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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetrunklid
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle
andcanendangeroccupantsandothertraffic
participantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar's
interior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetrunklidopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe
avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Hightemperaturescanoccurunderneaththe
body,forinstancecausedbytheexhaustgas
system,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:
'xDeactivateAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8inches/25cm.
'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
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Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwa#j
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompart#j
ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxi#j
mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation
ThevehicleisequippedwithanAntilockBraking
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatre#j
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrak#j
ingSystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,func#j
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe
pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe
vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannot
enterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormats
thataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats.
Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsarese#j
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,gen#j
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother
traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake
discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst
corrosion.
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
Inidlestate,intheECOPROdrivingmodeor
withdrive-readystateswitchedoff,safety-rele#j
vantfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingef#j
fect,brakingforceboost,andsteeringassis#j
tance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofaccident.Donotdriveinidle
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state,intheECOPROdrivingmodeorwith
drive-readystateswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.
'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea
pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#j
neaththevehicle.
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
usingratchetstraps.
'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening
pathofthetrunklid.
'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelera#j
tionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
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Drivingonracetracks
Warning
ThevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinMSport
ormotorsporttypecompetition.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.DonotusethevehicleforMSport
ormotorsporttypecompetitions.
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Havevehiclecheckedbyadealer#ssservicecen#j
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
shopbeforeandafterdrivingonaracetrack.
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesand
options
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This
alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionval#j
ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdif#j
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoder#j
atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,canin#j
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear
luggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfol#j
lowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerody#j
namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandraisesfuel
consumption.
Tires
Generalinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestart#j
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingre#j
sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Observethecorrecttireinflationpressureaswell
astheECOtireinflationpressure,whereapplica#j
ble.
Additionalinformation:
Tireinflationpressurespecifications,referto
page325.
Driveawaywithoutdelay
Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecolden#j
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking.
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Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicle
drivingaheadofyou.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelcon#j
sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindi#j
cator.
Usecoastingconditions
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff
theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheacceler#j
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Thehigh-voltagebatteryischarged.
Chargeregularly
Chargethevehicleasoftenaspossibleata
chargingfacility.Thiswillfurtherreducefuelcon#j
sumptionduetotheuseofelectricalenergy.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forin#j
stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwin#j
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandin#j
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROandELECTRICINDIVIDUALdriv#j
ingmodessupporttheenergy-conservinguseof
comfortfunctions.InHYBRIDECOPRO,the
comfortfunctionsareautomaticallydeactivated,
eitherfullyorpartially.InELECTRICINDIVIDUAL
drivingmode,deactivationofcomfortfunctions
mustbesetfirst.
Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeper#j
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSys#j
tem.
Usingthehybridsystem
efficiently
Concept
Thevehicle'shybridsystemrunsautomatically.
Throughforesighteddriving,thehybridproper#j
tiesareefficientlyused,i.e.,fuelconsumption
andenergyrecoveryareoptimized.
Optimizingenergyrecovery
Typesofenergyrecovery
Energyrecoveryisusedtochargethehigh-volt#j
agebattery.Energyrecoveryisimportantforthe
supplyofelectricalcomponentsandthusapre#j
requisiteforfuelefficiency.
Energyrecoveryappearsinthreestagesduring
coastingandbraking:
'xLowenergyrecovery:whilecoastingtoahalt
withoutsteppingonthebrake.
'xAverageenergyrecovery:whiledecelerating
slightlybygentlypressingthebrakepedal.
'xMaximumenergyrecovery:whenpressing
thebrakepedalsomewhatmorefirmlypro#j
videdthatthepointerremainsinthemiddle
areaoftheCHARGEindicatorintheinstru#j
mentcluster.
Withadaptiverecuperation,thesystemdecides
thestrengthoftheenergyrecoverybasedonthe
situationwhilecoasting.
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Optimumenergyrecovery
Foresighteddrivinganddeceleratinghelpswith
optimizingenergyrecovery.
Assoonasthedisplayshowsthemaximumen#j
ergyrecovery,onlypressthebrakepedalharder
ifrequiredbythesituation.
Exemplarytrafficsituationsforfuel
efficiency
Inmanydrivingsituations,thehybridsystemal#j
lowsforaparticularlyefficientenergymanage#j
ment.
'xStop-and-gotraffic:
Thecombustionengineisswitchedonor
overautomaticallybythehybridsystem.
'xDrivingwithconstantspeed:
Theelectricmotorrelievesthecombustion
engineperiodicallybyalsobeingswitchedon.
Optimizingfuelconsumption
Chargingthevehicleregularly
Chargethevehicleregularlyandcompletelyus#j
ingasuitablechargingdevice.Thiswillreduce
fuelconsumptionduetotheuseofelectricalen#j
ergy.
Longeridleperiodscanreducethechargestate
ofthehigh-voltagebattery.
Usingthestationaryclimatecontrol
regularly
Runadvanceclimatecontrolinthevehicleduring
chargingbeforedrivingoff.Thisoptimizesthe
range.
Stationaryclimatecontrol,refertopage278.
Avoidingtheuseofthecombustion
engine
Followthefollowinginformationtoavoidusing
thecombustionengine:
'xSetthepropertiesofthehybridsystemto
ELECTRICorELECTRICINDIVIDUALusing
DrivingDynamicsControl.
DrivingDynamicsControl,refertopage133.
'xFollowtheindicatorsforelectricdrivinginthe
instrumentcluster.Furtherinformation:elec#j
tricdriving:ELECTRICandELECTRICINDI#j
VIDUAL.
Displaysofthehybridsystem,referto
page153.
Usingthenavigationsystem
regularly
Usethenavigationsystemalsoforfamiliarand
regularlytraveledroutes.Whenthenavigation
systemdestinationguidanceisactive,thehybrid
systemusestheexistingnavigationdata.The
upcomingcourseoftheroadisanalyzed.Hybrid
operationadaptstothespecificroutesections.
Thefunctionmayberestrictedifthenavigation
dataisinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forex#j
ample.
Drivingmodesfor
optimizingconsumption
Concept
TheHYBRIDECOPROandELECTRICINDI#j
VIDUALdrivingmodessupportafuel-efficient
drivingstyle.Forthispurpose,comfortfeatures
suchastheclimatecontroloutputand,where
applicable,theenginecontrolareadjusted.In
ELECTRICINDIVIDUALdrivingmode,deactiva#j
tionofcomfortfunctionsmustbesetfirst.
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomati#j
callydecoupledfromthetransmissioninthe
Dselectorleverpositionandtheengineis
switchedoff.TheDselectorleverpositionre#j
mainsengaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO
PROtips,canbedisplayedinHYBRIDECOPRO
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drivingmodetoassistwithafuel-efficientdriving
style.
Generalinformation
Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
'xECOPROseatclimatecontrol.'xECOPROclimatecontrol.'xECOPROlightandsight.'xHYBRIDECOPRO:Drivingstyleanalysis.
Overview
HYBRIDbutton
ELECTRICbutton
ActivatingHYBRIDECOPRO
1.Pressthebutton.2."HYBRID"3."ECOPRO"
ActivatingELECTRIC
INDIVIDUAL
1.Pressthebutton.2."ELECTRIC"3."INDIVIDUAL"ConfiguringELECTRIC
INDIVIDUAL
ViatheDrivingDynamicsControl
1.ActivateELECTRICINDIVIDUAL.2."ConfigureELECTRICINDIVIDUAL"
ViaiDrive
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Drivingmode"4."ELECTRICINDIVIDUAL"5."ConfigureELECTRICINDIVIDUAL"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeacti#j
vated/deactivated:
'x"ECOPROseatheating"'x"ECOPROclimatecontrol"'x"ECOPROlightandsight"
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROseatclimatecontrol
TheactivationofECOPROwillreducetheout#j
putoftheseatheating.
Theoutputofseatheatingand,whereapplica#j
ble,seatventilationisreducedwhenELECTRIC
INDIVIDUALisactivated.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom
thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar's
interiormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsump#j
tion.
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ECOPROlightandsight
Theoutputofexteriormirrorheatingandrear
windowdefrosterisreduced.
Resettingthesettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothestandard
settings:
"Reset"
Adaptiverecuperation
Concept
Theadaptiverecuperationsupportsanadaptive
andcomfortorienteddrivingstyle.Mapdataand
varioussensorsanalyzethecurrentdrivingsitua#j
tion.Duringcoastingandsailing,theenergyre#j
coveryisadaptedsothat,e.g.,thedistanceto
thevehicleinfrontiskeptconstant.
Generalinformation
Thesystemdecidesbasedonthesituationifand
howmuchtheenergyisrecoveredthroughrecu#j
perationorifthevehiclecoasts.Dependingon
thestrengthoftherecuperation,thevehicleis
decelerateddifferentlywhilecoasting.
Functionalrequirements
Thesystemactiveunderthefollowingcondi#j
tions:
'xBrakepedalnotdepressed.'xAcceleratorpedalnotoperated.'xAdaptiverecuperationisactivated'xSPORTdrivingmodeisnotactivated.
Activating/deactivating
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Energyrecuperation"5."Adaptiverecuperation"
Systemlimits
'xInthecaseofnavigationdatathatisinvalid,
outdatedornotavailable.
'xWithcountry-specificrestrictionsonmap
basedroutesections.
'xWithtemporaryandvariablespeedlimits,
suchasinconstructionareas.
'xWhileActiveCruiseControlisactive.'xWithdefective,dirtyorcoveredsensors.
HYBRIDECOPRO:driving
styleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffi#j
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed.
Theassessmentisdoneinvariouscategories
andisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
Generalinformation
Thecurrenttripisassessed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedbyad#j
justingyourdrivingstyle.
Functionalrequirement
ThefunctionisavailableinHYBRIDECOPRO
drivingmode.
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CallinguptheDrivingstyle
analysis
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Drivinginformation"3."Drivingstyleanalysis"
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheDrivingstyleanalysisshows
theefficiencyoftheDrivingstyle.
Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,themore
barsaredisplayedincolor.
Incontrast,areducednumberofbarswillbedis#j
playedwithaninefficientdrivingstyle.
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