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2.Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Theheadlightsareautomaticallyswitchedbe#j tweenlowbeamsandhighbeams.
Theblueindicatorlightintheinstrument
clusterlightsupwhenthesystem switchesonthehighbeams.
Drivinginterruptionwithactivatedhigh-beamAs#j
sistant:theHigh-BeamAssistantremainsacti#j
vatedwhendrivingcontinues.
Thehigh-beamAssistantisdeactivatedwhen
manuallyswitchingthehighbeamsonandoff,
refertopage 120.
Toreactivatethehigh-beamAssistant,pressthe
buttonontheturnsignallever.
Deactivating
Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Sensitivityofthehigh-beam
Assistant
Generalinformation Thesensitivityofthehigh-beamAssistantcan
beadjusted.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeorthesensitiv#j
ityhasbeenmodified,oncomingtrafficmaybe momentarilyblinded.Thereisariskofaccident.Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeandthesensi#jtivityhasbeenmodified,makesurethaton#j
comingtrafficisnotmomentarilyblinded. Switchoffthehighbeamsmanuallyifrequired.
Functionalrequirements
Thesettingcanonlybeperformedwhentheve#j
hicleisstationary.Thedrive-readystatemustbe
switchedonandthelightmustbeturnedoff.
Adjustingthesensitivity
Pushtheturnsignallevertothefrontforapproxi#j
mately10seconds.Thesystemrespondsmore
sensitively.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Resettingthesensitivity
Pushtheturnsignallevertothefrontagainfor
approx.10secondsorswitchoffthedrive-ready state.
Thesensitivityofthehigh-beamAssistantisre#j
settothefactorysettings.
SystemlimitsThehigh-beamAssistantcannotserveasasub#jstituteforthedriver'spersonaljudgmentofwhentousethehighbeams.Insituationthatrequire
this,thereforeswitchoffmanually.
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Thesystemisnotfullyfunctionalinthefollowingsituations,anddriverinterventionmaybeneces#j
sary:'xInveryunfavorableweatherconditions,such
asfogorheavyprecipitation.'xWhendetectingpoorly-litroaduserssuchas
pedestrians,cyclists,horsebackridersand wagons;whendrivingclosetotrainorshiptraffic;oratanimalcrossings.'xIntightcurves,onhilltopsorindepressions,incrossingtrafficorhalf-obscuredoncoming
trafficonhighways.'xInpoorly-littownsandcitiesorinthepres#j enceofhighlyreflectivesigns.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedover,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.
Laserhighbeams
Concept
Therangeofthehighbeamsisincreasedand
ensuresanevenbetterilluminationoftheroad.
Generalinformation Whenthehighbeamsareswitched-on,starting
withaspeedofapprox.37mph/60km/h,thela#j
serhighbeamsintheheadlightareautomatically
switchedoninadditiontotheLEDhighbeams.
Dependingonthecountryvariant,furtherinfor#j
mationcanbeobtainedfromthelaserlabelon
theheadlight.
Safetyinformation
Thelabelisintheheadlightandisvisiblefrom theoutside.
Foglights
Frontfoglights
Concept
Thefrontfoglightsworkalongsidethelow
beamstoilluminateawiderareaoftheroadway.
Functionalrequirement Thelowbeamsmustbeswitchedonbefore
switchingonthefrontfoglights.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
Thegreenindicatorlightlightsupifthe
frontfoglightsareswitchedon.
Iftheautomaticheadlightcontrolisactivated,the
lowbeamswillcomeonautomaticallywhenyou switchonthefrontfoglights.
Whenthehighbeamsorheadlightflasherare
activated,thefrontfoglightsarenotswitched on.
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Instrumentlighting
FunctionalrequirementTheparkinglightsorlowbeamsmustbe
switchedontoadjustthebrightness.
Adjusting Adjustthebrightnesswiththe
thumbwheel.
Interiorlights
Generalinformation
Dependingontheequipmentversion,interior
lights,footwelllights,entrylights,ambientlight#j
ing,andspeakerlightingareautomaticallycon#j
trolled.
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Interiorlights
Readinglights
Switchingtheinteriorlights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Toswitchoffpermanently:pressthebuttonand holdforapprox.3seconds.
Theinteriorlightsintherearofthevehiclecan
beswitchedonandoffindependently.Thebut#j
tonislocatedintherearroofliner.
Switchingthereadinglights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theread#j inglightsarelocatednexttotheinteriorlightsin
thefrontandrear.
Ambientlight
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentversion,lightingcanbeadjustedforsomelightsinthecar'sinte#jrior.
Switchingon/off Theambientlightisswitchedonwhenthevehi#j
cleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhenthevehi#j cleislocked.
IftheambientlightwasdeactivatedviaiDrive,it willnotbeswitchedonwhenthevehicleisun#jlocked.
ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Lighting"4."Interiorlighting"5."Ambientlighting"
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverpro#j
filecurrentlyused.
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SelectingthecolorschemeViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Lighting"4."Interiorlighting"5."Color"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
SettingthebrightnessViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Lighting"4."Interiorlighting"5."Brightness"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dimmedwhiledriving
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Lighting"4."Interiorlighting"5."Dimmedfornightdriving"
Somelightsoftheinteriorlightingaredimmed
whenthevehicleisdriveninthedark.
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverpro#j
filecurrentlyused.
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovidead#jequateprotection.Sideairbag
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Headairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,theheadairbag
protectsthehead.
EjectionMitigation Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejec#j
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe
likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorsideim#j
pactevents.
Kneeairbag Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventofafrontalimpact.
Protectiveeffect
Generalinformation Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsitua#j
tion,e.g.,inlesssevereaccidents.
Informationonoptimumeffectofthe
airbags
Warning
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeploy#j
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag
systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrig#j
gering.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Followtheinformationonachievingtheop#j
timumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeepthe riskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'xThereshouldbenoadditionalpersons,ani#j
malsorobjectsbetweenanairbagandaper#j
son.'xDashboardandwindshieldonthefrontpas#j
sengersidemuststayclear-donotattach adhesivelabelsorcoveringsanddonotat#j
tachbracketsorcables,forinstanceforGPS
devicesormobilephones.'xDonotapplyadhesivematerialstotheairbag coverpanels,donotcoverthemormodify
theminanyway.'xDonotusethecoverofthefrontairbagon thefrontpassengersideasastoragearea.'xDonotattachslipcovers,seatcushionsor
otherobjectstothefrontpassengerseatthat
arenotspecificallysuitedforseatswith
integratedsideairbags.'xDonothangpiecesofclothing,suchasjack#j
ets,overthebackrests.'xNevermodifyeithertheindividualcompo#j nentsorthewiringintheairbagsystem.This
alsoappliestosteeringwheelcovers,the
dashboard,andtheseats.'xDonotremovetheairbagsystem.
Evenwhenyoufollowallinstructionsvery
closely,injuryfromcontactwiththeairbagscan#j
notbefullyruledoutincertainsituations.
Theignitionandinflationnoisemayleadto short-termand,inmostcases,temporaryhear#j
ingimpairmentinsensitiveoccupants.
Vehiclemodificationsforapersonwithdisabili#j
tiesmayaffecttheairbagsystem;contactBMW
CustomerRelationsforfurtherinformation.
Warningsandinformationontheairbagsarealso
foundonthesunvisors.
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Functionalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetyinformation
Warning
Individualcomponentscanbehotaftertrigger#j ingoftheairbagsystem.Thereisariskofin#j
jury.Donottouchindividualcomponents.
Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure, malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe airbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendedde#j spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofin#jjuriesordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystemchecked,repaired,dismantledandscrappedby
adealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Whendrive-readystateisswitchedon,
thewarninglightintheinstrumentclus#j
terlightsupbrieflyandtherebyindicates
thefunctionreadinessoftheentireairbagsys#j
temandthebelttensioners.
Malfunction
'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeon
whendrive-readystateisswitched
on.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinuously.
Havethesystemchecked.
Automaticdeactivationofthe
front-seatpassengerairbags
Concept
Thesystemreadsifthefrontpassengerseatis
occupiedbymeasuringthehumanbody'sresist#j ance.
Front,knee,andsideairbagonthefrontpas#j senger'ssideareactivatedordeactivated.
Generalinformation
Beforetransportingachildonthefrontpassen#j
gerseat,refertothesafetyinformationandin#j structionsforchildrenonthefrontpassengerseat,seeChildren.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Toensurethefront-seatpassengerairbag function,thesystemmustbeabletodetect whetherapersonissittinginthefrontpassen#j
gerseat.Theentireseatcushionareamustbeusedforthispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Makesurethatthefrontpas#jsengerkeepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
Malfunctionoftheautomatic
deactivationsystem
Whentransportingolderchildrenandadults,the
front-seatpassengerairbagsmaybedeactivated incertainsittingpositions.Inthiscase,theindi#j
catorlightforthefront-seatpassengerairbags
lightsup.
Inthiscase,changethesittingpositionsothat
thefront-seatpassengerairbagsareactivated
andtheindicatorlightgoesout.
Ifitisnotpossibletoestablishthedesiredcondi#j tion,donottransportthepersoninthefrontpas#jsengerseat.
Toenablecorrectrecognitionoftheoccupied
seatcushion.
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'xDonotattachcovers,cushions,ballmatsor
otheritemstothefrontpassengerseatun#j lesstheyarespecificallydeterminedtobesafeforuseonthefrontpassengerseat.'xDonotplaceanyelectronicdevicesonthe
frontpassengerseatifachildrestraintsys#j
temistobeinstalledonit.'xDonotplaceobjectsundertheseatthatcan
pushagainsttheseatfrombelow.'xNomoistureinorontheseat.
Indicatorlightforthefront-seat
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenger
airbagintherooflinerindicatestheoperating
stateofthefront-seatpassengerairbag.
Thelightindicateswhethertheairbagsareeither
activatedordeactivated.
Afterdrive-readystateisswitchedon,thelight
brieflylightsupandthenindicateswhetherthe
airbagsareeitheractivatedordeactivated.
'xTheindicatorlightlightsup
whenachildisproperly
seatedinachildrestraintsys#j
temorwhentheseatis
empty.Theairbagsonthe
frontpassengersidearenot
activated.'xTheindicatorlightdoesnotlightupwhen,for
instanceacorrectlyseatedpersonofsuffi#j cientsizeisdetectedontheseat.Theair#j
bagsonthefrontpassengersideareacti#j vated.
Detectedchildrestraintsystems
Thesystemgenerallydetectschildrenseatedin
achildrestraintsystem,particularlyinchildre#j
straintsystemsrequiredbyNHTSAatthepoint
intimewhenthevehiclewasmanufactured.Af#j
terinstallingachildrestraintsystem,makesure thattheindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassen#j
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.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjust#j
ment.
AcorrespondingmessageappearsontheCon#j
trolDisplay.
1.Presstheswitchandmovetherespective
seatallthewayforward,untilitstops.2.Presstheswitchforwardagain.Theseatstill
movesforwardslightly.3.Readjusttheseattothedesiredposition.
Thecalibrationprocedureiscompletedwhenthe messageontheControlDisplaydisappears.
Ifthemessagecontinuestobedisplayed,repeat
thecalibration.
Ifthemessagedoesnotdisappearafterarepeat calibration,havethesystemcheckedassoonas
possible.
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IntelligentSafety
ConceptIntelligentSafetyenablescentraloperationofthe
driverassistancesystems.
Generalinformation Dependingonhowthevehicleisequipped,Intel#j
ligentSafetyconsistsofoneormoresystems
thatcanhelppreventanimminentcollision.
'xFrontcollisionmitigation,refertopage 160.'xPersonwarningwithCitybrakingfunction,re#j
fertopage 164.'xLanedeparturewarning,refertopage 167.'xBlindspotcollisionwarning,referto
page 170.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Switchingon/off SomeIntelligentSafetysystemsareautomati#j
callyactiveaftereverydeparture.SomeIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsactivateaccordingtothe lastsetting.
ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Pressthebutton:
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
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IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#j
temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting
ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenu
areactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollow#j
ingsettingsareswitchedbetween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
sub-functions,forinstancesettingforwarning
time.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton:
AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.
Frontcollisionmitigation
Concept Thesystemmaypreventsomeaccidents.Inthe
eventofanaccident,thesystemmayreduceim#j
pactspeed.
Thesystemsoundsawarningbeforeanimmi#j
nentcollisionandactivatesbrakesindepend#j
ently,ifneeded.
Generalinformation
Dependingontheequipmentversion,thesys#j
temiscontrolledbythefollowingsensors:
'xCameraintheareaoftheinteriormirror.'xRadarsensorinthefrontbumper.
Theapproachcontrolwarningisavailableevenif
cruisecontrolhasbeendeactivated.
Withthevehicleapproachinganothervehiclein#j tentionally,theapproachcontrolwarningand
brakingaredelayedinordertoavoidfalsesys#j
temreactions.
Thesystemissuesatwo-phasewarningofa possibleriskofcollisionwithvehiclesatspeeds
aboveapprox.3mph/5km/h.Thetimingofwarn#j
ingsmayvarywiththecurrentdrivingsituation.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
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