Lane Departure Warning with approach control warning.
Keeping your attention on the road ahead: Lane Departure Warning recognises when your BMW is straying from your lane, and gives you early warning with a discrete vibration of the steering wheel.
Lane Departure Warning is a driver assistance system that is based on a video sensor. A camera integrated near the rear-view mirror takes an image of the 50 m of road ahead of your BMW during the day or within the headlight beam at night.
This visual image is sent to a central control unit, where it is analysed. The system identifies the lane markings, and tracks their position permanently. If the vehicle is threatening to stray outside the limits of the lane, the system alerts you by vibrating the steering wheel so you can correct the direction of your vehicle.
Lane Departure Warning with built-in approach control warning provides added safety: the system warns you in two stages of a possible collision if a car in front of you brakes suddenly.
The system takes the vehicle’s speed into account, providing a warning earlier when the vehicle is travelling at higher speeds, so the driver always has adequate time to correct the steering before the lane markings are crossed.
Lane Departure Warning is activated using a button on the multifunction steering wheel. It is intended primarily for use on national roads and motorways, and becomes active at speeds of 70 km/h and above.
An icon on the Info Display (and Head-up Display, depending on the model) displays if the system is on or off and if it has detected lane markings and is able to issue warnings. To preclude unnecessary warnings, the system is automatically deactivated in city traffic (at speeds below 65 km/h), construction areas and whenever the indicator is activated.
Head-Up Display
