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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
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theon#j
boardvehicletoolkitislocated:
'xInthecargoareabehindtheleftsidepanel.'xUnderthecargofloorpanel.Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper
fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthe
wiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiper
bladeinstalled.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththe wiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
Replacing
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms,refertopage 112.2.Foldupandholdthewiperarmfirmly.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andturnthewiper
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5.Insertthenewwiperbladeinreverseorderof
removaluntilitlocksinplace.6.Folddownthewipers.
Lightsandbulbs
Generalinformation
Lightsandbulbs
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLED
technology.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdi#j
odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtocon#j
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealer'sservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperform
theworkincaseofamalfunction.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,theconden#j
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Thehead#j lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlightsources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Vehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanbere#j
questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatareundervoltage.
Warning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthatarecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbe
installedinyourvehicle.Informationoncom#j
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealer#ssservicecenter.
Registerthebatterytothe
vehicle
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouhaveaservicecenteroranotherquali#j fiedservicecenterorrepairshopregistertheve#j
hiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebatteryhas
beenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeenregis#j
teredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailable
withoutrestrictionandanyCheckControlmes#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 289,intheenginecompartment.
Powerfailure
Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for example:
'xWithMemoryfunction:storethepositions
again.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.'xGlasssunroof:initializethesystem.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadeal#jer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
GeneralinformationThefusesarelocatedatdifferentplacesinthe
vehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelec#j
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstituteofanothercolororamperagerating.
Intheglovecompartment
Thefusesarelocatedbehindacoverintheglove
compartmentonthefrontpassengerside.
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Pushtheholderdown,arrow1,andremovethecover,arrow2.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com/fuse#j
card.
Whereapplicable,informationonthefusetypes
andlocationsisalsofoundonaseparatesheetin
thefusebox.
ReplacingfusesThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyouhaveadealer'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-aidkitislocatedinthecompartment
underthecargofloorpanel.
Foldupthecargofloorpanel.
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BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif assistanceisneededintheeventofabreak#j down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehi#j
cle'sconditionissenttothevehiclemanufac#j
turer.
Therearevariouswaysofmakingcontact.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage,referto
page 124.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Starting
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,sup#j
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:
1."ConnectedDrive"2."BMWAssist"3."BMWRoadsideAssistance"
ThecontacttotheRoadsideAssistanceof
themanufactureisestablished.
Atelephonenumberisdisplayed,ifneeded. Selecttodialthetelephonenumberona
connectedmobilephone.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisim#j
portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistrans#j
mittedautomatically.
TeleserviceHelp Dependingonthecountry,theTeleserviceHelpenablesamorein-depthdiagnosisofthevehicle
viawirelesstransmission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughtheServiceSpecialist.1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceHelp.
Thedrivingabilityofthevehiclecanberestored
forspecificfunctions.
Ifthisisnotpossible,furthermeasureswillbeini#j
tiated,forinstanceRoadsideAssistancewillbe informed.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Concept
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbecon#j
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoder#j
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearsontheinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,atextmes#j
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,dataonthevehicle'sconditionissenttoBMW.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
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'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
StartingBMWAccident
Assistance
Ifanaccidentisdetected
automatically
AtextmessagerelatingtoBMWAccidentAssis#j
tanceappearsontheControlDisplay.
Theconnectioncanbeestablisheddirectly:
"BMWAccidentAssist."
TheCheckControlmessageforBMWAccident
Assistancecanalsobecalledupfromthestored
CheckControlmessages,refertopage 124,for
acertainlengthoftime.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecon#j
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.
ViaiDrive:
1."ConnectedDrive"2."BMWAssist"3."BMWAccidentAssistance"
FollowthedisplaysontheControlDisplay.A voiceconnectionisestablished.4."Endcall"
Thevoiceconnectioncanbeterminated.
EmergencyRequest
Intelligentemergencycall
Concept
Incaseofanemergency,anEmergencyRe#j
questcanbetriggeredautomaticallybythesys#j temormanually.
Generalinformation OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
TheIntelligentAssistsystemestablishesacon#jnectionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondi#j tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Functionalrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheair#j bagstrigger,anEmergencyRequestisautomati#j
callyinitiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentof
correspondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNoti#j
ficationisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbut#j
ton.
Manualtriggering
1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
intheareaofthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanEmer#j
gencyRequesthasbeeninitiated.
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Ifthesituationallows,waitinyourvehicleuntilthevoiceconnectionhasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhenaconnectionto
theBMWResponseCenterhasbeenestab#j
lished.
TheBMWResponseCenterthenmakes contactwiththeoccupantsofthevehicleand
initiatesfurtherstepstohelp.
Evenifyouareunabletorespond,theBMW ResponseCentercantakefurtherstepstohelpyouundercertaincircumstances.
Forthispurpose,datathatservestodeter#j
minethenecessaryrescuemeasures,forin#j stancethecurrentpositionofthevehicle
whenitcanbedetermined,istransmittedto
theBMWResponseCenter.
EveniftheBMWResponseCenterisnolon#j
gerheardthroughtheloudspeakers,the
BMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
heartheoccupantsofthevehicle.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheEmer#j
gencyRequest.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation Ifthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbe
startedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleand twojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswithfullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatareundervoltage.
Warning
Ifthejumpercablesareconnectedintheincor#j rectorder,sparkingmayoccur.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Payattentiontothecorrectorderdur#j
ingconnection.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump-
starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatnobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehi#j
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltagein#j
formationcanbefoundonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheassistingvehicle.3.Switchoffanyelectronicsystems/powercon#j
sumersinbothvehicles.
Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompart#j ment,refertopage 271,actsasthepositivebat#j
teryterminal.
Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.
Aspecialconnectiononthebodyintheengine
compartment,refertopage 271,actsasthe
negativebatteryterminal.
Connectingthecables Beforeyoubegin,switchoffallunnecessary
electronicsystems/powerconsumers,suchas
theradio,ontheassistingandreceivingvehicle.
1.Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositiveterminalofthe battery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaid
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3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendofthecabletothepositiveterminalofthebat#jtery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaidter#jminalofthevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegativejumpercabletothenegativeterminalofthe
battery,ortothecorrespondingengineor
bodygroundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptotheneg#j
ativeterminalofthebattery,ortothecorre#j spondingengineorbodygroundofthevehi#j
cletobestarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayfluidstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheassistingvehicleand letitrunforseveralminutesatanincreased
idlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehiclethatistobe
startedintheusualway.
Ifthefirststartingattemptisnotsuccessful, waitafewminutesbeforemakinganotherat#j
temptinordertoallowthedischargedbattery
torecharge.3.Letbothenginesrunforseveralminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpercablesinthereverse order.
Checkthebatteryandrecharge,ifneeded.
Tow-startingandtowing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Steptronictransmissionwithout
xDrive:transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehiclemustnotbetowedifthefront wheelsaretouchingtheground.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe vehiclewithaliftedrearaxle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Havevehicletransported
onlywithliftedfrontaxleoronaloadingplat#j
form.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthedan#j
gerarea,itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Forrollingorpushingthevehicle,referto
page 115.
Towtruck
Yourvehicleshouldbetransportedwithatow truckwithaso-calledliftbaroronaflatbed.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
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