BMW XM Owner's Manual page 268

CONTROLS
Sensors
The Automatic Parking Assistant is controlled
by the following sensors:
▷ Ultrasonic sensors in the front/rear bump-
ers.
▷ Ultrasonic sensors, side.
Functional requirements
Measurement of parking spaces
▷ Maximum speed while driving forward ap-
prox. 22 mph/35 km/h.
▷ Maximum distance to row of parked vehi-
cles: 5 ft/1.5 m.
Suitable parking space
Longitudinal parking:
▷ Minimum length of a detected object, e.g., a
parking vehicle: approx. 3 ft/1 m.
▷ Minimum length of gap between two ob-
jects: own vehicle length plus approx.
2.6 ft/0.8 m.
▷ Minimum depth: approx. 5 ft/1.5 m.
Perpendicular parking:
▷ Minimum length of a detected object, e.g., a
parking vehicle: approx. 3 ft/1 m.
▷ Minimum width of the gap: own vehicle
width plus approx. 2.3 ft/0.7 m.
▷ Minimum depth: own vehicle length.
The depth of perpendicular parking spaces
must be estimated by the driver. Due to
technical limitations, the system is only able
to approximate the depth of perpendicular
parking spaces.
Parking operation
▷ Doors and cargo area are closed.
▷ Driver's seat belt is fastened.
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Leaving parking spaces
▷ The vehicle was parked using the Auto-
matic Parking Assistant, and an object has
been detected in the area around the vehi-
cle.
▷ The vehicle was manually parked in re-
verse, and objects have been detected in
the immediate vicinity of the vehicle. The
distance to a detected curb is at least 6 in-
ches/15 cm.
▷ The parking space is at least 2.6 ft/0.8 m
longer than the vehicle.
Displays
General information
The current status of the parking assistance
systems is shown in the right-hand toolbar, in
the instrument cluster and, depending on the
equipment, in the Head-up display.
Different icons are shown on the control dis-
play for selecting the parking method.
The sequence of the displayed icons corre-
sponds to the prioritized parking option.
The direction of the arrow changes for the
icons for parking methods for driving out of a
parking space.
Icon Meaning
Reverse lengthwise parking, right.
Reverse lengthwise parking, left.
Reverse perpendicular parking.
Forward perpendicular parking.