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SettingthebrightnessViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Lighting4.Interiorlighting5.Brightness6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
BMWTouchCommand
TheoperationoftheBowers&WilkinsDiamond SurroundSoundSystemisalsopossibleusingBMWTouchCommand.
Ambienthighlight
Generalinformation
Theambienthighlightilluminatesthedoorpillars
intherear.
Whenopeningareardoor,thebrightnessofthe
ambienthighlightoftherespectivedoorpillaris reduced.Afterthereardoorisclosed,theambij
enthighlightisilluminatedagaininthepreviously adjustedbrightness.
Switchingon/offautomaticallyTheambienthighlightisswitchedonwhenthe vehicleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhenthe
vehicleislocked.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Lighting4.Interiorlighting5.Accentlightinginrear
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverproj
filecurrentlyused.
Switchingon/offmanually
Theambienthighlightisfittedwithatouchsenjsor.Theambienthighlightisswitchedonoroff
withabrieftouchofthechromebar.
AdjustingthebrightnessviaiDrive
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Lighting4.Interiorlighting5.Brightness
Thelastbrightnesssetisdisplayed.6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverproj
filecurrentlyused.
Adjustingthebrightnessviatouch
sensor
Theambienthighlightisfittedwithatouchsenjsor.Thebrightnessischangedwithalongtouch ofthechromebar.
BMWTouchCommand
Theambienthighlightcanalsobeoperatedusj ingBMWTouchCommand.
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily availableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovideadjequateprotection.Sideairbag
Inalateralimpact,thesideairbagsupportsthe sideofthebodyinthechestandlaparea.
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EjectionMitigation
Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejecj
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorsideimj pactevents.
Kneeairbag
Thekneeairbagsupportsthelegsinafrontalimj
pact.
Protectiveeffect
Generalinformation
Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsituaj tion,forinstanceinlesssevereaccidentsorrear-
endcollisions.
Informationonoptimumeffectofthe
airbags
WARNING
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeployj
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag
systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrigj
gering.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Followtheinformationonachievingtheopj
timumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeepthe riskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'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.
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Functionalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Individualcomponentscanbehotaftertriggerj ingoftheairbagsystem.Thereisariskofinj
jury.Donottouchindividualcomponents.
WARNING
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure, malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe airbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendeddej spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofinjjuriesordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystemchecked,repaired,dismantledandscrappedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Whendrive-readystateisswitchedon,
thewarninglightintheinstrumentclusj
terlightsupbrieflyandtherebyindicates
thefunctionreadinessoftheentireairbagsysj
temandthebelttensioners.
Malfunction
'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeon
whendrive-readystateisswitched
on.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinuously.
Havethesystemchecked.
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.Theentireseatcushionareamustbeusedforthispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Makesurethatthefrontpasjsengerkeepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
Malfunctionoftheautomatic
deactivationsystem
Whentransportingolderchildrenandadults,the
front-seatpassengerairbagsmaybedeactivated incertainsittingpositions.Inthiscase,theindij
catorlightforthefront-seatpassengerairbags
lightsup.
Inthiscase,changethesittingpositionsothat
thefront-seatpassengerairbagsareactivated
andtheindicatorlightgoesout.
Ifitisnotpossibletoactivatetheairbags,have
thepersonsitintherear.
Toenablecorrectrecognitionoftheoccupied
seatcushion.
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'xDonotattachcovers,cushions,ballmatsor
otheritemstothefrontpassengerseatunj lesstheyarespecificallydeterminedtobesafeforuseonthefrontpassengerseat.'xDonotplaceanyelectronicdevicesonthe
frontpassengerseatifachildrestraintsysj
temistobeinstalledonit.'xDonotplaceobjectsundertheseatthat couldpressagainsttheseatfrombelow.'xNomoistureinorontheseat.
Indicatorlightforthefront-seat
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenger
airbagintherooflinerindicatestheoperating
stateofthefront-seatpassengerairbag.
Thelightindicateswhethertheairbagsareeither
activatedordeactivated.
Afterdrive-readystateisswitchedon,thelight
brieflylightsupandthenindicateswhetherthe
airbagsareeitheractivatedordeactivated.
'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.
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IntelligentSafety
ConceptIntelligentSafetyenablescentraloperationofthe
driverassistancesystem.
Generalinformation Dependingonhowthevehicleisequipped,InteljligentSafetyconsistsofoneormoresystems
thatcanhelppreventanimminentcollision.
'xApproachcontrolwarningwithlightbraking
function,refertopage 177.'xEvasionassistance,refertopage 181.'xPersonwarningwithCitylightbrakingfuncj
tion,refertopage 183.'xNightVisionwithpedestrianandanimaldej
tection,refertopage 186.'xLanedeparturewarning,refertopage 190.'xActiveBlindSpotDetection,referto
page 193.'xSidecollisionwarning,refertopage 196.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofanaccij
dent.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions. Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervene
whereappropriate.
WARNING
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmightnotoutputwarnj
ingsorreactionsorthesemightbeoutputlate,
incorrectly,orwithoutjustification.Thereisa
riskofanaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotraffic
conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofanaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Switchingon/off SomeIntelligentSafetysystemsareautomatij
callyactiveaftereverydeparture.SomeIntellij
gentSafetysystemsactivateaccordingtothe lastsetting.
ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntellij
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
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Pressthebutton:
Themenufortheintelligentsafetysysj
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff,
allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysysj
temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindividj
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting
ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenu
areactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowj
ingsettingsareswitchedbetween:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
sub-functions,forinstancesettingforwarning
time.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindij
viduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton:
AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.
Approachcontrolwarningwithlightbrakingfunction
Concept
Thesystemcanhelppreventaccidents.Ifanacj
cidentcannotbeprevented,thesystemwillhelp reducetheimpactspeed.
Thesystemsoundsawarningbeforeanimmij nentcollisionandactivatesbrakesindependj
ently,ifneeded.
Generalinformation
Dependingontheequipmentversion,thesysj
temiscontrolledbythefollowingsensors:'xCameraintheareaoftheinteriormirror.'xRadarsensorinthefrontbumper.
Intersectionwarningwhenequippedwitharadar sensor:inaddition,awarningisissuedatinterjsectionsandjunctionsifariskofcollisionwith
crossingtrafficisdetected.
Theapproachcontrolwarningisavailableevenif
cruisecontrolhasbeendeactivated.
Withthevehicleapproachinganothervehicleinj
tentionally,theapproachcontrolwarningand
brakingaredelayedinordertoavoidfalsesysj
temreactions.
Thesystemissuesatwo-phasewarningofa
possibleriskofcollisionwithvehiclesatspeeds
aboveapprox.3mph/5km/h.Timeofwarnings
mayvarywiththecurrentdrivingsituation.
Detectionrange
Objectsthatthesystemcandetectaretaken
intoaccount.
Intersectionwarning:thesystemisalsoableto detectvehiclescrossingyourdirectionoftravel
whenthesevehiclesenterintothedetection
rangeofthesystem.
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Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofanaccij
dent.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions. Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervene
whereappropriate.
WARNING
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmightnotoutputwarnj
ingsorreactionsorthesemightbeoutputlate,
incorrectly,orwithoutjustification.Thereisa
riskofanaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotraffic
conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofanaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Withradarsensor
Theradarsensorislocatedinthelowerareaof thefrontbumper.
Alwayskeepradarsensorcleanandunobj
structed.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery
drivingoff.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressthebutton.
Themenufortheintelligentsafetysysj
temisdisplayed.
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IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysysj
temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindividj
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting
ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenu
areactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbej
tween:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindij
viduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton.
AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntellij
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingthewarningtime
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.IntelligentSafety4.FrontalCollisionWarn.5.Selectthedesiredsetting.Theselectedtimeisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyused.
Warningwithbrakingfunction Display
Awarningsymbolappearsintheinstrument
clusterandintheHead-upDisplayifacollision withadetectedvehicleisimminent.SymbolMeasureSymbollightsupred:prewarning.
Brakeandincreasedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarning.
Brakeandmakeanevasivemaneuj
ver,ifnecessary.Crossingtrafficwarning:
Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarningwhen
vehiclescrossyourdirectionof
travel.
Brakeandmakeanevasivemaneuj
ver,ifnecessary.
Prewarning
Thiswarningisprovided,forinstancewhenthereisimpendingdangerofacollisionorthedistance tothevehicleaheadistoosmall.
Ifaprewarningisprovided,respondbybraking
aswarranted.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction
Acutewarningisdisplayedincaseoftheimmij nentdangerofacollisionwhenthevehicleapjproachesanotherobjectatahighdifferentialspeed.
Ifanacutewarningisissued,interveneinthesitj
uationyourself.Ifnecessary,thesystemprovides assistance,suchaswithanautomaticbrakinginjtervention,inapossibleriskofcollision.
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Acutewarningscanalsobetriggeredwithout
previousforewarning.
Brakeintervention,Citylight
brakingfunction
Thewarningpromptsthedrivertoreact.During
awarning,themaximumbrakingforceisused
whenthebrakeisactuated.Prerequisiteissuffij
cientlyquickandhardsteppingonthebrake
pedal.
Thesystemcanadditionallyassistpossiblywith
automaticbrakinginterventionifthereisariskof
acollision.
Whenthevehicleistravelingatalowspeed,the
vehiclemaycometoacompletestop.
Thebrakinginterventiontakesplaceuptoapj
prox.50mph/80km/h.
Thebrakinginterventionoccursonlyifvehicle
stabilityhasnotbeenrestricted,forinstanceby deactivatingtheDSCDynamicStabilityControl.
Thedrivermaycancelthebrakingintervention bysteppingontheacceleratorpedalorbyacjtivelymovingthesteeringwheel.
Objectdetectioncanberestricted.Followthe
limitationsofthedetectionrangeandfunctional limitations.
Withradarsensor:brake
intervention
Thewarningpromptsthedrivertoreact.During awarning,themaximumbrakingforceisused whenthebrakeisactuated.Prerequisiteissuffijcientlyquickandhardsteppingonthebrake
pedal.
Thesystemcanassistwithautomaticbrakinginj
terventionifthereisariskofacollision.
Thebrakinginterventioncanbringthevehicleto
acompletestop.
Thebrakinginterventionoccursonlyifvehicle
stabilityhasnotbeenrestricted,forinstanceby deactivatingtheDSCDynamicStabilityControl.Atspeedsaboveapprox.130mph/210km/h,thebrakinginterventionoccursasabriefbraking
pressure.Noautomaticdelayoccurs.
Thedrivermaycancelthebrakingintervention
bysteppingontheacceleratorpedalorbyacj
tivelymovingthesteeringwheel.
Cross-trafficwarning:brakeinterventionisnot
performedintheeventofcrosstraffic.
Objectdetectioncanberestricted.Followthe limitationsofthedetectionrangeandfunctionallimitations.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj
rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem
limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof damagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrej
gardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyintervene
ifneeded.
Upperspeedlimit
Ifthevehiclespeedexceedsapprox.
155mph/250km/h,thesystemisdeactivated
temporarily.Whenthevehicleslowsdowntobej
lowthisspeed,thesystemisreactivated.
Intersectionwarning:thevehiclerespondsto
crossingtrafficifitsownspeedisbelowapprox.
40mph/65km/h.
Detectionrange
Thesystem'sdetectionpotentialislimited.
Thus,asystemreactionmightnotcomeor mightcomelate.
Thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedetected,for instance:
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