Controls and features -> Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory for your BMW X5 2000-2006

50nSafety belts  
Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory*  
Damage to safety belts  
Storing  
If the safety belts are damaged or  
1. Turn the ignition key to position 1  
or 2  
stretched in an accident: have the  
entire belt system, including the ten-  
sioning mechanisms, replaced at your  
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle center or  
at a workshop that works according to  
BMW repair procedures with corre-  
sponding trained personnel. Have the  
belt anchorage points inspected for  
damage at the same time. Failure to  
observe this precaution may prevent  
the safety belts from effectively provid-  
ing optimal protection when needed.  
If a child-restraint system was in the  
vehicle during an accident, consult the  
manufacturer's instructions regarding  
replacement.<  
2. Adjust the desired positions for the  
seat, exterior mirror and steering  
wheel  
3. Press the MEMORY button: the indi-  
cator lamp in the button comes on  
4. Press memory button 1, 2 or 3, as  
desired: the indicator lamp goes out.  
You can store and call up three different  
seat, exterior mirror and steering wheel  
positions. The illustration shows the  
buttons on the seat for making these  
position adjustments.  
The adjustment of the lumbar sup-  
port is not stored in the memory.<  
Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory*  
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You can have your vehicle pro-  
Calling up a stored setting  
grammed to automatically dial in  
your own individual adjustment settings  
for the seat, mirrors and steering wheel  
whenever you use your personal  
Do not call up a position from the  
memory while the vehicle is mov-  
ing. There is a risk of accident from  
unexpected movement of the seat or  
steering wheel.<  
remote control to unlock the vehicle.<  
If you make use of this adjust-  
ment, be sure that the footwell  
Convenience function:  
1. Open the driver's door after unlock-  
ing the vehicle or place the ignition  
key in position 1  
behind the driver's seat is unobstructed  
before unlocking the vehicle. If you fail  
to do so, any persons or objects behind  
the seat could be injured or damaged  
by a rearward movement of the seat.<  
2. Briefly press memory button 1, 2  
or 3, as desired.  
Passenger-side exterior mirror  
tilt function  
Movement stops immediately when  
one of the seat-adjustment or mem-  
ory buttons is activated during the  
adjustment process.  
Automatic curb monitor  
Activating:  
1. Select the driver's mirror with the  
mirror selection switch  
2. When you engage reverse gear or  
Security function:  
1. With the driver's door closed and the  
ignition key either removed or in  
position 0 or 2  
selector-lever position R, the exterior  
mirror glass on the front passenger  
side tilts downward slightly. This  
allows the driver to see the area  
immediately adjacent to the vehicle –  
such as a curb – when parking, etc.  
2. Maintain pressure on the desired  
memory button 1, 2 or 3 until the  
adjustment process is completed.  
If you press the MEMORY button  
accidentally: press the button a  
second time – the indicator lamp goes  
out.<  
Deactivating:  
Slide the mirror selection switch to the  
passenger's side position.