BMW M3 SEDAN Owner's Manual page 190

CONTROLS
Button Status
Button lights up green: all Intelligent
Safety systems are switched on.
Button lights up orange: some Intelli‐
gent Safety systems are switched off
or currently unavailable.
Button does not light up: all Intelligent
Safety systems are switched off.
Setting the warning time
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Driver Assistance"
4. "Safety and Warnings"
5. "Forward Collision Mitigation"
6. Select the desired setting:
▷ "Early"
▷ "Medium"
▷ "Late": only acute warnings are displayed.
The selected time is stored for the driver profile
currently used.
Warning with braking function
Display
General information
A warning symbol appears in the instrument
cluster and in the Head-up Display, where availa‐
ble, if a collision with a detected vehicle is immi‐
nent.
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Symbol Meaning
Danger of collision with vehicle
crossing from the right.
Danger of collision with vehicle
crossing from the left.
Danger of collision with vehicle for
which the direction of travel cannot
be determined.
Display with prewarning
The respective symbol lights up red: prewarning
for vehicles that cross your direction of travel.
Intervene yourself, for instance by braking.
Display with acute warning
The respective symbol flashes red and an acous‐
tic signal sounds: acute warning when vehicles
cross your direction of travel.
Brake and make an evasive maneuver, if neces‐
sary.
Prewarning
For example, a prewarning is displayed when a
danger of collision with a crossing vehicle is de‐
tected.
If a prewarning is provided, respond by braking
as warranted.
Acute warning with braking function
An acute warning is displayed in the event of an
immediate danger of collision with a crossing ve‐
hicle.
Intervene in the case of an acute warning. If an
acute warning is provided, the system may pro‐
vide assistance, such as through braking, when
there is risk of collision.
Acute warnings may be provided even when
there has been no prior warning.