Park Distance Control
08-26-2008, 09:08 AM
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My Ride: 06 550i - Sport, CWP, Logic 7
How does park distance control work on a non-nav car? Does a picture of the cars still show up on the screen? Or is it just audible alerts?
08-26-2008, 09:39 AM
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I have pdc without navi, you still get the pic of the car on idrive with the green, yellow, red indicators as well as audible beeps. I love mine parking is so mindless now (hope it doesn't breakdown one day cuz I'll probably hit something)
08-26-2008, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by cleung' post='654712' date='Aug 26 2008, 10:39 AM
I have pdc without navi, you still get the pic of the car on idrive with the green, yellow, red indicators as well as audible beeps. I love mine parking is so mindless now (hope it doesn't breakdown one day cuz I'll probably hit something)
08-26-2008, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by tuco' post='654735' date='Aug 26 2008, 11:10 AM
+1 to that.
08-26-2008, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='654754' date='Aug 26 2008, 11:29 AM
+2 It's hard to drive without it!
08-26-2008, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='654754' date='Aug 26 2008, 02:29 PM
+2 It's hard to drive without it!
08-26-2008, 04:05 PM
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08-27-2008, 12:46 AM
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My Ride: 03 BMW E60 520i - Steptronic - Black Sapphire - Style 116 wheels (Pirelli PZero Rosso) - PDC - Beige Dakota Leather - Dark Poplar Wood
The driving position in E60 is excellent and you can park easily without PDC help. I remember how hard was to park my previous coupe/cabriolet even with the help of PDC. I have to admit though that I'm always using PDC in my E60, it makes life much easier 
08-27-2008, 03:37 AM
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Originally Posted by kekkos' post='655302' date='Aug 27 2008, 10:46 AM
The driving position in E60 is excellent and you can park easily without PDC help.
I drove cars for >20 years without PDC's - a life without PDC is nowadays unthinkable.