2024 BMW X1 Sensors User Guide

2024 BMW X1 Sensors Owner’s Manual

For improved driving assistance, such as adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and parking assistance, the 2024 BMW X1 incorporates cutting-edge sensor technology, guaranteeing a safer and more intuitive driving experience.

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BMW Sensors in the Vehicle Guide

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:

• The front camera.
• The camera behind the windscreen.
• The exterior mirror cameras.
• The Reversing Assist Camera.
• The front radar sensor.
• The radar sensors are on the side, and front.
• The radar sensors are on the side, and rear.
• The ultrasonic sensors in the front and rear bumpers.
• The ultrasonic sensors are on the side.

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
For the cameras to function correctly, the areas of the cameras must be clean and free of obstructions.
For further information:

• Washing the vehicle, see page 395.
• For vehicle care, see page 396.

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.
• At steep crests or hollows of hills.
• In 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 compartment.
• 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 was 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 radiator grille.

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
For the radar sensors to function correctly, the areas around the radar sensors must be clean and free of obstructions.
For further information:

• Washing the vehicle, see page 395.
• For vehicle care, see page 396.

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 to the sensors.
• At steep crests or hollows of hills.

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

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.

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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
For the ultrasonic sensors to function correctly, the areas of the ultrasonic sensors must be clean and free of obstructions.
For further information:

• Washing the vehicle, see page 395.
• For vehicle care, see page 396.

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.
• For persons wearing certain types of clothing, for example a coat.
• 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.
• For 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.

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