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ofthespine.Thelowerbackandthespinearesupportedforuprightposture.
Adjusting'xPressthefront/rearsectionof
thebutton:
Thecurvatureisincreased/
decreased.'xPresstheupper/lowersection
ofthebutton:
Thecurvatureisshiftedup/
down.
Backrestwidth
Concept
Adjustingthebackrestwidthmayimprovelateral supportwhentakingcorners.
Generalinformation
Youcanchangethebackrestwidthbyadjusting
thesidewingsofthebackrest.
Tomakeiteasiertoenterandexitthevehicle,
thebackrestwidthtemporarilyopensfully.
Adjusting
'xPressthefrontsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthdej
creases.'xPresstherearsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthincreases.
Upperbackrest
Concept
Theupperbackrestsupportsthebackinthe shoulderarea.Acorrectsettingleadstoarej
laxedseatingpositionandreducesstrainonthe shouldermuscles.
Adjusting'xPressthefrontsectionofthebutton:
Theupperbackrestisinclinedforward.'xPresstherearsectionofthebutton:
Theupperbackrestisinclinedbackward.
Gentlemanfunction
Concept
Thefrontpassengerseatcanbeadjustedwith theswitchesofthedriver'sseat,forinstancetoincreasethelegroomintherear.
Overview
Gentlemanfunction
Switchingon
1.Pressthebutton.TheLEDlightsup.2.Adjustthefrontpassengerseatonthedrivj
er'sseat.
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SwitchingoffPressandholdthebuttonuntiltheLEDgoesout.
Thefunctiondeactivatesitselfautomaticallyafter sometime.
BMWTouchCommand
Thefrontpassengerseatcanalsobeoperated
usingBMWTouchCommand.
Rearseats
GeneralinformationTheseatadjustmentswitchesarelocatedonthe
centerarmrestoftherearseats.
Ifthesafetyswitch,refertopage 104,ispressed,
theseatscannotbeadjusted.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenfoldingdown
thecenterarmrestintherear.Thereisariskof
injury.Makesurethattheareaofmovementof
thecenterarmrestisclearduringfoldingdown.
Overview
1Resettingtostandardposition2Headrestraint,upperbackrest3Lumbarsupport4Foldingthefootrestout/in5Forward/backward,seattilt6Backresttilt7Adjustfrontpassengerseat
Resettingtostandardposition
Pressthebuttontoresettostandard position.
Theprocessiscanceledifthebuttonispressed again.
Upperbackrest Concept
Theupperbackrestsupportsthebackinthe shoulderarea.Acorrectsettingleadstoarej
laxedseatingpositionandreducesstrainonthe shouldermuscles.
Adjusting
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
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Lumbarsupport
Concept
Thecurvatureoftheseatbackrestcanbeadj
justedinawaythatitsupportsthelumbarregion
ofthespine.Thelowerbackandthespineare supportedforuprightposture.
Adjusting'xPressthefront/rearsectionof
thebutton:
Thecurvatureisincreased/
decreased.'xPresstheupper/lowersection
ofthebutton:
Thecurvatureisshiftedup/
down.
Foldingthefootrestout/in
Generalinformation
Thedistancebetweenthefrontpassengerseat
andtherearseatmustbesufficientlylargetounj foldthefootrestonthebackrestofthefrontpasjsengerseat.
Adjusting Presstheupperorlowersection
ofthebutton.
Forward/backward
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
Seattilt
Moveswitchupordown.
Backresttilt
Moveswitchforwardorbackward.
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Adjustingthefrontpassenger
seatfromtherear
Concept
Thefrontpassengerseatcanbeoperatedfrom therear,forinstancetoincreasethelegroomin
therear.
Generalinformation
Theswitchforadjustingtheupperbackrest,rej fertopage 112,canbeusedtosettheangleof
thescreenintherearonthepassengerside.
Adjusting1.Pressthebutton.2.Adjustthefrontpassengerseat,forinstance
forward/back.3.Pressthebuttontodeactivatethe
function.
Thefunctiondeactivatesitselfautomaticallyafter
sometime.
BMWTouchCommand
TherearseatscanalsobeoperatedviaBMW
TouchCommand.
Safetybelts
Numberofsafetybeltsand
safetybeltbuckles
Thevehicleisfittedwithfourorfivesafetybelts
toensureoccupants'safety.However,theycan
onlyofferprotectionwhenadjustedcorrectly.
Thetwooutersafetybeltbucklesoftherear
seatsareintendedforthepersonssittingonthe
leftandright.
Thecentersafetybeltbuckleoftherearseatsis
intendedforthepersonsittinginthemiddle.
GeneralinformationAlwaysmakesurethatsafetybeltsarebeing
wornbytheoccupantsbeforedrivingoff.The
airbagssupplementthesafetybeltsasanaddij
tionalsafetydevice.Theairbagsarenotasubstij
tuteforsafetybelts.
Theuppershoulderstrap'sanchoragepointwill
becorrectforadultseatoccupantsofeverybuild
iftheseatiscorrectlyadjusted.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Useofasafetybelttobucklemorethanone
personwillpotentiallydefeattheabilityofthe
safetybelttoserveitsprotectivefunction.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Do
notallowmorethanonepersontowearasinj
glesafetybelt.Infantsandchildrenarenotalj
lowedonanoccupant'slap,butmustbetransj
portedandsecuredindesignatedchild
restraintsystems.
Warning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety
belts,canbelimitedorlostwhensafetybelts
arefastenedincorrectly.Anincorrectlyfastened
safetybeltcancauseadditionalinjuries,forinj
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stanceintheeventofanaccidentorduring
brakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereisarisk ofinjuriesordangertolife.Makesurethatall
occupantsarewearingsafetybeltscorrectly.
Warning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety belts,maynotbefullyfunctionalorfailinthe
followingsituations:
'xThesafetybeltsorsafetybeltbucklesare
damaged,soiled,orchangedinanyother
way.'xBelttensionersorbeltretractorswere
modified.
Safetybeltscanbeimperceptiblydamagedin
theeventofanaccident.Thereisariskofinjuj
riesordangertolife.Donotmodifysafetybelts, safetybeltbuckles,belttensioners,beltretracj
torsorbeltanchorsandkeepthemclean.Have
thesafetybeltscheckedafteranaccidentat
thedealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctuseofsafetybelts
'xWearthesafetybelttwist-freeandtightto yourbodyoveryourlapandshoulders.'xWearthesafetybeltdeeponyourhipsoveryourlap.Thesafetybeltmaynotpressonyourstomach.'xDonotrubthesafetybeltagainstsharp
edges,orguideitorjamitinacrosshardor
fragileobjects.'xAvoidthickclothing.'xRe-tightenthesafetybeltfrequentlyupward aroundyourupperbody.
Bucklingthesafetybelt
1.Guidethesafetybeltslowlyovershoulder
andhiptoputiton.2.Insertthetongueplateintothesafetybelt
buckle.Thesafetybeltbucklemustengage
audibly.
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytightjenedonceafterdrivingaway.
Unbucklingthesafetybelt
1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.3.Guidethesafetybeltbackintoitsroll-up mechanism.
Beltloop
Whenfasteningthesafetybeltsontherearseats,makesurethatthebeltloopisclosed.
Safetybeltreminderfordriver's
seatandfrontpassengerseat
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightlightsupandasignalsounds.Makesurethatthesafetybelts
arepositionedcorrectly.Thesafetybelt
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remindercanalsobeactivatedifobjectsare
placedonthefrontpassengerseat.
Safetybeltreminderforrear
seats
Generalinformation Thesafetybeltreminderisautomaticallyactij
vatedeachtimetheenginestarts.
Thesafetybeltreminderisalsoactivatedwhena
passengerunbucklesarearseatsafetybeltdurj ingthetrip.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusterilluj
minatesaftertheengineisstarted.SymbolDescriptionGreen:thesafetybeltisbuckledon
thecorrespondingrearseat.Red:thesafetybeltisnotbuckledon
thecorrespondingrearseat.
Safetymode
Incriticalsituations,forinstanceduringanemerj
gencystop,thefrontsafetybeltstightenautoj
matically.
Ifthesituationpasseswithoutanaccidentoccurj
ring,thebelttensionrelaxes.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltusj ingtheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.Fasj
tenthesafetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Frontheadrestraints
Generalinformation Thecurrentheadrestraintpositioncanbestored
usingthememoryfunction,refertopage 122.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead
restraintsontheoccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersupj
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
backresttiltasneeded.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducetheproj tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeendej
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa headrestraint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.
Activeheadrestraint
Intheeventofarear-endcollisionwithacertain
severity,theactiveheadrestraintautomatically reducesthedistancefromthehead.
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Havetheactiveheadrestraintcheckedandif
necessaryreplacedinthecaseofdamageorifit wasexposedtoanaccident.
Adjustingtheheight
Pushswitchupordown.
IfthevehicleisequippedwithExecutiveLounge
Seating:theheightoftheheadrestraintonthe
frontpassengersidecannotbeadjusted.
Adjustingthedistance:manual
headrestraints
'xBack:pressthebuttonandpushtheheadrej
strainttowardtherear.'xForward:pulltheheadrestrainttowardthe front.
Aftersettingthedistance,makesurethattheheadrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingthedistance:power
headrestraints
Theheadrestraintisautomaticallyrepositioned
whentheupperbackrestisadjusted.
Adjustingthesideextensions
Foldthesideextensionsontheheadrestraint
forwardforincreasedlateralsupportintherestj ingposition.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Rearheadrestraints
Safetyinformation
Warning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead restraintsontheoccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersupj
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
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Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducetheproj tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeendej
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa headrestraint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.
Foldingdownthecenterhead
restraint
Toimprovetheviewtotherear,thecenterheadrestraintcanbefoldedtotherear.Onlypushthe
headrestraintdownifnoonewillbesittinginthe
centerseat.
'xTotherear:pressthebutton,arrow1,and
foldtheheadrestraintbackward.'xForward:foldtheheadrestrainttowardthe frontasfarasitwillgo.Makesurethatthe
headrestraintengagescorrectly.Adjustingtheheight:manual
headrestraints
Theheightoftheouterheadrestraintscanbe
adjusted.
'xTolower:pressthebutton,arrow1,andpush theheadrestraintdown.'xToraise:pushtheheadrestraintup.
Aftersettingtheheight,makesurethatthehead
restraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingtheheight:powerhead
restraints
Generalinformation Theheightadjustmentoftheheadrestraintisdeactivatedwhenthesafetyswitchfortherear
windows,refertopage 104,hasbeenpressed.
Switchesinthevehicle
Pushtheswitchinthecenterarmrestupor
down.
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Adjustingthesideextensions
Foldthesideextensionsontheheadrestraint
forwardforincreasedlateralsupportintherestj ingposition.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Cushionsforheadrestraintsin
therear
Onlyusethepillowwhenthevehicleisswitchedoff.
1.Pulltheuppertabthroughthelooponthe
topoftheheadrestraint.2.Closebothpushbuttons.3.Movetheheadrestraintintothetopmostpoj sition.4.Closethepushbuttononthelowertabandthepushbuttononthebottomoftheheadrej
straint.
Exteriormirrors
Generalinformation
Themirroronthefrontpassengersideismore
curvedthanthedriver'ssidemirror.
Themirrorsettingisstoredforthedriverprofile,
refertopage 94,currentlyinuse.Whenadriver
profileisselected,thestoredpositioniscalledup automatically.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbestored usingthememoryfunction,refertopage 122.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetothetrafficbehind
couldbeincorrectlyestimated,forinstance
whilechanginglanes.Thereisariskofaccij 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.
Foldingthemirrorsinandoutishelpfulinthefolj
lowingsituations:'xInvehiclewashes.'xOnnarrowroads.
Mirrorsthatwerefoldedinarefoldedoutautoj maticallyataspeedofapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Automaticheating Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheatedas
neededandwhenthedrive-readystateis
switchedon.
Automaticdimmingfeature Theexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisautoj
maticallydimmed.Photocellsinthecar'sinterior mirror,refertopage 121,areusedtocontrol
this.
AutomaticCurbMonitor,exterior
mirror
Concept
Ifreversegearisengaged,themirrorglasson
thefrontpassengersideistilteddownward.This
improvesyourviewofthecurbandotherformatj
tingissue-low-lyingobstacleswhenparking,
forinstance.
Activating
1.slidetheswitchtothedriver'sside
mirrorposition.2.EngageselectorleverpositionR.
Deactivating
Slidetheswitchtothepassenger'ssidemirrorposition.
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