BMW 5 SERIES 2020 Owners Manual

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Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Sittingsafely
Anidealseatingpositionthatmeetstheneedsof
theoccupantscanmakeavitalcontributionto
relaxed,fatigue-freedriving.
Intheeventofanaccident,thecorrectseating positionplaysanimportantrole.Followtheinfor#jmationinthefollowingchapters:
'xSeats,refertopage 101.'xSafetybelts,refertopage 104.'xHeadrestraints,refertopage 105.'xAirbags,refertopage 168.
Seats
Safetyinformation
Warning
Seatadjustmentswhiledrivingcanleadtoun#j
expectedmovementsoftheseat.Vehiclecon#j
trolcouldbelost.Thereisariskofaccident. Onlyadjusttheseatonthedriver'ssidewhen
thevehicleisstationary.
Warning
Withabackrestinclinedtoofartotherear,the
efficacyofthesafetybeltcannolongerbeen#j
sured.Thereisariskofslidingunderthesafety
beltinanaccident.Thereisariskofinjuriesor
dangertolife.Adjusttheseatpriortostarting
thetrip.Adjustthebackrestsothatitisinthe
mostuprightpositionaspossibleanddonot
adjustagainwhiledriving.
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j
mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjust#j
ment.
Electricallyadjustableseats
Generalinformation Theseatadjustmentforthedriver'sseatis
storedforthedriverprofilecurrentlyused.When
thevehicleisunlockedviathevehiclekey,the
positionisautomaticallyretrievedifthefunction, refertopage 93,isactivatedforthispurpose.
Thecurrentseatpositioncanbestoredusing thememoryfunction,refertopage 111.
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Overview1Thighsupport2Forward/backward,height,seattilt3Upperbackrest4Backrestwidth5Lumbarsupport6Backresttilt,headrestraint
Forward/backward
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
Height
Pushswitchupordown.
Seattilt
Moveswitchupordown.
Backresttilt
Moveswitchforwardorbackward.
Thighsupport
Multifunctionalseat
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
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Sportseat
Pulltheleveratthefrontoftheseatandpush
thethighsupportforwardorback.
Lumbarsupport
Concept Thecurvatureoftheseatbackrestcanbead#j
justedinawaythatitsupportsthelumbarregion
ofthespine.Thelowerbackandthespineare supportedforuprightposture.
Adjusting
'xPressthefront/rearsectionof
thebutton:
Thecurvatureisincreased/
decreased.'xPresstheupper/lowersection
ofthebutton:
Thecurvatureisshiftedup/
down.
Backrestwidth
Concept
Adjustingthebackrestwidthmayimprovelateral supportwhentakingcorners.
Generalinformation
Youcanchangethebackrestwidthbyadjusting
thesidewingsofthebackrest.
Tomakeiteasiertoenterandexitthevehicle,
thebackrestwidthtemporarilyopensfully.
Adjusting'xPressthefrontsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthde#j
creases.'xPresstherearsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthincreases.
Upperbackrest
Concept
Theupperbackrestsupportsthebackinthe shoulderarea.Acorrectsettingleadstoare#j
laxedseatingpositionandreducesstrainonthe shouldermuscles.
Adjusting
'xPressthefrontsectionofthebutton:
Theupperbackrestisinclinedforward.'xPresstherearsectionofthebutton:
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Safetybelts
Numberofsafetybeltsand
safetybeltbuckles
Thevehicleisfittedwithfivesafetybeltstoen#j
sureoccupantsafety.However,theycanonlyof#j ferprotectionwhenadjustedcorrectly.
Thetwooutersafetybeltbucklesoftherear
seatsareintendedforthepersonssittingonthe
leftandright.
Thecentersafetybeltbuckleoftherearseatsis intendedforthepersonsittinginthemiddle.
GeneralinformationAlwaysmakesurethatsafetybeltsarebeing
wornbytheoccupantsbeforedrivingoff.The airbagssupplementthesafetybeltsasanaddi#jtionalsafetydevice.Theairbagsarenotasubsti#jtuteforsafetybelts.
Theuppershoulderstrap'sanchoragepointwill
becorrectforadultseatoccupantsofeverybuild
iftheseatiscorrectlyadjusted.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Useofasafetybelttobucklemorethanone
personwillpotentiallydefeattheabilityofthe safetybelttoserveitsprotectivefunction.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Do
notallowmorethanonepersontowearasin#j
glesafetybelt.Infantsandchildrenarenotal#j
lowedonanoccupant'slap,butmustbetrans#j portedandsecuredindesignatedchild
restraintsystems.
Warning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety belts,canbelimitedorlostwhensafetybelts
arefastenedincorrectly.Anincorrectlyfastened
safetybeltcancauseadditionalinjuries,forin#j
stanceintheeventofanaccidentorduring
brakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereisarisk ofinjuriesordangertolife.Makesurethatall
occupantsarewearingsafetybeltscorrectly.
Warning
Witharearbackrestthatisnotlocked,thepro#j
tectivefunctionofthemiddlesafetybeltisnot
guaranteed.Thereisariskofinjuriesordanger
tolife.Ifyouareusingthemiddlesafetybelt,
lockthewiderrearseatbackrest.
Warning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety
belts,maynotbefullyfunctionalorfailinthe followingsituations:
'xThesafetybeltsorsafetybeltbucklesare
damaged,soiled,orchangedinanyother way.'xBelttensionersorbeltretractorswere
modified.
Safetybeltscanbeimperceptiblydamagedin
theeventofanaccident.Thereisariskofinju#j riesordangertolife.Donotmodifysafetybelts,safetybeltbuckles,belttensioners,beltretrac#jtorsorbeltanchorsandkeepthemclean.Havethesafetybeltscheckedafteranaccidentatthedealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctuseofsafetybelts
'xWearthesafetybelttwist-freeandtightto yourbodyoveryourlapandshoulders.'xWearthesafetybeltdeeponyourhipsoveryourlap.Thesafetybeltmaynotpressonyourstomach.'xDonotrubthesafetybeltagainstsharp
edges,orguideitorjamitinacrosshardor
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'xRe-tightenthesafetybeltfrequentlyupwardaroundyourupperbody.
Bucklingthesafetybelt
1.Guidethesafetybeltslowlyovershoulder
andhiptoputiton.2.Insertthetongueplateintothesafetybelt
buckle.Thesafetybeltbucklemustengage
audibly.
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytight#jenedonceafterdrivingaway.
Unbucklingthesafetybelt
1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.3.Guidethesafetybeltbackintoitsroll-up mechanism.
Safetybeltreminderfordriver's
seatandfrontpassengerseat
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightlightsupandasignalsounds.Makesurethatthesafetybeltsarepositionedcorrectly.Thesafetybelt
remindercanalsobeactivatedifobjectsare
placedonthefrontpassengerseat.
Safetybeltreminderforrear
seats
Generalinformation Thesafetybeltreminderisautomaticallyacti#j
vatedeachtimetheenginestarts.
Thesafetybeltreminderisalsoactivatedwhena
passengerunbucklesarearseatsafetybeltdur#j
ingthetrip.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusterillu#j
minatesaftertheengineisstarted.SymbolDescriptionGreen:thesafetybeltisbuckledon
thecorrespondingrearseat.Red:thesafetybeltisnotbuckledon
thecorrespondingrearseat.
Safetymode
Incriticalsituations,forinstanceduringanemer#j
gencystop,thefrontsafetybeltstightenauto#j
matically.
Ifthesituationpasseswithoutanaccidentoccur#j
ring,thebelttensionrelaxes.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltus#j ingtheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.Fas#j
tenthesafetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Frontheadrestraints
Generalinformation Thecurrentheadrestraintpositioncanbestored
usingthememoryfunction,refertopage 111.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead
restraintsontheoccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersup#j
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadre#j
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
backresttiltasneeded.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducethepro#j tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeende#j
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa headrestraint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.
Activeheadrestraint
Intheeventofarear-endcollisionwithacertain
severity,theactiveheadrestraintautomatically reducesthedistancefromthehead.
Havetheactiveheadrestraintcheckedandif
necessaryreplacedinthecaseofdamageorifit wasexposedtoanaccident.
Adjustingtheheight:powerhead
restraints
Pushswitchupordown.
Adjustingthedistance:manual
headrestraints
'xBack:pressthebuttonandpushtheheadre#j
strainttowardtherear.'xForward:pulltheheadrestrainttowardthe front.
Aftersettingthedistance,makesurethattheheadrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingthedistance:power
headrestraints
Theheadrestraintisautomaticallyrepositioned
whentheupperbackrestisadjusted.
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Adjustingthesideextensions
Foldthesideextensionsontheheadrestraint
forwardforincreasedlateralsupportintherest#j ingposition.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Rearheadrestraints
Safetyinformation
Warning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead restraintsontheoccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersup#j
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadre#j
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
backresttiltasneeded.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducethepro#j tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeende#j
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa headrestraint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.
Foldingdownthemiddlehead
restraint
Toimprovetheviewtotherear,thecenterheadrestraintcanbefoldedtotherear.Onlypushthe
headrestraintdownifnoonewillbesittinginthe
centerseat.
'xTotherear:pressthebutton,arrow1,and
foldtheheadrestraintbackward.'xForward:foldtheheadrestrainttowardthe frontasfarasitwillgo.Makesurethatthe
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Adjustingtheheight
Theheightoftheouterheadrestraintscanbe
adjusted.
'xTolower:pressthebutton,arrow1,andpush theheadrestraintdown.'xToraise:pushtheheadrestraintup.
Aftersettingtheheight,makesurethatthehead
restraintengagescorrectly.
Removing
Withthrough-loadingsystem:
Theouterheadrestraintscanberemoved.Only
removetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbesitting intheseatinquestion.
1.Folddowntherearseatbackrest,refertopage 272,inquestion.2.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresist#j
ance.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpullthehead
restraintoutcompletely.
Installing
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstallthehead
restraint.
Aftertheinstallation,makesurethattheheadre#j
straintengagescorrectly.
Mirrors
Exteriormirrors Generalinformation
Themirroronthefrontpassengersideismore
curvedthanthedriver'ssidemirror.
Themirrorsettingisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyinuse.Whenthevehicleisunlockedvia thevehiclekey,thepositionisautomaticallyre#j
trievedifthefunction,refertopage 93,isacti#j
vatedforthispurpose.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbestored
usingthememoryfunction,refertopage 111.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetothetrafficbehind
couldbeincorrectlyestimated,forinstance
whilechanginglanes.Thereisariskofacci#j dent.Estimatethedistancetothetrafficbehindbylookingoveryourshoulder.
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Overview1Adjusting2Selectingamirror,AutomaticCurbMonitor3Foldinginandout
AdjustingelectricallyPressthebutton.
Theselectedmirrormovesalongwiththe
buttonmovement.
Selectingamirror Tochangeovertotheothermirror:Slidetheswitch.
Malfunction Incaseofanelectricalmalfunction,adjustthe
mirrorbypressingtheedgesofthemirrorglass.
Foldinginandout
NOTICE
Dependingonthevehiclewidth,thevehicle
canbedamagedinvehiclewashes.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Beforewashing,foldinthemirrorsbyhandorwiththebutton.
Pressthebutton.
Foldingisonlypossibleuptoaspeedofapprox.
15mph/20km/h.
Foldingthemirrorsinandoutishelpfulinthefol#j
lowingsituations:'xInvehiclewashes.'xOnnarrowroads.
Mirrorsthatwerefoldedinarefoldedoutauto#j maticallyataspeedofapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Automaticheating Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheatedas
neededandwhenthedrive-readystateis
switchedon.
AutomaticdimmingfeatureTheexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisauto#j
maticallydimmed.Photocellsinthecar'sinterior
mirror,refertopage 109,areusedtocontrol
this.
AutomaticCurbMonitor,exterior
mirror
Concept
Ifreversegearisengaged,themirrorglasson
thefrontpassengersideistilteddownward.This
improvesyourviewofthecurbandotherformat#j tingissue-low-lyingobstacleswhenparking,forinstance.
Activating
1.slidetheswitchtothedriver'sside
mirrorposition.2.EngageselectorleverpositionR.
Deactivating
Slidetheswitchtothepassenger'ssidemirror
position.
InteriormirrorGeneralinformation
Theinteriormirrorisdimmedautomatically.
Photocellsareusedforcontrol:
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'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Overview
Functionalrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotcovertheareabetweentheinterior
mirrorandthewindshield.
Steeringwheel
Safetyinformation
Warning
Steeringwheeladjustmentswhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.Thereisariskof accident.Adjustngthesteeringwheelwhilethevehicleisstationaryonly.
Electricsteeringwheel
adjustment
Generalinformation
Thesteeringwheelsettingisstoredforthedriver
profilecurrentlyinuse.Whenthedrive-ready stateisswitchedon,thepositionisautomaticallyretrievedifthefunction,refertopage 93,isacti#j
vatedforthispurpose.
Thecurrentsteeringwheelpositioncanbe
storedusingthememoryfunction,referto page 111.
Adjusting
Movethesteeringwheeltothepreferredheight
andangletosuityourseatingpositionbypress#j
ingtheswitch.
Assistancegettinginandout
Thesteeringwheeltemporarilymovesintothe
highestpositiontomakeiteasiertoenterand
exitthevehicle.
Heatedsteeringwheel
Overview
Heatedsteeringwheel
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
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