P a rk Dis ta n c e Co n tro l (P DC)*
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The P DC a s s is ts yo u whe n yo u a re p a rk- Ac o u s tic a l s ig n a ls
The P DC d oe s n ot re m ove th e
ing. A s igna l w a rn s yo u o f th e re a l d is -
d rive r's p e rs ona l re s p ons ib ility fo r
e va lua tin g th e d is ta nc e b e tw e e n th e
ve hic le a nd a ny o b s ta c le s . Eve n w he n
s e ns ors a re in vo lve d , th e re is a b lind
s p ot in w hic h o b je c ts c a nnot b e d e -
te c te d . Th is a p p lie s e s p e c ia lly in th os e
c a s e s w he re th e s ys te m a p p ro a c he s
th e p hys ic a l lim its o f u ltra s onic m e a -
s ure m e nt, a s o c c urs w ith to w b a rs a nd
tra ile r c oup lings , a nd in th e vic inity o f
th in a nd p a inte d o b je c ts .
The d is ta nc e to th e n e a re s t o b je c t is in -
ta nc e to a n o b s ta c le . To d o th is , fo ur
ultra s onic s e ns ors in th e re a r b um p e r
m e a s ure th e d is ta nc e to th e ne a re s t o b -
je c t. Th e ra nge for th e s e ns ors a t th e two
re a r c orn e rs e nd s a p p ro x. 2 fe e t (60 c m )
fro m th e b um p e r. Th e ra nge fo r th e
tw o c e nte r s e ns ors is a p p ro x. 4 .9 fe e t
d ic a te d b y a to ne s ound ing a t va rio us
inte rva ls . As th e d is ta nc e b e tw e e n ve hi-
c le a nd o b je c t d e c re a s e s , th e in te rva ls
b e tw e e n th e to ne s b e c om e s horte r.
A c ontin uous to ne in d ic a te s th e p re s -
e nc e o f a n o b je c t le s s th a n a p p ro x.
1
fo ot (3 0 c m ) a wa y.
(1
.5 0 m e te rs ) w id e .
The w a rn ing s igna l is c a nc e le d a fte r
a p p ro x. th re e s e c ond s if th e d is ta nc e
to th e ob s ta c le re m a ins c ons ta nt d uring
th is tim e (if yo u a re m oving p a ra lle l to
a w a ll, fo r in s ta nc e ).
The s ys te m s ta rts to o p e ra te a uto m a ti-
c a lly a b out o ne s e c ond a fte r yo u s e le c t
"Re ve rs e " w ith th e ig nitio n ke y in p os i-
tio n 2. P DC is d e a c tiva te d whe n you s hift
b a c k o ut o f re ve rs e .
Ce rta in s ourc e s o f s ound , s uc h a s a
loud ra d io, c ould d ro wn o ut th e P DC
s igna l to ne .<
S ys te m m a lfunc tio ns a re ind ic a te d b y a
c ontin uous h igh-p itc he d to ne w he n th e
s ys te m is a c tiva te d th e firs t tim e .
P le a s e re fe r th e p ro b le m to yo ur B MW
c e nte r.
Ke e p th e s e ns ors c le a n a nd fre e of
ic e o r s now in o rd e r to e ns ure th a t
th e y c ontin ue to o p e ra te e ffe c tive ly.
Do n ot a p p ly h igh p re s s ure s p ra y to th e
s e ns ors fo r a p ro longe d p e rio d o f tim e .
Ma inta in a d is ta nc e o f m ore th a n
4
in c he s (1 0 c m ).<
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