Go! Drive & Camp – September 2019

TOW TEST

84 | September 2019 go! Drive & Camp

you adjust the suspension to

its highest, hook the caravan

and want to tow, the computer

automatically adjusts the height

to the middle setting. And while

the caravan is hooked, the

computer doesn’t allow you to

adjust the height.

for when reversing into a parking

bay. Tapping the screen now

shows some choices, including

“Tow Hitch”. Tap this and the

screen shows a top-down view

of the towbar and coupler, and

you can see exactly how far

and at what angle you should

move for the final approach. At

the same time, a white index

So you can use it like

the crosshairs of a gunsight

and take aim on the

caravan’s coupler

Aim with the screen

The X5’s rear-view camera

is advanced and shows, for

example, the imaginary track

that your wheels are about to

follow. Part of this are two red

lines – one on each side – that

crosses over and shows the

centre of where you’re heading.

So you can use it like the

crosshairs of a gunsight and take

aim on the caravan’s coupler.

As you get closer to the

caravan, the computer warns

you that you may collide with

it. The screen then switches to

a bird’s eye view, the same used