BMW 5 Series GranTurismo Owner's Manual page 165

Foldable rear backrests, powered
At a glance
1 Fold backrest forward
2 Loading position
3 Basic position
Fold backrest forward
Move the front seats to an upright position
Before folding down the rear backrests,
ensure that the front seats are moved forward
slightly and are in an upright position. Other‐
wise, the head restraint and screen could be
damaged.◀
Press the button until the backrest is
folded all the way forward.
Folding the backrest back
Before anyone can be transported in the rear:
1. Put the rear seat backrests into their stand‐
ard position.
2. For the best possible individual seat posi‐
tion, adjust the inclination of the rear seat
backrest if necessary.
Adjust the standard position of the rear
seat backrest
Before transporting passengers in the rear and
adjusting the rear seat backrest, set the rear seat
backrest to its basic position. Otherwise, the
rear seats may not effectively restrain passen‐
gers in an accident if the backrests are not ade‐
quately inclined.◀
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Interior equipment
Loading position
Press the button. The seat moves for‐
ward and the backrest moves to the ba‐
sic position. Comfortable seating is still possible
although knee clearance is reduced.
Basic position
Press and hold the button until the seat
stops automatically in its basic position.
Operation of the rear backrest was
deactivated
After a brief period, operation of the rear back‐
rest is deactivated to save battery power.
To reactivate operation:
▷ Open or close a door or the tailgate.
▷ Press a button on the remote control.
▷ Press the Start/Stop button.
Folding down the cargo partition
Danger of pinching
Before folding down the trunk partition,
ensure that the area of movement of the parti‐
tion is clear. In particular, ensure that no one is
located in the area of movement and that no one
reaches into the area of movement of the trunk
partition when the middle section is folded
down. Otherwise, injury or damage may result.◀
1. Fold the rear seat backrest forward.
2. To release the cargo partition, pull the cor‐
responding lever in the cargo area. The
cargo partition folds forward.
Controls
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