BMW 2006 X5 4.8is SAV Manual Do Proprietário

PDC Park Distance Control

The concept

PDC provides extra safety and conve-
nience during parking maneuvers. Sig-
nal tones indicate the current distance
to an object behind or in front of your
vehicle. To do this, four ultrasonic sen-
sors in the front and rear bumpers each
measure the distance to the nearest
object. The detection range of the front
sensors and the two sensors located at
the ends of the rear bumper is approx.
2 ft/60 cm, while the rear center sen-
sors can detect objects up to a distance
of approx. 5 ft/1.50 m.

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 quickly; otherwise the phys-
ical circumstances may cause the sys-
tem to issue the warning too late.

Automatic operation

When the engine is running or the igni-
tion is switched on, the PDC system
starts to operate automatically approx.
one second after you shift into reverse
or move the selector lever into the R
position. Wait this short period before
backing up.

Manual activation

Press the button; the LED lights up.

Manual deactivation

Press the button again; the LED goes
out.

Automatic deactivation

After driving a distance of more than
approx. 95 ft/30 m or exceeding a
speed of approx. 20 mph/30 km/h, the
system switches off and the LED goes
out. You may switch the system on
again manually as needed.