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NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump-starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatnobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehij
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltageinj
formationcanbefoundonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheassistingvehicle.3.Switchoffanyelectronicsystems/powerconj
sumersinbothvehicles.
Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompartj
mentactsasthebattery'spositiveterminal.
Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.
Thebodygroundoraspecialnutactsasthebatj
terynegativeterminal.
Connectingthecables
Topreventpersonalinjuryordamagetobothvej hicles,adherestrictlytothefollowingprocedure.1.OpenthecoveroftheBMWstartingaidterj
minal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositiveterminalofthe battery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaid
terminalofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendof thecabletothepositiveterminalofthebatjtery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaidterjminalofthevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegativejumpercabletothenegativeterminalofthe
battery,ortothecorrespondingengineor
bodygroundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptothenegj
ativeterminalofthebattery,ortothecorrej spondingengineorbodygroundofthevehij
cletobestarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayfluidstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheassistingvehicleand letitrunforseveralminutesatanincreased
idlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehiclethatistobe
startedintheusualway.
Ifthefirststartingattemptisnotsuccessful, waitafewminutesbeforemakinganotheratj
temptinordertoallowthedischargedbattery
torecharge.3.Letbothenginesrunforseveralminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpercablesinthereverse order.
Checkthebatteryandrecharge,ifneeded.
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Tow-startingandtowing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Manualtransmission
Towingorpushingthevehicle
Abroken-downvehiclecanbetowedorpushed.
Forrollingorpushingthevehicle,referto
page 113.
Followthefollowinginstructions:
'xMakesurethattheignitionisswitchedon; otherwise,thelowbeams,taillights,turnsigj
nals,andwipersmaybeunavailable.'xDonottowthevehiclewiththerearaxle
tilted,asthefrontwheelscouldturn.'xWhentheengineisstopped,thereisno powerassist.Consequently,moreforce
needstobeappliedwhenbrakingandsteerj
ing.'xLargersteeringwheelmovementsarerej
quired.'xThetowingvehiclemustnotbelighterthan thevehiclebeingtowed;otherwise,itwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof
30mph/50km/h.'xDonotexceedatowingdistanceof 30miles/50km.Towtruck
Withrear-wheeldrive
Yourvehicleshouldbetransportedwithatowtruckwithaso-calledliftbaroronaflatbed.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
WithxDrive
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedonaloadingplatform.
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NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Steptronictransmission:
transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthedanj
gerarea,itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Forrollingorpushingthevehicle,referto
page 114.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona
loadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow
fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,dependj
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora warningtriangleintherearwindow.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetowj ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse. Thereisariskofaccident.Makesurethatthe
grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicleis
heavierthanthevehicletobetowed.
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NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincorj rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Correctly attachthetowbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe towbaratanoffsetangle,pleasefollowthefoljlowing:
'xManeuveringcapabilityislimitedgoingaroundcorners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithanoffset.
Towrope
Whenstartingtotowthevehicle,makesurethat thetowropeistaut.
Usenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenablethe
vehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.
Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
Thetowfittingcanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowfittingandtheonboardvehicletoolkit, refertopage 274,aretogetherinthecargoarea.
Useofthetowfitting:'xUseonlythetowfittingprovidedwiththevej hicleandscrewitallthewayin.'xUsethetowfittingfortowingonpavedroadsonly.'xAvoidlateralloadingofthetowfitting,forinj
stancedonotliftthevehiclebythetowfitj ting.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Ifthetowfittingisnotusedasintended,there
maybedamagetothevehicleortothetowfitj ting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Folj
lowthenotesonusingthetowfitting.
Screwthreadfortowfitting
Pressonthemarkontheedgeofthecoverto
pushitout.
Tow-starting
Steptronictransmission Donottow-startthevehicle.
Tow-startingtheengineisnotpossibledueto
theSteptronictransmission.
Havethereasonsforthestartingdifficultiescorj
rectedbyadealerssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Manualtransmission
Ifpossible,donottow-startthevehiclebutstart
theenginebyjump-starting,refertopage 280.If
thevehicleisequippedwithacatalyticconverter,
onlytow-startwhiletheengineiscold.1.Switchonthehazardwarningsystemand
complywithlocalregulations.2.Switchontheignition,refertopage 102.3.Engagethirdgear.4.Havethevehicletow-startedwiththeclutch
pedalpressedandslowlyreleasethepedal. Aftertheenginestarts,immediatelypressontheclutchpedalagain.5.Stopatasuitablelocation,removethetowbarorrope,andswitchoffthehazardwarningsystem.6.Havethevehiclecheckedbyadealer'sservj
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CareVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Washingthevehicle
Generalinformation Regularlyremoveforeignobjectssuchasleaves
intheareabelowthewindshieldwhenthehood
israised.
Washyourvehiclefrequently,particularlyinwinj ter.Intensesoilingandroadsaltcandamagethe
vehicle.
Steamblasterandhigh-pressure
washer
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurewashers,
componentscanbedamagedduetothepresj sureortemperaturesbeingtoohigh.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Maintainsufficient
distanceanddonotspraytoolongcontinuj
ously.Followtheoperatinginstructionsforthe
high-pressurewasher.
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Drivingintoavehiclewashwitha
manualtransmission
Inavehiclewash,thevehiclemustbeabletorollfreely.
Torollorpushthevehicle,refertopage 113.
Drivingintoavehiclewashwitha
Steptronictransmission
Generalinformation
Inavehiclewash,thevehiclemustbeabletoroll
freely.
Torollorpushthevehicle,refertopage 114.
Somevehiclewashesdonotpermitpersonsin thevehicle.Thevehiclecannotbelockedfrom theoutsidewheninselectorleverpositionN.A
signalsoundswhenanattemptismadetolock thevehicle.
DrivingoutofavehiclewashMakesurethattheremotecontrolisinthevehijcle.
Starttheengine.Startingtheengine,referto
page 103.
Headlights Donotrubwetheadlightsdryanddonotuse
abrasiveoracidiccleaningagents.
Soakareasthathavebeendirtied,forinstance
frominsects,withshampooandwashoffwith water.
Thawicewithde-icingspray;donotuseanice scraper.
Afterwashingthevehicle
Afterwashingthevehicle,applythebrakes brieflytodrythem;otherwise,brakingactioncanbereduced.Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrakediscsandbrakepadsandprotects
themagainstcorrosion.Completelyremoveallresiduesonthewindows, tominimizelossofvisibilityduetosmearingand
toreducewipernoisesandwiperbladewear.
Vehiclecare
Vehiclecareproducts
Generalinformation
BMWrecommendsusingvehiclecareand
cleaningproductsfromBMW.Suitablecare productsareavailablefromadealerssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Cleanserscancontainsubstancesthataredanj gerousandharmfultoyourhealth.Thereisariskofinjury.Whencleaningtheinterior,open
thedoorsorwindows.Onlyuseproductsinj tendedforcleaningvehicles.Followtheinj
structionsonthecontainer.
Vehiclepaint
Generalinformation Regularcarecontributestodrivingsafetyand
valueretention.Environmentalinfluencesin
areaswithelevatedairpollutionornaturalconj
taminants,suchastreeresinorpollencanaffect thevehicle'spaintwork.Tailorthefrequencyand
extentofyourvehiclecaretotheseinfluences.
Aggressivesubstancessuchasspilledfuel,oil,
greaseorbirddroppings,mustberemovedimj mediatelytopreventthefinishfrombeingaltered
ordiscolored.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Improperlyperformedworkonthevehiclepaint canleadtoafailureormalfunctionoftheradar
sensorsandtherebyresultinasafetyrisk.
Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamj agetoproperty.Havepaintworkorpaintwork
repairsonbumpersofvehicleswithradarsenj sorsperformedbyadealerssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop
only.
Mattefinish
Onlyusecleaningandcareproductssuitablefor
vehicleswithmattefinish.
Leathercare
Removedustfromtheleatherregularly,usinga
clothorvacuumcleaner.
Otherwise,particlesofdustandroadgrimechafe
inporesandfolds,andleadtoincreasedwear
andprematuredegradationoftheleathersurj
face.
Toguardagainstdiscoloration,suchasfrom
clothing,cleanleatherandprovideleathercare
roughlyeverytwomonths.
Cleanlight-coloredleathermorefrequentlybej
causesoilingonsuchsurfacesissubstantially
morevisible.
Useleathercareproducts;otherwise,dirtand
greasewillgraduallybreakdowntheprotective
layeroftheleathersurface.
Upholsterymaterialcare Generalinformation
Vacuumtheupholsteryregularlywithavacuum
cleaner.
Ifupholsteryisverydirty,forinstancewithbeverj
agestains,useasoftspongeormicrofibercloth
withasuitableinteriorcleaner.
Cleantheupholsterydowntotheseamsusing
largesweepingmotions.Avoidrubbingthemaj
terialvigorously.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
OpenVelcronfastenersonarticlesofclothing candamagetheseatcovers.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.EnsurethatanyVelcron
fastenersareclosed.
Caringforspecialcomponents
Light-alloywheels
Whencleaningthevehicle,useonlyneutral
wheelcleanershavingapHvaluefrom5to9.Do
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FinewoodpartsCleanfinewoodfacingandfinewoodcompoj
nentsonlywithamoistrag.Thendrywithasoft cloth.
Plasticcomponents
NOTICE
Cleansersthatcontainalcoholorsolvents,such
aslacquerthinners,heavy-dutygreaseremovj
ers,fuel,orsuch,candamageplasticparts.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Clean
withamicrofibercloth.Dampentheclothlightly
withwater,ifneeded.
Plasticcomponentsaree.g.:
'xImitationleathersurfaces.'xRoofliner.'xLightlenses.'xInstrumentclustercover.'xMattblackspray-coatedcomponents.'xPaintedpartsinthecar'sinterior.
Cleanwithamicrofibercloth.
Dampentheclothlightlywithwater,ifneeded.
Donotsoaktheroofliner.
Safetybelts
Warning
Chemicalcleanserscandestroythesafetybelt webbing.Missingprotectiveeffectofthesafety
belts.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife. Useonlyamildsoapysolutionforcleaningthesafetybelts.
Dirtybeltstrapsimpedethereelingactionandthushaveanegativeimpactonsafety.
Useonlyamildsoapysolution,withthesafety beltsclippedintotheirbuckles.
Safetybeltsshouldonlybeallowedtoretractif
theyaredry.
Carpetsandfloormats
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormats
thataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats.
Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresej
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Floormatscanberemovedfromthecar'sintej
riorforcleaning.
Ifthefloorcarpetsareverydirty,cleanwithamij
crofiberclothandwateroratextilecleaner.To preventmattingofthecarpet,rubbackandforth
inthedirectionoftravelonly.
Sensor/cameralenses Tocleansensorsandcameralenses,useaclothmoistenedwithasmallamountofglassdeterjgent.
Displays/Screens/protectiveglass
oftheHead-upDisplay
NOTICE
Chemicalcleansers,moistureorfluidsofany kindcandamagethesurfaceofdisplaysand
screens.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Cleanwithaclean,antistaticmicrofibercloth.
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NOTICE
Thesurfaceofdisplayscanbedamagedwith
impropercleaning.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Avoidpressurethatistoohighanddo
notuseanyscratchingmaterials.
Cleanwithaclean,antistaticmicrofibercloth.
CleantheprotectiveglassoftheHead-upDisj playusingamicrofiberclothandcommercially
availabledish-washingsoap.
Long-termvehiclestorage
Whenthevehicleisshutdownforlongerthan threemonths,specialmeasuresmustbetaken.Furtherinformationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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