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cargoandluggageloadcapacitycalculatedin
Step4.6.Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,load
fromyourtrailerwillbetransferredtoyourve#j
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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Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSCDynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwithroofload.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Roofdriprailwithflaps
Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprail
abovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutward.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismain#j
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssun#j
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebot#j
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetrunklid.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelera#jtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
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ReducingfuelconsumptionVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionval#j ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdif#j
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoder#j atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,canin#j
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowinguse
Removeroof-mountedwhicharenolongerre#j
quiredfollowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerody#j
namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsand
glasssunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandtherebyre#j
ducestherange.
Tires
Generalinformation Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestart#j
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingre#j sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawayimmediately
Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecolden#jgineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking.
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Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelcon#j
sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindi#j cator,refertopage 118.
Usecoasting
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheacceler#j
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops
Switchingofftheengine
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forin#j stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleauto#j
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestarted
ratherthanleavingtheenginerunningcon#j
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarere#j
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadcon#j
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctions
thatarenotcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwin#j
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandreduce
therange,especiallyincityandstop-and-gotraf#j fic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded. TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheen#j
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.These functionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.
Havemaintenancecarried out
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieveoptimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeper#j
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSys#j
tem,refertopage 252.
ECOPRO
Concept ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsavesonconsumption.Forthispurpose,theenginecon#j
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate
controloutput,areadjusted.
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomati#j callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheDselectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinuestravelingwiththeengineidlingtoreducecon#j
sumption.TheDselectorleverpositionremains engaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinstructionsaredis#j playedtoassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle.
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Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage 216.'xActivate/deactivatethedisplay,referto
page 216.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 215.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 217.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 218.
Overview
DrivingDynamicsControl
ActivatingECOPRO PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilECO
PROisdisplayedintheinstrumentclus#j
ter.
ConfiguringECOPRO
ViatheDrivingDynamicsControl
1.ActivateECOPRO.2."ConfigureECOPRO"3.Selectthedesiredsetting.ViaiDrive1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3.Ifnecessary,"Drivingmode"4."ConfigureECOPRO"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingsarestoredfortheprofilecurrentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingthe
functions
Thefollowingfunctionscanbeactivated/deacti#j
vated:
'x"ECOPROspeedwarning"'x"ECOPROclimatecontrol"'x"Coasting"
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'x"ECOPROspeedwarning":activateECO
PROspeed.
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'x"Tipat:"
SetthedesiredspeedfortheECOPRO
speed.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
"ECOPROclimatecontrol"
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar'sinteriormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsump#j
tion.
Inaddition,thepoweroutputoftheseatandmir#j rorheatingisreduced.
Coasting
Efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengagingthe
engineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
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Deactivatethefunctiontousethebrakingeffectoftheenginewhentravelingdownhill.
ECOPROpotentialsavings
Showspotentialsavingswiththecurrentsettings
inpercentages.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingrange.
Therangeextensioncanbedis#j playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeisshownintherangedisplay.
Thebonusrangeisautomaticallyresetevery
timethevehicleisrefueled.
ECOPROefficiencydisplay
ThecoloroftheECOPROdisplaysintheinstru#j
mentclustertellyouhowefficientlyyouaredriv#j
ing:'xBluedisplay:efficientdrivingstyle.'xGraydisplay:modifydrivingstyle,forexample bybackingofftheacceleratorpedal.
Thedisplayswitchestoblueassoonasallcon#jditionsforefficientdrivingaremet.
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,the
ECOPROdisplaysalsoinformyouaboutyour
currentdrivingstyle.Thisisindicatedbya
pointerwhichmovesalongascale.Thepointer tellsyouwhetherenergyisbeingconsumedto
acceleratethevehicleorwhetherenergyisbeing
recoveredthroughcoastingorbraking.Ifthe pointerremainsinthebluerangeonthescale,youaredrivingefficiently.
ECOPROtip,drivingtip TheECOPROtipindicatesthatyour
drivingstylecanbemodifiedtobemore
efficient,forexamplebybackingofftheaccelera#j
tor.
Activating/deactivatingthedisplay1."MyVehicle"2."iDrivesettings"3."Displays"4."Instrumentpanel"5."ECOPROinfo"
ECOPROtip,symbols Anadditionalsymbolandtextinstructionsare
displayed.
SymbolMeasureForefficientdriving,acceleratemore
moderatelyordecelerateproactively
toallowtimetoassessroadcondi#j
tions.ReducespeedtotheselectedECO
PROspeed.Steptronictransmission:
SwitchfromM/StoDandavoid
manualshiftinterventions.Manualtransmission:
Followtheshiftinstructions.Manualtransmission:
Engageneutralforanenginestop.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
DisplayingEfficientDynamics
information
ThecurrentefficiencyoftheECOPROfunctions
canbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
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ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"4.Selectthesymbol.
Thefollowingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xCoasting.
DisplayingconsumptionhistoryTheaverageconsumptioncanbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"4.Selectthesymbol.
Verticalbarsshowconsumptionfortheselected timeframe.
Adjustingtheconsumptionhistory
timeframe
1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"4.Selectthesymbol.5.Pressthebutton.6.Adjustthetimeframe.
Resettingconsumptionhistory
1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"4.Selectthesymbol.5.Pressthebutton.6."Resetconsumptionhistory"Coasting
Concept
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomati#j
callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinuestravelingwiththeengineidlingtoreducecon#j
sumption.SelectorleverpositionDremainsen#j
gaged.
Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoascoasting. Assoonasyousteponthebrakeoraccelerator pedal,theengineisautomaticallycoupledagain.
Generalinformation CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdriv#j
ingmode.
CoastingisautomaticallyactivatedwhenECO
PROmodeiscalledviatheDrivingDynamics
Control.
Aproactivedrivingstylehelpsthedrivertouse thefunctionasoftenaspossibleandsupports
theefficienteffectofcoasting.
Functionalrequirements Thefunctionisavailableinthespeedrangefromapprox.30mph/50km/hupto
100mph/160km/h.
Thefunctionisactiveifthefollowingconditions
aremet:'xAcceleratorpedalandbrakepedalnotde#j
pressed.'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverposition D.'xEngineandtransmissionareatoperatingtemperature.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Concept
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,the
coastingmodecanbeinfluencedwiththeshift
paddles.
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Activating/deactivatingcoastingviashiftpaddles1.Shifttothehighestgearbypullingtherightshiftpaddle.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright
shiftpaddleagain.
Todeactivate,actuatetheleftshiftpaddle.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Thetachometershowstheidlespeed.
Themarkintheefficiencydisplayisbacklitin
blueandislocatedatthezeropoint.Thecoast#j
ingpointindicatorisilluminatedatthezeropoint
duringcoasting.
IndicationsontheControlDisplay
Thecoastingmodeisdisplayedin
EfficientDynamicswhiledriving.
Thedistancetraveledincoastingmodeisshown
intheconsumptionhistory.Thecounterisreset
priortoeverydeparture.
Colorcodeblue:coastingmode.
DisplayingEfficientDynamicsinformation ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"4.Selectthesymbol.Systemlimits Thefunctionisnotavailableifoneofthefollow#jingconditionsapplies:'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xIfcruisecontrolisactivated.'xIfdrivinginthedynamiclimitrange.'xIfdrivingonsteepuphillordownhillgrades.'xIfthebatterychargestateistemporarilytoolow.'xIfthevehicleelectricalsystemisdrawingex#j
cessivecurrent.
Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffi#j
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed.
Theassessmentisdoneinvariouscategories
andisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
Thelast15minutesofatripareevaluated.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedby
adoptinganefficientdrivingstyle.
Thisgaininrangeisdisplayedasabonusrange
intheinstrumentclusterandontheControlDis#j play.
Functionalrequirement ThisfunctionisavailableinECOPROmode.
CallingupECOPRODrivingstyle
analysis
ViaiDrive:
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DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheECOPRODrivingstyleanaly#j
sisconsistsofasymbolizedrouteandalookup table.
Theroadsymbolizestheefficiencyofthedriving style.Themoreefficientyourdrivingstyle,the
smootherthedepictedroutebecomes,arrow1.
Thetableofvaluescontainsstars.Themoreeffi#j cientthedrivingstyle,themorestarsarein#j
cludedinthetableandthefasterthebonus
rangeincreases,arrow2.
If,ontheotherhand,thedrivingstyleisineffi#j
cient,amorewavyroadandareducednumber ofstarsaredisplayed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Tipsforanenergy-savingdrivingstyle,Saving
fuel,refertopage 213.
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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto
page 222,priortorefueling.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan
30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenoten#j suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Refuelpromptly.
Fuelcap
Opening
1.Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap.2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
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