BMW X5: 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 in the bumper.
System limits of the radar sensors
The radar sensors may not be fully functional or may not be available in the following situations:
- If sensors are dirty, such as due to icing.
- If sensors are covered, such as by labels, films or a number plate baseplate.
- If the sensor is not aligned correctly, for instance due to parking damage.
- If the radiation range of the sensors is covered, e.g., by protruding cargo.
- When the field of view of the sensors is covered, e.g., by garage walls, hedges, snow hills, vehicles or trailers.
- After improper paint work on the vehicle in the area of the sensors.
- On steep hilltops or in sharp dips in the road.
If applicable, a Check Control message will be displayed when the system limits are reached.
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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
General information
Depending on the situation, the vehicle is in one
of the three states:
Idle state.
Standby state.
Drive-ready state.
Idle state
Principle
When the vehicle is in idle state, it is switched
off.
Ge
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Event Data Recorder EDR
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder
EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations,
such as an air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding
how a vehicle's systems performed. The
EDR is designed t
Climate control rules
Principle
Depending on the equipment, some heating and
cooling functions can be automatically activated
depending on the outside temperature.
General information
The outside temperature at which the functions
are to be automatically activated can be set via
iDrive.
Activation is performed if the ou
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