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Technology for comfort, convenience and safety Technology for comfort, convenience and safety PDC Park Distance Control* The concept PDC provides extra safety and convenience during parking maneuvers. Audible signals indicate that you are approaching an object in front of or behind your vehicle. To measure the distance, there are four ultrasonic sensors in each bumper. An acoustic signal begins to sound when the front sensors and the rear corner sensors are within approx. 2 ft/60 cm of an obstacle and when the rear middle sensors are within approx. 5 ft/1.50 m of an obstacle. PDC is a parking aid that can indicate objects when they are approached slowly, as is usually the case when parking. Avoid approaching objects too fast; otherwise, the system may give warning of physical obstacles too late.< If you are driving with a trailer, the rear sensors cannot take any meaningful measurements. Consequently, they do not switch on. Activating manual mode In ignition key position 2, press the button; the LED lights up. Deactivating manual mode Press the button again, the LED goes out. The system is automatically deactivated once the vehicle travels approx. 160 ft/50 m or exceeds a speed of roughly 20 mph/30 km/h; the LED goes out. You can reactivate the system manually as needed. Signal tones An intermittent tone from a rear speaker signals the distance to an object behind the vehicle as you approach it. An intermittent tone from a speaker beneath the instrument cluster signals the distance to an object in front of the vehicle as you approach it. As the distance between vehicle and object decreases, the intervals between the tones become shorter. The signal tone becomes continuous once the distance to the nearest object falls to below roughly 1 ft/30 cm. An intermittent tone is interrupted after approx. 3 seconds: > If you remain in front of an object that is only detected by one of the corner sensors > If you are moving parallel to a wall Automatic mode In ignition key position 2, the system is automatically activated after approx. 1 second each time you shift into reverse or move the selectorlever into position R. Wait for one second to pass before moving. You can have a signal tone programmed into the system to verify that the PDC is active.< 50 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 348 - © 02/09 BMW AG

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Technology for comfort, convenience and safety
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Technology for comfort, convenience and
safety
PDC Park Distance Control*
The concept
PDC provides extra safety and convenience
during parking maneuvers. Audible signals indi-
cate that you are approaching an object in front
of or behind your vehicle. To measure the dis-
tance, there are four ultrasonic sensors in each
bumper.
An acoustic signal begins to sound when the
front sensors and the rear corner sensors are
within approx. 2 ft/60 cm of an obstacle and
when the rear middle sensors are within approx.
5 ft/1.50 m of an obstacle.
PDC is a parking aid that can indicate
objects when they are approached
slowly, as is usually the case when parking.
Avoid approaching objects too fast; otherwise,
the system may give warning of physical obsta-
cles too late.
<
If you are driving with a trailer, the rear sensors
cannot take any meaningful measurements.
Consequently, they do not switch on.
Automatic mode
In ignition key position 2, the system is auto-
matically activated after approx. 1 second each
time you shift into reverse or move the selector-
lever into position R. Wait for one second to
pass before moving.
You can have a signal tone programmed
into the system to verify that the PDC is
active.
<
Activating manual mode
In ignition key position 2, press the button; the
LED lights up.
Deactivating manual mode
Press the button again, the LED goes out.
The system is automatically deactivated once
the vehicle travels approx. 160 ft/50 m or
exceeds a speed of roughly 20 mph/30 km/h;
the LED goes out. You can reactivate the sys-
tem manually as needed.
Signal tones
An intermittent tone from a rear speaker signals
the distance to an object behind the vehicle as
you approach it.
An intermittent tone from a speaker beneath
the instrument cluster signals the distance to an
object in front of the vehicle as you approach it.
As the distance between vehicle and object
decreases, the intervals between the tones
become shorter. The signal tone becomes con-
tinuous once the distance to the nearest object
falls to below roughly 1 ft/30 cm.
An intermittent tone is interrupted after approx.
3 seconds:
>
If you remain in front of an object that is only
detected by one of the corner sensors
>
If you are moving parallel to a wall
Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 348 - © 02/09 BMW AG