2024 BMW 5 Series Sensors User Guide

2024 BMW 5 Series Sensors User Guide

The 2024 BMW 5 Series has a revolutionary set of sensors that raise the bar for safety and ease in cars. Using cutting-edge technology, these monitors fit perfectly into the car’s structure, making driver assistance features better and giving the driver a better sense of what’s going on around them. By using radar, lidar, and high-tech camera systems, the 5 Series has a full set of sensors that allow it to very accurately watch its surroundings. These sensors make it possible for advanced driving aids that put safety and responsiveness first, like adaptive cruise control and autonomous emergency braking. The 5 Series also uses the data from its sensors to improve performance in several areas, such as its ability to drive dynamically and its energy economy. With these state-of-the-art sensors, the 2024 BMW 5 Series shows how committed the brand is to new ideas, setting new standards in car technology and the driving experience.

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Sensors in the vehicle

Vehicle Equipment

This chapter describes equipment, systems and functions which are offered or may be of-fered in future on a model-specific basis, even if they are not included in the vehicle in question.
For further information:
For vehicle equipment, see page 8.

Overview

Depending on the equipment, the following cameras and sensors are installed in the vehi-cle:

• Front camera.
• Camera behind the windscreen.
• Exterior mirror cameras.
• Reversing Assist Camera.
• Front radar sensor.
• Side radar sensors, front.
• Side radar sensors, rear.
• Ultrasonic sensors in the front/rear bumpers.
• Side ultrasonic sensors.

Cameras

Front Camera
The front camera is located in the radiator grille.

Camera behind the windscreen
The camera behind the windscreen is located in the area of the interior mirror.

Exterior mirror cameras
An exterior mirror camera is located under each exterior mirror housing.

Reversing Assist Camera
The Reversing Assist Camera is located in the handle strip at the rear of the vehicle.

Functional requirements of the cameras
The areas of the cameras are clean and clear. For further information:

• Washing the vehicle, see page 404.
• For vehicle care, see page 405.

System limits of the cameras
The function of the cameras can be restricted or may indicate something wrong, for example in the following situations:

• In thick fog, wet conditions or snow.
• On steep crests or dips or on tight bends.
• When the camera field of view is covered, for example by a fogged-up windscreen or stickers.
• If the camera lens is dirty or damaged.
• With the exterior mirrors folded in.
• With open doors or open luggage compartments.
• In the case of bright oncoming light or strong reflections, for example, if the sun is low in the sky.
• In the dark.
• The camera has overheated due to excessive temperatures and is temporarily turned off.
• During the camera calibration process immediately after vehicle delivery.

A Check Control message may be displayed if the system limits are reached.

Radar sensors

Safety information

WARNING
Due to external influences, e.g. interference, the radar sensors of the vehicle and thus also the driving assistance systems can be disturbed. There is a risk of an accident. Observe the traffic situation, be ready to take over steering and braking at any time, and actively intervene if the situation warrants it.

Front radar sensor
The front radar sensor is located in the front bumper.

Side radar sensors, front
The radar sensors are located on the side of the front bumper.

Side radar sensors, rear
The radar sensors are located in the rear bumper.

Functional requirements of the radar sensors
The areas of the radar sensors are clean and clear.
For further information:

• Washing the vehicle, see page 404.
• For vehicle care, see page 405.

System limits of the radar sensors
The function of the radar sensors can be restricted or not available, for example in the following situations:

• If the sensors are contaminated.
• In the case of iced-up sensors.
• If the sensors are obscured, for example by stickers, foils or a number plate carrier.
• If the sensors are misaligned, for example, due to parking damage.
• If the radiation range of the sensors is covered, for example by protruding loads.
• When the field of view of the sensors is covered, for example by garage walls, hedges, snow hills, vehicles or trailers.
• After work was performed incorrectly on the ve-hicle paintwork near the sensors.
• At steep crests or hollows of hills.

A Check Control message may be displayed if the system limits are reached.

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Ultrasonic sensors

Ultrasonic sensors, front
The ultrasonic sensors of the parking assis-tance systems are located in the front bumper.

Ultrasonic sensors, rear
The ultrasonic sensors of the parking assis-tance systems are located in the rear bumper.

Side ultrasonic sensors
The ultrasonic sensors of the parking assis-tance systems are located on the side in the front and rear bumpers.

Functional requirement of the ultrasonic sensors
The areas of the ultrasonic sensors are clean and clear.
For further information:

• Washing the vehicle, see page 404.
• For vehicle care, see page 405.

System limits of the ultrasonic sensors

The physical limits of ultrasound measurement may be reached when detecting objects in situations involving the following, for example:

• If the sensors are dirty or covered, e.g. by stickers.
• If the sensors are misaligned, for example, due to parking damage.
• After work was performed incorrectly on the ve-hicle paintwork near the sensors.
• Small children and animals.
• Persons wearing certain types of clothing, for example, a jacket.
• Obstacles and people at the edge of the driving lane.
• If there is external interference with the ultrasonic sound, for example by passing vehicles, loud machines or other ultrasonic sources.
• Certain weather conditions; for example, high air humidity, wet conditions, snowfall, cold, extreme heat or strong wind.
• For trailer towbars and tow hitches of other vehicles.
• Thin or wedge-shaped objects.
• Moving objects.
• Higher protruding objects, for example, projecting walls.
• Objects with corners, edges and smooth surfaces.
• For objects with fine surfaces or fine structures, for example, wire mesh fences.
• Objects with porous surfaces.
• Small and low objects such as boxes.
• Low objects already displayed, for example, kerbs, can be outside of the detection ranges of the sensors.
• Soft obstacles or obstacles covered in the foam material.
• Plants or shrubs.
• In washing bays and car washes.
• In the event of bumps, for example, speed bumps.
• If there are dense exhaust fumes.
• The ultrasonic sensors do not take into ac-count loads projecting beyond the outline of the vehicle.
• If the cover of the trailer tow hitch is incor-rectly seated.

A Check Control message may be displayed if the system limits are reached.

FAQs

Useful Links

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