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Forexample,thesensorsareunabletodetect
fogorhazyweather.Inthesesituations,switch thelightsonmanually.
Daytimerunninglights
Generalinformation
Positionofswitch:
,,
Thedaytimerunninglightslightupwhen
standbystateisswitchedon.Afterstandbystate
isswitchedoff,theparkinglightslightupinposij tion
.
Activating/deactivating Insomecountries,daytimerunninglightsare
mandatory,soitmaynotbepossibletodeactij vatethedaytimerunninglights.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Lighting4.Exteriorlighting5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingsarestoredfortheprofilecurrentlyused.
Corneringlight
Generalinformation
Positionofswitch:

Intightcurves,forinstanceonmountainous
roadsorwhenturning,anadditional,cornering lightisswitchedonthatlightsuptheinsideof
thecurvewhenthevehicleismovingbelowa
certainspeed.
Thecorneringlightisautomaticallyswitchedon
dependingonthesteeringangleortheuseof turnsignals.
Adaptiveheadlightrange
control
Theadaptiveheadlightrangecontrolfeaturebaljancesoutaccelerationandbrakingprocessesas
wellasthevehicleloadconditionsinorderto avoiddazzlingoncomingtraffic.Illuminationof
theroadisoptimized.
High-beamAssistant
Concept
Thehigh-beamAssistantdetectsothertraffic participantsearlyonandautomaticallyswitches thehighbeamsonoroffdependingonthetraffic
situation.
Generalinformation
Thehigh-beamAssistantensuresthatthehigh beamsareswitchedon,wheneverthetrafficsitjuationallows.Inthelowspeedrange,thehighbeamsarenotswitchedonbythesystem.
Thesystemrespondstolightfromoncomingtrafficandtrafficdrivingaheadofyou,andtoamjbientlighting,forinstanceintownsandcities.
Thehighbeamscanbeswitchedonandoff
manuallyatanytime.
Activating/deactivating
Positionofswitch,dependingonthevehicle
equipment:
,
Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
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Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusj
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Theheadlightsareautomaticallyswitchedbej tweenlowbeamsandhighbeams.
Theblueindicatorlightintheinstrument
clusterlightsupwhenthesystem switchesonthehighbeams.
Thehigh-beamAssistantisdeactivatedwhen
manuallyswitchingthehighbeamsonandoff, refertopage 109.
Toreactivatethehigh-beamAssistant,pressthe
buttonontheturnsignallever.
Systemlimits
Thehigh-beamAssistantcannotserveasasubj stituteforthedriver'spersonaljudgmentofwhen tousethehighbeams.Insituationthatrequire
this,thereforeswitchoffmanually.
Thesystemisnotfullyfunctionalinthefollowing situations,anddriverinterventionmaybenecesj
sary:'xInveryunfavorableweatherconditions,such
asfogorheavyprecipitation.'xWhendetectingpoorly-litroaduserssuchas
pedestrians,cyclists,horsebackridersand wagons;whendrivingclosetotrainorshiptraffic;andatanimalcrossings.'xIntightcurves,onhilltopsorindepressions,incrossingtrafficorhalf-obscuredoncoming
trafficonhighways.'xInpoorly-littownsandcitiesandinthepresj
enceofhighlyreflectivesigns.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedover,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.Instrumentlighting
Functionalrequirement
Theparkinglightsorlowbeamsmustbe
switchedontoadjustthebrightness.
Adjusting Adjustthebrightnesswiththethumbwheel.
Interiorlights
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipment,theinteriorlights,
footwelllights,entrylights,andcourtesylights
arecontrolledautomatically.
Thethumbwheelfortheinstrumentlightingconj
trolsbrightnessofsomeofthesefeatures.
Overview
1Interiorlights2Readinglights
Switchingtheinteriorlightson/off Pressthebutton.
Toswitchoffpermanently:pressthebuttonand holdforapprox.3seconds.
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Switchingthereadinglightson/offPressthebutton.
Readinglightsarelocatedinthefrontnexttothe interiorlight.
Ambientlight Generalinformation
Dependingontheequipmentversion,lighting
canbeadjustedforsomelightsinthecar'sintej
rior.
Selectingthecolorscheme ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Lighting4.Interiorlighting5.Ambientlighting6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Todeactivatetheambientlight:Off.
Withacolorschemeselectedandwelcome lightsactivatedtheyilluminateinbluewhenvehij
cleisunlocked.
Settingthebrightness Dependingontheequipment,thebrightnessoftheambientlightcanbeadjustedviathethumbj
wheelfortheinstrumentlightingorontheConj
trolDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovideadjequateprotection.Sideairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,thesideairbagproj
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Headairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,theheadairbag protectsthehead.
EjectionMitigation
Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejecj
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorsideimj pactevents.
KneeairbagThekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventof
afrontalimpact.
Protectiveeffect Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsituajtion,forinstanceinlesssevereaccidentsorrear-
endcollisions.
Informationonoptimumeffectofthe
airbags
WBSning
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeployj
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrigj gering.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Followtheinformationonachievingtheopj
timumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeepthe riskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsinthefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'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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Functionalreadinessoftheairbag
system
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Individualcomponentscanbehotaftertriggerj ingoftheairbagsystem.Thereisariskofinj
jury.Donottouchindividualcomponents.
WBSning
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure,
malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe airbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendeddej spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofinjjuriesordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystem
checked,repaired,dismantledandscrappedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctfunction
Withthestandbystateswitchedon,the
warninglightintheinstrumentcluster
lightsupbriefly,indicatingtheairbagsysj
temandbelttensionerarefunctional.
Airbagsystemmalfunctioning
'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeonwhen
standbystateisswitchedon.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinuously.
Automaticdeactivationofthefront-
seatpassengerairbags
Concept
Thesystemreadsifthefrontpassengerseatis occupiedbymeasuringthehumanbody'sresistjance.
Front,knee,andsideairbagonthefrontpasjsenger'ssideareactivatedordeactivated.
Generalinformation
Beforetransportingachildonthefrontpassenj
gerseat,refertothesafetyinformationandinj structionsforchildrenonthefrontpassenger
seat,seeChildren.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Toensurethefront-seatpassengerairbag
function,thesystemmustbeabletodetect
whetherapersonissittinginthefrontpassenj gerseat.Theentireseatcushionareamustbe
usedforthispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuries ordangertolife.Makesurethatthefrontpasj
sengerkeepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
Malfunctionoftheautomaticdeactivation
system
Whentransportingolderchildrenandadults,the front-seatpassengerairbagsmaybedeactivated
incertainsittingpositions.Inthiscase,theindij
catorlightforthefront-seatpassengerairbags
lightsup.
Inthiscase,changethesittingpositionsothat thefront-seatpassengerairbagsareactivated
andtheindicatorlightgoesout.
Ifitisnotpossibletoactivatetheairbags,have thepersonsitintherear.
Toenablecorrectrecognitionoftheoccupied
seatcushion.
'xDonotattachcovers,cushions,ballmatsor
otheritemstothefrontpassengerseatunj lesstheyarespecificallydeterminedtobesafeforuseonthefrontpassengerseat.'xDonotplaceanyelectronicdevicesonthe
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'xDonotplaceobjectsundertheseatthatcouldpressagainsttheseatfrombelow.'xNomoistureinorontheseat.
Indicatorlightforthefront-seat
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenger
airbagsindicatestheoperatingstateofthefront- seatpassengerairbags.
Thelightindicateswhethertheairbagsareeither
activatedordeactivated.
'xTheindicatorlightlightsup
whenachildisproperly
seatedinachildrestraintsysj
temorwhentheseatis
empty.Theairbagsonthe
frontpassengersidearenot
activated.'xTheindicatorlightdoesnotlightupwhen,for
instanceacorrectlyseatedpersonofsuffij cientsizeisdetectedontheseat.Theairj
bagsonthefrontpassengersideareactij vated.
Detectedchildrestraintsystems
Thesystemgenerallydetectschildrenseatedinachildrestraintsystem,particularlyinchildrejstraintsystemsrequiredbyNHTSAatthepoint
intimewhenthevehiclewasmanufactured.Afj
terinstallingachildrestraintsystem,makesure thattheindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenj
gerairbagslightsup.Thisindicatesthatthechild restraintsystemhasbeendetectedandthefront-seatpassengerairbagsarenotactivated.
Strengthofthedriver'sandfront-seat
passengerairbag
Theexplosivepowerthatactivatesdriver's/front- seatpassengerairbagsverymuchdependson
thepositionsofthedriver's/frontpassengerseat.
Tomaintaintheaccuracyofthisfunctionover
thelongterm,calibratethefrontseatsassoonas
arespectivemessageappearsontheControl Display.
Calibratingthefrontseats
WBSning
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.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Concept
Thesystemmonitorstireinflationpressureinthe fourmountedtires.Thesystemwarnsyouif
thereisasignificantlossofpressureinoneor
moretires.
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Generalinformation
Sensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinflaj
tionpressureand,dependingonthemodel,the
tiretemperature.
Furtherinformationandinstructionsonusingthe
systemcanalsobefoundunderTireinflation
pressure,refertopage 228.
Functionalrequirements Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aresetwas performedwiththecorrecttireinflationpresj
sure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasadjusted
toanewvalue,aresetwasperformed.'xWheelswithTPMwheelelectronics.
Statusdisplay
Currentstatus
ThesystemstatuscanbedisplayedontheConj trolDisplay,e.g.,whetherornotthesystemisacjtive.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
Tireconditions Generalinformation
Tireandsystemstatusareindicatedbythecolor
ofthewheelsandaSMStextmessageonthe
ControlDisplay.
Allwheelsgreen
Systemisactiveandwillissueawarningrelatedtothetireinflationpressuresstoredduringthelastreset.
Onetofouryellowwheels Aflattireormajordropinthetireinflationpresj
surehasoccurredintheindicatedtires.
Graywheels
Itmaynotbepossibletoidentifytirepressure
losses.
Possiblecauses:'xMalfunction.'xThesystemisbeingreset.
Additionalinformation
Thestatuscontroldisplayadditionallyshowsthe currenttireinflationpressuresand,dependingonthemodel,tiretemperatures.Thevaluesshown
areinstantaneousmeasurementsandmayvary
dependingondrivingstyleorweatherconditions.
Resettingthesystem ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor4.Switchondrive-readystateanddonotdriveoff.5.Resettireinflationpressure:Performreset.6.Driveaway.
Thewheelsaredisplayedingrayandthefollowj
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TirePressureMonitoractive.Seelabelfor
recommendedpressures.isdisplayed.
Youmayinterruptthistripatanytime.Whenyou continuetheresetresumesautomatically.
Messages
Generalinformation
AlowtireinflationpressuremaycausetheDSC
DynamicStabilityControltobeswitchedon.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas
steeringandbrakingresponse.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.Donotcontinuedriving.Repairthe
flattireorreplacethewheel.
Ifatireinflationpressurecheckis
required
Message
AsymbolwithaCheckControlmessageapj
pearsontheControlDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThesystemhasdetectedawheel
change,butnoresetwasdone.
Inflationwasnotcarriedoutaccording
tospecifications.
Thetireinflationpressurehasfallen
belowthelevelofthelastconfirmaj
tion.
Measure
1.Checkthetirepressureandcorrectas
needed.2.Carryoutaresetofthesystemafteratire
change.Ifthetireinflationpressureislow
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwithaCheckControlmesj
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossin tireinflationpressure.
Noresetwasperformedforthesysj
tem.Thesystemthereforeissuesa
warningbasedonthetireinflation
pressuresbeforethelastreset.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously. Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Identifythedamagedwheel.Checktheair
pressureinallfourtires,forinstanceusing thetirepressuregageofatirerepairkit.3.Repairtheflattire,forinstancewithatirerej
pairkitorbychangingthetire.
Ifnotirerepairkitisavailable,contactadealerss servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Systemlimits
Temperature Thetireinflationpressuredependsonthetire's
temperature.
Drivingorexposuretothesunwillincreasethe
tire'stemperature,thusincreasingthetireinflaj
tionpressure.
Thetireinflationpressureisreducedwhenthe tiretemperaturefallsagain.
Thesecircumstancesmaycauseawarning
whentemperaturesfallverysharply.
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SuddentirepressurelossThesystemcannotindicatesuddenserioustiredamagecausedbyexternalcircumstances.
Failureperformingareset Thesystemdoesnotfunctionproperlyifareset
hasnotbeencarriedout,forinstanceaflattireis
reportedthoughtireinflationpressuresarecorj
rect.
Malfunction Theyellowwarninglightflashesandis
thenilluminatedcontinuously.ACheck
Controlmessageisdisplayed.Itmaynot
bepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Examplesandrecommendationsinthefollowingsituations:'xAwheelwithoutTPMwheelelectronicsismounted:haveitcheckedbyadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter
orrepairshopasneeded.'xMalfunction:havesystemcheckedbyadealj erssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservjicecenterorrepairshop.'xThesystemwasunabletocompletetherejset.Performasystemresetagain.'xInterferencecausedbysystemsordevices
withthesameradiofrequency:afterleaving theareaoftheinterference,thesystemautoj
maticallybecomesactiveagain.
DeclarationaccordingtoNHTSA/FMVSS
138TirePressureMonitoringSystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided)should
becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflatedto
theinflationpressurerecommendedbythevehij
clemanufactureronthevehicleplacardortireinj
flationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastiresof
adifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedonthevej
hicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel,you
shoulddeterminethepropertireinflationpresj
sureforthosetires.)Asanaddedsafetyfeature,
yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithatirepresj
suremonitoringsystem(TPMS)thatilluminates alowtirepressuretelltalewhenoneormoreof
yourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.Accordj ingly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumijnates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtotheproper
pressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunder-inflated
tirecausesthetiretooverheatandcanleadto
tirefailure.Under-inflationalsoreducesfueleffij
ciencyandtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehij
cle'shandlingandstoppingability.Pleasenote
thattheTPMSisnotasubstituteforpropertire
maintenance,anditisthedriver'sresponsibility tomaintaincorrecttirepressure,evenifunder-
inflationhasnotreachedtheleveltotriggerilluj
minationoftheTPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMSmalfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthe
systemisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMS
malfunctionindicatoriscombinedwiththelow
tirepressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxij
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthemalj
functionexists.Whenthemalfunctionindicatoris
illuminated,thesystemmaynotbeabletodej
tectorsignallowtirepressureasintended.
TPMSmalfunctionsmayoccurforavarietyof
reasons,includingtheinstallationofreplacement
oralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehiclethat
preventtheTPMSfromfunctioningproperly.Alj
wayschecktheTPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafter
replacingoneormoretiresorwheelsonyourvej
hicletoensurethatthereplacementoralternate
tiresandwheelsallowtheTPMStocontinueto
functionproperly.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Concept
Thesystemdetectstireinflationpressureloss
onthebasisofrotationspeeddifferencesbej
tweentheindividualwheelswhiledriving.
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