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contactwiththewindscreenwhenswitchingon.
NOTE
Ifthewipersarefrozentothewindscreen, switchingthemonmaycausethewiperblades
totearoffandthewipermotortooverheat.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Defrostthe
windscreenbeforeswitchingonthewipers.
Foldingoutthewipers
1.Switchtheignitiononandbackoffagain.2.Pressthewiperleverdownandholduntilthe
wipersstopinanapproximatelyverticalposij
tion.3.Liftthewiperscompletelyawayfromthe
windscreen.
Foldinginthewipers
Afterfoldingthewipersin,thewipersystem
mustbereactivated.
1.Foldinginthewiperscompletelyontothe
windscreen.2.Switchontheignition.3.Pressthewiperleverdownwards.Thewipers movebacktotherestpositionandareoperaj
tionalonceagain.
Washerfluid
General
Allwasherjetsaresuppliedfromonereservoir.
Useamixtureoftapwaterandscreenwashconj centrateforthewindscreenwashersystem,if
necessarywiththeadditionofantifreeze.
Recommendedminimumfilllevel:1litre,
1.7Imp.pints.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Someantifreezescancontaintoxicsubstances, andareflammable.Thereisariskoffireandfaj
talinjury.Pleasecomplywiththeinstructions
onthecontainers.Keepantifreezesawayfrom
sourcesofcombustion.Donotpourservice
productsintootherbottles.Keepserviceprodj
uctsoutofthereachofchildren.
WARNING
Washerfluidcanigniteoncontactwithhot
partsoftheengineandcatchfire.Thereisa
dangerofinjuryordamagetoproperty.Only
topupwasherfluidwhentheenginehas
cooleddown.Thenfullyclosethecapofthe
washerfluidreservoir.
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NOTE
Siliconeadditivesmixedwiththewasherfluid
fortheirwaterbeadingeffectonthewindows
maydamagethewashersystem.Thereisarisk ofmaterialdamage.Donotaddsiliconeaddijtivestothewasherfluid.
NOTE
Mixingdifferentscreenwashconcentratesor antifreezesmaydamagethewashersystem.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donotmix
differentscreenwashconcentratesorantifreej zes.Pleasecomplywiththeinstructionsand
mixingratiosstatedonthecontainers.
Overview
Thereservoirforthewasherfluidislocatedin theenginecompartment.
Malfunction
Usingundilutedscreenwashconcentrateorantij
freezemadeofalcoholmayresultinfalsereadj
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ShiftinggearsGeneralDependingontheengineversion,theengine
speedisautomaticallyadjustedasrequireddurj ingagearshiftforaharmoniousanddynamic
gearchange.
Reversegear Engagethispositiononlywhenthevehicleisstaj
tionary.
Toovercometheresistance,movetheshiftlever
firmlytothelefttowardstheleftandengagethe reversegearwithagearshiftmovementforj
wards.
Rollingorpushingthevehicle
Insomesituations,thevehicleistorollwithout itsownpower,forexampleinacarwash,orbe
pushed.1.Switchontheignition.2.Presstheclutchandchangeoutofaforward gearorreverse.3.Releasingtheparkingbrake.
Steptronictransmission
Principle
TheSteptronictransmissioncombinesthefuncjtionsofanautomatictransmissionwiththeopj
portunityofchanginggearmanuallyifrequired.
Safetynote
WARNING
Anunsecuredvehiclecanstartmovingandrollj ingaway.Thereisariskofaccident.Before
leavingthevehicle,secureittopreventitfrom
rollingaway.
Observethefollowingtoensurethatthevehij
cleissecuredagainstrollingaway:
'xApplytheparkingbrake.'xTurnthefrontwheelstowardsthekerbon
upwardordownwardgradients.'xAdditionallysecurethevehicleonupward
ordownwardgradients,forexamplewitha chock.
Selectorleverpositions
Ddriveposition
Selectorleverpositionforallnormaldriving.All gearsforforwarddrivingareselectedautomatij
cally.
RReverse
OnlyengageselectorleverpositionRwhenthe vehicleisstationary.
Nneutral InselectorleverpositionN,thevehiclecanbepushedorcanrollwithoutpowerformtheenj
gine,forexampleincarwashes,seepage 124.
PPark
Selectorleverpositionforparkingthevehicle,for
example.
InselectorleverpositionP,thetransmission
blocksthedrivewheels.
OnlyengageselectorleverpositionPwhenthe
vehicleisstationary.
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedinthefollowingsituations,forexample:
'xAfterstoppingtheengineintheradio-ready state,seepage 112,orignitionoff,see
page 112,whenselectorleverpositionR,D
orM/Sisengaged.'xIf,whilethevehicleisatastandstillandselecj torleverpositionD,M/SorRisengaged,the
driver'sseatbeltisunfastened,thedriver's
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'xAfterswitchingofftheignition,ifselector
leverpositionNisengaged.
Engagingselectorlever
positions
General
Applythebrakesuntilyouarereadytodriveoff, otherwisethevehiclewillmovewhenadrivepojsitionisselected.
Operatingrequirements
TheselectorleverwillonlymovefrompositionP
toanotherselectorleverpositionwhentheenj gineisrunningandthebrakepedalisdepressed.
Itmaynotbepossibletomoveoutofselector
leverpositionPuntilalltechnicalrequirements
arefulfilled.
EngagingselectorleverpositionsD,
N,R
Aselectorleverlockpreventsthefollowingincorj
rectoperation:
'xInadvertentshiftingtoselectorleverposij tionR.'xInadvertentchangefromselectorleverposijtionPtoanotherselectorleverposition.1.Fastenthedriver'sseatbelt.2.Pressandholdthebuttontocancelthesej
lectorleverlock.3.Brieflypresstheselectorleverinthedesired
direction,possiblyovercomingaresistancepoint.Theselectorleverreturnstothemiddle positionwhenreleased.
EngagingselectorleverpositionP
PressbuttonP.
Rollingorpushingthevehicle
General Insomesituations,thevehiclemayneedtobe
rolledashortdistancewithoutpower,forexamj pleinacarwash,ormayneedtobepushed.
EngagingselectorleverpositionN
1.Starttheenginewiththebrakepedaldej
pressed.2.Ifnecessary,releasetheparkingbrake.3.Depressthebrakepedal.4.Touchtheselectorleverlockandengagesej
lectorleverpositionN.5.Stoptheengine.
Inthiswaytheignitionremainsswitchedon andaCheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
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NOTE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedwhentheignitionisswitchedoff.There isariskofmaterialdamage.Donotswitchthe
ignitionoffincarwashes.
Irrespectiveoftheignitionstatus,theselector
leverpositionPisengagedautomaticallyafter
approximately15minutes.
Ifthereisafault,itmaynotbepossibleto
changetheselectorleverposition.
Unlockthetransmissionlockoutelectronicallyif necessary,seepage 127.
Kick-down
Kick-downenablesyoutoachievemaximum
performance.
Presstheacceleratorpedaldownbeyondthe regularfull-throttleposition;someresistancewill
befelt.
SportprogrammeM/S
Principle Inthesportprogramme,thegearshiftpointsand
gearshifttimesareconfiguredformoresporty
driving.Forexample,thetransmissionshiftsup laterandthegearshifttimesareshorter.
Activatingthesportprogramme
Presstheselectorleveroutofselectorleverpoj
sitionDtotheleft.
Thegearselectedappearsontheinstrument
cluster,forexampleS1.
Thesportprogrammeofthegearboxisactivaj
ted.
Exitingsportprogramme Presstheselectorlevertotheright.
Disshownintheinstrumentcluster.
ManualoperationM/S Principle
Thegearscanbechangedmanuallyinmanual operation.
Activatingmanualoperation1.Presstheselectorleverfromselectorlever positionDtotheleft,arrow1.2.Presstheselectorleverforwardsorpullitbackwards,arrows2.
Manualoperationbecomesactiveandthegearis
shifted.
Thegearselectedappearsontheinstrument
cluster,forexampleM1.
Shiftinggears
'xToshiftdown:presstheselectorleverforj wards.'xToshiftup:pulltheselectorleverbackwards.
Incertainsituations,thetransmissioncontinues
toshiftautomatically,forexamplewhenengine speedlimitsarereached.
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Steptronicsporttransmission:
preventingautomaticupshiftin
manualoperationM/S
InmanualoperationM/S,theSteptronicSporttransmissiondoesnotautomaticallyshiftup
whencertainenginespeedlimitsarereached,if
oneofthefollowingconditionsismet:'xDynamicStabilityControlDSCdeactivated.'xDynamicTractionControlDTCactivated.'xSPORT+activated.
WithacorrespondingBMWMdriveconfiguraj
tion,thisfunctionisactiveindependentlyofthe aboveconditions.
Inaddition,thereisnodownshiftforkick-down.
Inthecorrespondinggearboxversion,operating
thekick-downandtheleftshiftpaddleatthe
sametimeallowsyoutochangedowntothe
lowestpossiblegear.Thisisnotpossibleina
briefchangefromselectorleverpositionDto
manualoperationM/Susingtheshiftpaddles.
Exitingmanualoperation Presstheselectorlevertotheright.
Disshownintheinstrumentcluster.
Shiftpaddles
Principle
Shiftpaddlesonsteeringwheelenablefastgearj
shiftingwithouttakinghandsoffsteeringwheel.
General Gearshift
Gearshiftingisonlycarriedoutiftheengine speedandvehiclespeedareappropriate.
Short-termmanualoperation
InselectorleverpositionD,operatingashiftpadj
dlecausesthesystemtoswitchtomanualoperj ationtemporarily.
Thegearboxrevertstoautomaticoperationfrommanualoperationafteracertainperiodoftimeof moderatedrivingwithoutaccelerationorgear
shiftsusingtheshiftpaddles.
Withsomegearboxversionsitispossibleto
changetoautomaticoperationasfollows:'xPullandholdrightshiftpaddle.'xInadditiontobrieflypullingrightshiftpaddle,
brieflypullleftshiftpaddle.
Permanentmanualoperation
InselectorleverpositionS,operatingashiftpadj
dlecausesthesystemtoswitchpermanentlyto
manualoperation(mode).
Shiftinggears
'xChangeup:pullrightshiftpaddlebriefly.'xChangedown:pullleftshiftpaddlebriefly.'xInthecorrespondinggearboxversion,pulling
theleftshiftpaddleforalongtimeallowsyou
tochangedowntothelowestpossiblegear.
Thegearselectedappearsbrieflyontheinstruj
mentcluster,followedbythegearcurrentlyin
use.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Theselectorleverpositionisdisjplayed,forexampleP.
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Unlockingthetransmission
lockoutelectronically
GeneralUnlockthetransmissionlockoutelectronicallytomanoeuvrethevehicleoutofdanger.
Unlockingispossibleifthestarterisableturnthe
engine.
Beforereleasingthetransmissionlockout,apply theparkingbraketopreventthevehiclefromrollj ingaway.
EngagingselectorleverpositionN1.Applythebrakesandkeepthemapplied.2.Pressthestart/stopbutton.Thestartermust beheardtostartturning.3.Pressthebuttonontheselectorlever,arj
row1,pushtheselectorlevertoselector
leverpositionNandholditthere,arrowN,
untilselectorleverpositionNisdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.
ACheckControlmessageisshown.4.Releasetheselectorlever.5.Releasethebrakeassoonasthestarter
stops.6.Manoeuvrethevehicleoutofdangerand thensecureitagainstrollingaway.
MoreinformationcanbefoundintheTow-startj
ingandtowingchapter.
Steptronicsporttransmission:
LaunchControl
Principle
Whentheambientconditionsaredry,Launch
Controlpermitsoptimisedaccelerationonaroad surfacethatoffersplentyofgrip.
GeneralUseofLaunchControlcausesprematurecomjponentwear,asthefunctionsubjectsthevehicle
toveryhighstressesandloads.
DonotuseLaunchControlwhenrunningin,see
page 224.
TostartwithLaunchControl,donotturnthe steeringwheel.
Operatingrequirements LaunchControlisavailablewhentheengineisat
operatingtemperature.Theengineisatoperatj
ingtemperatureafteranuninterruptedjourneyof atleast10km,6miles.
StartingwithLaunchControl Withtheenginerunning:1.PressthebuttonorselectSport+
withDrivingExperienceControl.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstrument clusterandtheDSCOFFindicatorlampisilj
luminated.2.EngageselectorleverpositionS.3.Pressthebrakefirmlywiththeleftfoot.4.Presstheacceleratorpedaldownbeyondthe resistanceatthefull-throttlepositionandhold,kick-down.
Aflagsymbolisshownintheinstrument
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UsingagainduringajourneyOnceLaunchControlhasbeenused,thetransjmissionrequiresapproximately5minutestocooldownbeforeLaunchControlcanbeusedagain.
LaunchControladaptstotheambientconditions
whenusedagain.
AfterusingLaunchControl Toassistdrivingstability,reactivateDynamic
StabilityControl,DSC.
Systemlimits
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DisplaysVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentwhichisnotinstalledinyourvehicle,forexj
ampleonaccountoftheoptionalequipmentsej
lectedorthecountryvariant.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relevantfunctionsandsystems.Please
complywiththerelevantlawsandregulations
whenusingthecorrespondingfunctionsand systems.
Overview,instrumentcluster
1Speedometer2Messages,forexample,CheckControl3Revolutioncounter\_ 1344CurrentconsumptionDrivingdynamicsystems5Electronicdisplays6Fuelgauge\_1337Toresetthetripdistancerecorder\_ 134Seite129DisplaysCONTROLS129
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CheckControl
Principle
TheCheckControlmonitorsvehiclefunctions
andalertsyoutoanyfaultsinthemonitoredsysj
tems.
General
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedasacomj
binationofindicatororwarninglampsandtext messagesintheinstrumentcluster.
Whererequired,anacousticsignalisalsooutput andatextmessageshownontheControlDisj
play.
Indicatorandwarninglamps GeneralIndicatorandwarninglampsintheinstrumentclustercanilluminateinavarietyofcombinations andcolours.
Whentheenginestartsortheignitionis switchedon,thefunctionalityofsomelightsis checkedandtheyilluminatebriefly.
Redlights
Seatbeltreminder Thedriver'ssideseatbeltisnotfasj
tened.Onsomecountryvariants:the
frontpassengerseatbeltisnotfastened
orobjectsaredetectedonthefrontpassenger seat.
Iftheindicatorlampflashesorisilluminated:seat
beltonthedriver'sorfrontpassengersideisnot
fastened.Theseatbeltremindercanalsobe triggeredifthereareobjectsinthefrontpassenjgerseat.
Checkwhethertheseatbelthasbeenfastened
correctly.
Seatbeltreminderforrearseats
Seatbeltonthecorrespondingrearseat
isnotfastened.
Airbagsystem Airbagsystemandbelttensionermaybefaulty.
Immediatelyhavethevehiclecheckedby
aServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
Parkingbrake Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
Releasetheparkingbrake,see
page 117.
Front-endcollisionwarning Anadvancewarningisgivenforexample
ifthereisanimpendingriskofcollisionor
thedistancefromthevehicleaheadis
tooshort.
Increasethedistance.
Indicatorlampflashes:acutewarningindicating
animminentriskofacollisionbecausethevehij
cleisapproachinganothervehicleatarelatively
highdifferentialspeed.
Intervenebybrakingand,ifnecessary,performj
inganevasivemanoeuvre.
Personwarning Symbolintheinstrumentcluster.
Ifthereisariskofcollisionwithadetecj
tedperson,thesymbolilluminatesanda
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