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4.Insertthenewwiperbladeandpressitonun#j
tilityouhearitsnapintotheholder.5.Folddownthewipers.
Lightsandbulbs
Generalinformation
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
todrivingsafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLEDor
lasertechnology.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdi#j odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtocon#j
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas
Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperform
theworkincaseofamalfunction.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Focusedlaserlightcanirritateorpermanently damagetheretinaoftheeye.Thereisariskof injury.Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecom#j
mendsthattheworkonthelightingsystemin#j cludingbulbreplacementbeperformedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Warning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Headlightglass
Theinsideoftheheadlightglasscanfogupin
coolorhumidweather.Whendrivingwiththe
lightsswitchedon,thecondensationevaporates
afterashorttime.Theheadlightglassdoesnot
needtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Vehiclebattery
Generalinformation Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanbere#j questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatare
undervoltage.
Warning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan
damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand
damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthat arecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbeinstalledinyourvehicle.Informationoncom#j
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealer#ssservicecenter.
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Registerthebatterytothe
vehicle
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouhaveaservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopregistertheve#j
hiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebatteryhas
beenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeenregis#j
teredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailable
withoutrestrictionandanyCheckControlmes#j
sagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeatures
willdisappear.
Chargingthebattery
Generalinformation Makesurethatthebatteryisalwayssufficiently
chargedtoguaranteethatthebatteryremains
usableforitsfullservicelife.
Adischargedbatteryisindicatedbyared
indicatorlight.
Chargethebatterywhenaccelerationisinsuffi#j
cient.
Thefollowingcircumstancescanhaveanegative
effectontheperformanceofthebattery:'xFrequentshort-distancedrives.'xThevehicleisnotusedformorethana
month.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Batterychargersthatchargethevehiclebattery
viasocketsorcigarettelightersinthevehicle
mayoverloadordamagethe12Velectrical
system.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty, amongotherpotentialdamage.Onlyconnect
batterychargersforthevehiclebatterytothe
startingaidterminalsintheenginecompart#j
ment.
Chargingthebattery
Chargethebatteryonlywhentheengineisoff andviathestartingaidterminalsintheengine
compartment.
Additionalinformation:
Startingaidterminals,refertopage 357.
Powerinterruption Afterapowerinterruption,someequipment
needstobenewlyinitializedorindividualsettings
updated,forexample:'xWithMemoryfunction:storethepositions
again.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadeal#jer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
GeneralinformationThefusesarelocatedatdifferentplacesinthe
vehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelec#j
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstituteofanothercolororamperagerating.
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Inthecar'sinteriorThefusesarelocatedinthecar'sinteriorinthe
frontpassengerfloorareabehindacover.
Loosenfasteners,arrows,andopencover.
Thefuseboxislocatedonthefrontright.
Inthecargoarea
Thefusesarelocatedinthecargoareaonthe
rightsidebehindacover.
Removethecover.
Thefuseboxmaybelocatedbehindthesound insulation.
Informationonthefuselayout,aswellasthepo#j
sitionsofanyotherfuseboxes,isavailableonthe
Internet:www.bmw.com/fusecard.
Additionalfuseboxes Additionalfuseboxesarelocatedinthevehicle.
Inthecaseofamalfunction,contactadealer's servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Replacingfuses
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyouhaveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
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BreakdownAssistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehaz#j
ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedinthecargoarea.
ReleasetheVelcronfastenertoremoveit.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsregu#j larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
Storage
Storageforthefirst-aidkitisprovidedintheleft storagecompartmentofthecargoarea.
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BMWRoadsideAssistance
Principle
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif assistanceisneededintheeventofabreak#j
down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehi#jcle'sconditionistransmittedtotheBMWRoad#j
sideAssistance.
TherearevariouswaysofcontactingBMW RoadsideAssistance.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage.
Supplementarytextmessages,referto
page 150.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWapp.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Startingmanually
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,sup#j
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4.Ifnecessary,"BMWRoadsideAssistance"
Avoiceconnectionisestablished.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisim#j portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistrans#j
mittedautomatically.Itmaybenecessarytoap#jprovethisontheControlDisplay.
TeleserviceHelp Dependingonthecountry,TeleserviceHelpen#j
ablesanin-depthdiagnosisofthevehicleby
BMWRoadsideAssistanceviawirelesstrans#j mission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughBMWRoadsideAssistance.1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceHelp.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Principle
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbecon#j
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan
accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoder#j
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearsontheinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,atextmes#j
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,dataonthevehicle'sconditionissenttoBMW.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
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StartingBMWAccident
Assistance
Ifanaccidentisdetected
automatically
AtextmessagerelatingtoBMWAccidentAssis#j
tanceappearsontheControlDisplay.
Theconnectioncanbeestablisheddirectly:
"Contactaccidentassistance"
TheCheckControlmessageforBMWAccident
Assistancecanalsobecalledupfromthestored
CheckControlmessagesforacertainlengthof
time.
Additionalinformation:
CheckControl,refertopage 149.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecon#j
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4."BMWAccidentAssistance"
FollowthedisplaysontheControlDisplay.A voiceconnectionisestablished.
EmergencyCall
Intelligentemergencycall
Principle
Incaseofanemergency,anemergencycallcan betriggeredautomaticallybythesystemorman#j ually.
Generalinformation OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
TheIntelligentAssistsystemestablishesacon#j
nectionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyCallcan#j
notbeguaranteedunderunfavorableconditions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Functionalrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theintegratedSIMcardin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheair#j bagstrigger,anemergencycallisautomatically
initiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentofcorre#j
spondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNotifica#j
tionisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbutton.
Manualtriggering
1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
intheareaofthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanemer#j
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Ifthesituationallows,waitinyourvehicleuntilthevoiceconnectionhasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhenaconnectionto
theBMWResponseCenterhasbeenestab#j
lished.
TheBMWResponseCenterthenmakes contactwiththeoccupantsofthevehicleand
initiatesfurtherstepstohelp.
Evenifyouareunabletorespond,theBMW ResponseCentercantakefurtherstepstohelpyouundercertaincircumstances.
Forthispurpose,datathatservestodeter#j
minethenecessaryrescuemeasures,forin#j stancethecurrentpositionofthevehicle
whenitcanbedetermined,istransmittedto
theBMWResponseCenter.
EveniftheBMWResponseCenterisnolon#j
gerheardthroughtheloudspeakers,the
BMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
heartheoccupantsofthevehicle.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheemer#j
gencycall.
Malfunction
ThefunctionoftheEmergencyRequestmaybe
impaired.
TheLEDintheareaoftheSOSbuttonlightsup
forapproximately30seconds.ACheckControl
messageisdisplayed.
Haveitcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation Ifthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbestartedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleandtwojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswithfullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatare
undervoltage.
Warning
Ifthejumpercablesareconnectedintheincor#j
rectorder,sparkingmayoccur.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Payattentiontothecorrectorderdur#j
ingconnection.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump-
starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,
amongotherpotentialdamage.Makesurethat
nobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehi#j
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltagein#j
formationcanbefoundonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheassistingvehicle.3.Switchoffanyelectricalcomponentsinboth vehicles.
Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompart#j mentactsasthepositivebatteryterminal.
Aspecialconnectiononthebodyintheengine
compartmentactsasthenegativebatterytermi#j nal.
Additionalinformation:
Overviewofenginecompartment,referto
page 338.
Openthecoverofthepositivebatteryterminal.
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Connectingthecables
Beforeyoubegin,switchoffallunnecessary electronicsystems/components,suchastheradio,ontheassistingandreceivingvehicles.1.Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositivebatteryterminal,
ortothecorrespondingstartingaidterminal ofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendofthecabletothepositivebatteryterminal,or
tothecorrespondingstartingaidterminalof
thevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegative jumpercabletothenegativebatteryterminal,ortothecorrespondingengineorbody
groundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptotheneg#j
ativebatteryterminal,ortothecorresponding
engineorbodygroundofthevehicletobe started.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayfluidstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheassistingvehicleand letitrunforseveralminutesatanincreased
idlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehiclethatistobe
startedintheusualway.
Ifthefirststartingattemptisnotsuccessful, waitafewminutesbeforemakinganotherat#j
temptinordertoallowthedischargedbattery
torecharge.3.Letbothenginesrunforseveralminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpercablesinthereverse order.
Checkthebatteryandrecharge,ifneeded.
Tow-startingandtowing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Steptronictransmission:
transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof damagetoproperty,amongotherpotential
damage.Thevehicleshouldonlybetrans#j portedonaloadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,among
otherpotentialdamage.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow
fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthehaz#j
ardousarea,itcanbepushedforashortdis#j
tance.
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Additionalinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,refertopage 141.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona loadingplatform.
Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,depend#j
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora
warningtriangleintherearwindow.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetow#j ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolhandling.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.Makesurethatthegrossvehicle
weightofthetowingvehicleisheavierthanthe
vehicletobetowed.
NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincor#j rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,among
otherpotentialdamage.Correctlyattachthe towbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe
towbarataninclination,pleasefollowthefollow#j ing:
'xFreemovementislimitedgoingaroundcor#jners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithaninclination.
Towrope
Observethefollowingnoteswhenusingthetow
rope:
'xUsenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenable
thevehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.'xMakesurethetowropeisnottwistedwhen fastening.'xChecktheattachmentofthetowfittingand
towropeinregularintervals.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof
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Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
Thetowfittingcanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowfittingisfoundintheonboardvehicle toolkit.
Observethefollowingnoteswhenusingthetow fitting:
'xUseonlythetowfittingprovidedwiththeve#j hicle.'xTurnthetowfittingatleast5turnsclockwise
andscrewitinasfarasitwillgo.Ifnecessary, tightenwithasuitableobject.'xAfteruse,unscrewthetowfittingcounter-clockwise.'xUsethetowfittingfortowingonpavedroadsonly.'xAvoidlateralloadingofthetowfitting,forin#j
stancedonotliftthevehiclebythetowfit#j ting.'xChecktheattachmentofthetowfittingin
regularintervals.
Additionalinformation:
Onboardvehicletoolkit,refertopage 350.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Ifthetowfittingisnotusedasintended,there
maybedamagetothevehicleortothetowfit#j ting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,
amongotherpotentialdamage.Followthe
notesonusingthetowfitting.
Screwthreadfortowfitting
Pressonthemarkontheedgeofthecoverto
pushitout.
Tow-starting
Donottow-startthevehicle.
Starttheenginebyjump-starting,ifpossible.
Havethereasonsforthestartingdifficultiescor#j
rectedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Additionalinformation:
Jump-starting,refertopage 357.
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