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      12-14-2017, 11:39 AM   #1
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Driver Assistance Package / Park Distance Control

Hey folks,

I'm looking at purchasing a M240i and am a bit confused about some of the options. Mainly, I am trying to figure out the difference between the Driver Assistance Package and the Park Distance Control Option.

Now the Driver Assistance Package seems to include "Lane Departure Warning, Frontal Collision Warning, City Collision Mitigation, and Pedestrian Protection" in the Active Driving Assistant... BUT it also says:

It also makes parallel parking a breeze; using ultrasonic sensors in front and rear bumpers helps judge distance to other vehicles and objects.

This seems to overlap the functionality of Park Distance Control, which states"

"Park Distance Control uses ultrasonic sensors in the front and rear bumpers to help you judge the distance to other vehicles and unseen objects when parking. The system uses an audible warning that beeps faster the closer you get to an object, turning into a constant tone when the distance is less than 12 inches."

Could anyone help clear this up.
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      12-14-2017, 12:43 PM   #2
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Park distance control is ( I think is ultra sonic sonar with a relatively short operational enviro ) sensors on bumper and an on/off switch on center console / strictly for detecting objects and sounding a tone.

The other driver aids use radar and sonar are connected to throttle/braking and steering - use more sophisticated computerization to address cruise control and the detection of vehicles their speed in a 360 degrees scan of the cars environ.
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Park distance control is ( I think is ultra sonic sonar with a relatively short operational enviro ) sensors on bumper and an on/off switch on center console / strictly for detecting objects and sounding a tone.

The other driver aids use radar and sonar are connected to throttle/braking and steering - use more sophisticated computerization to address cruise control and the detection of vehicles their speed in a 360 degrees scan of the cars environ.
So I should go look at ones at the dealer, but if I'm understanding this, one gives you tones to distance from objects and the other gives you a visual representation of how close you are on the screen?
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So I should go look at ones at the dealer, but if I'm understanding this, one gives you tones to distance from objects and the other gives you a visual representation of how close you are on the screen?
No

One is for parking - beeping as you get close to objects.

The other is for cruise control that maintains a distance, blind spot detection while driving and parallel parking aid which confirms space size and parks car while you control gas and brake. - w/o me looking at specs to make sure all these features are included


All these cars come with rear view camera when transmission is placed in reverse
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No

One is for parking - beeping as you get close to objects.

The other is for cruise control that maintains a distance, blind spot detection while driving and parallel parking aid which confirms space size and parks car while you control gas and brake. - w/o me looking at specs to make sure all these features are included


All these cars come with rear view camera when transmission is placed in reverse
Not sure if it’s different over the pond but the drive assist simply warns you with a picture of a red car on the dash if your speed is too fast compared to the car in front, same with pedestrians, And also warns if your coming out of lane without indicating by vibrating the wheel. Also has automatic braking in emergencys, but won’t actually stop the accident from happening, just preps the brakes. This does NOT come with front park sensors unless you choose the front and rear park sensor option.

Cruise control that maintains a distance is a different optional extra called active cruise control, this will maintain speed and break witn the car in front.

For the car to parallel Park you need Park assist.
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      12-15-2017, 06:20 AM   #6
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PDC works mostly when you are going backwards.
Driver Assist is for when you are going forwards.
For what it's worth, I would not buy a car without PDC. The beeps are very helpful.
Driver assist is just another bell and whistle, IMHO.
It's great that they are still decoupled as separate options.
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Additionally, the park distance system can be switched on when approaching an object such as a curb so you can protect your front end. Backing up is very nice because it works in conjunction with the camera to provide excellent active displays and sound.
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OK got some clarification from my salesperson:

"The language on Build Your Own is not correct; the language there is from 2017 models, in which the rear camera and PDC were in the Driver Assistance Pkg"

So that explains my confusion with the language there. If you read the web BYO website, Driver Assistance Package should include PDC.

Wonder if any lawyer types challenge this?
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Active Cruise Control with Stop Go is only made available in the 2018 MY right?

I didn't know what the difference between that and Dynamic Cruise Control until someone told me the latter was more to keep your speed when on a decline.
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      12-22-2017, 11:28 AM   #10
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A couple of days ago I pulled alongside a parked car to parallel park and for some reason the parking sensor didn't turn itself on, and so I turned it on. When I put the car in reverse, I got a message to the effect of easing up on the gas and controlling the speed with the brake. The car then proceeded to park itself. I didn't know it could do that; obviously time for me to reread the manual. It was a little creepy, but the car did a pretty good job--it was not quite close enough to the curb.
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