BMW 7 SERIES 2020 Owners Manual

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MessagesGeneralinformation
Whenaflattireisindicated,DSCDynamicStaj
bilityControlisswitchedon,ifneeded.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire
inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas
steeringandbrakingresponse.Run-flattires
canmaintainlimitedstability.Thereisariskof accident.Donotcontinuedrivingifthevehicle
isequippedwithnormaltires.Followtheinforj
mationonrun-flattiresandcontinueddriving
withthesetires.
Indicationofaflattire
Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwithaCheckControlmesj
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossin tireinflationpressure.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Checkwhetherthevehicleisfittedwithnorj
maltiresorrun-flattires.
Run-flattires,refertopage 337,arelabeled
withacircularsymbolcontainingtheletters RSCmarkedonthetire'ssidewall.Actionsintheeventofaflattire
Normaltires1.Identifythedamagedtire.
Todothis,checkthetireinflationpressurein allfourtires,forinstanceusingthetirepresjsuregageofaflattirekit.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theFlatTireMonitormaynothave
beeninitialized.Inthiscase,initializethesysj tem.
Ifidentificationofflattiredamageisnotposj
sible,pleasecontactadealerssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
shop.2.Repairtheflattire,e.g.,withaflattirekitorby changingthewheel.
Run-flattires
Safetyinformation
Warning
Yourvehiclehandlesdifferentlywitharun-flat tirewithnoorlowinflationpressure;forinj stance,yourlanestabilitywhenbrakingisrejduced,brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steeringpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofaccident.Drivemoderatelyanddonot
exceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.
Maximumspeed
Youmaycontinuedrivingwithadamagedtireat
speedsupto50mph/80km/h.
Continueddrivingwithaflattire
Followthefollowingwhencontinuingtodrive
withadamagedtire:
1.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
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3.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tiresatthenextopportunity.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theFlatTireMonitormaynothave
beeninitialized.Inthiscase,initializethesysj tem.
Possibledrivingrangewitha
depressurizedtire
Thedistanceforwhichitmaybepossibleto
drivesafelyvariesdependingonhowthevehicle
isloadedandused,e.g.,speed,roadconditions,
externaltemperature.Thedrivingrangemaybe
lessbutmayalsobemoreifaneconomicaldrivj ingstyleisused.
Ifthevehicleisloadedwithanaverageweight
andusedunderfavorableconditions,thedisj
tanceforwhichitmaybesafetodrivemaybeup to50miles/80km.
Vehiclehandlingwithdamagedtires Vehiclesdrivenwithadamagedtirewillhandle
differently,potentiallyleadingtoconditionssuch asthefollowing:
'xGreaterlikelihoodofswervingoffcourse.'xLongerbrakingdistances.'xChangedself-steeringproperties.
Modifyyourdrivingstyle.Avoidabruptsteeringmaneuversordrivingoverobstacles,forinstancecurbsorpotholes.
Finaltirefailure
Vibrationsorloudnoiseswhiledrivingcanindij catethefinalfailureofatire.
Reducespeedandstop;otherwise,piecesofthe
tirecouldcomelooseandcauseanaccident.
Donotcontinuedriving.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror repairshop.
Systemlimits Thesystemcouldbedelayedormalfunctioninthefollowingsituations:
'xAnatural,eventireinflationpressurelossinallfourtireswillnotberecognized.Therefore,
checkthetireinflationpressureregularly.'xSuddenserioustiredamagecausedbyexterj nalcircumstancescannotberecognizedinadvance.'xWhenthesystemhasnotbeeninitialized.'xWhendrivingonasnowyorslipperyroadsurj
face.'xSportydrivingstyle:spinningtractionwheels, highlateralacceleration(drifting).'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Changingwheels/tires
Generalinformation
Whenusingrun-flattiresoraflattirekit,awheel
doesnotalwaysneedtobechangedimmedij atelywhenthereisalossoftireinflationpressureduetoaflattire.
Ifneeded,thetoolsforchangingwheelsare availableasaccessoriesfromadealerssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Thevehiclejackisonlyprovidedforshort-term liftingofthevehicleforwheelchanges.Evenif
allsafetymeasuresareobserved,thereisarisk oftheraisedvehiclefalling,ifthevehiclejack
tipsover.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Ifthevehicleisraised,donotlieunderthe
vehicleanddonotstarttheengine.
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DANGER
Supportssuchaswoodenblocksunderthevej
hiclejackreducethecapacityofthevehicle
jacktobearweight.Theyhavethepotentialto
exerttoomuchstrainonthevehiclejack,causj ingittotipoverandthevehicletofall.Thereis
ariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Donotplace
supportsunderthevehiclejack.
Warning
Thejack,issuedbythevehiclemanufacturer,is
providedinordertoperformawheelchangein
theeventofabreakdown.Thejackisnotdej
signedforfrequentuse;forexample,changing
fromsummertowintertires.Usingthejackfrej
quentlymaycauseittobecomejammedor
damaged.Thereisariskofinjuryandriskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyusethejacktoattach anemergencyorsparewheelintheeventofa
breakdown.
Warning
Onsoft,unevenorslipperyground,forexample snow,ice,tiles,etc.,thevehiclejackcanslip
away.Thereisariskofinjury.Ifpossible,
changethewheelonaflat,solid,andslip-rej
sistantsurface.
Warning
Thevehiclejackisoptimizedforliftingthevehij cleandforthejackingpointsonthevehicle only.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotliftanyothervehicleorcargousingthevehiclejack.
Warning
Ifthevehiclejackisnotinsertedintothejacking pointprovidedforthispurpose,thevehiclemay bedamagedorthevehiclejackmayslipwhenitisbeingcrankedup.Thereisariskofinjuryor
riskofdamagetoproperty.Whencrankingup
thevehiclejack,ensurethatitisinsertedinthe jackingpointnexttothewheelhousing.
Warning
Avehiclethatisraisedonavehiclejackmayfall offofthejackiflateralforcesareexertedonit.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto property.Whilethevehicleisraised,donotexjertlateralforcesonthevehicleorpullabruptly
onthevehicle.Haveastuckwheelremovedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Securingthevehicleagainst
rolling
Generalinformation
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendstoaddij
tionallysecurethevehicleagainstrollingaway
whenchangingawheel.
Onalevelsurface
Placewheelchocksorothersuitableobjectsin
frontandbehindthewheelthatisdiagonaltothe wheeltobechanged.
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Onaslightdownhillgradient
Ifyouneedtochangeawheelonaslightdownj
hillgrade,placechocksandothersuitableobj
jects,forinstancearock,underthewheelsof
boththefrontandrearaxlesagainsttherolling
direction.
Lugboltlock
Concept
Thewheellugboltshaveaspecialcoding.The lugboltscanonlybereleasedwiththeadapter
whichmatchesthecoding.
Overview Theadapterofthelugboltlockisintheonboard
vehicletoolkitorinastoragecompartmentclose totheonboardvehicletoolkit.
'xLugbolt,arrow1.'xAdapter,arrow2.
Unscrewing
1.Attachtheadaptertothelugbolt.2.Unscrewthelugbolt.3.Removetheadapterafterunscrewingthelug
bolt.
Screwingon
1.Attachtheadaptertothelugbolt.Ifnecesj
sary,turntheadapteruntilitfitsonthelug
bolt.2.Screwonthelugbolt.Thetighteningtorque is140Nm.3.Removetheadapterandstowitafterscrewj
ingonthelugbolt.
Preparingthevehicle
'xParkthevehicleonsolidandnon-slipground atasafedistancefromtraffic.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSettheparkingbrake.'xEngageagearormovetheselectorlevertopositionP.'xAssoonaspermittedbythetrafficflow,have
allvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevehicle andensurethattheyremainoutsidetheimj
mediateareainasafeplace,suchasbehinda
guardrail.'xDependingonthevehicleequipment,get
wheelchangetoolsand,ifnecessary,the
emergencywheelfromthevehicle.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleorportj ablehazardwarninglightatanappropriatedistance.'xSecurethevehicleadditionallyagainstrolling.'xLoosenthelugboltsahalfturn.'xDeactivatetheairsuspensionleveladjustjment,refertopage 265.Seite354MOBILITY8heelsandtires354
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Jackingpointsforthevehicle
jack
Thejackingpointsforthevehiclejackareloj catedattheindicatedpositions.
Jackingupthevehicle
Warning
Handsandfingerscanbejammedwhenusing
thevehiclejack.Thereisariskofinjury.Comj
plywiththedescribedhandpositionanddonot changethispositionwhileusingthevehicle
jack.
1.Holdthevehiclejackwithonehand,arrow1, andgraspthevehiclejackcrankorleverwithyourotherhand,arrow2.2.Insertthevehiclejackintotherectangularrejcessofthejackingpointclosesttothewheel
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3.Extendthevehiclejackbyturningthevehicle
jackcrankorleverclockwise.4.Takeyourhandawayfromthevehiclejackas soonasthevehiclejackisunderloadandcontinueturningthevehiclejackcrankorleverwithonehand.5.Makesurethatthevehiclejackfootstandsverticallyandatarightanglebeneaththe
jackingpoint.6.Makesurethatthevehiclejackfootstands verticallyandperpendicularlybeneaththe
jackingpointafterextendingthevehiclejack.7.Crankthevehicleup,untilthevehiclejackis withtheentiresurfaceonthegroundandthe
relevantwheelismaximum1.2inches/3cm aboveground.Mountingawheel
Mountoneemergencywheelonly,asrequired.1.Unscrewthelugbolts.2.Removethewheel.3.Putthenewwheeloremergencywheelon andscrewinatleasttwolugboltsinacrossjwisepatternuntilhand-tight.
Ifnon-originallight-alloywheelsofthevehicle
manufactureraremounted,theaccompanyj
inglugboltsmayhavetobeusedaswell.4.Hand-tightentheremaininglugboltsand
tightenalllugboltswellinacrosswisepatj tern.5.Turnthevehiclejackcrankcounterclockwise
toretractthevehiclejackandlowerthevehij
cle.6.Removethevehiclejackandstowitsecurely.
Afterthewheelchange
1.Tightenthelugboltscrosswise.Thetightenj
ingtorqueis101lbsft/140Nm.2.Stowthenonworkingwheelinthecargoarea,
ifnecessary.
Thenonworkingwheelcannotbestoredunj
derthecargofloorpanelbecauseofitssize.3.Checktireinflationpressureatthenextopj
portunityandcorrectasneeded.4.ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
ResettheTirePressureMonitorTPM.5.Checktomakesurethelugboltsaretight
withacalibratedtorquewrench.6.Havethedamagedtirereplacedatthenearj estdealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Emergencywheel
Concept
Intheeventofaflattire,theemergencywheel
canbeusedinplaceofthewheelwiththedefecj
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tivetire.Theemergencywheelisonlyintended
fortemporaryuseuntilthedefectivetire/wheel hasbeenreplaced.
GeneralinformationMountoneemergencywheelonly.
Alsocheckthetireinflationpressureofthe
emergencywheelinthecargoarearegularly,and correctitasneeded.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Theemergencywheelhasparticulardimenj
sions.Whendrivingwithanemergencywheel,
changeddrivingpropertiesmayoccur,forinj
stancereducedlanestabilitywhenbraking,lonj gerbrakingdistance,andchangedself-steering
propertiesinthelimitarea.Thereisariskofacj
cident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda
speedof50mph/80km/h.
Overview
Theemergencywheelandthewheelchange toolsarelocatedinthecargoareaunderthecargofloorpanel.
Removingtheemergencywheel1.Removethecargofloorpanel.Todothis,pullthecargofloorpanelupwarddirectlybehind
therearbackrests.2.Opentheratchetstrap.3.Removethetoolholder.4.Removetheemergencywheelfromthestorj
agewell.Donotremoveanycovers.
Insertingtheemergencywheel
1.Placetheemergencywheelinthestorage well.2.Insertthetoolholder.3.Tietheratchetstrap.Makesurethatitiscorjrectlyandfirmlyseated.4.Insertthecargofloorpanel.Seite3578heelsandtiresMOBILITY357
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EnginecompartmentVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Overview
1Fillerneckforwasherfluid2Jump-starting,positivebatteryterminal3Oilfillerneck4Coolantreservoir,engine5Gasolineengineonly:coolantreservoir,auxilij arycooling6Jump-starting,negativebatteryterminal7VehicleidentificationnumberSeite358MOBILITYEnginecompartment358
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Hood
Safetyinformation
Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkintheenginecomj
partmentcandamagevehiclecomponentsand impairvehiclefunctions.Thereisariskofanaccidentanddamagetoproperty.Haveworkintheenginecompartmentperformedbyadealjerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.
Warning
Theenginecompartmentaccommodatesmovj
ingcomponents.Certaincomponentsinthe enginecompartmentcanalsomovewiththe
vehicleswitchedoff,forinstancetheradiator
fan.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotreachinto
theareaofmovingparts.Keeparticlesofclothj
ingandhairawayfrommovingparts.
Warning
Thereareprotrudingparts,forinstancelocking
hook,ontheinsideofthehood.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Ifthehoodisopen,payattentionto protrudingpartsandkeepclearoftheseareas.
Warning
Anincorrectlylockedhoodcanopenwhiledrivj
ingandrestrictvisibility.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Stopimmediatelyandcorrectlyclosethe
hood.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenopeningand
closingthehood.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementofthehoodis
clearduringopeningandclosing.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththewiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
NOTICE
Whenthehoodisclosed,itmustengageon
bothsides.Pressingagaincandamagethe
hood.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty. Openthehoodagainandthencloseitenergetjically.Avoidpressingagain.
Opening
1.Pulllever,arrow1.
Hoodisunlocked.2.Aftertheleverisreleased,pulltheleveragain, arrow2.
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Closing
Energeticallyclosethehoodfromapprox.
20in/50cm.
Thehoodmustengageonbothsides.
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