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wagons;whendrivingclosetotrainorshiptraffic;oratanimalcrossings.'xIntightcurves,onhilltopsorindepressions,incrossingtrafficorhalf-obscuredoncoming
trafficonhighways.'xInpoorly-littownsandcitiesorinthepres#j enceofhighlyreflectivesigns.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedup,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.
Laserhighbeams
Principle
Theheadlightrangeofthehighbeamsisin#j
creasedandprovidesbetterilluminationofthe
road.
Generalinformation Whenthehighbeamsareswitched-on,starting
withaspeedofapprox.37mph/60km/h,thela#j
serhighbeamsintheheadlightareautomatically
switchedoninadditiontotheLEDhighbeams.
Dependingonthecountryvariant,furtherinfor#j mationcanbeobtainedfromthelaserlabelontheheadlight.
Safetyinformation
Thelabelisintheheadlightandisvisiblefrom theoutside.
Instrumentlighting
Functionalrequirement
Theparkinglightsorlowbeamsmustbe
switchedontosetthebrightness.
Settingthebrightness Adjustthebrightnesswiththe
thumbwheel.
Interiorlighting
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentversion,interior
lights,footwelllights,entrylights,ambientlight#j ing,andspeakerlightingareautomaticallycon#jtrolled.
Overview Buttonsinthevehicle
Interiorlights
Readinglights
Turninginteriorlightson/off Pressthebutton.
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Toswitchoffpermanently:pressthebuttonandholdforapprox.3seconds.
Turningreadinglightson/off Pressthebutton.
Ambientlight
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentversion,lightingcanbeadjustedforsomelightsinthecar'sinte#jrior.
Activating/deactivatingambient
light
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Ambientlighting"
Turningambientlighton/off
Theambientlightisswitchedonwhenthevehi#jcleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhenthevehi#jcleislocked.
IftheambientlightwasdeactivatedviaiDrive,it
willnotbeswitchedonwhenthevehicleisun#j locked.
Selectingthecolor
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Color"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingthebrightness
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Brightness"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dynamiclight
Individualactions,forexampleincomingcallsor
openeddoors,areindicatedbylighteffects.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Dynamiclight"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dimmedwhiledriving
Somelightsoftheinteriorlightingaredimmed
whenthevehicleisdriveninthedark.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Dimmedfornightdriving"
Bowers&WilkinsDiamond
SurroundSoundSystem
Principle
Somespeakersinthevehicleareilluminated. Brightnesscanbeindividuallyset.
GeneralinformationIfthespeakersaremuted,speakerlightingwillbeswitchedoff.
Activating/deactivatingspeaker
lighting
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Turningspeakerlightingon/off
Thespeakerlightingisswitchedonwhentheve#j hicleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhentheve#jhicleislocked.
Settingthebrightness1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Bowers&Wilkins"5."Brightness"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.Seite173LightsCONTROLS173
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovidead#jequateprotection.Sideairbag
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Headairbag
Intheeventofasidecollision,theheadairbag protectsthehead.
EjectionMitigation Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejec#j
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe
likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorside
collisionevents.
Kneeairbag
Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventof afrontalimpact.
Protectiveeffect
Generalinformation
Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsitua#j
tion,e.g.,inlesssevereaccidents.
Informationonoptimumprotective
effectoftheairbags
Warning
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeploy#j
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag
systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrig#j
gering.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.
Followtheinformationonachievingtheopti#j
mumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeepthe riskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xAdjustseatandsteeringwheelsothathands canbecrossedoverthesteeringwheel.Se#j
lectthesettingssothattheshoulderrests
againstthebackrestwhencrossingthehandsandtheupperbodyisasfarbackas
possiblewhilestillmaintainingacomfortable
griponthesteeringwheel.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'xThereshouldbenoadditionalpersons,ani#j
malsorobjectsbetweenanairbagandaper#j
son.'xDashboardandwindshieldonthefrontpas#j
sengersidemuststayclear-donotattach adhesivefilmorcoveringsanddonotattach
bracketsorcables,forinstancefornavigation
devicesormobilephones.'xDonotbondtheairbagcoverpanelswithad#j
hesive,donotcoverthemormodifythemin
anyway.'xDonotusethecoverofthefrontairbagon thefrontpassengersideasastoragearea.'xDonotattachslipcovers,seatcushionsor
otherobjectstothefrontpassengerseatthat
arenotspecificallysuitedforseatswith
integratedsideairbags.'xDonothangpiecesofclothing,suchasjack#j
ets,overthebackrests.'xNevermodifyeithertheindividualcompo#j nentsorthewiringintheairbagsystem.This
alsoappliestosteeringwheelcovers,the
dashboard,andtheseats.'xDonotdisassembletheairbagsystem.
Evenwhenyoufollowallinstructionsvery
closely,injuryfromcontactwiththeairbagscan#j
notbefullyruledoutincertainsituations.
Theignitionandinflationnoisemayleadto short-termand,inmostcases,temporaryhear#j
ingimpairmentinsensitiveoccupants.
Vehiclemodificationsforapersonwithdisabili#j
tiesmayaffecttheairbagsystem;contactBMW
CustomerRelationsforfurtherinformation.
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Warningsandinformationontheairbagsarealsofoundonthesunvisors.
Operationalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetyinformation
Warning
Individualcomponentscanbehotaftertrigger#j ingoftheairbagsystem.Thereisariskofin#j jury.Donottouchindividualcomponents.
Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure,
malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe airbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendedde#j spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofin#jjuryordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystemchecked,repaired,disassembledandscrapped
byadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Whendrive-readystateisturnedon,the
warninglightintheinstrumentcluster
lightsupbrieflyandtherebyindicatesthe
operationalreadinessoftheentireairbagsystem
andtheseatbelttensioners.
Malfunction
'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeon
whendrive-readystateisturnedon.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinu#j ously.
Havethesystemchecked.
Strengthofthedriver'sandfront
passengerairbag
Generalinformation
Thepowerthattriggersthedriver's/frontpassen#j
gerairbagsdependsonthepositionofthedriv#j er's/frontpassengerseat.
Tomaintaintheaccuracyofthisfunctionover
thelongterm,calibratethefrontseatsassoonas arespectivemessageappearsontheControlDisplay.
Calibratingthefrontseats
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjust#jment.
AcorrespondingmessageappearsontheCon#j
trolDisplay.
1.Presstheswitchandmovetherespective
seatallthewayforward,untilitstops.2.Presstheswitchforwardagain.Theseatstill
movesforwardslightly.3.Readjusttheseattothedesiredposition.
Thecalibrationprocedureiscompletedwhenthe messageontheControlDisplaydisappears.
Ifthemessagecontinuestobedisplayed,repeat
thecalibration.
Ifthemessagedoesnotdisappearafterarepeat calibration,havethesystemcheckedassoonas
possible.
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Automaticdeactivationofthefrontpassengerairbags
Principle Thesystemreadsifthefrontpassengerseatis
occupiedbymeasuringthehumanbody'sresist#j ance.
Front,knee,andsideairbagonthefrontpas#j senger'ssideareactivatedordeactivated.
Generalinformation Beforetransportingachildonthefrontpassen#j
gerseat,refertothesafetyinformationandin#j structionsforchildrenonthefrontpassengerseat,seeChildren.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Toensurethefrontpassengerairbagfunction, thesystemmustbeabletodetectwhethera
personissittinginthefrontpassengerseat.
Theentireseatcushionareamustbeusedfor
thispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuryordanger
tolife.Makesurethatthefrontpassenger
keepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
Faultoftheautomatic
deactivationsystem
Whentransportingolderchildrenandadults,the
frontpassengerairbagsmaybedeactivatedin certainseatpositions.Inthiscase,theindicatorlightforthefrontpassengerairbagslightsup.
Inthiscase,changetheseatpositionsothatthefrontpassengerairbagsareactivatedandthein#jdicatorlightgoesout.
Ifitisnotpossibletoactivatetheairbags,have
thepersonsitintherear.
Toenableaccuraterecognitionoftheoccupied
seatcushion:
'xDonotattachcovers,cushions,ballmatsor
otheritemstothefrontpassengerseatun#j lesstheyarespecificallydeterminedtobesafeforuseonthefrontpassengerseat.'xDonotplaceanyelectronicdevicesonthe
frontpassengerseatifachildrestraintsys#j
temistobeinstalledonit.'xDonotplaceobjectsundertheseatthatcan
pressagainsttheseatfrombelow.'xNomoistureinorontheseat.
Indicatorlightforthefront
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassengerairbagintheheadlinerindicatestheoperatingstateofthefront-seatpassengerairbag.
Thelightindicateswhethertheairbagsareeither
activatedordeactivated.
Afterdrive-readystateisswitchedon,thelight
shortlylightsupandthenindicateswhetherthe airbagsareeitheractivatedordeactivated.
'xTheindicatorlightlightsup
whenachildisproperly
seatedinachildrestraintsys#j
temorwhentheseatis
empty.Theairbagsonthe
frontpassengersidearenot
activated.'xTheindicatorlightdoesnotlightupwhen,for
instanceacorrectlyseatedpersonofsuffi#j cientsizeisdetectedontheseat.Theair#j
bagsonthefrontpassengersideareacti#j vated.
Detectedchildrestraintsystems
Thesystemgenerallydetectschildrenseatedin
achildrestraintsystem,particularlyinchildre#j
straintsystemsrequiredbyNHTSAatthepoint
intimewhenthevehiclewasmanufactured.Af#j
terinstallingachildrestraintsystem,makesure thattheindicatorlightforthefrontpassengerair#j
bagslightsup.Thisindicatesthatthechildre#j
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straintsystemhasbeendetectedandthefront
passengerairbagsarenotactivated.
IntelligentSafety
Principle
IntelligentSafetyenablescentraloperationofthe driverassistancesystems.
GeneralinformationDependingonhowthevehicleisequipped,Intel#j
ligentSafetyconsistsofoneormoresystems
thatcanhelppreventanimminentcollision.
'xApproachcontrolwarningwithlightbraking
function.'xEvasionAssistant.'xIntersectioncollisionwarning.'xDaytimePedestrianCollisionMitigation.'xNightVisionwithpedestrianandanimalde#j tection.'xLanedeparturewarning.'xActiveBlindSpotDetection.'xSidecollisionmitigation.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Turningon/off SomeIntelligentSafetysystemsareautomati#j
callyactiveaftereverydeparture.SomeIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsactivateaccordingtothe lastsetting.
ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
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Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff, allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#j
temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstored.Assoonas asettingischangedonthemenu,allsettingsof
themenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollow#j
ingsettingsareswitchedbetween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
sub-functions,forinstancesettingforwarning
time.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton.
AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.
Approachcontrolwarningwithlightbrakingfunction
Principle
TheForwardCollisionWarningwarnsofapossi#j
bleriskofcollisionandmaybrakeindependently.
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemmayre#j duceimpactspeed.
Generalinformation Sensorsdetectthetrafficsituation.
Thesystemissuesatwo-phasewarningofa
possibleriskofcollisionwithvehiclesatspeeds
aboveapprox.3mph/5km/h.Thetimingofwarn#j
ingsmayvarywiththecurrentdrivingsituation.
Whenthevehicleisdrivensothatitisintention#j
allyapproachinganothervehicle,theForward
CollisionWarningandbrakeinterventionarede#j layedinordertoavoidfalsesystemreactions.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theDriver
AttentionCameraintheinstrumentclustercap#j
turesthedriver#ssfieldofvision.Additionally,the systemchecksforvisualimpairments.Fieldofvi#j
sionandvisibilityalsoaffectthetimingofthe
warnings.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j
propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
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OverviewButtoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledbythefollowingsen#j
sors:
'xCamerasbehindthewindshield.'xWithradarsensor:frontradarsensor.
Additionalinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,refertopage 36.
Turningon/off Turningonautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyactivewhentheve#j
hicleisturnedon.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff, allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe
equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#j temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstored.Assoonas asettingischangedonthemenu,allsettingsof
themenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.
Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbe#j
tween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Manualswitchingoff Pressandholdthisbutton.AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingthewarningtime
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."SafetyandWarnings"5."ForwardCollisionMitigation"6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Early"'x"Medium"'x"Late":onlyacutewarningsaredisplayed.Seite180CONTROLSSafety180
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