X5 driver seat position

gschlact2 · 02-08-2023, 03:18 PM

Has anyone else noticed how askew their driver seat position is facing? My left front of the seat is several inches further from the front of the car than the seat’s right front. I find it causes me to heavily lean on the right side back bolster which isn’t really soft.

Is this position normal or is mine not properly mounted? It otherwise functions and adjusts normally.

nZtiZia · 02-08-2023, 08:09 PM

photo?

I don’t feel my driver’s seat is misaligned but I’ll have to check

mmm50i · 02-09-2023, 12:53 AM

100% agreed. I'm always leaning on my right bolster.

I don't have pain or discomfort from it though, so it doesn't bother me...

eelnoraa · 02-09-2023, 01:23 AM

I think all my BMWs are like that. The front passengers sit slightly outward facing. Amongst mine, 135i is the most obvious. G05 is very slight outward. I don't think it is "several inch" different tho, maybe 1" at most.

Tejas1836 · 02-09-2023, 06:19 AM

Odd, not here, never noticed that on any BMW.
Possibly some perception may be seating posture.

nZtiZia · 02-09-2023, 06:43 AM

are y’all blaming your scoliosis on this fine vehicle?!

MJBradley1967 · 02-09-2023, 07:02 AM

I'll have to look for this next time I'm in the thing. But I do notice the steering wheel is a bit off-center compared with the instrument cluster.

nZtiZia · 02-09-2023, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MJBradley1967

I'll have to look for this next time I'm in the thing. But I do notice the steering wheel is a bit off-center compared with the instrument cluster.

how so? the infrared camera is dead center relative to my steering wheel apex

mmm50i · 02-09-2023, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nZtiZia

are y’all blaming your scoliosis on this fine vehicle?!

I am lol. When I hop into my driver’s seat, I immediately feel the right bolster against my body. I have to lean towards the left to feel the left bolster.

gschlact2 · 02-09-2023, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mmm50i

I am lol. When I hop into my driver’s seat, I immediately feel the right bolster against my body. I have to lean towards the left to feel the right bolster.

Thanks for validating.

PinkNinja400Guy · 02-09-2023, 05:09 PM

I don't have this issue, the seat feels aligned and the steering wheel / instrument cluster are definitely centered. But one thing you could try is moving the seat all the way to the front/back of its adjustment range. That might somehow get the mechanism realigned.

switchguy · 02-09-2023, 09:11 PM

I am very new owner of a 40i. 80mi on Odo, that new. Even I felt the same cross seating feeling today. I think it is all in the mind. I attribute it to the diagonal crease on the hood. It makes you feel you are not in a straight line and you tend to overcompensate for it. If you try to ignore that crease and always focus on the road ahead, I think we not have that sense. I really hope that is what it is. Thoughts?

sparrky · 02-09-2023, 09:12 PM

23 X5, have had for a few months. Mine seems to be aligned. You might want to bring back to the dealer and tell them to fix it.

e61it · 02-09-2023, 09:39 PM

My seat and wheel position seem perfect on 21 45e with massage and ventilated seats.

MJBradley1967 · 02-10-2023, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nZtiZia

how so? the infrared camera is dead center relative to my steering wheel apex

Maybe it's an optical illusion and the layout of the instrument cluster is not symmetrical when viewed through the opening n the steering wheel.

Just feels a bit off to me. Not so much while driving, since I'm getting more used to looking at the HUD, but when sitting.

02-08-2023, 03:18 PM	#1
gschlact2 Private First Class 44 Rep 181 Posts Drives: X5 45e Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Chicago area iTrader: (0)	X5 driver seat position Has anyone else noticed how askew their driver seat position is facing? My left front of the seat is several inches further from the front of the car than the seat’s right front. I find it causes me to heavily lean on the right side back bolster which isn’t really soft. Is this position normal or is mine not properly mounted? It otherwise functions and adjusts normally.
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mmm50i Captain 404 Rep 625 Posts Drives: '22 X5 M50i & '23 Model Y Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: BC iTrader: (0)	100% agreed. I'm always leaning on my right bolster. I don't have pain or discomfort from it though, so it doesn't bother me...
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eelnoraa Brigadier General 2033 Rep 3,681 Posts Drives: G05 X5 Join Date: May 2022 Location: SF Bay Area CA iTrader: (0)	I think all my BMWs are like that. The front passengers sit slightly outward facing. Amongst mine, 135i is the most obvious. G05 is very slight outward. I don't think it is "several inch" different tho, maybe 1" at most. __________________ 2022 G05 B58/PHEV + a few very old BMWs
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Tejas1836 Captain 996 Rep 825 Posts Drives: 2023 X5MC Workmaster 75 Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Tejas iTrader: (0)	Odd, not here, never noticed that on any BMW. Possibly some perception may be seating posture. __________________ Two is One and One is None
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MJBradley1967 Lieutenant 192 Rep 474 Posts Drives: 2022 BMW X5 xDrive 40i Join Date: May 2022 Location: Far North Chicagoland Area iTrader: (0)	I'll have to look for this next time I'm in the thing. But I do notice the steering wheel is a bit off-center compared with the instrument cluster. __________________ 2022 X5 xDrive40i Black/Black/Black
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PinkNinja400Guy Captain 506 Rep 624 Posts Drives: '22 X7 M50 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	I don't have this issue, the seat feels aligned and the steering wheel / instrument cluster are definitely centered. But one thing you could try is moving the seat all the way to the front/back of its adjustment range. That might somehow get the mechanism realigned. Last edited by PinkNinja400Guy; 02-11-2023 at 06:24 AM..
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switchguy New Member 2 Rep 10 Posts Drives: '23 X5 40i, '16 Acura TLX Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Central NC, USA iTrader: (0)	I am very new owner of a 40i. 80mi on Odo, that new. Even I felt the same cross seating feeling today. I think it is all in the mind. I attribute it to the diagonal crease on the hood. It makes you feel you are not in a straight line and you tend to overcompensate for it. If you try to ignore that crease and always focus on the road ahead, I think we not have that sense. I really hope that is what it is. Thoughts?
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sparrky Private 55 Rep 96 Posts Drives: BMW - 2023 X5 40i Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: US iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW X5 [0.00]	23 X5, have had for a few months. Mine seems to be aligned. You might want to bring back to the dealer and tell them to fix it.
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e61it Private First Class 85 Rep 181 Posts Drives: bmw 545it Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: pnw iTrader: (0)	My seat and wheel position seem perfect on 21 45e with massage and ventilated seats.
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