BMW Active Drive Assist and things to know
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BMW Active Drive Assist is a new technology equipped on BMW vehicles to assist drivers and avoid collisions when traveling on the road. Since this advanced technology was introduced and integrated in BMW vehicles, it has not only increased its power, but also made the driver more comfortable and safer. Join Eurocartool to find out information about Active Driving Assistant in the few articles below.
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What is bmw active driving assistant?
BMW Active Drive Assist is a package of driver assistance and collision avoidance technologies. The driver assistance system uses many different methods to warn, guide the driver and move the vehicle safely on the road, limiting unfortunate collisions.
BMW Active Drive Assist is a new technology equipped on BMW vehicles to assist drivers and avoid collisions when traveling on the road. Since this advanced technology was introduced and integrated in BMW vehicles, it has not only increased its power, but also made the driver more comfortable and safer. Join Eurocartool to find out information about Active Driving Assistant in the few articles below.
Driving assistance technology is an electronic system, including a surveillance camera system, various sensors, sensor information processing features, detection and tracking of pedestrians and other vehicles on the road, analysis of driver behavior…
This technology works to automate, adapt and enhance vehicle systems. This makes them more advanced than other safety systems, supporting many features such as monitoring, identifying, warning and even preventing unwanted driving incidents, helping drivers focus their attention and drive safer. Minimize accidents and costs incurred when unexpected incidents occur.
Safety features that BBMW Active Drive Assist offers
- Semi-automatic driving mode (support to let go of the steering wheel and accelerator, brake pedal)
- Automatically keep lane
- Follow the car in front and adjust the distance as you like
- Automatically increase and decrease speed
- Blind spot warning, overtaking vehicle warning (with steering wheel vibration feedback)
- Side collision warning
- Pedestrian warning
- Warning vehicles entering the intersection
- Collision warning
- Warning vehicle crossing front + rear of the vehicle
- Semi-automatic lane change mode (switch the turn signal to automatically change lanes)
- Speed limit warnings (with data from BMW maps)
- Object recognition on all 3 lanes with distances up to 300m (middle lane, left lane and right lane)
- Emergency brake
- Brake distance
Active BMW Driving Assist
BMW Active Driving Assistant is activated automatically as soon as you start driving. You can check if this feature is available in your vehicle by looking on the Infotainment menu -> ‘Driver Assist’. Or you can see optional active cruise control available on the steering wheel.
Once activated, the system will synthesize information from the sensors to predict potential collisions and provide warning information to the driver. In situations where the driver is slow to react to an accident, the system automatically activates controls to help you avoid or minimize a dangerous situation.
Supported vehicle models
Active driver assistance technology is available on all models such as the 5 Series Sedan and X5 SUV and on other models in the BMW lineup.
G-Series models that do not support BMW Driving Assistant Professional include:
- BMW 5 Series G30 (2017-2020)
- BMW 7 Series G11/12 (2014-2019)
- BMW X3 G01 (2016-2021)
- BMW X4 G02 (2017-2021)
If your BMW has not yet activated this feature, you can do it right on the menu panel. However, if there is an error about BMW, you can use specialized BMW software such as ISTA D, ISTA P, ETK, … to look up, diagnose and delete errors easily.
BMW Active Drive Assist was born and is increasingly developed as a pioneering technology in the field of driving safety. Every car should be equipped with this feature, especially if your BMW is hidden and cannot be activated, contact via WhatsApp: +13155472355 for a free consultation from Eurocartool experts.
