Park Distance Control (Pdc) - BMW SERIE 7 2000 Manual

Park Distance Control (PDC)

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The PDC assists you when you are
parking. Acoustic signals warn you
of the distance to an obstacle. In addi-
tion, four ultrasonic sensors in each the
front and rear bumpers measure the
distance from the nearest object. The
monitoring range for the four front sen-
sors and that of the two rear corner
sensors ends approx. 2 ft (60 cm)
beyond the respective bumper. The two
center sensors cover a distance of
approx. 5 ft (1.50 m).
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The system starts to operate automati-
cally about one second after you move
the selector lever to "R" when the igni-
tion key is in position 2. It is similarly
deactivated when you move the selec-
tor lever position from the "R" position.
The indicator lamp in the button (arrow)
comes on to signal the active status.
Manual activation/deactivation is possi-
ble using the button in the center
console (arrow) (indicator lamp comes
on/goes out). The system deactivates
once the vehicle travels approximately
160 ft (50 m) or exceeds a speed of
about 18 mph (30 km/h). It must then be
switched on again as desired.
Acoustical signals
The distance to an obstruction in the
front is indicated by a higher interval
tone, while the distance to an obstruc-
tion in the rear is indicated by a deeper
tone. As the distance between vehicle
and object decreases, the intervals be-
tween the tones become shorter. A
continuous tone indicates the pres-
ence of an object less than 1 ft (30 cm)
away.
The warning signal is canceled after ap-
prox. three seconds if the distance to
the obstruction remains constant during
this time (if you are moving parallel to a
wall, for instance).
System malfunctions are indicated by a
short, continuous tone and a flashing
indicator lamp (indicator lamp only
when the system is activated by shifting
the transmission into "R").
Switch the system off and consult a
BMW center to have the problem cor-
rected.
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