BMW 5 Series: Overview of chassis and suspension
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Overview of chassis and suspension in the G30
- Front axle spring strut
- Auxiliary battery in the engine compartment (optional equipment)
- Brake servo
- Steering column
- Steering wheel
- Rear axle spring strut
- Five-link rear suspension
- Rear axle slip angle control (HSR) (optional equipment)
- Electric active roll stabilization rear (EARSH) (optional equipment)
- Battery
- Auxiliary battery for 24 V steering
- Disc brake with electric parking brake on the rear axle
- Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)
- Disc brake for front axle
- Double-wishbone front axle
- Electric active roll stabilization front (EARSV) (optional equipment)
- Electromechanical Power Steering (EPS)
The basic chassis on the G30 differs from the F10 by its enhanced dynamics with no loss of comfort.
The critical contributions to enhancing comfort were achieved by optimization of the vehicle axles.
The G30 has 1, 2 or 3 batteries depending on the equipment specification.
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Highlights
The following optional equipment is available in addition to the basic chassis and suspension:
- M sports suspension (OE 704)
- M sport package (OE 337)
- Dynamic damper control (EDC) (OE 223)
- Integral Active Steering (OE 2VH)
- Adaptive Drive (OE 2VA) only available in the 540i and 540i xDrive
- Adaptive M Suspension (OE 2VF) only available in the M550i xDrive
All items of optional equipment are available for all drive variants (including xDrive).
The following table shows the different equipment specifications in the area of the chassis and suspension.
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BMW M550i vehicles
The "Adaptive M Suspension" optional equipment can only be ordered with the BMW M550i drive variant.
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The table below shows the differences between the "Adaptive Drive" and "Adaptive M Suspension" optional equipment.
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By contrast with all the other chassis variants, the Electronic Damper Control (EDC) is combined with a 10 mm lowering in the "M Dynamic Professional" optional equipment.
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Front axle
Double-wishbone front axle in the G30
Support bearing
Wishbone, lower
Steering box
Cross member
Universal joint of steering shaft to steering gear
Cast side section
Strut
Service opening
Re
Rear axle
Five-link rear axle in the G30
Support bearing
Shock absorber
Rubber mount of the rear axle support on the body
Rubber mount of the rear axle support on the rear axle differential
Air deflector
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Points of interest
General information
Points of Interest are destinations that can be
helpful while driving. Points of Interest such as restaurants, hotels, gas
stations, or charging stations,
can be added as destinations. Even when
the navigation data is current, information regarding
particular Points of Interest
Deactivation criteria
The Lane Departure Warning is available at a speed range from 43 - 130 mph
(70 km/h - 210 km/h).
A warning is not issued in the following situations:
Use of the turn indicator
In construction zones
Lane is narrower than 8½ ft (2.60 m)
The warning is cancelled in the following
