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strictionandanyCheckControlmessagesrelatj
ingtothecomfortfunctionswillnolongerbedisj
played.
Hazardsymbols Thefollowinghazardsymbolscanbefoundon
thevehiclebattery:SymbolMeaningNosmoking,nonakedflames,
nosparks.Wearprotectivegoggles.Keepawayfromchildren.Riskofacidburns:weargloves,
donottiltthebattery.Rinseanysplashesofacidwith
waterimmediately.Ifacidcomes
intocontactwitheyesorisswalj
lowed,seekmedicalattention
immediately.Nodirectsunlight,nofrost.Followtheusermanual.Explosivegasmixture.Donot
sealanyopeningsonthebatj
tery.
Replacingthebattery
GeneralThemanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
onlyhavingthevehiclebatteryreplacedbya
ServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroranauthorisedworkj
shop.Ifthebatteryisnotreplacedcorrectly,the
vehiclemaynotrecogniseitproperlyandperfect
functioningcannotbeguaranteed.
Notesonremoval
Observethefollowingnotesonremovingthevej hiclebattery:'xParkthevehicleandswitchoffconsumers.'xFirstdisconnectthepoweratthenegative
terminal.Thendisconnectthepoweratthe
positiveterminal.
Notesoninstallation
Observethefollowingnotesoninstallingthevej hiclebattery:
'xRemoveanyforeignbodiesfromthebatteryholder.'xOnlyinstallthebatteryintheintendedposij
tioninthevehicle.'xKeepthebatteryandvehicleconnectionconj
tactsclean.'xFirstconnectthepoweratthepositivetermij nal.Thenconnectthepoweratthenegativeterminal.'xUsetheconnections,connectorsandcovers
provided.'xConnectahosetothegasoutletopeningif
necessary.
Initialoperation
Thebatteryisoperational.Nospecialprecauj
tionsarerequiredforstart-up.
Chargingthebattery General
Ensurethebatteryissufficientlychargedto
guaranteetheentirelifetimeofthebattery.
Chargethebatteryunderthefollowingsituations:
'xIftheinspectionglassonthetopofthebatj
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Thefollowingconditionscanhaveanegativeefj
fectonbatteryperformance:'xFrequentlydrivingshortdistances.'xIfthevehicleisnotusedforaperiodofone
monthorlonger.
Safetynote
NOTE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterymay
operatewithhighvoltagesandhighcurrents whichcanoverloadordamagethe12-volton-boardnetwork.Thereisariskofmaterialdamj
age.Onlyconnectbatterychargersforthevej hiclebatterytothestartingaidterminalsinthe
enginecompartment.
Batterycharger
Batterychargersdevelopedespeciallyforthevej
hicleandsuitablefortheon-boardnetworkcan
beobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora specialistworkshop.
Chargingthebattery Onlychargethebatteryviathestartingaidtermij
nalsintheenginecompartmentandwiththeenj
gineswitchedoff.
Withmildhybridtechnology:onlychargethebatj
terywhenthefrontflapisopen.
Forfurtherinformation:
Startingaidterminals,seepage 390.
Powerfailure Followinganelectricalpowerfailure,some
equipmentwillhavetobereinitialisedorindividj ualsettingswillneedtobeupdated,forexample:
'xWithmemoryfunction:savepositionsagain.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.Storingthebattery
Observethefollowinginformationonstoringvej hiclebatteries:'xStorethebatteryinacoolanddryplace.'xProtectthebatteryfromdirectsunlightand
frost.'xOnlycleanthebatterywithadamp,anti-static
cloth.'xStorethebatteryuprightandsecureit
againstfallingover.'xInstalltheoldestbatteriesfirst.'xDonotremovetheprotectivecapfromthe contacts.'xChargeorinstallthebatterybythedateonthebatterylabelatthelatest.Oncefullycharged,thebatterywillworkforanother
10months.
Mildhybridtechnology
Principle Abatteryrunningon48voltsformspartofthemildhybridtechnology.Mildhybridtechnologycanlowerfuelconsumption.
Mildhybridtechnologyaffectsthefollowing functions.
Forfurtherinformation:
'xAutomaticStart/Stopfunction,seepage 147.'xEngine-offcoasting/coasting,seepage 332.
Safetynote
DANGER
Touchinglivecomponentscanresultinan
electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuryoreven death.Donottouchanycomponentsthatcouldbelive.
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Overview
Themildhybridtechnologybatteryislocatedin
theenginecompartment,underacoveronthe passengerside.
Removingthecover
1.Turnthecaptotheopenpadlocksymbol
,arrow1.
2.Removecover,arrow2.
Notes
Apurplecablerunsfromthebatterytothecenj
treofthevehicle.
Donotreplaceorworkonthemildhybridtechj nologybattery.
Disposingoftheoldbattery DisposeofoldbatteriesataService
Partnerofthemanufactureroranother qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshoporhandthemintoanauthorisedcolj lectingpoint.
Batteriesfilledwithacidshouldbetransportedupright.Protectbatteriesagainstfallingover
whenintransit.
Warranty
Seethevehiclepurchasecontractforinformaj
tiononthebatterywarranty.
Fuses
General
Thefusesarelocatedatdifferentpositionsinthe
vehicle.
Safetynote
WARNING
Incorrectorrepairedfusescanoverloadelectrij calcablesandcomponents.Thereisariskof fire.Donotrepairblownfusesorreplacethem
withfuseswithadifferentcolouroramprating.
Intheinterior
Thefusesarelocatedintheinterior,behinda
coverinthefrontseatpassengerfootwell.
Undofastenings,arrow,andopencover.
Thefuseboxislocatedatthefrontright.
Insidetheluggagecompartment
Thefusesarelocatedbehindacoveronthe
right-handsideintheluggagecompartment.
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Removethecover.
Thefuseboxmaybelocatedbehindsoundinsuj lation.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com/fusej
card.
Whereapplicable,informationonthefusetypes
andlocationsisalsofoundonaseparatesheetin
thefusebox.
Otherfuseboxes
Thereareotherfuseboxesinthevehicle.Inthe
eventofafault,contactaServicePartnerofthe manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
ReplacingfusesThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendshavingfuseschangedbyaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora specialistworkshop.
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HelpincaseofabreakdownVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Hazardwarninglights
Thebuttonislocatedinthecentreconsole.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleisintheluggagecompartj
ment.
Toremove,undotheVelcrofastener.
First-aidkit
General
Someitemsinthekithavealimitedlife.
Checktheuse-bydatesofthecontentsregularly
andreplaceanyitemsthathaveexpiredingood
time.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedintheleftstoragecomj partmentoftheboot.
BMWRoadsideAssistance
Principle BMWGroupRoadsideAssistancecanbeconj
tactedifyourequirehelpintheeventofabreakj
down.
General
Inthecaseofabreakdown,dataonthevehicle
conditioncanbetransferredtotheBMWRoadj
sideAssistance.Itispossiblethatmalfunctions
canberemedieddirectly.
TherearevariouswaysofcontactingBMW RoadsideAssistance.
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'xViaaCheckControlmessage.
Supplementarytextmessages,see page 169.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Dependingonthenational-marketversionand
vehicletype,adifferentRoadsideAssistance providercanbeassignedviatheConnectedDrive
customerportalifnecessary.
Operatingrequirements
'xActivatedConnectedDrivecontract,equipj mentwithintelligentemergencycallorBMW
ConnectedDriveservices.'xMobilereception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Startingmanually
WhenequippedwithTeleservices,supportis
providedfirstthroughTeleserviceDiagnosisand
thenbyTeleserviceAssistanceifrequired.
1.APPS2.Installedapps3.BMWAssistance4.Ifnecessary,BMWRoadsideAssistance
Avoiceconnectionisestablished.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthedetailedvehij
cledatarequiredfordiagnosistobetransferred viamobilecommunications.Thisdataistransferjredautomatically.Itmaybenecessarytoapj
provethisontheControlDisplay.
TeleserviceAssistance
TeleserviceAssistanceisacountry-specificfeaj
turethatallowsBMWRoadsideAssistanceto
carryoutamorein-depthdiagnosisofthevehij
cleviamobilecommunications.
TeleserviceAssistancecanbestartedafterarej
questbyBMWRoadsideAssistance.1.Parkthevehiclesafely.2.Applytheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceAssistance.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Principle
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbecontacj
tedifhelpisrequiredintheeventofanaccident.
General Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoderj
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany
airbags,aCheckControlmessageisdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.Acorrespondingtext
messagealsoappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,dataonthevehicleconditionistransferredto
BMW.
Dependingonthenational-marketversionand
vehicletype,adifferentaccidentassistanceproj vidercanbeassignedviatheConnectedDrive
customerportalifnecessary.
Operatingrequirements
'xActivatedConnectedDrivecontract,equipj mentwithintelligentemergencycallorBMW
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StartingBMWAccident
Assistance
Ifanaccidentisdetected
automatically
Atextmessagepromptingthedrivertocall
BMWAccidentAssistanceisshownontheConj
trolDisplay.
Theconnectioncanbeestablisheddirectly:
Contactaccidentassistance
TheCheckControlmessageforBMWAccident
Assistancecanalsobecalledupfromthesaved
CheckControlmessagesforacertainlengthof
time.
Forfurtherinformation:
CheckControl,seepage 168.
Startingmanually BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecontacj
tedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccidentdej tectionfunction.1.APPS2.Installedapps3.BMWAssistance4.BMWAccidentAssistance
Followthedisplaysonthecontroldisplay.A
voiceconnectionisestablished.
Emergencycall
Statutoryemergencycall
Principle Thesystemcanbeusedtotriggeranemerj
gencycallautomaticallyormanuallyinemerj
gencysituations.
General PresstheSOSbuttoninanemergencyonly.
Theemergencycallestablishesaconnectiontoapublicemergencycallnumber.
Thisdependsonfactorssuchasthespecific
mobiletelephonenetworkandnationalregulaj
tions.
TheemergencycallisplacedusingtheSIMcard
integratedinthevehicleandcannotbeswitched off.
Fortechnicalreasons,itmightnotbepossibleto
makeanemergencycallinhighlyadversecondij
tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Operatingrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xEmergencycallsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehicleisactivated.
Automatictriggering
Incertaincircumstances,forexampledeployj
mentoftheairbags,anemergencycallmaybe
placedautomaticallyimmediatelyafteranaccij
dentofappropriateseverity.Anautomaticemerj
gencycallisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOS button.
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2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
inthebuttonareaisilluminatedgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhentheemerj
gencycallhasbeenactivated.
Ifacancellationrequestisdisplayedonthe ControlDisplay,theemergencycallcanbecancelled.
Ifthesituationpermits,waitinthevehicleunj tilvoicecontacthasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhentheconnection
totheemergencynumberhasbeenestabj
lished.
Inthecaseofanemergencycall,dataissent tothepublicrescuecoordinationcentreinorj
dertodecidewhatrescuemeasuresarerej
quired.Thedatamayinclude,forexample,
thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,ifthiscan
bedetermined.
Forinformationondatatransferandstorage: Statutoryemergencycallsystem,see
page 15.
Evenifthevehicleoccupantscannolonger heartherescuecoordinationcentrethroughtheloudspeakers,therescuecoordination
centremaystillbeabletohearthevehicle
occupantsspeak.
Therescuecoordinationcentreendstheemerj
gencycall.
Malfunction
Theemergencycallfunctionmaybeimpaired.
TheLEDneartheemergencycallbuttonillumij natesforapproximately30seconds.ACheck
Controlmessageisshown.
HavechecksperformedbyaServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Intelligentemergencycall
Principle
Thesystemcanbeusedtotriggeranemerj
gencycallautomaticallyormanuallyinemerj
gencysituations.
General PresstheSOSbuttoninanemergencyonly.
Theintelligentemergencycallsystemestabj lishesaconnectionwiththeBMWemergencycallcentre.
EvenifnoemergencycallthroughBMWisposj
sible,insomecasesanemergencycallmaystill
beestablishedtoapublicemergencycallnumj
ber.Thisdependsonfactorssuchasthespecific
mobiletelephonenetworkandnationalregulaj
tions.
Fortechnicalreasons,itmightnotbepossibleto
makeanemergencycallinhighlyadversecondij
tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Operatingrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xEmergencycallsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
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Automatictriggering
Incertaincircumstances,forexampledeployj
mentoftheairbags,anemergencycallmaybe
placedautomaticallyimmediatelyafteranaccij
dentofappropriateseverity.Anautomaticemerj
gencycallisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOS button.
Manualtriggering1.Taponcoverflap.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
inthebuttonareaisilluminatedgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhentheemerj
gencycallhasbeenactivated.
Ifacancellationrequestisdisplayedonthe ControlDisplay,theemergencycallcanbecancelled.
Ifthesituationpermits,waitinthevehicleunj tilvoicecontacthasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhentheconnection
totheemergencynumberhasbeenestabj
lished.
WhenanemergencycallismadeviaBMW, data,forexamplethevehicle'spositionifthis
canbedetermined,issenttothepublic emergencycallcentreinordertodecide
whatrescuemeasuresarerequired.
Ifquestionsaskedbytheemergencycall
centreremainunanswered,rescuemeasures
areimplementedautomatically.
Evenifthevehicleoccupantscannolonger heartheemergencycallcentrethroughtheloudspeakers,theemergencycallcentremay
stillbeabletohearthevehicleoccupants
speak.
Theemergencycallcentreendstheemergency
call.
Fireextinguisher
Principle
Thefireextinguishercanbeusedtoputoutvehij
clefires.
General Dependingonthevehicle'sequipmentandthe
countryvariant,thevehiclemayhaveafireextinj
guisher.
Safetynote
WARNING
Incorrectuseofthefireextinguishercancause injury.Thereisariskofinjury.Observetheinj
formationbelowwhenusingthefireextinj
guisher:
'xDonotinhaletheextinguishingagent.If
theextinguishingagentisinhaled,move thecasualtyoutintothefreshair.Ifthecasualtyexperiencesbreathingdifficulties,
contactadoctorimmediately.'xDonotallowtheextinguishingagentto
comeintocontactwiththeskin.Proj
longedcontactwiththeextinguishing
agentcancausetheskintodryout.'xDonotallowtheextinguishingagentto
comeintocontactwiththeeyes.Inthe
eventofcontactwiththeeyes,rinsethem
immediatelywithplentyofwater.Incase
ofprolongeddiscomfort,contactadoctor.
Overview
Thefireextinguisherislocatedatthefrontofthe
frontpassengerseat.
Removingthefireextinguisher Openthebucklesontheretainingstrap.
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UsingthefireextinguisherTousethefireextinguisher,followthemanufacjturer'sinstructionsonthefireextinguisherand
theinformationsuppliedwithit.
Stowingthefireextinguisher1.Insertthefireextinguisherintotheholder.2.Hookinandclosethebuckles.
Maintenanceandrefilling
Havethefireextinguishercheckedevery2years
byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Makeanoteofthenextmaintenancedatefor thefireextinguisher.
Replacethefireextinguisherafteruseorhaveit refilled.
Startingaid
GeneralIfthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,theengine
canbestartedfromanothervehicle'sbatteryusj
ingtwojumpleads.Onlyusejumpleadswith
fullyinsulatedterminalclamps.
Safetynotes
DANGER
Touchinglivecomponentscanresultinan
electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuryoreven
death.Donottouchanycomponentsthat
couldbelive.
WARNING
Connectingthejumpleadsinthewrongsej quencecancausesparks.Thereisariskofinj jury.Pleasecomplywiththecorrectsequence
whenconnecting.
NOTE
Contactbetweenthebodyworkofthetwovej
hiclescanresultinashortcircuitduringstarting aid.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Makesurethereisnocontactbetweenthebodyjwork.
Preparations
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryintheothervehij
cleshows12volts.Informationaboutthe
voltageisprovidedonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheothervehicle.3.Switchoffanypowerconsumersinbothvej
hicles.
Jump-startingconnections
Thejump-startingconnectionintheengine compartmentservesasthepositivebatteryterj
minal.
Aspecialconnectiononthebodyservesasthe
negativebatteryterminalintheenginecompartj ment.
Forfurtherinformation:
Overviewoftheenginecompartment,see
page 361.
Openthelidofthepositivebatteryterminal.
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