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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetrunklid
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle andcanendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparticipantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinterior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetrunklidopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbeavoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Hightemperaturescanoccurunderneaththe body,forinstancecausedbytheexhaustgassystem,whiledriving.Contactwiththeexhaust
gassystemcancauseburns.Thereisariskof
injury.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassys#j tem,includingtheexhaustpipe.
Warning
Ifcombustiblematerials,suchasleavesor
grass,comeincontactwithhotpartsoftheex#j
haustgassystem,thesematerialscanignite.
Thereisariskoffireandinjuries.Donotre#j movetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapply
undercoatingtothem.Makesurethatnocom#j
bustiblematerialscancomeincontactwithhot
vehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleorduring
parking.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescanin#j
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse
onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual
interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthe
car'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
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Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwa#j
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompart#j ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxi#j mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwiththeAntilockBrake
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatre#j
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrake
SystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,func#j
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats. Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsarese#j
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,gen#j
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother
traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the
brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffi#j
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskof
accident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingef#j fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassis#jtance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
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Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#j
neaththevehicle.
M340iwithMTechnology
package:Groundclearance
NOTICE
Ifthegroundclearanceisinsufficient,e.g.,
curbsorundergroundgarageentrances,con#j tactwithvehicleparts,e.g.,spoiler,andtheun#j
derbodymayoccur.Thereisariskofdamage toproperty.Ensurethatthereissufficientgroundclearanceavailable.
Roof-mountedluggage
rack
Generalinformation Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Roofdriprailwithflaps
Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprail
abovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutward.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
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
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'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelera#jtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
Drivingonracetracks
Warning
Thevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinmotor sporttypecompetition.Excessiveracetrack
operationinthelimitrangecanresultinthe
suddenfailureormalfunctionofcomponents.
Thereisariskofaccident.Donotoperatethe
vehicleexcessivelyinthelimitrange.Payatten#j
tiontoanomaliesofthevehicle,forinstance
brakegrinding,andstopracetrackoperation
whererequired.
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Havevehiclecheckedbyadealer#ssservicecen#j
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair shopbeforeandafterdrivingonaracetrack.
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionval#j ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdif#j ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoder#j atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,canin#jfluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear
luggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfol#j
lowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerody#j namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandraisesfuel
consumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestart#j
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingre#j sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecolden#j
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuelconsumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
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Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindi#jcator,refertopage 138.
Usecoastingconditions
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheacceler#j
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchingofftheengine
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forin#j
stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleauto#j
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningcon#j
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarere#j
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadcon#j
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwin#j
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandin#j
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheen#j
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.These
functionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeper#j
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSys#j
tem,refertopage 305.
ECOPRO
Concept
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theenginecon#j
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate controloutput,areadjusted.
Steptronictransmission:undercertainconditions
theengineisautomaticallydecoupledfromthe
transmissionintheDselectorleverposition.The
vehiclecontinuestravelingwiththeengineidling toreduceconsumption.TheDselectorleverpo#jsitionremainsengaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO
PROtips,aredisplayedtoassistwithanefficient
drivingstyle.
Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedinthe instrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation
Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage 258.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 257.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 259.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 260.Seite256DRIVINGTIPSSavingfuel256
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Overview
Button
ActivatingECOPRO Pressthebutton.ECOPROisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
OpeningviatheDrivingDynamics
Control
1.ActivateECOPRO.2."ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL"
OpeningviaiDrive
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."DrivingExperienceControl"4."ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeacti#j
vated/deactivated:
'x"ECOPROspeedwarning"'x"Coasting"'x"ECOPROseatclimatecontrol"'x"ECOPROclimatecontrol"'x"ECOPROsight"
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'xActivatetheECOPROlimit:
"ECOPROspeedwarning"
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xAdjusttheECOPROlimitspeed:
"Tipat:"
Selectthedesiredspeed.
Coasting
Efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengagingthe
engineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
Deactivatethefunctiontousethebrakingeffect
oftheenginewhentravelingdownhill.
ECOPROseatclimatecontrol
TheactivationofECOPROwillreducetheout#j putoftheseatheating.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom
thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar's interiormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsump#j
tion.
Themirrorheatingismadeavailablewhenexter#j
naltemperaturesareverycold.
ECOPROSightTheoutputofexteriormirrorheatingandrearwindowdefrosterisreduced.
Resettingthesettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothestandard settings:
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"ResettoECOPROSTANDARD"Displayintheinstrumentcluster
ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingrange.
Therangeextensioncanbedis#j
playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeisshownintherangedisplay.
Dependingontheequipment,thebluebarseg#j mentssymbolizethegainedrangeinstages.
Ifthebonusrangeappearsingray,thecurrent
drivingstyleisinefficient.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallconditions
forefficientdrivingaremet.
Thebonusrangeisautomaticallyresetevery
timethevehicleisrefueled.
Consumptiondisplay Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Informationaboutthecurrentdrivingstyle
Apointerintheconsumptiondisplayinforms
aboutthecurrentdrivingstyle:
'xThecurrentconsumptioninrelationtothe
averageconsumptionisdisplayed.'xPointerintheareaofarrow1:displayofthe energyrecoveredbycoastingorwhenbrak#jing.'xPointerintheareaofarrow2:displaywhen
accelerating.
Iftheaccelerationisinefficient,theareabetween
theaverageconsumptionandthecurrentcon#j
sumptioniscoloredred.
Inaddition,thefollowinginformationisdisplayed, dependingonthesituation:
'xDependingontheequipment:thetotaldis#jtancedrivenwhilecoasting,referto
page 259.'xThetotaltimethattheenginehasbeen
switchedoff,refertopage 114,duringauto#j
maticenginestops.'xAgearshiftindicator,refertopage 138,rec#j
ommendingtheuseofamoreefficientgear.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
DisplayingEfficientDynamics
information
ThecurrentefficiencyoftheECOPROfunctions
canbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"4.Selectthesymbol.
Thefollowingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xCoasting.
Displayingconsumptionhistory Thefollowingfunctionscanbeshownonthe
ControlDisplay:
'xAverageconsumption.'xThedistancetraveledwhilecoasting.'xThedurationforwhichtheAutoStart/Stop
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ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"4.Selectthesymbol.
Verticalbarsshowconsumptionfortheselectedroute.
Selectingroutelength ViaiDrive:
1.Pressthebutton.2."Scaling:"3.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ResettingconsumptionhistoryViaiDrive:
1.Pressthebutton.2."Resetconsumptionhistory"
Coasting
Concept
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomati#j callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD
selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreducecon#j
sumption.SelectorleverpositionDremainsen#j
gaged.Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoas
coasting.
Assoonasyousteponthebrakeoraccelerator pedal,theengineisautomaticallycoupledagain.
Generalinformation
CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdriv#j
ingmode.
CoastingisautomaticallyactivatedwhenECO
PROmodeiscalledviatheDrivingDynamics
Control.
Aproactivedrivingstylehelpsthedrivertouse thefunctionoftenandsupportstheefficientef#j
fectofcoasting.
Functionalrequirements Thefunctionisavailableinthespeedrangefrom
approximately30mph/50km/hto
100mph/160km/hwhenthefollowingcondi#j tionsaremet:'xTheacceleratorpedalisnotdepressedorthe
acceleratorpedalisreleased.'xBrakepedalnotdepressedoronlyslightly depressed.'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverpositionD.'xEngineandtransmissionareatoperatingtemperature.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Concept
Thecoastingdrivingconditioncanbeinfluenced withtheshiftpaddles.
Activating/deactivatingcoastingvia
shiftpaddles
1.Shifttothehighestgearbypullingtheright shiftpaddle.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright
shiftpaddleagain.
Todeactivate,actuatetheleftshiftpaddle.
Display Instrumentclusterwithout
enhancedfeatures
Themarkintheconsumptiondis#jplaybelowthetachometerislo#j
catedatthezeropointandis
backlitinblue.Thetachometer
approximatelyindicatesidle
speed.
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DisplayontheControlDisplay
Thecoastingmodeisdisplayedin
EfficientDynamicswhiledriving.
Thedistancetraveledincoastingmodeisshown intheconsumptionhistory.Thecounterisresetwitheveryrefueling.
Colorcodeblue:coastingmode.
DisplayEfficientDynamics
information
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"
Systemlimits
Thefunctionisnotavailableunderoneofthefol#jlowingconditions.
'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xDrivinginthedynamiclimitrangeandon
steepuphillordownhillgrades.'xBatterychargestatustemporarilytoolowor vehicleelectricalsystemdrawingexcessivecurrent.
Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffi#j
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed. TheassessmentisdoneinvariouscategoriesandisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
GeneralinformationThecurrenttripisassessed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedbyad#j
justingyourdrivingstyle.
Thisgaininrangeisdisplayedasabonusrange
intheinstrumentclusterandontheControlDis#j play.
Functionalrequirement
ThisfunctionisavailableinECOPROmode.
CallingupECOPRODrivingstyleanalysis
ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."Drivingstyleanalysis"
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheECOPRODrivingstyleanaly#j
sisconsistsofasymbolizedrouteandalookup table.
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