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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetrunklid
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle andcanendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparticipantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinterior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetrunklidopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbeavoided:
'xIftheconvertibletopisclosed,closeallwinj
dows.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno
combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaust gassystem.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanamaximumof9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij
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mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximumspeedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwithABSasastandard
feature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethatABSisinitsactive mode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.Functional
noiseshavenoeffectontheperformanceand operationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsinthemovementarea
aroundpedalsandfloorarea
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormats
thataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats.
Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresej
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerothertraffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake
discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffijciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingefj
fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassisj
tance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskof accident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
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'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij
tion.
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LoadingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Highgrossweightcanoverheatthetires,damj
agetheminternallyandcauseasuddendropin
tireinflationpressure.Drivingcharacteristics
maybenegativelyimpacted,reducinglanestaj
bility,lengtheningthebrakingdistancesand
changingthesteeringresponse.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.Payattentiontothepermittedload
capacityofthetiresandneverexceedtheperj
mittedgrossweight.
Warning
Looseobjectsordeviceswithacableconnecj
tiontothevehicle,forinstancemobilephones,
canbethrownintothecar'sinteriorwhiledrivj
ing,forinstanceintheeventofanaccidentor
duringbrakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereis
ariskofinjury.Securelooseobjectsordevices
withacableconnectiontothevehicleinthe
car'sinterior.
Warning
Improperlystowedobjectscanshiftandbe thrownintothecar'sinterior,forinstanceinthe eventofanaccidentorduringbrakingandevajsivemaneuvers.Vehicleoccupantscanbehit
andinjured.Thereisariskofinjury.Stowand secureobjectsandcargoproperly.
NOTICE
Fluidsinthecargoareacancausedamage. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatnofluidsleakinthecargoarea.
StepsforDetermining
CorrectLoadLimit
1.LocatethestatementvThecombinedweight
ofoccupantsandcargoshouldneverexceed XXXkgorXXXlbswonyourvehiclessplacard.2.Determinethecombinedweightofthedriver
andpassengersthatwillberidinginyourvej
hicle.3.Subtractthecombinedweightofthedriver andpassengersfromXXXkgorXXXlbs4.Theresultingfigureequalstheavailable
amountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity. Forexample,ifthevXXXwamountequals
1,400lbsandtherewillbefive150lbspasj
sengersinyourvehicle,theamountofavailaj blecargoandluggageloadcapacityis
650lbs(1,400-750(5x150)650lbs)5.Determinethecombinedweightofluggage andcargobeingloadedonthevehicle.That
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cargoandluggageloadcapacitycalculatedin
Step4.6.Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,load
fromyourtrailerwillbetransferredtoyourvej
hicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehow thisreducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyourvehicle.
Load
Themaximumloadisthesumoftheweightoftheoccupantsandthecargo.
Thegreatertheweightoftheoccupants,the lesscargothatcanbetransported.
Stowingandsecuringcargo
'xCoversharpedgesandcornersonthecargo.'xHeavycargo:stowasfarforwardaspossible,directlybehindandatthebottomoftherear
passengerseatbackrests.'xVeryheavycargo:whentherearseatisnot
occupied,secureeachoftheoutersafety
beltsintheoppositebuckle.'xIfnecessary,folddowntherearbackreststo stowlargecargo.'xDonotstackcargoabovethetopedgeofthebackrests.'xSmallerandlightercargo:securewithratchet
straps,thefloornet,ordrawstraps.'xLargerandheavycargo:securewithcargo
straps.
Lashingeyesinthecargo
area
Tosecurethecargotherearetwoorfourlashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Attachloadsecuringaids,suchaslashingstraps,
tensioningstraps,drawstrapsorcargonets,to
thelashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Floornet
Tosecurethecargothefloornetcanalsobe
used.
Hookthefloornetintothefittingsinthecargo
areafloor.
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionvalj ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninj
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowinguse
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj
namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindows
Openwindowsincreaseairresistanceandtherej
foreleadtogreaterfuelconsumption.
Tires
Generalinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand tirewear.
Driveawayimmediately
Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenj
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
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Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelconjsumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindij cator,refertopage 131.
Usecoasting
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops
Switchingofftheengine Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinjstanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautojmaticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarerej duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconj
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctions
thatarenotcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinj
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandreduce
therange,especiallyincityandstop-and-gotrafj fic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded. TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheenj
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.These functionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.
Havemaintenancecarried out
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieveoptimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysj
tem,refertopage 268.
ECOPRO
Concept ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsavesonconsumption.Forthispurpose,theengineconj
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate
controloutput,areadjusted.
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomatij callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheDselectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinuestravelingwiththeengineidlingtoreduceconj
sumption.TheDselectorleverpositionremains engaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinstructionsaredisj playedtoassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle.
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Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage 229.'xActivate/deactivatethedisplay,referto
page 229.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 228.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 230.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 231.
Overview
DrivingDynamicsControl
ActivatingECOPRO PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilECO
PROisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusj
ter.
ConfiguringECOPRO
ViatheDrivingDynamicsControl
1.ActivateECOPRO.2.ConfigureECOPRO3.Selectthedesiredsetting.ViaiDrive1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Ifnecessary,Drivingmode4.ConfigureECOPRO5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingsarestoredfortheprofilecurrentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingthe
functions
Thefollowingfunctionscanbeactivated/deactij
vated:
'xECOPROspeedwarning'xECOPROclimatecontrol'xCoasting
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'xActivatetheECOPROlimit:
ECOPROspeedwarning:
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xAdjusttheECOPROlimitspeed:
Tipat:
Selectthedesiredspeed.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar'sinteriormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsumpj
tion.
Inaddition,thepoweroutputoftheseatandmirj rorheatingisreduced.
Coasting
Efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengagingthe
engineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
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Deactivatethefunctiontousethebrakingeffectoftheenginewhentravelingdownhill.
ECOPROpotentialsavings
Showspotentialsavingswiththecurrentsettings
inpercentages.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingrange.
Therangeextensioncanbedisj playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeisshownintherangedisplay.
Thebonusrangeisautomaticallyresetevery
timethevehicleisrefueled.
ECOPROefficiencydisplay
ThecoloroftheECOPROdisplaysintheinstruj
mentclustertellyouhowefficientlyyouaredrivj
ing:'xBluedisplay:efficientdrivingstyle.'xGraydisplay:modifydrivingstyle,forexample bybackingofftheacceleratorpedal.
Thedisplayswitchestoblueassoonasallconjditionsforefficientdrivingaremet.
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,the
ECOPROdisplaysalsoinformyouaboutyour
currentdrivingstyle.Thisisindicatedbya
pointerwhichmovesalongascale.Thepointer tellsyouwhetherenergyisbeingconsumedto
acceleratethevehicleorwhetherenergyisbeing
recoveredthroughcoastingorbraking.Ifthe pointerremainsinthebluerangeonthescale,youaredrivingefficiently.
ECOPROtip,drivingtip TheECOPROtipindicatesthatyour
drivingstylecanbemodifiedtobemore
efficient,forexamplebybackingofftheacceleraj
tor.
Activating/deactivatingthedisplay1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Displays4.Instrumentpanel5.ECOPROinfo
ECOPROtip,symbols Anadditionalsymbolandtextinstructionsare
displayed.
SymbolMeasureForefficientdriving,acceleratemore
moderatelyordecelerateproactively
toallowtimetoassessroadcondij
tions.ReducespeedtotheselectedECO
PROspeed.Steptronictransmission:
SwitchfromM/StoDandavoid
manualshiftinterventions.Manualtransmission:
Followtheshiftinstructions.Manualtransmission:
Engageneutralforanenginestop.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
DisplayingEfficientDynamics
information
ThecurrentefficiencyoftheECOPROfunctions
canbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
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ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Thefollowingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xCoasting.
DisplayingconsumptionhistoryTheaverageconsumptioncanbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Verticalbarsshowconsumptionfortheselected timeframe.
Adjustingtheconsumptionhistory
timeframe
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.5.Pressthebutton.6.Adjustthetimeframe.
Resettingconsumptionhistory
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.5.Pressthebutton.6.ResetconsumptionhistoryCoasting
Concept
Thisfunctionhelpstosavefuel.
Todothis,undercertainconditionstheengineis automaticallydecoupledfromthetransmission
whenselectorleverpositionDisset.Thevehicle
continuestravelingwiththeengineidlingtorej duceconsumption.SelectorleverpositionDrejmainsengaged.
Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoascoasting. Assoonasyousteponthebrakeoraccelerator pedal,theengineisautomaticallycoupledagain.
Generalinformation CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdrivj
ingmode.
CoastingisautomaticallyactivatedwhenECO
PROmodeiscalledviatheDrivingDynamics
Control.
Aproactivedrivingstylehelpsthedrivertouse thefunctionasoftenaspossibleandsupports
theefficienteffectofcoasting.
Functionalrequirements Thefunctionisavailableinthespeedrangefromapprox.30mph/50km/hupto
100mph/160km/h.
Thefunctionisactiveifthefollowingconditions
aremet:'xAcceleratorpedalandbrakepedalnotdej
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