BMW M5 Owner's Handbook Manual page 183

Acute warning with avoidance
assistance
An acute warning is given when the vehicle is ap‐
proaching another object at a high differential
speed and there is an immediate risk of a colli‐
sion.
The driver must intervene personally if there is
an acute warning. The system provides support
for the driver's evasive manoeuvres if there is a
risk of collision.
An acute warning can be triggered even without
a previous advance warning.
System limits
Safety note
WARNING
The system may not respond at all, or may re‐
spond too late, incorrectly, or without justifica‐
tion due to limits of the system. There is a dan‐
ger of accidents or damage to property.
Observe the information on the system limits
and intervene actively if necessary.
Detection range
The detection ability of the system is limited.
For this reason, the system may fail to respond
or only respond after a delay.
It is possible that the following are not detected:
▷ Slow-moving vehicle when approaching at
high speed.
▷ Vehicles suddenly cutting in or braking heav‐
ily.
▷ Vehicles with an unusual rear appearance.
▷ Two-wheeled vehicles ahead.
Function restriction
The system may have limited functionality in the
following situations, for example:
▷ In thick fog, wet conditions or snow.
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Safety
▷ On sharp bends.
▷ When Driving Stability Control Systems are
limited or deactivated, for example DSC OFF.
▷ If the field of view of the camera or the wind‐
screen in front of the rearview mirror is dirty
or covered.
▷ If the camera has overheated due to exces‐
sively high temperatures, and has been tem‐
porarily deactivated.
▷ Depending on the equipment version: if the
radar sensors are soiled or covered.
▷ Up to 10 seconds after starting the engine
using the start/stop button.
▷ During the camera calibration process imme‐
diately after vehicle delivery.
▷ When there is sustained glare effect due to
oncoming light, for example the sun is low in
the sky.
Person warning with City
light braking function
Principle
The system can help to avoid accidents with pe‐
destrians.
The system warns of the possible risk of collision
with pedestrians in the urban speed range and
provides assistance with a braking function.
General
The system is only active at speeds between ap‐
proximately 5 km/h, approximately 3 mph, up to
approximately 65 km/h, approximately 40 mph.
Persons are taken into account if they are loca‐
ted within the detection range of the system.
The system is controlled by the camera in the
area of the rearview mirror.
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