Parking -> Parking assistance systems for your BMW i5 2023-2025

Parking  
CONTROLS  
Parking  
Automatic Parking Assistant, refer to  
page 262.  
Vehicle features and options  
Maneuver Assistant, refer to page 267.  
Remote Control Parking, refer to page 270.  
Back-up Assistant, refer to page 271.  
This chapter describes model-specific equip-  
ment, systems, and functions that are currently  
available, or may become available in the fu-  
ture, even if they are not present in the vehicle.  
Additional information:  
Safety information  
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.  
Warning  
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, or property damage. Adjust driv-  
ing style to traffic conditions. Watch the sur-  
rounding traffic situation closely, be ready to  
take over steering and braking at any time,  
and actively intervene where appropriate.  
Parking assistance systems  
General information  
The parking assistance systems include differ-  
ent individual systems. The individual systems  
help the driver when parking, maneuvering, or  
reversing by providing various assistance func-  
tions, sensors, and camera views.  
Additional information:  
Rearview camera, refer to page 251.  
Semi-automatic camera perspective, refer  
to page 252.  
Overview  
Automatic camera perspective, refer to  
page 252.  
Button in the vehicle  
Side view, refer to page 253.  
3D view, refer to page 253.  
Car wash view, refer to page 254.  
Panorama View, refer to page 254.  
Automatic activation of panorama view, re-  
fer to page 255.  
Door opening angle, refer to page 256.  
Remote 3D View, refer to page 256.  
Park Distance Control, refer to page 257.  
Park assistance button  
Active Park Distance Control, refer to  
page 260.  
Sensors  
Drive-off monitoring, refer to page 261.  
The parking assistance systems are controlled  
by the following sensors:  
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Ultrasonic sensors in the front/rear bump-  
ers.  
General information  
Depending on the equipment, one or more  
cameras capture the area from different se-  
lectable perspectives.  
Ultrasonic sensors, side.  
Front camera.  
Depending on the view, the vehicle's surround-  
ings or a part of it is depicted.  
Top view cameras.  
Rearview camera.  
Depending on the national-market version, ei-  
ther the automatic or the semi-automatic cam-  
era perspective is displayed.  
Additional information:  
Sensors of the vehicle, refer to page 40.  
Operating concept  
Turning display on/off  
The camera-based individual systems are op-  
erated with the function bars on the control  
display. The camera views can be viewed by  
selecting the appropriate icon.  
General information  
The parking assistance systems view switches  
off automatically when driving forwards or if a  
certain distance or speed is exceeded.  
In the Parking menu, some parking assistance  
systems can be configured individually.  
With reverse gear  
Some parking assistance systems can be  
started by voice control as needed, e.g., driving  
in/out of a parking space with the Automatic  
Parking Assistant.  
When drive-ready state is switched on, the dis-  
play is automatically switched on if selector  
lever position R is engaged.  
Additional information:  
With the Park Assist key  
BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant, refer to  
page 58.  
Press the button.  
Calling up Park menu  
1.  
Apps menu  
Via iDrive  
2. "Vehicle"  
1.  
Apps menu  
3. "Driving settings"  
4. "Driver Assistance"  
5. "Parking"  
2. "Vehicle"  
3. "Parking"  
Display in the instrument cluster  
The instrument cluster shows displays of some  
parking assistance systems such as Park Dis-  
tance Control or Automatic Parking Assistant.  
6. Select the desired settings.  
Display  
Principle  
With the Park Distance Control display and  
various camera views, the parking assistance  
systems help you park, maneuver, and reverse  
your vehicle.  
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Parking  
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Parking view  
1
Status of parking assistance systems  
Assisted View  
2
3
1
Toolbar, left  
Selection menu  
2
3
4
5
6
7
Camera image  
Selection window  
Automatic camera perspective  
Semi-automatic camera perspective  
Side view  
Display on the control display  
General information  
Depending on vehicle equipment and on the  
activated parking assistance system, the con-  
trol display will vary.  
Toolbar, right  
Toolbar, left  
Assistance view  
Different views and settings can be selected  
via the left toolbar depending on the equip-  
ment:  
"Parking view"  
Depending on vehicle equipment, camera  
views or the Park Distance Control view are  
displayed.  
"Assist view"  
A stylized top view of the vehicle is dis-  
played.  
1
Toolbar, left  
"Panorama view"  
The cross traffic view is displayed.  
"More"  
2
3
4
Camera image  
Vehicle top view  
Toolbar, right  
"3D view"  
A three-dimensional view of the vehicle  
is displayed.  
"Car wash view"  
Your own lane can be displayed to make  
it easier to drive into a car wash.  
"Camera cleaning"  
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Cleaning of the front camera and rear-  
view camera can be switched on as  
needed.  
Icon  
Meaning  
No search for parking assistance  
system offers.  
"Settings"  
No other parking assistance sys-  
tems available.  
Settings can be entered in the Park  
menu.  
Parking assistance systems have  
failed.  
Toolbar, right  
The Parking Assistant functions are displayed  
in the right toolbar.  
Search for parking assistance sys-  
tem offers is active.  
Status of the parking assistance systems.  
White: an available maneuver is se-  
lected but is not being performed.  
Functional requirements have not  
been met or the functions transfer  
has been completed.  
Available parking methods of the Automatic  
Parking Assistant.  
Functions of the Back-up Assistant.  
Functions of the Maneuver Assistant.  
Green: parking assistance system is  
active. Functions are controlled de-  
pending on the system activated.  
Additional information in case of malfunc-  
tions.  
Maneuver Assistant records the  
maneuver to be stored.  
Status of parking assistance  
systems  
The status of parking assistance systems is  
indicated by icons on the toolbar on the right of  
the control display, in the status area on the in-  
strument cluster, and on the Head-up display,  
depending on vehicle equipment. In addition  
to this icon, text also appears on the control  
display.  
Additional displays  
General information  
Additional displays can be shown in the cam-  
era image of the display of the parking assis-  
tance systems, e.g., parking aid lines, to make  
parking and maneuvering easier.  
The following parking assistance systems are  
displayed:  
Several additional displays can be active at the  
same time.  
Automatic Parking Assistant.  
Maneuver Assistant.  
Turning additional displays on/off  
Back-up Assistant.  
1.  
Apps menu  
2. "Vehicle"  
3. "Driving settings"  
4. "Driver Assistance"  
5. "Parking"  
6. Select the desired setting.  
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Using parking aid lines  
Parking aid lines  
1. Position the vehicle so that the red turning  
circle line leads to within the limits of the  
parking space.  
Pathway lines  
2. Turn the steering wheel to the point where  
the green pathway line covers the corre-  
sponding turning circle line.  
Obstacle marking  
Pathway lines help you to estimate the space  
required when parking and maneuvering on  
level roads.  
Lane lines are displayed in front of or behind  
the vehicle depending on the gear engaged.  
The pathway lines are continuously adjusted  
to the steering movements depending on the  
steering-wheel angle.  
Obstacles are detected by the sensors.  
The obstacles detected by the Park Distance  
Control are shown by marks in the camera im-  
age.  
Turning circle lines  
Colored gradients for the obstacle markings in  
green, yellow and red indicate the distances.  
Functional limitations  
The system can be used only to a limited ex-  
tent in the following situations:  
With a door open.  
With open cargo area.  
With exterior mirrors folded in.  
Turning circle lines can only be superimposed  
on the camera image together with pathway  
lines.  
Areas with gray hatching with an icon in the  
camera image identify areas that are currently  
not shown such as an open door.  
The lines show the course of the smallest pos-  
sible turning circle on a level road.  
Only one turning circle line is displayed after  
the steering wheel is turned past a certain an-  
gle.  
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System limits  
Rearview camera  
Safety information  
Principle  
The rearview camera helps when reverse  
parking and maneuvering. The area behind the  
vehicle is shown on the control display.  
Warning  
Because of system limitations, this system  
may either not respond, or respond too late,  
incorrectly, or without cause. There is a risk  
of accident, injury, or property damage. Ac-  
tively intervene as warranted. Refer to the in-  
formation in this Owner’s Manual regarding  
the scope of the system’s operation and limi-  
tations.  
Additional views can be shown on the display,  
e.g., parking aid lines and obstacle markings.  
General information  
Follow the information in the "Parking assis-  
tance systems" chapter.  
Functional requirements  
System limits of the sensors  
Additional information:  
The trunk is fully closed.  
The camera area is clean and clear.  
Sensors of the vehicle, refer to page 40.  
Turning the rearview camera on/off  
Field of view  
Turning the camera view on  
automatically  
Because of the camera angle, the areas under  
the vehicle cannot be viewed by the cameras.  
When drive-ready state is switched on, the  
rearview camera is automatically switched on  
if selector lever position R is engaged.  
Detection of objects  
Very low obstacles as well as high, protruding  
objects such as ledges may not be detected by  
the system.  
Turning the camera view off  
automatically  
The rearview camera turns off automatically  
when driving forward or when a certain dis-  
tance or speed is exceeded.  
Objects shown on the control display may be  
closer than they appear. Do not estimate the  
distance to the objects on the control display.  
The camera's detection range can be limited  
by protruding cargo or a rear carrier.  
Turning the camera view on/off  
manually  
Malfunction  
A camera failure is displayed on the control  
display.  
1.  
Press the button.  
The malfunctioning camera's detection range  
is shown by the shaded area on the control  
display.  
2. Engage selector lever position R.  
Depending on vehicle equipment: The  
icon in the selection window is selected au-  
tomatically.  
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