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Safetynote
NOTE
Incarwashes,thewipersmayinadvertently
startmovingiftherainsensorisactivated.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Deacj tivatetherainsensorincarwashes.
Activating
Presstheleverupwardsfromthehomeposition
once,arrow1.
Wipingisstarted.
TheLEDinthewiperleverisilluminated.
Ifthereisfrost,awipingprocessmaynotbestarj
ted.
Deactivating Presstheleverbackintothehomeposition.
Settingthesensitivityoftherain
sensor
Turntheknurledwheeltosetthesensitivityof
therainsensor.
Upwards:highsensitivityoftherainsensor.
Downwards:lowsensitivityoftherainsensor.
Windscreenwasher
Safetynotes
WARNING
Atlowtemperatures,thewasherfluidcan
freezeontothewindscreenandrestrictvisibilj
ity.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Onlyusethe
washersystemsifthereisnopossibilityofthe
washerfluidfreezing.Useantifreezeifrequired.
NOTE
Ifthewasherfluidreservoirisempty,the
washerpumpcannotoperateasintended.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Do
notusethewashersystemwiththewasher
fluidreservoirempty.
Tocleanthewindscreen
Pullthelever.
Fluidfromthewasherfluidreservoirissprayed ontothewindscreenandthewipersareoperated
briefly.
Windscreenwasherjets Thewindscreenwasherjetsareautomaticallyheatedwhenstandbystateisswitchedon.
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Fold-outpositionofthewipersPrinciple
Inthefold-outposition,thewiperscanbefolded
awayfromthewindscreen.
General Thisisimportant,forexampleforreplacingthewiperbladesorfoldingthemawayfromthe windscreenintheeventoffrost.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthewipersstartmovingwhentheyarefolded
awayfromthewindscreen,partsofthebody maybecometrappedorthevehiclemaybedamaged.Thereisadangerofinjuryordamj
agetoproperty.Makesurethatthevehicleis
switchedoffwhenthewipersarefoldedaway fromthewindscreen,andthatthewipersarein
contactwiththewindscreenwhenswitching
on.
NOTE
Ifthewipersarefrozentothewindscreen, switchingthemonmaycausethewiperblades
totearoffandthewipermotortooverheat.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Dej
frostthewindscreenbeforeswitchingonthe
wipers.
Foldingoutthewipers
1.Switchonstandbystate.2.Presswiperleverdownandholduntilthe
wipersstopinanapproximatelyverticalposij
tion.3.Liftthewiperscompletelyawayfromthe
windscreen.
Foldinginthewipers
Afterfoldingthewipersin,thewipersystem
mustbereactivated.
1.Foldinginthewiperscompletelyontothe
windscreen.2.Switchonstandbystateandpressandhold thewiperleverdownagain.3.Thewipersmovebacktotherestposition
andareoperationalonceagain.
Steptronictransmission
Principle
TheSteptronictransmissioncombinesthefuncjtionsofanautomatictransmissionwiththeopj
portunityofchanginggearmanuallyifrequired.
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Safetynote
WARNING
Anunsecuredvehiclecanstartmovingandrollj
ingaway.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Bej
foreleavingthevehicle,secureittopreventit
fromrollingaway,forexamplebyapplyingthe
parkingbrake.
Selectorleverpositions
Ddriveposition
Selectorleverpositionforallnormaldriving.All gearsforforwarddrivingareselectedautomatij
cally.
RReverse OnlyengageselectorleverpositionRwhenthe
vehicleisstationary.
Nneutral InselectorleverpositionN,thevehiclecanbepushedorcanrollwithoutpowerfromtheenj
gine,forexampleincarwashes,seepage 144.
PPark
Selectorleverpositionforparkingthevehicle,for example.InselectorleverpositionP,thetransj missionblocksthedrivewheels.
OnlyengageselectorleverpositionPwhenthe vehicleisstationary.
Pisengagedautomatically
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedinthefollowingsituations,forexample:
'xAfterswitchingoffdrive-readystateifselecj
torleverpositionR,DorM/Sisengaged.'xAfterswitchingoffstandbystateifselector
leverpositionNisengaged.'xIf,whilethevehicleisatastandstillandselecj torleverpositionD,M/SorRisengaged,the
driver'sseatbeltisunfastened,thedriver'sdoorisopenedandthebrakepedalisnotdej pressed.
Engagingselectorlever
positions
General
Applythebrakesuntilyouarereadytodriveoff, otherwisethevehiclewillmovewhenadrivepojsitionisselected.
Operatingrequirements
TheselectorleverwillonlymovefrompositionP
toanotherselectorleverpositionifdrive-ready stateisswitchedonandthebrakepedalisdej
pressed.
Whereapplicable,selectorleverpositionPcan
onlybechangedoncealltechnicalrequirements
arefulfilled.
EngagingselectorleverpositionsD,
N,R
Aselectorleverlockpreventsthefollowingincorj
rectoperation:
'xInadvertentshiftingtoselectorleverposij tionR.'xInadvertentchangefromselectorleverposijtionPtoanotherselectorleverposition.1.Fastenthedriver'sseatbelt.2.Pressandholdthebuttontocancelthesej
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point.Theselectorleverreturnstothemiddlepositionwhenreleased.
EngagingselectorleverpositionP
PressbuttonP.
Rollingorpushingthevehicle
General Insomesituations,thevehiclemayneedtobe
rolledashortdistancewithoutpower,forexamj pleinacarwash,orbepushed.
EngagingselectorleverpositionN
1.Switchondrive-readystatewhilepressing thebrake.2.Ifnecessary,releasetheparkingbrake.3.Ifnecessary,switchoffAutomaticHold,see
page 137.4.Depressthebrakepedal.5.Touchtheselectorleverlockandengagesej
lectorleverpositionN.6.Switchoffdrive-readystate.Standbystatethenremainsswitchedonand
aCheckControlmessageisshown.
Thevehiclecannowroll.
NOTE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Do
notswitchoffstandbystateincarwashes.
Irrespectiveofstandbystate,selectorleverposij tionPisengagedautomaticallyafterapproxij
mately35minutes.
Ifthereisafault,itmaynotbepossibleto
changetheselectorleverposition.
Unlockthetransmissionlockoutelectronicallyif necessary,seepage 146.
Kick-down
Kick-downenablesyoutoachievemaximum
performance.
Presstheacceleratorpedaldownbeyondthe regularfull-throttleposition;resistancewillbe
felt.
SportprogrammeM/S
Principle Inthesportprogramme,thegearshiftpointsand
gearshifttimesareconfiguredformoresporty
driving.Forexample,thetransmissionshiftsup laterandthegearshifttimesareshorter.
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Activatingthesportprogramme
Presstheselectorleveroutofselectorleverpoj
sitionDtotheleft.
Thegearselectedappearsontheinstrument
cluster,forexampleS1.
Thesportprogrammeofthegearboxisactivaj
ted.
Exitingsportprogramme Presstheselectorlevertotheright.
Disshownintheinstrumentcluster.
ManualoperationM/S Principle
Thegearscanbechangedmanuallyinmanual operation.
Activatingmanualoperation
1.Presstheselectorleverfromselectorlever positionDtotheleft,arrow1.2.Presstheselectorleverforwardsorpullitbackwards,arrows2.Manualoperationbecomesactiveandthegearis
shifted.
Thegearselectedappearsontheinstrument
cluster,forexampleM1.
Shiftinggears'xToshiftdown:presstheselectorleverforj wards.'xToshiftup:pulltheselectorleverbackwards.
Incertainsituations,thetransmissioncontinues
toshiftautomatically,forexamplewhenengine speedlimitsarereached.
Steptronicsporttransmission:
preventingautomaticupshiftin
manualoperationM/S
WhenSPORTdrivemode,seepage 148,issej
lected,theSteptronicSporttransmissiondoes notautomaticallyshiftupinmanual operationM/Swhencertainenginespeedlimitsarereached.
OncorrespondingBMWMdriveconfigurations,
thisfunctionisactiveindependentlyofthedrive mode.
Inaddition,thereisnodownshiftforkick-down.
Exitingmanualoperation Presstheselectorlevertotheright.
Disshownintheinstrumentcluster.
Shiftpaddles
Principle
Shiftpaddlesonsteeringwheelenablefastgearj
shiftingwithouttakinghandsoffsteeringwheel.
General Gearshift
Gearshiftingisonlycarriedoutattheappropriate engineRPMandvehiclespeed.
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Short-termmanualoperation
InselectorleverpositionD,operatingashiftpadj dlecausesthesystemtoswitchtomanualoperj
ationtemporarily.
Thegearboxrevertstoautomaticoperationfrom
manualoperationafteracertainperiodoftimeof
moderatedrivingwithoutaccelerationorgear
shiftsusingtheshiftpaddles.
Changingtoautomaticoperationispossibleas
follows:'xPullandholdrightshiftpaddle.'xInadditiontobrieflypullingrightshiftpaddle,
brieflypullleftshiftpaddle.
Permanentmanualoperation
InselectorleverpositionS,operatingashiftpadj
dlecausesthesystemtoswitchpermanentlyto
manualoperation(mode).
Steptronicsporttransmission
Inthecorrespondinggearboxversion,operating
thekick-downandtheleftshiftpaddleatthe
sametimeallowsyoutochangedowntothe
lowestpossiblegear.Thisisnotpossiblein
short-termmanualoperation.
Shiftinggears
'xChangeup:pullrightshiftpaddlebriefly.'xChangedown:pullleftshiftpaddlebriefly.'xPullandholdleftshiftpaddletoshifttothe
lowestpossiblegear.Thegearselectedappearsbrieflyontheinstruj
mentcluster,followedbythegearcurrentlyin
use.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Theselectorleverpositionisdisj
played,forexampleP.
Unlockingthetransmission
lockoutelectronically
GeneralUnlockthetransmissionlockoutelectronicallytomanoeuvrethevehicleoutofadangerarea.
Unlockingispossibleifthestartercanturnthe
engine.
Beforethetransmissionlockoutisreleased,apj plytheparkingbraketopreventthevehiclefrom rollingaway.
EngagingselectorleverpositionN1.Applythebrakesandkeepthemapplied.2.Pressthestart/stopbutton.Thestartermust beheardtostartturning.Pressandholdthe
start/stopbutton.3.Withyourfreehand,pressthebuttononthe selectorlever,arrow1,pushtheselectorlevertoselectorleverpositionNandholdit
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ACheckControlmessageisshown.4.Releasethestart/stopbuttonandselector
lever.5.Releasethebrakeassoonasthestarter
stops.6.Manoeuvrethevehicleoutofthedangerarea
andthensecureitagainstrollingaway.
MoreinformationcanbefoundintheTow-startj
ingandtowingchapter,seepage 362.
LaunchControl
Principle Whentheambientconditionsaredry,Launch
Controlpermitsoptimisedaccelerationonaroad surfacethatoffersplentyofgrip.
General UseofLaunchControlcausesprematurecomjponentwear,asthefunctionsubjectsthevehicletoveryhighstressesandloads.
DonotuseLaunchControlwhenrunningin,see
page 296.
WhenstartingwithLaunchControl,donotturn thesteeringwheel.
Operatingrequirements
LaunchControlisavailablewhentheengineisat operatingtemperature.Theengineisatoperatj
ingtemperatureafteranuninterruptedjourneyof atleast10km,approx.6miles.
StartingwithLaunchControl1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstrument clusterandtheDSCOFFindicatorlampisilj
luminated.3.EngageselectorleverpositionS.4.Pressthebrakefirmlywiththeleftfoot.5.Presstheacceleratorpedaldownbeyondthe resistanceatthefull-throttlepositionandhold,kick-down.
Aflagsymbolisshownintheinstrument
cluster.6.Thestartingenginespeedisadjusted.Rej leasethebrakewithin3seconds.
Usingagainduringajourney
OnceLaunchControlhasbeenused,thetransjmissionrequiresapproximately5minutestocooldownbeforeLaunchControlcanbeusedagain.LaunchControladaptstotheambientconditions
whenusedagain.
AfterusingLaunchControl Tosupportdrivingstability,re-activateDynamicStabilityControl,DSCassoonaspossible.
Systemlimits AnexperienceddrivermaybeabletoachievebetteraccelerationvaluesinDSCOFFmode.
Driveexperienceswitch
Principle
Thedriveexperienceswitchinfluencesthedrivj ingdynamicscharacteristicsofthevehicle.The
vehiclecanbeadapteddependingonthesituaj
tionusingvariousdrivingmodes.
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General
Thefollowingsystemsareinfluenced,forexamj ple:'xEnginecharacteristics.'xSteptronictransmission.'xAdaptivesuspension.'xAdaptiveMsuspensionProfessional.'xActiveRollStabilisation.'xSteering.'xIntegralActiveSteering.'xDisplayintheinstrumentcluster.'xCruiseControl.
Overview
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Theselecteddrivemodeis
shownintheinstrumentcluster.
Drivemodes Buttoninthevehicle
ButtonDrivemodeConfiguraj
tionSPORTSPORTINDIVIDUALSPORTSPORT
PLUSCOMFORTCOMFORTECOPROECOPROINDIVIDUALADAPTIVEADAPTIVE
TheCOMFORTdrivemodeisautomaticallysej
lectedwhendrive-readystateisswitchedon.
Drivemodesindetail
COMFORT
Principle
Balancedconfigurationbetweendynamicandefj ficientdriving.
Switchingon PressthebuttonuntilCOMFORTis
displayedintheinstrumentcluster.
SPORT
Principle
Dynamicconfigurationforgreateragilitywithan
optimisedsuspension.
Switchingon PressthebuttonuntilSPORTisdisj
playedintheinstrumentcluster.
SPORTINDIVIDUAL
Principle
IndividualsettingscanbemadeinSPORTINDIj
VIDUALdrivemode.
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Configuring
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Drivingmode4.SPORTINDIVIDUAL5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyuseddriver profile.
ResetSPORTINDIVIDUALtodefaultsetting: ResettoSPORTSTANDARD.
SPORTPLUS
Principle
Dynamicconfigurationformaximumagilitywith
anadapteddrive.
Switchingon Pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntil
SPORTisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster.
ECOPRO
Principle
Efficientdrivingsetting.
Switchingon PressthebuttonuntilECOPROisdisj
playedintheinstrumentcluster.
ECOPROINDIVIDUAL
Principle
IndividualsettingscanbemadeinECOPROINj DIVIDUALdrivemode.
Configuring
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Drivingmode4.ECOPROINDIVIDUAL5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyuseddriver profile.
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothedefaultsetj ting:
ResettoECOPROSTANDARD.
ADAPTIVE
Principle
Balanceddrivemodewithaconfigurationthat automaticallyadaptstothedrivingsituationand
drivingstyle.
Usingthenavigationsystem,upcomingroute stagesarealsotakenintoaccount.
Switchingon Pressthebutton.ADAPTIVEisdisj
playedintheinstrumentcluster.
INDIVIDUALconfiguration
General Theindividualconfigurationofthedrivemodeis
savedforthecurrentlyuseddriverprofile.The configurationsetlastisdirectlyactivatedwhenthedrivemodeiscalledupagain.
Activatingtheconfigurationofthe
drivemode
Pressthebuttonofthedesireddriveseveral times.
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DisplaysVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryspecifij
cation.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Instrumentcluster
Principle
Theinstrumentclusterisavariabledisplay.
Whenthedriveexperienceswitchisusedto
changeprogrammes,thedisplaysintheinstruj
mentclusterareadaptedtothedrivingmodein
question.
General
Changestothedisplaysintheinstrumentcluster
canbedeactivatedviaiDrive.
Thedisplaysintheinstrumentclustercansomej
timesdifferfromtheillustrationsinthisOwner's Handbook.
Overview1Fuelgauge\_ 156
Range\_ 1572Speedometer3Variabledisplays\_ 150
Servicerequirements\_ 158
Navigationdisplay4Dependingonthevehicleequipment:Driver
AttentionCamera5Revolutioncounter\_ 156
Selectionlists\_ 162
Widgetsintheinstrumentcluster\_ 151
ECOPROdisplays\_ 302
Statusofdriveexperienceswitch\_ 147
Gearindicator\_ 1426Enginetemperature\_ 1577Outsidetemperature\_ 1578CheckControl\_1529Variabledisplays\_ 150
SpeedLimitInfo\_ 159
Time\_ 67
Variabledisplays
Incertainareasoftheinstrumentcluster,variousassistancesystemsmforexampleCruiseControl
mcanbedisplayed.Thedisplaysmayvarydej
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