......Need I say any more! The drive is great, comfort seats incredible. I-drive not a problem.. despite all the press criticism.

Hope to post pics soon!

I have one observation though......



The passenger airbag indicator is no longer there. This means by default a child is not allowed to sit in front unless you turn off the airbag (Cost for BMW to do). If you do this then - no airbag for adult front passenger. Has anyone else noticed this or anything else on post week 9 cars... or was it changed earlier.

It is obviously safer to put children in the back - but this forces the issue. Maybe they changed it because for adults and children around the weight limit/trigger the airbag would be intermittently on/off.

The Manual also does not have any reference to passenger seat sensor/airbag, so I can only assume it his no longer there & not moved.

Any comments? I this a Euro thing or US too?

 

Most BMW's have passenger seat sensors, but it was a new thing in the E60 to have a light that showed when it was off.

Im shure it still has the sensor, just like all the others

EDIT: I only saw now you are from the UK. I think the light is only in USA cars, I have not seen it here or in the UK

 

I've never seen that light in UK spec cars. Mine certainly doesn't have it nor have any of the loan or demo E60's that I've driven.

 

See that one : http://forums.e60.net/index.php?show...4033&hl=airbag
Looks to be just for US spec cars...

 

Is that an on/off switch you have there?

Just got my wk 9 saloon but nothing fitted like you have!

 

Thanks guys.... looks like that is for US spec only. We do not have it in UK.

 

The light is for US only, but there is a sensor in the seat. It turns the arbag on automatically when a passenger is detected.