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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoachj ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand
driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofanaccident.Afterinstalj
lingnewpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconj
servativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.
Observethebreak-inproceduresoftherej
spectivepartsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km Donotexceedthemaximumengineandroad
speed:
'xForgasolineengine4,500rpmand
100mph/160km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstanj ces.
From1,200miles/2,000km
Theengineandvehiclespeedcangraduallybe increased.
Tires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem Brakediscsandbrakepadsonlyreachtheirfull
effectivenessafterapprox.300miles/500km. Drivemoderatelyduringthisbreak-inperiod.
Followingpartreplacement Observethebreak-inproceduresagain,ifcomj
ponentsmentionedabovearereplaced.
Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle
andcanendangeroccupantsandothertraffic
participantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers. Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar's
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interior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe avoided:'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
WARNING
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno
combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaust gassystem.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
WARNING
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwiththeAntilockBrake
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
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Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrake SystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,funcj tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearjanceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererej
moved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills
Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffijciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectbyshiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofanaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
WARNING
Inidlestate,intheECOPROdrivingmodeor
withdrive-readystateswitchedoff,safety-relej
vantfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingefj fect,brakingforceboost,andsteeringassisjtance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestate,intheECOPROdrivingmodeorwith
drive-readystateswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
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Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj neaththevehicle.
Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Roofdriprailwithflaps
Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprail
abovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutward.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Magneticroof-mountedluggage
racks
Becauseofthealuminumroof,magneticroof-mountedluggagerackscannotbeused.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebotj
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelerajtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij tion.
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionoffuelconsumptionandemission values.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninjfluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear luggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfoljlowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandraisesfuel
consumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectfuelconsumptioninvarious
ways,forinstancetiresizemayinfluencefuel
consumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflationpressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartjingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej
sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethevehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingrightaway,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenjgineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuelconsumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelconj
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Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindijcator,refertopage 158.
Usecoastingconditions
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting. Thehigh-voltagebatteryischarged.
Chargeregularly
Chargethevehicleasoftenaspossibleata
chargingfacility.Thiswillfurtherreducefuelconj sumptionduetotheuseofelectricalenergy.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinj stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinj
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandinj creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheenj ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.Thesefunctionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.
Havemaintenancecarriedout Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieveoptimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWdealerssservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysjtem,refertopage 348.Usingthehybridsystem
efficiently
Concept
Thevehicle'shybridsystemrunsautomatically.
Throughforesighteddriving,thehybridproperj tiesareefficientlyused,i.e.,fuelconsumptionandenergyrecoveryareoptimized.
Optimizingenergyrecovery Typesofenergyrecovery
Energyrecoveryisusedtochargethehigh-voltj
agebattery.Energyrecoveryisimportantforthe
supplyofelectricalcomponentsandthusaprej requisiteforfuelefficiency.Energyrecoveryapjpearsinthreestagesduringcoastingandbrakjing:
'xLowenergyrecovery:whilecoastingtoahalt
withoutsteppingonthebrake.'xAverageenergyrecovery:whiledecelerating slightlybygentlypressingthebrakepedal.'xMaximumenergyrecovery:whenpressing
thebrakepedalsomewhatmorefirmlyproj
videdthatthepointerremainsinthemiddle areaoftheCHARGEindicatorintheinstruj
mentcluster,refertopage 149.
Optimumenergyrecovery
Foresighteddrivinganddeceleratinghelpswith
optimizingenergyrecovery.
Assoonasthedisplayshowsthemaximumenj
ergyrecovery,onlypressthebrakepedalharder ifrequiredbythesituation.
Exemplarytrafficsituationsforfuel
efficiency
Inmanydrivingsituations,thehybridsystemalj
lowsforaparticularlyefficientenergymanagej
ment.
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Thecombustionengineisswitchedonor
overautomaticallybythehybridsystem.'xDrivingwithconstantspeed:
Theelectricmotorrelievesthecombustion
engineperiodicallybyalsobeingswitchedon.
Optimizingfuelconsumption
Chargingthevehicleregularly
Chargethevehicleregularlyandcompletelyusj
ingasuitablechargingdevice.Thiswillreduce
fuelconsumptionduetotheuseofelectricalenj ergy.
Longeridleperiods,refertopage 368,canrej
ducethechargestateofthehigh-voltagebatj tery.
Avoidingtheuseofthecombustion
engine
Followthefollowinginformationtoavoidusing
thecombustionengine:
'xSetthecharacteristicsofthehybridsystem toMAXeDRIVE,refertopage 129.'xFollowtheindicatorsintheinstrumentcluster
regardingelectricdriving,refertopage 149.
Usingthenavigationsystem
regularly
Usethenavigationsystemalsoforfamiliarand
regularlytraveledroutes.Whenthenavigation systemdestinationguidanceisactive,thehybrid
systemusestheexistingnavigationdata.The
upcomingcourseoftheroadisanalyzed.Hybrid
operationadaptstothespecificroutesections.
Thefunctionmayberestrictedifthenavigation
dataisinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forexj
ample.
ECOPRO
Concept
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
fuelconsumption.Forthispurpose,theengine controlandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclijmatecontroloutput,areadjusted.
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomatij
callydecoupledfromthetransmissioninthe Dselectorleverpositionandtheengineis
switchedoff.TheDselectorleverpositionrej mainsengaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO
PROtips,aredisplayedtoassistwithanoptij
mizedfuelconsumptiondrivingstyle.
Generalinformation
Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 289.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 289.
Overview
Button
ActivatingECOPRO Pressbutton.ECOPROisdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.
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ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
OpeningviatheDrivingDynamics
Control1.ActivateECOPRO.2.ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL
OpeningviaiDrive
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.DrivingExperienceControl4.ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeactij
vated/deactivated:
'xECOPROspeedwarning'xECOPROseatclimatecontrol'xECOPROclimatecontrol'xECOPROsight
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'xActivatetheECOPROlimit:
ECOPROspeedwarning
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xAdjusttheECOPROlimitspeed:
Tipat:
Selectthedesiredspeed.ECOPROseatclimatecontrol Theoutputofseatheatingand,whereapplicaj
ble,seatventilationisreducedwhenECOPRO
isactivated.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobefuel-efficient.
Thatis,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfromthe
settemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar'sintej
riormoreslowly,toeconomizeonfuelconsumpj
tion.
Themirrorheatingismadeavailablewhenexterj
naltemperaturesareverycold.
ECOPROSight
Theoutputofexteriormirrorheatingandrear windowdefrosterisreduced.
Resettingthesettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothestandard settings:
ResettoECOPROSTANDARD
Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffij
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed.TheassessmentisdoneinvariouscategoriesandisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
Generalinformation
Thecurrenttripisassessed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedbyadj
justingyourdrivingstyle.
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Functionalrequirement
ThisfunctionisavailableinECOPROmode.
CallingupECOPROdrivingstyle
analysis
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.Drivingstyleanalysis
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheECOPROdrivingstyleanalyjsisconsistsofasymbolizedrouteandalookuptable.
Theroadsymbolizestheefficiencyofthedriving style.Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,the
smootherthedepictedroutebecomes,arrow1.
Thetableofvaluescontainsstars.Themoreeffij cientthedrivingstyle,themorestarsareinj
cludedinthetable,arrow2.
If,ontheotherhand,thedrivingstyleisineffij
cient,amorewavyroadandareducednumber
ofstarsaredisplayed.
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