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Checkingthecoolantlevelinthe
fillerneck
ThereareyellowMinandMaxmarksinthecool#j
antreservoir.1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openthehood.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitliesbetween theminimumandmaximummarksinthefiller
neck.6.Closethelid.
Addingcoolant
1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openthehood.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Ifthecoolantislow,slowlyaddcoolantupto
thespecifiedlevel;donotoverfill.5.Turntheliduntilthereisanaudibleclick.The
arrowsonthecoolantreservoirandthelid
mustpointtowardsoneanother.6.Havethecauseofthecoolantlosseliminated assoonaspossible.
Disposal
Complywiththerelevantenvironmental
protectionregulationswhendisposingof
coolantandcoolantadditives.
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MaintenanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
BMWmaintenancesystem
Themaintenancesystemprovidesservicenotifi#j
cationsandtherebyprovidessupportinmain#j
tainingroadsafetyandtheoperationalreliability ofthevehicle.
Insomecases,scopesandintervalsofthemain#j
tenancesystemmayvaryaccordingtothecoun#j
tryversion.Replacementwork,spareparts,fuels
andlubricants,andwearmaterialsarecalculated
separately.Furtherinformationisavailablefroma
dealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedserv#j
icecenterorrepairshop.
ConditionBasedServiceCBS
Concept
Sensorsandspecialalgorithmstakeintoaccount
thedrivingconditionsofthevehicle.CBSuses
thesetoprovidemaintenancerecommendations.
Thesystemmakesitpossibletoadapttheamountofmaintenancecorrespondingtoyour
userprofile.
Generalinformation
Informationonservicenotifications,referto
page 117,canbedisplayedontheControlDis#j
play.
Servicedatainthevehiclekey Informationontheservicenotificationsiscontin#j
uouslystoredinthevehiclekey.Theservice centercanreadthisdataoutandsuggestamaintenancescopeforthevehicle.
Therefore,handtheserviceadvisorthevehicle
keywithwhichthevehiclewasdrivenmostre#j cently.
Storageperiods
Storageperiodsduringwhichthevehiclebattery wasdisconnectedarenottakenintoaccount.
Ifthisoccurs,haveadealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop updatethetime-dependentmaintenanceproce#jdures,suchascheckingbrakefluidand,ifneces#j
sary,changingtheengineoilandthemicrofilter/ activated-charcoalfilter.
MaintenanceManualand ServiceandWarranty InformationBookletforUSmodelsandWarrantyand ServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodels
PleaseconsultyourMaintenanceManualand
ServiceandWarrantyInformationBookletforUS
modelsandWarrantyandServiceGuideBooklet
forCanadianmodelsforadditionalinformationon
theperformanceofserviceandmaintenance work.
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Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatmaintenanceandrepairbeperformedbya servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Recordsofregularmaintenanceandrepairworkshouldberetained.
SocketforOBDOnboard Diagnosis
Generalinformation DevicesconnectedtotheOBDsockettriggerthealarmsystemwhenthevehicleislocked.Re#jmoveanydevicesconnectedattheOBDsocket
beforelockingthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
ThesocketforOnboardDiagnosisisanintri#j catecomponentintendedtobeusedincon#j
junctionwithspecializedequipmenttocheck
thevehicle#ssprimaryemissionssystem.Im#j
properuseofthesocketforOnboardDiagno#j
sis,orcontactwiththesocketforOnboardDi#j
agnosisforotherthanitsintendedpurpose,
cancausevehiclemalfunctionsandcreates
risksofpersonalandpropertydamage.Given
theforegoing,themanufactureofyourvehicle
stronglyrecommendsthataccesstothesocket
forOnboardDiagnosisbelimitedtoadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecen#j
terorrepairshoporotherpersonsthathave
thespecializedtrainingandequipmentforpur#j
posesofproperlyutilizingthesocketforOn#j
boardDiagnosis.
Position
ThereisanOBDsocketonthedriver'ssidefor checkingtheprimarycomponentsinthevehi#j
cle'semissions.
Emissions
'xThewarninglightlightsup:
Emissionsaredeteriorating.Havethe vehiclecheckedassoonaspossible.'xThewarninglightflashesundercertaincir#j
cumstances:
Thisindicatesthatthereisexcessivemisfiring intheengine.
Reducethevehiclespeedandhavethesys#j
temcheckedimmediately;otherwise,serious
enginemisfiringwithinabriefperiodcanseri#j
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ReplacingcomponentsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Vehicletoolkit
Theonboardvehicletoolkitislocatedunderthe
cargofloorpanel.
Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthewiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiperbladeinstalled.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththewiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
Replacingthefrontwiperblades
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms,refertopage 102.2.Foldupandholdthewiperarmfirmly.3.Squeezetheretainerspring,arrow1,andfold
upthewiperblade,arrow2.4.Removethewiperbladeforwardfromthecatch.5.Insertthenewwiperbladeinreverseorderof
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Lightandbulbreplacement
Generalinformation
Lightsandbulbs
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou havetherelevantworkcarriedoutadealer#ss servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Asparelightboxisavailablefromadealer'sserv#j icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror repairshop.
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 255.
Light-emittingdiodes(LEDs) Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdi#jodesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtocon#j
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 255.
Safetyinformation Lightsandbulbs
Warning
Bulbscangethotduringoperation.Contact
withthebulbscancauseburns.Thereisarisk ofinjury.Onlychangebulbsaftertheyhave
cooledoff.
Warning
Workonswitched-onlightingsystemscan
causeshortcircuits.Thereisariskofinjuryor
riskofdamagetoproperty.Whenworkingon
thelightingsystem,switchoffthelightsin
question.Ifnecessary,heedthebulbmanufac#j
turer'sinstructions.
NOTICE
Dirtybulbshaveareducedservicelife.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotholdnew bulbswithyourbarehands.Useacleanclothorsomethingsimilar,orholdthebulbbyits
base.
Light-emittingdiodes(LEDs)
Warning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.Whendrivingwiththelightsswitchedon,theconden#j
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Thehead#j lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Frontlights,bulbreplacement
LEDheadlights
Light-emittingdiodes(LEDs)
Allfrontlightsandsideturnsignalsaredesigned
withLEDtechnology.
Inthecaseofamalfunction,contactadealer's servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Turnsignalinexteriormirror
Theturnsignalsintheexteriormirrorsfeature
LEDtechnology.Inthecaseofamalfunction,
contactadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Taillights,bulbreplacement
Overview1Turnsignal2Outerbrakelights3Insidebrakelight4Reversinglight5Rearlight
Bulbreplacement
Generalinformation
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 255.
Reversinglight:21-wattbulb,W21W.
Theturnsignals,brakelights,andrearlightsfea#j tureLEDtechnology.Inthecaseofamalfunc#j
tion,contactadealer'sservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Removingthetaillight1.Openingtrunklid.2.Openthetwocoversonthetaillight.3.Withthehandleofthescrewdriverfromtheonboardvehicletoolkit,loosenandremovethenutsonthetwofasteners.Makesurethatthenutsdonotdropintothebumperarea.In
additiontothetwoouterfasteners,thereis anotherinnerfastener.4.Holdthegriprailinonehand,arrow1,and
braceagainsttheoutsidewithyourother
hand,arrow2.Carefullypryoutthetaillight,
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Replacingthebulbs1.Turnthecoverinthedirectionindicatedon
thehousingandremoveit.2.Pressthenonworkingbulbgentlyintothe socket,turncounterclockwiseandremove.3.Installthenewbulbandcoverinreverseor#j
derofremoval.
Installingthetaillight
1.Connecttheplugtothebulbholder.2.Insertthetaillightstraightinandpressitin,
arrow1,untiltherubbermountengagesin theinnerfastener.Makesurewheninsertingthetaillightthattherubberlip,arrow2,on
thetopsideofthetaillightdoesnotfoldover. Screwonthetwonuts,arrow3,andclosecovers.
Centralbrakelightandlicenseplate
lights
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 255.
TheselightsaremadeusingLEDtechnology.In thecaseofamalfunction,contactadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Vehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanbere#j questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j
gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthat
areundervoltage.
Warning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan
damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthatarecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbe
installedinyourvehicle.Informationoncom#j
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealer#ssservicecenter.
Registerthebatterytothe
vehicle
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouhaveaservicecenteroranotherquali#j fiedservicecenterorrepairshopregistertheve#jhiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebatteryhasbeenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeenregis#jteredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailablewithoutrestrictionandanyCheckControlmes#j
sagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeatures
willdisappear.
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Chargingthebattery
Generalinformation Makesurethatthebatteryisalwayssufficiently
chargedtoguaranteethatthebatteryremains
usableforitsfullservicelife.
Adischargedbatteryisindicatedbyared
indicatorlight.
Chargethebatteryinthefollowingsituations:'xWhentheinspectionglassonthetopofthe
batteryisblack.'xWhenthetake-offperformanceisinsufficient.
Thefollowingcircumstancescanhaveanegative
effectontheperformanceofthebattery:
'xFrequentshort-distancedrives.'xThevehicleisnotusedformorethana
month.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterycan
workwithhighvoltagesandcurrents,which
meansthatthe12voltelectricalsystemcanbe
overloadedordamaged.Thereisariskofdam#j agetoproperty.Onlyconnectbatterychargers
forthevehiclebatterytothestartingaidtermi#j nalsintheenginecompartment.
Chargingthebattery
Chargethebatteryonlywhentheengineisoff
andviathestartingaidterminals,referto
page 263,intheenginecompartment.
Powerfailure
Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for example:
'xMemoryfunction:storethepositionsagain.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.'xGlasssunroof:initializethesystem.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadeal#jer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
GeneralinformationThefusesarelocatedintwodifferentplacesinthevehicle.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,isfoundonaseparatesheetinthefuseboxinthe
cargoarea.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelec#j
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do
notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstitute
ofanothercolororamperagerating.
Intheenginecompartment
Generalinformation Onright-handdrivevehicles,thefusesarelo#j
catedontheoppositesideoftheenginecom#j partment.
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Removingthecover1.Usetheonboardvehicletoolkittoloosenthe
threecoverscrews,arrow1.2.Squeezeandraisetheholder,arrow2.3.Removethecoverfromoneside,arrow3.4.Pressthefourfastenersandremovethe cover.
Attachingthecovers
1.Whenattachingthecover,makesurethatall
fourfastenersareengaged.2.Attachthecoverundertherubberlipand
thenthreaditbetweenthebars.3.Pressdownontheholderandtightenthe
threescrews.Inthecargoarea
Foldupthecargofloorpanel.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as
wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
foundonaseparatesheetinthefusebox.
ReplacingfusesThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethe
fuses.
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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehaz#j
ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedontheinsideof thetrunklid.
Toremove,loosenthebracket.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsregu#j larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedinthecargoareainthe
storagecompartment.
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