BMW M5 2018 Owners Manual

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Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Safeseatingposition
Aseatingpositionthatsuitablyreflectstherej
quirementsoftheoccupantsisessentialforrej
laxeddrivingwithminimumfatigue.
Inanaccident,thecorrectseatingpositionplays
animportantrole.Complywiththenotesinthe followingchapters:
'xSeats,seepage 101.'xSeatbelts,seepage 104.'xHeadrestraints,seepage 106.'xAirbags,seepage 171.
Seats
Safetynotes
WARNING
Toadjusttheseatduringajourneycouldcause
theseattomoveunexpectedly.Youcouldlose controlofthevehicle.Thereisadangerofaccijdents.Onlyadjusttheseatonthedriver'sside
whenatastandstill.
WARNING
Iftheseatbackrestisangledbacktoofar,the protectiveeffectoftheseatbeltwillnolonger beguaranteed.Thereisadangerofslidingunjdertheseatbeltintheeventofanaccident.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Adj
justtheseatbeforestartingthejourney.Adjust theseatbackresttothemostuprightpositionpossible,anddonotchangeitduringthejourjney.
WARNING
Thereisariskofentrapmentwhentheseats
arebeingmoved.Thereisadangerofinjuryor
damagetoproperty.Beforemakinganyadjustj
ment,makesurethattheareaofmovementof theseatiskeptclear.
Electricallyadjustableseats
General Thedriver'sseatsettingissavedforthecurrently
usedprofile.Whenthevehicleisunlockedusing
theremotecontrol,thissettingiscalledupautoj maticallyifthefunctionforthishasbeenactivaj
ted,seepage 93.
Thecurrentseatpositioncanbesavedwiththe
memoryfunction,seepage 111.
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Overview1Thighsupport2Forward/back,height,seatangle3Shouldersupport4Backrestwidth5Lumbarsupport6Backresttilt,headrestraint
Forward/back
Presstheswitchforwardsorbackwards.Height
Presstheswitchupordown.
Seatangle
Tilttheswitchupordown. Backrestangle
Tilttheswitchforwardsorbackwards.
Thighsupport
Mmultifunctionseat
Presstheswitchforwardsorbackwards.
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Sportseat
Pulltheleveronthefrontoftheseatandadjust
thethighsupportforwardsorbackwards.
Lumbarsupport
Principle Thecurvatureofthebackrestcanbechangedin
suchawaythatthelumbarregion,thelordosis,is
supported.Theupperedgeofthepelvisandthe spinalcolumnaresupportedtoencouragean
uprightposture.
Toadjust
'xPressthebuttonatthefront/
rear:
Thecurvatureisincreased/
decreased.'xPressthebuttonatthetop/
bottom:
Thecurvatureisshiftedupj
wards/downwards.
Backrestwidth
Principle
Toadjustthebackrestwidthcanimprovelateral supportwhentakingcorners.
GeneralTochangethewidthofthebackrest,theside
cushionsofthebackrestcanbeadjusted.
Temporarily,thebackrestwidthopenscomj pletelytofacilitategettingintoandoutofthevej
hicle.
Toadjust'xPressthebuttonatthefront:
Backrestwidthisreduced.'xPressthebuttonattherear:
Backrestwidthisincreased.
Shouldersupport
Principle Theshouldersupportsupportsthebackinthe
shoulderregion.Whenadjustedcorrectly,itenj
suresarelaxedseatingposition,andreduces
strainontheshouldermuscles.
General
Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedwhenthedrive- readystateisswitchedoff,theshouldersupport movesintothestandardposition.
Toadjust
'xPressthebuttonatthefront:
Theshouldersupportistiltedforwards.'xPressthebuttonattherear:
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Seatbelts
Numberofseatbeltsandbelt
buckles
Forthesafetyofthevehicleoccupants,thevehij
cleisequippedwithfiveseatbelts.However, theycanonlyprovideeffectiveprotectionwhen
worncorrectly.
Thetwoouterbeltbucklesontherearseatsare
intendedforthosesittingontheleftandright.
Theinnerbeltbuckleontherearseatsisintenj
dedforthepersonsittinginthemiddle.
General
Beforeajourney,alwaysmakesurethatalloccuj
pantshavefastenedtheirseatbelts.Theairbags
supplementtheseatbeltsasanadditionalsafety
device.Theairbagsarenotasubstituteforthe
seatbelts.
Thebeltanchorageissuitableforadultsofany statureiftheseatisadjustedcorrectly.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Neverrestrainmorethanonepersonwitheach
seatbelt,otherwisetheprotectiveeffectofthe
seatbeltisnolongerguaranteed.Thereisa dangerofinjuryorevendeath.Onlyrestrain
onepersonwitheachseatbelt.Donotallowinj fantsandchildrentotravelonthelapofanotheroccupant.Instead,securetheinfantorchildina
childrestraintsystemintendedforthispurpose.
WARNING
Theprotectivefunctionoftheseatbeltsmay
belimitedormayevenfailcompletelyifthe
seatbeltsarewornincorrectly.Ifaseatbeltis
notworncorrectly,additionalinjuriescanbe
caused,forexampleintheeventofanaccident orbrakingandevasivemanoeuvres.Thereisa
dangerofinjuryorevendeath.Makesurethat
allvehicleoccupantshavefastenedtheirseat
beltscorrectly.
WARNING
Seatbeltsaredesignedtobearuponthe body'sskeletonandshouldbewornlowacross
thefrontofthepelvis,orlieagainstpelvis,
chestandshoulders,asapplicable.Donot
routethelapsectionofthebeltacrosstheabj
domen.
Seatbeltsshouldbeadjustedasfirmlyasposj sible,consistentwithcomfort,toprovidethe
protectionforwhichtheyhavebeendesigned.
Aslackbeltwillgreatlyreducetheprotection
affordedtothewearer.
Donotallowtheseatbeltwebbingtocome
intocontactwithpolishes,oilsandchemicals andparticularlybatteryacid.Itmaybesafelycleanedwithamildsoapwatersolution.Rejplacetheseatbeltifthewebbingbecomesfrayed,contaminatedordamaged.Seatbelts
shouldnotbewornwithseatbeltstrapstwisj ted.Eachseatbeltassemblymustonlybe
usedbyoneoccupant;carryinginfantsand
childrenontheoccupant'slapisnotpermitted.
Itisessentialtoreplacetheentireassemblyafjterithasbeenworninasevereimpactevenif
damagetotheassemblyisnotobvious.
WARNING
Nomodificationsoradditionsshouldbemade bytheuserthatwilleitherpreventtheseatbelt
adjustingdevicesfromoperatingtoremove
slack,orpreventtheseatbeltassemblyfrom
beingadjustedtoremoveslack.
WARNING
Theprotectivefunctionoftheseatbeltsmay belimitedormayevenfailcompletelyinthe
followingsituations:
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'xTheseatbeltsorbeltbucklesaredamjaged,dirtyorhavebeenmodifiedinanj otherway.'xBelttensionersorbeltretractorshave
beenmodified.
Seatbeltscanbedamagedinanaccidentwithj
outthedamagenecessarilybeingapparent.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Do
notmodifyseatbelts,beltbuckles,belttenj sioners,beltretractorsandbeltanchorpoints
andensurethattheyarekeptclean.Afteran accident,havetheseatbeltsinspectedata
ServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
Correctseatbeltuse
'xPlacetheseatbelttightlyoverthepelvisand
shoulder,closetothebodyandwithouttwistj ing.'xMakesurethattheseatbeltispositionedlow
atthehipintheareaofthepelvis.Theseat
beltmustnotpressontheabdomen.'xTheseatbeltmustnotberubbedonsharp
edges,beroutedoversolidorbreakableobj
jectsorbetrapped.'xAvoidbulkyclothing.'xKeeptheseatbelttautbyoccasionallypulling upwardsontheuppersection.
Adjustmentforautomatic
retractingseatbelts
'xPulltheseatbelttonguediagonallyacross
thebodyandpushitintothebeltbuckleuntil itaudiblyengagesintoplace.'xItisimportanttoadjustthebeltlengthcorjrectly.Toadjustthelapbeltandcheckwhetherthebelttonguehasengagedcorj
rectlyinthebuckle,pullupwardsonthe
shouldersectionofthebeltuntilthelapbelt
fitstightly.'xThediagonalshoulderstrapadjustsautomatj
icallytoallowfreedomofmovement.'xToreleasetheseatbelt,pressthebuttonon thebuckle.
Fasteningtheseatbelt
1.Whenfasteningtheseatbelt,guidetheseat
beltslowlyfromthebracket.2.Inserttheseatbelttongueinthebeltbuckle. Theseatbeltbucklemustbeheardtoenjgage.
Iffastened,thedriver'sandfrontpassenger's
seatbeltsareautomaticallytensionedwhendrivj
ingoff.
Unfasteningtheseatbelt
1.Holdtheseatbeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttononthebeltbuckle.3.Guidetheseatbeltbackuptothereelmechj anism.
Seatbeltreminderfordriverand
frontpassengerseat
General Theseatbeltreminderisactivatedwhenthe
seatbeltonthedriver'ssideisnotfastened.
Forsomecountryspecifications,theseatbeltrej
minderisalsoactiveifthefrontpassengerseat beltisnotfastenedandheavyobjectsareonthe
frontpassengerseat.
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DisplayintheinstrumentclusterACheckControlmessageisshown.
Checkwhethertheseatbelthasbeen
fastenedcorrectly.
Seatbeltreminderforrearseats
General Theseatbeltreminderisautomaticallyactivatedeverytimetheenginestarts.
Theseatbeltreminderwillalsobeactivatedifa
rearseatbeltisunfastenedduringthejourney.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Theindicatorlampintheinstrumentclusterisilj luminatedaftertheenginestarts.SymbolDescriptionGreen:seatbeltfastenedonthecorj
respondingrearseat.Red:seatbeltnotfastenedonthe
correspondingrearseat.
Safetyfunction
Incriticaldrivingsituations,forexamplefullbrakj
ing,thefrontseatbeltsaretensionedautomatij cally.
Ifthesituationpasseswithoutanaccident,the
belttensionisloosenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunfastentheseatbeltby pressingtheredbuttoninthebeltbuckle.Fastentheseatbeltagainbeforecontinuingyourjourj
ney.
Frontheadrestraints
General Thecurrentheadrestraintpositioncanbesaved
withthememoryfunction,seepage 111.
Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedwhenthedrive-
readystateisswitchedoff,theheadrestraint
movesintothehomeposition.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheheadrestraintsareremovedorincorrectly adjusted,theycannotprovideprotectionasinj
tendedandheadandneckinjuriesmayresult.
Thereisadangerofinjury.
'xBeforeajourney,re-installanyremoved
headrestraintsonalloccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentresupj
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback
ofthehead.Setthedistanceviathebackj
resttiltasneeded.
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen theheadrestraintsaremoving.Thereisadanj
gerofinjury.Whenmovingtheheadrestraint, makesurethattheareaofmovementiskept
clear.
WARNING
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducetheproj tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isadangerofinjury.
'xDonotfitanycoversontheseatsorhead
restraints.'xDonothangobjectssuchascoathangers
directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeenclasj
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'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forexample
cushions,duringthejourney.
Toadjusttheheight
Presstheswitchupordown.
Adjustingthedistance:sports
seat
'xBack:pressthebuttonandslidetheheadrej strainttowardstherear.'xForward:pulltheheadrestraintforward.
Aftersettingthedistance,movetheheadrej
straintforwardsorbackwardsslightly,making sureitengagesproperly.
Adjustingthedistance:M multifunctionseat
Theheadrestraintismovedautomaticallyonadjjustingtheshouldersupport.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Rearheadrestraints
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheheadrestraintsareremovedorincorrectly adjusted,theycannotprovideprotectionasinj
tendedandheadandneckinjuriesmayresult.
Thereisadangerofinjury.
'xBeforeajourney,re-installanyremoved
headrestraintsonalloccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentresupj
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback
ofthehead.Setthedistanceviathebackj
resttiltasneeded.
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen theheadrestraintsaremoving.Thereisadanj
gerofinjury.Whenmovingtheheadrestraint, makesurethattheareaofmovementiskept
clear.
WARNING
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducetheproj tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isadangerofinjury.
'xDonotfitanycoversontheseatsorhead
restraints.'xDonothangobjectssuchascoathangers
directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeenclasj
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Foldingdownthemiddlehead
restraint'xBackward:pressthebutton,arrow1,andfold
backtheheadrestraint.'xForwards:foldtheheadrestraintforwardsas
farasitwillgo.Ensurethattheheadrestraint engagescorrectly.
Toadjusttheheight
Theouterheadrestraintscanbeadjustedin
height.
'xDownwards:pressthebutton,arrow1,and slidetheheadrestraintdownwards.'xUpwards:pushheadrestraintupwards.
Aftersettingtheheight,movetheheadrestraint
upordownslightly,makingsureitengages
properly.
Removing
Withthrough-loadingsystem:
Theouterheadrestraintscanberemoved.Only
removetheheadrestraintifno-oneisintending
tositontheseatinquestion.
1.Folddownthecorrespondingrearbackrest,
seepage 283.2.Raisetheheadrestraintuntilresistanceisfelt.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpullthehead
restraintfullyout.
Installing
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstallthehead
restraint.
Mirrors
Exteriormirrors General
Themirrorsettingissavedforthecurrentlyused
driverprofile.Whenthevehicleisunlockedusing theremotecontrol,thissettingiscalledupautojmaticallyifthefunctionforthishasbeenactivajted,seepage 93.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbesaved
withthememoryfunction,seepage 111.
Safetynote
WARNING
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetoroadusersbehind
thevehiclecouldbeincorrectlyestimated,for
examplewhenchanginglane.Thereisadanger
ofaccidents.Lookoveryourshouldertoestij
matethedistancefromfollowingtraffic.
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Overview1Toadjust2Toselectamirror,automaticparkingfunction3Tofoldinandout
ElectricaladjustmentPressthebutton.
Theselectedmirrormovesinresponseto
thebuttonmovement.
Toselectamirror Toswitchtotheothermirror:Pushtheswitch.
Malfunction
Intheeventofanelectricalfault,presstheedges ofthemirrorglasstoadjustthemirror.
Tofoldinandout
NOTE
Becauseofitswidth,thevehiclecouldsustain
damageincarwashes.Thereisadangerof
damagetoproperty.Beforewashing,foldthe
mirrorsinmanuallyorwiththebutton.
Pressthebutton.
Foldinginispossibleuptoaspeedofapprox.
20km/h,15mph.
Tofoldthemirrorsinandoutisusefulinthe followingsituations:'xIncarwashes.'xInnarrowstreets.
Folded-inmirrorsautomaticallyfoldoutwhenthevehiclereachesaspeedofapprox.40km/h,apj prox.25mph.
Automaticheating Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheated
whenthedrive-readystateisswitchedon.
Automaticallydimming Theexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisautoj
maticallydimmed.Photocellsintherearviewmirj ror,seepage 110,tocontrolthisfunction.
Automaticparkingfunction,
exteriormirror
Principle
Whenreversegearisengaged,themirrorglass
onthefrontpassengersideistilteddownwards. Thisimprovestheviewofthekerborotherobj
staclesneartheground,forexamplewhenparkj
ing.
Activating
1.Pushtheswitchtothedriver'smirror
position.2.EngagingselectorleverpositionR.
Whentowingatrailer,theautomaticparking
functionisswitchedoff.
Deactivating Pushtheswitchtothefrontpassengj
er'smirrorposition.
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Rear-viewmirror
General Therearviewmirrorisdimmedautomatically.
Thefunctioniscontrolledbyphotocells:'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Overview
Operatingrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotobstructthezonebetweentherearj viewmirrorandthewindscreen.
Steeringwheel
Safetynote
WARNING
Toadjustthesteeringwheelwhiledrivingmay
causethesteeringwheeltomoveunexpectj edly.Youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
Thereisadangerofaccidents.Onlyadjustthe steeringwheelwhenthevehicleisatastandj
still.
Electricalsteeringwheel
adjustment
General Thesteeringwheelsettingissavedforthecurj
rentlyuseddriverprofile.Whenthedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon,thepositioniscalledupauj tomaticallyifthefunction,seepage 93,forthis
hasbeenactivated.
Thecurrentsteeringwheelpositioncanbe
savedwiththememoryfunction,seepage 111.
Toadjust
Presstheswitchtoadjustthesteeringwheelto
thecorrectfore/aftpositionandheightforyour
seatingposition.
Easyentry/exit
Thesteeringwheeltemporarilymovestoits
highestpositiontofacilitateentryandexit.
Steeringwheelheating
Overview
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