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LightsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Lightsandlighting
Switchesinthevehicle
Thelightswitchelementislocatednexttothe
steeringwheel.
SymbolFunctionFrontfoglights.Nightvision.Lightsoff.
Daytimerunninglights.SymbolFunctionParkinglights.Automaticheadlightcontrol.
Adaptivelightfunctions.Lowbeams.Instrumentlighting.Rightroadsideparkinglight.Leftroadsideparkinglight.
Automaticheadlight
control
Concept
Thelowbeamsareswitchedonandoffautomat#j icallydependingontheambientbrightness,for
exampleintunnels,intwilightorifthereispre#j
cipitation.
Generalinformation
Ablueskywiththesunlowonthehorizoncan
causethelightstobeswitchedon.
Ifthelowbeamsareswitchedonmanually,the
automaticheadlightcontrolisdeactivated.
Activating Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#jment.
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TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Systemlimits
Theautomaticheadlightcontrolcannotserveas asubstituteforyourpersonaljudgmentoflight#j
ingconditions.
Forexample,thesensorsareunabletodetect
fogorhazyweather.Inthesesituations,switch thelightsonmanually.
Parkinglights,lowbeamsandroadsideparkinglights
Generalinformation Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedwhenthedrive-readystateisswitchedoff,theexteriorlightingis
automaticallyswitchedoffafteraperiodoftime.
Parkinglights
Generalinformation Theparkinglightscanonlybeswitchedoninthe
lowspeedrange.
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#jment.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terlightsup.
Thevehicleisilluminatedonallsides.
Donotusetheparkinglightsforextendedperi#j ods;otherwise,theymightdrainthebatteryanditwouldthenbeimpossibletoswitchondrive-readystate.
Switchingoff
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
mentorswitchonthedrive-readystate.
Afterthedrive-readystateisswitchedon,the
automaticheadlightcontrolwillbeactivated.
Lowbeams
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#jment.
Thelowbeamsilluminatewhendrive-readystate
isswitchedon.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terlightsup.
Pressthebuttonagaintoswitchonthelow
beamswhenthestandbystateisswitchedon.
Switchingoff
Dependingonthecountryvariant,thelowbeams
canbeswitchedoffinthelowspeedrange.
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#jment.
Roadsideparkinglights
Whenthevehicleisparked,aone-sidedroadside parkinglightcanbeswitchedon.ButtonFunctionRightroadsideparkinglighton.Leftroadsideparkinglightoff.
Switchingofftheroadsideparkinglight:
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
mentorswitchonthedrive-readystate.
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Welcomelights
Generalinformation
Theexteriorlightingisswitchedonautomatically
whenapproachingorunlockingthevehicle.De#j pendingontheequipment,theexteriorlightingofthevehiclecanbesetindividually.
Activating/deactivating
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Welcomeandgoodbye"
Whenunlockingthevehicle,individual lightfunctionsareswitchedonforalim#j
itedtime.'x"Doorhandlelights"
Doorhandlesandthegroundinfrontof
thedoorsareilluminatedforalimited
time.'x"WelcomeLightCarpet"
Theareanexttothevehicleisilluminated
foralimitedtime.
LEDlightcarpet
Thelightsourceislocatedinthepositionindi#j cated.
Keepthelightsourcecleanandunobstructed.
Pathwaylighting
Generalinformation
Fortheilluminationofthevehicle#sssurroundings
afterexitingthevehicle,theexteriorlightingcan beswitchedonforadefinedperiodoftime.
Activating
Afterswitchingoffthedrive-readystate,briefly pushtheindicatorleverforward.
Settingtheduration
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4."Pathwaylighting"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.6."OK"
Daytimerunninglights
GeneralinformationThedaytimerunninglightslightupwhendrive-
readystateisswitchedon.
Activating/deactivating Insomecountries,daytimerunninglightsare
mandatory,soitmaynotbepossibletodeacti#j
vatethedaytimerunninglightsinfront.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4.Dependingoncountryspecifications:
"Daytimedrivinglights"or"Daytimedriving
lights,rear"
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
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Adaptivelightfunctions
Concept
Adaptivelightfunctionsenabledynamicillumina#j
tionoftheroadway.
Generalinformation Theadaptivelightfunctionsmayconsistofone
systemormultiplesystems,dependingonthe equipmentversion:
'xAdaptiveLightControl.'xCorneringlight.
Activating
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
ment.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.
Theadaptivelightfunctionsareactivewhenthe
drive-readystateisswitchedon.
AdaptiveLightControl
GeneralinformationDependingonthesteeringangleandotherpa#jrameters,thelightfromtheheadlightfollowsthecourseoftheroad.
Toavoidblindingoncomingtraffic,theAdaptive LightControldoesnotswiveltotheopposite
lanewhenthevehicleisatastandstill.
Corneringlight
Intightcurves,forinstanceonmountainous
roadsorwhenturning,anadditional,cornering
lightisswitchedonthatlightsuptheinsideof
thecurvewhenthevehicleismovingbelowa
certainspeed.
Thecorneringlightisautomaticallyswitchedon
dependingonthesteeringangleor,whereappli#j cable,theuseofturnsignals.
Whendrivinginreverse,thecorneringlightsmay beautomaticallyswitchedonregardlessofthe
steeringangle.
Adaptiveheadlightrange control
Theadaptiveheadlightrangecontrolfeaturebal#jancesoutaccelerationandbrakingprocessesas
wellasthevehicleloadconditionsinorderto avoiddazzlingoncomingtraffic.Illuminationoftheroadisoptimized.
High-beamAssistant
Concept
Thehigh-beamAssistantdetectsothertraffic
participantsearlyonandautomaticallyswitches
thehighbeamsonoroffdependingonthetraffic
situation.
Generalinformation Thehigh-beamAssistantensuresthatthehigh
beamsareswitchedon,wheneverthetrafficsit#j uationallows.Inthelowspeedrange,thehighbeamsarenotswitchedonbythesystem.
Thesystemrespondstolightfromoncomingtrafficandtrafficdrivingaheadofyou,andtoam#jbientlighting,forinstanceintownsandcities.
Thehighbeamscanbeswitchedonandoff
manuallyatanytime.
Activating
1.Pressthebuttononthelightswitch
element.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.
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2.Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Theheadlightsareautomaticallyswitchedbe#j tweenlowbeamsandhighbeams.
Theblueindicatorlightintheinstrument
clusterlightsupwhenthesystem switchesonthehighbeams.
Drivinginterruptionwithactivatedhigh-beamAs#j
sistant:theHigh-BeamAssistantremainsacti#j
vatedwhendrivingcontinues.
Thehigh-beamAssistantisdeactivatedwhen
manuallyswitchingthehighbeamsonandoff.
Toreactivatethehigh-beamAssistant,pressthe
buttonontheturnsignallever.
Deactivating
Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Sensitivityofthehigh-beam
Assistant
Generalinformation Thesensitivityofthehigh-beamAssistantcan
beadjusted.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeorthesensitiv#j
ityhasbeenmodified,oncomingtrafficmaybe momentarilyblinded.Thereisariskofaccident.Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeandthesensi#jtivityhasbeenmodified,makesurethaton#j
comingtrafficisnotmomentarilyblinded. Switchoffthehighbeamsmanuallyifrequired.
Functionalrequirements
Thesettingcanonlybeperformedwhentheve#j
hicleisstationary.Thedrive-readystatemustbe
switchedonandthelightmustbeturnedoff.
Adjustingthesensitivity
Pushtheturnsignallevertothefrontforapproxi#j
mately10seconds.Thesystemrespondsmore
sensitively.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Resettingthesensitivity
Pushtheturnsignallevertothefrontagainfor
approx.10secondsorswitchoffthedrive-ready state.
Thesensitivityofthehigh-beamAssistantisre#j
settothefactorysettings.
SystemlimitsThehigh-beamAssistantcannotserveasasub#jstituteforthedriver'spersonaljudgmentofwhentousethehighbeams.Insituationthatrequire
this,thereforeswitchoffmanually.
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Thesystemisnotfullyfunctionalinthefollowingsituations,anddriverinterventionmaybeneces#j
sary:'xInveryunfavorableweatherconditions,such
asfogorheavyprecipitation.'xWhendetectingpoorly-litroaduserssuchas
pedestrians,cyclists,horsebackridersand wagons;whendrivingclosetotrainorshiptraffic;oratanimalcrossings.'xIntightcurves,onhilltopsorindepressions,incrossingtrafficorhalf-obscuredoncoming
trafficonhighways.'xInpoorly-littownsandcitiesorinthepres#j enceofhighlyreflectivesigns.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedover,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.
Laserhighbeams
Concept
Therangeofthehighbeamsisincreasedand
ensuresanevenbetterilluminationoftheroad.
Generalinformation Whenthehighbeamsareswitched-on,starting
withaspeedofapprox.37mph/60km/h,thela#j
serhighbeamsintheheadlightareautomatically
switchedoninadditiontotheLEDhighbeams.
Dependingonthecountryvariant,furtherinfor#j
mationcanbeobtainedfromthelaserlabelon
theheadlight.
Safetyinformation
Thelabelisintheheadlightandisvisiblefrom theoutside.
Foglights
Frontfoglights
Concept
Thefrontfoglightsworkalongsidethelow
beamstoilluminateawiderareaoftheroadway.
Functionalrequirement Thelowbeamsmustbeswitchedonbefore
switchingonthefrontfoglights.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
Thegreenindicatorlightintheinstru#j 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,ambientlight#j
ing,andspeakerlightingareautomaticallycon#j
trolled.
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Interiorlights
Readinglights
Switchingtheinteriorlights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Toswitchoffpermanently:pressthebuttonand holdforapprox.3seconds.
Theinteriorlightsintherearofthevehiclecan
beswitchedonandoffindependently.Thebut#j
tonislocatedintherearroofliner.
Switchingthereadinglights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theread#j inglightsarelocatednexttotheinteriorlightsin
thefrontandrear.
Ambientlight
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentversion,lighting
canbeadjustedforsomelightsinthecar'sinte#j rior.
Switchingon/off Theambientlightisswitchedonwhenthevehi#jcleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhenthevehi#jcleislocked.
IftheambientlightwasdeactivatedviaiDrive,it willnotbeswitchedonwhenthevehicleisun#jlocked.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Ambientlighting"
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverpro#j
filecurrentlyused.
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Selectingthecolorscheme1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Color"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingthebrightness
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Brightness"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dynamiclight
Individualactions,forexampleincomingcallsor
openeddoors,areindicatedbylighteffects.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Dynamiclight"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dimmedwhiledriving
Somelightsoftheinteriorlightingaredimmed
whenthevehicleisdriveninthedark.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Dimmedfornightdriving"
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverpro#j
filecurrentlyused.
Panoramicglasssunroof,
lighting
Ifthepanoramicglasssunroofisopenedorthe sunprotectionisclosed,thelightinginthearea
concernedisswitchedoff.
Bowers&WilkinsDiamond
SurroundSoundSystem
Generalinformation Somespeakersinthevehicleareilluminated.Brightnesscanbeindividuallyset.
Ifthespeakersaremuted,speakerlightingwillbe
switchedoff.
Switchingon/off Thespeakerlightingisswitchedonwhentheve#j
hicleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhentheve#j hicleislocked.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Bowers&Wilkins"
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverpro#j
filecurrentlyused.
Settingthebrightness
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4SideairbagIntherear5Sideairbag6KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovidead#jequateprotection.Sideairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,thesideairbagpro#j tectsthesideofthebodyinthechestandlap area.
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Intheeventofasideimpact,thesideairbagin
therearprotectsthechestandlapareaonthe
sideofthebodiesoftheoccupantsintheouter rearseats.
Headairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,theheadairbag protectsthehead.
EjectionMitigation Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejec#j
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorsideim#j pactevents.
Kneeairbag
Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventof afrontalimpact.
Protectiveeffect
Generalinformation Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsitua#j
tion,e.g.,inlesssevereaccidents.
Informationonoptimumeffectofthe
airbags
Warning
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeploy#j
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrig#j gering.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Followtheinformationonachievingtheop#j
timumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeeptheriskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'xThereshouldbenoadditionalpersons,ani#j
malsorobjectsbetweenanairbagandaper#j
son.'xDashboardandwindshieldonthefrontpas#j
sengersidemuststayclear-donotattach adhesivelabelsorcoveringsanddonotat#j
tachbracketsorcables,forinstanceforGPS
devicesormobilephones.'xDonotapplyadhesivematerialstotheairbag coverpanels,donotcoverthemormodify
theminanyway.'xDonotusethecoverofthefrontairbagon thefrontpassengersideasastoragearea.'xDonotattachslipcovers,seatcushionsor
otherobjectstothefrontpassengerseatthat
arenotspecificallysuitedforseatswith
integratedsideairbags.'xDonothangpiecesofclothing,suchasjack#j
ets,overthebackrests.'xNevermodifyeithertheindividualcompo#j nentsorthewiringintheairbagsystem.This
alsoappliestosteeringwheelcovers,the
dashboard,andtheseats.'xDonotremovetheairbagsystem.
Evenwhenyoufollowallinstructionsvery
closely,injuryfromcontactwiththeairbagscan#j
notbefullyruledoutincertainsituations.
Theignitionandinflationnoisemayleadto short-termand,inmostcases,temporaryhear#j
ingimpairmentinsensitiveoccupants.
Vehiclemodificationsforapersonwithdisabili#j
tiesmayaffecttheairbagsystem;contactBMW
CustomerRelationsforfurtherinformation.
Warningsandinformationontheairbagsarealso
foundonthesunvisors.
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