BMW X1 Owner's Handbook Manual page 156

Controls
Status of the system
▷ Coloured symbols, see arrows, on the side
of the vehicle display. Park Assistant is ac‐
tivated and parking space search is active.
▷ Suitable parking spaces are shown on the
Control Display on the edge of the roadway
next to the vehicle symbol. With active
parking assist, the suitable parking spaces
are highlighted in colour.
▷ Parking process active.
Steering has been taken
over.
▷ The parking space search is always active
with slow straight forward driving, even
with deactivated system. With deactivated
system, the displays on the Control Display
are shown grey.
Parking with the Park Assistant
WARNING
The system does not take your personal
responsibility from you when you are estimat‐
ing the traffic situation. Danger of accidents.
Adapt driving style to the driving conditions.
Additionally, look directly to check the traffic
situation and the area around the vehicle and
intervene actively in the corresponding situa‐
tions.◀
1. Switch on the park assistant and activate, if
applicable.
Status of the parking space search is dis‐
played on the display.
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2. Follow the instructions on the display.
To achieve an optimum parking position,
wait for the automatic steering process af‐
ter changing gear at standstill.
The end of the parking process is dis‐
played on the display.
3. Straighten up the parking position, if appli‐
cable.
Cancelling manually
You can cancel the Park Assistant at any time:
▷ "Park Assist"
▷ Press the button.
Cancelling automatically
The system automatically cancels in the
following situations:
▷ When holding firmly onto the steering
wheel or even if steering is done.
▷ When selecting gear, which does not cor‐
respond to the information on the display.
▷ At speeds over approx. 10 km/h, approx.
6 mph.
▷ Possibly on snow-covered or slippery road
surfaces.
▷ When a maximum number of parking at‐
tempts or parking time is exceeded.
▷ If the Park Distance Control PDC shows
gaps are too small.
▷ When changing to other functions on the
Control Display.
A Check Control message is shown.
Continuing
You can continue a cancelled parking process,
if applicable.
Observe the instructions on the display.