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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:
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Seats, refer to page 97.
Manually adjustable seats
Seat belts, refer to page 102.
Head restraints, refer to page 104.
Airbags, refer to page 163.
Overview
Seats
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 levers for setting the seats are located on
the front seats.
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Setting the longitudinal direction
Adjusting the height
Warning
If a seat is not locked, it may move unexpect-
edly while driving. Vehicle control could be
lost. There is a risk of accident, injury, or
property damage. After adjusting, move the
seat forward or back slightly, making sure the
seat engages properly.
Pull the lever up or press it down as often as
needed until the seat has reached the desired
height.
Adjusting backrest tilt
Pull the lever and slide the seat in the desired
direction.
Adjusting seat tilt
Pull the lever and apply your weight to the
backrest or lift it off, as necessary.
Electrically adjustable seats
General information
The current seat position can be stored using
the memory function.
Pull the lever up or press it down as often as
needed until the seat has reached the desired
inclination.
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Overview
Adjusting seat tilt
The switches for setting the seats are located
on the front seats.
Tilt switch up or down.
Adjusting backrest tilt
Setting the longitudinal direction
Tilt switch forward or backward.
Press switch forward or backward.
Adjusting the seat position
automatically
Adjusting the height
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
1.
Apps menu
Press switch up or down.
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Seat comfort"
4. Select driver’s seat.
5. "Use automatically"
6. Select the desired setting.
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Thigh support
Backrest width
Sport seat
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.
Adjusting the backrest width
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Press the front section of the but-
ton:
Pull the lever at the front of the seat and push
the thigh support forward or back.
The backrest width decreases.
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Press the rear section of the button:
The backrest width increases.
Lumbar support
Principle
Functional limitation
It may not be possible to adjust the backrest
width at very high and very low temperatures.
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.
Entering the rear
Adjusting the lumbar support
Safety information
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Press the front/rear section of the
button:
The curvature is increased/de-
creased.
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.
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Press the upper/lower section of the but-
ton:
The curvature is shifted up/down.
Functional limitation
It may not be possible to adjust the lumbar
support at very high and very low tempera-
tures.
Warning
Unexpected movements of the rear seat
backrest while driving may occur if the rear
seat backrest is unlocked. Vehicle control
could be lost. There is a risk of accident, in-
jury, or property damage. Fold back and lock
the backrests before driving. Make sure the
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backrest engages correctly by slightly moving
forward and back.
The process will be terminated when the
switch for the forward/back direction adjust-
ment is pressed or the backrest is reclined.
Manual longitudinal setting
Push the seat backrest rearward
Push the seat backrest rearward and lock it.
Fold the seat backrest forward
The seat moves automatically to the last seat
position that was stored.
1. Pull lever up to the stop.
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.
To restore the accuracy of the electric seat set-
ting, the front seats must be calibrated.
2. Fold the seat backrest forward.
3. Push the seat forward.
Safety information
Push the seat backrest rearward
Warning
1. Push the seat back into the initial position.
2. Fold back the backrest to lock the seat.
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.
Electric longitudinal setting
Fold the seat backrest forward
1. Pull lever up to the stop.
Calibrating the front seat
1. Press the longitudinal direction switch for-
ward until the seat stops.
2. Press the switch forward again until the
seat stops.
As soon as the message on the control dis-
play disappears, the calibration is complete.
If the message remains active, repeat the cali-
bration.
2. Fold the seat backrest forward.
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.
To make the entry to the rear easier, the seat
will automatically move to the most forward
position.
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Seat belts
Warning
With a rear seat backrest that is not locked,
General information
The vehicle is fitted with four seat belts to en-
sure occupant safety. However, they can only
offer protection when adjusted correctly.
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.
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.
Warning
The protective effect of safety gear, including
seat belts, may not be fully operational or fail
in the following situations:
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 seat belts or seat belt buckles are
damaged, soiled, or changed in any
other way.
Additional information:
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Seat belt tensioners or seat belt winders
were modified.
Notes on sitting safely, refer to page 97.
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.
Safety information
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.
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Wear the seat belt deep on your hips over
your lap. The seat belt must not press on
your stomach.
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.
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Do not rub the seat belt against sharp
edges, or guide it or jam it in across hard
or fragile objects.
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Avoid thick clothing.
Re-tighten the seat belt frequently upward
around your upper body area.
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Anti-trap mechanism
Seat belt extender
Principle
Warning
The seat belt extender makes it easier to put
on the seat belt.
When extending and retracting the seat belt
extender, body parts and objects can be jam-
med. There is a risk of injury or risk of dam-
age to property. Make sure that the area of
movement of the seat belt extender is clear.
General information
If the belt carrier encounters resistance when
extending or retracting, the seat belt extender
moves back somewhat in the respective op-
posite. Following an attempt, the seat belt ex-
tender will stop in this position.
To reactivate the seat belt extender, eliminate
the resistance and open and close the respec-
tive door.
The seat belt extender extends automatically
and keeps the seat belt ready to put on, arrow.
After the belt is put on, it goes back into the
resting position.
Buckling the seat belt
1. Guide the seat belt slowly over shoulder
and hip to put it on.
If the seat belt has not yet been applied, the
seat belt extender goes back under the follow-
ing circumstances:
2. Insert the buckle tongue into the seat belt
buckle. The seat belt buckle must engage
audibly.
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Waiting period of approx. five minutes.
Opening the respective door.
After a short distance travelled.
Locking the vehicle from the outside.
When the respective door is closed, the seat
belt extender extends again.
Functional requirements
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Door is closed.
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.
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Vehicle key detected in the car's interior.
Unbuckling the seat belt
1. Hold down the seat belt firmly.
2. Press the red button in the seat belt buckle.
3. Guide the seat belt back into the seat belt
winder.
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General information
Seat belt reminder
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.
General information
Make sure that the seat belts are positioned
correctly.
The seat belt reminder becomes active in the
following situations:
If the trip is continued within 30 minutes, the
message is displayed again after the trip has
been completed.
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When the seat belt on the driver's side or
on the passenger's side is not fastened.
When the seat belt is unfastened while driv-
ing.
Activate/deactivate the function
1.
Apps menu
When objects are lying on a seat.
2. "System settings"
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.
Safety mode
A Check Control message is displayed where
applicable. Check whether the seat belt has
been fastened correctly.
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.
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Meaning
If necessary, in critical driving situations, e.g.,
during emergency braking, the front seat belts
are automatically pretensioned.
Seat belt on the driver's seat is
not buckled.
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.
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.
Front head restraints
Safety information
Warning
Rear Occupant Alert
Principle
Removal or incorrect adjustment of head re-
straints can cause injuries in the head and
neck area. There is a risk of injury.
At the end of a trip, the system informs the
driver of the possible presence of occupants on
the rear seats.
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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.
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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.
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To lower: press the button, arrow 1, and
push the head restraint down.
To raise: push the head restraint up.
Warning
Adjusting the height: M Sport seat
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.
Warning
Objects on the head restraint reduce the pro-
tective effect in the head and neck area.
There is a risk of injury.
Press switch up or down.
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Do not use seat or head restraint covers.
Do not hang objects, for instance clothes
hangers, directly on the head restraint.
Adjusting the distance
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Only use accessories that have been de-
termined to be safe for attachment to a
head restraint.
Do not use any accessories, for instance
pillows, while driving.
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Back: press the button and push the head
restraint toward the rear.
Forward: pull the head restraint toward the
front.
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The current exterior mirror adjustment can be
stored using the memory function.
Adjusting the distance: M Sport seat
The distance to the back of the head is ad-
justed via the backrest inclination.
Safety information
Adjust the distance so that the head restraint
is as close as possible to the back of the head.
Warning
Removing the head restraints
Only remove the head restraint if no one will be
sitting in the seat in question.
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 ac-
cident, injury, or property damage. Estimate
the distance to the traffic behind by looking
over your shoulder.
Overview
1. Raise the head restraint up against the re-
sistance.
2. Press the button, arrow 1, and pull the head
restraint out completely.
Removing the head restraints: M
Sport seat
The head restraints cannot be removed.
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Meaning
Fold the exterior mirror in and out.
Installing head restraints
Proceed in the reverse order to install the head
restraint.
Adjust the exterior mirrors.
Select exterior mirror, Automatic Curb
Monitor.
Exterior mirrors
General information
The front passenger's side exterior mirror is
more curved than the driver's side mirror.
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Press the button.
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.
The selected exterior mirror moves
along with the button movement.
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Selecting the exterior mirror
Automatic Curb Monitor
To change over to the other mirror:
Slide the switch.
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.
Malfunction
In case of an electrical malfunction, adjust the
exterior mirror by pressing on the edges of the
mirror glass.
Activating the Automatic Curb Monitor
Folding in/folding out the exterior
mirrors
1.
Slide the switch to the driver's side
mirror position.
2. Engage selector lever position R.
NOTICE
Deactivating the Automatic Curb
Monitor
Slide the switch to the front passenger's side
exterior mirror position.
Depending on the vehicle width, the vehicle
can be damaged in car washes. There is a
risk of damage to property. Before washing,
fold in the mirrors by hand or with the button.
Press the button.
Interior mirror, manually
dimmable
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.
On narrow roads.
Exterior mirrors that were folded in are folded
out automatically at a speed of approx.
25 mph/40 km/h.
To reduce the blinding glare of the interior mir-
ror, flip the lever forward.
Automatic heating
Both exterior mirrors are automatically heated
as needed and when the drive-ready state is
switched on.
Interior mirror, automatic
dimming feature
Automatic dimming
The exterior mirror on the driver's side is au-
tomatically dimmed. Photocells in the interior
mirror are used to control this.
General information
The interior mirror is dimmed automatically.
Photocells are used for control:
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In the mirror glass.
1. Fold the lever down completely.
On the rear of the mirror.
2. Grip the steering wheel with both hands
and move the steering wheel to the prefer-
red height and angle to suit your seat posi-
tion.
Overview
3. Fold the lever back up.
Memory function
Principle
The following settings can be stored and, if
necessary, retrieved using the memory func-
tion:
Functional requirements
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Seat position.
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Keep the photocells clean.
Exterior mirror adjustment.
Height of the Head-up display.
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Do not cover the area between the interior
mirror and the windshield.
General information
Two memory locations with different settings
can be set for each driver profile.
Steering wheel
Safety information
Warning
The following settings are not stored:
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Backrest width.
Lumbar support.
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.
Safety information
Warning
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, or property
damage. Only retrieve the memory function
when the vehicle is stationary.
Manual steering wheel adjustment
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Seat climate control
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.
Various climate control functions are available
for the seats.
Additional information:
Climate control, refer to page 242.
Overview
The memory buttons are located on the front
doors.
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.
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