Parking -> Rearview camera for your BMW i5 2023-2025

Parking  
CONTROLS  
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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Parking  
CONTROLS  
To exit rearview camera view, select an-  
other camera view in the selection window  
or press the button again.  
General information  
As soon as obstacles are detected, the view  
changes to a fixed display of the area in front  
of or behind the bumper, or switches to side  
Park Distance Control as necessary.  
Deactivated rearview camera  
When the rearview camera is deactivated, for  
instance when the trunk is open, the camera  
image is displayed with gray shading.  
When reverse gear is engaged, the automatic  
camera perspective is, if necessary, exited and  
the system uses a semi-automatic camera  
perspective to the rear. If necessary, select the  
automatic camera perspective when reverse  
gear is engaged. The automatic camera per-  
spective will then be maintained for the current  
parking operation.  
Semi-automatic camera  
perspective  
Follow the information in the "Parking assis-  
tance systems" chapter.  
Principle  
Depending on the parking direction and en-  
gaged selector lever position, a fixed camera  
perspective is displayed with the areas in front  
of or behind the vehicle.  
Turning the automatic camera  
perspective on/off  
Turning the camera view on/off  
automatically  
When the parking assistance systems' display  
is turned on, automatic camera perspective is  
selected automatically.  
General information  
Follow the information in the "Parking assis-  
tance systems" chapter.  
Turning the semi-automatic camera  
perspective on/off  
The icon in the selection window is selected  
automatically.  
To exit the steering-dependent camera view,  
select another camera view in the selection  
window.  
1.  
Press the button.  
2.  
Select the icon in the selection window.  
To exit the fixed camera view, select an-  
other camera view in the selection window.  
Turning the camera view on/off  
manually  
Automatic camera  
perspective  
1.  
Press the button.  
2.  
The icon in the selection window is se-  
lected automatically.  
Principle  
To exit the steering-dependent camera  
view, select another camera view in the se-  
lection window or press the button again.  
The automatic camera perspective shows a  
steering-dependent view in the respective driv-  
ing direction.  
This perspective adapts to the respective driv-  
ing situation.  
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