BMW 8 CONVERTIBLE 2022 Series Owner's Manual page 250

CONTROLS
Switching on via iDrive
Display of the rearview camera or PDC view
must be active.
1. Move the Controller to the right.
2. Activate the parking assistant on the Control
Display: "Autom. Parking"
Display on the Control Display
System activated/deactivated
Icon Meaning
Gray: the system is not available.
White: the system is available but not
activated.
System is activated.
Parking space search is active.
The parking operation is active. The
system takes over the steering.
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
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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 operation 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"
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.