Safety -> Active Blind Spot Detection with active return for your BMW i5 2023-2025
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With hard accelerating or braking.
With hazard warning system switched on.
When flashing.
Active Blind Spot Detection
with active return
While Dynamic Stability Control regulates
driving stability.
Principle
Active Blind Spot Detection detects vehicles
in the blind spot or vehicles approaching from
behind in the adjacent lane.
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Immediately following a steering interven-
tion by the vehicle systems.
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With manual steering intervention.
The warning light in the exterior mirror gives
warnings at different levels.
When another driver assistance system is
activated, if applicable.
An automatic steering intervention helps to
keep the vehicle in its lane.
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No lane boundaries detected.
When the system limits are reached.
General information
System limits
General information
Follow the system limits in the "Collision warn-
ing systems" chapter.
Functional limitations
The system may be limited in the following
situations:
Radar sensors monitor the area behind and
next to the vehicle when traveling faster than a
minimum speed.
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In the event of missing, worn, poorly visible,
merging, diverging, or multiple lane boun-
daries such as in construction areas.
The minimum speed is country-specific and
displayed in the Active Blind Spot Detection
menu.
With lane boundaries that are covered in
snow, ice, dirt or water.
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In tight corners or on narrow roads.
The system indicates whether there are vehi-
cles in your blind spot, arrow 1, or approaching
from behind in an adjacent lane, arrow 2. The
warning light in the exterior mirror illuminates
dimly.
With lane boundaries that are covered by
objects.
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When driving very close to the vehicle in
front of you.
Up to 10 seconds after turning on drive-
ready state using the Start/Stop button.
The system will warn in the previously named
situations prior to a lane change. The warn-
ing light in the exterior mirror flashes and the
steering wheel vibrates.
A Check Control message may be displayed
when the system is limited. A yellow warning
light also illuminates, depending on national-
market version.
When turning at a speed of up to approx.
12 mph/20 km/h, the steering wheel will not
vibrate.
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6. "Active Blind Spot Detection"
7. Select the desired setting.
Safety information
Follow the safety information in the "Forward
Collision Mitigation" chapter.
Setting the intensity of the steering
wheel vibration
Sensors
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Apps menu
The system is controlled by the following sen-
sors:
2. "Vehicle"
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Camera behind the windshield.
Radar sensors, side, rear.
3. "Driving settings"
4. "Driver Assistance"
5. "Feedback via steering wheel"
6. "Vibration intensity"
7. Select the desired setting.
Depending on the equipment: radar sen-
sors, side, front.
Functional requirement
The areas of the sensors must be clean and
clear.
The setting is applied to all collision warning
systems.
Depending on the national-market
version: turning steering intervention
on/off
Turning Active Blind Spot Detection
on/off
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Apps menu
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Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Driving settings"
3. "Driving settings"
4. "Driver Assistance"
5. "Safety and warnings"
6. "Active Blind Spot Detection"
7. Select the desired setting.
4. "Driver Assistance"
5. "Safety and warnings"
6. "Active Blind Spot Detection"
7. "Steering intervention"
Depending on vehicle equipment and national-
market version, the system activates automati-
cally whenever you start driving.
Warning function
Warning light in exterior mirror
Adjusting the Active Blind Spot
Detection
Configuring the warning
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Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Driving settings"
4. "Driver Assistance"
5. "Safety and warnings"
The warning light in the exterior mirror warns
of a possible collision with a detected vehicle.
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Prewarning
System limits
The dimmed warning light in the exterior mirror
indicates when vehicles are in your blind spot
or approaching from the rear.
General information
Follow the system limits in the "Collision warn-
ing systems" chapter.
Acute warning
Upper speed limit
If the vehicle speed exceeds approx.
155 mph/250 km/h, the system is deactivated
temporarily.
When an acute warning occurs, the steering
wheel vibrates briefly. The warning light in the
exterior mirror flashes brightly.
An acute warning is issued if the following con-
ditions are met:
If the vehicle speed falls below approx.
155 mph/250 km/h, the system is reactivated.
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Another vehicle is located in the critical
area.
Displaying warnings
Your own vehicle is approaching the other
lane.
The number of warnings shown depends on
how the settings are configured. However,
there may also be an excess of unwarranted
warnings of critical situations.
Depending on the system setting when the
turn signal is turned on.
The warning stops when the other vehicle has
left the critical area.
Functional limitations
The system may be limited in the following
situations:
Steering intervention
Depending on the national-market version:
when there is no response to the vibration
of the steering wheel at speeds of up to
130 mph/210 km/h and the lane marking
is crossed, the system engages the active
steering intervention. The steering intervention
helps return the vehicle into the lane. The
steering intervention can be noticed on the
steering wheel and can be manually overrid-
den at any time.
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When a vehicle is approaching at a speed
much faster than your own.
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In tight corners or on narrow roads.
The bumper is dirty, iced up or covered,
for instance by stickers.
Depending on the national-market version, the
steering intervention e.g. in the following situa-
tions:
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In the event of missing, worn, poorly visible,
merging, diverging, or multiple lane boun-
daries such as in construction areas.
The steering intervention is carried out from
a minimum speed. The minimum speed is dis-
played on the control display.
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With lane boundaries that are covered in
snow, ice, dirt or water.
Warning light flashing
When the vehicle is unlocked, the warning light
in the exterior mirror flashes for self-testing
purposes.
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With lane boundaries that are not white.
With lane boundaries that are covered by
objects.
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When driving very close to the vehicle in
front of you.
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If the camera is impaired.
Functional requirement
The camera behind the windshield determines
the lane boundary positions.
Up to 10 seconds after turning on drive-
ready state using the Start/Stop button.
A Check Control message may be displayed
when the system is limited. A yellow warning
light also illuminates, depending on national-
market version.
The camera must detect the lane markings for
the side collision mitigation with steering inter-
vention to be active.
Sensors
The system is controlled by the following sen-
sors:
Side collision mitigation
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Camera behind the windshield.
Radar sensors, side, front.
Radar sensors, side, rear.
Principle
The side-collision warning helps to avoid an
impending side collision.
Turning the side collision warning
on/off
General information
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Driving settings"
4. "Driver Assistance"
5. "Safety and warnings"
6. "Side collision warning"
7. Select the desired setting.
Radar sensors monitor the space next to the
vehicle when traveling faster than a minimum
speed and up to approx. 130 mph/210 km/h.
Setting the intensity of the steering
wheel vibration
1.
Apps menu
The minimum speed is country-specific and
displayed on the control display.
2. "Vehicle"
If, for example, another vehicle is detected next
to your vehicle and there is a risk of collision
with this vehicle, the system helps avoid a col-
lision. For this purpose, the system issues a
warning with a flashing LED in the exterior mir-
ror, a Check Control message and a vibrating
steering wheel. If necessary, an active steering
intervention is performed by the system.
3. "Driving settings"
4. "Driver Assistance"
5. "Feedback via steering wheel"
6. "Vibration intensity"
7. Select the desired setting.
The setting is applied to all collision warning
systems.
Safety information
Follow the safety information in the "Forward
Collision Mitigation" chapter.
Display in the instrument cluster
Depending on vehicle equipment and national-
market version, information for the system is
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