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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"
Panoramicglasssunroof,
lighting
Ifthepanoramicglasssunroofisopenedorthe
sunprotectionisclosed,thelightinginthearea
concernedisswitchedoff.
Bowers&WilkinsDiamond
SurroundSoundSystem
Principle
Somespeakersinthevehicleareilluminated. Brightnesscanbeindividuallyset.
GeneralinformationIfthespeakersaremuted,speakerlightingwillbeswitchedoff.
Activating/deactivatingspeaker
lighting
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Bowers&Wilkins"
Turningspeakerlightingon/off
Thespeakerlightingisswitchedonwhentheve#j hicleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhentheve#jhicleislocked.
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
Intheeventofasidecollision,thesideairbag protectsthesideofthebodyinthechestandlap area.
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Intheeventofasidecollision,thesideairbagintherearprotectsthechestandlapareaonthe
sideofthebodiesoftheoccupantsintheouter rearseats.
Headairbag
Intheeventofasidecollision,theheadairbag protectsthehead.
EjectionMitigation Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejec#jtionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe
likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorside
collisionevents.
Kneeairbag
Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventof afrontalimpact.
Protectiveeffect
Generalinformation
Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsitua#j tion,e.g.,inlesssevereaccidents.
Informationonoptimumprotective
effectoftheairbags
Warning
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeploy#j
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrig#j gering.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.
Followtheinformationonachievingtheopti#j mumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeeptheriskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xAdjustseatandsteeringwheelsothathands canbecrossedoverthesteeringwheel.Se#j
lectthesettingssothattheshoulderrests
againstthebackrestwhencrossingthe
handsandtheupperbodyisasfarbackas
possiblewhilestillmaintainingacomfortable
griponthesteeringwheel.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'xThereshouldbenoadditionalpersons,ani#j
malsorobjectsbetweenanairbagandaper#j
son.'xDashboardandwindshieldonthefrontpas#j
sengersidemuststayclear-donotattach adhesivefilmorcoveringsanddonotattach
bracketsorcables,forinstancefornavigation
devicesormobilephones.'xDonotbondtheairbagcoverpanelswithad#j
hesive,donotcoverthemormodifythemin
anyway.'xDonotusethecoverofthefrontairbagon thefrontpassengersideasastoragearea.'xDonotattachslipcovers,seatcushionsor
otherobjectstothefrontpassengerseatthat
arenotspecificallysuitedforseatswith
integratedsideairbags.'xDonothangpiecesofclothing,suchasjack#j
ets,overthebackrests.'xNevermodifyeithertheindividualcompo#j nentsorthewiringintheairbagsystem.This
alsoappliestosteeringwheelcovers,the
dashboard,andtheseats.'xDonotdisassembletheairbagsystem.
Evenwhenyoufollowallinstructionsvery
closely,injuryfromcontactwiththeairbagscan#j
notbefullyruledoutincertainsituations.
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Theignitionandinflationnoisemayleadtoshort-termand,inmostcases,temporaryhear#j
ingimpairmentinsensitiveoccupants.
Vehiclemodificationsforapersonwithdisabili#j tiesmayaffecttheairbagsystem;contactBMW
CustomerRelationsforfurtherinformation.
Warningsandinformationontheairbagsarealso
foundonthesunvisors.
Operationalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetyinformation
Warning
Individualcomponentscanbehotaftertrigger#j
ingoftheairbagsystem.Thereisariskofin#j
jury.Donottouchindividualcomponents.
Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure, malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringoftheairbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendedde#j spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofin#jjuryordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystemchecked,repaired,disassembledandscrapped
byadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Whendrive-readystateisturnedon,thewarninglightintheinstrumentclusterlightsupbrieflyandtherebyindicatesthe
operationalreadinessoftheentireairbagsystem
andtheseatbelttensioners.
Malfunction'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeon
whendrive-readystateisturnedon.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinu#j ously.
Havethesystemchecked.
Strengthofthedriver'sandfront
passengerairbag
Generalinformation
Thepowerthattriggersthedriver's/frontpassen#j
gerairbagsdependsonthepositionofthedriv#j er's/frontpassengerseat.
Tomaintaintheaccuracyofthisfunctionover
thelongterm,calibratethefrontseatsassoonas
arespectivemessageappearsontheControl Display.
Calibratingthefrontseats
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjust#jment.
AcorrespondingmessageappearsontheCon#j
trolDisplay.
1.Presstheswitchandmovetherespective
seatallthewayforward,untilitstops.2.Presstheswitchforwardagain.Theseatstill
movesforwardslightly.3.Readjusttheseattothedesiredposition.
Thecalibrationprocedureiscompletedwhenthe messageontheControlDisplaydisappears.
Ifthemessagecontinuestobedisplayed,repeat
thecalibration.
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Ifthemessagedoesnotdisappearafterarepeatcalibration,havethesystemcheckedassoonas
possible.
Automaticdeactivationof thefrontpassengerairbags
Principle
Thesystemreadsifthefrontpassengerseatis occupiedbymeasuringthehumanbody'sresist#j
ance.
Front,knee,andsideairbagonthefrontpas#j senger'ssideareactivatedordeactivated.
Generalinformation Beforetransportingachildonthefrontpassen#j
gerseat,refertothesafetyinformationandin#j
structionsforchildrenonthefrontpassenger
seat,seeChildren.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Toensurethefrontpassengerairbagfunction, thesystemmustbeabletodetectwhethera personissittinginthefrontpassengerseat.Theentireseatcushionareamustbeusedforthispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.Makesurethatthefrontpassenger
keepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
Faultoftheautomatic
deactivationsystem
Whentransportingolderchildrenandadults,the
frontpassengerairbagsmaybedeactivatedin
certainseatpositions.Inthiscase,theindicator
lightforthefrontpassengerairbagslightsup.
Inthiscase,changetheseatpositionsothatthe
frontpassengerairbagsareactivatedandthein#j
dicatorlightgoesout.
Ifitisnotpossibletoactivatetheairbags,have
thepersonsitintherear.
Toenableaccuraterecognitionoftheoccupied
seatcushion:'xDonotattachcovers,cushions,ballmatsor
otheritemstothefrontpassengerseatun#j lesstheyarespecificallydeterminedtobesafeforuseonthefrontpassengerseat.'xDonotplaceanyelectronicdevicesonthe
frontpassengerseatifachildrestraintsys#j
temistobeinstalledonit.'xDonotplaceobjectsundertheseatthatcan
pressagainsttheseatfrombelow.'xNomoistureinorontheseat.
Indicatorlightforthefront
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassengerairbagintheheadlinerindicatestheoperatingstateofthefront-seatpassengerairbag.
Thelightindicateswhethertheairbagsareeither
activatedordeactivated.
Afterdrive-readystateisswitchedon,thelight
shortlylightsupandthenindicateswhetherthe airbagsareeitheractivatedordeactivated.
'xTheindicatorlightlightsup
whenachildisproperly
seatedinachildrestraintsys#j
temorwhentheseatis
empty.Theairbagsonthe
frontpassengersidearenot
activated.'xTheindicatorlightdoesnotlightupwhen,for
instanceacorrectlyseatedpersonofsuffi#j cientsizeisdetectedontheseat.Theair#j
bagsonthefrontpassengersideareacti#j vated.
Detectedchildrestraintsystems
Thesystemgenerallydetectschildrenseatedin
achildrestraintsystem,particularlyinchildre#j
straintsystemsrequiredbyNHTSAatthepoint
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intimewhenthevehiclewasmanufactured.Af#j
terinstallingachildrestraintsystem,makesure thattheindicatorlightforthefrontpassengerair#j
bagslightsup.Thisindicatesthatthechildre#j
straintsystemhasbeendetectedandthefront
passengerairbagsarenotactivated.
IntelligentSafety
Principle
IntelligentSafetyenablescentraloperationofthe driverassistancesystems.
GeneralinformationDependingonhowthevehicleisequipped,Intel#j
ligentSafetyconsistsofoneormoresystems
thatcanhelppreventanimminentcollision.
'xApproachcontrolwarningwithlightbraking
function.'xEvasionAssistant.'xIntersectioncollisionwarning.'xDaytimePedestrianCollisionMitigation.'xNightVisionwithpedestrianandanimalde#j tection.'xLanedeparturewarning.'xActiveBlindSpotDetection.'xSidecollisionmitigation.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.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
Turningon/off SomeIntelligentSafetysystemsareautomati#j
callyactiveaftereverydeparture.SomeIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsactivateaccordingtothe lastsetting.
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ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff, allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#j
temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstored.Assoonas asettingischangedonthemenu,allsettingsof
themenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollow#j
ingsettingsareswitchedbetween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
sub-functions,forinstancesettingforwarning
time.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton.
AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.
Approachcontrolwarning
withlightbrakingfunction
Principle
TheForwardCollisionWarningwarnsofapossi#j bleriskofcollisionandmaybrakeindependently.
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemmayre#j duceimpactspeed.
Generalinformation Sensorsdetectthetrafficsituation.
Thesystemissuesatwo-phasewarningofa
possibleriskofcollisionwithvehiclesatspeeds
aboveapprox.3mph/5km/h.Thetimingofwarn#j
ingsmayvarywiththecurrentdrivingsituation.
Whenthevehicleisdrivensothatitisintention#j
allyapproachinganothervehicle,theForward
CollisionWarningandbrakeinterventionarede#j
layedinordertoavoidfalsesystemreactions.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theDriverAttentionCameraintheinstrumentclustercap#j
turesthedriver#ssfieldofvision.Additionally,the systemchecksforvisualimpairments.Fieldofvi#jsionandvisibilityalsoaffectthetimingofthewarnings.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
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mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledbythefollowingsen#j
sors:
'xCamerasbehindthewindshield.'xWithradarsensor:frontradarsensor.
Additionalinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,refertopage 37.
Turningon/off Turningonautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyactivewhentheve#j
hicleisturnedon.
Switchingonmanually
Pressthebutton.ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff, allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe
equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#j temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstored.Assoonas asettingischangedonthemenu,allsettingsof
themenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbe#j
tween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Manualswitchingoff Pressandholdthisbutton.
AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
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Settingthewarningtime1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."SafetyandWarnings"5."ForwardCollisionMitigation"6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Early"'x"Medium"'x"Late":onlyacutewarningsaredisplayed.
Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display AwarningsymbolappearsintheinstrumentclusterandintheHead-upDisplay,whereavaila#j
ble,ifacollisionwithadetectedvehicleisimmi#j
nent.
IconMeasureIconlightsupred:prewarning.
Brakeandincreasedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarning.
Brakeandmakeanevasivemaneuver,
ifnecessary.
Prewarning
Thiswarningisprovided,forinstancewhenthereisimpendingdangerofacollisionorthedistance tothevehicleaheadistoosmall.
Ifaprewarningisprovided,respondbybraking
aswarranted.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction
Anacutewarningisdisplayedincaseoftheim#j minentdangerofacollisionwhenthevehicleap#j
proachesanotherobjectatahighdifferential speed.
Interveneinthecaseofanacutewarning.De#j
pendingonthedrivingsituationandtheequip#j mentversion,theacutewarningmaybeaccom#jpaniedbyabriefactivationofthebrakingsystem.
Withthewarningtimesetting"Late"thebriefac#j tivationofthebrakingsystemisomitted.
Ifanacutewarningisprovided,thesystemmayalsoprovideassistance,suchasthroughauto#jmaticbrakeintervention,whenthereisriskof
collision.
Acutewarningsmaybeprovidedevenwhen
therehasbeennopriorwarning.
Brakeintervention Thewarningpromptsthedrivertointervene.Ifawarningisactive,themaximumbrakingforceis
usedwhenthebrakeisapplied.Thebrakepedal
mustbeappliedsufficientlyquicklyandforce#j fully.
Thesystemmayalsoassistinbrakingifthereis
ariskofcollision.
Whenthevehicleistravelingatalowspeed,the vehiclemaycometoacompletestop.
Citybrakefunction:thebrakeinterventionoccurs touptoapprox.50mph/80km/h.
Withradarsensor:thebrakeinterventionoccurs
touptoapprox.155mph/250km/h.
Atspeedsaboveapprox.130mph/210km/h,the
brakeinterventionoccursasabriefbrakingpres#j
sure.Noautomaticdelayoccurs.
Thebrakeinterventioncanbeinterruptedby
steppingontheacceleratorpedalorbyactively
movingthesteeringwheel.
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limitedinsomecircumstances.Refertothein#j
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Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#j
tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#j
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j
er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Detectionrange
Thesystem'sdetectioncapabilityislimited.
Onlyobjectsthataredetectedbythesystemare
takenintoaccount.
Thus,asystemreactionmightnotcomeor
mightcomelate.
Thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedetected,for
instance:
'xSlowmovingvehicleswhenyouapproach themathighspeed.'xVehiclesthatsuddenlyswerveinfrontofyou,
orstronglydeceleratingvehicles.'xVehicleswithanunusualrearview.'xTwo-wheeledvehiclesaheadofyou.
Upperspeedlimit
Ifthevehiclespeedexceedsapprox.
155mph/250km/h,thesystemisdeactivated
temporarily.Whenthevehicleslowsdowntobe#j
lowthisspeed,thesystemisreactivated.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Additionalinformation:'xCameras,refertopage 37.'xRadarsensors,refertopage 38.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaybelimitedinthefollowingsitua#j
tions:
'xIntightcurves.'xIfthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsarelim#j
itedordeactivated,forinstanceDSCOFF.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.
Warningsensitivity
Themoresensitivethewarningsettingsare,for
examplethewarningtime,themorewarningsare
displayed.Therefore,theremayalsobeanex#j
cessofprematureorunjustifiedwarningsandre#j
actions.
EvasionAssistant
Principle
TheEvasionAssistantsupportsthedriverin makingevasivemaneuversincertainsituations,suchaswhenobstaclesorpersonssuddenlyap#j
pear.
Generalinformation Thesystemissuesawarningandintervenestosupportthedriverifalateralevasivemaneuverispossible.Sensorsmonitoranddetecttheclear#jancearoundthevehicle.Ifthesystemidentifiesspacealongsidethevehicle,itsupportsaneva#j
sivemaneuverbegunbythedriverbysafelypro#j vidingtargetedsupportingsteeringmovements.
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