BMW Saloon 3 Series Owner's Handbook Manual page 278

CONTROLS
3. "Driver assistance"
4. "Parking and manoeuvring"
5. "Cross-traffic alert"
6. "Cross-traffic alert"
Automatic activation
If the system was activated on the Control Dis‐
play, it is switched on automatically as soon as
Park Distance Control PDC or Panorama View is
active and a gear is engaged.
The system is switched on at the rear when re‐
verse gear is engaged.
Depending on the equipment, the system is
switched on at the front when a forward gear is
engaged.
Switching off automatically
The system switches off automatically in the
following situations:
▷ If walking speed is exceeded.
▷ When a certain distance is exceeded.
▷ When steering and lane control assistant is
active: after driving for a particular distance.
When Park Assistant is actively parking the
vehicle.
Warning
General
The Control Display shows the corresponding
image an acoustic signal sounds, if necessary,
and the light in the exterior mirror flashes.
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Driver Assistance Systems
Light in the exterior mirror
The light in the exterior mirror flashes if other ve‐
hicles are detected by the rear sensors when the
vehicle is reversing.
Display in the Park Distance Control
PDC view
In the Park Distance Control PDC view, the rele‐
vant boundary area flashes red if the sensors de‐
tect vehicles.
Display in the camera view
The relevant boundary area, arrow 1, in the cam‐
era view flashes red if the sensors detect vehi‐
cles.
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