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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle andcanendangeroccupantsandothertraffic participantsordamagethevehicleintheeventofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinterior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid open.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'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
thanmaximum9.8in/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.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloor
matsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor
mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearj anceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormats
aresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererej moved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake
discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffij
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofanaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
WARNING
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forinstanceengine
brakingeffect,brakingforceboostandsteering
assistance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
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,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Highgrossweightcanoverheatthetires,damj agetheminternallyandcauseasuddendropintireinflationpressure.Drivingcharacteristicsmaybenegativelyimpacted,reducinglanestaj
bility,lengtheningthebrakingdistancesand
changingthesteeringresponse.Thereisarisk
ofanaccident.Payattentiontothepermitted
loadcapacityofthetiresandneverexceedthe
permittedgrossweight.
WARNING
Looseobjectsordeviceswithacableconnecj tiontothevehicle,forinstancemobilephones,
canbethrownintothecar'sinteriorwhiledrivj
ing,forinstanceintheeventofanaccidentor
duringbrakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereis
ariskofinjury.Securelooseobjectsordevices
withacableconnectiontothevehicleinthe
car'sinterior.
WARNING
Improperlystowedobjectscanshiftandbe thrownintothecar'sinterior,forinstanceinthe
eventofanaccidentorduringbrakingandevaj
sivemaneuvers.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(1,400m750(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,
retainingstraps,drawstrapsorcargonets,tothe lashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Floornet
Tosecurethecargothefloornetcanalsobe
used.
Hookthefloornetintothefittingsinthecargo
areafloor.
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Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scenj
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsituaj
tions.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSCDynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwithroofload.
Securing
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Roofdriprailwithflaps
Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprail
abovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutward.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebotj
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelerajtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionoffuelconsumptionandemission values.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj
atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninj fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessary cargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedparts followinguse
Removeroof-mountedluggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfollowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj
namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsand
glasssunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandtherebyrej
ducestherange.
Tires
Generalinformation Tirescanaffectfuelconsumptioninvarious
ways,forinstancetiresizemayinfluencefuel
consumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawayimmediately
Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingrightaway,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenjgineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
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Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking.Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelconj
sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindij
cator,refertopage 123.
Usecoasting
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops
Switchingofftheengine
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinj stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautoj
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestarted
ratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
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
formedbyaBMWdealerssservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysjtem,refertopage 258.
ECOPRO
Concept ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsavesonfuelconsumption.Forthispurpose,theenginecontrolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclijmatecontroloutput,areadjusted.
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomatij
callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreducefuel
consumption.TheDselectorleverpositionrej mainsengaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinstructionsaredisj
playedtoassistwithanoptimizedfuelconsumpj tiondrivingstyle.
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Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage 220.'xActivate/deactivatethedisplay,referto
page 220.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 219.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 221.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 222.
Overview
DrivingDynamicsControl
ActivatingECOPRO PressbuttonrepeatedlyuntilECOPRO
isdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
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
Climatecontrolissettobefuel-efficient. Thatis,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfromthe
settemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar'sintej
riormoreslowly,toeconomizeonfuelconsumpj tion.
Inaddition,thepoweroutputtotheseatandmirj
rorheatingisreduced.
Coasting
Fuel-efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengaging
theengineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
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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.
Thedisplayswitchestoblueassoonasallconjditionsfordrivingwithoptimizedfuelefficiency
aremet.
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,the
ECOPROdisplaysalsoinformyouaboutyour
currentdrivingstyle.Thisisindicatedbya
pointerwhichmovesalongascale.Thepointer tellsyouwhetherenergyisbeingconsumedto
acceleratethevehicleorwhetherenergyisbeing
recoveredthroughcoastingorbraking.Ifthe pointerremainsinthebluerangeonthescale,youaredrivingefficiently.
ECOPROtip,drivingtip
TheECOPROtipindicatesthatyour
drivingstylecanbemodifiedtobemore
fuelefficient,forexamplebybackingoff
theaccelerator.
Activating/deactivatingthedisplay1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Displays4.Instrumentpanel5.ECOPROinfo
ECOPROtip,symbolsAnadditionalsymbolandtextinstructionsare
displayed.
SymbolMeasureForefficientdrivingbackofftheacj
celeratorordelayacceleratingtoalj
lowtimetoassessroadconditions.ReducespeedtotheselectedECO
PROspeed.Steptronictransmission:
SwitchfromM/StoDandavoid
manualshiftinterventions.Manualtransmission:
Followtheshiftinstructions.Manualtransmission:
Engageneutralforanenginestop.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
DisplayingEfficientDynamics
information
ThecurrentefficiencyoftheECOPROfunctions
canbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
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