8-speed steptronic automatic transmission with Sport and Manual shift modes and Adaptive Transmission Control (ATC)
Electronic throttle control
Gas-pressure shock absorbers
xDrive all-wheel-drive system
4-wheel ventilated anti-lock disc brakes with Dynamic Brake Control
Brake Energy Regeneration
Front and rear anti-roll (stabilizer) bars
Servotronic vehicle-speed-sensitive power steering
Safety:
Active Head Restraints in front seats
Crash sensor that activates Battery Safety Terminal disconnect of alternator fuel pump and starter from battery; automatically unlocks doors, and turns on hazard and interior lights
Driver's and passenger's front airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS) with advanced technology: dual-threshold, dual-stage deployment; and front-passenger seat sensors designed to prevent unnecessary airbag deployment
Front safety belts with automatic pretensioners
Hill Descent Control (HDC)
Tire Pressure Monitor
Automatic-locking retractors (ALR) on all passenger-seat safety belts (for installation of child-restraint seats)