BMW 5 Series: Securing cargo
Lashing eyes in the cargo area
Lashing eyes in the cargo area
To secure the cargo, there are four lashing eyes in the cargo area
Securing cargo
▷ Smaller and lighter items: secure with retaining
straps or with a cargo net or draw
straps.
▷ Larger and heavy objects: secure with cargo
straps.
Cargo straps, cargo netting, retaining straps or draw straps on the lashing eyes in the cargo area.
Securing cargo
Always position and secure the cargo as
described above; otherwise, it can endanger the
car's occupants if sudden braking or swerving
becomes necessary.
Heavy or hard objects should not be carried loose inside the car; otherwise, they could be thrown around as a result of hard braking, sudden swerves, etc., and endanger the occupants.◀
Stowing cargo
▷ Heavy cargo: stow as far forward and as low
as possible, ideally directly behind the cargo
area separating wall.
▷ Very heavy cargo: when the rear seat is not
occupied, secure e ...
Roof-mounted luggage rack
Note
Roof racks are available as special accessories.
Attachment
Follow the installation instructions of the roof
rack.
Roof drip rail with flaps
The anchorage points are located in the roof ...
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Rear window and outside mirror (if so equipped) defroster switch
Type A
To defrost the rear window glass and outside mirrors (if so equipped), start
the engine and push the rear window defroster switch on. The rear window defroster
indicator light on t ...
Windshield wiper blade rubber
1) Support
1. Grasp the locked end of the blade rubber assembly and pull it firmly until
the stoppers on the rubber are free of the support.
1) Metal spines
2. If the new blade rubber is not ...
Accept vCards
vCards from other cell phones can be added to the infotainment system's phone
book. To enable this feature, put the infotainment system in discoverable mode for
Bluetooth. The featur ...