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High-beamAssistant
Concept
Thehigh-beamAssistantdetectsothertraffic
participantsearlyonandautomaticallyswitches thehighbeamsonoroffdependingonthetraffic
situation.
Generalinformation Thehigh-beamAssistantensuresthatthehigh
beamsareswitchedon,wheneverthetrafficsitj
uationallows.Inthelowspeedrange,thehigh
beamsarenotswitchedonbythesystem.
Thesystemrespondstolightfromoncoming
trafficandtrafficdrivingaheadofyou,andtoamj bientlighting,forinstanceintownsandcities.
Thehighbeamscanbeswitchedonandoff
manuallyatanytime.
Activating/deactivating
Positionofswitch,dependingonthevehicle
equipment:
,
Pressandholdthebuttonontheturnsignal
lever.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusj
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Theheadlightsareautomaticallyswitchedbej tweenlowbeamsandhighbeams.
Theblueindicatorlightintheinstrument
clusterlightsupwhenthesystem switchesonthehighbeams.
Thehigh-beamAssistantisdeactivatedwhen
manuallyswitchingthehighbeamsonandoff, refertopage 98.
Toreactivatethehigh-beamAssistant,pressthe buttonontheturnsignallever.
Systemlimits Thehigh-beamAssistantcannotserveasasubjstituteforthedriver'spersonaljudgmentofwhentousethehighbeams.Insituationthatrequire
this,thereforeswitchoffmanually.
Thesystemisnotfullyfunctionalinthefollowing
situations,anddriverinterventionmaybenecesj sary:'xInveryunfavorableweatherconditions,such
asfogorheavyprecipitation.'xWhendetectingpoorly-litroaduserssuchas
pedestrians,cyclists,horsebackridersand wagons;whendrivingclosetotrainorshiptraffic;andatanimalcrossings.'xIntightcurves,onhilltopsorindepressions,incrosstrafficorhalf-obscuredoncoming
trafficonhighways.'xInpoorly-littownsandcitiesandinthepresj
enceofhighlyreflectivesigns.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedover,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.
Foglights
Frontfoglights
Concept
Thefrontfoglightsworkalongsidethelow
beamstoilluminateawiderareaoftheroadway.
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FunctionalrequirementThelowbeamsmustbeswitchedonbefore
switchingonthefrontfoglights.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
Thegreenindicatorlightlightsupifthe
frontfoglightsareswitchedon.
Iftheautomaticheadlightcontrol,referto page 129,isactivated,thelowbeamswillcome
onautomaticallywhenyouswitchonthefront
foglights.
Whenthehighbeamsorheadlightflasherare
activated,thefrontfoglightsarenotswitched
on.
Instrumentlighting
Functionalrequirement Theparkinglightsorlowbeamsmustbe
switchedontoadjustthebrightness.
Settings Adjustthebrightnesswiththe
thumbwheel.
Interiorlights
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipment,theinteriorlights,
footwelllights,entrylights,andcourtesylights
arecontrolledautomatically.
Thumbwheelfortheinstrumentlightingcontrols
brightnessofsomeofthesefeatures.
Overview1Interiorlights2Readinglights
Switchingtheinteriorlights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Toswitchoffpermanently:pressthebuttonand holdforapprox.3seconds.
Switchingthereadinglights on/off
Pressthebutton.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thereadj inglightsarelocatednexttotheinteriorlightsin
thefrontandrear.
Ambientlight Generalinformation
Dependingonyouroptionalfeatureslightingcan
beadjustedforsomelightsinthecar'sinterior.
Selectingcolorscheme OntheControlDisplay:
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Todeactivatetheambientlight:Off.Settingthebrightness
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily availableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovideadjequateprotection.Sideairbag
Inalateralimpact,thesideairbagsupportsthe sideofthebodyinthechestandlaparea.
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EjectionMitigation
Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejecj
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorsideimj pactevents.
Kneeairbag
Thekneeairbagsupportsthelegsinafrontalimj
pact.
Protectiveeffect
Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsituaj tion,forinstanceinlesssevereaccidentsorrear-
endcollisions.
Informationonoptimumeffectofthe airbags
WARNING
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.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
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.
Functionalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Individualcomponentscanbehotaftertriggerj ingoftheairbagsystem.Thereisariskofinj
jury.Donottouchindividualcomponents.
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WARNING
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure,
malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe airbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendeddej spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofinjjuriesordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystem
checked,repaired,dismantledandscrappedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctfunction
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,the
warninglightintheinstrumentcluster lightsupbrieflyandtherebyindicatesthe
operationalreadinessoftheentireairbagsystem
andthebelttensioner.
Airbagsystemmalfunctioning
'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeonwhentheigjnitionisswitchedon.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinuously.
Automaticdeactivationofthe
front-seatpassengerairbags
Concept
Thesystemreadsifthefrontpassengerseatis
occupiedbymeasuringthehumanbody'sresistj ance.
Front,knee,andsideairbagonthefrontpasj senger'ssideareactivatedordeactivated.
Generalinformation
Beforetransportingachildonthefrontpassenj
gerseat,refertothesafetyinformationandinj structionsforchildrenonthefrontpassengerseat,seeChildren.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Toensurethefront-seatpassengerairbag
function,thesystemmustbeabletodetect
whetherapersonissittinginthefrontpassenj gerseat.Theentireseatcushionareamustbe
usedforthispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuries ordangertolife.Makesurethatthefrontpasj
sengerkeepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
Malfunctionoftheautomatic
deactivationsystem
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
frontpassengerseatifachildrestraintsysj
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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
Thesystemgenerallydetectschildrenseatedin
achildrestraintsystem,particularlyinchildrej
straintsystemsrequiredbyNHTSAatthepoint
intimewhenthevehiclewasmanufactured.Afj
terinstallingachildrestraintsystem,makesure thattheindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenj
gerairbagslightsup.Thisindicatesthatthechild
restraintsystemhasbeendetectedandthe
front-seatpassengerairbagsarenotactivated.
Strengthofthedriver'sand
front-seatpassengerairbag
Theexplosivepowerthatactivatesdriver's/front- seatpassengerairbagsverymuchdependson
thepositionsofthedriver's/frontpassengerseat.
Tomaintaintheaccuracyofthisfunctionover
thelongterm,calibratethefrontseatsassoonas
arespectivemessageappearsontheControl Display.
Calibratingthefrontseats
WARNING
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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GeneralinformationSensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinflaj
tionpressureand,dependingonthemodel,the
tiretemperature.
Withuseofthesystemfollowfurtherinformation
foundunderTireinflationpressure,referto
page 244.
Functionalrequirements Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aresetwas performedwiththecorrecttireinflationpresj
sure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasadjusted
toanewvalue,aresetwasperformed.'xWheelswithTPMwheelelectronics.
Statusdisplay
Currentstatus
ThesystemstatuscanbedisplayedontheConj trolDisplay,e.g.,whetherornotthesystemisacj
tive.
ViaiDrive:
1.Vehicleinfo2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor(TPM)
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
Tireconditions Generalinformation
Tireandsystemstatusareindicatedbythecolor
ofthewheelsandaSMStextmessageonthe
ControlDisplay.
Allwheelsgreen
Systemisactiveandwillissueawarningrelated
tothetireinflationpressuresstoredduringthe lastreset.
Onetofouryellowwheels
Aflattireormajordropinthetireinflationpresj
surehasoccurredintheindicatedtires.
GraywheelsItmaynotbepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Possiblecauses:'xMalfunction.'xThesystemisbeingreset.
Additionalinformation Thestatuscontroldisplayadditionallyshowsthe
currenttireinflationpressuresand,dependingon
themodel,tiretemperatures.Itshowstheactual
valuesread;theymayvarydependingondriving
styleorweatherconditions.
Resettingthesystem
ViaiDrive:
1.Vehicleinfo2.Vehiclestatus3.Performreset4.Starttheenginebutdonotdriveoff.5.Resettireinflationpressure:Performreset.6.Driveaway.
Thewheelsaredisplayedingrayandthefollowj
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greenandTirePressureMonitor(TPM)active
isdisplayed.
Youmayinterruptthistripatanytime.Whenyou continuetheresetresumesautomatically.
Messages Generalinformation AlowtireinflationpressuremaycausetheDSC
DynamicStabilityControltobeswitchedon.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas steeringandbrakingresponse.Run-flattires
canmaintainlimitedstability.Thereisariskof anaccident.Donotcontinuedrivingifthevehij
cleisequippedwithnormaltires.Followtheinj formationonrun-flattiresandcontinueddriving
withthesetires.
Ifatireinflationpressurecheckis
required
Message
AsymbolwithaCheckControlmessageapj pearsontheControlDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThesystemhasdetectedawheel
change,butnoresetwasdone.
Noresetwasperformedforthesysj
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Inflationwasnotcarriedoutaccordj
ingtospecifications.Thetireinflationpressurehasfallen
belowthelevelofthelastreset.Measure1.Checkthetirepressureandcorrectas
needed.2.Resetthesystem.
Ifthetireinflationpressureistoo
low
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedintheinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwithaCheckControlmesj
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThereisatireinflationpressureloss.
Noresetwasperformedforthesysj
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedanddrivemoderately.Do notexceedaspeedof80mph/130km/h.2.Atthenextopportunity,forinstancegasstaj
tion,checkandcorrectthetireinflationpresj sureinallfourtires,ifnecessary.3.Resetthesystem.
Ifthereisasignificantlossoftire
inflationpressure
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwiththeaffectedtireapj
pearsinaCheckControlmessageontheConj
trolDisplay.
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SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossintireinflationpressure.
Noresetwasperformedforthesysj
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously. Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Checkwhetherthevehicleisfittedwithnorj
maltiresorrun-flattires.
Run-flattires,refertopage 252,arelabeled
withacircularsymbolcontainingtheletters RSCmarkedonthetire'ssidewall.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire
Normaltires
1.Identifythedamagedtire.
Todothis,checktheairpressureinallfour
tires,forinstanceusingthetirepressuregage
ofaflattirekit.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theTirePressureMonitormaynot
havebeenreset.Inthiscase,performtherej
set.
Ifidentificationofflattiredamageisnotposj sible,pleasecontactadealerssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair shop.2.Repairtheflattire,e.g.,withaflattirekitorbychangingthewheel.
Useofsealant,forinstancefromtheflattirekit,maydamagetheTPMwheelelectronics.Inthis
case,havetheelectronicscheckedandreplaced atthenextopportunity.
Run-flattires
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Yourvehiclehandlesdifferentlywitharun-flat withnoorlowinflationpressure;forinstance, yourlanestabilitywhenbrakingisreduced,brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steerjingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofan
accident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda speedof50mph/80km/h.
Maximumspeed
Youmaycontinuedrivingwithadamagedtireat
speedsupto50mph/80km/h.
Continueddrivingwithaflattire
Ifcontinuingtodrivewithadamagedtire:
1.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.3.Checktheairpressureinallfourtiresatthe
nextopportunity.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theTirePressureMonitormaynot
havebeenreset.Inthiscase,performtherej
set.
Possibledrivingrangewitha
depressurizedtire
Thedistanceforwhichitmaybepossibleto
drivesafelyvariesdependingonhowthevehicle
isloadedandused,e.g.,speed,roadconditions,
externaltemperature.Thedrivingrangemaybe
lessbutmayalsobemoreifaneconomicaldrivj ingstyleisused.
Ifthevehicleisloadedwithanaverageweight
andusedunderfavorableconditions,thedisj
tanceforwhichitmaybesafetodrivemaybeup to50miles/80km.
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