CONTROLS -> Cargo area for your BMW X1 2022-2025

Cargo area  
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Cargo area  
is a risk of injury and risk of property damage.  
Secure loose objects or devices that are con-  
nected to the vehicle via a cable.  
Vehicle features and options  
This chapter describes model-specific equip-  
ment, systems, and functions that are currently  
available, or may become available in the fu-  
ture, even if they are not present in the vehicle.  
Warning  
Improperly stowed objects can slip and be  
thrown into the car's interior, for instance in  
the event of an accident, braking or an eva-  
sive maneuver. Vehicle occupants can be hit  
and injured. There is a risk of injury and risk  
of property damage. Stow and secure objects  
and cargo properly.  
Additional information:  
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.  
Loading  
Principle  
When loading the vehicle, items and cargo  
must be stowed and secured properly. Do not  
exceed the permissible weights and loads.  
NOTICE  
Fluids in the cargo area can cause damage.  
There is a risk of property damage. Make  
sure that no fluids leak in the cargo area.  
Safety information  
Warning  
Steps for determining correct load  
limit  
1. Locate the statement “The combined  
weight of occupants and cargo should  
never exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs” on the  
vehicle’s placard.  
High gross vehicle weight can overheat the  
tires, damage them internally and cause  
a sudden tire pressure loss. Driving char-  
acteristics may be negatively impacted, re-  
ducing directional stability, lengthening the  
braking distances and changing the steering  
response. There is a risk of accident, injury,  
and property damage. Pay attention to the  
permitted load-carrying capacity of the tires  
and never exceed the permitted gross vehicle  
weight.  
2. Determine the combined weight of the  
driver and passengers that will be riding in  
the vehicle.  
3. Subtract the combined weight of the driver  
and passengers from XXX kg or XXX lbs.  
4. The resulting figure equals the available  
amount of cargo and luggage load ca-  
pacity. For example, if the “XXX” amount  
equals 1,400 lbs and there will be five  
150 lbs passengers in the vehicle, the  
amount of available cargo and luggage  
load capacity is 650 lbs (1,400 - 750 (5 x  
150) = 650 lbs).  
Warning  
When driving, loose items or devices con-  
nected to the vehicle with a cable, i.e., mobile  
phones, may be thrown around the vehicle,  
e.g., in the event of an accident or when brak-  
ing or performing evasive maneuvers. There  
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5. Determine the combined weight of luggage  
and cargo being loaded on the vehicle.  
That weight may not safely exceed the  
available cargo and luggage load capacity  
calculated in Step 4.  
Larger, heavy cargo: Secure with cargo  
straps.  
Stow particularly heavy cargo as far for-  
ward as possible, directly behind and below  
the rear seat backrests. When the rear seat  
is not occupied, secure each of the outer  
seat belts in the opposite buckle.  
6. If the vehicle will be towing a trailer, load  
from your trailer will be transferred to the  
vehicle. Consult this manual to determine  
how this reduces the available cargo and  
luggage load capacity of the vehicle.  
Lashing eyes in the cargo  
area  
Payload  
Principle  
Lashing eyes are devices used to secure  
loads. Depending on vehicle equipment, two  
lashing eyes are provided in the cargo area.  
General information  
To secure cargo, attach suitable devices, e.g.,  
lashing straps, tensioning straps, draw straps,  
or cargo nets, to the lashing eyes.  
The maximum payload is the sum of the  
weight of the occupants and the cargo.  
Overview  
The greater the weight of the occupants, the  
less cargo that can be transported.  
Stowing and securing cargo  
To stow and secure cargo, note the following:  
Cover sharp edges and corners on the  
cargo.  
Do not stack cargo above the upper edge of  
the backrests.  
The lashing eyes are located on the side pan-  
els in the cargo area.  
If stowing sufficiently large items in the  
cargo area, fold down the rear seat back-  
rests completely.  
Fasten straps, etc. for securing the load to  
the lashing eyes in the cargo area.  
Multifunction hook  
Small, light-weight cargo: Secure with ten-  
sioning/draw straps or with a cargo net.  
Principle  
Light-weight objects can be hung on the multi-  
function hooks in the cargo area.  
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Safety information  
Safety information  
Warning  
Warning  
Improper use of the multifunction hooks can  
lead to a risk of objects flying about, e.g., dur-  
ing braking and evasive maneuvers. There is  
a risk of injury and risk of property damage.  
Only hang lightweight objects from the multi-  
function hooks. Heavy luggage in the cargo  
area must be properly secured.  
Improper use of the cargo area floor can lead  
to a risk of objects flying about during braking  
and evasive maneuvers, for example. There  
is a risk of injury and risk of property damage.  
Do not use the cargo area floor to sepa-  
rate the cargo area and vehicle interior  
in the sense of a luggage net.  
Only use the cargo area floor in the  
folded-up position when the rear seat  
backrests are folded up and locked.  
Overview  
Depending on vehicle equipment, multifunction  
hooks are provided on the left and right side of  
the cargo area.  
Fold down the cargo area floor before  
driving off.  
Always secure cargo against slipping,  
using straps, belts and lashing eyes, for  
instance.  
Net  
Depending on vehicle equipment, there is a net  
on the left side of the cargo area.  
NOTICE  
The storage space under the cargo area floor  
is only suitable for soft objects. Hard objects  
may result in damage to the vehicle electrical  
system in the event of an accident. There is  
a risk of property damage. Only stow soft ob-  
jects under the cargo area floor.  
Smaller items can be stored in the net. To  
transport larger objects, slide the net down.  
Storage compartment on  
the right side  
There is a storage compartment on the right  
side of the cargo area.  
Opening the storage compartment  
Cargo floor panel  
Principle  
To stow cargo, a storage compartment is pro-  
vided under the cargo area floor. The cargo  
area floor can be opened and removed as nec-  
essary.  
To open the storage compartment, grip the  
rear edge of the cargo area floor and fold it  
forward.  
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The cargo area floor can be removed as fol-  
lows:  
Closing the storage compartment  
Fold the cargo area floor back and push it  
down.  
1. Fold the rear part of the cargo floor panel  
forward.  
Fold up the cargo floor panel  
2. Slightly raise the cargo area floor.  
Without mild hybrid technology:  
3. Pull the cargo area floor backward, out of  
the mounts, then remove.  
The cargo area floor can be folded up as fol-  
lows:  
1. Fold the rear part of the cargo floor panel  
forward.  
2. Fold up the cargo area floor if it has been  
folded forward.  
With mild hybrid technology:  
The function is not available. Do not remove  
the cargo area floor.  
Inserting the cargo floor panel  
Proceed in reverse order to insert the cargo  
area floor:  
With mild hybrid technology:  
The cargo area floor cannot be folded up. Do  
not fold the cargo area floor up.  
1. Place the folded cargo area floor flat  
against the mounts.  
Additional information:  
2. Push the cargo area floor forward into the  
mounts. The cargo area floor engages no-  
ticeably.  
Mild hybrid technology, refer to page 376.  
Removing the cargo floor panel  
Without mild hybrid technology:  
Enlarging the cargo area  
Principle  
Depending on the equipment version, the  
cargo area can be enlarged as follows:  
The rear seat backrests can be moved into  
an upright loading position using the cargo  
setting.  
The rear seat backrests can be folded  
down.  
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General information  
Cargo position  
The rear seat backrest is divided at a ratio of  
40–20–40. The side rear seat backrests and  
the center section can be folded down sepa-  
rately.  
Principle  
The rear seat backrests can be moved into  
an upright loading position individually. An ad-  
justment in several tilt stages is possible as  
needed.  
The rear seat backrests can be folded down  
from the rear.  
Adjusting  
Safety information  
To adjust the loading position of the rear seat  
backrests, proceed as follows:  
Warning  
1. Pull the loop on the side of the seat.  
Vehicle parts can be damaged or body parts  
jammed when folding down the rear seat  
backrest. There is a risk of injury or risk of  
property damage. Make sure that the area of  
movement of the rear seat backrest including  
head restraint is clear when folding down.  
Warning  
If a rear seat backrest is not locked, unse-  
cured cargo can be thrown about the car’s  
interior; for instance, in the event of an acci-  
dent, braking or an evasive maneuver. There  
is a risk of injury. Make sure that the rear seat  
backrest is locked after folding it back.  
2. Adjust the loading position of the rear seat  
backrest as necessary.  
3. Engage the rear seat backrest.  
Folding down the rear seat backrest  
To fold in the rear seat backrests, proceed as  
follows:  
Warning  
The stability of the child restraint system is  
limited or compromised with incorrect seat  
setting or improper installation of the child  
seat. There is a risk of injury or danger to life.  
Make sure that the child restraint system fits  
securely against the backrest. If possible, ad-  
just the backrest tilt for all affected backrests  
and correctly adjust the seats. Make sure that  
seats and backrests are securely engaged or  
locked. If possible and necessary, adjust the  
height of the head restraints or remove them.  
Pull the loop on the side of the seat and fold  
the rear seat backrest forward.  
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Folding back the backrest  
To fold back the rear seat backrests, proceed  
as follows:  
Warning  
An incorrectly inserted cargo cover can be  
thrown about the car's interior such as in the  
event of an accident or a braking or evasive  
maneuver. There is a risk of injury and risk of  
property damage. Make sure the cargo cover  
is securely engaged in the brackets.  
1. Fold the rear seat backrest down. The rear  
seat backrest first engages in the loading  
position.  
2. Pull the loop on the side of the seat.  
Warning  
Body parts can become trapped when the  
folding cargo cover is operated. There is a  
risk of injury. When operating the folding  
cargo cover, make sure that the travel path  
of the cover is clear.  
3. Return the rear seat backrest to the seat  
position and engage it.  
Removing the cargo cover  
The cover can be removed to load bulky lug-  
gage.  
Cargo cover  
1. Detach the retaining straps on the tailgate.  
2. Grasp the cover with both hands on the  
rear edge and lift slightly, arrow 1.  
Principle  
The cargo cover separates the cargo area from  
the seat rows and is used to secure cargo. The  
cargo cover can be removed.  
Safety information  
Warning  
When driving, loose items or devices con-  
nected to the vehicle with a cable, i.e., mobile  
phones, may be thrown around the vehicle,  
e.g., in the event of an accident or when brak-  
ing or performing evasive maneuvers. There  
is a risk of injury and risk of property damage.  
Secure loose objects or devices that are con-  
nected to the vehicle via a cable.  
3. Firmly pull the cover backward out of the  
brackets, arrow 2.  
Inserting the cargo cover  
Install the cargo cover in reverse order. Make  
sure that the cargo cover is positioned cor-  
rectly in the brackets and that it is engaged.  
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