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cident, injury, or property damage. Estimate
the distance to the traffic behind by looking
over your shoulder.
Removing the center head restraint
Only remove the head restraint if no one will be
sitting in the center seat.
1. Raise the head restraint up against the re-
sistance.
Overview
2. Press the buttons, arrow 1, and pull the
head restraint out completely.
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Meaning
Fold the exterior mirror in and out.
Installing the head restraints
Proceed in the reverse order to install the head
restraint.
Adjust the exterior mirrors.
Select left exterior mirror, Automatic
Curb Monitor.
Exterior mirrors
General information
Select right exterior mirror.
The front passenger's side exterior mirror is
more curved than the driver's side mirror.
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.
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Press the button.
The selected exterior mirror moves
along with the button movement.
The current exterior mirror adjustment can be
stored using the memory function.
Selecting the exterior mirror
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Press the button to select the left
exterior mirror. The LED illuminates.
Safety information
Warning
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Press the button to select the right
exterior mirror. The LED illuminates.
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-
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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.
Press the button. The LED illumi-
nates.
2. Engage selector lever position R.
NOTICE
Deactivating the Automatic Curb
Monitor
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. The LED illuminates
and the LED of the driver’s side outside
mirror goes out.
Press the button.
Interior mirror, automatic
dimming feature
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:
General information
The interior mirror is dimmed automatically.
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In car washes.
Photocells are used for control:
On narrow roads.
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In the mirror glass.
Exterior mirrors that were folded in are folded
out automatically at a speed of approx.
25 mph/40 km/h.
On the rear of the mirror.
Overview
Automatic heating
Both exterior mirrors are automatically heated
as needed and when the drive-ready state is
switched on.
Automatic dimming
The exterior mirror on the driver's side is au-
tomatically dimmed. Photocells in the interior
mirror are used to control this.
Automatic Curb Monitor
Functional requirements
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Keep the photocells clean.
Principle
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Do not cover the area between the interior
mirror and the windshield.
If reverse gear is engaged, the mirror glass on
the passenger's side is tilted downward. This
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