Seat adjustment (BMW X5 E53)

The car can be equipped with several models of seats - standard, sports and comfortable, with mechanical or electric adjustment. The basic configuration includes standard seats with mechanical (manual) adjustment. To relieve the spinal discs, you should sit with the seat as far back as possible, resting your entire back on the seat back. The head should be in line with the spine. A slight increase in the tilt 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 should 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 the hands and forearms in the event of the front airbag deployment.

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

Seats with mechanical adjustment

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





Longitudinal adjustment of the cushion:

• 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 in place.

Adjusting the height of the pillow:

• pull the handle (2) up and move the seat height to a comfortable position using your own weight, lowering or raising yourself on the seat cushion;
• release the handle and stand up or sit down on the seat cushion to secure it in place.

Backrest angle adjustment:

• pull the handle (3) up (Fig. 1.42) and move the backrest to a comfortable position using your own weight, leaning back on it or moving forward;
• release the handle and press and lean back against the seat to secure it in place.

Adjusting the seat cushion angle:

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

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