Seat adjustment

The car can be equipped with several models of seats - standard, sporty and comfortable, with mechanical or electric adjustment. In the basic configuration, standard seats with mechanical (manual) adjustment. To unload the vertebral discs, you should sit down with the maximum displacement of the seat back, leaning with your entire back on the back of the seat. The head should be in line with the spine. A slight increase in the inclination of the seat back during long trips allows you to relax the back muscles, but at the same time, the arms lying on the highest point of the steering wheel should be slightly bent at the elbows. You need to hold the steering wheel only by the rim, at the points corresponding to three and nine o'clock on the dial. This will minimize the risk of injury to your hands and forearms if the front airbag deploys.

Attention! All seat adjustments must only be made when the vehicle is stationary.

Mechanically adjustable seats

Adjustment of standard seats BMW X5 E53 with mechanical adjustment system (pic. 1.41 and fig. 1.42) carry out in the following order.





Longitudinal cushion adjustment:

• pull the handle (1, fig. 1.41) up and move the seat to a comfortable position;
• release the handle and rock the seat back and forth to secure it.

Cushion height adjustment:

• pull the handle (2) up and move the seat in height to a comfortable position with its own weight, lowering or rising on the seat cushion;
• release the handle and stand up and sit on the seat cushion to securely fix it.

Backrest tilt adjustment:

• pull the handle (3) up (pic. 1.42) and move the backrest to a comfortable position with its own weight, leaning back on it or leaning forward;
• release the handle and press and lean back on the seatback to secure it.

Seat cushion tilt adjustment:

• pull the handle (4) up and move the pillow to a comfortable position by moving your own weight;
• release the handle and swing on the seat cushion to secure it.

The seat cushion tilt adjustment is for the driver's seat only.