BMW 5 SEDAN Series Owner's Manual page 267

Yellow lines, arrow 2, mark the bumper of your
own vehicle.
Acoustic warning
In addition to the optical indicator, a warning sig‐
nal sounds if your own vehicle moves into the re‐
spective direction.
System limits
The system may not be fully functional in the fol‐
lowing situations:
▷ If the speed of the approaching vehicle is very
high.
▷ In heavy fog, wet conditions, or snowfall.
▷ In tight curves.
▷ If the bumper is dirty, iced up, or covered,
for instance by stickers.
▷ If the field of view of the sensors is covered,
e.g., by garage walls, hedges or snow hills.
▷ If cargo protrudes.
▷ When crossing objects move at a very slow
speed.
▷ If other objects are in the capture range of the
sensors, that hide cross traffic.
Driver assistance systems
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