Parking -> Back-up assistant for your BMW i4 2021-2025

Parking  
CONTROLS  
With ditches or edges, for instance an edge  
of a port.  
driving style to traffic conditions. Watch the  
surrounding traffic situation closely, be ready  
to take over steering and braking at any time,  
and actively intervene where appropriate.  
Parking spaces that are not suitable may  
be detected or suitable parking spaces may  
not be detected at all.  
Warning  
Malfunction  
The system can steer the vehicle over or onto  
curbs. There is a risk of injury and risk of  
property damage. Watch surrounding traffic  
closely and actively intervene where appro-  
priate  
A Check Control message is displayed.  
The Automatic Parking Assistant may not be  
operational. Have the vehicle checked by an  
authorized service center or another qualified  
service center or repair shop.  
Functional requirements  
Back-up assistant  
Drive forward without interruption to store  
the distance covered.  
Principle  
To store the distance covered, do not drive  
faster than 22 mph/35 km/h.  
The Back-up Assistant helps when reversing,  
e.g., when pulling out of tight or unclear park-  
ing or road situations.  
Dynamic Stability Control is activated.  
Driving in reverse with automated  
steering  
1. Turn on drive-ready state.  
General information  
The vehicle stores the driving movements of  
the last distance covered. This stored distance  
can be driven in reverse with automated steer-  
ing.  
2.  
3.  
With the vehicle at a standstill, press  
button or engage reverse gear.  
The system takes over the steering. The driver  
must control the speed using the accelerator  
and brake pedals.  
The parking assistance systems view is  
displayed.  
A maximum of 164 ft/50 m are stored.  
"Back-Up Assistant"  
Follow the information in the "Parking assis-  
tance systems" chapter.  
Follow the instructions on the control dis-  
play where required.  
4. Take your hands off the steering wheel and  
carefully drive in reverse with the accelera-  
tor pedal and the brake.  
Safety information  
Warning  
Green: the system takes control of  
steering.  
The system cannot serve as a substitute for  
the driver’s personal judgment in assessing  
the traffic situation. Based on the limits of  
the system, it cannot independently react to  
all traffic situations. There is a risk of acci-  
dent, injury, and property damage. Adjust  
When driving in reverse, observe the vehi-  
cle's surroundings.  
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Parking  
CONTROLS  
In case of obstacles, stop immediately and  
take over control of the vehicle. Follow the  
instructions for Park Distance Control.  
System limits  
The maximum speed when reversing is  
limited to approx. 6 mph/9 km/h.  
5. Right before the end of the stored distance  
covered, a signal tone will sound and a  
message is displayed.  
A warning is issued at a speed of approx.  
4 mph/7 km/h.  
If the maximum speed is exceeded, the  
function is interrupted.  
Stop no later than when normal road traffic  
is reached and take control of the vehicle  
such as by shifting to forward gear.  
After driving a stored distance covered with  
major steering-wheel angles, the function  
of the system will be limited for the return  
trip.  
Canceling the Back-up Assistant  
manually  
The assisted reversing by the Back-up Assis-  
tant can be canceled manually:  
Different influences can lead to side deviations  
when driving the stored distance covered in re-  
verse. For example, this includes the following  
factors:  
Via touchscreen:  
"Back-Up Assistant"  
Press the button.  
Steering movements when the vehicle is  
stationary while storing the distance cov-  
ered.  
The speed is not adapted to the distance  
covered.  
Canceling the Back-up Assistant  
automatically  
The system automatically cancels in situations  
such as the following:  
Certain road characteristics such as gradi-  
ents, inclines or slippery road surface.  
Greatly deviating conditions when storing  
and driving the route, for instance other  
tires or changed ambient conditions like  
weather.  
When the driver grasps the steering wheel  
or takes over steering.  
When shifting from reverse gear to another  
selector lever position.  
Also follow the information on system limits in  
the "Parking assistance systems" chapter.  
During activation or intervention by driver  
assistance systems.  
After an extended period of time when the  
vehicle is stationary.  
When exiting the stored lane when revers-  
ing, for instance with maximum steering-  
wheel angle.  
When the view on the control display is  
overlaid with messages.  
In case of a slippery surface.  
When the vehicle is rolling such as on a  
slope.  
In case of changed ambient conditions.  
If the vehicle speed exceeds approx.  
6 mph/9 km/h.  
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