BMW M5 2019 Owners Manual

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Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Sittingsafely
Anidealseatingpositionthatmeetstheneedsof
theoccupantscanmakeavitalcontributionto
relaxed,fatigue-freedriving.
Intheeventofanaccident,thecorrectseating
positionplaysanimportantrole.Followtheinforj mationinthefollowingchapters:
'xSeats,refertopage 101.'xSafetybelts,refertopage 104.'xHeadrestraints,refertopage 105.'xAirbags,refertopage 165.
Seats
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Seatadjustmentswhiledrivingcanleadtounj
expectedmovementsoftheseat.Vehicleconj
trolcouldbelost.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Onlyadjusttheseatonthedriver'ssidewhen
thevehicleisstationary.
WARNING
Withabackrestinclinedtoofartotherear,the
efficacyofthesafetybeltcannolongerbeenj
sured.Thereisariskofslidingunderthesafety
beltinanaccident.Thereisariskofinjuriesor
dangertolife.Adjusttheseatpriortostarting
thetrip.Adjustthebackrestsothatitisinthe mostuprightpositionaspossibleanddonot
adjustagainwhiledriving.
WARNING
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmovej
mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjustj
ment.
Electricallyadjustableseats
Generalinformation Theseatadjustmentforthedriver'sseatis
storedforthedriverprofilecurrentlyused.When
thevehicleisunlockedviatheremotecontrol, thepositionisautomaticallyretrievedifthefuncjtion,refertopage 93,isactivatedforthispurj
pose.
Thecurrentseatpositioncanbestoredusing thememoryfunction,refertopage 110.
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Overview1Thighsupport2Forward/backward,height,seattilt3Upperbackrest4Backrestwidth5Lumbarsupport6Backresttilt,headrestraint
Forward/backward
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
Height
Pushswitchupordown.
Seattilt
Moveswitchupordown.
Backresttilt
Moveswitchforwardorbackward.
Thighsupport
Mmultifunctionalseat
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
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Sportseat
Pulltheleveratthefrontoftheseatandpush
thethighsupportforwardorback.
Lumbarsupport
Concept Thecurvatureoftheseatbackrestcanbeadj
justedinawaythatitsupportsthelumbarregion
ofthespine.Thelowerbackandthespineare supportedforuprightposture.
Settings
'xPressthefront/rearsectionof
thebutton:
Thecurvatureisincreased/
decreased.'xPresstheupper/lowersection
ofthebutton:
Thecurvatureisshiftedup/
down.
Backrestwidth
Concept
Adjustingthebackrestwidthmayimprovelateral supportwhentakingcorners.
Generalinformation
Youcanchangethebackrestwidthbyadjusting
thesidewingsofthebackrest.
Tomakeiteasiertoenterandexitthevehicle,
thebackrestwidthtemporarilyopensfully.
Settings'xPressthefrontsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthdej
creases.'xPresstherearsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthincreases.
Upperbackrest
Concept
Theupperbackrestsupportsthebackinthe shoulderarea.Acorrectsettingleadstoarej
laxedseatingpositionandreducesstrainonthe shouldermuscles.
Generalinformation Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedwhenthedrive-
readystateisswitchedoff,theupperbackrest movesintothestandardposition.
Settings
'xPressthefrontsectionofthebutton:
Theupperbackrestisinclinedforward.'xPresstherearsectionofthebutton:
Theupperbackrestisinclinedbackward.Seite103Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheelCONTROLS103
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Safetybelts
Numberofsafetybeltsand
safetybeltbuckles
Thevehicleisfittedwithfivesafetybeltstoenj
sureoccupantsafety.However,theycanonlyofj ferprotectionwhenadjustedcorrectly.
Thetwooutersafetybeltbucklesoftherear
seatsareintendedforthepersonssittingonthe
leftandright.
Thecentersafetybeltbuckleoftherearseatsis intendedforthepersonsittinginthemiddle.
GeneralinformationAlwaysmakesurethatsafetybeltsarebeing
wornbytheoccupantsbeforedrivingoff.The airbagssupplementthesafetybeltsasanaddijtionalsafetydevice.Theairbagsarenotasubstijtuteforsafetybelts.
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
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,beltretracjtorsorbeltanchorsandkeepthemclean.Havethesafetybeltscheckedafteranaccidentatthedealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctuseofsafetybelts
'xWearthesafetybelttwist-freeandtightto yourbodyoveryourlapandshoulders.'xWearthesafetybeltdeeponyourhipsoveryourlap.Thesafetybeltmaynotpressonyourstomach.'xDonotrubthesafetybeltagainstsharp
edges,orguideitorjamitinacrosshardor
fragileobjects.'xAvoidthickclothing.'xRe-tightenthesafetybeltfrequentlyupward aroundyourupperbody.
Bucklingthesafetybelt
1.Guidethesafetybeltslowlyovershoulder
andhiptoputiton.Seite104CONTROLSSeats,mirrors,andsteeringwheel104
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2.Insertthetongueplateintothesafetybelt
buckle.Thesafetybeltbucklemustengage
audibly.
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytightjenedonceafterdrivingaway.
Unbucklingthesafetybelt
1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.3.Guidethesafetybeltbackintoitsroll-up mechanism.
Safetybeltreminderfordriver's
seatandfrontpassengerseat
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightlightsupandasignalsounds.Makesurethatthesafetybeltsarepositionedcorrectly.Thesafetybelt
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 110.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead
restraintsontheoccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersupj
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.Seite105Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheelCONTROLS105
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'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.
Adjustingtheheight
Pushswitchupordown.
Adjustingthedistance:sport
seat'xBack:pressthebuttonandpushtheheadrej
strainttowardtherear.'xForward:pulltheheadrestrainttowardthe front.
Aftersettingthedistance,movetheheadrej
straintforwardorbackwardslightly,makingsure
itengagesproperly.
Adjustingthedistance:M
multifunctionalseat
Theheadrestraintisautomaticallyrepositioned
whentheupperbackrestisadjusted.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Rearheadrestraints
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
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'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.
Foldingdownthemiddlehead
restraint
Toimprovetheviewtotherear,thecenterheadrestraintcanbefoldedtotherear.Onlypushthe
headrestraintdownifnoonewillbesittinginthe
centerseat.
'xTotherear:pressthebutton,arrow1,and
foldtheheadrestraintbackward.'xForward:foldtheheadrestrainttowardthe frontasfarasitwillgo.Makesurethatthe
headrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheightoftheouterheadrestraintscanbe
adjusted.
'xTolower:pressthebutton,arrow1,andpush theheadrestraintdown.'xToraise:pushtheheadrestraintup.
Aftersettingtheheight,movetheheadrestraint
upordownslightly,makingsureitengages
properly.
Removing
Withthrough-loadingsystem:
Theouterheadrestraintscanberemoved.Only
removetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbesitting
intheseatinquestion.
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1.Folddowntherearseatbackrest,refertopage 267,inquestion.2.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresistj
ance.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpullthehead
restraintoutcompletely.
Installing
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstallthehead
restraint.
Aftermounting,slidetheheadrestraintupor
downslightly,makingsuretheheadrestraintenj gagesproperly.
Mirrors
Exteriormirrors Generalinformation
Themirroronthefrontpassengersideismore curvedthanthedriver'ssidemirror.
Themirrorsettingisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyinuse.Whenthevehicleisunlockedvia theremotecontrol,thepositionisautomaticallyretrievedifthefunction,refertopage 93,isactij
vatedforthispurpose.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbestored usingthememoryfunction,refertopage 110.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetothetrafficbehind
couldbeincorrectlyestimated,forinstance
whilechanginglanes.Thereisariskofanaccij dent.Estimatethedistancetothetrafficbehindbylookingoveryourshoulder.
Overview
1Settings2Selectingamirror,AutomaticCurbMonitor3Foldinginandout
Adjustingelectrically
Pressthebutton.
Theselectedmirrormovesalongwiththe
buttonmovement.
Selectingamirror Tochangeovertotheothermirror:Slidetheswitch.
Malfunction Incaseofanelectricalmalfunction,adjustthe
mirrorbypressingtheedgesofthemirrorglass.
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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.
AutomaticdimmingfeatureTheexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisautoj
maticallydimmed.Photocellsinthecar'sinterior
mirror,refertopage 109,areusedtocontrol
this.
AutomaticCurbMonitor,exterior
mirror
Concept
Ifreversegearisengaged,themirrorglasson
thefrontpassengersideistilteddownward.This
improvesyourviewofthecurbandotherlow-lyj ingobstacleswhenparking,forinstance.
Activating1.Slidetheswitchtothedriver'sside
mirrorposition.2.EngageselectorleverpositionR.
Deactivating
Slidetheswitchtothepassenger'ssidemirrorposition.
Interiormirror Generalinformation Theinteriormirrorisdimmedautomatically.
Photocellsareusedforcontrol:
'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Overview
Functionalrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotcovertheareabetweentheinterior
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Steeringwheel
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Steeringwheeladjustmentswhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.Thereisariskof anaccident.Adjustthesteeringwheelwhilethevehicleisstationaryonly.
Electricsteeringwheel
adjustment
Generalinformation
Thesteeringwheelsettingisstoredforthedriver profilecurrentlyinuse.Whenthedrive-readystateisswitchedon,thepositionisautomaticallyretrievedifthefunction,refertopage 93,isactij
vatedforthispurpose.
Thecurrentsteeringwheelpositioncanbe
storedusingthememoryfunction,referto page 110.
Settings
Movethesteeringwheeltothepreferredheight
andangletosuityourseatingpositionbypressj
ingtheswitch.
Assistancegettinginandout
Thesteeringwheeltemporarilymovesintothe
highestpositiontomakeiteasiertoenterand
exitthevehicle.
Heatedsteeringwheel Overview
Heatedsteeringwheel
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Ifthetripisresumedwithinapprox.15minutes
afteranintermediatestop,theheatedsteering wheelactivatesautomaticallyifthefunctionwas
switchedonattheendofthelasttrip.
Memoryfunction
Concept
Thefollowingsettingscanbestoredand,ifnecj essary,retrievedusingthememoryfunction:
'xSeatposition.'xExteriormirrorposition.'xSteeringwheelposition.'xHeightoftheHead-upDisplay.Seite110CONTROLSSeats,mirrors,andsteeringwheel110
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