BMW 2 COUPE 2023 Series Owner's Manual page 169

A Check Control message may be displayed
when the system is limited. Depending on the
national-market version, a yellow icon is also
illuminated.
Rear-end collision
preparation
Principle
Depending on the equipment and national-
market version, the rear-end collision prepara-
tion can react to vehicles approaching from be-
hind.
General information
Radar sensors monitor the area behind the ve-
hicle.
When a vehicle approaches from the rear at a
certain speed, the system can react as follows:
▷ Where applicable, the hazard warning
flashers will be switched on.
▷ Where applicable, the PreCrash functions
are triggered.
Safety information
Follow the safety information in the "Forward
Collision Mitigation" chapter.
Sensors
The system is controlled by the radar sensors
on the sides and rear.
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Safety
Turning rear-end collision
preparation on/off
The system is automatically active when the
vehicle is turned on.
The system is deactivated in the following sit-
uations:
▷ When driving in reverse.
System limits
General information
Follow the system limits in the "Collision warn-
ing systems" chapter.
Functional limitations
The system function may be limited in the fol-
lowing situations:
▷ When a vehicle is approaching at a speed
much faster than your own.
▷ The speed of the approaching vehicle is
very slow.
Cross traffic warning
Principle
At blind driveway exits or when driving out of
perpendicular parking spaces, road users ap-
proaching from the side are detected sooner
by the cross traffic warning than is possible
from the driver's seat.
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