Seats, mirrors and steering wheel -> Interior mirror, automatic dimming feature for your BMW i5 2023-2025

Seats, mirrors and steering wheel  
CONTROLS  
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.  
In car washes.  
Photocells are used for control:  
On narrow roads.  
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  
Keep the photocells clean.  
Principle  
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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Seats, mirrors and steering wheel  
CONTROLS  
Manual steering wheel adjustment  
Steering wheel  
Safety information  
Warning  
Steering wheel adjustments while driving  
can lead to unexpected steering wheel move-  
ments. Vehicle control could be lost. There is  
a risk of accident, injury, or property damage.  
Adjust the steering wheel while the vehicle is  
stationary only.  
1. Fold the lever down completely.  
2. Grip the steering wheel with both hands  
and move the steering wheel to the prefer-  
red height and angle to suit your seat posi-  
tion.  
Electric steering wheel adjustment  
3. Fold the lever back up.  
General information  
The steering wheel 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.  
Memory function  
Principle  
The following settings can be stored and, if  
necessary, retrieved using the memory func-  
tion:  
The current steering wheel position can be  
stored using the memory function.  
To make it easier to enter and get out of the  
vehicle, the steering wheel moves temporarily  
into the upper position.  
Seat position.  
Exterior mirror adjustment.  
Depending on vehicle equipment: steering  
wheel position.  
Adjusting the steering wheel position  
Height of the Head-up display.  
Safety information  
Warning  
Using the memory function while driving can  
lead to unexpected seat or steering wheel  
movements. Vehicle control could be lost.  
There is a risk of accident, injury, or property  
damage. Only retrieve the memory function  
when the vehicle is stationary.  
Press the switch to adjust the steering wheel  
forward/back position and height to the seat  
position.  
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