Technology for comfort, convenience and safety, Pdc park distance control – BMW X3 xDrive30i 2009 User Manual

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Technology for comfort, convenience and safety

Technology for comfort, convenience and

safety

PDC Park Distance Control*

The concept

PDC provides extra safety and convenience
during parking maneuvers. Audible signals indi-
cate that you are approaching an object in front
of or behind your vehicle. To measure the dis-
tance, there are four ultrasonic sensors in each
bumper.
An acoustic signal begins to sound when the
front sensors and the rear corner sensors are
within approx. 2 ft/60 cm of an obstacle and
when the rear middle sensors are within approx.
5 ft/1.50 m of an obstacle.

PDC is a parking aid that can indicate
objects when they are approached

slowly, as is usually the case when parking.
Avoid approaching objects too fast; otherwise,
the system may give warning of physical obsta-
cles too late.

If you are driving with a trailer, the rear sensors
cannot take any meaningful measurements.
Consequently, they do not switch on.

Automatic mode

In ignition key position 2, the system is auto-
matically activated after approx. 1 second each
time you shift into reverse or move the selector-
lever into position R. Wait for one second to
pass before moving.

You can have a signal tone programmed
into the system to verify that the PDC is

active.

Activating manual mode

In ignition key position 2, press the button; the
LED lights up.

Deactivating manual mode

Press the button again, the LED goes out.
The system is automatically deactivated once
the vehicle travels approx. 160 ft/50 m or
exceeds a speed of roughly 20 mph/30 km/h;
the LED goes out. You can reactivate the sys-
tem manually as needed.

Signal tones

An intermittent tone from a rear speaker signals
the distance to an object behind the vehicle as
you approach it.
An intermittent tone from a speaker beneath
the instrument cluster signals the distance to an
object in front of the vehicle as you approach it.
As the distance between vehicle and object
decreases, the intervals between the tones
become shorter. The signal tone becomes con-
tinuous once the distance to the nearest object
falls to below roughly 1 ft/30 cm.
An intermittent tone is interrupted after approx.
3 seconds:

If you remain in front of an object that is only
detected by one of the corner sensors

If you are moving parallel to a wall