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LightsVehiclefeaturesand
options
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This
alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Lightsandlighting
Switchesinthevehicle
Thelightswitchelementislocatednexttothe
steeringwheel.
SymbolFunctionFrontfoglights.Lightsoff.
Daytimerunninglights.
Parkinglights.SymbolFunctionAutomaticheadlightcontrol.
Adaptivelightfunctions.
Lowbeams.Instrumentlighting.Rightroadsideparkinglight.Leftroadsideparkinglight.
Automaticheadlight
control
Concept
Thelowbeamsareswitchedonandoffautomat#j
icallydependingontheambientbrightness,for
exampleintunnels,intwilightorifthereispre#j
cipitation.
Generalinformation
Ablueskywiththesunlowonthehorizoncan
causethelightstobeswitchedon.
Ifthelowbeamsareswitchedonmanually,the
automaticheadlightcontrolisdeactivated.
Activating
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
ment.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.
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Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Systemlimits
Theautomaticheadlightcontrolcannotserveas
asubstituteforyourpersonaljudgmentoflight#j
ingconditions.
Forexample,thesensorsareunabletodetect
fogorhazyweather.Inthesesituations,switch
thelightsonmanually.
Parkinglights,lowbeams
androadsideparkinglights
Generalinformation
Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedwhenthedrive-
readystateisswitchedoff,theexteriorlightingis
automaticallyswitchedoffafteraperiodoftime.
Parkinglights
Generalinformation
Theparkinglightscanonlybeswitchedoninthe
lowspeedrange.
Switchingon
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
ment.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terlightsup.
Thevehicleisilluminatedonallsides.
Donotusetheparkinglightsforextendedperi#j
ods;otherwise,theymightdrainthebatteryand
itwouldthenbeimpossibletoswitchondrive-
readystate.
Switchingoff
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
mentorswitchonthedrive-readystate.
Afterthedrive-readystateisswitchedon,the
automaticheadlightcontrolwillbeactivated.
Lowbeams
Switchingon
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
ment.
Thelowbeamsilluminatewhendrive-readystate
isswitchedon.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terlightsup.
Pressthebuttonagaintoswitchonthelow
beamswhenthestandbystateisswitchedon.
Switchingoff
Dependingonthecountryvariant,thelowbeams
canbeswitchedoffinthelowspeedrange.
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
ment.
Roadsideparkinglights
Whenthevehicleisparked,aone-sidedroadside
parkinglightcanbeswitchedon.
ButtonFunctionRightroadsideparkinglighton.Leftroadsideparkinglightoff.
Switchingofftheroadsideparkinglight:
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
mentorswitchonthedrive-readystate.
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Welcomelights
Generalinformation
Dependingontheequipment,theexteriorlight#j
ingofthevehiclecanbesetindividually.
Activating/deactivating
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Welcomeandgoodbye"
Whenunlockingthevehicle,individual
lightfunctionsareswitchedonforalim#j
itedtime.
'x"Doorhandlelights"
Doorhandlesandthegroundinfrontof
thedoorsareilluminatedforalimited
time.
'x"WelcomeLightCarpet"
Theareanexttothevehicleisilluminated
foralimitedtime.
LEDlightcarpet
Thelightsourceislocatedinthepositionindi#j
cated.
Keepthelightsourcecleanandunobstructed.
Pathwaylighting
Generalinformation
Thelowbeamsstayilluminatedforaparticular
timeifthehighbeamsareswitchedonafterthe
drive-readystateisswitchedoff.
Settingtheduration
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4."Pathwaylighting"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.6."OK"
Daytimerunninglights
Generalinformation
Thedaytimerunninglightslightupwhendrive-
readystateisswitchedon.
Activating/deactivating
Insomecountries,daytimerunninglightsare
mandatory,soitmaynotbepossibletodeacti#j
vatethedaytimerunninglightsinfront.
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4."Daytimedrivinglights"
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
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Adaptivelightfunctions
Concept
Adaptivelightfunctionsenabledynamicillumina#j
tionoftheroadway.
Generalinformation
Theadaptivelightfunctionsmayconsistofone
systemormultiplesystems,dependingonthe
equipmentversion:
'xAdaptiveLightControl.'xCorneringlight.
Activating
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
ment.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.
Theadaptivelightfunctionsareactivewhenthe
drive-readystateisswitchedon.
AdaptiveLightControl
Generalinformation
Dependingonthesteeringangleandotherpa#j
rameters,thelightfromtheheadlightfollowsthe
courseoftheroad.
Toavoidblindingoncomingtraffic,theAdaptive
LightControldoesnotswiveltotheopposite
lanewhenthevehicleisatastandstill.
Corneringlight
Intightcurves,forinstanceonmountainous
roadsorwhenturning,anadditional,cornering
lightisswitchedonthatlightsuptheinsideof
thecurvewhenthevehicleismovingbelowa
certainspeed.
Thecorneringlightisautomaticallyswitchedon
dependingonthesteeringangleor,whereappli#j
cable,theuseofturnsignals.
Whendrivinginreverse,thecorneringlightsmay
beautomaticallyswitchedonregardlessofthe
steeringangle.
Adaptiveheadlightrange
control
Theadaptiveheadlightrangecontrolfeaturebal#j
ancesoutaccelerationandbrakingprocessesas
wellasthevehicleloadconditionsinorderto
avoiddazzlingoncomingtraffic.Illuminationof
theroadisoptimized.
High-beamAssistant
Concept
Thehigh-beamAssistantdetectsothertraffic
participantsearlyonandautomaticallyswitches
thehighbeamsonoroffdependingonthetraffic
situation.
Generalinformation
Thehigh-beamAssistantensuresthatthehigh
beamsareswitchedon,wheneverthetrafficsit#j
uationallows.Inthelowspeedrange,thehigh
beamsarenotswitchedonbythesystem.
Thesystemrespondstolightfromoncoming
trafficandtrafficdrivingaheadofyou,andtoam#j
bientlighting,forinstanceintownsandcities.
Thehighbeamscanbeswitchedonandoff
manuallyatanytime.
Activating
1.Pressthebuttononthelightswitch
element.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.
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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.
Toreactivatethehigh-beamAssistant,pressthe
buttonontheturnsignallever.
Deactivating
Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Sensitivityofthehigh-beam
Assistant
Generalinformation
Thesensitivityofthehigh-beamAssistantcan
beadjusted.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeorthesensitiv#j
ityhasbeenmodified,oncomingtrafficmaybe
momentarilyblinded.Thereisariskofaccident.
Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeandthesensi#j
tivityhasbeenmodified,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.
Systemlimits
Thehigh-beamAssistantcannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver'spersonaljudgmentofwhen
tousethehighbeams.Insituationthatrequire
this,thereforeswitchoffmanually.
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Thesystemisnotfullyfunctionalinthefollowing
situations,anddriverinterventionmaybeneces#j
sary:
'xInveryunfavorableweatherconditions,such
asfogorheavyprecipitation.
'xWhendetectingpoorly-litroaduserssuchas
pedestrians,cyclists,horsebackridersand
wagons;whendrivingclosetotrainorship
traffic;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.
Thegreenindicatorlightintheinstru#j
mentclusterlightsupifthefrontfog
lightsareswitchedon.
Iftheautomaticheadlightcontrolisactivated,the
lowbeamswillcomeonautomaticallywhenyou
switchonthefrontfoglights.
Whenthehighbeamsorheadlightflasherare
activated,thefrontfoglightsarenotswitched
on.
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Instrumentlighting
Functionalrequirement
Theparkinglightsorlowbeamsmustbe
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,lighting
canbeadjustedforsomelightsinthecar'sinte#j
rior.
Switchingon/off
Theambientlightisswitchedonwhenthevehi#j
cleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhenthevehi#j
cleislocked.
IftheambientlightwasdeactivatedviaiDrive,it
willnotbeswitchedonwhenthevehicleisun#j
locked.
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Ambientlighting"
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverpro#j
filecurrentlyused.
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Selectingthecolorscheme
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Color"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingthebrightness
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Brightness"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dynamiclight
Individualactions,forexampleincomingcallsor
openeddoors,areindicatedbylighteffects.
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Dynamiclight"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dimmedwhiledriving
Somelightsoftheinteriorlightingaredimmed
whenthevehicleisdriveninthedark.
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Dimmedfornightdriving"
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverpro#j
filecurrentlyused.
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesand
options
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This
alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts
inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovidead#j
equateprotection.
Sideairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,thesideairbagpro#j
tectsthesideofthebodyinthechestandlap
area.
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Headairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,theheadairbag
protectsthehead.
EjectionMitigation
Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejec#j
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe
likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorsideim#j
pactevents.
Kneeairbag
Dependingontheequipment:
Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventof
afrontalimpact.
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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