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Adaptivelightfunctions
Concept
Adaptivelightfunctionsenabledynamicilluminaj
tionoftheroadway.
Generalinformation Theadaptivelightfunctionsmayconsistofone
systemormultiplesystems,dependingonthe equipmentversion:
'xAdaptiveLightControl.'xCorneringlight.
Activating
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchelej
ment.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.
Theadaptivelightfunctionsareactivewhenthe
drive-readystateisswitchedon.
AdaptiveLightControl
GeneralinformationDependingonthesteeringangleandotherpajrameters,thelightfromtheheadlightfollowsthecourseoftheroad.
Toavoidblindingoncomingtraffic,theAdaptive LightControldoesnotswiveltotheopposite
lanewhenthevehicleisatastandstill.
Corneringlight
Intightcurves,forinstanceonmountainous
roadsorwhenturning,anadditional,cornering
lightisswitchedonthatlightsuptheinsideof
thecurvewhenthevehicleismovingbelowa
certainspeed.
Thecorneringlightisautomaticallyswitchedon
dependingonthesteeringangleor,whereapplij cable,theuseofturnsignals.
Whendrivinginreverse,thecorneringlightsmay beautomaticallyswitchedonregardlessofthe
steeringangle.
Adaptiveheadlightrange control
Theadaptiveheadlightrangecontrolfeaturebaljancesoutaccelerationandbrakingprocessesas
wellasthevehicleloadconditionsinorderto avoiddazzlingoncomingtraffic.Illuminationoftheroadisoptimized.
High-beamAssistant
Concept
Thehigh-beamAssistantdetectsothertraffic
participantsearlyonandautomaticallyswitches
thehighbeamsonoroffdependingonthetraffic
situation.
Generalinformation Thehigh-beamAssistantensuresthatthehigh
beamsareswitchedon,wheneverthetrafficsitj uationallows.Inthelowspeedrange,thehighbeamsarenotswitchedonbythesystem.
Thesystemrespondstolightfromoncomingtrafficandtrafficdrivingaheadofyou,andtoamjbientlighting,forinstanceintownsandcities.
Thehighbeamscanbeswitchedonandoff
manuallyatanytime.
Activating
1.Pressthebuttononthelightswitch
element.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.
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2.Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusj
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Theheadlightsareautomaticallyswitchedbej tweenlowbeamsandhighbeams.
Theblueindicatorlightintheinstrument
clusterlightsupwhenthesystem switchesonthehighbeams.
Drivinginterruptionwithactivatedhigh-beamAsj
sistant:theHigh-BeamAssistantremainsactij
vatedwhendrivingcontinues.
Thehigh-beamAssistantisdeactivatedwhen
manuallyswitchingthehighbeamsonandoff.
Toreactivatethehigh-beamAssistant,pressthe
buttonontheturnsignallever.
Deactivating
Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Sensitivityofthehigh-beam
Assistant
Generalinformation Thesensitivityofthehigh-beamAssistantcan
beadjusted.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeorthesensitivj
ityhasbeenmodified,oncomingtrafficmaybe momentarilyblinded.Thereisariskofaccident.Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeandthesensijtivityhasbeenmodified,makesurethatonj
comingtrafficisnotmomentarilyblinded. Switchoffthehighbeamsmanuallyifrequired.
Functionalrequirements
Thesettingcanonlybeperformedwhenthevej
hicleisstationary.Thedrive-readystatemustbe
switchedonandthelightmustbeturnedoff.
Adjustingthesensitivity
Pushtheturnsignallevertothefrontforapproxij
mately10seconds.Thesystemrespondsmore
sensitively.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Resettingthesensitivity
Pushtheturnsignallevertothefrontagainfor
approx.10secondsorswitchoffthedrive-ready state.
Thesensitivityofthehigh-beamAssistantisrej
settothefactorysettings.
SystemlimitsThehigh-beamAssistantcannotserveasasubjstituteforthedriver'spersonaljudgmentofwhentousethehighbeams.Insituationthatrequire
this,thereforeswitchoffmanually.
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Thesystemisnotfullyfunctionalinthefollowingsituations,anddriverinterventionmaybenecesj
sary:'xInveryunfavorableweatherconditions,such
asfogorheavyprecipitation.'xWhendetectingpoorly-litroaduserssuchas
pedestrians,cyclists,horsebackridersand wagons;whendrivingclosetotrainorshiptraffic;oratanimalcrossings.'xIntightcurves,onhilltopsorindepressions,incrossingtrafficorhalf-obscuredoncoming
trafficonhighways.'xInpoorly-littownsandcitiesorinthepresj enceofhighlyreflectivesigns.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedover,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.
Laserhighbeams
Concept
Therangeofthehighbeamsisincreasedand
ensuresanevenbetterilluminationoftheroad.
Generalinformation Whenthehighbeamsareswitched-on,starting
withaspeedofapprox.37mph/60km/h,thelaj
serhighbeamsintheheadlightareautomatically
switchedoninadditiontotheLEDhighbeams.
Dependingonthecountryvariant,furtherinforj
mationcanbeobtainedfromthelaserlabelon
theheadlight.
Safetyinformation
Thelabelisintheheadlightandisvisiblefrom theoutside.
Foglights
Frontfoglights
Concept
Thefrontfoglightsworkalongsidethelow
beamstoilluminateawiderareaoftheroadway.
Functionalrequirement Thelowbeamsmustbeswitchedonbefore
switchingonthefrontfoglights.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
Thegreenindicatorlightintheinstruj mentclusterlightsupifthefrontfog
lightsareswitchedon.
Iftheautomaticheadlightcontrolisactivated,the
lowbeamswillcomeonautomaticallywhenyou switchonthefrontfoglights.
Whenthehighbeamsorheadlightflasherare
activated,thefrontfoglightsarenotswitched on.
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Instrumentlighting
FunctionalrequirementTheparkinglightsorlowbeamsmustbe
switchedontoadjustthebrightness.
Adjusting Adjustthebrightnesswiththe
thumbwheel.
Interiorlights
Generalinformation
Dependingontheequipmentversion,interior
lights,footwelllights,entrylights,ambientlightj
ing,andspeakerlightingareautomaticallyconj
trolled.
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Interiorlights
Readinglights
Switchingtheinteriorlights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Toswitchoffpermanently:pressthebuttonand holdforapprox.3seconds.
Theinteriorlightsintherearofthevehiclecan
beswitchedonandoffindependently.Thebutj
tonislocatedintherearroofliner.
Switchingthereadinglights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thereadj inglightsarelocatednexttotheinteriorlightsin
thefrontandrear.
Ambientlight
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentversion,lighting
canbeadjustedforsomelightsinthecar'sintej rior.
Switchingon/off Theambientlightisswitchedonwhenthevehijcleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhenthevehijcleislocked.
IftheambientlightwasdeactivatedviaiDrive,it willnotbeswitchedonwhenthevehicleisunjlocked.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Ambientlighting
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverproj
filecurrentlyused.
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SelectingthecolorschemeViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Color5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingthebrightness
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Brightness5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dynamiclight
Individualactions,forexampleincomingcallsor
openeddoors,areindicatedbylighteffects.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Dynamiclight5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dimmedwhiledriving
Somelightsoftheinteriorlightingaredimmed
whenthevehicleisdriveninthedark.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Dimmedfornightdriving
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverproj
filecurrentlyused.
Panoramicglasssunroof,
lighting
Ifthepanoramicglasssunroofisopenedorthe
sunprotectionisclosed,thelightinginthearea
concernedisswitchedoff.
Bowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystem
Generalinformation Somespeakersinthevehicleareilluminated.
Brightnesscanbeindividuallyset.
Ifthespeakersaremuted,speakerlightingwillbe
switchedoff.
Switchingon/off Thespeakerlightingisswitchedonwhenthevej
hicleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhenthevej
hicleislocked.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Bowers&Wilkins
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverproj
filecurrentlyused.
Settingthebrightness
ViaiDrive:
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4SideairbagIntherear5Sideairbag6KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovideadjequateprotection.Sideairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,thesideairbagproj tectsthesideofthebodyinthechestandlap area.
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Intheeventofasideimpact,thesideairbagin
therearprotectsthechestandlapareaonthe
sideofthebodiesoftheoccupantsintheouter rearseats.
Headairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,theheadairbag protectsthehead.
EjectionMitigation Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejecj
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorsideimj pactevents.
Kneeairbag
Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventof afrontalimpact.
Protectiveeffect
Generalinformation Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsituaj
tion,e.g.,inlesssevereaccidents.
Informationonoptimumeffectofthe
airbags
Warning
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeployj
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrigj gering.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Followtheinformationonachievingtheopj
timumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeeptheriskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'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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Functionalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetyinformation
Warning
Individualcomponentscanbehotaftertriggerj ingoftheairbagsystem.Thereisariskofinj
jury.Donottouchindividualcomponents.
Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure, malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe airbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendeddej spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofinjjuriesordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystemchecked,repaired,dismantledandscrappedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Whendrive-readystateisswitchedon,
thewarninglightintheinstrumentclusj
terlightsupbrieflyandtherebyindicates
thefunctionreadinessoftheentireairbagsysj
temandthebelttensioners.
Malfunction
'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeon
whendrive-readystateisswitched
on.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinuously.
Havethesystemchecked.
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.
Automaticdeactivationof thefront-seatpassengerairbags
Concept
Thesystemreadsifthefrontpassengerseatis occupiedbymeasuringthehumanbody'sresistj
ance.
Front,knee,andsideairbagonthefrontpasj senger'ssideareactivatedordeactivated.
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GeneralinformationBeforetransportingachildonthefrontpassenj
gerseat,refertothesafetyinformationandinj
structionsforchildrenonthefrontpassenger
seat,seeChildren.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Toensurethefront-seatpassengerairbag
function,thesystemmustbeabletodetect
whetherapersonissittinginthefrontpassenj gerseat.Theentireseatcushionareamustbe
usedforthispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuries ordangertolife.Makesurethatthefrontpasjsengerkeepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
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
temistobeinstalledonit.'xDonotplaceobjectsundertheseatthat couldpressagainsttheseatfrombelow.'xNomoistureinorontheseat.Indicatorlightforthefront-seat
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassengerairbagintherooflinerindicatestheoperating
stateofthefront-seatpassengerairbag.
Thelightindicateswhethertheairbagsareeitheractivatedordeactivated.
Afterdrive-readystateisswitchedon,thelight
brieflylightsupandthenindicateswhetherthe
airbagsareeitheractivatedordeactivated.'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.
IntelligentSafety
Concept
IntelligentSafetyenablescentraloperationofthe driverassistancesystems.
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GeneralinformationDependingonhowthevehicleisequipped,Intelj
ligentSafetyconsistsofoneormoresystems
thatcanhelppreventanimminentcollision.'xFrontcollisionmitigation.'xEvasionAssistant.'xIntersectioncollisionwarning.'xPersonwarningwithCitybrakingfunction.'xNightVisionwithpedestrianandanimaldej tection.'xLanedeparturewarning.'xBlindspotcollisionwarning.'xSidecollisionmitigation.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.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
Switchingon/off SomeIntelligentSafetysystemsareautomatij
callyactiveaftereverydeparture.SomeIntellij
gentSafetysystemsactivateaccordingtothe lastsetting.
ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntellij
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Pressthebutton:
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysysj
temisdisplayed.
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