BMW 7 Series: Airbags
Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-specific
and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due
to the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and systems.
When using these functions and systems,
the applicable laws and regulations must be observed.
Airbags
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- Front airbag, driver
- Front airbag, front passenger
- Head airbag
- Side airbag
- Knee airbag
Front airbags
Front airbags help protect the driver and the
front passenger by responding to frontal impacts
in which safety belts alone would not provide adequate
protection.
Side airbag
In the event of a side impact, the side airbag protects
the side of the body in the chest and lap
area.
Head airbag
In the event of a side impact, the head airbag
protects the head.
Ejection Mitigation
The head airbag system is designed as an ejection
mitigation countermeasure to reduce the
likelihood of ejections of vehicle occupants
through side windows during rollovers or side impact
events.
Knee airbag
The knee airbag protects the legs in the event of
a frontal impact.
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General information
Airbags are not triggered in every impact situation,
e.g., in less severe accidents.
Information on optimum effect of the
airbags
Warning
If the seat position is incorrect or the
Concept
The system reads if the front passenger seat is
occupied by measuring the human body's resistance.
Front, knee, and side airbag on the front passenger's
side are activated or deactivated.
Gen
Concept
Intelligent Safety enables central operation of the
driver assistance systems.
General information
Depending on how the vehicle is equipped, Intelligent
Safety consists of one or more systems
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N63
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DTC INDEX - THEORY & OPERATION (N63)
Theory & Operation - 750i, 750Li (N63)
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DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE INDEX (THEORY & OPERATION N63)
750i & 750Li
BUZZERS
The headlight driver module controls and monitors the stepper motors for the
adaptive headlights and the
headlight beam throw adjustment system of the respective bi-xenon headlight.
The integrated chassis management makes available the values for the dynamic
headlight beam throw
adjustment system