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SavingfuelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryspecifij
cation.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Reducingfuelconsumption
General
Thevehiclepossesseswide-rangingtechnoloj giesforreducingconsumptionandemissionlevjels.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonvariousfactors.
Anumberofmeasures,suchasamoderatedrivj ingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninfluencefuelconsumptionandreducetheburdenonthe
environment.
RemoveunnecessaryloadsExtraweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeadd-onpartsafteruse Removeunneededroofracksafteruse.Add-onpartsonthevehicleinterferewithitsaerj
odynamicperformanceandincreasefuelconj sumption.
Closewindows Openwindowsincreasedragandconsequentlyfuelconsumption.
Tyres
GeneralTyrescanhavedifferingeffectsonconsumption.
Forexample,consumptioncanbeaffectedby tyresize.
Checkingtyreinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifnecessary,correctthetyreinflation
pressuresatleasttwiceamonthandbeforesetj
tingoffonalongerjourney.
Insufficienttyreinflationpressureincreasesrollj ingresistanceandconsequentlyfuelconsumpj
tionandtyrewear.
Driveoffimmediately Donotwarmuptheenginewiththevehicleata
standstill;itispreferabletosetoffstraightaway,
drivingatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisbringsthecoldengineuptooperatingtemj peratureasquicklyaspossible.
Thinkahead
Anticipatingtheroadsituationandadoptinga
smoothdrivingstylewillreducefuelconsumpj tion.
Avoidacceleratingandbrakingunnecessarily. Keepanappropriatedistancefromthevehicleahead.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedsreducesfuelconj
sumptionandwear.
Payattentiontotheshiftpointindicator,see
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MakeuseofoverrunmodeWhenapproachingaredtrafficlight,takeyourfootofftheacceleratorandallowthevehicletoroll.
Ondownwardstretches,takeyourfootoffthe acceleratorandallowthevehicletoroll.
Thefuelsupplyisinterruptedinoverrunmode.
Switchofftheengineifstopping
forlongerperiods
Stoppingtheengine
Whenyoustopthevehicleforlongerperiods,for
exampleattrafficlights,railwaycrossingsorin trafficjams,switchofftheengine.
AutoStartStopfunction
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,
seepage 350.
ECOPRO
Principle
ECOPROsupportsanefficientdrivingstyle.To
dothis,theenginemanagementandcomfort functions,suchasforexampletheairconditionj
ingpower,areadjusted.
Theengineisdisconnectedfromthegearboxin
selectorleverpositionDundercertaincircumj
stances.Thevehiclerollswhenidlingtooptimise
consumption.SelectorleverpositionDremains
engaged.
Inaddition,situation-dependentnotes,ECO
PROtips,canbedisplayedwhichhelpyouto
drivewithoptimumconsumption.
Intheinstrumentcluster,theextensionofthe
rangeachievedasaresultcanbedisplayedasa
bonusrange.
General Thesystemcomprisesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
'xECOPRObonusrange,seepage 304.'xECOPROairconditioning,seepage 303.'xRoute-aheadassistant,seepage 305.'xCoastingdrivingstate,seepage 306.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,seepage 307.Seite302DRIVINGHINTSSavingfuel302
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Overview
Button
ActivatingECOPRO Pressthebutton.ECOPROisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
Viathedriverexperienceswitch
1.ActivatingECOPRO.2.ECOPROINDIVIDUAL
ViaiDrive
1.CAR2.Settings3.Drivingmode4.ECOPROINDIVIDUAL5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyuseddriver profile.
Enabling/disablingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeactivaj
ted/deactivated:
'xECOPROlimit'xECOPROseatclimatecontrol'xECOPROclimatecontrol'xECOPROlightandsight'xDamping'xSteering'xResettoECOPROSTANDARD
Thesettingsaresavedforthecurrentlyused driverprofile.
ECOPROLimit
'xActivateECOPROLimit:
ECOPROlimit
AnECOPROtipisshownwhenthespeedof thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xSettheECOPROLimitspeed:
Notificationat:
Selecttherequiredspeed.
Coasting
Thecoastingfunctionenablestheenginetobe
operatedatidlewhendeceleratinginorderto
optimiseconsumption.
ECOPROseatairconditioning
Theoutputfromtheseatheatingand,ifapproj priate,theseatventilationisreducedwhenECO
PROisactivated.
ECOPROairconditioning
Theairconditioningisadjustedforefficientconj sumption.
Toachievethis,thesettemperatureisadjusted slightlyandtheinteriorisheatedorcooledmore
slowlytoreduceconsumption.
Mirrorheatingisavailablewhentheoutsidetemj
peratureislow.
ECOPROlightandsightThepoweroutputoftheexteriormirrorandthe
rearwindowheatingisreduced.
Dependingontheequipment,thedynamicECO
lightfunctionisactivatedadditionally.
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Damping
Thefollowingsettingscanbeselected:'xCOMFORT'xSPORT
Steering
Thefollowingsettingscanbeselected:
'xCOMFORT'xSPORT
Resettingsettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothedefaultsetj ting:
ResettoECOPROSTANDARD
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
General WhenactivatingtheECOPROdrivemode,the
displaychangestoaspecialdisplay.
ECOPRObonusrange Anextensionofrangecanbe
achievedduetoadjusteddriving
style.
Therangeextensioncanbedisj playedasbonusrangeintheinj
strumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeiscontainedintheefficiency display,seepage 152.
Ifthebonusrangeisshowningrey,thecurrent drivingstyleisinefficient.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallthecondij tionsfordrivingwithoptimisedconsumptionaremet.
Theintervalsforresettingthebonusrangedej pendonthejourneydatasettings,seepage 163.
Consumptiondisplay
Apointerintheconsumptiondisplayprovidesinj
formationaboutthecurrentdrivingstyle:
'xThecurrentconsumptioninrelationtothe
averageconsumptionisdisplayed.'xPointerintheareaarrow1:displayoftheenj
ergyrecuperationachievedwhencoastingor whenbraking.'xPointerinareaarrow2:displaywhenaccelerjating.
Iftheaccelerationisinefficient,theareabetween
averageconsumptionandcurrentconsumption
iscolouredred.
Thefollowinginformationisalsodisplayed,dej
pendingonthesituation:
'xDependingontheequipmentversion:the routecoveredinthecoastingdrivingstate,
seepage 306.'xThetotaltimewiththeengineswitchedoff,
seepage 134,duringautomaticengine
stops.'xAshiftpointindicator,seepage 159,asrecj
ommendationtoengageamoreefficient
gear.
DisplayontheControlDisplay
General
Informationaboutthecurrenteffectivenessof
theECOPROfunctionscanbedisplayedasan energyflow.
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DisplayingenergyflowinformationViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Energyflow
Followingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStartStopfunction.'xEnergyrecuperation.'xCoasting.
Route-aheadassistant
Principle
Thefunctionhelpstosavefuelandsupportsan anticipatorydrivingstyle.Usingthenavigation
data,certainsectionsoftherouteaheadcanbe
detectedearlyandinformationcanbegiven.
General Therecognisedsectionsoftheroute,suchasbuilt-upareasorbendsahead,forexample,rejquireareductioninspeed.
Thealertisalsogivenifthesectionoftheroute
aheadcannotyetbedetectedwhendriving.
Thealertisshownuntilthesectionoftheroute
isreached.
Ifthereisaninstruction,thevehicle'sspeedand
itsconsumptioncanbereducedbycomingoff thegasandcoastinguntiltheroutesectionis
reached.
Dependingonthesituation,thesystemalsoinj
dependentlyusedtheenginebrakebyinterruptj
ingthecoastingfunction,seepage 306.
Operatingrequirements
'xECOPROdrivingmodeisactivated.'xNavigationdataisuptodate.'xAdjustspeedlimitsisswitchedon,see page 237.Display
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Analertregardingasectionoftheroute
aheadisgivenasarecommendationto
usethecoastingfunction.
Anadditionalsymbolshowsthedetectedsection
oftheroute:SymbolSectionoftheroadinfrontSpeedlimitortownentrance.Junctionorturn,exitfromafast
road.Corner.Roundabout.
DisplayintheHead-UpDisplay
Theadvancenoticealertcanalsobe
shownintheHead-UpDisplay.
DisplayontheControlDisplay AnalertisshowninthedrivingstyleanalysisdisjplayontheControlDisplayifthereisacorrej
spondingsectionoftheroute.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Drivingstyleanalysis
Usingroute-aheadassistant
Asectionoftherouteaheadisshown:
1.Removeyourfootfromtheaccelerator.2.Allowthevehicletocoastuntilyoureachthe
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3.Adjustthespeedbybrakingasnecessary.
SystemlimitsThefunctionisnotavailableinthefollowingsitjuations:
'xThespeedisbelow50km/h,approximately
30mph.'xWithatemporaryandvariablespeedlimit,
suchasatroadworks.'xWithinadequatequalityofthenavigation data.'xWithActiveCruiseControl.
Coasting
Principle
Theengineisautomaticallydisconnectedfrom
thegearboxinselectorleverpositionDunder certaincircumstances.Thevehiclecontinuestorollinidletoreduceconsumption.Selectorlever
positionDremainsengaged.
Thisvehicleconditioniscalledcoasting.
Assoonasthebrakeoracceleratorpedalis
pressed,theengineisautomaticallyconnected
again.
General CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdrive
modeandtheCOMFORTdrivemode.
Coastingisautomaticallyactivatedbycallingup
theECOPROdrivemodeorCOMFORTdrive
modeviathedriveexperienceswitchandcannot
bedeactivated.
Aprecautionarydrivingstylehelpstousethe functionfrequentlyandsupportstheconsumpj tion-reducingeffectofcoasting.
OperatingrequirementsThefunctionisavailableinthespeedrangefrom
approx.25km/h,16mphto160km/h,100mph.
Thefunctionisactiveifthefollowingconditions aremet:'xSystemdetectsacalmandsmoothdrivingstyle.'xAcceleratorpedalnotpressed.'xBrakepedalnotpressedoronlypressed
lightly.'xSelectorleverinselectorleverpositionD.'xEngineandgearboxareatoperatingtemperj
ature.'xSystemdoesnotdetectanyvehiclesahead
ofyou.'xWiththeroute-aheadassistant:thesystem doesnotdetectanyobstructivetrafficsituaj
tionsorroutes.'xActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunction, ACC,notactivated.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Principle
Thecoastingstatecanbecontrolledusingthe
shiftpaddles.
Activating,deactivatingcoasting
usingshiftpaddles
1.Pulltheright-handshiftpaddletoshifttothe topgear.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright-
handshiftpaddleagain.
Actuatetheleft-handshiftpaddletodeactivate.
Display ECOPROdrivingmode:Displayin
theinstrumentcluster
Theroutecoveredincoastingmodeisdisj
played.
DisplayontheControlDisplay Thecoastingdrivestateisshownintheenergy
flowdisplayduringthejourney.
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Theroutecoveredincoastingmodeisdisplayedinthejourneydata.
Bluecolour:coastingdrivestate.
Displayingenergyflowinformation ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Energyflow
Systemlimits
Thefunctionisnotavailable,ifoneofthe
followingconditionsismet:
'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xDrivinginthehandlinglimitrangeoronupj
wardordownwardgradients.'xBatterychargestatetemporallytoolowortoo
highpowerrequirementintheon-boardnetj work.
Drivingstyleanalysis
Principle
Thefunctionhelpsyoutodevelopaparticularly
efficientdrivingstyleandtosavefuel.
Todothis,thedrivingstyleisanalysed.Theevalj
uationisperformedinvariouscategoriesandis
shownontheControlDisplay.
Usingthisdisplay,theindividualdrivingstylecan
beadjustedtosavefuel.
General
Thecurrenttripisevaluated.
Tosupportanefficientdrivingstyle,ECOPRO
tipsareshownduringthejourney.
Adaptingthedrivingstylecanincreasetherange
ofthevehicle.
Thisgaininrangeisshownasabonusrangeon
theinstrumentclusterandControlDisplay.
OperatingrequirementsThefunctionisavailableinECOPROdrive
mode.
CallingupECOPROdrivingstyle
analysis
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Drivingstyleanalysis
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheECOPROdrivingstyleanalyj
sershowstheefficiencyofthedrivingstyle.
Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,themore
barsareshownincolourandthefastertheboj
nusrangeincreases.
Ifthedrivingstyleisinefficient,ontheother
hand,areducednumberofbarsareshown.
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MOBILITY
Refuelling 310
Wheelsandtyres 312
Enginecompartment 336
Serviceproducts 339
Maintenance350
Replacingparts 353
BreakdownAssist 356
Generalcare 365309
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RefuellingVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryspecifij
cation.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Noteswhenrefuelling
General Beforerefuelling,observethenotesonfuelqualj
ity,seepage 339.
Onvehicleswithdieselengines,thefuelfiller
neckisdesignedforrefuellingatdieselpumps.
Whenrefuelling,insertthefillernozzlefullyinto
thefillerneck.Liftingthefillernozzleduringrefuj
ellingresultsinthefollowing:
'xThefuelsupplybeingcutoffprematurely.'xFuelvapourandfumesbeingrecoveredless effectively.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzlecutsoutforthefirsttime.
Pleasecomplywiththesafetyregulationsdisj
playedatfillingstations.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Iftherangedropsbelow50km,30miles,the enginemaynolongerbesuppliedwithsuffij
cientfuel.Enginefunctionisnolongerensured.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Rej
fuelingoodtime.
NOTE
Fuelsarepoisonousandaggressive.Overfilling
thefueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.If
fuelcomesintocontactwithpaintwork,itcan
damagethem.Thispollutestheenvironment.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Avoid
overfilling.
Fueltankcap
Opening
1.Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap.Seite310MOBILITYRefuelling310
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