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SEAT OPERATIONAL CHANGES AS OF 7/2019 I-LEVEL FOR G05/G07

MODEL
E-Series
G05
G07

Model Description
X5 (Sports Activity Vehicle)
X7 (Sports Activity Vehicle)

Production Date
All
All

SITUATION
This bulletin explains production changes affecting seat operation for the X5/X7 which are implemented as
of July 2019 production.
Except where noted due to a hardware upgrade, all software changes will also benefit vehicles produced
prior to 7/2019, once the vehicle software is updated with ISTA to I-level S18A-19-07-500 or higher.

INFORMATION
Flashing LED in trunk mounted switch pack

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1. The seat switch located in the left rear of the trunk area has a hardware change as
of 7/2019.
- After pressing a button requesting seat movement, an orange LED will now flash
slowly during the entire time the
seat is moving
- Once seat movement completes, the LED will stop flashing
- If there is a problem with seat operation, the LED will flash rapidly instead
Since this is a hardware change, vehicles produced prior to 7/2019 will not
receive the flashing LED even if the vehicle I Level is updated.

Seat Express Movement Button on Drivers Door Functional Change

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2. The top switch on the driver’s door mounted seat switch block can be used to move
the 2nd row seats to a
predefined position to assist in quickly loading occupants into the 3rd row.
- This first video shows how a vehicle with 7/2019 software operates
Customize which seat moves per this switch in the iDrive menu under the selection:

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- Car
- Settings
- Seat Comfort
- 2nd row of seats
3. Prior to 7/2019 I-level: When pressing this button, the 2nd row seats will move
slightly forward / backward on the
lower tracks.
4. After the vehicle has been updated to 7/2019 software, on vehicles equipped with a
safety belt buckle recognition
sensor, the seats now move fully to the “easy entry” position.

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- The 2nd row seat will move forward on the lower tracks and then tilt upwards,
allowing easy entry into the 3rd row
5. If there is a 2nd row occupant using the safety belt when the seat button is pressed,
the occupant’s seat backrest- Moves to an upright position
- The entire seat remains in position and won’t move forward or upward
If an occupant is sitting on one side but not wearing the safety belt- The occupied backrest will move to an upright position
- The entire seat may move until the anti-trap feature detects the occupant so that
seat movement stops

Gap reduction between 2nd and 3rd row seats

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6. Vehicles with the 7/2019 I-Level have a reduced gap between the 2nd and 3rd row
when folding down just the
3rd row seats.
- After the 3rd row seats fold down, the upright 2nd row seats will move backwards
to reduce the gap between the seats

Time delay reduction
7. Vehicles with the 7/2019 I-Level have a time reduction between seat movements.
- End of travel is reached sooner

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- The 2nd seat row may not need to move at all for the 3rd row seats if there is no
risk of interference
8. Vehicles with the 7/2019 I-Level will now move the 3rd row seats simultaneously, if
the 2nd row seat is not blocking
3rd row seat movement.
- If one or both 2nd row seats must be moved due to insufficient clearance, they will
move prior to the 3rd row
- If only one side of the 2nd row needs to be moved for clearance, the 3rd row seats
will move consecutively
Prior to 7/2019, the 3rd row seats move one side at a time regardless of 2nd row
seat position. This change will shorten the overall time it takes for the seats to
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Operation can now be stopped immediately
9. Vehicles with the 7/2019 I-Level can have their movement interrupted at any time,
stopping immediately.
- Before the 7/2019 I-Level, the seat would first complete the movement before
stopping, even when a button
was pressed
Changes seen in the IDrive menu
10. Vehicles with 7/2019 I-Level will have an improved check control message with
more detail.

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- This should enable quicker determination of which side (left/right) has a problem
if a CC message appears
11. Vehicles with 7/2019 I-Level should display the seat picture in the iDrive correctly.
- Prior to 7/2019, vehicles with the business lounge/Captain’s Chairs would be
incorrectly displayed as a 60/40 bench seat.
12. Vehicles with 7/2019 I-Level have a changed
iDrive page for the seat adjustment.
- Both the drivers and passenger’s seat
adjustment are displayed on one page
Vehicles prior to the 7/2019 I-Level use two
pages to display the same information.

WARRANTY
For information only.

Supporting Materials
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