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Multi-function steering wheel, electronic gear selector lever
and Dynamic Drive Control all featured as standard.
The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo is available with a new generation of steering
wheels in three-spoke design for active motoring. The standard steering wheel
incorporates multi-function buttons arranged in the same way as the cockpit in
general. The control elements for driving-related functions are on the driver’s
side, comfort functions are activated and masterminded from the opposite side.
In its layout and overall configuration, the centre console likewise invites
the driver to maintain an active style of motoring. Both the control unit for
Dynamic Drive Control and – next to it – the Controller for BMW iDrive are
positioned around the electronic gear selector lever on the centre console,
appropriately facing the driver. In addition, there are two cupholders on the
centre console for extra convenience.
Apart from the large glove compartment there are also storage boxes in the
door panels and around the centre console, pockets on the back of the front
seats and an additional compartment between the driver’s door and the steering
wheel providing extra space.
Automatic air conditioning and seat adjustment for
personal well-being.
The buttons for adjusting the seats are arranged in exactly the right ergonomic
position on the outside of the seats themselves. The buttons serving to activate
the seat memory function standard on the BMW 550i Gran Turismo and
optional on all other model variants, in turn, are housed in the door panel.
On models featuring single seats at the rear, the buttons for adjusting the seats
are likewise accommodated in the door panel on either side, individual fore-and-
aft seat adjustment in that case being fully electrical, just like the adjustment of
backrest angle, the top end of the backrest, and the height of the headrest.
As an option fore-and-aft adjustment of the rear seats and the rear-seat tilting
function together with the adjustment of the partition may also be activated
electrically by a set of buttons in the luggage compartment.
A set of keys in the centre console allows the driver and front passenger to
make all desired adjustments of the automatic air conditioning featured as
standard in the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo. The settings currently chosen are
presented on a display in the centre console finished, like the cockpit displays,
in Black Panel technology. The driver and front passenger are therefore able to
control the temperature, air volume and distribution individually for the right and
| 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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