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High-beamAssistant
Concept
Thehigh-beamAssistantdetectsothertraffic
participantsearlyonandautomaticallyswitches thehighbeamsonoroffdependingonthetraffic
situation.
Generalinformation Thehigh-beamAssistantensuresthatthehigh
beamsareswitchedon,wheneverthetrafficsitj
uationallows.Inthelowspeedrange,thehigh
beamsarenotswitchedonbythesystem.
Thesystemrespondstolightfromoncoming
trafficandtrafficdrivingaheadofyou,andtoamj bientlighting,forinstanceintownsandcities.
Thehighbeamscanbeswitchedonandoff
manuallyatanytime.
Activating/deactivating
Positionofswitch,dependingonthevehicle
equipment:
,
Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusj
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Theheadlightsareautomaticallyswitchedbej tweenlowbeamsandhighbeams.
Theblueindicatorlightintheinstrument
clusterlightsupwhenthesystem switchesonthehighbeams.
Thehigh-beamAssistantisdeactivatedwhen
manuallyswitchingthehighbeamsonandoff, refertopage 114.
Toreactivatethehigh-beamAssistant,pressthe buttonontheturnsignallever.
Systemlimits Thehigh-beamAssistantcannotserveasasubjstituteforthedriver'spersonaljudgmentofwhentousethehighbeams.Insituationthatrequire
this,thereforeswitchoffmanually.
Thesystemisnotfullyfunctionalinthefollowing situations,anddriverinterventionmaybenecesj
sary:'xInveryunfavorableweatherconditions,such
asfogorheavyprecipitation.'xWhendetectingpoorly-litroaduserssuchas
pedestrians,cyclists,horsebackridersand wagons;whendrivingclosetotrainorshiptraffic;andatanimalcrossings.'xIntightcurves,onhilltopsorindepressions,incrossingtrafficorhalf-obscuredoncoming
trafficonhighways.'xInpoorly-littownsandcitiesandinthepresj
enceofhighlyreflectivesigns.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedover,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.
Foglights
Frontfoglights
Concept
Thefrontfoglightsworkalongsidethelow
beamstoilluminateawiderareaoftheroadway.
Functionalrequirement Thelowbeamsmustbeswitchedonbeforeswitchingonthefrontfoglights.
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Switchingon/offPressthebutton.
Thegreenindicatorlightlightsupifthe
frontfoglightsareswitchedon.
Iftheautomaticheadlightcontrol,referto
page 139,isactivated,thelowbeamswillcome
onautomaticallywhenyouswitchonthefront foglights.
Whenthehighbeamsorheadlightflasherare
activated,thefrontfoglightsarenotswitched on.
Instrumentlighting
Functionalrequirement
Theparkinglightsorlowbeamsmustbe
switchedontoadjustthebrightness.
Adjusting Adjustthebrightnesswiththe
thumbwheel.
Interiorlights
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipment,theinteriorlights,
footwelllights,entrylights,andcourtesylights
arecontrolledautomatically.
Thethumbwheelfortheinstrumentlightingconj
trolsbrightnessofsomeofthesefeatures.
Overview1Interiorlights2Readinglights
Switchingtheinteriorlights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Toswitchoffpermanently:pressthebuttonand holdforapprox.3seconds.
Switchingthereadinglights on/off
Pressthebutton.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thereadj inglightsarelocatednexttotheinteriorlightsin
thefrontandrear.
Ambientlight Generalinformation
Dependingontheequipmentversion,lighting
canbeadjustedforsomelightsinthecar'sintej rior.
Selectingthecolorscheme
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4.Interiorlighting5.Ambientlighting6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
SettingthebrightnessDependingontheequipment,thebrightnessof
theambientlightcanbeadjustedviathethumbj
wheelfortheinstrumentlightingorontheConj
trolDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Sideairbag4KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovideadjequateprotection.Sideairbag
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Kneeairbag
Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventof afrontalimpact.
Protectiveeffect
Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsituaj
tion,forinstanceinlesssevereaccidentsorrear- endcollisions.
Informationonoptimumeffectofthe
airbags
Warning
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeployj
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrigj gering.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Followtheinformationonachievingtheopj
timumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeepthe riskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'xThereshouldbenoadditionalpersons,anij
malsorobjectsbetweenanairbagandaperj
son.'xDashboardandwindshieldonthefrontpasj
sengersidemuststayclear-donotattach adhesivelabelsorcoveringsanddonotatj
tachbracketsorcables,forinstanceforGPS
devicesormobilephones.'xDonotapplyadhesivematerialstotheairbag coverpanels,donotcoverthemormodify
theminanyway.'xDonotusethecoverofthefrontairbagon thefrontpassengersideasastoragearea.'xDonotattachslipcovers,seatcushionsor
otherobjectstothefrontpassengerseatthat
arenotspecificallysuitedforseatswith
integratedsideairbags.'xDonothangpiecesofclothing,suchasjackj
ets,overthebackrests.'xNevermodifyeithertheindividualcompoj nentsorthewiringintheairbagsystem.This
alsoappliestosteeringwheelcovers,the
dashboard,andtheseats.'xDonotremovetheairbagsystem.
Evenwhenyoufollowallinstructionsvery
closely,injuryfromcontactwiththeairbagscanj
notbefullyruledoutincertainsituations.
Theignitionandinflationnoisemayleadto short-termand,inmostcases,temporaryhearj
ingimpairmentinsensitiveoccupants.
Vehiclemodificationsforapersonwithdisabilij
tiesmayaffecttheairbagsystem;contactBMW
CustomerRelationsforfurtherinformation.
Warningsandinformationontheairbagsarealso
foundonthesunvisors.
Functionalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetyinformation
Warning
Individualcomponentscanbehotaftertriggerj ingoftheairbagsystem.Thereisariskofinj
jury.Donottouchindividualcomponents.
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Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure,
malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe airbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendeddej spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofinjjuriesordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystem
checked,repaired,dismantledandscrappedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctfunction
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,the
warninglightintheinstrumentcluster lightsupbrieflyandtherebyindicatesthe
operationalreadinessoftheentireairbagsystem
andthebelttensioner.
Airbagsystemmalfunctioning
'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeonwhentheigjnitionisswitchedon.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinuously.
Automaticdeactivationofthe
front-seatpassengerairbags
Concept
Thesystemreadsifthefrontpassengerseatis
occupiedbymeasuringthehumanbody'sresistj ance.
Front,knee,andsideairbagonthefrontpasj senger'ssideareactivatedordeactivated.
Generalinformation
Beforetransportingachildonthefrontpassenj
gerseat,refertothesafetyinformationandinj structionsforchildrenonthefrontpassengerseat,seeChildren.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Toensurethefront-seatpassengerairbag
function,thesystemmustbeabletodetect
whetherapersonissittinginthefrontpassenj gerseat.Theentireseatcushionareamustbe
usedforthispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuries ordangertolife.Makesurethatthefrontpasj
sengerkeepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
Malfunctionoftheautomatic
deactivationsystem
Whentransportingolderchildrenandadults,the
front-seatpassengerairbagsmaybedeactivated incertainsittingpositions.Inthiscase,theindij
catorlightforthefront-seatpassengerairbags
lightsup.
Inthiscase,changethesittingpositionsothat
thefront-seatpassengerairbagsareactivated
andtheindicatorlightgoesout.
Ifitisnotpossibletoactivatetheairbags,have
thepersonsitintherear.
Toenablecorrectrecognitionoftheoccupied
seatcushion.
'xDonotattachcovers,cushions,ballmatsor
otheritemstothefrontpassengerseatunj lesstheyarespecificallydeterminedtobesafeforuseonthefrontpassengerseat.'xDonotplaceanyelectronicdevicesonthe
frontpassengerseatifachildrestraintsysj
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Indicatorlightforthefront-seat
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenger
airbagsindicatestheoperatingstateofthefront- seatpassengerairbags.
Thelightindicateswhethertheairbagsareeither
activatedordeactivated.
'xTheindicatorlightlightsup
whenachildisproperly
seatedinachildrestraintsysj
temorwhentheseatis
empty.Theairbagsonthe
frontpassengersidearenot
activated.'xTheindicatorlightdoesnotlightupwhen,for
instanceacorrectlyseatedpersonofsuffij cientsizeisdetectedontheseat.Theairj
bagsonthefrontpassengersideareactij vated.
Detectedchildrestraintsystems
Thesystemgenerallydetectschildrenseatedin
achildrestraintsystem,particularlyinchildrej
straintsystemsrequiredbyNHTSAatthepoint
intimewhenthevehiclewasmanufactured.Afj
terinstallingachildrestraintsystem,makesure thattheindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenj
gerairbagslightsup.Thisindicatesthatthechild
restraintsystemhasbeendetectedandthe
front-seatpassengerairbagsarenotactivated.
Strengthofthedriver'sand
front-seatpassengerairbag
Theexplosivepowerthatactivatesdriver's/front- seatpassengerairbagsverymuchdependson
thepositionsofthedriver's/frontpassengerseat.
Tomaintaintheaccuracyofthisfunctionover
thelongterm,calibratethefrontseatsassoonas
arespectivemessageappearsontheControl Display.
Calibratingthefrontseats
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe
seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmovej
mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjustj
ment.
AcorrespondingmessageappearsontheConj
trolDisplay.
1.Presstheswitchandmovetherespective
seatallthewayforward,untilitstops.2.Presstheswitchforwardagain.Theseatstill
movesforwardslightly.3.Readjusttheseattothedesiredposition.
Thecalibrationprocedureiscompletedwhenthe messageontheControlDisplaydisappears.
Ifthemessagecontinuestobedisplayed,repeat
thecalibration.
Ifthemessagedoesnotdisappearafterarepeat calibration,havethesystemcheckedassoonas
possible.
Rolloverprotectionsystem
Concept
Therolloverprotectionsystemisautomatically
activatedintheeventofasufficientlyseriousacj
cidentorifthelongitudinalaxisistiltedexcesj
sively.Thesafetyframeslocatedbehindtherear
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headrestraintsextendwithinfractionsofasecjond.
Supplementingthereinforcedwindshieldframe, therolloverprotectionsystemfurtherincreases passengersafety.
GeneralinformationDonotplaceanyobjectsonthecoversofthe
rolloverprotectionsystem.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Therecanbedamageorinjurieswhentherollj
overprotectionsystemistriggered.Thereisa
riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethattheareaofmovementofthe rolloverprotectionsystemisclear.
Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure,
malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe system.Inthecaseofamalfunction,thesysj
temmightnottriggerasintendedevenifthere isanaccidentsevereenoughtowarrantit.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Have
thesystemchecked,repaired,dismantledand
scrappedbyadealerssservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Warning
Aftertriggeringordamage,systemfunctionality
islimitedornotavailableanymore.Thereisa
riskofinjuriesordangertolife.
Havethesystemcheckedandreplacedbya
dealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshopintheeventof
triggeringofordamagetothesystem.
Warning
Withanextendedrolloverprotectionsystem,
theareaofmovementoftheconvertibletopis limited.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Whentherolloverprotection systemisextended,donotmovethe
convertibletop.
Overview
Coversoftherolloverprotectionsystem
Triggeredrolloverprotection
system
Iftherolloverprotectionsystemwasnotplaced underanystressafteranautomatictriggering,it
canbepushedbackbyhand,forinstanceto
closetheconvertibletop.Theprotectivefunction
ofthesystemisthenrestored.
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3.Releasethereleaseleveronlyifthesafety
framewaspushedbackalmostcompletely.4.Pushthesafetyframedownuntilitnoticeably engages.Todothis,thesafetyframemustbepressedfarintoitsholder;highlevelsof
forcearerequired.
Warning
Ifthesafetyframeisnotengagedcorrectly,
itcanextendjerkily.Thereisariskofinjury.
Whenpressingdownthetriggeredrollover
protectionsystem,donotbendoverthe safetyframe.
Slowlyreducepressureonthesafetyframein
ordertotestwhetheritislatched.
5.Proceedlikewisewiththesecondsafety
frame.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthereisamalfunction.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Concept
Thesystemmonitorstireinflationpressureinthe
fourmountedtires.Thesystemwarnsyouif
thereisasignificantlossofpressureinoneor
moretires.
Generalinformation Sensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinflaj
tionpressureand,dependingonthemodel,the
tiretemperature.
Furtherinformationandinstructionsonusingthe
systemcanalsobefoundunderTireinflation
pressure,refertopage 240.
Functionalrequirements
Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof tireinflationpressureisnotassured:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aresetwasperformedwiththecorrecttireinflationpresj
sure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasadjusted
toanewvalue,aresetwasperformed.'xWheelswithTPMwheelelectronics.
Statusdisplay
Currentstatus
ThesystemstatuscanbedisplayedontheConj trolDisplay,e.g.,whetherornotthesystemisacj
tive.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
Tireconditions Generalinformation
Tireandsystemstatusareindicatedbythecolor
ofthewheelsandaSMStextmessageonthe
ControlDisplay.
AllwheelsgreenSystemisactiveandwillissueawarningrelatedtothetireinflationpressuresstoredduringthe
lastreset.
Onetofouryellowwheels
Aflattireormajordropinthetireinflationpresj
surehasoccurredintheindicatedtires.
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GraywheelsItmaynotbepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Possiblecauses:'xMalfunction.'xThesystemisbeingreset.
Additionalinformation Thestatuscontroldisplayadditionallyshowsthe
currenttireinflationpressuresand,dependingon
themodel,tiretemperatures.Thevaluesshown
areinstantaneousmeasurementsandmayvary
dependingondrivingstyleorweatherconditions.
Resettingthesystem ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor4.Starttheenginebutdonotdriveoff.5.Resettireinflationpressure:Performreset.6.Driveaway.
Thewheelsaredisplayedingrayandthefollowj
ingisdisplayedResettingTirePressure Monitor

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