BMW 5 Series: Seats, mirrors, and steering
wheel
Electrically adjustable seats
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- Thigh support
- Forward/backward, height, seat tilt
- Upper backrest
- Backrest width
- Lumbar support
- Backrest tilt, head restraint
Adjusting the head restraint
Adjusting the height: power head
restraints
![Push switch up or down.](images/books/1460/index.14.png)
Push switch up or down.
Adjusting the distance: manual head
restraints
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- Back: press the button and push the head restraint
toward the rear.
- Forward: pull the head restraint toward the
front.
Adjusting the distance: power head
restraints
The head restraint is automatically repositioned
when the upper backrest is adjusted.
Side extensions
![Fold the side extensions forward to increase lateral](images/books/1460/index.16.png)
Fold the side extensions forward to increase lateral
support.
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
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- Adjusting
- Selecting a mirror, Automatic Curb Monitor
- Folding in and out
Adjusting the steering wheel
Electrical steering wheel adjustment
![Move the steering wheel to the preferred height](images/books/1460/index.18.png)
Move the steering wheel to the preferred height
and angle to suit your seating position by pressing
the switch.
Memory function
Concept
The following settings can be stored and, if necessary,
retrieved using the memory function:
- Seat position.
- Exterior mirror position.
- Steering wheel position.
- Height of the Head-up Display.
Storing
1. Set the desired position.
2.
Press button on the door. The
writing
on the button lights up.
3. Press the desired button 1 or 2 at the door
while the writing is lit. A signal sounds.
Calling up settings
Press the desired button 1 or 2.
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Changing the entertainment source
CD/DVD drive
Eject CD/DVD
Changing the station/track
Programmable memory buttons
Sound output on/off, volume
Waveband/satellite radio
Changing the waveband
General information
After the mobile phone is connected once to the
vehicle, the mobile phone can be operated using
iDrive and the steering wheel buttons.
Connecting the mobile phone via passkey
entry
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ACSM - Advanced Crash Safety Module
DSC - Dynamic Stability Control
EARSV - Electric active roll stabilization front
EARSH - Electric active roll stabilization rear
EPS - Electromechanical Power Steering
HSR - Rear axle slip angle control
SAS - Optional equipment sys
Alongside the Vertical Dynamics Platform (VDP) control unit, the Dynamic
Stability Control (DSC)
represents the core element of the driving dynamics control systems used to
increase active safety. It
optimizes driving stability in all driving conditions and also traction when
driving off and acce