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WARNING
Ifarearseatbackrestisnotlocked,unsecured cargomaybeflungintotheinterior,forexample
intheeventofanaccidentorduringbrakingor evasivemanoeuvres.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethattherearseatbackrestislocked
afterithasbeenfoldedback.
WARNING
Iftheseatisnotadjustedproperlyorthechild
seathasbeeninstalledincorrectly,thechildrej straintsystemmayhavelimitedstabilityormay
notbestableatall.Thereisariskofinjuryor
evendeath.Makesurethatthechildrestraint
systemrestsfirmlyagainstthebackrest.Wherj
everpossible,adaptthebackrestangleofall
therelevantseatbackrestsandadjusttheseats
correctly.Makesurethattheseatsandtheir
backrestsarecorrectlyengagedorlocked.If
possible,adjusttheheightoftheheadrej
straints,orremovethem.
NOTE
Vehiclepartscanbedamagedwhenfolding
downtherearbackrest.Thereisariskofmatej rialdamage.Whenfoldingdown,makesurethattheareaofmovementoftherearbackrestincludingheadrestraintiskeptclear.
Foldingdowntherearbackrest
Fromtheluggagecompartment
Pullthecorrespondingleverintheluggagecomj
partmenttounlocktherearseatbackrest.
'xLeftlever:folddowntheleftrearseatbackj rest.'xRightlever:folddowntherightrearseatbackrest.
Foldingbacktherearbackrest
Foldtherearbackrestbackintoseatpositionand
engage.
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DrivingprecautionsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Runningin
General Movingpartsneedtoadjusttoeachother.
Thefollowingnoteswillhelptomaximisethevej hicle'slifetimeandefficiency.
DonotuseLaunchControlwhenrunningin.
Safetynote
WARNING
Newpartsandcomponentscancausesafety andDriverAssistanceSystemstorespondwithadelay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afternewpartshavebeeninstalledorifthevehicleisnew,drivemoderatelyandtakeactionpromptly
ifnecessary.Pleasecomplywithrunning-in
proceduresforthecorrespondingpartsand
components.
Engine,gearboxanddifferential
Upto2000km,1200miles
Donotexceedthemaximumenginerevsand speed:
'xWithpetrolengines,4500rpmand160km/h,
100mph.'xWithdieselengines,3500rpmand150km/h, 93mph.
Generallyavoidkick-downanddrivingunderfullload.
From2000km,1200milesonwards
Engineandroadspeedscanbegraduallyinj creased.
Tyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdonotachievetheirfullroadgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,200miles.
Brakesystem
Brakediscsandpadsonlyachievetheirfullefj
fectivenessafterapproximately500km,
300miles.Drivemoderatelyduringthisrunning-
inperiod.
Afterfittingnewparts
Pleasecomplywiththerunning-inprocedures
againifthecomponentspreviouslyreferredto arerenewed.
Generaldrivinginformation
Closingthebootlid
Safetynote
WARNING
Whenopen,thebootlidprotrudesabovethe vehicle,andintheeventofanaccident,brakingorevasiveaction,itcanendangervehicleoccuj
pantsandotherroadusers,ordamagethevej
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hicle.Thereisalsoariskofexhaustfumesenjteringtheinteriorofthevehicle.Thereisarisk
ofinjuryormaterialdamage.Donotdrivewith
thebootlidopen.
Drivingwiththebootlidopen
Ifthereisnoalternativetodrivingwiththetailj gateopen:'xWhentheconvertibletopisclosed,closeallthewindows.'xAdjusttheblowertoahighsetting.'xMaintainamoderatespeed.
Iceonthewindows
NOTE
Thewindowlowersalittlewhenthedoorhanj dleispulled.Ifthereisfrost,thewindowmay
freezeupandcannotthenbelowered.Thereis ariskofmaterialdamage.Makesurethatthe
windowlowerswhenthedoorhandleispulled.
Removeanysnoworicefromthewindow.Do
notopenthedoorbyforce.
Hotexhaustsystem
WARNING
Hightemperaturesmayoccurunderthevehicle bodyduringdriving,forexamplebecauseofthe
exhaustsystem.Contactwiththeexhaustsysj
temcanleadtoburns.Thereisariskofinjury.
Donottouchthehotexhaustsystem,including
theexhaustpipe.
WARNING
Ifflammablematerials,forexampleleavesor
grass,comeintocontactwithhotpartsofthe
exhaustsystem,thesematerialscancatchfire.
Thereisariskoffireandinjury.Neverremove
theheatshieldsfittedhereorapplyunderseal
tothem.Makesurethatwhendriving,idlingor parking,noflammablematerialscancomeintocontactwithhotvehicleparts.
Exhaustgasparticlefilter
Principle
Theexhaustgasparticlefiltercollectssootpartij
cles.Thesootparticlesareburnedathightemj peraturestocleantheexhaustgasparticlefilter
asnecessary.
GeneralThecleaningprocesstakesafewminutes,durj
ingwhichthefollowingmayoccur:'xTheenginemaytemporarilyrunalittle
roughly.'xAslightlyhigherenginespeedmayberej
quiredtoachievetheusualpoweroutput.'xTheremaybeasmallamountofsmokefrom theexhaust,evenafterstoppingtheengine.'xNoise,forexamplecausedbytheradiatorfan
running,maybeheard,evensomeminutes afterstoppingtheengine.
Itisnormalfortheradiatorfantokeeprunning
forseveralminutes,evenaftershorttrips.
Petrolengine:cleaningtheexhaust
gasparticlefilterwhiledriving
Variousdriverprofilesensurethattheexhaust gasparticlefilterisself-cleaning.If,inadditiontotheself-cleaningfunction,theexhaustgaspartijclefilterneedstobeactivelycleanedwhiledrivj
ing,aCheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Proceedasfollowsthenexttimeyoudriveoutj
sideofbuilt-upareasforaround30minutes.
'xDeactivatecruiseControlsystems.'xTakeyourfootofftheacceleratorrepeatedly andallowthevehicletorollinoverrunmode.
Forfurtherinformation:
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'xIfpossible,driveatalternatingspeeds.
Climatecomfortwindscreen
Themarkedareadoesnothaveaheat-reflecting
coating.
Usethemarkedareaforgaragedooropeners,
devicesforelectronictollrecording,payment systemsandothersimilardevices.
Radiosignals
WARNING
Certainvehiclefunctionsmaybeaffectedbyinj
terferencefromhigh-frequencyradiosignals.
Suchsignalsareoutputfromaseriesoftransj missionsystems,forexamplefromairtraffic
beaconsorrelaystationsformobiletelecomj
munications.
WerecommendyouconsultyourServiceCenj treshouldyouexperienceanydifficulties.
Mobilecommunicationinthe
vehicle
WARNING
Thereisapossibilityofreciprocalinterference
betweenthevehicleelectronicsandmobile radiodevices.Radiationisgeneratedwhenmoj
bileradiodevicesaretransmitting.Thereisa riskofinjuryormaterialdamage.Ifpossible,onlyusemobileradiodevices,forexamplemoj
biletelephones,intheinterioriftheyareconj
necteddirectlytoanexternalaerialinorderto eliminatereciprocalinterferenceandtodiverttheradiationawayfromthevehicle'sinterior.
Aquaplaning Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetyresandtheroad.
Thissituation,knownasaquaplaning,meansthat
thetyrecanactuallylosecontactcompletelywith
theroadsurfaceandthevehiclecanneitherbe
steered,northebrakesproperlyapplied.
Drivingthroughwater
General Pleasecomplywiththefollowingwhendriving
throughwater:'xDeactivatetheAutomaticStart/Stopfunction.'xOnlydrivethroughstillwater.'xOnlydrivethroughwateruptoamax.depth
of25cm,9.8in.'xDrivethroughwateratawalkingspeedofno
morethan5km/h,3mph.
Safetynote
NOTE
Drivingthroughexcessivelydeepwatertoofast
canresultinwaterenteringtheenginecomj partment,electricalsystemortransmission.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Whendrivj
ingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaximum waterdepthandspeedspecifiedabove.
Safebraking
GeneralThevehicleisequippedwithanAnti-lockBrake
SystemABSasstandard.
Performfullbrakinginsituationsthatrequireit.
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Thevehicleremainssteerable.Anyobstacles
canbeavoidedbysteeringassmoothlyaspossij
ble.
Apulsingofthebrakepedalandhydraulicreguj latingsoundsindicatethattheAnti-lockBrakeSystemABSisfunctioning.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscancausefunctionalnoise.However,the
functionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheefficiency andoperationalsafetyofthebrakes.
Objectsintherangeofmovementof
thepedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe
pedaltravelorblockapedalthathasbeen
pressed.Thereisariskofaccident.Ensurethat
itemsinthevehiclearestowedsecurelyand cannotgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyusefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbesecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donot
useloosefloormats,anddonotplaceseveral
floormatsontopofoneanother.Makesure thatthereissufficientspaceforthepedals.Enj
surethatfloormatsaresecurelyreattachedafj terremoval,forexampleforcleaning.
Pedalfeelwhendrivingoff
Whenthedrive-readystatehasbeenswitched onafterthereststate,anunfamiliarpedalfeelcanoccur,forexampleshortpedaltravel.Onceyouhavecompletelyreleasedthebrakepedal,thepedalfeelwillbebacktonormal.
WetroadsInwetweather,ongrittedroadsandinheavy
rain,applythebrakeslightlyeveryfewkilomej
tres/miles.
Ensurethatyoudonotobstructotherroadusers
whendoingso.
Theheatgeneratedbybrakingdriesthebrake
discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Thishelpstomaintainthebrakepowersothatit
isavailableimmediatelywhenneeded.
Downhillgradients
General
Whendrivingonlongorsteepdownhill
stretches,usethegearinwhichtheleastbraking isrequired.Otherwisethebrakesystemcanoverheatandthebrakingeffectisreduced.
Enginebrakingeffectcanbeadditionallyinj
creasedbymanuallyshiftingdown,evenintofirst gear,ifapplicable.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Evenslightbutcontinuouspressureonthe
brakepedalcancauseoverheating,brakepad
wearorevenbrakesystemfailure.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Avoidexcessiveloadsonthe
brake.
WARNING
Whenidlingorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forexampleengine
brakingeffectorsteeringandbrakingforceasj
sistance,areeitherrestrictedornotavailableat
all.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotdriveat
idlespeedorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Corrosionofthebrakediscs
Corrosionofthebrakediscsandcontamination
ofthebrakepadsincreaseinthefollowingcirj cumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
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'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidicoralkalinecleaningagents.
Duringbraking,corrodedbrakediscsmaycausebrakejudderwhichusuallycannotbeeliminated.
Condensationwhenvehicleis
parked
Whentheautomaticairconditioningisinoperaj
tion,condensationdevelopsandexitsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Drivingonaracingtrack
WARNING
Thevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinmotorj
sportcompetitionsorsimilar.Thereisariskof
accident.Donotusethevehicleinmotorsport
competitionsorsimilar.
Thehighermechanicalandthermalloadsinj volvedindrivingonracingtracksleadtoinj
creasedwear.Thiswearisnotcoveredbythe
warranty.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
specialsporttyres,knownashigh-performance tyres,thathavebeenoptimisedforuseonracing
tracksindryconditions.Tofindoutmoreinforj
mationaboutsporttyres,askaServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Beforeandafterdrivingonaracingtrack,have
thevehiclecheckedataServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
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SavingfuelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Reducingfuelconsumption
General
Thevehiclepossesseswide-rangingtechnoloj
giesforreducingconsumptionandemissionlevj
els.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonvariousfactors.
Anumberofmeasures,suchasamoderatedrivj ingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninfluencefuelconsumptionandreducetheburdenonthe
environment.
RemoveunnecessaryloadsExtraweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removemountedpartsafteruse Add-onaccessoriesonthevehiclecanadverselyaffectitsaerodynamicperformanceandincreasefuelconsumption.
Closewindows Openwindowsincreasedragandconsequently
fuelconsumption.
Tyres
GeneralTyrescanhavedifferingeffectsonconsumption
figures.Consumptioncanbeaffectedbythesize ofthetyres,forexample.
Checktyreinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifnecessary,correctthetyreinflationpressuresatleasttwiceamonthandbeforesetj
tingoffonalongerjourney.
Insufficienttyreinflationpressureenlargesthe
rollingresistanceandthusincreasesfuelconj sumptionandtyrewear.
Observethecorrecttyreinflationpressureand theECOtyreinflationpressurewhereapplicable.
Forfurtherinformation:
Tyreinflationpressureinformation,see
page 336.
Driveoffimmediately Donotwarmuptheenginewiththevehicleatastandstill,butinsteadsetoffstraightaway,drivj
ingatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisbringsthecoldengineuptooperatingtemj peratureasquicklyaspossible.
Thinkahead
Anticipatingtheroadsituationandadoptinga
smoothdrivingstylewillreducefuelconsumpj tion.
Avoidacceleratingandbrakingunnecessarily. Keepanappropriatedistancefromthevehicleahead.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedsreducesfuelconj
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Payattentiontotheoptimumshiftindicatorinthevehicle,iffitted.
Makeuseofoverrunmode Whenapproachingaredtrafficlight,takeyourfootofftheacceleratorandallowthevehicletoroll.
Ondownwardstretches,takeyourfootoffthe acceleratorandallowthevehicletoroll.
Thefuelsupplyisinterruptedinoverrunmode.
Switchofftheengineifstopping
forlongerperiods
Stoppingtheengine Whenyoustopthevehicleforlongerperiods,for
exampleattrafficlights,railwaycrossingsorin
trafficjams,switchofftheengine.
AutomaticStart/Stopfunction
TheAutoStartStopfunctionofthevehicleshuts offtheengineautomaticallyduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenstarted again,thefuelconsumptionandemissionsarereducedcomparedwithapermanentlyrunning
engine.Savingscanbemadejustbystopping
theengineforafewseconds.
Fuelconsumptionalsodependsonotherfactors,
suchasdrivingstyle,roadcondition,maintej
nanceorenvironmentalfactors,forexample.
Switchofffunctionswhichare
notcurrentlyrequired
Functionssuchasseatheatingorrearwindow
heatingrequireagreatdealofenergyandinj
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincitytraffic
andstop-and-gotraffic.
Switchthesefunctionsoffiftheyarenotrej
quired.
TheECOPROdrivemodesupportsenergy-savj
inguseofcomfortfunctions.Thesefunctionsare
automaticallydeactivatedwhollyorpartially.Havemaintenanceworkcarried
out
Havethevehicleservicedregularlytoachieve
optimaleconomyandlifetime.BMWrecomj
mendshavingmaintenanceworkcarriedoutbya
BMWServicePartner.
PleasealsoseetheBMWMaintenanceSystem.
ECOPRO
Principle
ECOPROsupportsanefficientdrivingstyle.To dothis,theenginemanagementandcomfort functions,suchasforexampletheairconditionjingpower,areadjusted.
Steptronictransmission:theengineisdisconj
nectedfromthegearboxinselectorleverposij
tionDundercertaincircumstances.Thevehicle
rollswhenidlingtooptimiseconsumption.Selecj
torleverpositionDremainsengaged.
Inaddition,situation-dependentnotes,ECO
PROtips,canbedisplayedwhichhelpyouto
drivewithoptimumconsumption.
Intheinstrumentcluster,theextensionofthe
rangeachievedasaresultcanbedisplayedasa
bonusrange.
General
Thesystemcomprisesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
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Overview
Button
ActivatingECOPRO Pressthebutton.ECOPROisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
ViatheDrivingExperienceControl
1.ActivatingECOPRO.2.ECOPROINDIVIDUAL
ViaiDrive
1.CAR2.Settings3.Drivingmode4.ECOPROINDIVIDUAL5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
ECOPROLimit
'xECOPROlimit:activateECOPROlimit.
AnECOPROtipisshownwhenthespeedof thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xNotificationat:
SettherequiredspeedfortheECOPRO limit.Enabling/disablingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeactivaj
ted/deactivated:'xECOPROseatheating'xECOPROclimatecontrol'xECOPROlightandsight
Thesettingsaresavedforthecurrentdriverproj file.
Coasting
Thecoastingfunctionenablestheenginetobe
switchedofforoperatedatidlewhendeceleratj inginordertooptimiseconsumption.
ECOPROseatairconditioning Theoutputfromtheseatheatingisreduced
whenECOPROisactivated.
ECOPROairconditioningTheairconditioningisadjustedforefficientconj
sumption.
Toachievethis,thesettemperatureisadjusted
slightlyandtheinteriorisheatedorcooledmore slowlytoreduceconsumption.
ECOPROlightandsight Thepoweroutputoftheexteriormirrorandtherearwindowheatingisreduced.
Dependingontheequipment,thedynamicECO
lightfunctionisactivatedadditionally.
Resettingsettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothedefaultsetj ting:
ResettoECOPROSTANDARD
Displayintheinstrumentcluster GeneralWhenactivatingtheECOPROdrivemode,the
displaychangestoaspecialdisplay.
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ECOPRObonusrangeAnextensionofrangecanbe
achievedduetoadjusteddriving
style.
Therangeextensioncanbedisj playedasbonusrangeintheinj
strumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeiscontainedintheefficiency display.
Ifthebonusrangeisshowningrey,thecurrent drivingstyleisinefficient.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallthecondij tionsfordrivingwithoptimisedconsumptionaremet.
Theintervalsforresettingthebonusrangedej pendonthejourneydatasettings.
Consumptiondisplay
FullBlackPanelDisplay:
Apointerintheconsumptiondisplayprovidesinj
formationaboutthecurrentdrivingstyle:
'xThecurrentconsumptioninrelationtothe
averageconsumptionisdisplayed.'xPointerintheareaarrow1:displayoftheenj
ergyrecuperationachievedwhenrollingor
whenbraking.'xPointerinareaarrow2:displaywhenaccelerj ating.
Iftheaccelerationisinefficient,theareabetween
averageconsumptionandcurrentconsumption
iscolouredred.
Thefollowinginformationisalsodisplayed,dej
pendingonthesituation:'xDependingontheequipmentversion:the routecoveredinthecoastingdrivestate.'xThetotaltimewiththeengineswitchedoff
duringautomaticenginestops.'xAoptimumshiftindicatorasrecommendation toengageamoreefficientgear.
Displayonthecontroldisplay
General Informationaboutthecurrenteffectivenessof
theECOPROfunctionscanbedisplayedasan energyflow.
Displayingenergyflowinformation
1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Energyflow
Followingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStartStopfunction.'xEnergyrecuperation.'xCoasting.
Route-aheadassistant
Principle
Thefunctionhelpstosavefuelandsupportsan anticipatorydrivingstyle.Usingthenavigation
data,certainsectionsoftherouteaheadcanbe
detectedearlyandinformationcanbeshared
withthedriver.
General Therecognisedsectionsoftheroute,suchasbuilt-upareasorbendsahead,forexample,rej
quireareductioninspeed.
Thealertisalsogivenifthesectionoftheroute
aheadcannotyetbedetectedwhendriving.
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