BMW 7 SERIES 2017 Owners Manual

SafetyVehicle
features
and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country- specific and optional features offered with theseries. It also describes features that are notnecessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., dueto the selected options or country versions.
This also applies to safety-related functions
and systems. When using these functions and systems, the applicable country provisions
must be observed.
Airbags
1Front airbag, driver2Front airbag, front passenger3Head airbag4Side airbag5Knee airbagFront
airbags
Front airbags help protect the driver and front passenger by responding to frontal impacts in which safety belts alone would not provide ad#jequate restraint.Side
airbag
In a lateral impact, the side airbag supports the
side of the body in the chest and lap area.
Head
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Ejection
MitigationThe head airbag system is designed as anejection mitigation countermeasure to reducethe likelihood of ejections of vehicle occupantsthrough side windows during rollovers or sideimpact events.
Knee
airbag The knee airbag supports the legs in a frontal
impact.
Protective
action
General
information
Airbags are not triggered in every impact situa#j tion, e.g., in less severe accidents or rear-end
collisions.
Information
on
optimum
effect
of
theairbags
WARNING
If the seat position is incorrect or the de#j
ployment area of the airbags is impaired, the airbag system cannot protect as intended or
may cause additional injuries due to triggering.
There is a risk of injuries or danger to life. Fol#j
low the information on optimum protective ef#j fect of the airbag system.'

Functional
readiness
of
the
airbag
system
Safety
information WARNING
Individual components can be hot after
triggering of the airbag system. There is a risk
of injury. Do not touch individual compo#j nents.'

'yDo not place objects under the seat thatcould press against the seat from below.'yNo moisture in or on the seat.
Indicator
lamp
for
the
front-seat
passenger
airbags
The indicator lamp for the front-seat passen#j
ger airbag in the roofliner indicates the operat#j
ing state of the front-seat passenger airbag.
The lamp indicates whether the airbags are ei#j
ther activated or deactivated.
After drive-ready state is switched on, the
lamp briefly lights up and then indicates
whether the airbags are either activated or de#j
activated.
'yThe indicator lamp lights up
when a child is properly
seated in a child restraint fix#j
ing system or when the seat
is empty. The airbags on the
front passenger side are not
activated.'yThe indicator lamp does not light up when, e.g., a correctly seated person of sufficient
size is detected on the seat. The airbags
on the front passenger side are activated.
Detected
child
seats
The system generally detects children seatedin a child seat, particularly in child seats re#jquired by NHTSA at the point in time when thevehicle was manufactured. After installing achild seat, make sure that the indicator lampfor the front-seat passenger airbags lights up.
This indicates that the child seat has been de#j tected and the front-seat passenger airbags
are not activated.
Strength
of
the
driver's
and
front-seat
passenger
airbag
The explosive power that activates driver's/
front passenger's airbags very much depends
on the positions of the driver's/front passeng#j er's seat.
To maintain the accuracy of this function overthe long term, calibrate the front seats as soon
as a respective message appears on the Con#j
trol Display.
Calibrating
the
front
seats WARNING
There is a risk of jamming when moving
the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk of property damage. Make sure that the area ofmovement of the seat is clear prior to any ad#jjustment.'

'yPerson warning with City light braking
function, refer to page 149.'yNight Vision with pedestrian and animal
detection, refer to page 152.'yLane departure warning, refer to
page 155.'yActive Blind Spot Detection, refer to
page 158.'ySide collision warning, refer to page 162.
Safety
information
WARNING
Indicators and warnings do not relieve
the driver from personal responsibility. Due to
system limits, warnings or reactions of the sys#j
tem may not be output or they may be output
too late or incorrectly. There is a risk of an ac#j
cident. Adjust the driving style to the traffic conditions. Watch traffic closely and activelyintervene in the respective situations.'

Press and hold this button:All Intelligent Safety systems are
switched off.
Approach
control
warning with
light
braking
function
Concept
The system can help prevent accidents. If an accident cannot be prevented, the system willhelp reduce the collision speed.
The system sounds a warning before an immi#j
nent collision and actuates brakes independ#j
ently, if needed.
General
information The system is controlled using a camera.
If the vehicle is equipped with Active Cruise
Control with Stop & Go function, ACC, the ap#j
proach control warning is additionally control#j led via the cruise control radar sensor.
The approach control warning is available even
if cruise control has been deactivated.
With the vehicle approaching another vehicle
intentionally, the approach control warning and
braking are delayed in order to avoid false sys#j
tem reactions.
The system issues a two-phase warning of a
possible risk of collision with vehicles at
speeds above approx. 3 mph/5 km/h. Time of
warnings may vary with the current driving sit#j
uation.Detection
range
Objects are responded to if they are detected
by the system.
Safety
information WARNING
Indicators and warnings do not relieve
the driver from personal responsibility. Due to
system limits, warnings or reactions of the sys#j tem may not be output or they may be output
too late or incorrectly. There is a risk of an ac#j cident. Adjust the driving style to the traffic
conditions. Watch traffic closely and activelyintervene in the respective situations.'

Overview
Button
in
the
vehicle
Intelligent Safety
Camera
The camera is installed near the interior mirror. Keep the windshield in front of the interior mir#j
ror clean and clear.
With
Active
Cruise
Control:
radar
sensor
The radar sensor is located in the lower area of
the front bumper.
Always keep radar sensor clean and unob#j
structed.
Switching
on/off
Switching
on
automatically The system is automatically active after every
driving off.
Switching
on/off
manually Press button:
The menu for the intelligent safety
system is displayed.
If all Intelligent Safety systems were switched off, all systems are now switched on.
"Configure INDIVIDUAL": depending on the
equipment version, the Intelligent Safety sys#j tems can be individually configured. The indi#j
vidual settings are activated and stored for the
driver profile currently used. As soon as a set#j ting is changed on the menu, all settings of the
menu are activated.
Press button repeatedly.
The following settings are switched
between:
"ALL ON": all Intelligent Safety systems are switched on. Basic settings are activated for
the subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL": the Intelligent Safety systems
are switched on according to the individual
settings.
Some Intelligent Safety systems cannot be in#j
dividually switched off.
Press and hold this button:
All Intelligent Safety systems are
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ButtonStatusButton lights up green: all IntelligentSafety systems are switched on.Button lights up orange: some Intel#j
ligent Safety systems are switched
off.Button does not light up: all Intelli#j
gent Safety systems are switched
off.
Setting
the
warning
time
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Intelligent Safety"4."Frontal Collision Warn."5.Select the desired setting.
The selected time is stored for the driver pro#jfile currently used.
Warning
with
braking
function
Display
If a collision with a recognized vehicle is immi#j
nent a warning symbol appears in the instru#j
ment cluster and in the Head-Up Display.
SymbolMeasureSymbol lights up red: prewarning.
Brake and increase distance.Symbol flashes red and an acoustic signal sounds: acute warning.
You are requested to intervene by
braking or make an evasive maneu#j
ver.Prewarning
This warning is issued, e.g., when there is the impending danger of a collision or the distanceto the vehicle ahead is too small.
The driver must intervene actively when there
is a prewarning.
Acute
warning
with
braking
function
Acute warning is displayed in case of the immi#j nent danger of a collision when the vehicle ap#j
proaches another object at a high differential
speed.
The driver must intervene actively when there
is an acute warning. If necessary, the driver is
assisted by an automatic braking intervention
in a possible risk of collision.
Acute warnings can also be triggered without
previous forewarning.
Brake
intervention,
City
light
braking
function
The warning prompts the driver himself/herself
to react. During a warning, the maximum brak#j ing force is used when the brake is actuated.
Prerequisite is sufficiently quick and hard step#j ping on the brake pedal.
The system can additionally assist possibly
with automatic braking intervention if there is a risk of a collision.
At low speeds the vehicle can be decelerated
to a complete stop.
The braking intervention takes place up to ap#j
prox. 50 mph/80 km/h.
The braking intervention is executed only if ve#j
hicle stability has not been restricted, e.g., by
deactivating the DSC Dynamic Stability Con#j
trol.
The braking intervention can be interrupted by
stepping on the accelerator pedal or by ac#j
tively moving the steering wheel.
Object detection can be restricted. Observe
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With
radar
sensor
and
Active
Cruise
Control:
braking
intervention
The warning prompts the driver himself/herselfto react. During a warning, the maximum brak#jing force is used when the brake is actuated.
Prerequisite is sufficiently quick and hard step#j ping on the brake pedal.
The system can assist with automatic braking
intervention if there is a risk of a collision.
The braking intervention can bring the vehicle
to a complete stop.
The braking intervention is executed only if ve#j
hicle stability has not been restricted, e.g., by deactivating the DSC Dynamic Stability Con#j
trol.
Above approx. 130 mph/210 km/h the braking
intervention occurs as a brief braking pressure. No automatic delay occurs.
The braking intervention can be interrupted by
stepping on the accelerator pedal or by ac#j
tively moving the steering wheel.
Object detection can be restricted. Observe
the limitations of the detection range and func#j
tional restrictions.
System
limits
Safety
information WARNING
The system can react incorrectly or not
at all due to the system limits. There is a risk of
accidents or risk of property damage. Observe the information regarding the system limits
and actively intervene, if needed.'

lision with pedestrians, and support with abraking function.
General
information
The system is active at speeds of approx.
6 mph/10 km/h up to approx. 35 mph/60 km/h.
Under those circumstances it reacts to people
who are within the detection range of the sys#j
tem.
The camera in the area of the rearview mirror
controls the system.
Detection
range
The detection area in front of the vehicle is div#jided into two areas:
'yCentral area, arrow 1, directly in front of thevehicle.'yExpanded area, arrow 2, to the right and
left.
A collision is imminent if pedestrians are lo#j
cated within the central area. A warning is is#j
sued about pedestrians who are located within the extended area only if they are moving inthe direction of the central area.
Safety
information WARNING
Indicators and warnings do not relieve
the driver from personal responsibility. Due to
system limits, warnings or reactions of the sys#j
tem may not be output or they may be output
too late or incorrectly. There is a risk of an ac#j
cident. Adjust the driving style to the traffic
conditions. Watch traffic closely and actively intervene in the respective situations.'