BMW 5 Series: Active Protection
Concept
Active Protection prepares occupants and the
vehicle for a possible accident in critical driving or
collision situations.
General information
Active Protection consists of various PreCrash
functions, which can vary depending on the
equipment.
The system is used to detect certain critical driving
situations that might lead to an accident. This
includes the following critical driving situations:
- Emergency stop.
- Severe understeering.
- Severe oversteering.
Certain functions of several systems can, within
the system limits, lead to Active Protection triggering:
- Front collision mitigation: automatic brake intervention.
- Front collision mitigation: Brake Assistant
- Night Vision with pedestrian and animal detection:
Brake Assistant.
- Rear collision preparation: detection of imminent
rear collisions.
Safety information
Warning
The system cannot serve as a substitute for the
driver's personal judgment. Due to the system
limits, critical situation could not be detected
reliably or in time. There is a risk of accident.
Adjust driving style to traffic conditions. Watch
traffic closely and actively intervene where appropriate.
Function
When the safety belt is fastened, the driver's and
passenger's belt straps are automatically tightened
once after driving away.
In accident-critical situations, the following individual
functions become active as needed:
- Automatic pretensioning of the front safety
belts.
- Automatic window closing up to a narrow
gap.
- Automatic closing of the glass sunroof, including
sun protection.
- For vehicles equipped with comfort seats in
the front: automatic positioning of the backrest
for the front passenger seat.
After a critical driving situation without an accident,
the front safety belts are loosened again.
If the belt tension does not loosen automatically,
stop the vehicle and unbuckle the safety belt using
the red button in the buckle. Fasten the
safety belt before continuing on your trip.
All other systems can be restored to the desired
setting.
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In the event of an accident, the system can bring
the vehicle to a halt automatically without intervention by the driver in
certain situations. This
can reduce the risk of a further collision
ABS prevents locking of the wheels during braking.
The vehicle maintains its steering power even
during full brake applications, thus increasing active
safety.
ABS is operational every time you star
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In the driver profiles, individual settings for several
drivers can be stored and called up again
when required.
General information
There are three driver profiles with which personal
vehicle settings can be stored. Every vehicle
key has been assigned one of these driver
profiles.
If the v
Concept
The Steptronic transmission combines the functions
of an automatic transmission with the possibility
of manual shifting, if needed.
Safety information
Warning
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and
possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident.
Before exiting, secure the vehicle again