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Saving fuelVehicle equipmentAll standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equip‐
ment is also described that is not available in a
vehicle, e. g., because of the selected optional
equipment or country variant. This also applies
for safety-related functions and systems.
General information Your vehicle contains advanced technology for
the reduction of fuel consumption and emis‐
sions.
Fuel consumption depends on a number of dif‐
ferent factors.
The implementation of certain measures, driv‐
ing style and regular maintenance can have an
influence on fuel consumption and on the envi‐
ronmental impact.
Remove unnecessary cargoAdditional weight increases fuel consumption.
Remove attached parts
following use
Remove auxiliary mirrors, roof or rear luggage
racks which are no longer required following
use.
Attached parts on the vehicle impair the aero‐
dynamics and increase the fuel consumption.Close the windows and glass
sunroof
Driving with the glass sunroof and windows
open results in increased air resistance and
raises fuel consumption.
Tires General information
Tires can affect fuel consumption values in
various ways, for instance fuel consumption
can be influenced by the size of the tires.
Check the tire inflation pressure
regularly
Check and, if necessary, correct the tire infla‐
tion pressure at least twice a month and before
starting on a long trip.
Low tire inflation pressure increases rolling re‐
sistance and thus raises fuel consumption and
tire wear.
Drive away without delay Do not wait for the engine to warm-up while
the vehicle remains stationary. Start driving
right away, but at moderate engine speeds.
This is the fastest way for the cold engine to
reach its operating temperature.
Look well ahead when
driving
Avoid unnecessary acceleration and braking.
By maintaining a suitable distance to the vehi‐
cle driving ahead of you.
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Avoid high engine speeds
Use 1st gear to get the vehicle in motion. Be‐
ginning with 2nd gear, accelerate rapidly.
When accelerating, shift up before reaching
high engine speeds.
When you reach the desired speed, shift into
the highest applicable gear and drive with the
engine speed as low as possible and at a con‐
stant speed.
As a rule: driving at low engine speeds lowers
fuel consumption and reduces wear.
The gear shift indicator of your vehicle indi‐
cates the most fuel efficient gear.
Use coasting conditions When approaching a red light, take your foot
off the accelerator and let the vehicle coast to
a halt.
On a downhill gradient, take your foot off the
accelerator and let the vehicle roll.
The flow of fuel is interrupted while coasting.
Switch off the engine during
longer stops
Switch off the engine during longer stops, e.g.,
at traffic lights, railroad crossings or in traffic
congestion.
Automatic Engine Start/Stop Function
The Auto Start/Stop function of your vehicle
automatically switches off the engine during a
stop.
If the engine is switched off and then restarted
rather than leaving the engine running con‐
stantly, fuel consumption and emissions are
reduced. Savings can begin within a few sec‐
onds of switching off the engine.
Using this system can cause certain compo‐
nents of the vehicle to become worn prema‐
turely.In addition, fuel consumption is also deter‐
mined by other factors, such as driving style,
road conditions, maintenance or environmental
factors.
Switch off any functions that
are not currently needed
Functions such as seat heating and the rear
window defroster require a lot of energy and
consume additional fuel, especially in city and
stop-and-go traffic.
Therefore, switch off these functions if they
are not actually needed.
Have maintenance carried
out
Have vehicles maintained regularly to achieve
optimal vehicle economy and operating life.
Have the maintenance carried out by your
service center.
Please also note the BMW Maintenance Sys‐
tem, refer to page 231.
ECO PRO
The concept ECO PRO supports a driving style that saves
on fuel consumption. For this purpose, the en‐
gine control and comfort functions, e. g. the
climate control output, are adjusted.
In addition, context-sensitive instructions can
be displayed that assist in driving in a manner
that optimizes fuel consumption.
The extension of the range that is achieved as
a result can be displayed in the instrument
cluster.
At a glance
The system includes the following
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Automatic transmission:1.Drive into the car wash.2.Engage transmission position N.3.Switch the engine off.
In this way, the ignition remains switched
on, and a Check-Control message is dis‐
played.
Do not turn off the ignition in the car
wash
Do not turn off the ignition in the car wash;
otherwise, the transmission position P is
engaged and damages can result.◀
To start the engine:
1.Depress the brake pedal.2.Press the Start/Stop button.
Pressing the Start/Stop button without step‐
ping on the brake turns the ignition off.
The vehicle cannot be locked from the outside
when in transmission position N. A signal is
sounded when an attempt is made to lock the
vehicle.
Transmission position
Transmission position P is engaged automati‐
cally:
▷When the ignition is switched off.▷After approx. 15 minutes.
Headlamps
▷Do not rub dry and do not use abrasive or
caustic cleansers.▷Soak areas that have been soiled e.g. due
to insects, with shampoo and wash off with
water.▷Thaw ice with deicing spray; do not use an
ice scraper.
After washing the vehicle
After washing the vehicle, apply the brakes
briefly to dry them; otherwise, braking action
can be reduced and corrosion of the brake
discs can occur.
Completely remove all residues on the win‐
dows, to minimize loss of visibility due to
smearing and to reduce wiper noises and
wiper blade wear.
Vehicle care
Car care products BMW recommends using cleaning and care
products from BMW, since these have been
tested and approved.
Car care and cleaning products
Follow the instructions on the container.
When cleaning the interior, open the doors or
windows.
Only use products intended for cleaning vehi‐
cles.
Cleansers can contain substances that are
dangerous and harmful to your health.◀
Vehicle paint
Regular care contributes to driving safety and
value retention. Environmental influences in
areas with elevated air pollution or natural con‐
taminants, such as tree resin or pollen can af‐
fect the vehicle's paintwork. Tailor the fre‐
quency and extent of your car care to these
influences.
Aggressive substances, such as spilled fuel,
oil, grease or bird droppings, must be removed
immediately to prevent the finish from being
altered or discolored.
Leather care
Remove dust from the leather often, using a
cloth or vacuum cleaner.
Otherwise, particles of dust and road grime
chafe in pores and folds, and lead to increased
wear and premature degradation of the leather
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COMFORT+ program, DrivingDynamics Control 132
Comfort Access 39
COMFORT program, Driving Dynamics Control 132
Computer 92
Condensation on win‐ dows 161
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 187
Condition Based Service CBS 231
Configure driving mode 132
Confirmation signal 41
Congestion Assistant 139
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
ConnectedDrive Services
Control Display 16
Control Display, settings 94
Controller 16
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 126
Convenient opening 34
Coolant 229
Coolant temperature 87
Cooling function 162
Cooling, maximum 162
Cooling system 229
Corrosion on brake discs 186
Cruise control 142
Cruise control, active with Stop & Go 133
Cruising range 87
Cupholder 178
Current fuel consumption 88
D
Damage, tires 219
Damping Control, dy‐ namic 129
Data, technical 252
Date 87 Daytime running lights 97
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 161
Departure time, parked-car ventilation 166
Destination distance 93
Diesel exhaust fluid, at low temperatures 204
Diesel exhaust fluid, having refilled 204
Diesel exhaust fluid, on mini‐ mum 204
Diesel exhaust fluid, replen‐ ishing yourself 204
Diesel particulate filter 185
Digital clock 87
Dimensions 252
Dimmable exterior mirrors 57
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 57
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 70
Display, electronic, instru‐ ment cluster 80
Display in windshield 157
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 99
Displays 78, 81
Displays, cleaning 249
Disposal, coolant 230
Disposal, vehicle battery 239
Distance control, refer to PDC 145
Distance information 158
Distance to destination 93
Divided screen view, split screen 20
Door lock, refer to Remote control 30
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing 36
Downhill control 128
Drive-off assistant 126
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 126 Driver assistance, see Intelli‐
gent Safety 109
Driving Assistant, see Intelli‐ gent Safety 109
Driving Dynamics Con‐ trol 130
Driving instructions, breaking in 184
Driving mode 130
Driving notes, general 184
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 126
Driving tips 184
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 126
DTC driving dynamics 127
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 127
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 129
Dynamic Drive 129
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 126
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 127
E
ECO PRO 192
ECO PRO, bonus range 193
ECO PRO display 192
ECO PRO displays 83
ECO PRO driving mode 192
ECO PRO mode 192
ECO PRO Tip - driving in‐ struction 194
EfficientDynamics 194
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 80
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 126
Emergency detection, remote control 31
Emergency release, door lock 36 Seite 260ReferenceEverything from A to Z260
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LED headlamps, Bulb re‐placement 236
LED light 236
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 234
Length, vehicle 253
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 21
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 236
Light alloy wheels, care 248
Light control 97
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 234
Lighter, front 169, 170
Lighter, rear 170
Lighting 96
Lighting, speaker 100
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 34
Light switch 96
Load 188
Loading 188
Lock, door 35
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 36
Locking/unlocking via door lock 35
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 34
Locking, automatic 41
Locking, central 33
Locking, settings 41
Locking via trunk lid 37
Lock, power window 44
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 62
Low beams 96
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 98
Lower back support 50
Low-Sulfur Diesel 202
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 189
Lumbar support 50 M
Maintenance 231
Maintenance require‐ ments 231
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 88
Maintenance system, BMW 231
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 84
Manual air distribution 161
Manual air flow 161
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 67
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 75
Manual operation, backup camera 148
Manual operation, door lock 36
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 57
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 200
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 145
Manual operation, Side View 152
Manual operation, Top View 150
Manual transmission 73
Marking on approved tires 221
Marking, run-flat tires 222
Massage seat, front 50
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 162
Maximum speed, display 90
Maximum speed, winter tires 221
Measure, units of 94
Medical kit 241
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 55 Menu, EfficientDynamics 194
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 91
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Messages, refer to Check Control 84
Microfilter 163
Minimum tread, tires 219
Mirror 56
Mirror memory 55
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 185
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 234
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 59
Multifunctional instrument display 81
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
N Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 53
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 54
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 248
New wheels and tires 220
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 117
No Passing Information 90
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OOBD Onboard Diagnosis 232
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 232
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 149
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 202
Odometer 87
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 226
Oil, adding 227
Oil additives 227
Oil change 228
Oil change interval, service requirements 88
Oil filler neck 227
Oil types, alternative 227
Oil types, approved 227
Old batteries, disposal 239
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 233
Opening/closing the trunk lid with no-touch activation 40
Opening and closing 30
Opening and closing, from in‐ side 36
Opening and closing via door lock 35
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 34
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 162
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 87
Overtaking prohibitions 90 P
Paint, vehicle 247
Parallel parking assistant 153
Park Distance Control PDC 145
Parked-car ventilation 165
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 187
Parking aid, refer to PDC 145
Parking assistant 153
Parking brake 67
Parking lamps 96
Parking with Auto Hold 68
Particulate filter 185
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 57
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 148
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 145
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 117
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 115
People detection, refer to Night Vision 117
Permissible axle load 253
Personal Profile 31
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 46
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 44
Plastic, care 248
Power failure 238
Power sunroof, glass 45
Power windows 43
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 207
Pressure warning FTM, tires 107
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 21 Protective function, glass
sunroof 46
Protective function, win‐ dows 44
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16
Q Queuing Assistant, see Con‐ gestion Assistant 139
R Radiator fluid 229
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 64
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 71
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 164
Rear axle steering 130
Rear lamps 236
Rear socket 171
Rearview mirror 56
Rear window defroster 162
Recirculated-air mode 162
Recommended tire brands 221
Refueling 200
Remaining range 87
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 35
Remote control, univer‐ sal 167
Replacement fuse 239
Replacing parts 233
Replacing wheels/tires 220
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 136
Reserve warning, refer to Range 87 Seite 264ReferenceEverything from A to Z264
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Reset, Tire Pressure MonitorTPM 105
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 162
Retaining straps, securing cargo 189
Retreaded tires 221
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 237
Roadside parking lamps 97
Roller sunblinds 45
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 129
Roll stabilization, see Dy‐ namic Drive 129
RON gasoline quality 202
Roof load capacity 253
Roof-mounted luggage rack 189
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 244
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 222
Rubber components, care 248
Run-flat tires 222
S Safe braking 186
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 53
Safety belts 52
Safety belts, care 248
Safety Package, refer to Ac‐ tive Protection 123
Safety switch, windows 44
Safety systems, airbags 101
Saving fuel 191
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 233 Screw thread for tow fit‐
ting 245
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 52
Seat heating, front 51
Seat heating, rear 51
Seating position for chil‐ dren 59
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 55
Seats 48
Seat ventilation, front 51
Selection list in instrument cluster 91
Selector lever, automatic transmission 74
Sensors, care 249
Service and warranty 7
Service history 89
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 231
Service requirements, dis‐ play 88
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 241
Services, ConnectedDrive
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 41
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 94
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 55
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 73
Shifting, manual transmis‐ sion 73
Shift Lights 76
Shift paddles on steering wheel 75
Shoulder support 50
Side airbags 101
Side View 151
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 41
Sitting safely 48 Size 252
Ski bag 174
Slide/tilt glass roof 45
Smallest turning circle 253
Smoker's package 169
Snow chains 222
Socket 171
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 232
Soot particulate filter 185
SOS button 240
Spare fuse 239
Speaker lighting 100
Specified engine oil types 227
Speed, average 92
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 93
Speed limiter, display 90
Speed Limit Information 90
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 93
Split screen 20
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 131
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 75
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 131
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 75
Stability control systems 126
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 65
Start/Stop button 63
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting the engine 64
Status display, tires 104
Status information, iDrive 20
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 130
Steering wheel, adjusting 58
Steering wheel heating 58
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Vehicle battery, replac‐ing 238
Vehicle, breaking in 184
Vehicle care 247
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 224
Vehicle jack 238
Vehicle paint 247
Vehicle storage 249
Vehicle wash 246
Ventilation 163
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 165
Vertical Dynamic Control, re‐ fer to Dynamic Damping
Control 129
Voice activation system 23
W Warning indicators 84
Warning lamps 84
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 84
Warning triangle 241
Washer fluid 72
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 256
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 72
Washer system 71
Washing, vehicle 246
Water on roads 185
Weights 253
Welcome lamps 96
Wheel base, vehicle 253
Wheel cleaner 248
Wheels, changing 220
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 207
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 107 Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐
tor TPM 104
Width, vehicle 252
Window defroster, rear 162
Windows, powered 43
Windshield, climate con‐ trol 185
Windshield washer fluid 72
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 72
Windshield washer sys‐ tem 71
Windshield wiper 71
Windshield wipers, fold-out position 72
Winter diesel 203
Winter storage, care 249
Winter tires, suitable tires 221
Winter tires, tread 219
Wiper blades, replacing 233
Wiper fluid 72
Wiper system 71
Wood, care 248
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 22
Wrench 233
X
xDrive 128
Xenon headlamps, bulb re‐ placement 234 Seite 267Everything from A to ZReference267
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