Radar Sensors - BMW X5 Owner's Manual

The lamp in the housing of the exterior mirror
flashes and the steering wheel vibrates.
Notes
Personal responsibility
The system does not serve as a substi‐
tute for the driver's personal judgment of the
traffic situation.
Be aware of the traffic situation and the vehi‐
cle's surroundings at all times, otherwise an
accident is still possible despite all warnings.◀
At a glance
Button in the vehicle
Intelligent Safety button

Radar sensors

The radar sensors are located under the rear
bumper.
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Safety
Switching on/off
Switching on automatically
The Active Blind Spot Detection is automati‐
cally activated after the engine is started via
the Start/Stop button, if the function was
switched on the last time the engine was stop‐
ped.
Switching on/off manually
Press button: a panel appears on the
Control Display. Adjustments can be
made. The individual settings are stored for the
remote control currently in use.
Press the button briefly:
▷ Intelligent Safety systems are individually
switched off according to individual set‐
ting.
▷ The LED lights up orange.
Press the button again:
▷ All Intelligent Safety systems are switched
on.
▷ The LED lights up green.
Hold the button down:
▷ All Intelligent Safety systems are switched
off.
▷ The LED goes out.
Display
Information stage
The dimmed lamp in the mirror housing indi‐
cates when there are vehicles in the blind spot
or approaching from behind.
Controls
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