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selected options or country versions. This also

applies to safety-related functions and systems.

When using these functions and systems, the

applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐

served.

Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐

cific and optional features offered with the series.

It also describes features that are not necessarily

available in your vehicle, for instance, due to the

Airbags

Front airbag, driver

Front airbag, front passenger

Head airbag

Side airbag

Knee airbag

Front airbags

Side airbag

Front airbags help protect the driver and the

front passenger by responding to frontal impacts

in which safety belts alone would not provide ad‐

equate protection.

In the event of a side impact, the side airbag pro‐

tects the side of the body in the chest and lap

area.

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the floor area and does not support them on

the dashboard.

Head airbag

In the event of a side impact, the head airbag

protects the head.

▷ There should be no additional persons, ani‐

mals or objects between an airbag and a per‐

son.

Ejection Mitigation

▷ Dashboard and windshield on the front pas‐

senger side must stay clear - do not attach

adhesive labels or coverings and do not at‐

tach brackets or cables, for instance for GPS

devices or mobile phones.

The head airbag system is designed as an ejec‐

tion mitigation countermeasure to reduce the

likelihood of ejections of vehicle occupants

through side windows during rollovers or side im‐

pact events.

▷ Do not apply adhesive materials to the airbag

cover panels, do not cover them or modify

them in any way.

Knee airbag

The knee airbag protects the legs in the event of

a frontal impact.

▷ Do not use the cover of the front airbag on

the front passenger side as a storage area.

▷ Do not attach slip covers, seat cushions or

other objects to the front passenger seat that

are not specifically suited for seats with

integrated side airbags.

Protective effect

Airbags are not triggered in every impact situa‐

tion, for instance in less severe accidents or rear-

end collisions.

▷ Do not hang pieces of clothing, such as jack‐

ets, over the backrests.

Information on optimum effect of the

airbags

▷ Never modify either the individual compo‐

nents or the wiring in the airbag system. This

also applies to steering wheel covers, the

dashboard, and the seats.

Warning

If the seat position is incorrect or the deploy‐

ment area of the airbags is impaired, the airbag

system cannot provide protection as intended

and may cause additional injuries due to trig‐

gering. There is a risk of injuries or danger to

life. Follow the information on achieving the op‐

timum protective effect of the airbag system.

▷ Do not remove the airbag system.

Even when you follow all instructions very

closely, injury from contact with the airbags can‐

not be fully ruled out in certain situations.

The ignition and inflation noise may lead to

short-term and, in most cases, temporary hear‐

ing impairment in sensitive occupants.

▷ Keep a distance from the airbags.

Vehicle modifications for a person with disabili‐

ties may affect the air bag system; contact BMW

Customer Relations for further information.

▷ Always grasp the steering wheel on the

steering wheel rim. Hold your hands at the

3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions, to keep the

risk of injury to your hands or arms as low as

possible when the airbag is triggered.

Warnings and information on the airbags are also

found on the sun visors.

▷ Make sure that occupants keep their heads

away from the side airbag.

▷ Make sure that the front passenger is sitting

correctly, i.e., keeps his or her feet and legs in

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Front, knee, and side airbag on the front pas‐

senger's side are activated or deactivated.

Functional readiness of the airbag

system

General information

Safety information

Before transporting a child on the front passen‐

ger seat, refer to the safety information and in‐

structions for children on the front passenger

seat, see Children.

Warning

Individual components can be hot after trigger‐

ing of the airbag system. There is a risk of in‐

jury. Do not touch individual components.

Safety information

Warning

To ensure the front-seat passenger airbag

function, the system must be able to detect

whether a person is sitting in the front passen‐

ger seat. The entire seat cushion area must be

used for this purpose. There is a risk of injuries

or danger to life. Make sure that the front pas‐

senger keeps his or her feet in the floor area.

Improperly executed work can lead to failure,

malfunction or unintentional triggering of the

airbag system. In the case of a malfunction, the

airbag system might not trigger as intended de‐

spite the accident severity. There is a risk of in‐

juries or danger to life. Have the airbag system

checked, repaired, dismantled and scrapped by

a dealer’s service center or another qualified

service center or repair shop.

Malfunction of the automatic deactivation

system

When transporting older children and adults, the

front-seat passenger airbags may be deactivated

in certain sitting positions. In this case, the indi‐

cator light for the front-seat passenger airbags

lights up.

Correct function

With the standby state switched on, the

warning light in the instrument cluster

lights up briefly, indicating the airbag sys‐

tem and belt tensioner are functional.

In this case, change the sitting position so that

the front-seat passenger airbags are activated

and the indicator light goes out.

Airbag system malfunctioning

▷ Warning light does not come on when

standby state is switched on.

If it is not possible to activate the airbags, have

the person sit in the rear.

▷ The warning light lights up continuously.

To enable correct recognition of the occupied

seat cushion.

Automatic deactivation of the front-

seat passenger airbags

▷ Do not attach covers, cushions, ball mats or

other items to the front passenger seat un‐

less they are specifically determined to be

safe for use on the front passenger seat.

Concept

▷ Do not place any electronic devices on the

front passenger seat if a child restraint sys‐

tem is to be installed on it.

The system reads if the front passenger seat is

occupied by measuring the human body's resist‐

ance.

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▷ Do not place objects under the seat that

could press against the seat from below.

Strength of the driver's and front-seat

passenger airbag

The explosive power that activates driver's/front-

seat passenger airbags very much depends on

the positions of the driver's/front passenger seat.

▷ No moisture in or on the seat.

Indicator light for the front-seat

passenger airbags

To maintain the accuracy of this function over

the long term, calibrate the front seats as soon as

a respective message appears on the Control

Display.

Calibrating the front seats

Warning

There is a risk of jamming when moving the

seats. There is a risk of injury or risk of damage

to property. Make sure that the area of move‐

ment of the seat is clear prior to any adjust‐

ment.

The indicator light for the front-seat passenger

airbags indicates the operating state of the front-

seat passenger airbags.

The light indicates whether the airbags are either

activated or deactivated.

A corresponding message appears on the Con‐

trol Display.

▷ The indicator light lights up

when a child is properly

seated in a child restraint sys‐

tem or when the seat is

empty. The airbags on the

front passenger side are not

activated.

1. Press the switch and move the respective

seat all the way forward, until it stops.

2. Press the switch forward again. The seat still

moves forward slightly.

3. Readjust the seat to the desired position.

The calibration procedure is completed when the

message on the Control Display disappears.

▷ The indicator light does not light up when, for

instance a correctly seated person of suffi‐

cient size is detected on the seat. The air‐

bags on the front passenger side are acti‐

vated.

If the message continues to be displayed, repeat

the calibration.

If the message does not disappear after a repeat

calibration, have the system checked as soon as

possible.

Detected child restraint systems

The system generally detects children seated in

a child restraint system, particularly in child re‐

straint systems required by NHTSA at the point

in time when the vehicle was manufactured. Af‐

ter installing a child restraint system, make sure

that the indicator light for the front-seat passen‐

ger airbags lights up. This indicates that the child

restraint system has been detected and the

front-seat passenger airbags are not activated.

Tire Pressure Monitor TPM

Concept

The system monitors tire inflation pressure in the

four mounted tires. The system warns you if

there is a significant loss of pressure in one or

more tires.

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