2024 BMW 5 Series Seats and Seat Belt User Guide

2024 BMW 5 Series Seats and Seat Belt User Guide

Comfort and safety have been raised to a whole new level in the 2024 BMW 5 Series, especially in the seats and seat belts. The seats in the 5 Series were made with both comfort and style in mind. They offer the best support and flexibility, making sure that everyone who rides in them has a wonderful time. These seats are made from high-quality materials, so they are not only comfortable but also long-lasting. They promise a luxury ride even on the longest drives. The seat belts in the 2024 BMW 5 Series put safety ahead of everything else, which goes well with ease. They are made with cutting-edge technology and offer better safety thanks to advanced restraint systems that lessen the impact of collisions. The 2024 BMW 5 Series’ seats and seat belts show the brand’s dedication to providing the best comfort and safety for its guests by combining style and safety.

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Seats, mirrors and steering wheel

Vehicle Equipment

This chapter describes equipment, systems and functions which are offered or may be of-fered in future on a model-specific basis, even if they are not included in the vehicle in question.
For further information:
For vehicle equipment, see page 8.

Safe seating position

A seat position that suitably meets the needs of the occupants is essential for relaxed driving with minimum fatigue.
In an accident, the correct seat position plays an important role. Pay attention to the notes in the following chapters.
For further information:

• Seats, see page 106.
• For seat belts, see page 110.
• For head restraints, see page 113.
• Airbags, see page 184.

Seats

Safety information

WARNING
Setting the seat during a journey could cause the seat to move unexpectedly. You could lose control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident. Only adjust the seat on the driver’s side when at a standstill.

WARNING
If the backrest is angled too far back, the protective effect of the seat belt will no longer be guaranteed. There is a risk of sliding under the seat belt in the event of an accident. There is a danger of injury or danger to life. Adjust the seat before starting the journey. Adjust the backrest to the most upright position possible, and do not change it during the journey.

WARNING
There is a risk of entrapment when the seats are moved. There is a danger of injury or material damage. Before making any adjustments, make sure that the movement range of the seat is clear.

Manually adjustable seats

Overview
The levers for the seat settings are located at the front seats.

Adjusting the forward/back position

Pull the lever and slide the seat in the desired direction.
After releasing the lever, move the seat gently forward or back to make sure it engages properly.

Adjusting the backrest angle

Tilt the switch forwards or backwards.

Adjusting the height

Press the switch up or down.

Adjusting the seat angle

Tilt the switch up or down.

Electrically adjustable seats

General
The current seat position can be saved using the memory function.

Overview
The switches for the seat settings are located on the front seats.

Seat settings menu

The seat adjustment menu button is located on the front door.

Press the button to open the seat setting menu on the control display.

 

Adjusting the forward/back position

Press the switch forward or backwards.

Adjusting the height

Press the switch up or down.

Adjusting the seat angle

Tilt the switch up or down.

Adjusting the backrest angle

Tilt the switch forwards or backwards.

Adjusting the seat position automatically

General
The seat setting for the driver’s seat is stored in the active BMW ID or the active driver profile. If the BMW ID or the driver profile is reactivated at a later time, the stored position is loaded automatically.

Activating/deactivating the function

1. Apps menu
2. “Vehicle”
3. “Seat comfort”
4. Select driver’s seat.
5. “Use automatically”
6. Select the desired setting.

Thigh support

Sport seat
Pull the lever on the front of the seat and adjust the thigh support forwards or backwards.

Multifunction seat

1. Apps menu
2. “Vehicle”
3. “Seat comfort”
4. Select the desired seat.
5. Select the desired function.
6. Select the desired setting.

Lumbar support

Principle
The curvature of the backrest can be changed to provide support for the lumbar region, or lordosis. The upper edge of the pelvis and the spinal column are supported to encourage an upright sitting posture.

Adjusting the lumbar support

• Press the button at the front/rear: The curvature is increased/decreased.
• Press the button at the top/bottom: The curvature is shifted upwards/downwards.

Function limitation

It may not be possible to adjust the lumbar support at very high and very low temperatures.

Backrest width

Principle
The backrest width can be adjusted to improve lateral support when cornering.

General
The backrest width is changed by adjusting the side sections of the backrest.
When exiting the vehicle, the backrest width opens completely. Before the start of the journey, the last set position is automatically moved.

Adjusting the backrest width

1. Apps menu
2. “Vehicle”
3. “Seat comfort”
4. Select the desired seat.
5. Select the desired function.
6. Select the desired setting.

Calibrating the front seats

General
As soon as the electric seat adjustment no lon-ger functions precisely, a Check Control mes-sage is displayed on the controlled display.
To restore the accuracy of the electric seat setting, the front seats must be calibrated.

Safety information

WARNING
There is a risk of entrapment when the seats are moved. There is a danger of injury or material damage. Before making any adjustments, make sure that the movement range of the seat is clear.

Calibrating the front seatCalibrating the front seats

1. Push the switch forward again in a longitudinal direction until the seat stops.
2. Push and hold the switch forward repeatedly until the seat no longer moves forward.
3. Reset the desired seat position.

As soon as the message on the control display disappears, the calibration is complete. If the message remains active, repeat the calibration.
If the message is not hidden after repeated calibration, have the system checked by an authorised Service Partner another qualified Service Partner or a specialist workshop.

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Seat belts

General
For the safety of the vehicle occupants, the ve-hicle is equipped with five seat belts. However, they can only provide a protective effect when applied correctly.
Before each journey, always make sure that all occupants have fastened their seat belts. The airbags supplement the seat belts as an additional safety device. The airbags are not a substitute for the seat belts.
All belt anchorages are designed to achieve the best possible protective effect of the seat belts with proper use of the seat belts and cor-rect seat setting. The two outer seat belt buckles on the rear seats are intended for those sitting on the left and right.
The inner seat belt buckle on the rear seats is intended for the person sitting in the middle.
For further information: For notes on sitting safely, see page 106.

Safety information

WARNING
If a seat belt is used by more than one person at the same time, the protective effect of the seat belt is no longer guaranteed. There is a danger of injury or danger to life. Only one person should use each seat belt at any one time. Do not allow infants and children to travel on the lap of another occupant. Instead, secure the infant or child in child restraint systems intended for this purpose.

WARNING
The protective effect of the seat belts may be restricted or may even fail if the seat belts are worn incorrectly. If a seat belt is not worn correctly, additional injuries can be caused, for example in the event of an acci-dent, braking or avoidance manoeuvre. There is a danger of injury or danger to life. Make sure that all vehicle occupants have fastened their seat belts correctly.

WARNING
Seat belts are designed to bear upon the bony structure of the body and should be worn low across the front of the pelvis, or the pelvis, chest and shoulders, as applicable. Wearing the lap section of the belt across the abdominal area must be avoided. Seat belts should be adjusted as firmly as possible, consistent with comfort, to provide the protection for which they have been designed. A slack seat belt will greatly reduce the protection afforded to the wearer.
Care should be taken to avoid contamination of the seat belt strap by polishes, oils and chemicals and particularly battery acid. Cleaning may safely be carried out using
a mild soap and water solution. The seat belt should be replaced if the seat belt strap becomes frayed, contaminated or damaged. Seat belts should not be worn with straps twisted. Each seat belt assembly must only be used by one occupant; it is forbidden to put a belt around a child being carried on the occupant’s lap.
It is essential to replace the entire seat belt assembly after it has been worn in a severe impact even if damage to the assembly is not obvious.

WARNING
No modifications or additions should be made by the user that will either prevent the seat belt adjusting devices from operating to remove slack or prevent the seat belt assembly from being adjusted to remove slack.

WARNING
If the rear seat backrest is not locked, the protective effect of the middle seat belt is not ensured. There is a danger of injury or danger to life. Lock the wider rear seat backrest when using the middle seat belt.

WARNING
The protective effect of the seat belts may be restricted or may even fail in the following situations:

• If the seat belts or seat belt buckles are damaged, dirty or have been modified in another way.
• The seat belt tensioners or belt retractors have been modified.

Seat belts can be damaged in an accident without the damage necessarily being apparent. There is a danger of injury or danger to life. Do not modify the seat belts, seat belt buckles, seat belt tensioners, belt retractors, or belt anchor points, and ensure that they are kept clean. After an accident, have the seat belts inspected by an Authorised Service Partner another qualified Service Partner or a specialist workshop.

Correct seat belt use

• Place the seat belt tightly over the pelvis and shoulder, close to the body and without twisting.
• Make sure that the seat belt is positioned low at the hips in the area of the pelvis. The seat belt must not be pressed on the abdomen.
• The seat belt must not be allowed to rub against sharp edges, be routed over solid or breakable objects or be trapped.
• Avoid wearing bulky clothing.
• Keep the seat belt taut by occasionally pulling upwards on the upper body area.

Setting for automatic retracting seat belts

• Draw the seat belt tongue attached to the seat belt across the body and press it into the seat belt buckle until a ‘click’ is heard.
• Adjustment of the belt length is very important. To adjust the lap belt and check whether the seat belt buckle has locked correctly, pull upwards on the shoulder strap until the lap belt fits tightly.
• The length of the diagonal shoulder strap adjusts itself automatically to allow freedom of movement.
• To release the seat belt, press the button on the seat belt buckle.

Fastening the seat belt

1. When fastening the seat belt, guide it slowly over the shoulder and pelvis.
2. Insert the seat belt tongue in the seat belt buckle. The seat belt buckle must be heard to engage.

Unfastening the seat belt

1. Hold the seat belt firmly.
2. Press the red button on the seat belt buckle.
3. Guide the seat belt back up to the auto-matic reel.

The middle seat belt in the rear

Fastening the seat belt

1. Pull the seat belt tongues from the mount on the parcel shelf.
2. Insert the lower seat belt tongue in the belt lock, arrow 1.
3. Insert the upper seat belt tongue in the seat belt buckle, arrow 2.

The seat belt buckles must be heard to engage.

Unfastening the seat belt

1. Hold the seat belt firmly.
2. Press the red button on the seat belt buckle.
3. Use the seat belt tongue, arrow 1, to open the belt lock, arrow 2.
   
4. Guide the seat belt to the bracket on the parcel shelf.

Seat belt warning

General
Check whether the seat belts are fastened correctly.
The seat belt warning becomes active in the following situations:

• When the seat belt on the driver’s side or the passenger’s side is not fastened.
• In some national-market versions, the seat belt warning is also active if the seat belt on a seat of the second row of seats is not fastened.
• When the seat belt is unfastened while driv-ing.
• When objects are lying on a seat.

Display in the instrument cluster

The indicator light in the instrument cluster illuminates after turning on the drive-ready state and the seat belt warning is active.
A Check Control message is shown where applicable. Check whether the seat belt has been fastened correctly.
The displays may vary depending on the equipment and national market version.

The seat belt is not buckled.

 

 

The seat belt is only buckled on the corresponding seat.

 

 

The seat belt on the corresponding seat is not buckled.

 

 

Depending on the national market version: The corresponding seat is not occupied.

 

Depending on the national-market version: The seat belt warning is deactivated for the corresponding seat.

 

Enabling/disabling the seat belt warning
Depending on the national market version: the seat belt warning can be deactivated for transporting objects on a second row of seats.
If a seat belt is unbuckled while driving, a warning will continue to be issued.

1. Apps menu
2. “Vehicle”
3. “Seat comfort”
4. “Seatbelt warning”
5. Select the desired setting.

Safety function

Depending on the equipment, the driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt straps are automatically tightened once after driving off if the seat belt is fastened.
If necessary, the front seat belts are automatically pre-tensioned in accident-critical driving situations, for example, in the event of full braking.
If the critical driving situation passes without an accident occurring, the tension in the front seat belts is slackened again. If the belt tension does not slacken automatically, stop the vehicle and unfasten the seat belt by pressing the red button on the seat belt buckle. Fasten the seat belt again before continuing to drive.

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