BMW 5 Series: Washing in automatic car washes
Give preference to cloth car washes or those that use soft brushes in order to avoid paint damage.
Notes
Note the following:
▷ Make sure that the wheels and tires are not damaged by the transport mechanisms.
▷ Fold in the exterior mirrors; otherwise, they may be damaged, depending on the width of the vehicle.
▷ Deactivate the rain sensor, to avoid unintentional wiper activation.
▷ In some cases, an unintentional alarm can be triggered by the interior motion sensor of the alarm system. Follow the instructions on avoiding an unintentional alarm
Guide rails in car washes
Avoid car washes with guide rails higher
than 4 in/10 cm; otherwise, the vehicle body
could be damaged.◀
Before driving into a car wash
In order to ensure that the vehicle can roll in a car wash, take the following steps:
Manual transmission:
1. Release the parking brake.
2. Drive into the car wash.
3. Shift to neutral.
4. Switch the engine off.
5. Switch on the ignition.
Automatic transmission:
1. Release the parking brake, and deactivate Automatic Hold.
2. Drive into the car wash.
3. Depress the brake pedal as needed.
4. Engage transmission position N.
5. Switch the engine off. In this way, the ignition
remains switched on, and a Check-Control
message is displayed.
Transmission position P with the ignition
off
When the ignition is switched off, position P
is engaged automatically. When in an automatic
car wash, for example, ensure that the
ignition is not switched off accidentally.◀
The vehicle cannot be locked from the outside when in transmission position N.
A signal is sounded when an attempt is made to lock the vehicle.
Transmission position
Transmission position P is engaged automatically:
▷ When the ignition is switched off.
▷ After approx. 15 minutes.
Car washes
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Conditions affecting operation
Vehicles without a smart key system
The wireless remote control function may not operate normally in the
following
situations:
●When the wireless key battery is depleted
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Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions
The front and side supplemental restraint systems (SRS) include 6 air bags.
You can locate the various air bags by the use of “SRS AIRBAG” location indicators.
These indicators are visible in t ...
Speed limit
Display of a speed limit which, when reached,
should cause a warning to be issued.
Renewed warning if the vehicle speed drops below
the set speed limit once by at least 3 mph/
5 km/h.
Displayi ...