Parking Assistant: Notes

For the first time in a BMW vehicle, a system is being introduced in the F10 that assists the driver when performing a parallel parking maneuver. Parking Assistant is available as optional equipment (option 5DP) in conjunction with the optional Park Distance Control (option 508)

Parking Assistant makes it easier to maneuver the vehicle into parking spaces parallel to the roadway. The system measures potential parking spaces (on both sides of the road) when driving by them at speeds less than 35 km/h/22mph, regardless of whether parking assistant has been activated or not. When a parking space 1.2m larger than the vehicle length is detected and the system has been activated, the space is shown to the driver in the central information display. The driver remains responsible for the acceleration and braking of the vehicle while the parking assistant system takes over only the steering function and the PDC monitors the distances and obstacles. The driver is led through the parallel parking process with detailed instructions for action displayed on the CID and, where applicable, additional acoustic warnings and acknowledgments are issued.