2018 BMW 5 SERIES Owners Manual

Closing
Touch the grooved surface on the handle of aclosed vehicle door with your finger and hold itthere without grasping the door handle.
This corresponds to pressing and holding the button
on the remote control.
In addition to locking, the windows and glass sunroof will be closed.
Open
tailgate General
information
If you open the tailgate via Comfort Access,
locked doors will not be unlocked.
To avoid locking it in the vehicle, do not place the
remote control in the cargo area.
Safety
information
WARNING
Body parts can be jammed when operating the tailgate. There is a risk of injury. Make sure thatthe area of movement of the tailgate is clearduring opening and closing.
NOTE
During opening, the tailgate pivots back and up. There is a risk of damage to property. Make
sure that the area of movement of the tailgate
is clear during opening and closing.
Opening
Press button on the exterior of the tailgate.
This corresponds with pressing the button
on the remote control.
Opening
and
closing
the
tailgate
with
no-touch
activation
Concept
The tailgate can be opened with no-touch activaj tion using the remote control you are carrying. With automatic tailgate operation, it can also be
closed with no-touch activation. Two sensors detect a forward-directed foot motion in the cenjtral rear area and the tailgate is opened or closed.
General
information To avoid locking it in the vehicle, do not place the
remote control in the cargo area.
If the remote control is in the sensor area, the tailgate can be opened or closed inadvertently by
an unconscious or alleged recognized foot
movement.
The sensor has an approximate range of
5 ft/1.50 m extending from the rear of the vehij
cle.
If you open the tailgate with no-touch activation,
locked doors will not be unlocked.
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Safety
information
WARNING
During no-touch activation, vehicle parts may
be touched, such as the hot exhaust gas sysj
tem. There is a risk of injury. When moving your foot, make sure you have a firm stance and donot touch the vehicle.
WARNING
Body parts can be jammed when operating the
tailgate. There is a risk of injury. Make sure that the area of movement of the tailgate is clear
during opening and closing.
NOTE
During opening, the tailgate pivots back and up.
There is a risk of damage to property. Make sure that the area of movement of the tailgateis clear during opening and closing.
Performing
the
foot
movement
1.Stand in the middle behind the vehicle at apjprox. one arm's length away from the rear of
the vehicle.2.Wave a foot under the vehicle in the direction
of travel and immediately pull it back. With
this movement, the leg must pass through
the ranges of both sensors.Opening
Perform the foot movement described earlier.
Before the trunk lid opens, the hazard warning system flashes.
Moving your foot again will stop the opening moj tion, and moving it one more time after that will close the trunk lid.
Closing The tailgate can only be closed with no-touchactivation if automatic tailgate operation is active.
Perform the foot movement described earlier.
Before closing, the hazard warning system
flashes and an acoustic signal sounds.
Moving your foot again will stop the closing moj
tion, and moving it one more time after that will re-open the trunk lid.
Malfunction
Remote control detection by the vehicle may
malfunction under the following circumstances:'xThe battery of the remote control is disj
charged. Replacing the battery, refer to page 81.'xInterference of the radio connection from
transmission towers or other equipment with
high transmitting power.'xShielding of the remote control due to metal objects.
Do not transport the remote control together
with metal objects.'xInterference of the radio connection from moj
bile phones or other electronic devices in dij
rect proximity to the remote control.
Do not transport the remote control together
with electronic devices.
Wet or snowy conditions may disrupt the locking
request recognition function on the door hanj
dles.
In the case of a malfunction, unlock and lock the vehicle using the buttons of the remote control
or using the integrated key, refer to page 86.
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Tailgate
General
informationTo avoid locking it in the vehicle, do not place the
remote control in the cargo area.
Depending on the vehicle equipment and counj
try version, it is also possible to have the doors
unlocked. Adjusting the settings, refer to page 96.
The tailgate cannot be opened if it is locked usj ing the switch in the glove compartment. Sepaj rately lock the tailgate, refer to page 93.
When the trailer socket is in use, the tailgate canj
not be opened with the remote control or with
the button in the car's interior.
Safety
information
WARNING
Body parts can be jammed when operating the tailgate. There is a risk of injury. Make sure that the area of movement of the tailgate is clearduring opening and closing.
NOTE
During opening, the tailgate pivots back and up. There is a risk of damage to property. Make
sure that the area of movement of the tailgate
is clear during opening and closing.
Without
automatic
tailgate
operation
Opening
from
the
outside'xWithout Comfort Access: unlock vehicle.
With Comfort Access: unlock the vehicle or
have the remote control with you.
Press button on the exterior of the tailgate.'xPress and hold button on the remote control for approx. 1 second.
Depending on the setting, the doors may also
be unlocked. Opening with the remote conj trol, refer to page 80.
Opening
from
the
inside
Press button in the storage compartj
ment of the driver's door.
With
Comfort
Access:
locking
With the driver's door shut, press button on the inside of the tailgate.
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Closing
Grasp the recess grips and pull the tailgatedown.
With
automatic
tailgate
operation
Opening From
the
outside
'xWithout Comfort Access: unlock vehicle.
With Comfort Access: unlock the vehicle or
have the remote control with you.
Press button on the exterior of the tailgate.'xPress and hold button on the remote control for approx. 1 second.
Depending on the setting, the doors may also
be unlocked. Opening with the remote conj trol, refer to page 80.
From
the
inside
Press button in the storage compartj
ment of the driver's door.
Interruption
of
the
opening
procedure
The opening operation is interrupted:'xWhen the vehicle starts moving.'xBy pressing the button on the outside of the
tailgate. Pressing again closes the trunk lid.'xBy pressing the button on the inside of the
tailgate. Pressing again closes the trunk lid.'xBy pressing the button on the remote control.
Pressing again continues the opening moj
tion.'xBy pressing or pulling the button in the drivj
er's door. Pressing again continues the openj
ing motion.
Closing
From
the
inside Pull and hold the button in the driver'sdoor.
The remote control must be located inside the vehicle for this function.
An acoustic signal sounds before the tailgate is
closed.
From
inside
the
tailgate
Without Comfort Access:
Press button on the inside of the tailgate.
With Comfort Access:
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'xPress button, arrow 1, on the inside of thetailgate.'xPress 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 tailjgate.
Interruption
of
the
closing
procedure
The closing procedure is interrupted in the folj
lowing situations:
'xIf the vehicle starts off with a jerky movement.'xBy pressing the button on the outside of the
tailgate. Pressing again re-opens the trunk lid.'xBy pressing the button on the inside of the
tailgate. Pressing again re-opens the trunk lid.'xBy releasing the button on the remote conj
trol. Pressing again and holding continues the
closing motion.'xBy releasing the button in the driver's door. Pulling again and holding continues the closj
ing motion.
Malfunction
In the event of an electrical malfunction, operate
the unlocked tailgate manually with a slow and smooth motion.
Locking
separately
General
information
The switch in the glove compartment decouples
the tailgate from the central locking system, so it
can no longer be opened.
If the glove compartment is locked with the
integrated key, the remote control can be
handed over without the integrated key, for inj
stance to a valet parking service. It is then no lonj ger possible for objects to be removed from thecargo area even with the remote control.
Securing'xTailgate secured, arrow 1.'xTailgate not secured, arrow 2.
Slide the switch into the desired position.
Trunk
emergency
unlocking
Pull the handle inside the cargo area. The tailgate unlocks.
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Automatic
Soft
Closing
Safety
information
WARNING
Body parts can be jammed while operating the doors. There is a risk of injury. Make sure that the area of movement of the doors is clear durj
ing opening and closing.
Closing
To close the doors, push lightly.
Closing occurs automatically.
Driver
profile
Concept
In the driver profiles, individual settings for sevj
eral drivers can be stored and called up again
when required.
General
informationThere are three driver profiles with which perj
sonal vehicle settings can be stored. Every rej mote control has one of these driver profiles asjsigned.
If the vehicle is unlocked using a remote control, the assigned personal driver profile will be actij vated. All settings stored in the driver profile areautomatically applied.
If several drivers use their own remote control, the vehicle will adjust the personal settings durj
ing unlocking. These settings are also restored, if
the vehicle has been used in the meantime by a
person with a different remote control.
Changes to the settings are automatically stored
in the driver profile currently activated.
If another driver profile is selected via iDrive, the settings stored in it will be applied automatically.
The new driver profile is assigned to the remote
control currently used.
There is an additional guest profile available that
is not assigned to any remote control. It can be
used to apply settings in the vehicle without
changing the personal driver profiles.
Functional
requirements For the system to be able to identify the driver
profile associated to a particular driver, the dej
tected remote control must be clearly allocated
to the driver.
This is the case when:'xThe driver is only carrying his or her own rej
mote control.'xThe driver unlocks the vehicle.'xThe driver gets into the vehicle through the
driver's door.
Active
driver
profile
After switching on the Control Display, the name of the active driver profile is displayed.
Select driver profile, refer to page 95.
As soon as the engine is started or any key is pressed, the last selected display is shown on
the Control Display.
To exit the welcome screen via iDrive:
"OK"
Settings The settings for the following systems and funcj
tions are stored in the active driver profile. The scope of storable settings depends on countryand equipment.
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'xVolumes, tone.'xControl Display.'xNavigation.'xTV.'xPDC Park Distance Control.'xRearview camera.'xPanorama View.'xHead-up Display.'xDriving Dynamics Control.'xSeat position, exterior mirror position, steerj
ing wheel position.
Both the positions saved via the seat memory and the last position set are saved.'xIntelligent Safety.'xNight vision.
Profile
management
Selecting
a
driver
profile
Regardless of the remote control in use, a differj
ent driver profile may be activated. This allows
you to call up personal vehicle settings, even if
you did not unlock the vehicle with your own rej
mote control.
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select driver profile.4."OK"'xAll settings stored in the called-up driver proj file are automatically applied.'xThe called-up driver profile is assigned to the
remote control being used at the time.'xIf the driver profile is already assigned to a difj ferent remote control, this driver profile willapply to both remote controls.Guest
profile
The guest profile is for individual settings that arestored in none of the three personal driver proj files.
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.
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select driver profile.
The driver profile marked with this symbol
can be renamed.
4."Change driver profile name"5.Enter profile name.6. Select the symbol.
Resetting
a
driver
profile
The settings of the active driver profile are reset
to their factory settings.
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select driver profile.
The driver profile marked with this symbol
can be reset.
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Exporting
driver
profilesMost settings of the active driver profile can be
exported.
Exporting is helpful when storing and retrieving personal settings, for instance before delivering the vehicle to a workshop. The stored driver projfiles can be taken into another vehicle.
Via iDrive:1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select driver profile.
The driver profile marked with this symbol
can be exported.
4."Export driver profile"5.Select a storage device for exporting the driver profile.'x"USB device"
Select USB storage device, as needed, refer to page 66.'xOnline
Via the BMW ConnectedDrive customer portal.
Importing
driver
profiles
The existing settings of the active driver profileare overwritten with the settings of the importeddriver profile.
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Driver profiles"3.Select the driver profile to be overwritten.
The driver profile marked with this symbol
can be overwritten.
4."Import driver profile"5.Select a storage device for importing the
driver profile.'xUSB storage device: "USB device"
Select USB storage device as needed.'xOnline.6.Select the driver profile to be imported.
System
limits
A clear assignment between the remote controland driver may not be possible in the following
cases, for example.
'xThe passenger unlocks the vehicle with his or
her own remote control, but another person is driving.'xThe driver unlocks the vehicle via Comfort
Access and has multiple remote controls with him or her.'xThe driver changes, but the vehicle is not
locked and unlocked.'xMultiple remote controls are located outside
of the vehicle.
Settings
General
information
Depending on the vehicle equipment and counj
try version, various settings for opening and closj ing are possible.
These settings are stored for the driver profile currently used.
Unlocking Doors
Via iDrive:
1."My Vehicle"2."Vehicle settings"3."Doors/Key"4. "Driver's door" or "All doors"5.Select desired setting:'x"Driver's door only"
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