BMW 3: Overview
Button in the vehicle
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Park assistance button
Ultrasound sensors
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With the four side ultrasound sensors, arrows,
and the ultrasound sensors in the bumpers, the
parking spaces are measured and the distances
to obstacles determined.
Functional requirements
Ultrasound sensors
Ensure full functionality:
- Do not cover sensors, for instance with stickers.
- Keep the sensors clean and unobstructed.
For measuring parking spaces
- Maximum speed while driving forward approx.
22 mph/35 km/h.
- Maximum distance to row of parked vehicles:
5 ft/1.5 m.
Suitable parking space
General information:
- Gap behind an object that has a min. length
of 1.7 ft/0.5 m.
- Gap between two objects with a minimum
length of approx. 1.7 ft/0.5 m.
Parallel parking to the road:
- Min. length of gap between two objects: your
vehicle's length plus approx. 2.6 ft/0.8 m.
- Minimum depth: approx. 5 ft/1.5 m.
Diagonal parking:
For parking
- Doors and trunk lid are closed.
Steptronic transmission:
- Driver's safety belt is fastened.
Switching on and activating
Switching on with the button
Press the park assistance
button.
The LED lights up.
The current status of the parking space search is
indicated on the Control Display.
Parking assistant is activated
automatically.
Switching on with reverse gear
Shift into reverse.
The current status of the parking space search is
indicated on the Control Display.
If necessary, activate:
"Autom.
Parking"
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"
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System activated/deactivated
Gray: the system is not
available.
White: the system is available but not
activated.
System is activated.
Parking space search is active.
The parking procedure
Concept
The system makes driving out of parallel parking
spaces easier.
General information
Steptronic transmission
The parking assistant calculates an optimal line
for pulling out of a parking space
Safety information
Warning
The system is designed to operate in certain
conditions and circumstances. Due to conditions
or other factors, the system may not respond.
There may be a risk of accident
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General information
The battery is maintenance-free.
More information about the battery can be requested
from a dealer's service center or another
qualified service center or repair shop.
Safety information
Warning
Vehicle batteries that are not compatible can
damage vehicle systems and impair veh
Light in the exterior mirror
Acute warning
If there is a risk of collision, the light in the exterior
mirror flashes and the steering wheel vibrates.
A Check Control message is displayed at
the same time.
If necessary, an active steering intervention then
takes place to prevent collisions and main