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BMWRoadsideAssistance
Principle
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif assistanceisneededintheeventofabreak#j
down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehi#jcle'sconditionistransmittedtotheBMWRoad#j
sideAssistance.
TherearevariouswaysofcontactingBMW RoadsideAssistance.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage.
Supplementarytextmessages,referto
page 152.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWapp.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Startingmanually
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,sup#j
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4.Ifnecessary,"BMWRoadsideAssistance"
Avoiceconnectionisestablished.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisim#j portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistrans#j
mittedautomatically.Itmaybenecessarytoap#jprovethisontheControlDisplay.
TeleserviceHelp Dependingonthecountry,TeleserviceHelpen#j
ablesanin-depthdiagnosisofthevehicleby
BMWRoadsideAssistanceviawirelesstrans#j mission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughBMWRoadsideAssistance.1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceHelp.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Principle
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbecon#j
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan
accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoder#j
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearsontheinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,atextmes#j
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,dataonthevehicle'sconditionissenttoBMW.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
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StartingBMWAccident
Assistance
Ifanaccidentisdetected
automatically
AtextmessagerelatingtoBMWAccidentAssis#j
tanceappearsontheControlDisplay.
Theconnectioncanbeestablisheddirectly:
"Contactaccidentassistance"
TheCheckControlmessageforBMWAccident
Assistancecanalsobecalledupfromthestored
CheckControlmessagesforacertainlengthof
time.
Additionalinformation:
CheckControl,refertopage 151.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecon#j
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4."BMWAccidentAssistance"
FollowthedisplaysontheControlDisplay.A voiceconnectionisestablished.
EmergencyCall
Intelligentemergencycall
Principle
Incaseofanemergency,anemergencycallcan betriggeredautomaticallybythesystemorman#j ually.
Generalinformation OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
TheIntelligentAssistsystemestablishesacon#j
nectionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyCallcan#j
notbeguaranteedunderunfavorableconditions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Functionalrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theintegratedSIMcardin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheair#j bagstrigger,anemergencycallisautomatically
initiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentofcorre#j
spondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNotifica#j
tionisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbutton.
Manualtriggering
1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
intheareaofthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanemer#j
gencycallhasbeeninitiated.
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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
gencycall.
Malfunction
ThefunctionoftheEmergencyRequestmaybe
impaired.
TheLEDintheareaoftheSOSbuttonlightsup
forapproximately30seconds.ACheckControl
messageisdisplayed.
Haveitcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation Ifthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbestartedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleandtwojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswithfullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatare
undervoltage.
Warning
Ifthejumpercablesareconnectedintheincor#j
rectorder,sparkingmayoccur.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Payattentiontothecorrectorderdur#j
ingconnection.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump-
starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,
amongotherpotentialdamage.Makesurethat
nobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehi#j
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltagein#j
formationcanbefoundonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheassistingvehicle.3.Switchoffanyelectricalcomponentsinboth vehicles.
Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompart#j mentactsasthepositivebatteryterminal.
Aspecialconnectiononthebodyintheengine
compartmentactsasthenegativebatterytermi#j nal.
Additionalinformation:
Overviewofenginecompartment,referto
page 343.
Openthecoverofthepositivebatteryterminal.
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Connectingthecables
Beforeyoubegin,switchoffallunnecessary electronicsystems/components,suchastheradio,ontheassistingandreceivingvehicles.1.Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositivebatteryterminal,
ortothecorrespondingstartingaidterminal ofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendofthecabletothepositivebatteryterminal,or
tothecorrespondingstartingaidterminalof
thevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegative jumpercabletothenegativebatteryterminal,ortothecorrespondingengineorbody
groundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptotheneg#j
ativebatteryterminal,ortothecorresponding
engineorbodygroundofthevehicletobe started.
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.
Steptronictransmission:
transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof damagetoproperty,amongotherpotential
damage.Thevehicleshouldonlybetrans#j portedonaloadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,among
otherpotentialdamage.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow
fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthehaz#j
ardousarea,itcanbepushedforashortdis#j
tance.
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Additionalinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,refertopage 141.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona loadingplatform.
Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,depend#j
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora
warningtriangleintherearwindow.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetow#j ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolhandling.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.Makesurethatthegrossvehicle
weightofthetowingvehicleisheavierthanthe
vehicletobetowed.
NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincor#j rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,among
otherpotentialdamage.Correctlyattachthe towbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe
towbarataninclination,pleasefollowthefollow#j ing:
'xFreemovementislimitedgoingaroundcor#jners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithaninclination.
Towrope
Observethefollowingnoteswhenusingthetow
rope:
'xUsenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenable
thevehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.'xMakesurethetowropeisnottwistedwhen fastening.'xChecktheattachmentofthetowfittingand
towropeinregularintervals.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof
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Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
Thetowfittingcanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowfittingisfoundintheonboardvehicle toolkit.
Observethefollowingnoteswhenusingthetow fitting:
'xUseonlythetowfittingprovidedwiththeve#j hicle.'xTurnthetowfittingatleast5turnsclockwise
andscrewitinasfarasitwillgo.Ifnecessary, tightenwithasuitableobject.'xAfteruse,unscrewthetowfittingcounter-clockwise.'xUsethetowfittingfortowingonpavedroadsonly.'xAvoidlateralloadingofthetowfitting,forin#j
stancedonotliftthevehiclebythetowfit#j ting.'xChecktheattachmentofthetowfittingin
regularintervals.
Additionalinformation:
Onboardvehicletoolkit,refertopage 355.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Ifthetowfittingisnotusedasintended,there
maybedamagetothevehicleortothetowfit#j ting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,
amongotherpotentialdamage.Followthe
notesonusingthetowfitting.
Screwthreadfortowfitting
Pressonthemarkontheedgeofthecoverto
pushitout.
Forcoverswhichhaveanopeninginsteadofa
marking,pullthecoveroutbytheopening.
Tow-starting
Donottow-startthevehicle.
Starttheenginebyjump-starting,ifpossible.
Havethereasonsforthestartingdifficultiescor#j
rectedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Additionalinformation:
Jump-starting,refertopage 363.
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VehicleCareVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Washingthevehicle
Generalinformation Regularlyremoveforeignobjectssuchasleaves
intheareabelowthewindshieldwhenthehood
israised.
Washyourvehiclefrequently,particularlyinwin#j ter.Intensecontaminationandroadsaltcan damagethevehicle.
Steamcleanerandhighpressure
cleaner
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whencleaningwithhighpressurecleaners, componentscanbedamagedduetothepres#j sureortemperaturesbeingtoohigh.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,amongotherpoten#jtialdamage.Maintainsufficientdistanceanddonotspraytoolongcontinuously.Followtheop#jeratinginstructionsforthehighpressureclean#jers.
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'xFoldinexteriormirrorstoavoiddamageto
theexteriormirrors.'xDeactivatethewiperand,ifnecessary,rain
sensortoavoiddamagetothewindow
wipersystem.
Drivingintoacarwashwitha
Steptronictransmission
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyen#j
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,among
otherpotentialdamage.Donotswitchstandby stateoffincarwashes.
Generalinformation
Inacarwash,thevehiclemustbeabletoroll
freely.
Somecarwashesdonotpermitpersonsinthe vehicle.Thevehiclecannotbelockedfromthe outsidewheninselectorleverpositionN.Asig#j
nalsoundswhenanattemptismadetolockthe
vehicle.
Additionalinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,refertopage 141.
Drivingoutofacarwash Ensurethatthevehiclekeyisinthecar.
Turnondrivereadiness.
Additionalinformation:
Drive-readystate,refertopage 42.
Headlights
Donotrubwetheadlightsdryanddonotuse
abrasiveoracidiccleaningagents.
Soakareasthathavebeendirtied,forinstance
frominsects,withautoshampooandwashoff withwater.
Thawicewithde-icingspray;donotuseanicescraper.
Afterwashingthevehicle
Afterwashingthevehicle,applythebrakes
brieflytodrythem;otherwise,brakingeffectcan
bereduced.Theheatgeneratedduringbraking driesbrakediscsandbrakepadsandprotects
themagainstcorrosion.
Completelyremoveallresiduesonthewindows, tominimizelossofvisibilityduetosmearingand
toreducewipernoisesandwiperbladewear.
Vehiclecare
Vehiclecareproducts
Generalinformation
BMWrecommendsusingvehiclecareand
cleaningproductsfromBMW.Suitablevehicle careproductsareavailablefromadealer#ssserv#j
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror repairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Cleanserscancontainsubstancesthataredan#j
gerousandharmfultoyourhealth.Thereisa
riskofinjury.Whencleaningtheinterior,open
thedoorsorwindows.Onlyuseproductsin#j tendedforcleaningvehicles.Followthein#j
structionsonthecontainer.
Vehiclepaintwork
Generalinformation
Regularvehiclecarecontributestodrivingsafety
andvalueretention.Environmentalinfluencesin areaswithelevatedairpollutionornaturalcon#j
taminants,suchastreeresinorpollencanaffect
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thevehiclepaintwork.Tailorthefrequencyand
extentofyourvehiclecaretotheseinfluences.
Corrosivesubstancessuchasspilledfuel,oil,
greaseorbirddroppings,mustberemovedim#j
mediatelytopreventthefinishfrombeingaltered
ordiscolored.
Mattepaintwork Onlyusecleaningandcareproductssuitablefor
vehicleswithmattepaintwork.
Leathercare
Removedustfromtheleatherregularly,usinga
clothorvacuumcleaner.
Otherwise,particlesofdustandroadgrimechafe
inporesandfolds,andleadtoheavywearand
prematuredegradationoftheleathersurface.
Toguardagainstdiscoloration,suchasfrom
clothing,cleanleatherandprovideleathercare
roughlyeverytwomonths.
Cleanlight-coloredleathermorefrequentlybe#j
causecontaminationonsuchsurfacesissub#j
stantiallymorevisible.
Useleathercareproducts;otherwise,dirtand
greasewillgraduallybreakdowntheprotective
coatingoftheleathersurface.
Upholsterymaterialcare
Generalinformation Vacuumtheupholsteryregularlywithavacuum
cleaner.
Ifupholsteryisverycontaminated,forinstance
withbeveragestains,useasoftspongeormicro#j
fiberclothwithasuitableinteriorcleaner.
Cleantheupholsterydowntotheseamsusing
largesweepingmotions.Avoidrubbingthema#j terialvigorously.Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Openhookandloopfastenersonarticlesof clothingcandamagetheseatcoversandother
clothupholsteryinthevehicle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty,amongotherpotential
damage.EnsurethatanyVelcronfastenersare
closed.
Caringforspecialcomponents
Light-alloywheels
Whencleaningthevehicle,useonlyneutralrim
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FinewoodpartsCleanfinewoodfacingandfinewoodcompo#j
nentsonlywithamoistrag.Thendrywithasoft cloth.
Kenaf OnlytreatpartsmadeofKenaffibersusingsuita#jblecareproducts.
Plasticcomponents
NOTICE
Cleaningagentsthatcontainalcoholorsol#j vents,suchaslacquerthinners,heavy-duty
greaseremovers,fuelandsuch,candamage
plasticparts.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j
erty,amongotherpotentialdamage.Cleanwith
amicrofibercloth.Dampentheclothlightlywith
water,ifneeded.
Cleanwithamicrofibercloth.
Dampentheclothlightlywithwater,ifneeded.
Donotsoaktheheadliner.
Safetybelts
Warning
Chemicalcleanserscandestroythesafetybelt webbing.Missingprotectiveeffectofthesafety
belts.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.
Useonlyamildsoapysolutionforcleaningthe
safetybelts.
Dirtybeltstrapsimpedethereelingactionand
thushaveanegativeimpactonsafety.
Useonlyamildsoapysolutionforcleaningthe
installedbeltstraps.
Safetybeltsshouldonlybeallowedtoretractif
theyaredry.
Carpetsandfloormats
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormats
thataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats.
Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsarese#j
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Thefloormatscanberemovedfromthecar'sin#j
teriorforcleaning.
Ifthefloorcarpetsareverycontaminated,clean
withamicrofiberclothandwateroratextile cleaner.Topreventmattingofthecarpet,rub
backandforthinthedrivingdirectiononly.
Sensorsandcameralenses Tocleansensorsandcameralenses,useacloth
moistenedwithasmallamountofglassdeter#j
gent.
Displays,screens,andprotective
glassoftheHead-upDisplay
NOTICE
Chemicalcleaningagents,moistureorfluidsof anykindcandamagethesurfaceofdisplays
andscreens.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j erty,amongotherpotentialdamage.Cleanwithaclean,antistaticmicrofibercloth.
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