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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. Now the new model is based on a newly developed vehicle architecture also featured in the BMW 7 Series luxury sedans. Joint production of the BMW 5 Series Sedan and the BMW 7 Series at BMW Plant Dingolfing, together with the extensive use of shared components, ensures highly efficient production with a supreme standard of quality following the most demanding benchmarks in the market.
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Description in Brief.

World debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, the epitome of the sporting but elegant, innovative and driver-oriented executive express. The sixth generation of BMWs immensely successful four-door stands out through modern aesthetics in design, conveys all of the Sheer Driving Pleasure so typical of BMW, and offers unparalleled efficiency in the upper midrange segment. 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 worlds most successful manufacturer of premium cars.
The sophisticated aesthetics and dynamic looks of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan are the result of perfectly balanced proportions. Again in the typical style of the brand, the new 5 Series Sedan boasts a long and contoured engine compartment lid, short overhangs, a coup-like flowing roofline as well as the longest wheelbase in the entire segment. The charismatic flair of the upright front section and the BMW kidney grille inclined slightly forward from certain perspectives, the stylish elegance of the side view and the muscular sportiness of the rear end all come together in typical BMW design language to provide an outstanding look of style and supremacy.
Within the interior horizontal surfaces and exciting lines create a truly generous and harmonious ambience. The clear structure of the cockpit enhances the high level of driver orientation, while the stylish, modern design of the interior may be further refined by top-quality materials and tastefully composed colour combinations reflecting the individual choice of the customer.
Benefiting from BMW EfficientDynamics naturally featured as standard, the new BMW 5 Series Sedan further extends BMWs leadership in the segment also when it comes to efficiency. All power units fulfil the EU5 emission standard, the new BMW 530d with optional BMW BluePerformance technology even comes with EU6. Intelligent

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Standard features include three-point inertia-reel seat belts on all seats, frontal and side airbags as well as crash-activated headrests for the driver and front passenger, curtain head airbags at the side, a tyre defect indicator as well as an active engine compartment lid for optimum pedestrian safety. Daytime driving lights, foglamps, two-stage Adaptive Brake Lights and cruise control complete with a brake initiation function all come as standard, bi-xenon dual headlights, Adaptive Headlights with variable light distribution, adaptive headlight range control and bending lights, as well as an Enhanced Emergency Call function even able to automatically locate the vehicle through BMW ConnectedDrive are all available as options.
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 drivers and front passengers side, as well as an Integrated Owners Manual. The exclusive comfort options clearly oriented to the luxury class, finally, include Comfort Access, a USB plug, a multi-channel audio system, rear seat entertainment systems, four-zone automatic air conditioning, active seats, Soft Close Automatic on the doors, a contoured sliding roof optimised for supreme acoustics, as well as an electrically retractable trailer bar.
Power units: BMW 550i V8 petrol engine with TwinPower Turbo and High Precision Injection Capacity: 4,395 cc, max output: 300 kW/407 hp from 5,500 6,400 rpm Max torque: 600 Nm/442 lb-ft from 1,750 4,500 rpm Acceleration: km/h in 5.0 seconds Top speed: 250 km/h (155 mph) Average fuel consumption to the EU standard: 10.4 ltr/100 km (27.2 mpg imp) CO2 emissions to the EU standard: 243 g/km, full compliance with the EU5 emission standard.
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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: km/h in 6.0 seconds (automatic transmission: 6.1 seconds) Top speed: 250 km/h (155 mph) Average fuel consumption to the EU standard: 8.5 ltr/100 km (automatic transmission: 8.4 litres) (33.2 /33.6 mpg imp) CO2 emissions to the EU standard: 199 g/km (automatic transmission 195 g), full compliance with the EU5 emission standard. BMW 528i Straight-six petrol engine with High Precision Injection and lean-burn mode Capacity: 2,996 cc, max output: 190 kW/258 hp at 6,600 rpm Max torque: 310 Nm/228 lb-ft from 2,600 5,000 rpm Acceleration: km/h in 6.6 seconds (automatic transmission 6.7 seconds) Top speed: 250 km/h (155 mph) Average fuel consumption to the EU standard: 7.8 ltr/100 km (automatic transmission 7.6 litres) (36.2/37.2 mpg imp) CO2 emissions to the EU standard: 182 g/km (automatic transmission 178 g/km), full compliance with the EU5 emission standard. BMW 523i Straight-six petrol engine with High Precision Injection and lean-burn mode Capacity: 2,996 cc, max output: 150 kW/204 hp at 6,100 rpm Max torque: 270 Nm/199 lb-ft from 1,500 4,250 rpm Acceleration: km/h in 7.9 seconds Top speed: 238 km/h (automatic transmission 234 km/h) (148 /145 mph) Average fuel consumption to the EU standard: 7.6 ltr/100 km (37.2 mpg imp) CO2 emissions to the EU standard: 177 g/km, full compliance with the EU5 emission standard.

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The engine develops its maximum torque of 400 Nm/295 lb-ft all the way from 1,200 to 5,000 rpm, with maximum output at 5,800 rpm. In conjunction with High Precision Injection likewise optimised to an even higher standard, this ensures a balance of performance and fuel economy quite unparalleled in this power class. The new BMW 535i accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in just 6.0 seconds, its top speed is limited electronically to 250 km/h or 155 mph. Fuel consumption in the EU test cycle, on the other hand, is 8.5 litres/ 100 kilometres (33.2 mpg imp), the CO2 rating is 199 grams per kilometre. The six-cylinder power units featured in the BMW 528i and 523i come with an even more sophisticated version of High Precision Injection with an even greater focus on efficiency. Both displacing 3.0 litres, these naturally aspirated engines receive their supply of fuel by direct injection in the lean-burn mode, maintaining this highly efficient injection process with a reduced amount of fuel in the fuel/air mixture throughout a broad load range and also at higher engine speeds. This combines the fast-revving driving characteristics and the dynamic build-up of power so typical of a BMW six-cylinder with particularly low fuel consumption and emissions. In the new BMW 528i, this technology provides for maximum output of 190 kW/258 hp at an engine speed of 6,600 rpm and peak torque of 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 CO2 rating of 182 grams per kilometre. The power unit featured in the new BMW 523i delivers maximum output of 150 kW/204 hp at 6,100 rpm and peak torque of 270 Nm/199 lb-ft all the way from 1,500 4,250 rpm. This kind of power accelerates the sedan to 100 km/h in 7.9 seconds and provides a top speed of 238 km/h or 148 mph. Average fuel consumption of the new BMW 523i in the EU test cycle is 7.6 litres/100 kilometres (equal to 37.2 mpg imp), CO2 emissions are 177 grams per kilometre. Six-cylinder diesels: supreme torque and optional BluePerformance technology for the EU6 emission standard. Representing a brand-new generation of straight-six turbodiesels, the 3.0-litre in the BMW 530d offers even more torque and pulling force, enhanced smoothness and supreme economy. These qualities typical

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in speed, short reaction and gearshift times versus six-speed automatic transmission providing even greater comfort and driving dynamics all in one. A further advantage is that only one clutch has to be opened when shifting up or down, while direct detection of the right gear lane enables the driver to shift the transmission by more than two gears at a time, again with extremely short reaction and gearshift times. The process of shifting down from eighth to second gear when accelerating spontaneously (kick-down) again comes with a direct gearshift opening up only one clutch. 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. Hardly influenced in the slightest by lateral forces, the dampers are able to respond particularly sensitively to bumps or unsmoothness on the road. At the same time the kinematic configuration of the front axle, with the precisely matched wheel camber, keeps the tyres smoothly and consistently on the road for optimum grip, ensuring effective transmission of high lateral forces even without a particularly firm set-up potentially detrimental to motoring comfort. Yet a further advantage is that adverse forces on the steering are reduced to a minimum, the car handling even the most dynamic driving situations with high lateral acceleration smoothly and with superior comfort. The newly developed Integral-V rear axle likewise made of aluminium also offers all the features for enhanced driving dynamics and motoring comfort. Via the wheel supports, the rear axle subframe, the swinging arm and three track arms, the rear axle takes up drive and dynamic forces acting on the suspension with maximum efficiency. Innovative elastokinematic suspension of the swinging arms, in turn, serves to set off longitudinal forces by direct, straight spring action to the rear. Forces acting in radial and axial direction on the swinging arm rubber mounts are thus clearly separated from one another. And last but not least, the rear axle ensures first-class acoustic and vibration comfort by effectively separating the suspension from the road and the drivetrain.
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On the new BMW 5 Series Sedan the double track control arm front axle and the integral rear axle form a roll axis running almost parallel to the road itself. This gives the car exceptionally harmonious and stable behaviour in bends, with the front and rear axle always interacting efficiently in their roll and transient behaviour. Adaptive Drive: even more dynamic and with unique comfort. As an option the new BMW 5 Series Sedan is available with BMW Adaptive Drive comprising Dynamic Damper Control and Dynamic Drive active anti-roll stability management. Controlled electronically, the dampers adjust both to the road surface and the drivers style of motoring in order to prevent any undesired movement of the car possibly caused by bumps or high lateral acceleration. BMW is the worlds first car maker to use the damping system first featured in the new BMW 7 Series with adjustment of the inbound and rebound strokes both continuous and independent of one another. This offers a unique combination of a firm suspension set-up and a comfortable response to bumps on the road. The driver is able to set the damper control map himself by means of Dynamic Drive Control, choosing from a comfortable, a normal, and a sporting mode. Dynamic Drive anti-roll stability reduces side roll of the car in fast bends and in a sudden change of direction. Depending on driving conditions, sensors determine the current side roll and swivel motors in the anti-roll bars both front and rear quickly and precisely build up appropriate counter-forces. This also shifts the distribution of forces between the front and rear axles, adjusting the cars steering behaviour and load change according to specific requirements in each situation and as a function of the suspension mode chosen. Dynamic Damper Control is available as an individual option on the BMW 520d, BMW 525d, BMW 523i, and BMW 528i. 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. Contrary to conventional mechanical/hydraulic systems, steering assistance is provided in this case by an electric motor activated only when assistance is necessary or desired by the driver. When driving in a straight line or when taking a bend

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with a steady steering angle, on the other hand, the consumption of energy is reduced to zero. Precise, smooth and harmonious set-up of the steering with the feedback typical of BMW ensures maximum steering accuracy at all times. In the Sport mode of Dynamic Drive Control and with DSC switched off, the degree of steering forces is slightly increased in accordance with the style of motoring desired. 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 hardly has to make any effort, while at higher speeds power assistance is intentionally reduced for optimum contact to the road and in the interest of well-balanced directional stability. A further point is that EPS eliminates bumps coming from the steering and any other adverse vibrations very effectively. And by evaluating dynamic driving signals in an appropriate process, EPS gives the driver authentic steering feedback particularly under very dynamic driving conditions. Integral Active Steering: greater agility in town, enhanced comfort in a quick lane change. Available as an option, Integral Active Steering is another innovation exclusive to the new BMW 5 Series Sedan in the upper midrange segment. IAS combines the Active Steering on the front wheels already available on the former model with rear-axle steering, the steering angle and steering assistance therefore being controlled for the first time both front and rear by electric motors. On models fitted with Integral Active Steering, steering forces are controlled by Servotronic and the steering angle is masterminded by an additional active steering transmission acting on the front axle, in each case as a function of road speed. At the same time the system also varies the steering angle of the rear wheels through a concentrically arranged motor acting through spindle drive on the rear axle. Both front and rear, Integral Active Steering adjusts the steering angle through an electric motor masterminded by a control unit receiving data on wheel rotation speed, movement of the steering wheel, the yaw rate and lateral acceleration to ensure optimum steering behaviour under all conditions.

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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. All this enables the driver to activate a pre-configured, fully harmonised set-up put together individually through appropriate adjustment of the cars drivetrain and suspension components. On the road the differences between the individual modes come out very clearly indeed. The SPORT mode, for example, provides far more direct steering behaviour and a more spontaneous, direct response to the gas pedal. In addition, Dynamic Drive Control enables the driver to choose an individual configuration for the SPORT mode to meet his particular requirements. Through the iDrive control system, therefore, the driver is able to choose either the normal or the sporting set-up for both the drivetrain and suspension components. Hence, he may if he wishes use the sporting set-up on the drivetrain components even if road conditions would not suggest a harder damper configuration. Another button clearly recognisable by a pictogram symbolising the reduction of stability enables the driver to choose the appropriate DSC setting. As an example, he may activate a special traction mode for starting off and driving more easily on loose sand or in deep snow. This is done by DTC Dynamic Traction Control, a special mode of DSC, raising the response thresholds in Driving Stability Control. The DTC function for Driving Stability Control is also activated in the SPORT+ mode, intentionally allowing slight slip on the drive wheels in order to take bends in a controlled power slide. Keeping the additional button pressed down, the driver is able to fully deactivate Driving Stability Control. This DSC-Off mode activates an electronic locking function on the rear axle differential for a more sporting and ambitious style of motoring, for example when accelerating out of a bend or hairpin. To optimise traction a drive wheel spinning when accelerating out of a tight bend is slowed down appropriately, with pulling forces being maintained through the other, opposite wheel on the axle.
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Lightweight brake system: free of fading, precise and comfortable. Reliable brakes free of fading, offering comfortable and convenient control, and extremely precise dosage help to further enhance the dynamic driving qualities of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. 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. Depending on the engine, the brake discs measure up to 374 millimetres or 14.7 in diameter. Together with these large brakes, the wheels fitted as standard are also larger than on the previous model. All versions of the sedan come on light-alloy wheels measuring 18 inches on the new BMW 550i and 17 inches on all other models. The tyre dimensions, in turn, are 245/45 R 18 on the top model and 225/55 R 17 on the other cars. The brake system is supported by DSC Dynamic Stability Control with a wide range of functions. Over and above its stabilising effect, DSC thus incorporates further functions for safe and dynamic motoring at all times. These include the ABS anti-lock brake system, ASC Automatic Stability Control, Trailer Stability Control, CBC Cornering Brake Control as well as DBC Dynamic Brake Control automatically maximising brake pressure on the two axles as soon as the system sees that the driver wishes to brake hard. Under extremely high brake temperatures, an appropriate increase in brake pressure prevents any fading, while regular Dry Braking optimises brake performance in the wet and the Brake Standby function builds up moderate brake pressure whenever the driver takes his foot off the brake pedal abruptly. And last but not least, the Start-Off Assistant supports the driver when setting off on a gradient. Electromechanical parking brake and Auto-Hold function. The electromechanical parking brake on the new BMW 5 Series Sedan is activated by pulling the appropriate button on the centre console in one simple process. To release the parking brake, all the driver then has to do is press the same button while at the same time pressing down the brake pedal itself. This avoids unintended release of the parking brake with the ignition switched off. And while driving, finally, the driver is able to activate an ABS-controlled emergency braking function by pulling the parking brake button longer than usual.

Unique combination of driver assistance systems and mobility services. Word debut: BMW Parking Assistant and Surround View. Further improvement: Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go and collision warning with brake application function.
Offering a wide range of driver assistance systems and mobility services unique the world over either as standard or optional in the context of BMW ConnectedDrive, the new BMW 5 Series Sedan sets new standards in its segment in terms of superior, comfortable and safe motoring. 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. The various services of BMW ConnectedDrive are supplemented by further innovations making their world debut in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, among them the BMW Parking Assistant, Surround View, a collision warning with brake activation function in combination with Active Cruise Control incorporating Stop & Go, and a Speed Limit Device. BMW ConnectedDrive offers a unique portfolio of features and amenities in areas such as traffic information, emergency call functions, vehicle, enquiry and office services, travel and leisure time planning, internet services, and driver assistance systems. All of these functions focus consistently on three targets: to enhance personal comfort, to optimise the safety of all the cars occupants, and to offer the most modern infotainment standards in the automobile. To meet all these requirements, the exchange of information between the driver, the car itself and the surrounding world is coordinated by BMW ConnectedDrive in a particularly intelligent, target-oriented manner. Whether the task is to handle traffic information, write and receive e-mails, take care of emergency call functions, process websites, offer telephone enquiry services or driver assistance systems based on camera and sensor information, the comfort, infotainment and safety systems on board a
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BMW consistently give the driver all the information and services he needs and requires at any time. To make this possible, BMW ConnectedDrive bundles all innovative offers and technologies in the most appropriate manner, making Sheer Driving Pleasure even more comfortable, safer and intense, while intentionally leaving the task of selecting information and acting appropriately to the driver as the commander in control of all activities. Benefiting from BMW ConnectedDrive and the innovative driver assistance systems offered in this way, the driver gains greater competence, supremacy and safety in virtually all driving situations. The innovative BMW Parking Assistant: extra comfort ensured through fully automatic steering and optimum user guidance. 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. The BMW Parking Assistant supports the driver from the start in choosing appropriate parking space. Ultrasound sensors integrated in the side indicator surrounds consistently measure the length and width of possible parking spaces next to the road or on the side lane when travelling at a speed of up to 35 km/h. The system thus looks for parking space exceeding the length of the car by at least 1.20 metres or 47. Whenever the BMW Parking Assistant is not activated, this measuring process is conducted in the background without emitting any particular signals. But as soon as the driver comes to a stop and shifts to reverse, the iDrive Control Display informs the driver of a suitable parking space by presenting an appropriate symbol. Once the driver has activated the system, all parking spaces sufficient for the car are presented while driving by. In both cases the driver simply has to press the Controller to use the Parking Assistant for extra convenience. From this point on, all the driver has to do is operate the gas and brake pedals and supervise the actual driving manoeuvre, while the Parking Assistant

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moves the steering wheel appropriately in order to back up precisely into the parking space available. As the main feature the driver then receives functions guiding him though the parking process. Acoustic and visual messages from PDC Park Distance Control and from the Surround View system likewise available for the first time help the driver in adjusting his distance from other vehicles or obstacles ahead of or behind the car in the parking space chosen. Innovative Surround View: perfect overview in the process of manoeuvring the car. The new BMW 5 Series Sedan is also available with a back-up camera providing images presented in colour and in an optimum perspective in the Control Display. Interactive tracking lines show the driver the optimum steering wheel angle for parking as well as the tightest turning circle. The rear-view camera is particularly helpful when hooking up a trailer, a zoom function serving to enlarge the size of the image around the towbar. Special static lines in the image help the driver in correctly assessing the distance to another vehicle or object, while an interactive docking line geared to the angle of the steering wheel enables the driver to back up to the trailer towbar smoothly and precisely. 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. In addition to the back-up camera and the PDC sensors, Surround View uses two cameras in the side mirrors, the data obtained in this way on the car and its surroundings being processed by a central computer. This serves to provide an overall picture presented in the Control Display and showing both the car and its surroundings from a birds eye perspective. This clear overview then enables the driver to manoeuvre precisely even in confined space. Side View is a sub-system of the Surround View option providing specific assistance for the driver in appropriate situations. Side View uses two cameras integrated in the front wings of the cars and serving to monitor traffic moving crosswise to the vehicle. The images obtained in this way are likewise transmitted to the Control Display and not only ensure additional comfort in manoeuvring, but also provide an early overview of traffic conditions to the left and right of the car, particularly when driving out of a narrow and unclear driveway or car park.
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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. Cruise control consistently registers longitudinal and lateral acceleration of the car and, where required, reduces the speed of the vehicle by intervening in engine management and the brake system in order to avoid any impairment of comfort in a bend. Where necessary, cruise control also intervenes in the brakes when driving downhill to maintain a controlled driving process at controlled speed, also when towing a trailer. Active Cruise Control complete with a Stop & Go function available as an option gives the driver even greater support and assistance. This sophisticated system also comprises an automatic distance control function for cruising smoothly in flowing traffic on the autobahn or a country road and maintaining the distance chosen from the vehicle ahead in stop-and-go traffic at a very low speed. As soon as the distance from the vehicle ahead pre-set by the driver is no longer maintained, Active Cruise Control adjusts the speed of the car by intervening in engine management and building up brake pressure, thus consistently maintaining the right speed in accordance with traffic conditions. Ultimately, this function serves where necessary to slow down the car to a complete standstill and hold it safely in position. The maximum stopping power generated by Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go is 4 metres/sec2, which is however limited at higher speeds to a more comfortable 2.5 metres/sec2. Should the driver be required to intervene because the driver ahead is applying the brakes extremely hard, he will be prompted to do so by appropriate optical and acoustic signals. The release thresholds for the Brake Assistant are lowered at the same time and the Brake Standby function in the DSC system is activated. After coming to a halt for more than three seconds, the driver is required when setting off again to briefly press down the gas pedal or press the Resume button on the multifunction steering wheel in order to accelerate the car. A further point is that with the system active, the driver is able to control his speed himself at any time by pressing down the accelerator or brake pedal, thus retaining his responsibility at all times. Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go available throughout the road speed range from km/h (mph) uses the latest generation of radar

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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. A triangular yellow light symbol integrated in the housing of the drivers exterior mirror shows the driver that a vehicle is in the critical range, requiring him to check out the situation carefully. Should the driver set the direction indicator nevertheless, indicating that he is about to change lanes, the LED signal in the light will warn him by flashing on and off. He will also be warned by discreet but unmistakable vibration of the steering wheel. Lane Departure Warning: camera-based system warning the driver from unintended lane departure even in the dark. Likewise available as an option, Lane Departure Warning detects unintended departure from the appropriate lane at a speed of at least 70 km/h or 43 mph. This system is made up of a camera fitted near the interior mirror on the windscreen, a control unit for comparing data, and a signal generator making the steering wheel vibrate as in the case of a Lane Change Warning. Lane Departure Warning operates as a function of road speed. At high speeds the system interacts quickly as soon as the car draws close to the side of the road. It does not send out a warning signal, however, if the driver has indicated his intention to change lanes or direction by setting the direction indicator. The camera incorporated in the Lane Departure Warning system monitors the road markings on at least one side of the car, a control unit calculating the position of the vehicle in relation to such road markings. The camera is able to look ahead about 50 metres or 165 feet, and is also able to respond appropriately in bends or on narrow lanes. The system even works in the dark once the headlights have been switched on, making it very helpful under very many everyday driving conditions. Speed Limit Info and Speed Limit Device. The camera fitted in the interior mirror also allows the installation of another driver assistance system for extra comfort on the road: Combined with the Professional navigation system, Speed Limit Info helps the driver to keep informed on the speed limit on the route he is currently taking. To provide this function the camera permanently monitors both the signs along the road

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Body and Safety: Supreme Strength is the Benchmark, Intelligent Lightweight Construction is the Principle.
Mean body stiffness up 55 per cent. Appropriate use of high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel; doors, engine lid and spring supports made of aluminium. Active engine lid for optimum pedestrian safety.
The exterior design of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan offers a perfect balance of aesthetic looks and sporting dynamics. The body structure, in turn, sets new standards in terms of solidity and intelligent lightweight construction, use of the most appropriate materials serving to meet the greatest demands in passive safety and at the same time optimise the weight of the car in the interest of enhanced efficiency and driving dynamics. A wide range of safety components interacting precisely with one another in a carefully coordinated overall concept guarantees excellent occupant safety whenever a collision is unavoidable. The safety concept of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan also incorporates fundamental structural and innovative technologies for optimising pedestrian safety on the road, thus adding reliable protection in all conceivable crash situations to the Sheer Driving Pleasure so characteristic of a BMW. Hence, the new BMW 5 Series naturally meets all requirements for achieving excellent results in all crash tests the world over. The new BMW 5 Series Sedan comes with an extremely stiff passenger cell, intelligent use of high-strength multi-phase steel and hot-moulded ultra-high-strength steel giving the safety passenger cell maximum stiffness on relatively low weight. Compared with the former model, mean stiffness of the body structure is up by approximately 55 per cent in the interest of optimum passive safety and as the foundation for excellent driving dynamics. The lightweight quality rating, that is torsional stiffness as a function of the cars footprint and overall weight, is also absolutely outstanding. Aluminium doors reducing the weight of the car by 23 kg or 51 lb. 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

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come as standard with crash-activated headrests. Masterminded by the cars safety electronics, these headrests move up instantaneously in the event of a collision, closing the gap between the front end of the headrest and the occupants head by up to 60 cm or 24 front-to-rear and up to 40 cm/16 in a vertical direction. The occupants head is therefore very close to the headrest even before being moved back by the forces acting on the car. This enhances the stabilising and protective function of the headrests and reduces the risk of injury or hyperextension around the occupants cervical spine. Both ISOFIX child seat fastenings at the rear and the option to deactivate the front passengers airbag naturally come as standard. The safety steering column on the new BMW 5 Series, in turn, comes with a load-related deformation element as well as an extra-large spacer unit protecting the driver additionally from collision forces coming out of the engine compartment. Active engine lid for optimum pedestrian safety. To optimise the high standard of passive pedestrian safety, the new BMW 5 Series Sedan comes, depending on national specifications, with an active engine compartment lid automatically moving up in a collision with a pedestrian. The pyrotechnical release mechanism is activated at speeds between 20 and 55 km/h (12 - 34 mph) as soon as data acquired by sensors at the front of the car indicate a collision with a pedestrian, lifting up the engine lid 30 mm/1.18 at the front and 50 mm/1.97 at the rear. This provides additional deformation travel beneath the engine lid, such absorption of impact energy serving to reduce the risk of injury or at least the consequences of an accident. 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. On the standard headlights, LED light rings serve as positioning lights, again in typical BMW style, forming a clear and consistent light circle. Further standard features are the foglamps and the light sensor automatically activating the low beam as a function of ambient brightness. A rain sensor determining the intensity of precipitation and thus allowing automatic adjustment of the screenwipers is likewise fitted as standard. The new BMW 5 Series Sedan is available as an option with bi-xenon headlights in which case the LED units in the characteristic light rings may
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be operated in two stages. Dimmed to approximately 10 per cent of their full power, they serve as positioning lights. 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. The taillights, brake lights and direction indicator come in LED technology. To avoid collisions from behind, the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, like other models from BMW, features a special warning system for motorists following the car. This is a further development of the Adaptive Brake Lights introduced by BMW as the worlds first manufacturer to offer such a feature. When applying the brakes particularly hard and when ABS is activated, drivers following from behind are immediately alerted by the brake lights conspicuously flashing on and off, prompting them to brake equally hard. And after the car has come to a standstill following particularly powerful application of the brakes, the hazard warning flashers are automatically activated.

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integrates several steps in production and is able to turn out up to 160 components in 40 strokes per minute. Up to 21 work processes are conducted at the same time, from the first stamping process through various elongation processes all the way to the final insertion of stamped components. In ProgDie production the individual strips of material come straight off the steel plate cylinder and are consistently moved through the die in each step. This ensures particularly efficient use of material and a reduction in the consumption of energy. Compared with conventional pressing processes, this saves approximately 5 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year. Supreme quality right from the outset. To fulfil BMWs 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 method: More than a year before the start of production, the quality and accuracy of more than 800 parts and modules are tested at the plant on a completely accurate body model. Weighing approximately three tonnes, this model is milled according to the cars development data out of massive, shrinkage-free special aluminium down to an accuracy of 0.1 millimetres. In several iterations on this model, first the prototypes and then the first components are fitted in position together with the various suppliers to check the precise dimensions and perfect fit of components with one another and on the body as a whole prior to the start of series production. Modular strategy serving to promote customer-oriented production. A highly sophisticated system referred to as the Customer-Oriented Sales and Production Process (COSP) ensures that each car ordered by the customer is completed exactly on time and fully in accordance with the customers specific wishes and requests. COSP is also ensured by highly flexible production based not only highly developed logistics but also on the most efficient processes. Particularly the processes conducted on the assembly line benefit from the use of pre-assembled modules delivered as a whole straight to the production line. The complete front-end, for example, is one single module delivered just-insequence to the line, where subsequently only a few final steps are required. The bodies-in-white for the various models are built in any random order and combination according to the data provided by production management. In conjunction with modular supply, this allows highly flexible and very lean

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production taking up minimum storage space and enabling the BMW Plant to respond quickly to the customers wishes and any subsequent changes. Emission-free foundry The new BMW 5 Series Sedan comes with petrol and diesel engines featuring cylinder heads and crankcases from the worlds first emission-free foundry in 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. This reduces emissions potentially harmful to the environment to almost zero. Introducing this innovative production method, the light-alloy foundry is reducing emissions from combustion residues in general by 98 per cent. This ultra-low-emission production process is being introduced in Landshut initially for the aluminium crankcases and cylinder heads of BMWs six-cylinder diesel engines. And currently the process of inorganic sand core production is being carried over step-by-step to the entire range of production in the light-alloy foundry.
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10. Specifications. BMW 523i Sedan, BMW 528i Sedan.
BMW 523i Body No of doors/seats Length/width/height (unladen) Wheelbase Track, front/rear Ground clearance Turning circle Tank capacity Cooling system incl heater Engine oil1) Weight, unladen, to DIN/EU Max load to DIN Max permissible Max axle load, front/rear Max trailer load (12%), braked/unbraked Max roofload/max towbar dwnl Luggage comp capacity Air resistance Power Unit Config/No of cyls/valves Engine technology

BMW 528i

mm mm mm mm m app ltr ltr ltr kg kg kg kg kg kg ltr Cd x A
4// 1860 / 1600 / 11.9.0 6./ 1700 (1650 / 1725) (2260) 1070 / 1265 (1070 /1270) 1900 / 750 (2000 / 750) 100/0.28 x 2.35
4// 1860 / 1600 / 11.9.0 6./ 1710 (1655 / 1730) (2265) 1070 / 1265 (1070 / 1270) 2000 / 750 100/0.28 x 2.35
Capacity, effective Stroke / bore Compression ratio Fuel grade Max output at Max torque At Electrical System Battery/installation Alternator Driving Dynamics and Safety Suspension, front Suspension, rear Brakes, front Diameter Brakes, rear Diameter Driving stability systems
cc mm :1 kW/hp rpm Nm/lb-ft rpm
Straight-six / 4 Direct fuel injection (High Precision Injection), lean-burn 2996 88.0 / 85.0 12.0 min RON / 270/199 1500-4250