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Connectingthecables
Beforestarting,switchoffallunnecessarypower
consumers,forexampletheradio,onbothvehij cles.1.Openthecoverofthejump-startingconnecjtion.2.Connectaterminalclamponthepositive/+jumpleadtothepositiveterminalofthebatj
teryorthecorrespondingjump-startingconj
nectionontheothervehicle.3.Connectthesecondterminalclamptothe battery'spositiveterminalortothecorrejspondingjump-startingconnectiononthe
vehiclebeingstarted.4.Connectaterminalclamponthenegative/m
jumpleadtothenegativeterminalofthebatj
teryorthecorrespondingengineorbody earthconnectionontheothervehicle.5.Connectthesecondterminalclamptothenegativeterminalofthebatteryortoacorrej
spondingengineorbodyearthconnectionon
thevehiclebeingstarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayproductstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheothervehicleandalj
lowittorunforafewminutesataslightly higheridlespeed.
Ifstartingadieselvehicle:allowtheengineof
theothervehicletorunforapproximately
10minutes.2.Starttheengineofthevehicletobestartedin
theusualway.
Ifaninitialattempttostarttheenginefails, waitafewminutesbeforetryingagaintoalj
lowthedischargedbatterytorecharge.3.Allowbothenginestorunforafewminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpleadsinreverseorderto connection.
Checkthebatteryandhaveitrechargedifnecj
essary.
Tow-starting/towingaway
Safetynote
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentow-starting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisariskofaccident.Switchoffall
IntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-starting/
towing.
Steptronictransmission:
transportingthevehicle
General Donothavethevehicletowed.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Ifthevehicleistowedwithoneaxleraised,the
vehiclecanbedamaged.Thereisariskofmaj
terialdamage.Onlyhavethevehicletransporj
tedonatruckbed.
NOTE
Thevehiclemaybedamagedwhenraisingand
securingit.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
'xRaisethevehiclewithsuitableequipment.'xDonotraiseorsecurethevehiclebyits towingeye,bodypartsorchassisparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromdanger,
itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
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Rollingorpushingthevehicle,seepage160.
Towingtruck
Onlyhavethevehicletransportedonatruckbed.
Towingothervehicles GeneralSwitchonthehazardwarninglightsinlinewithlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemofthevehiclebeing
towedhasfailed,thevehiclemustbemadeidenj
tifiabletootherroadusers,forinstancebyplacjingasignorthewarningtriangleintherearwinj
dow.
WithSafeSharefunction:toremoveabroken- downvehiclefromadangerousarea,itcanbe
towedoverashortdistanceatamaximumspeed of10km/h,approx.6mph.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthegrossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicle islessthanthatofthevehiclebeingtowed,the
towingeyemaybetornofforitmaynotbe possibletocontrolthevehicle.Thereisariskof
accident.Makesurethatthegrossvehicle weightofthetowingvehicleisgreaterthantheweightofthevehiclebeingtowed.
NOTE
Ifthetowbarorthetowingropeisnotattached
correctly,othervehiclepartscanbedamaged.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Attachthe towbarortowingropetothetowingeyecorj
rectly.
Towbar
Thetowingeyesofbothvehiclesshouldbeon
thesameside.
Ifitisimpossibletoavoidattachingthetowbarat
anangle,notethefollowing:
'xClearancemaybelimitedwhencornering.'xLateralforceswillbegeneratedifthetowbar
isinstalledatanangle.
Towingrope
Notethefollowingifusingatowingrope:
'xUsenylonropesorstrapsthatwillallowthe
vehicletobetowedsmoothly.'xFastenthetowingropesoitisnottwisted.'xCheckthetowingeyeandtowingropefasj
teningregularly.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof50km/h,
30mph.'xDonotexceedatowingdistanceof5km, 3miles.'xEnsurethatthetowingropeistautwhenthe
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TowingeyeGeneral
Alwayskeepthescrew-ontowingeyeinthevej
hicle.
Thetowingeyecanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowingeyeislocatedinthetoolkit.
'xOnlyusethetowingeyesuppliedwiththevej hicleandmakesurethatitisscrewedinfully
andistight.'xOnlyusethetowingeyefortowingonpaved
roads.'xAvoidtransverseloadsonthetowingeye,for
exampledonotraisethevehiclebythetowj
ingeye.'xCheckthetowingeyefasteningregularly.
Forfurtherinformation:
On-boardtoolkit,seepage 379.
Safetynote
NOTE
Ifthetowingeyeisnotusedasintended,the
vehicleortowingeyemaybedamaged.There
isariskofmaterialdamage.Observethenotes
onusingthetowingeye.
Threadfortowingeye
Pressthemarkingontheedgeofthecoverto pushitout.
Tow-starting
Donotattempttotow-startthevehicle.
Ifnecessary,starttheengineusingthestarting
aid.
Havethecauseofthestartingproblemsrectified byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranjotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Forfurtherinformation:
Startingaid,seepage 390.
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GeneralcareVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Washingthevehicle
General
Regularlyremoveforeignbodies,forexample
leaves,fromtheareabelowthewindscreenwith
thebonnetraised.
Washthevehiclefrequently,especiallyinwinter. Heavysoilingandroadsaltcancausedamageto
thevehicle.
Steam-jetcleanersandhigh-
pressurecleaners
Safetynote
NOTE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurecleaners,exj
cessivepressureorexcessivetemperatures candamagevariouscomponents.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Maintainasufficientdistanceanddonotsprayforanextendedpejriodoftime.Complywiththeinstructionsforthehigh-pressurecleaner.
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'xDonottreattheconvertibletopwithwax.Ensurethataprogramwithoutwaxora
specialconvertibleprogramisavailable,to
avoiddamagetotheconvertibletop.
Enteringacarwashwitha
Steptronictransmission
Safetynote
NOTE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donot
switchoffstandbystateincarwashes.
General
Thevehiclemustbeabletorollfreelywhilstin
thecarwash.
Somecarwashesrequireyoutogetoutofthe
vehicle.Itisnotpossibletolockthevehiclefrom
theoutsideinselectorleverpositionN.Ifanatj
temptismadetolockthevehicle,asignal
sounds.
Forfurtherinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,seepage 160.
Exitingfromacarwash Makesurethatthevehiclekeyisinthevehicle.
Switchondrive-readystate.
Forfurtherinformation:
Drive-readystate,seepage 48.
Headlights Donotrubwetheadlightsdryanddonotuse
abrasiveorcorrosivecleaningagents.
Soakimpuritiessuchasinsectresidueswith
shampooandwashoffwithwater.
Removeicewithade-icerspray;donotusean
icescraper.
Afterwashingthevehicle
Afterthevehiclehasbeenwashed,brieflyapply
thebrakestodrythem,otherwisebrakingeffecj
tivenessmaybetemporarilyreduced.Theheat
generatedbybrakingdriesthebrakediscsand
brakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Completelyremoveresiduesonthewindscreens
toavoidaffectingvisibilityduetosmearingandto reducewipingnoiseandwiperbladewear.
Vehiclecare
Careproducts
General BMWrecommendsusingcareandcleaningproductsfromBMW.Suitablecareproductsare
availablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Safetynote
WARNING
Cleaningagentscancontainhazardoussubj stancesorconstituteahealthrisk.Thereisa
riskofinjury.Whencleaningtheinterior,open
thedoorsorwindows.Useonlyproductsthat
areintendedforcleaningthevehicle'sinterior.
Observethenotesonthepackaging.
Vehiclepaintwork
GeneralRegularcarepromotesdrivingsafetyandprejservesyourvehicle'svalue.Environmentalefj
fectsinareaswithhighairpollutionornatural
contaminants,forexampletreeresinorpollen,
mayaffectthevehiclepaintwork.Takesuchfacj
torsintoconsiderationwhendecidingonthefrej quencyandscopeofvehiclecaremeasures.
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Immediatelyremoveaggressivesubstances,for
examplespilledfuel,oil,greaseorbirddroppings topreventpaintworkdamageanddiscolouration.
Mattpaintwork
Onlyusecleaningandcareproductsthatare
suitableforvehicleswithmattpaintwork.
Careoftheconvertibletop
General Theappearanceandservicelifeofthe
convertibletopdependonpropercareandoperj ation.
Observethefollowingnotes:'xUseamicrofibreclothtocleantherooflining. Lightlymoistentheclothwithwaterifnecesjsary.'xDonotsoaktheheadliner.'xToavoidwaterstains,spotsofmouldand
chafemarks,donotkeeptheconvertibletop
enclosedinitscompartmentforanextended
periodoftime.Donotfolduptheconvertible
toporstowitinitscompartmentwhenitis
wetorfrozen.'xIfanywaterstainsappearontheheadliner,
removethemusingamicrofibreclothandan
interiorcleaner.'xEnsurethatthereisadequateventilationif
storingforextendedperiodsinenclosed
spaces.'xParkthevehicleintheshadetoprotect
againstagainststrongsunlight,sothatpaint,
rubberandtextilesarenotaffected.'xRemovebirddroppingsimmediately,otherj
wisethecorrosiveeffectattacksthe
convertibletopanddamagestherubber
seals.'xRemovedried-ontreeresinorbirddroppings
fromtheroofwithaspecialtreeresinrej moverandasoftbrush.Safetynote
NOTE
Stainremovers,paintthinners,solvents,petrol
andsimilarsubstancesmaydamagethe convertibletoportherubber.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Onlyusesuitablecleaners,
forexamplespecialconvertibletopcleaners,to
removestainsfromtheconvertibletop.
Cleaningtheconvertibletop
Forstubborndirt,andparticularlywithlight-colj
ouredconvertibletops,useaspecialconvertible
topcleaningagent.
Forcleaning,proceedasfollows:
1.Spraytheconvertibletopcleanerontothe
convertibletop.Observethemanufacturer's
instructions.2.Worktheconvertibletopcleanerintoalather
withawetsponge,usingcircularmovements.3.Rinsethevehiclewithplentyofwaterorfinish
bywashingthevehicleinacarwash.Obj
servenotesoncarwashes.
Afterthreetofivewashes,treattheconvertible
topwithimpregnatingagent.
Suitablecleaningandcareproductsareavailable fromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Leathercare
Removedustfromtheleatheratregularintervals withaclothorvacuumcleaner.
Dustandroaddirtwillotherwisebecomeworked intoporesandfolds,resultinginconsiderable
abrasionandcausingtheleathersurfacetobej comeprematurelybrittle.
Inordertoprotectagainstdiscolouration,forexj amplefromclothing,cleanandcareforthe
leatherapproximatelyeverytwomonths.
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Cleanlight-colouredleathermorefrequentlyasithasthetendencytosoilfaster.
Useleathercleaner,otherwisedirtandgrease
willattacktheprotectivecoatingoftheleather.
Careofupholsteryfabrics General
Regularlycleantheupholsterywithavacuum cleaner.
Intheeventofheavysoiling,forexamplestains causedbydrinks,useasoftspongeoralint-free microfibreclothwithsuitableinteriorcleaningagents.
Cleantheupholsteryuptotheseamsusingwide wipingactions.Avoidrubbingvigorously.
Safetynote
NOTE
OpenVelcrofastenersonarticlesofclothing
candamagetheseatcovers.Thereisariskof
materialdamage.MakesurethatanyVelcro
fastenersonyourclothingareclosed.
Careofspecialparts
Lightalloywheels
Whencleaningthewheelswhiletheyareinstalj
ledonthevehicle,onlyuseneutralrimcleaner
withapHvaluebetween5and9.Donotuse abrasivecleanersorsteamcleanersabove
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Seatbelts
WARNING
Chemicalcleanerscancauseirreparabledamj
agetothefabricoftheseatbelts.Theprotecj
tivefunctionoftheseatbeltswillbelost.There
isariskofinjuryorevendeath.Onlyuseamild
soapandwatersolutionforcleaningtheseat
belts.
Dirtonthebeltstrapscaninterferewiththeacj
tionofthereelandisasafetyhazard.
Onlycleanthebeltstrapswithamildsoapsoluj
tionwhilestillfittedtothevehicle.
Donotallowseatbeltstoretractuntiltheyare
dry.
Carpetsandfootmats
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe
pedaltravelorblockapedalthathasbeen
pressed.Thereisariskofaccident.Ensurethat
itemsinthevehiclearestowedsecurelyand cannotgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyusefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbesecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donotuseloosefloormats,anddonotplaceseveral
floormatsontopofoneanother.Makesure thatthereissufficientspaceforthepedals.Enj
surethatfloormatsaresecurelyreattachedafj terremoval,forexampleforcleaning.
Floormatscanberemovedfromthevehicletoenabletheinteriortobecleanedmorethorj
oughly.
Intheeventofheavysoiling,cleanfloorcarpets usingamicrofibreclothandwaterortextile cleaner.Rubbackandforthinthedirectionoftraveltopreventmatting.
Sensorsandcameralenses
Cleansensorsorcameralensesusingacloth
moistenedwithasmallamountofglasscleaner.
Displays,screensandprotective
glassoftheHead-UpDisplay
NOTE
Chemicalcleaners,moistureorfluidsofall kindscandamagethesurfaceofdisplaysand
screens.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Cleanwithaclean,anti-staticmicrofibrecloth.
NOTE
Incorrectcleaningcandamagethesurfacesof displays.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage. Avoidapplyingexcessivepressureanddonotuseabrasivematerials.
Cleanwithaclean,anti-staticmicrofibrecloth.
CleantheprotectiveglassoftheHead-UpDisj playwithamicrofibreclothandcommerciallyavailabledishwashingliquid.
Layingupthevehicle
Specialmeasuresneedtobetakenifputtingthe
vehicleoutofuseforlongerthanthreemonths.
AdditionalinformationisavailablefromaService Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
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TechnicaldataVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespej cialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
General
Thetechnicaldataandspecificationsinthe
Owner'sHandbookarereferencefigures.Data
relatingtoaspecificvehiclecandeviatefrom
this,forexample,duetoselectedoptionalequipj
ment,national-marketversionsorcountry-spej
cificmeasurementmethods.Detailedvaluescan
befoundinthepermitdocuments,oninformajtionplatesonthevehicleorcanberequested fromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Theinformationinthevehicledocumentsalways takesprecedenceovertheinformationinthe
Owner'sHandbook.
Dimensions
Dimensionscanvarydependingonthemodel version,equipmentorcountry-specificmeasurejmentmethod.
Theheightsspecifieddonottakeintoaccount
add-onpartssuchasaroofaerial,roofrailingorspoiler.Theheightscandeviate,forexample, duetoselectedoptionalequipment,tyres,loads
andsuspensiondesign.BMW8SeriesConvertibleWidthwithmirrorsmm(in)2137(84.1)Widthwithoutmirrorsmm(in)1902(74.9)Heightmm(in)1345(53)Lengthmm(in)4851(191)Wheelbasemm(in)2822(111.1)Smallestturningcircledia.m(ft)11.9(39.0)Seite400REFERENCETechnicaldata400
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