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      08-18-2019, 10:44 PM   #1
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Top Down/Aerial View

I've searched for various terms, but can't find an answer...I've seen videos with the screen displaying both (split screen) the reverse camera and also the top down view looking down on the car. Which package is required for that top down aerial camera?
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Parking Assistant Plus, I think it's called. I should probably know... just ordered mine yesterday.
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So when I use the configurator on the BMW site, and I choose Parking Assistance Package, it tells me it needs to delete both the Premium and Executive packages. That was making me think the top down view was included in one of those. Anyone happen to know?
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So when I use the configurator on the BMW site, and I choose Parking Assistance Package, it tells me it needs to delete both the Premium and Executive packages. That was making me think the top down view was included in one of those. Anyone happen to know?
The executive package includes the Parking Assistant Plus package - it says so right on the bmwusa.com website when you build your own. Therefore if you order the Executive Package you get the Parking Assistant Plus package.

That is why trying to add the Parking Asst. Plus package removes the Executive package, it can't charge you for both Executive and Parking Assistant Plus packages.
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The confusion (for me) is that apparently the feature I'm looking for is called Surround View w/ 3D View. I thought that was the feature that allowed you to get a 3D view of your car's surroundings where your car looks like a rotatable 3D model in the middle of the screen, but I guess the top down view is part of that. In my defense, the descriptions on the website aren't great and the configurator is not the greatest.
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      08-19-2019, 07:41 AM   #6
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On the website, the Executive Package says Parking Assistant Plus and the description of Parking Assistant Plus says:

"Parking Assistant Plus
No need to fear parallel parking. Simply drive up at a slow speed, a few feet away from parked vehicles. Parking Assistant finds parking spaces on the right or left side, and then steers you into the spot. It has a camera system that provides an aerial view, and also operates for perpendicular spaces."

The aerial view is what you're looking for - there is also a picture of the top down view when you click Parking Assistant Plus. So you're good if you order the Executive Package or the Parking Assistant Package.

I can see where the confusion comes in - ideally it should say that the Executive Package includes the Parking Assistant Package.

The ordering guide PDFs aren't clear either - but you should get both ZX1 + ZX3 when you order ZPX.
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Perfect, thank you.
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