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Seats, mirrors and steering wheel

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Seats, mirrors and steering wheel

Vehicle features and options

Warning

With a backrest inclined too far to the rear,

the protective effect of the seat belt can no

longer be ensured. There is a risk of sliding

under the seat belt in an accident. There is a

risk of injury or danger to life. Adjust the seat

prior to starting the trip. Adjust the backrest

so that it is in the most upright position as

possible and do not adjust again while driv-

ing.

This chapter describes model-specific equip-

ment, systems, and functions that are currently

available, or may become available in the fu-

ture, even if they are not present in the vehicle.

Additional information:

Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.

Sitting safely

An ideal seat position that meets the needs of

the occupants can make a vital contribution to

relaxed, fatigue-free driving.

Warning

There is a danger of jamming when moving

the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk

of damage to property. Make sure that the

travel path of the seat is clear prior to any

adjustment.

In the event of an accident, the correct seat

position plays an important role. Follow the in-

formation in the following chapters.

Additional information:

▷

Seats, refer to page 101.

Adjusting seats

Seat belts, refer to page 105.

Head restraints, refer to page 108.

Airbags, refer to page 168.

General information

The current seat position can be stored using

the memory function.

Seats

Overview

Safety information

Warning

Seat setting while driving can lead to unex-

pected movements of the seat. Vehicle con-

trol could be lost. There is a risk of accident,

injury, or property damage. Only adjust the

seat on the driver's side when the vehicle is

stationary.

The switches for setting the seats are located

on the front seats.

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Setting the longitudinal direction

Adjusting backrest tilt

Press switch forward or backward.

Tilt switch forward or backward.

Adjusting the height

Adjusting the seat position

automatically

General information

The seat setting for the driver's seat is stored

in the active BMW ID or in the active driver

profile. If the BMW ID or the driver profile is

reactivated at a later time, the saved position

will be called up automatically.

Activate/deactivate the function

Press switch up or down.

1.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle"

Adjusting seat tilt

3. "Seat comfort"

4. Select driver’s seat.

5. "Use automatically"

6. Select the desired setting.

Tilt switch up or down.

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The curvature is shifted up/down.

Thigh support

Sport seat

Backrest width

Principle

Adjusting the backrest width may improve side

support when cornering.

General information

The backrest width is changed by adjusting

the side sections of the backrest.

Pull the lever at the front of the seat and push

the thigh support forward or back.

Adjusting the backrest width

▷

Press the front section of the but-

ton:

Multifunctional seat

The backrest width decreases.

▷

Press the rear section of the button:

The backrest width increases.

Upper backrest

Principle

The upper backrest supports the back in the

shoulder region. A correct setting leads to a

relaxed seat position and reduces strain on the

shoulder muscles.

Push the switch in the front or back.

Lumbar support

General information

When exiting the vehicle, the upper backrest

moves all the way back. The last set position is

automatically applied before you start driving.

Principle

The curvature of the seat backrest can be ad-

justed in a way that it supports the lumbar

region of the spine. The lower back and the

spine are supported for upright sitting position.

Adjusting the lumbar support

▷

Press the front/rear section of the

button:

The curvature is increased/de-

creased.

▷

Press the upper/lower section of the but-

ton:

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Adjusting the upper backrest

Turning on

1.

Press the button. The LED illumi-

nates.

2. Adjust the front passenger seat on the driv-

er's seat.

3. If needed, store the memory position for the

front passenger seat.

Turning off

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Press the front section of the button:

The upper backrest is inclined forward.

Press the rear section of the button:

The upper backrest is inclined backward.

Press the button. The LED goes out.

The function deactivates itself auto-

matically after some time.

Seat massage

Front passenger seat functionality

Principle

The seat massage keeps your muscles relaxed

and improves blood circulation in the lumbar

region, which can help avoid fatigue.

The front passenger seat can be adjusted with

the switches of the driver's seat, for instance to

increase the legroom in the rear.

If needed, the memory position for the front

passenger seat can be stored.

General information

Eight different massage programs can be se-

lected:

Overview

▷

Hip activation.

Upper-body activation.

Whole body activation.

Back massage.

Buttons in the vehicle

Shoulder massage.

Lumbar massage.

Upper body training.

Whole-body exercise.

Front passenger seat functionality

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To restore the accuracy of the electric seat set-

ting, the front seats must be calibrated.

Overview

Buttons in the vehicle

Safety information

Warning

There is a danger of jamming when moving

the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk

of damage to property. Make sure that the

travel path of the seat is clear prior to any

adjustment.

Massage function

Calibrating the front seat

1. Press the longitudinal direction switch for-

ward until the seat stops.

Turning on

2. Press the switch forward again until the

seat stops.

Press the button once for each inten-

sity level.

As soon as the message on the control dis-

play disappears, the calibration is complete.

If the message remains active, repeat the cali-

bration.

The maximum intensity level is reached

when three LEDs are illuminated.

If the message is still shown after repeated

calibration, have the vehicle checked by an

authorized service center or another qualified

service center or repair shop.

Turning off

Press and hold the button until the

LEDs turn off.

Adjusting the massage program

Seat belts

1.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle"

General information

The vehicle is fitted with five seat belts to en-

sure occupant safety. However, they can only

offer protection when adjusted correctly.

3. "Seat comfort"

4. Select desired seat.

5. "Massage"

Always make sure that seat belts are being

worn by the occupants before driving off. The

airbags supplement the seat belts as an ad-

ditional safety device. The airbags do not re-

place seat belts.

6. Select the desired setting.

Calibrating the front seats

General information

As soon as the electric seat setting no longer

functions precisely, a Check Control message

is displayed on the control display.

All seat belt anchorage points are designed to

achieve the best possible protective effect for

the seat belts when used properly and with the

correct seat settings.

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The two outer seat belt buckles of the rear

seats are intended for the persons sitting on

the left and right.

Warning

The protective effect of safety gear, including

seat belts, may not be fully operational or fail

in the following situations:

The center seat belt buckle of the rear seats is

intended for the person sitting in the middle.

Additional information:

▷

The seat belts or seat belt buckles are

damaged, soiled, or changed in any

other way.

Notes on sitting safely, refer to page 101.

Safety information

▷

Seat belt tensioners or seat belt winders

were modified.

Seat belts can be imperceptibly damaged in

the event of an accident. There is a risk of

injury or danger to life. Keep clean and do

not modify: seat belts, seat belt buckles, seat

belt tensioners, seat belt winders, and seat

belt anchors. After an accident, have the seat

belts checked by an authorized service center

or another qualified service center or repair

shop.

Warning

Use of a seat belt to buckle more than one

person will potentially defeat the ability of

the seat belt to serve its protective function.

There is a risk of injury or danger to life.

Do not strap in more than one person per

single seat belt. Infants and children are not

allowed on an occupant's lap, and must be

transported and secured in designated child

restraint systems.

Correct use of seat belts

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Wear the seat belt tight to your body over

your lap and shoulders, without twisting it.

Warning

The protective effect of safety gear, including

seat belts, can be limited or lost when seat

belts are fastened incorrectly. An incorrectly

fastened seat belt can cause additional inju-

ries, for instance in the event of an accident,

braking or evasive maneuvers. There is a risk

of injury or danger to life. Make sure that all

occupants are wearing seat belts correctly.

▷

Wear the seat belt deep on your hips over

your lap. The seat belt must not press on

your stomach.

▷

Do not rub the seat belt against sharp

edges, or guide it or jam it in across hard

or fragile objects.

▷

Avoid thick clothing.

Re-tighten the seat belt frequently upward

around your upper body area.

Warning

With a rear seat backrest that is not locked,

the protective effect of the middle seat belt

is not guaranteed. There is a risk of injury or

danger to life. If you are using the middle seat

belt, lock the wider rear seat backrest.

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A Check Control message is displayed where

applicable. Check whether the seat belt has

been fastened correctly.

Buckling the seat belt

1. Guide the seat belt slowly over shoulder

and hip to put it on.

Icon

Meaning

2. Insert the buckle tongue into the seat belt

buckle. The seat belt buckle must engage

audibly.

Seat belt on the driver's seat is

not buckled.

Seat belt on the passenger

seat or another seat in the ve-

hicle is not buckled.

Seat belt is buckled on the cor-

responding seat.

Seat belt is not buckled on the

corresponding seat.

To ease accessibility to the seat belt buckle, an

adjustable slider is available on the belt to help

position the buckle when not in use.

Rear Occupant Alert

Unbuckling the seat belt

Principle

1. Hold down the seat belt firmly.

At the end of a trip, the system informs the

driver of the possible presence of occupants on

the rear seats.

2. Press the red button in the seat belt buckle.

3. Guide the seat belt back into the seat belt

winder.

General information

If a door with access to the rear row seating

is operated within 30 minutes before starting

off, a message appears on the control display

when the trip is completed and a signal tone

sounds.

Seat belt reminder

General information

Make sure that the seat belts are positioned

correctly.

If the trip is continued within 30 minutes, the

message is displayed again after the trip has

been completed.

The seat belt reminder becomes active in the

following situations:

▷

When the seat belt on the driver's side or

on the passenger's side is not fastened.

Activate/deactivate the function

When the seat belt is unfastened while driv-

ing.

1.

Apps menu

2. "System settings"

When objects are lying on a seat.

3. "Rear Occupant Alert"

4. Select the desired setting.

Display in the instrument cluster

The indicator light in the instrument cluster illu-

minates after turning on the drive-ready state

when the seat belt reminder is active.

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Safety mode

Warning

Depending on vehicle equipment, the driver

and front passenger seat belt straps are auto-

matically tightened once after driving off, if the

seat belt is fastened.

Body parts can be jammed when moving the

head restraint. There is a risk of injury. Make

sure that the area of movement is clear when

moving the head restraint.

If necessary, in critical driving situations, e.g.,

during emergency braking, the front seat belts

are automatically pretensioned.

Warning

After a critical driving situation without an acci-

dent, the front seat belts are loosened again. If

the belt tension does not loosen automatically,

stop the vehicle and unbuckle the seat belt us-

ing the red button in the buckle. Fasten the

seat belt before continuing to drive.

Objects on the head restraint reduce the pro-

tective effect in the head and neck area.

There is a risk of injury.

▷

Do not use seat or head restraint covers.

Do not hang objects, for instance clothes

hangers, directly on the head restraint.

Front head restraints

▷

Only use accessories that have been de-

termined to be safe for attachment to a

head restraint.

General information

The current head restraint position can be

stored using the memory function.

Do not use any accessories, for instance

pillows, while driving.

Safety information

Active head restraint

In the event of a rear-end collision with a

certain severity, the active head restraint auto-

matically reduces the distance from the head.

Warning

Removal or incorrect adjustment of head re-

straints can cause injuries in the head and

neck area. There is a risk of injury.

Have the active head restraint checked and if

necessary replaced in the case of damage or if

it was exposed to an accident.

▷

Before driving, install the removed head

restraints on the occupied seats.

Adjusting the height

▷

Adjust the head restraint so its center

supports the back of the head at as

close to eye level as possible.

▷

Adjust the distance so that the head re-

straint is as close as possible to the back

of the head. Adjust the distance via the

backrest tilt as needed.

For manually adjustable head restraints:

After adjusting, make sure that the head

restraint is correctly engaged.

Press switch up or down.

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▷

Before driving, install the removed head

restraints on the occupied seats.

Adjusting the distance

Adjust the head restraint so its center

supports the back of the head at as

close to eye level as possible.

▷

Adjust the distance so that the head re-

straint is as close as possible to the back

of the head. Adjust the distance via the

backrest tilt as needed.

For manually adjustable head restraints:

After adjusting, make sure that the head

restraint is correctly engaged.

▷

Back: press the button and push the head

restraint toward the rear.

Forward: pull the head restraint toward the

front.

Warning

Body parts can be jammed when moving the

head restraint. There is a risk of injury. Make

sure that the area of movement is clear when

moving the head restraint.

Adjusting the side extensions

Warning

Objects on the head restraint reduce the pro-

tective effect in the head and neck area.

There is a risk of injury.

▷

Do not use seat or head restraint covers.

Fold the side extensions on the head restraint

forward for increased side support in the rest-

ing position.

Do not hang objects, for instance clothes

hangers, directly on the head restraint.

▷

Only use accessories that have been de-

termined to be safe for attachment to a

head restraint.

Removing the head restraints

The head restraints cannot be removed.

Do not use any accessories, for instance

pillows, while driving.

Rear head restraints

Safety information

Warning

Adjusting the height

The height of the head restraints cannot be

set.

Removing the head restraint

The head restraints cannot be removed.

Removal or incorrect adjustment of head re-

straints can cause injuries in the head and

neck area. There is a risk of injury.

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Icon

Meaning

Exterior mirrors

Fold the exterior mirror in and out.

General information

The front passenger's side exterior mirror is

more curved than the driver's side mirror.

Adjust the exterior mirrors.

The exterior mirror adjustment is stored in the

active BMW ID or in the active driver profile. If

the BMW ID or the driver profile is reactivated

at a later time, the stored position is called up

automatically.

Select exterior mirror, Automatic Curb

Monitor.

The current exterior mirror adjustment can be

stored using the memory function.

Adjusting the exterior mirrors

Press the button.

The selected exterior mirror moves

along with the button movement.

Safety information

Warning

Selecting the exterior mirror

Objects in the mirror are closer than they ap-

pear. The distance to the road users behind

could be incorrectly estimated, for instance

while changing lanes. There is a risk of acci-

dent, injury, and property damage. Estimate

the distance to the traffic behind by looking

over your shoulder.

To change over to the other mirror:

Slide the switch.

Malfunction

In case of an electrical malfunction, adjust the

exterior mirror by pressing on the edges of the

mirror glass.

Overview

Folding in/folding out the exterior

mirrors

NOTICE

Depending on the vehicle width, the vehicle

can be damaged in car washes. There is a

risk of property damage. Before washing, fold

in the mirrors by hand or with the button.

Press the button.

Folding is possible at vehicle speeds of up to

approx. 12 mph/20 km/h.

Folding the exterior mirrors in and out is help-

ful in the following situations:

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▷

In car washes.

Interior mirror, automatic

dimming feature

On narrow roads.

Exterior mirrors that were folded in are folded

out automatically at a speed of approx.

25 mph/40 km/h.

General information

The interior mirror is dimmed automatically.

Automatic heating

Photocells are used for control:

Both exterior mirrors are automatically heated

as needed and when the drive-ready state is

switched on.

▷

In the mirror glass.

On the rear of the mirror.

Overview

Automatic dimming

The exterior mirror on the driver's side is au-

tomatically dimmed. Photocells in the interior

mirror are used to control this.

Automatic Curb Monitor

Principle

If reverse gear is engaged, the mirror glass on

the passenger's side is tilted downward. This

improves your view of the curb and other low-

lying obstacles when parking, for instance.

Functional requirements

▷

Keep the photocells clean.

▷

Do not cover the area between the interior

mirror and the windshield.

Activating the Automatic Curb Monitor

1.

Slide the switch to the driver's side

mirror position.

Steering wheel

Safety information

Warning

2. Engage selector lever position R.

When the trailer power socket is occupied or

trailer towing is activated, the Automatic Curb

Monitor is deactivated.

Steering wheel adjustments while driving

can lead to unexpected steering wheel move-

ments. Vehicle control could be lost. There is

a risk of accident, injury, or property damage.

Adjust the steering wheel while the vehicle is

stationary only.

Deactivating the Automatic Curb

Monitor

Slide the switch to the front passenger's side

exterior mirror position.

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Electric steering wheel adjustment

General information

Two memory locations with different settings

can be set for each driver profile.

General information

The steering wheel adjustment is stored in the

active BMW ID or in the active driver profile. If

the BMW ID or the driver profile is reactivated

at a later time, the stored position is called up

automatically.

The following settings are not stored:

▷

Backrest width.

Lumbar support.

Safety information

The current steering wheel position can be

stored using the memory function.

Warning

To make it easier to enter and get out of the

vehicle, the steering wheel moves temporarily

into the upper position.

Using the memory function while driving can

lead to unexpected seat or steering wheel

movements. Vehicle control could be lost.

There is a risk of accident, injury, and prop-

erty damage. Only retrieve the memory func-

tion when the vehicle is stationary.

Adjusting the steering wheel position

Warning

There is a danger of jamming when moving

the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk

of damage to property. Make sure that the

travel path of the seat is clear prior to any

adjustment.

Press the switch to adjust the steering wheel

forward/back position and height to the seat

position.

Overview

Memory function

Principle

The following settings can be stored and, if

necessary, retrieved using the memory func-

tion:

▷

Seat position.

Exterior mirror adjustment.

Steering wheel position.

Height of the Head-up display.

The memory buttons are located on the front

doors.

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Storing settings

1. Set the desired position.

2.

Press the button. The LED illumi-

nates.

3. Press the desired memory button 1 or 2

while the LED is illuminated. A signal

sounds.

Calling up settings

Press the desired memory button 1 or 2.

The stored position is called up.

The procedure stops when a seat setting

switch or one of the memory buttons is

pressed again.

The adjustment of the seat position on the

driver's side is interrupted after a short time

while driving.

Seat climate control

Various climate control functions are available

for the seats.

Additional information:

Climate control, refer to page 276.

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