
as usual.
The Automatic Parking Assistant is switched
off automatically.
System limits
The limits of the systems of the Park Distance
Control PDC and the Parking Assistant apply.
With Parking Assistant:
Reversing Assistant
Principle
The Back-up Assistant supports the driver when
driving in reverse, for instance when driving out
of tight or confusing parking or street situations.
The vehicle stores the driving movements of the
last route. This stored route can be driven back
with automated steering.
General information
The system takes control of the steering when
driving in reverse along the stored route.
The driver controls driving the vehicle via accel‐
erator pedal and brake.
The Reversing Assistant uses the control ele‐
ments and sensors of the PDC Park Distance
Control and the Automatic Parking Assistant.
Additional information: