BMW M5 Owner's Handbook Manual page 199

Button Status
Button illuminates green: all Intelligent
Safety Systems are switched on.
Button illuminates orange: some Intel‐
ligent Safety Systems are switched
off.
Button does not illuminate: all Intelli‐
gent Safety Systems are switched off.
Warning function
Light in the exterior mirror
If there is a risk of collision
In the event of imminent collision danger, the
light in the exterior mirror flashes and the steer‐
ing wheel starts vibrating. Subsequently an active
steering intervention is executed to avoid the col‐
lision and to keep the vehicle safely within it's
driving lane. Steering intervention can be felt at
the steering wheel, and can be overridden man‐
ually at any time.
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.
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Safety
Observe the information on the system limits
and intervene actively if necessary.
Functional limitations
The system may have limited functionality in the
following situations:
▷ If the speed of the approaching vehicle is sig‐
nificantly higher than own speed.
▷ In thick fog, wet conditions or snow.
▷ On sharp bends or narrow roads.
▷ If the bumper is dirty, iced over or covered,
for example by stickers.
▷ When a projecting load is being transported.
▷ If there are missing, worn, poorly visible,
merging/separating or ambiguous boundary
lines, for example in areas where there are
road works.
▷ If boundary lines are covered by snow, ice,
dirt or water.
▷ If the boundary lines are not white.
▷ If boundary lines are obscured.
▷ If the vehicle is moving too close to the vehi‐
cle ahead.
▷ When there is sustained glare effect due to
oncoming light, for example the sun is low in
the sky.
▷ 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.
▷ Up to 10 seconds after starting the engine
using the start/stop button.
▷ During the camera calibration process imme‐
diately after vehicle delivery.
A Check Control message is displayed in the
event of limited functionality.
The system cannot be switched on when the
trailer socket is occupied, for example when op‐
CONTROLS
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