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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetrunklid
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle andcanendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparticipantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinterior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetrunklidopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbeavoided:
'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.
Climatecomfortwindshield
Themarkedareaisnotcoveredwithheatreflecjtivecoating.
Usethemarkedareaforgaragedooropeners,
devicesforelectronictollcollection,payment systems,etc.
Climatecomfortlaminatedsafety
glass
Thevehicleglassprovidesfullprotectionagainst
theharmfuleffectsofUVradiationontheskin.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
WARNING
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual
interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthe
car'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
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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.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrake
SystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,funcj
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloor
matsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor
mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearj anceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormats
aresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererej moved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffij
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
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Safetyinformation
WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofanaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
WARNING
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forinstanceengine
brakingeffect,brakingforceboostandsteering
assistance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Flagbracket
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Athighspeeds,amountedflagcancause damagetothevehicle,theflagbracket,andthe
flagitself.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Donotexceedaspeedof80mph/130km/h. Removeflagbeforetripsathighspeeds.
Overview
Theflagbracketislocatedonthesideofthevej
hicle.
Mounting
1.Removetheprotectivecap.2.Insertflaghorizontally.3.Turntheflagclockwiseby90ptolockthe flag.
MDriver'sPackage:drivingin
thehigherspeedrange
WARNING
Damagetovehiclecomponentscannegatively impactthedrivingperformanceathighspeeds.
Thisincludes,amongotherthings,tires,underj carriageandpartsforimprovingaerodynamics.Thereisariskofanaccident.Havedamage
correctedbyadealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Do
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notdriveathighspeedsuntilthedamageis
corrected.
Roof-mountedluggage rack
Generalinformation Installationonlypossibleinroofdriprailwithflaps.Furtherinformationisavailablefromadealj
erssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.
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 pathofthetrunklid.'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
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionvalj ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninjfluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear luggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfoljlowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandraisesfuel
consumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenj
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuelconsumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
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Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindijcator,refertopage 155.
Usecoastingconditions
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchingofftheengine
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinj
stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautoj
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarerej
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconj
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinj
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandinj
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheenj
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.These
functionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWdealerssservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysj
tem,refertopage 344.
ECOPRO
Concept
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theengineconj
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate controloutput,areadjusted.
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomatij callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD
selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreduceconj
sumption.TheDselectorleverpositionremains engaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO PROtips,aredisplayedtoassistwithanefficient
drivingstyle.
Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedinthe
instrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation
Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage 298.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 297.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 299.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 300.Seite296DRIVINGTIPSSavingfuel296
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Overview
Button
ActivatingECOPRO Pressthebutton.ECOPROisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
OpeningviatheDrivingDynamics
Control
1.ActivateECOPRO.2.ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL
OpeningviaiDrive
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.DrivingExperienceControl4.ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeactij
vated/deactivated:
'xECOPROspeedwarning'xCoasting'xECOPROseatclimatecontrol'xECOPROclimatecontrol'xECOPROsight
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'xActivatetheECOPROlimit:
ECOPROspeedwarning
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xAdjusttheECOPROlimitspeed:
Tipat:
Selectthedesiredspeed.
Coasting
Efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengagingthe
engineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
Deactivatethefunctiontousethebrakingeffect
oftheenginewhentravelingdownhill.
ECOPROseatclimatecontrol
Theoutputofseatheatingand,whereapplicaj ble,seatventilationisreducedwhenECOPROisactivated.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thatis,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfromthe
settemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar'sintej
riormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsumption.
Themirrorheatingismadeavailablewhenexterjnaltemperaturesareverycold.
ECOPROSightTheoutputofexteriormirrorheatingandrear
windowdefrosterisreduced.
Resettingthesettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothestandard settings:
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ResettoECOPROSTANDARDDisplayintheinstrumentcluster
Generalinformation
WhenECOPROdrivingmodeisactivated,the displayswitchestoaspecialconfiguration.
Someofthedisplaysmaydifferfromthedisplay intheinstrumentcluster.
ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingrange.
Therangeextensioncanbedisj playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeisshownintherangedisplay.
Dependingontheequipment,thebluebarsegj mentssymbolizethegainedrangeinstages.
Ifthebonusrangeappearsingray,thecurrent
drivingstyleisinefficient.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallconditions
forefficientdrivingaremet.
Thebonusrangeisautomaticallyresetevery
timethevehicleisrefueled.
Consumptiondisplay Instrumentclusterwithoutenhanced
featuresInstrumentclusterwithenhancedfeatures
Informationaboutthecurrentdrivingstyle
Apointerintheconsumptiondisplayinforms
aboutthecurrentdrivingstyle:
'xThecurrentconsumptioninrelationtothe
averageconsumptionisdisplayed.'xPointerintheareaofarrow1:displayofthe energyrecoveredbycoastingorwhenbrakjing.'xPointerintheareaofarrow2:displaywhen
accelerating.
Iftheaccelerationisinefficient,theareabetween
theaverageconsumptionandthecurrentconj
sumptioniscoloredred.
Inaddition,thefollowinginformationisdisplayed, dependingonthesituation:
'xDependingontheequipment:thetotaldisjtancedrivenwhilecoasting,referto
page 300.'xThetotaltimethattheenginehasbeen
switchedoff,refertopage 130,duringautoj
maticenginestops.'xAgearshiftindicator,refertopage 155,recj
ommendingtheuseofamoreefficientgear.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
DisplayingEfficientDynamics
information
ThecurrentefficiencyoftheECOPROfunctions
canbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
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ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Thefollowingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xCoasting.
DisplayingconsumptionhistoryThefollowingfunctionscanbeshownonthe
ControlDisplay:
'xAverageconsumption.'xThedistancetraveledwhilecoasting.'xThedurationforwhichtheAutoStart/Stop
functionhasswitchedofftheengine.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Verticalbarsshowconsumptionfortheselected route.
Selectingroutelength ViaiDrive:
1.Pressbutton.2.Scaling:3.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ResettingconsumptionhistoryViaiDrive:
1.Pressbutton.2.ResetconsumptionhistoryCoasting
Concept
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomatij callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD
selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreduceconj
sumption.SelectorleverpositionDremainsenj
gaged.
Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoascoasting. Assoonasyousteponthebrakeoraccelerator pedal,theengineisautomaticallycoupledagain.
Generalinformation
CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdrivj
ingmode.
CoastingisautomaticallyactivatedwhenECO
PROmodeiscalledviatheDrivingDynamics
Control.
Aproactivedrivingstylehelpsthedrivertouse thefunctionoftenandsupportstheefficientefj
fectofcoasting.
Functionalrequirements Thefunctionisavailableinthespeedrangefrom
approximately30mph/50km/hto
100mph/160km/hwhenthefollowingcondij tionsaremet:
'xAcceleratorpedalnotdepressed.'xBrakepedalnotdepressedoronlyslightlydepressed.'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverpositionD.'xEngineandtransmissionareatoperatingtemperature.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Concept
Thecoastingdrivingconditioncanbeinfluenced withtheshiftpaddles.
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Activating/deactivatingcoastingvia
shiftpaddles1.Shifttothehighestgearbypullingtheright shiftpaddle.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright
shiftpaddleagain.
Todeactivate,actuatetheleftshiftpaddle.
Display Instrumentclusterwithout
enhancedfeatures
Themarkintheconsumptiondisjplaybelowthetachometerisloj
catedatthezeropointandis
backlitinblue.Thetachometer
approximatelyindicatesidle
speed.
Instrumentclusterwithenhanced
features
Themarkintheconsumptiondisjplayislocatedatthezeropoint
andisbacklitinblue.
Thedistancetraveledisindicatedincoastj
ingmode.
DisplayontheControlDisplay
Thecoastingmodeisdisplayedin
EfficientDynamicswhiledriving.
Thedistancetraveledincoastingmodeisshown
intheconsumptionhistory.Thecounterisreset witheveryrefueling.
Colorcodeblue:coastingmode.
DisplayEfficientDynamics
information
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics
Systemlimits
Thefunctionisnotavailableunderoneofthefoljlowingconditions.
'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xDrivinginthedynamiclimitrangeandon
steepuphillordownhillgrades.'xBatterychargestatustemporarilytoolowor vehicleelectricalsystemdrawingexcessivecurrent.
Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffij
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed. TheassessmentisdoneinvariouscategoriesandisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
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