BMW X5: Active Protection
Principle
Active Protection prepares occupants and the vehicle for a possible accident in critical driving or collision situations.
General information
Depending on the equipment and national-market version, Active Protection consists of various PreCrash functions.
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:
- Forward Collision Warning: 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 front 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 panoramic 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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Antilock Braking System
ABS
The Antilock Braking System (ABS) prevents
locking of the wheels during braking.
The vehicle maintains its steerability even during
emergency braking, which increases the active
driving safety.
ABS
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IMPORTANT: Aluminum-magnesium materials.
No steel screws/bolts may be used due to the threat of electrochemical
corrosion.
A magnesium crankcase requires aluminum screws/bolts exclusively.
Aluminum screws/bolts must be replaced each time they are released.
The end faces of aluminum screws/bolts
Pre-conditioning through
Remote Engine Start
Principle
Pre-conditioning cools or heats the car's interior
prior to departure to a comfortable temperature.
The system automatically cools, vents, and heats
depending on the interior, external, and set temperature.
Snow and ice may be removed more
easily.
The system starts the engine automatica
