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Adjusting
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
Lumbarsupport
Concept
Thecurvatureoftheseatbackrestcanbead#j
justedinawaythatitsupportsthelumbarregion
ofthespine.Thelowerbackandthespineare supportedforuprightposture.
Adjusting
'xPressthefront/rearsectionof
thebutton:
Thecurvatureisincreased/
decreased.'xPresstheupper/lowersection
ofthebutton:
Thecurvatureisshiftedup/
down.
Foldingthefootrestout/in
Generalinformation
Thedistancebetweenthefrontpassengerseat
andtherearseatmustbesufficientlylargetoun#j foldthefootrestonthebackrestofthefrontpas#jsengerseat.
Adjusting
Presstheupperorlowersection
ofthebutton.
Forward/backward
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
Seattilt
Moveswitchupordown.
Backresttilt
Moveswitchforwardorbackward.
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Adjustingthefrontpassenger
seatfromtherear
Concept
Thefrontpassengerseatcanbeoperatedfrom therear,forinstancetoincreasethelegroomin
therear.
Generalinformation
Theswitchforadjustingtheupperbackrestcan beusedtosettheangleofthescreenintherearonthepassengerside.
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
airbagssupplementthesafetybeltsasanaddi#j
tionalsafetydevice.Theairbagsarenotasubsti#j
tuteforsafetybelts.
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
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stanceintheeventofanaccident,brakingor
evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuriesor
dangertolife.Makesurethatalloccupantsare
wearingsafetybeltscorrectly.
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
fragileobjects.'xAvoidthickclothing.'xRe-tightenthesafetybeltfrequentlyupward aroundyourupperbody.
Bucklingthesafetybelt
1.Guidethesafetybeltslowlyovershoulder
andhiptoputiton.2.Insertthetongueplateintothesafetybelt
buckle.Thesafetybeltbucklemustengage
audibly.
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytight#jenedonceafterdrivingaway.
Unbucklingthesafetybelt
1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.3.Guidethesafetybeltbackintoitsroll-up mechanism.
Beltloop
Whenfasteningthesafetybeltsontherearseats,makesurethatthebeltloopisclosed.
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Safetybeltreminderfordriver's
seatandfrontpassengerseat
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightlightsupandasignalsounds.Makesurethatthesafetybeltsarepositionedcorrectly.Thesafetybelt
remindercanalsobeactivatedifobjectsare
placedonthefrontpassengerseat.
Safetymode
Incriticalsituations,forinstanceduringanemer#j
gencystop,thefrontsafetybeltstightenauto#j matically.
Ifthesituationpasseswithoutanaccidentoccur#j
ring,thebelttensionrelaxes.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltus#j ingtheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.Fas#j
tenthesafetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Frontheadrestraints
GeneralinformationThecurrentheadrestraintpositioncanbestored
usingthememoryfunction.
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.
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Adjustingtheheight
Pushswitchupordown.
IfthevehicleisequippedwithExecutiveLounge
Seating:theheightoftheheadrestraintonthe
frontpassengersidecannotbeadjusted.
Adjustingthedistance:manual
headrestraints
'xBack:pressthebuttonandpushtheheadre#j
strainttowardtherear.'xForward:pulltheheadrestrainttowardthe front.
Aftersettingthedistance,makesurethattheheadrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingthedistance:power
headrestraints
Theheadrestraintisautomaticallyrepositioned
whentheupperbackrestisadjusted.
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
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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.
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
windowshasbeenpressed.
Additionalinformation:
Safetyswitch,refertopage 101.
Switchesinthevehicle
Pushtheswitchinthecenterarmrestupor
down.
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Adjustingthesideextensions
Foldthesideextensionsontheheadrestraint
forwardforincreasedlateralsupportintherest#j ingposition.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Cushionsforheadrestraintsin
therear
Onlyusethepillowwhenthevehicleisswitchedoff.
1.Pulltheuppertabthroughthelooponthe
topoftheheadrestraint.2.Closebothpushbuttons.3.Movetheheadrestraintintothetopmostpo#j sition.4.Closethepushbuttononthelowertabandthepushbuttononthebottomoftheheadre#j
straint.
Exteriormirrors
Generalinformation
Themirroronthefrontpassengersideismore
curvedthanthedriver'ssidemirror.
Themirrorsettingisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyinuse.Whenadriverprofileisselected,
thestoredpositioniscalledupautomatically.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbestored
usingthememoryfunction.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetothetrafficbehind
couldbeincorrectlyestimated,forinstance
whilechanginglanes.Thereisariskofacci#j
dent.Estimatethedistancetothetrafficbehind
bylookingoveryourshoulder.
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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.
Automaticdimmingfeature Theexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisauto#j
maticallydimmed.Photocellsintheinteriormir#j
rorareusedtocontrolthis.
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.
Interiormirror
GeneralinformationTheinteriormirrorisdimmedautomatically.
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Photocellsareusedforcontrol:'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Overview
Functionalrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotcovertheareabetweentheinterior
mirrorandthewindshield.
Rearvanitymirror
Foldingdown
Pressthevanitymirror.
Thevanitymirrorfoldsdown.Theanglecanbe adjustedbyhand.
Foldingup
Pressthevanitymirrorup.
Steeringwheel
Safetyinformation
Warning
Steeringwheeladjustmentswhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.Thereisariskof accident.Adjustngthesteeringwheelwhilethevehicleisstationaryonly.
Electricsteeringwheel
adjustment
Generalinformation
Thesteeringwheelsettingisstoredforthedriver
profilecurrentlyinuse.Whenadriverprofileis
selected,thepositionisaccessedautomatically
whenthedrive-readystateisswitchedon.
Thecurrentsteeringwheelpositioncanbe
storedusingthememoryfunction.
Adjusting
Presstheswitchtoadjusttheforward/backposi#jtionandheightofthesteeringwheeltotheseat
position.
Assistancegettinginandout
Thesteeringwheeltemporarilymovesintothe
highestpositiontomakeiteasiertoenterand
exitthevehicle.
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Heatedsteeringwheel
Overview
Buttonforheatedsteeringwheel
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Ifthetripisresumedwithinapprox.15minutes
afteranintermediatestop,theheatedsteering
wheelactivatesautomaticallyifthefunctionwas
switchedonattheendofthelasttrip.
Memoryfunction
Concept
Thefollowingsettingscanbestoredand,ifnec#j
essary,retrievedusingthememoryfunction:
'xSeatposition.'xExteriormirrorposition.'xSteeringwheelposition.'xHeightoftheHead-upDisplay.
Generalinformation
Twomemorylocationswithdifferentsettings
canbesetforeachdriverprofile.
Thefollowingsettingsarenotstored:
'xBackrestwidth.'xLumbarsupport.'xFootrest.Safetyinformation
Warning
Usingthememoryfunctionwhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedseatorsteeringwheel
movements.Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost. Thereisariskofaccident.Onlyretrievethe
memoryfunctionwhenthevehicleisstationary.
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j
mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjust#j
ment.
Overview
Front
Thememorybuttonsarelocatedonthefront
doors.
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