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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionvalj ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninj
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowinguse
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear
luggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfolj lowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyjnamicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsand
glasssunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen resultsinincreasedairresistanceandtherebyrejducestherange.
Tires
Generalinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand tirewear.
Driveawayimmediately
Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenj
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
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Lookwellaheadwhendriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelconj
sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindij cator,refertopage 128.
Usecoasting
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff
theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops
Switchingofftheengine Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinjstanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautojmaticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarerej
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconj
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctions thatarenotcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinjdowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandreduce
therange,especiallyincityandstop-and-gotrafj fic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded. TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheenjergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.Thesefunctionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.
Havemaintenancecarried out
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieveoptimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysj tem,refertopage 272.
ECOPRO
Concept ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theengineconj
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate
controloutput,areadjusted.
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomatij callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD
selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
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travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreduceconj
sumption.TheDselectorleverpositionremains engaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinstructionsaredisj
playedtoassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle.
Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedinthe instrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage 234.'xActivate/deactivatethedisplay,referto
page 234.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 233.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 235.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 237.
Overview
DrivingDynamicsControl
ActivatingECOPRO PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilECO
PROisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusj
ter.
ConfiguringECOPRO
ViatheDrivingDynamicsControl
1.ActivateECOPRO.2.ConfigureECOPRO3.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ViaiDrive
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Ifnecessary,Drivingmode4.ConfigureECOPRO5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingsarestoredfortheprofilecurrentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingthe
functions
Thefollowingfunctionscanbeactivated/deactij
vated:
'xECOPROspeedwarning'xECOPROclimatecontrol'xCoasting
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'xActivatetheECOPROlimit:
ECOPROspeedwarning:
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xAdjusttheECOPROlimitspeed:
Tipat:
Selectthedesiredspeed.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar'sinteriormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsumpj
tion.
Inaddition,thepoweroutputoftheseatandmirj rorheatingisreduced.
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Coasting
Efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengagingthe
engineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
Deactivatethefunctiontousethebrakingeffect
oftheenginewhentravelingdownhill.
ECOPROpotentialsavings
Showspotentialsavingswiththecurrentsettings
inpercentages.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster DisplayintheinstrumentdisplayWhenECOPROdrivingmodeisactivated,thedisplayswitchestoaspecialconfiguration.
Bluebarsegmentssymbolizethegainedbonus
rangeinstages.
Inaddition,thebonusrangeishighlightedinblue inthetotalrangedisplay.
ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingrange.
Therangeextensioncanbedisj playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeisshownintherangedisplay.
Thebonusrangeisautomaticallyresetevery timethevehicleisrefueled.
ECOPROefficiencydisplay ThecoloroftheECOPROdisplaysintheinstruj
mentclustertellyouhowefficientlyyouaredrivj
ing:'xBluedisplay:efficientdrivingstyle.'xGraydisplay:modifydrivingstyle,forexample bybackingofftheacceleratorpedal.
Thedisplayswitchestoblueassoonasallconjditionsforefficientdrivingaremet.
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,the
ECOPROdisplaysalsoinformyouaboutyour
currentdrivingstyle.Thisisindicatedbya
pointerwhichmovesalongascale.Thepointer tellsyouwhetherenergyisbeingconsumedtoacceleratethevehicleorwhetherenergyisbeing
recoveredthroughcoastingorbraking.Ifthe pointerremainsinthebluerangeonthescale,youaredrivingefficiently.
ECOPROtip,drivingtip TheECOPROtipindicatesthatyour
drivingstylecanbemodifiedtobemore
efficient,forexamplebybackingoffthe
accelerator.
Activating/deactivatingthedisplay1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Displays4.Instrumentpanel5.ECOPROinfo
Intheinstrumentdisplay: ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Displays4.Instrumentpanel5.Drivingmodeview
ECOPROtip,symbols Anadditionalsymbolandtextinstructionsare
displayed.
SymbolMeasureForefficientdriving,acceleratemore
moderatelyordecelerateproactively
toallowtimetoassessroadcondij
tions.ReducespeedtotheselectedECO
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SymbolMeasureSteptronictransmission:
SwitchfromM/StoDandavoid
manualshiftinterventions.Manualtransmission:
Followtheshiftinstructions.Manualtransmission:
Engageneutralforanenginestop.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
DisplayingEfficientDynamics
information
ThecurrentefficiencyoftheECOPROfunctions
canbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Thefollowingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xCoasting.
Displayingconsumptionhistory TheaverageconsumptioncanbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Verticalbarsshowconsumptionfortheselected timeframe.
Adjustingtheconsumptionhistory
timeframe1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.5.Pressthebutton.6.Adjustthetimeframe.
Resettingconsumptionhistory
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.5.Pressthebutton.6.Resetconsumptionhistory
Coasting
Concept
Thisfunctionhelpstosavefuel.
Todothis,undercertainconditionstheengineis automaticallydecoupledfromthetransmission
whenselectorleverpositionDisset.Thevehicle
continuestravelingwiththeengineidlingtorej duceconsumption.SelectorleverpositionDrejmainsengaged.
Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoascoasting. Assoonasyousteponthebrakeoraccelerator pedal,theengineisautomaticallycoupledagain.
Generalinformation CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdrivj
ingmode.
CoastingisautomaticallyactivatedwhenECO
PROmodeiscalledviatheDrivingDynamics
Control.
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Aproactivedrivingstylehelpsthedrivertousethefunctionasoftenaspossibleandsupports
theefficienteffectofcoasting.
Functionalrequirements
Thefunctionisavailableinthespeedrangefrom
approx.30mph/50km/hupto
100mph/160km/h.
Thefunctionisactiveifthefollowingconditions aremet:'xAcceleratorpedalandbrakepedalnotdej
pressed.'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverposition D.'xEngineandtransmissionareatoperatingtemperature.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Concept
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,the
coastingmodecanbeinfluencedwiththeshift
paddles.
Activating/deactivatingcoastingviashift paddles
1.Shifttothehighestgearbypullingtherightshiftpaddle.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright
shiftpaddleagain.
Todeactivate,actuatetheleftshiftpaddle.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Themarkintheefficiencydisplayisbacklitin
blueandislocatedatthezeropoint.Thetachj
ometershowstheidlespeed.
Thecoastingpointindicatorisilluminatedatthe
zeropointduringcoasting.
IndicationsontheControlDisplay
Thecoastingmodeisdisplayedin
EfficientDynamicswhiledriving.
Thedistancetraveledincoastingmodeisshown
intheconsumptionhistory.Thecounterisreset
priortoeverydeparture.
Colorcodeblue:coastingmode.
DisplayingEfficientDynamicsinformation ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Systemlimits Thefunctionisnotavailableifoneofthefollowjingconditionsapplies:
'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xIfcruisecontrolisactivated.'xIfdrivinginthedynamiclimitrange.'xIfdrivingonsteepuphillordownhillgrades.'xIfthebatterychargestateistemporarilytoolow.'xIfthevehicleelectricalsystemisdrawingexj
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DrivingstyleanalysisConcept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffij
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed.
Theassessmentisdoneinvariouscategories
andisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
Thelast15minutesofatripareevaluated.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedby
adoptinganefficientdrivingstyle.
Thisgaininrangeisdisplayedasabonusrange
intheinstrumentclusterandontheControlDisj play.
Functionalrequirement ThisfunctionisavailableinECOPROmode.
CallingupECOPRODrivingstyle
analysis
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.Drivingstyleanalysis
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheECOPRODrivingstyleanalyj
sisconsistsofasymbolizedrouteandalookup table.
Theroadsymbolizestheefficiencyofthedrivingstyle.Themoreefficientyourdrivingstyle,the
smootherthedepictedroutebecomes,arrow1.
Thetableofvaluescontainsstars.Themoreeffij cientthedrivingstyle,themorestarsareinj
cludedinthetableandthefasterthebonus
rangeincreases,arrow2.
If,ontheotherhand,thedrivingstyleisineffij
cient,amorewavyroadandareducednumber ofstarsaredisplayed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Tipsforanenergy-savingdrivingstyle,Saving
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MOBILITY
Refueling...................................................................................................240
Fuel............................................................................................................ 242
Wheelsandtires...................................................................................... 244
Enginecompartment.............................................................................. 263
Engineoil.................................................................................................. 266
Coolant...................................................................................................... 270
Maintenance.............................................................................................272
Replacingcomponents.......................................................................... 274
Breakdownassistance........................................................................... 278
Care........................................................................................................... 286239
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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto
page 242,priortorefueling.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan
30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenotenj suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Refuelpromptly.
Fuelcap
Opening
1.Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap.2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.Seite240MOBILITYRefueling240
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