2017 BMW 5 SERIES Owners Manual

foot, make sure you have a firm stance and donot touch the vehicle.'

Safety
informationWARNING
Body parts can be jammed when operatj
ing the tailgate. There is a risk of injury. Make
sure that the area of movement of the tailgate is clear during opening and closing.'

Press button on the exterior of the tailgate.'yPress and hold button on the rejmote control for approx. 1 second.
Depending on the setting, the doors may also be unlocked. Opening with the remote
control, refer to page 56.
From
the
inside
Press button in the storage compartjment of the driver's door.
Interruption
of
the
opening
procedure
The opening operation is interrupted:
'yBy pressing the button again.'yWhen the vehicle starts moving.'yBy pressing the button on the inside of the tailgate.
Closing
From
inside
the
tailgate
Without Comfort Access:
Press button on the inside of the tailgate.
With Comfort Access:
'yPress button, arrow 1, on the inside of the
tailgate.'yPress button, arrow 2.
The vehicle will be locked after closing the
tailgate. The driver's door must be closed
for this purpose and the remote control
must be outside of the vehicle in the area
of the tailgate.
An acoustic signal sounds before the tailgate is
closed.
Interruption
of
the
closing
procedure
The closing operation is interrupted:
'yBy pressing the pressed button again or by
releasing the held button.'yIf the vehicle starts off with a jerky movej
ment.
Locking
separately
The tailgate can be locked separately using the
switch in the glove compartment. If the glove compartment is locked, the tailgate cannot beopened.
'yTailgate secured, arrow 1.'yTailgate not secured, arj
row 2.
Slide the switch into the arrow 1 position. The tailgate is secured and decoupled from the
central locking system.
This is beneficial when the vehicle is parked using valet service. The remote control can behanded out without the integrated key.
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Trunk
emergency
unlocking
Pull the handle inside the cargo area.
The tailgate unlocks.
With
automatic
tailgate
operation:
malfunction
In the event of an electrical malfunction, operjate the unlocked tailgate manually with a slow
and smooth motion.
Automatic
Soft
Closing Safety
information WARNING
Body parts can be jammed while operatj
ing the doors. There is a risk of injury. Make
sure that the area of movement of the doors is clear during opening and closing.'

As soon as the engine is started or any key is
pressed, the last selected display is shown.
To exit the welcome screen via iDrive: "OK"
Settings The settings for the following systems and
functions are saved in the active driver profile.
The scope of storable settings depends on country and equipment.'yUnlocking and locking.'yLights.'yClimate control.'yRadio.'yInstrument cluster.'yProgrammable memory buttons.'yVolumes, tone.'yControl Display.'yNavigation.'yTV.'yPark Distance Control PDC.'yRearview camera.'yPanorama View.'yHead-up Display.'yDriving Dynamics Control.'ySeat position, exterior mirror position,steering wheel position.'yCruise control.'yIntelligent Safety.'yNight vision.
Profile
management
Selecting
a
driver
profile
Regardless of the remote control in use, a difj
ferent driver profile may be activated. This alj lows you to call up personal vehicle settings if
you did not unlock the vehicle with your own remote control.
Using iDrive:1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select driver profile.4."OK"'yAll settings stored in the called-up driverprofile are automatically applied.'yThe called-up driver profile is assigned to
the remote control being used at the time.'yIf the driver profile is already assigned to a
different remote control, this driver profile will apply to both remote controls.
Guest
profile
The guest profile is for individual settings that
are stored in none of the three personal driver
profiles.
This can be useful for drivers who are using
the vehicle temporarily and do not have their
own driver profile.
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3."Drive off (guest)"4."OK"
The guest profile cannot be renamed. It is not assigned to the current remote control.
Renaming
a
driver
profile
A personal name can be assigned to the active
driver profile to avoid confusion between the
driver profiles.
Using iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select driver profile.
The driver profile marked with this symj
bol can be renamed.
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5.Enter profile name.6. Select the symbol.
Resetting
a
driver
profileThe settings of the active driver profile are rej
set to their factory settings.
Using iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select driver profile.
The driver profile marked with this symj
bol can be reset.
4."Reset driver profile"5."OK"
Exporting
driver
profiles
Most settings of the active driver profile can be
exported.
This can be helpful for saving and retrieving
personal settings, for instance before deliverj
ing the vehicle to a workshop. The saved driver
profiles can be taken into another vehicle.
Using iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select driver profile.
The driver profile marked with this symj
bol can be exported.
4."Export driver profile"5.'y"USB device"
Select USB storage device, as needed, refer to page 43.'yConnectedDrive.
Importing
driver
profiles
The existing settings of the active driver profile are overwritten with the settings of the imjported driver profile.
Using iDrive:1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select the driver profile to be overwritten.
The driver profile marked with this symj
bol can be overwritten.
4."Import driver profile"5.Select the medium that was used to export the driver profile.'yUSB storage device: "USB device"
Select USB storage device as needed.'yConnectedDrive.6.Select the driver profile to be imported.
System
limits
A clear assignment between the remote conj
trol and driver may not be possible in the folj
lowing cases, for example.
'yThe passenger unlocks the vehicle with his or her own remote control, but anotherperson is driving.'yThe driver unlocks the vehicle via Comfort
Access and has multiple remote controls with him or her.'yThe driver changes, but the vehicle is notlocked and unlocked.'yMultiple remote controls are located outjside of the vehicle.
Settings
General
information
Depending on the equipment and country-
specific variant of your vehicle, different openj ing and closing settings are available.
These settings are stored for the driver profile,
refer to page 68, currently used.
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Unlocking
Doors Using iDrive:1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Doors/Key"4. "Driver's door" or "All doors"5.Select desired setting:'y"Driver's door only"
Only the driver's door and the fuel filler
flap are unlocked. Pressing again unj locks the entire vehicle.'y"All doors"
The entire vehicle is unlocked.
Tailgate
Depending on optional features and country
version, this setting is not offered in some
cases.
Using iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Doors/Key"4. "Tailgate" or "Tailgate and
door(s)"5.Select desired setting:'y"Tailgate"
The tailgate is opened.'y"Tailgate and door(s)"
The tailgate is opened and the doors
are unlocked.
Confirmation
signals
from
the
vehicle
Using iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Doors/Key"4.Deactivate or activate the desired confirj mation signals.'y"Flash for lock/unlock"
Unlocking is signaled by two flashes,
locking by one.'yWith alarm system:
"Acoustic signal for lock/unlock"
Unlocking is signaled by two honks of
the horn, locking by one.
Automatic
locking
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Doors/Key"4.Select desired setting:'y"Lock automatically"
The vehicle locks automatically after a
short period of time if no door is
opened after unlocking.'y"Lock after starting to drive"
The vehicle locks automatically after you drive off.
Automatic
unlocking
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Doors/Key"4."Unlock at end of trip"
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Adjusting
the
last
seat,
mirror,
and
steering
wheel
position
Using iDrive:1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select driver profile.
The setting can be made for the driver
profile marked with this symbol.
4."Last seat position automatic"
When the vehicle is unlocked, the driver's seat and exterior mirrors resume their last set posijtions. When the drive-ready state is switched
on, the steering wheel is moved to its last set
position.
Folding
mirrors
automatically
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Doors/Key"4."Fold mirrors in when locked"
Locking the vehicle folds in the exterior
mirrors automatically. Unlocking the vehij
cle automatically folds out the exterior mirj rors.
Establishing
idle
state
after
openingthe
front
doors
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Doors/Key"4."Turn off after door opening"
Opening the front doors establishes the
idle state, refer to page 19.Alarm
system
General
information
When the vehicle is locked, the vehicle alarm
system reacts to the following changes:'yOpening a door, the hood or the tailgate.'yMovements in the interior.'yChanges in the vehicle tilt, e. g., during atj tempts at stealing a wheel or when towing
the vehicle.'yDisconnected battery voltage.'yImproper use of the socket for Onboard Dij
agnosis.
The alarm system signals these changes visuj
ally and acoustically:
'yAcoustic alarm.'yBy switching on the hazard warning sysj tem.'yBy flashing the high beams.
Switching
on
and
off
When you unlock or lock the vehicle, either
with the remote control or with Comfort Acj cess, the alarm system is switched on and offat the same time.
Opening
the
doors
with
the
alarm
system
switched
on
The alarm system is triggered when a door is opened if the door was unlocked using the inj
tegrated key in the door lock.
Switching off the alarm, refer to page 73.
Opening
the
tailgate
with
the
alarm
system
switched
on
The tailgate can be opened even when the alarm system is switched on.
After the tailgate is closed, it is locked and
monitored again provided the doors are
locked. The hazard warning system flashes
once.
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