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The grab handle connecting both sections has two control buttons to open or
close the small part of the tailgate, and as a further benefit the tailgate may be
unlocked both by pressing a button on the key to the car and from the interior.
Grab recesses are integrated inside the respective tailgate section to close the
two units as required.
Panorama glass roof: more light, more strength, more headroom.
The panorama glass roof available as an option on the
BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo provides an even brighter and, at the same time,
more spacious ambience within the interior. Compared with the panorama glass
roof already featured on the BMW 5 Series Touring, the new glass roof has
been further optimised in its structure and function. The glass area measures
116
centimetres or 45.6" in length and 94.2 centimetres or 37.1" in width, with
an opening area of 44 centimetres or 17.3". In all, this glass area makes up
approximately 55 per cent of the entire outer skin of the roof.
With the rear glass cover forming part of the body structure firmly bolted on to
the body at the back, the stiffness and stability of the entire vehicle is enhanced
accordingly, avoiding even the slightest loss of stiffness versus a car with a
conventional sliding/vent roof.
A further special feature is the harmonious integration of the glass panel into the
outer skin of the car achieved by the sweeping contour at the front of the glass
roof following the front edge of the entire roof structure.
The panorama glass roof is opened and closed by two electrical drive motors.
The control unit required for this purpose is integrated in the roof lining of the
car, together with the buttons for the interior lights.
The interior sunblind is also operated electrically and is indeed the world’s first
side-guided sunblind in the automobile market able to keep out light altogether.
Finished in the same look and surface structure as the roof lining, the inside of
the sunblind merges harmoniously with the rest of the car’s interior. And last but
not least, space-saving integration of the sunblind in the roof lining serves to
increase headroom at the rear.
Optimum occupant safety on all seats.
High-load-bearing structures, generous and exactly defined deformation zones
as well as highly efficient restraint systems coordinated by high-performance
electronic control set the foundation for the high standard of passive safety
offered by the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo. Forces acting on the car in a
head-on collision are diverted along several load paths in the floorpan, on the
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 530d, BMW 535i, BMW 550i, BMW F07, BMW Gran Turismo, Brochure and Catalogue |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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