BMW XM Owner's Manual page 233

▷ Distance too short.
▷ Speed greater than approx.
40 mph/70 km/h.
System limits
System limits of the sensors
Additional information:
▷ Cameras, refer to page 37.
▷ Radar sensors, refer to page 38.
Detection range
Sensors detect the traffic situation in their de-
tection range.
The detection capability of the system and the
automatic braking performance are limited.
For instance, two-wheeled vehicles may not be
detected.
Deceleration
The system does not decelerate in the follow-
ing situations:
▷ For pedestrians or similarly slow-moving
road users.
▷ For cross traffic.
▷ For oncoming traffic.
Driver assistance systems
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Merging vehicles
If a vehicle driving ahead of you suddenly
merges into your lane, the system may not be
able to automatically restore the selected dis-
tance. It may not be possible to restore the se-
lected distance in certain situations, including if
you are driving significantly faster than vehicles
driving ahead of you, for instance when rapidly
approaching a truck. When a vehicle driving
ahead of you is reliably detected, the system
requests that the driver intervene by braking
and making an evasive maneuver, if needed.
Cornering
When the set speed is too high for a curve,
the speed is reduced slightly. Because curves
may not be anticipated in advance, drive into a
curve at an appropriate speed.
The system has a limited detection range. Sit-
uations can arise in tight curves where a vehi-
cle driving ahead will not be detected or will be
detected very late.
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