BMW 5 SEDAN Series Owner's Manual page 256

CONTROLS
Parking space search and system
status
▷ Parking assistant is activated and parking
space search is active.
▷ Control Display shows suitable parking
spaces at the edge of the road next to the ve‐
hicle symbol. When Park Assistant is active,
suitable parking spaces are highlighted and
an acoustic signal sounds.
▷ If a diagonal or parallel parking space is clearly
detected, the system automatically adjusts
the suitable parking method. In the case of
parking spaces suitable for parallel and diago‐
nal parking, a selection menu is displayed. In
this case, the desired parking method must
be selected manually.
▷ The parking procedure is active. The sys‐
tem takes over the steering.
▷ Parking space search is always active when‐
ever the vehicle is moving forward slow and
straight, even if the system is deactivated.
When the system is deactivated, the displays
on the Control Display are shown in gray.
Switching signal tone for
suitable parking spaces on/off
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Driver Assistance"
4. "Parking and Maneuvering"
5. "Automatic Parking"
6. "Alert if parking space detected"
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The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐
rently used.
Signal tones of the PDC Park
Distance Control
During an automatic parking operation, no inter‐
mittent tone will sound from the PDC Park Dis‐
tance Control.
A continuous tone sounds when the distance to
a detected object is less than approx. 8 in‐
ches/20 cm.
Parking using the parking
assistant
Parking
1. Switching on and activating the parking assis‐
tant.
For this, engage the reverse gear or press the
parking assist button and activate the system
on the Control Display, if needed.
Parking assistant is activated.
2. Pass the row of parked vehicles forward at a
speed of up to approx. 22 mph/35 km/h and
at a distance of maximum 5 ft/1.5 m.
The status of the parking space search and
possible parking spaces are displayed on the
Control Display.
3. Confirm the suggested parking space for the
parking operation: select the parking space
on the Control Display.
The system takes over the steering.
4. Follow the instructions on the Control Dis‐
play.
Steptronic transmission:
At the end of the parking operation, the P se‐
lector lever position is set.
The end of the parking operation is indicated
on the Control Display.
5. Adjust the parking position yourself, if
needed.