BMW 5 Series: Vehicle equipment
This Owner's Manual describes all models and all standard, country-specific and optional equipment that is offered in the model series.
Therefore, in this Owner's Manual, equipment is also described and illustrated that is not available in your vehicle, e.g. because of the selected optional equipment or the country-specific variants.
This also applies for safety-related functions and systems.
For options and equipment not described in this Owner's Manual, please refer to the Supplementary Owner's Manuals.
On right-hand drive vehicles, some controls are arranged differently than shown in the illustrations.
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Open trunk lid with no-touch activation
With Comfort Access, the trunk lid can be
opened with no-touch activation using the remote
control you are carrying.
A sensor detects a directed foot motion in the
center of the area at the rea ...
Immobilizer System
The immobilizer system protects
your vehicle from theft. If an
improperly coded key (or other
device) is used, the engine’s fuel
system is disabled.
When you turn the ignition switch to
t ...
Owner maintenance precautions
Improper or incomplete service may result in problems. This section gives instructions
only for the maintenance items that are easy to perform. As explained earlier in
this section, several proced ...
