2015 BMW 7 SERIES LONG steering

Display in the Head-up Display
The warning is displayed simultaneously in the
Head-up Display and on the instrument clus‐
ter.
System limits
Basic limits System operation is limited in situations such
as the following:▷On steep hills, in steep depressions or in
tight curves.▷When the camera is dirty or the protective
glass is damaged.▷In heavy fog, rain or snowfall.▷At very high external temperatures.
Limits of pedestrian and animal
detection
In some situations, it may occur that pedes‐
trians are detected as animals or animals as
pedestrians.
Small animals are not detected by the object
detection function, even if they are clearly visi‐
ble in the image.
Limited detection, e.g. in the following circum‐
stances:
▷People or animals who are fully or partially
covered, especially when their heads are
covered.▷People who are not in an upright position,
e.g., lying down.▷Cyclists on unconventional bicycles (e.g.,
recumbent bicycles).▷After physical damage to the system, e.g.,
after an accident.
No display on the rear screen
The image from Night Vision cannot be dis‐
played on the rear screen.
Lane departure warning
The concept This system alerts at speeds be‐
tween 45 mph/70 km/h and 130 mph/210 km/h
when the vehicle on roads with lane markings
is about to leave the lane.
The steering wheel begins vibrating gently in
the event of warnings. The time of the warning
may vary depending on the current driving sit‐
uation.
The system does not provide a warning if the
turn signal is set before leaving the lane.
Vehicles with side collision warning: if the vi‐
brating steering wheel is ignored and the lane
marking crossed, the system intervenes with a
brief active steering intervention and helps to
maintain the vehicle in the lane.
Information WARNING
The system does not relieve from the
personal responsibility to correctly assess
route and traffic situation. There is risk of an
accident. Adjust the driving style to the traffic
conditions. Watch traffic closely and actively
interfere in the respective situations. In the
event of a warning, do not unnecessarily jerk
the steering wheel.◀
Overview
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The selected setting is stored for the drive pro‐
file currently used.
Set force of the steering wheel
vibration
About iDrive:1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Steering wheel vibration"4.Select desired setting.
The setting is applied to all Intelligent Safety
systems and stored for the profile currently
used.
Vehicles with side collision warning:
switching steering intervention on/off
The steering intervention can be switched on
and off separately for Active Blind Spot Detec‐
tion and lane departure warning.
About iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Intelligent Safety"4."Steering intervention"
The selected setting is stored for the drive pro‐
file currently used.
Display in the instrument cluster Green symbol: at least one lane mark‐
ing was detected and warnings can be
issued.
Issued warning
If you leave the lane and if a lane marking has
been detected, the steering wheel begins vi‐
brating.
If the turn signal is set before changing the
lane, a warning is not issued.
Vehicles with side collision warning: if the vi‐
brating steering wheel is ignored and the lane
marking crossed, the system intervenes with a
brief active steering intervention and helps to
maintain the vehicle in the lane. The steering
intervention can be noticed on the steering
wheel and can be manually overridden at any
time.
End of warning The warning is canceled in the following situa‐
tions:▷Automatically after approx. 3 seconds.▷When returning to your own lane.▷When braking hard.▷When using the turn signal.▷When DSC is actively controlling stability.
System limits
Functional limitations
The system may not be fully functional in the
following situations:
▷In heavy fog, rain or snowfall.▷In the event of missing, worn, poorly visi‐
ble, merging, diverging, or multiple lane
markings such as in construction areas.▷When lane markings are covered in snow,
ice, dirt or water.▷In tight curves or on narrow lanes.▷When the lane markings are covered by
objects.▷When driving very close to the vehicle in
front of you.▷If there are constant blinding effects be‐
cause of oncoming light, e. g., from the sun
low in the sky.▷When the windshield in front of the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov‐
ered with stickers, etc.▷During calibration of the camera immedi‐
ately after vehicle delivery.
A Check Control message is displayed when
the system is not fully functional.
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Warning sensitivity
The more sensitive the warning settings are,
the more warnings are displayed. However,
there may also be an excess of undesired
warnings.
Active Blind Spot Detection The concept
Two radar sensors in the rear bumper monitor
the area behind and next to the vehicle starting
from a preset minimum speed.
The minimum speed is country-specific and is
displayed in the menu for the Intelligent Safety
systems.
The system indicates whether there are vehi‐
cles in the blind spot, arrow 1, or approaching
from behind on the adjacent lane, arrow 2.
The lamp in the exterior mirror is dimmed.
Before you change lanes after setting the turn
signal, the system issues a warning in the sit‐
uations described above.
The lamp in the exterior mirror flashes and the
steering wheel vibrates.
Vehicles with side collision warning: at speeds
between 45 mph/70 km/h and
130 mph/210 km/h, the system can intervene
with a brief active steering intervention and
help to return the vehicle into the lane.
Information
WARNING
The system does not relieve from the
personal responsibility to correctly assess visi‐
bility and traffic situation. There is risk of an ac‐
cident. Adjust the driving style to the traffic
conditions. Watch traffic closely and actively
interfere in the respective situations.◀
Overview
Button in the vehicle
Intelligent Safety
Radar sensors
The radar sensors are located in the rear
bumper.
Always keep the bumper in the area of the ra‐
dar sensors clean and unobstructed.
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Switching on/off
Switching on automatically The Active Blind Spot Detection is automati‐
cally activated after departure, if the function
was switched on the last time the engine was
stopped.
Switching on/off manually Press button:
The menu for the intelligent safety
system is displayed.
If all Intelligent Safety systems were switched
off, all systems are now switched on.
"Configure INDIVIDUAL": depending on the
equipment version, the Intelligent Safety sys‐
tems can be individually configured. The indi‐
vidual settings are activated and stored for the
profile currently used. As soon as a setting is
changed on the menu, all settings of the menu
are activated, the button lights up orange.
Press button repeatedly. It is switched
between the following settings:
"ALL ON" All Intelligent Safety systems are
switched on. Basic settings are activated for
the subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL": the Intelligent Safety systems
are switched on according to the individual
settings.
Some Intelligent Safety systems cannot be in‐
dividually switched off.
Press and hold this button:
All Intelligent Safety systems are
turned off.Press
buttonStatusButton lights up green: all Intelli‐
gent Safety systems are
switched on.Button lights up orange: some In‐
telligent Safety systems are
switched off or settings for the
sub-functions were changed.Button does not light up: all Intel‐
ligent Safety systems are
switched off.
Setting the warning time
About iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Intelligent Safety"4."Blind Spot Detection"5.Select desired setting.
"Off": With this setting, no warning is out‐
put.
The setting is stored for the drive profile cur‐
rently used.
Set force of the steering wheel
vibration
About iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Steering wheel vibration"4.Select desired setting.
The setting is applied to all Intelligent Safety
systems and stored for the profile currently
used.
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Vehicles with side collision warning:
switching steering intervention on/off
The steering intervention can be switched on
and off separately for Active Blind Spot Detec‐
tion and lane departure warning.
About iDrive:1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Intelligent Safety"4."Steering intervention"
The setting is stored for the drive profile cur‐
rently used.
Issued warning
Lamp in the exterior mirror
Information stage
The dimmed lamp in the exterior mirror indi‐
cates when there are vehicles in the blind spot
or approaching from behind.
WARNING If the turn signal is set while a vehicle is in the
critical zone, the steering wheel vibrates briefly
and the lamp in the exterior mirror flashes
brightly.
Vehicles with side collision warning: it at
speeds between 45 mph/70 km/h and
130 mph/210 km/h the vibrating steering
wheel is ignored and the lane marking crossed,
the system intervenes with a brief active steer‐
ing intervention and helps to return the vehicle
into the lane. The steering intervention can be
noticed on the steering wheel and can be man‐
ually overridden at any time.
The warning stops when the turn signal is
switched off, or the other vehicle leaves the
critical zone.
Brief flashing of the lamp A brief flashing of the lamp during vehicle un‐
locking serves as system self-test.
System limits
Functional limitations
The system may not be fully functional in the
following situations:▷When a vehicle is approaching at a speed
much faster than your own.▷In heavy fog, rain or snowfall.▷In tight curves or on narrow lanes.▷If the bumper is dirty or iced up, or covered
with stickers.
For vehicles with side collision warning, the
steering intervention can be limited e.g. in the
following situation:
▷In the event of missing, worn, poorly visi‐
ble, merging, diverging, or multiple lane
markings such as in construction areas.▷When lane markings are covered in snow,
ice, dirt or water.▷When the lane markings are not white.▷When the lane markings are covered by
objects.▷When driving very close to the vehicle in
front of you.▷If there are constant blinding effects be‐
cause of oncoming light, e. g., from the sun
low in the sky.▷When the windshield in front of the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov‐
ered with stickers, etc.▷During calibration of the camera immedi‐
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A Check Control message is displayed when
the system is not fully functional.
Displaying warnings Depending on the selected warning settings,
e.g. warning time, more warnings can be dis‐
played. However, there may also be an excess
of premature warnings of critical vehicles.
For US owners only
The transmitter and receiver units comply with
part 15 of the FCC/Federal Communication
Commission regulations. Operation is gov‐
erned by the following:
FCC ID:▷NBG009014A.
Compliance statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
▷This device may not cause harmful inter‐
ference, and▷this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modifications or changes to
these devices could void the user's authority to
operate this equipment.
Side collision warning
The concept
The system helps to avoid imminent side colli‐
sions.
Four radar sensors in the bumpers monitor the
area next to the vehicle in the speed range
from approx. 45 mph/70 km/h to ap‐
prox. 130 mph/210 km/h.
The front camera determines the lane marking
positions.
If e.g. another vehicle is detected next to the
vehicle and if there is a danger of collision with
this vehicle, the system helps the driver to
avoid the collision via steering intervention.
Information WARNING
The system does not relieve from the
personal responsibility to correctly assess visi‐
bility and traffic situation. There is risk of an ac‐
cident. Adjust the driving style to the traffic
conditions. Watch traffic closely and actively
interfere in the respective situations.◀
Functional requirements
A prerequisite for activating the side collision
warning with steering intervention is that the
camera detects the lane markings.
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"INDIVIDUAL": the Intelligent Safety systems
are switched on according to the individual
settings.
Some Intelligent Safety systems cannot be in‐
dividually switched off.
Press and hold this button:
All Intelligent Safety systems are
turned off.Press
buttonStatusButton lights up green: all Intelli‐
gent Safety systems are
switched on.Button lights up orange: some In‐
telligent Safety systems are
switched off or settings for the
sub-functions were changed.Button does not light up: all Intel‐
ligent Safety systems are
switched off.
Issued warning
Lamp in the exterior mirror
WARNING
The lamp in the exterior mirror flashes and the
steering wheel vibrates. An active steering in‐
tervention takes place to prevent collisions and
maintain the vehicle within its own lane. The
steering intervention can be noticed on the
steering wheel and can be manually overridden
at any time.
System limits
The system may not be fully functional in the
following situations:▷When a vehicle is approaching at a speed
much faster than your own.▷In heavy fog, rain or snowfall.▷In tight curves or on narrow lanes.▷If the bumpers are dirty or iced up, or cov‐
ered with stickers.▷In the event of missing, worn, poorly visi‐
ble, merging, diverging, or multiple lane
markings such as in construction areas.▷When lane markings are covered in snow,
ice, dirt or water.▷When the lane markings are covered by
objects.▷When driving very close to the vehicle in
front of you.▷If there are constant blinding effects be‐
cause of oncoming light, e. g., from the sun
low in the sky.▷When the windshield in front of the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov‐
ered with stickers, etc.▷During calibration of the camera immedi‐
ately after vehicle delivery.
A Check Control message is displayed when
the system is not fully functional.
For US owners only The transmitter and receiver units comply with
part 15 of the FCC/Federal Communication
Commission regulations. Operation is gov‐
erned by the following:
FCC ID:
▷NBG009014A.
Compliance statement:
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▷NBG009014A.
Compliance statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
▷This device may not cause harmful inter‐
ference, and▷this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modifications or changes to
these devices could void the user's authority to
operate this equipment.
Brake force display
The concept
▷During normal brake application, the outer
brake lights light up.▷During heavy brake application, the inner
brake lights light up in addition.
Active Protection
The concept
Active Protection prepares occupants and the
vehicle for a possible accident in critical driving
or collision situations.
General information
Active Protection consists of various PreCrash
functions, which can vary depending on the
equipment.
The system is used to detect certain critical
driving situations that might lead to an acci‐
dent. Critical driving situations are:▷Emergency stop.▷Severe understeering.▷Severe oversteering.
Certain functions of several systems can -
within the system limits - lead to Active Pro‐
tection triggering:
▷Collision warning with braking function: de‐
tection of imminent front collisions or auto‐
matic braking intervention.▷Collision warning with braking function or
Night Vision with Dynamic Marker Light:
brake booster.▷Rear collision prevention: detection of im‐
minent rear collisions.
Information
WARNING
The system does not relieve from the
personal responsibility. Due to the system lim‐
its, critical situation could not be detected reli‐
ably or in time. There is risk of an accident. Ad‐
just the driving style to the traffic conditions.
Watch traffic closely and actively interfere in
the respective situations.◀
Function
When the belt is closed, the driver's and pas‐
senger's belt straps are automatically tight‐
ened once after driving away.
In accident-critical situations, the following in‐
dividual functions become active as needed:
▷The front belts are automatically preten‐
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