BMW X5: Overview
Depending on the equipment, the following cameras and sensors are installed in the vehicle:
- Front camera.
- Cameras behind the windshield.
- Top view cameras.
- Rearview camera.
- Infrared camera.
- Front radar sensor.
- Radar sensors, side, front.
- Radar sensors, side, rear.
- Ultrasound sensors in the front/rear bumpers.
- Ultrasonic sensors, side.
Keep the vehicle cameras and sensors, as well as surrounding areas, clean and unobstructed.
Cameras
Front camera
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Front camera.
Cameras behind the windshield
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The cameras are located in the area of the interior mirror.
Top view cameras
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One camera is located at the bottom of each exterior mirror housing.
Rearview camera
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The camera is located in the handle of the tailgate.
Infrared camera
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The infrared camera of the Night Vision is located in the radiator grille.
System limits of the cameras
The cameras may not be fully functional and may provide incorrect information in the following situations:
- In heavy fog, wet conditions, or snowfall.
- On steep hills, in steep depressions or in tight curves.
- When the camera field of view is covered, for instance by a fogged up windshield or labels.
- If the camera lens is dirty or damaged.
- With exterior mirrors folded in.
- When driving toward bright lights or strong reflections, e.g., because of a setting sun.
- When it is dark outside. Does not apply to the infrared camera of the Night Vision.
- Infrared camera of the Night Vision: at very high outside temperatures.
- Camera behind the windshield: if the camera has overheated and been temporarily switched off due to excessively high temperatures.
- Camera behind the windshield: during calibration of the camera immediately after vehicle delivery.
If applicable, a Check Control message will be displayed when the system limits are reached.
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Radar sensors
Front radar sensor
The radar sensor is located in the front bumper.
Radar sensors, side, front
The radar sensors are located in the bumper.
Radar sensors, side, rear
The radar sensors are located i
Ultrasound sensors
Ultrasound sensors in the front/
rear bumpers
The ultrasound sensors of the
Park Distance Control PDC are located
in the bumpers.
Ultrasonic sensors, side
The ultrasound sensors of the Automatic Park
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Check Control
Principle
The Check Control system monitors functions in
the vehicle and notifies you of faults in the monitored
systems.
General information
A Check Control message is displayed as a combination
of indicator or warning lights and text
messages in the instrument cluster and, if applicable,
in the He
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