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BMW SEDAN 5 Product Manual

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The New BMW 5 Series Sedan.
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Perfect Symbiosis of Aesthetic Design and Dynamic
The New BMW 5 Series Sedan. .................................................................................... 2
Description in Brief. ........................................................................................................... 5
Bespoke Elegance and Sporting Aesthetics. ..................................................... 11
Unrivalled Dynamics, Uncompromising Supremacy. ..................................... 16
Good Reasons for More Driving Pleasure. ........................................................... 29
through Intelligent Networking. ................................................................................. 36
Intelligent Lightweight Technology is the Principle. ...................................... 50
Supreme Quality through Efficiency and Precision. ....................................... 62
Specifications. .................................................................................................................... 67
Power and Torque Diagrams. ....................................................................................... 73
Exterior and Interior Dimensions. ............................................................................. 80

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Contents. 11/2009 Page 1 Perfect Symbiosis of Aesthetic Design and Dynamic Performance. The New BMW 5 Series Sedan..2 Description in Brief..5 Design: Bespoke Elegance and Sporting Aesthetics..11 Driving Experience: Unrivalled Dynamics, Uncompromising Supremacy..16 BMW EfficientDynamics in the New BMW 5 Series: Good Reasons for More Driving Pleasure.

  • Page 2: Performance

    Page 2 The New BMW 5 Series Sedan. The world debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan once again marks the epitome of aesthetic design and supreme driving pleasure in the upper midrange segment. Through its sporting and elegant looks, driving dynamics typical of the brand, outstanding efficiency as well as innovative comfort and safety features, the sixth generation of BMW’s executive express convincingly...
  • Page 3 EU5 standard in Europe. BMW EfficientDynamics: BMW 5 Series increasing the lead. All versions of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan are available as an option with BMW’s new eight-speed automatic transmission. The BMW 550i comes as standard with BMW’s automatic transmission optimised for efficiency, just...
  • Page 4 Page 4 Joint development and production together with the BMW 7 Series. The world debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan opens up the latest chapter in a truly impressive story of success. In the course of five model generations, overall sales of the BMW 5 Series already amount to more than 5.5 million units.

  • Page 5: Description In Brief

    The premium character of this outstanding Sedan is underscored by features and technologies otherwise to be found only in the luxury class. In the sum total of its features, the new BMW 5 Series Sedan thus represents the outstanding competence in development of the world’s most successful manufacturer of premium cars.
  • Page 6 The new BMW 5 Series Sedan is entering the market with one eight- cylinder and three six-cylinder petrol engines as well as two six-cylinder diesels. The top model is the BMW 550i powered by a V8 with BMW TwinPower Turbo featuring High Precision Injection (300 kW/407 hp).
  • Page 7 Information 11/2009 Page 7 in its supremacy it comes very close to the BMW 7 Series Luxury Performance Sedan. All the car’s driving characteristics may be set and tuned individually by Dynamic Drive Control available in conjunction with the Sports Automatic, Dynamic Damper Control and Integral Active Steering options.
  • Page 8 The wide range of sophisticated features offered as standard in the new BMW 5 Series comprise Comfort Start without requiring the driver to even insert the key, the BMW Professional radio complete with a CD player, an AUX-In plug and six loudspeakers, automatic air conditioning with separate temperature and ventilation control on the driver’s and front...
  • Page 9 Media Information 11/2009 Page 9 BMW 535i Straight-six petrol engine with TwinPower Turbo, High Precision Injection and VALVETRONIC Capacity: 2,979 cc, max output: 225 kW/306 hp at 5,800 rpm Max torque: 400 Nm/295 lb-ft from 1,200 – 5,000 rpm Acceleration: 0 – 100 km/h in 6.0 seconds (automatic transmission: 6.1 seconds)
  • Page 10 Media Information 11/2009 Page 10 BMW 530d Straight-six diesel with aluminium crankcase, turbocharger with variable turbine geometry and common-rail direct fuel injection (piezo-injectors, max injection pressure 1,800 bar) Capacity: 2, 993 cc, max output: 180 kW/245 hp at 4,000 rpm Max torque: 540 Nm/398 lb-ft from 1,750 –...

  • Page 11: Design

    BMW 5 Series is the longest in the car’s segment, while the sculptural design again so typical of BMW provides a smooth flow of lines from the front along the side to the rear, creating a body where everything fits together as if out of one mould.
  • Page 12 The light sources themselves are two cylinder-shaped headlights, with the dual round headlights cut off at the top by a trim panel creating that concentrated focus so typical of a BMW. In conjunction with the optional xenon headlights, the daytime driving lights incorporate quite unmistakable LED light rings, while the direction indicators moved far to the outside are made up of ten LED units each.
  • Page 13 The dynamic lines of the car are further enhanced by the strikingly compact counter-swing at the bottom of the C-pillar. Featuring the smallest radius at this point ever to be seen on a BMW sedan, this re-interpretation of the typical Hofmeister kick underlines the stretched silhouette of the car and gives the passenger cell a light and low appearance.
  • Page 14 Interior: supreme, modern style and classic orientation to the driver. The interior design clearly brings out both the active character of the car and the comfort features of the BMW 5 Series Sedan, high-tech functions within an elegant ambience creating a strong impression of superior, modern style.
  • Page 15 High-quality materials and superior finish in top craftsmanship underline the premium ambience of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. A wide range of colour and upholstery variants, in turn, offers more than ample freedom in customising the car to the driver and passengers. Visible seams on the leather seats, door handles and panels serve to additionally emphasise the flowing lines of the interior.

  • Page 16: Driving Experience: Unrivalled Dynamics, Uncompromising Supremacy

    BMW Integral Active Steering. Top-of-the-range power unit: V8 petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology. The top engine in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan is a V8 petrol unit with outstanding performance characteristics and efficiency all in one.
  • Page 17 Modern straight-six petrol engines guarantee up-to-date driving pleasure also in the new BMW 5 Series. The power units in the BMW 535i, the BMW 528i and the BMW 523i all combine spontaneous power and performance with unique revving qualities, outstanding efficiency, and supreme smoothness.
  • Page 18 310 Newton-metres/228 lb-ft all the way from 2,600 – 5,000 rpm. Acceleration from a standstill to 100 km/h comes in 6.6. seconds and the top speed of the new BMW 528i is limited electronically to 250 km/h or 155 mph. This sporting performance goes together with average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle of 7.8 litres/100 kilometres (36.2 mpg imp) and a CO...
  • Page 19 6.3 litres/100 kilometres (equal to 44.8 mpg imp), with CO 166 grams per kilometre. In standard trim the new BMW 530d – just like all other versions of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan – fulfils the EU5 emission standard. Equipped...
  • Page 20 Four-cylinder diesel: power up, leadership in efficiency even greater than before. The engine range featured in the new BMW 5 Series is rounded off by an upgraded turbodiesel setting new records in terms of efficiency in this segment of the market. The 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel in the new...
  • Page 21 The control logic applied in this case follows the principle already featured on BMW M Cars, the driver shifting up on the right and down on the left paddle. A further feature of the Sport Automatic is the special design of the electronic gearshift lever on the centre console.
  • Page 22 Sophisticated suspension technology for enhanced agility and comfort. The technically sophisticated suspension on the new BMW 5 Series Sedan combines very sporting driving qualities with an even higher level of motoring comfort. The double track control arm front axle made of aluminium allows clear separation of the wheel guidance and damping functions again in the interest of motoring comfort.
  • Page 23 Precise and efficient: EPS Electric Power Steering making its debut in the BMW 5 Series. The new BMW 5 Series Sedan is the first car in its segment to feature EPS Electric Power Steering. This innovative steering system enhances both the precision and comfort of the steering process, at the same time ensuring the handling typical of BMW with maximum efficiency.
  • Page 24 EPS serves to control steering feedback from the system with particular precision. At the same time EPS comes as standard on the new BMW 5 Series Sedan with Servotronic gearing steering assistance to the speed of the car. When parking and steering at low speeds, for example, the driver...
  • Page 25 BMW 5 Series Sedan therefore following the course set out by the driver precisely and smoothly in every situation. When changing direction under dynamic driving conditions, the car is therefore able to master a high level of lateral acceleration without the yaw rate increasing to the same extent.
  • Page 26 Media Information 11/2009 Page 26 The driver is able to set the suspension configuration he prefers simply by pressing a button on the centre console, using a toggle switch to choose among the NORMAL, SPORT and SPORT+ modes. In conjunction with Dynamic Damper Control and, respectively, Adaptive Drive, there is also the COMFORT mode for a particularly smooth style of motoring.
  • Page 27 The new BMW 5 Series comes with lightweight brakes in swing-calliper technology and with inner-vented brake discs, where the friction ring is riveted on to the aluminium cover. This principle patented by BMW and now also used by other car makers, together with the aluminium callipers in frame design on the front axle, serves to significantly reduce unsprung masses.
  • Page 28 Driving dynamics intelligently controlled: Integrated Chassis Management and FlexRay technology. The systems incorporated in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan in the interest of enhanced driving dynamics are perfectly connected by Integrated Chassis Management (ICM). This high-performance electronic control function analysing the car’s driving behaviour by evaluating numerous sensor signals...

  • Page 29: Bmw Efficientdynamics In The New Bmw 5 Series: Good Reasons For More Driving Pleasure

    BMW 520d with Auto Start Stop fitted as standard offering the lowest fuel consumption and CO The new BMW 5 Series is the epitome of driving pleasure in the upper midrange market. With its superior suspension technology and outstanding comfort including numerous features carried down directly from the...
  • Page 30 As soon as this mixture is ignited, the leaner layers at a greater distance from the spark plug will also burn in a clean and consistent process. In the V8 power unit of the new BMW 550i and in the straight-six engine featured in the new BMW 535i High Precision Injection is combined with turbocharging.
  • Page 31 The permanent, ongoing development of drive units in the context of BMW EfficientDynamics also means the optimisation of weight. Hence, the drive units in both the new BMW 550i and the new BMW 535i are made largely of aluminium, while the straight-six engines in the BMW 528i and the BMW 523i come with a composite magnesium/aluminium crankcase again some 24 per cent lighter than a comparable aluminium block.
  • Page 32 Page 32 latest generation is provided by piezo-injectors operating at a pressure of up to 1,800 bar on the BMW 530d and 1,600 bar on the BMW 525d. Compared with their respective predecessors, the new BMW 530d and the new BMW 525d offer an increase in engine output by 7 and, respectively, 5 kW, with average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle down by up to 4 per cent.
  • Page 33 The pressure-controlled fuel pump, the use of on-demand pump technology on the suspension control system and the map-controlled oil pump on the BMW 528i, BMW 523i and BMW 535i, in turn, also help to maximise the use and consumption of energy.
  • Page 34 The reduction of air resistance also serves to cut back fuel consumption. As a result, all versions of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan with the exception of the BMW 550i come with active cooling air flaps opening or closing specifically according to current driving conditions.
  • Page 35 Intelligent lightweight construction of even greater fuel economy. Appropriate choice of the right materials helps to optimise weight also on the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, enhancing both the agility of the car as well as its fuel economy and emission rating.

  • Page 36: Bmw Connecteddrive In The New Bmw 5 Series: Greater Supremacy, Comfort And Safety Through Intelligent Networking

    The range comprises a number of features presented for the first time in the new BMW 7 Series and now being introduced, again for the first time, in the upper midrange segment.
  • Page 37 The range of comfort- and safety-relevant driver assistance systems offered by BMW ConnectedDrive is now being supplemented by yet another important innovation: The new BMW 5 Series Sedan is the only car available as an option with the BMW Parking Assistant, a new system supporting the driver in safely and comfortably manoeuvring into parking spaces running parallel to the road.
  • Page 38 Surround View available for the first time in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan provides an even more comprehensive and complete picture of the car and its immediate surroundings.
  • Page 39 Innovative combination: collision warning with brake activation function combined with Active Cruise Control and Stop & Go. The new BMW 5 Series Sedan comes as standard with cruise control incorporating an independent brake function. This system controls both the engine and the brakes and, on cars with automatic transmission, the choice of gears, in order to maintain a specific speed pre-selected by the driver.
  • Page 40 Whenever another vehicle moves over to the same lane as the driver’s car, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go adjusts the speed of the BMW 5 Series smoothly and softly to the speed of the new car now ahead.
  • Page 41 Page 41 Lane Change Warning monitoring traffic approaching from behind. Optional Lane Change Warning in the new BMW 5 Series warns the driver of potentially critical situations when overtaking. Using two radar sensors at the rear end of the car, the system monitors traffic conditions on the adjacent lanes, covering an area extending from the blind angle on the next lane all the way back about 60 metres or almost 200 feet.
  • Page 42 Relieving the driver of an important chore through its function, Speed Limit Info increases motoring comfort particularly on long distances. The new BMW 5 Series is available in addition to Speed Limit Info with a new Speed Limit Device limiting the maximum speed of the car to any maximum figure set in advance between 30 and 230 km/h (19 and 143 mph).
  • Page 43 Greater safety when driving at night: BMW Night Vision even able to detect individual persons. BMW is the world’s first car maker to offer a night vision system even able to detect individual persons. The second generation of BMW Night Vision available in the new BMW 5 Series as an optional extra sets new standards in avoiding accidents when driving at night.
  • Page 44 Innovative services from BMW ConnectedDrive. The range of optional services provided by BMW ConnectedDrive to the benefit of the driver of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan is truly fascinating. BMW ConnectedDrive ensures appropriate provision of information in accordance with current requirements, thus serving to maximise motoring comfort, optimise the safety of all occupants, and make full use of modern infotainment systems.
  • Page 45 BMW 5 Series Sedan. All primary displays are in the upper part of the cockpit on eye level with the driver. The control units such as switches, etc are positioned further down within optimum reach and, thanks to their different size, shape and surfaces, easy to use without even looking.
  • Page 46 Information 11/2009 Page 46 The new BMW 5 Series Sedan comes with a separate set of switches for activating and controlling the automatic air conditioning, heating, and ventilation. This control panel is positioned on the centre console right below the audio system. Featured as standard, the automatic air conditioning comes with separate temperature control on the driver’s and front passenger’s side,...
  • Page 47 Given the sheer number and diversity of driver assistance systems available in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, the range of information available on the Head-Up Display reaches a standard and level of perfection never seen before.
  • Page 48 Navigations system Professional with hard disc memory. BMW iDrive offers its full benefits also when the car is fitted with one of the optional navigation systems. On both the Business and Professional navigation system, maps in high resolution are combined with arrows guiding the driver to his destination.
  • Page 49 Rear Seat Entertainment systems for maximum touring comfort also on long journeys. The new BMW 5 Series Sedan is available as an option with two versions of the Rear Seat Entertainment system. These systems comprise a DVD player, remote control, the option to connect external MP3 players, game consoles and headsets as well as two high-resolution displays integrated in the front-seat headrests and adjustable for angle.

  • Page 50: Body And Safety

    Apart from the engine lid, the front side panels and the front spring supports on the body, the doors of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan are also made of aluminium. Indeed, the use of aluminium doors alone instead of conventional...
  • Page 51 50:50 on all variants of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. At the same time the proportions offer optimum conditions for implementing the demanding safety concept with maximum occupant safety as well as innovative features serving to protect pedestrians in the event of a collision.
  • Page 52 BMW 5 Series Sedan. Forces generated in a head-on collision are diverted by several load paths in the floorpan, on the side frame, in the bulkhead and in the roof, absorbed by the deformation zones and thus kept away from the passenger cell.
  • Page 53 Optimum visibility: bi-xenon headlights, LED daytime driving lights and Adaptive Headlights with variable light distribution. The dual round headlights on the new BMW 5 Series Sedan so typical of the brand ensure excellent illumination of the road in the dark and in the case of poor visibility on account of bad weather.
  • Page 54 Switched to 100 per cent, in turn, they provide a daytime light function in typical BMW style. The rear lights on the new BMW 5 Series Sedan generate their strong effect and clear visibility through three-dimensional, homogeneously glowing light bodies.

  • Page 55: History Of The Bmw 5 Series:

    It was at that time that the BMW 1500, the BMW 1800 and the BMW 2000 entered the market as the “New Range”, establishing the most successful model series BMW had ever seen up to that point.
  • Page 56 BMWs in the 1950s such as the BMW 501 “Baroque Angel” and the iconic BMW 507 sports car. In its design, the first BMW 5 Series stood out from the start through its stretched and sleek lines, large windows and low waistline. As design...
  • Page 57 Clearly, even diesel sceptics were impressed by this innovative combination of superior muscle and equally outstanding economy. Entry into the diesel market was not the only option for BMW to bring together sporting performance and superior economy. On the contrary –...
  • Page 58 With its precisely defined deformation zones and even stiffer passenger cell, the third generation of the BMW 5 Series set new standards in the area of occupant safety. As an option the elaborately refined suspension was available with electronically controlled dampers, a further option being speed-related Servotronic steering assistance.
  • Page 59 The Touring model was available with nearly all the engines also offered on the sedan, and as an option also came with all-wheel drive. A BMW M5 Touring joined the range in 1992, successful sales of this five-door clearly confirming BMW’s concept to combine additional practical value with...
  • Page 60 BMW’s typical design language with convex and concave surfaces as well as flowing transitions from the front and side to the rear gave the fifth edition of the BMW 5 Series a particularly characteristic note, the interior with its clear-cut functions highlighting above all the iDrive control system featured as standard.
  • Page 61 2007. Just a bit later, in January 2008, BMW Plant Dingolfing was able to celebrate a particularly impressive anniversary, with five million BMW 5 Series having come off the production line in Dingolfing since 1973.

  • Page 62: Production

    Innovative production technology going straight into large-scale production volume. The sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series Sedan is based on the same newly developed vehicle architecture also featured in the BMW 7 Series Luxury Sedan. Joint production of the BMW 5 Series Sedan, the BMW 5 Series...
  • Page 63 Another example is the seats of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo and the BMW 7 Series, which again share the same structure but differ from one another through their stitching and leather upholstery.
  • Page 64 Further progress in production is ensured in the creation of value along the production line and in logistics. BMW’s objective in all cases is to ensure a clear-cut flow of individual parts – the one-piece flow process – all the way from the supplier to the actual completion of the car itself.
  • Page 65 Supreme quality right from the outset. To fulfil BMW’s strict quality standards right from the start when launching a new model such as the BMW 5 Series, BMW not only conducts many tests and examinations with pre-series cars, but also applies the so-called cubing...
  • Page 66 Landshut about 60 km north-east of Munich. To avoid emissions in the casting process, the light-alloy foundry at the BMW Plant is converting the production of sand cores in the die-casting process, replacing conventional organic binding agents by inorganic binding agents particularly friendly to the environment.

  • Page 67: Specifications

    10. Specifications. Media Information BMW 523i Sedan, 11/2009 BMW 528i Sedan. Page 67 Body No of doors/seats Length/width/height (unladen) Wheelbase Track, front/rear Ground clearance Turning circle Tank capacity Cooling system incl heater Engine oil Weight, unladen, to DIN/EU Max load to DIN...
  • Page 68 Optional: Adaptive Headlights with Bending Lights, variable light distribution and adaptive headlight range control, High-Beam Assistant, Park Distance Control, back-up camera, Surround View including Side View and Top View, BMW Night Vision with detection of persons, Head-Up Display, Parking Assistant, collision warning with brake activation function in combination with Active Cruise Control with Stop &...
  • Page 69 BMW 535i Sedan, Media Information BMW 550i Sedan. 11/2009 Page 69 Body No of doors/seats Length/width/height (unladen) Wheelbase Track, front/rear Ground clearance Turning circle Tank capacity Cooling system incl heater Engine oil Weight, unladen, to DIN/EU Max load to DIN...
  • Page 70 Optional: Adaptive Headlights with Bending Lights, variable light distribution and adaptive headlight range control, High-Beam Assistant, Park Distance Control, back-up camera, Surround View including Side View and Top View, BMW Night Vision with detection of persons, Head-Up Display, Parking Assistant, collision warning with brake activation function in combination with Active Cruise Control with Stop &...
  • Page 71 BMW 520d Sedan, Media Information BMW 525d Sedan, 11/2009 BMW 530d Sedan. Page 71 Body No of doors/seats Length/width/height (unladen) Wheelbase Track, front/rear Ground clearance Turning circle Tank capacity Cooling system incl heater Engine oil Weight, unladen, to DIN/EU Max load to DIN...
  • Page 72 Optional: Adaptive Headlights with Bending Lights, variable light distribution and adaptive headlight range control, High-Beam Assistant, Park Distance Control, back-up camera, Surround View including Side View and Top View, BMW Night Vision with detection of persons, Head-Up Display, Parking Assistant, collision warning with brake activation function in combination with Active Cruise Control with Stop &...

  • Page 73: Power And Torque Diagrams

    Media 11. Power and Torque Diagrams. Information 11/2009 Page 73 BMW 550i Sedan 300 kW @ 5500-6400 min 600 Nm @ 1750-4500 min 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 Engine speed [min...
  • Page 74 Media Information 11/2009 Page 74 BMW 535i Sedan 225 kW @ 5800 min 400 Nm @ 1200-5000 min 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 Engine speed [min...
  • Page 75 Media Information 11/2009 Page 75 BMW 528i Sedan 310 Nm @ 2600-5000 min 1000 Engine speed [min 190 kW @ 6600 min 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000...
  • Page 76 Media Information 11/2009 Page 76 BMW 523i Sedan 270 Nm @ 1500-4250 min 1000 Engine speed [min 150 kW @ 6100 min 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000...
  • Page 77 Media Information 11/2009 Page 77 BMW 530d Sedan 180 kW @ 4000 min 540 Nm @ 1750-3000 min 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Engine speed [min...
  • Page 78 Media Information 11/2009 Page 78 BMW 525d Sedan 150 kW @ 4000 min 450 Nm @ 1750-2500 min 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Engine speed [min...
  • Page 79 Media Information 11/2009 Page 79 BMW 520d Sedan 135 kW @ 4000 min 380 Nm @ 1750-2750 min 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Engine speed [min...

  • Page 80: Exterior And Interior Dimensions

    12. Exterior and Media Information Interior Dimensions. 11/2009 Page 80...

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