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Chargingthebattery
Generalinformation Makesurethatthebatteryisalwayssufficiently
chargedtoguaranteethatthebatteryremains
usableforitsfullservicelife.
Adischargedbatteryisindicatedbyared
indicatorlight.
Chargethebatteryinthefollowingsituations:'xWhentheinspectionglassonthetopofthe
batteryisblack.'xWhenthetake-offperformanceisinsufficient.
Thefollowingcircumstancescanhaveanegative
effectontheperformanceofthebattery:
'xFrequentshort-distancedrives.'xThevehicleisnotusedformorethana
month.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterycan
workwithhighvoltagesandcurrents,which
meansthatthe12volton-boardnetworkcan beoverloadedordamaged.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyconnectbattery
chargersforthevehiclebatterytothestarting
aidterminalsintheenginecompartment.
Chargingthebattery
Chargethebatteryonlywhentheengineisoff
andviathestartingaidterminals,referto
page 346,intheenginecompartment.
Powerfailure Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for
example:
'xMemoryfunction:storethepositionsagain.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadealjerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
GeneralinformationThefusesarelocatedatdifferentplacesinthe
vehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelecj
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstituteofanothercolororamperagerating.
Inthecar'sinterior
Thefusesarelocatedinthecar'sinteriorinthe
frontpassengerfloorareabehindacover.
Loosenfasteners,arrows,andopencover.
Thefuseboxislocatedonthefrontright.
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InthecargoareaThefusesarelocatedinthecargoareaonthe
rightsidebehindacover.
Removethecover.
Thefuseboxmaybelocatedbehindthesound insulation.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com/fusej
card.
Whereapplicable,informationonthefusetypes
andlocationsisalsofoundonaseparatesheetin
thefusebox.
Additionalfuseboxes
Additionalfuseboxesarelocatedinthevehicle. Inthecaseofamalfunction,contactadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Replacingfuses Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethefuses.
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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehazj
ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedinthecargoarea.
ReleasetheVelcronfastenertoremoveit.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsreguj larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedintheleftstoragecomj partmentofthecargoarea.
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BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif assistanceisneededintheeventofabreakj down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehij
cle'sconditionistransmittedtotheBMWRoadj
sideAssistance.
TherearevariouswaysofcontactingBMW RoadsideAssistance.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage,referto
page 146.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWConj
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Startingmanually
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,supj
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:
1.APPS2.Installedapps3.BMWAssist4.Ifnecessary,BMWRoadsideAssistance
Avoiceconnectionisestablished.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisimj portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistransj
mittedautomatically.ItmaybenecessarytoapjprovethisontheControlDisplay.
TeleserviceHelp
Dependingonthecountry,TeleserviceHelpenj ablesanin-depthdiagnosisofthevehicleby
BMWRoadsideAssistanceviawirelesstransj mission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughBMWRoadsideAssistance.1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceHelp.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Concept
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbeconj
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan
accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoderj
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany
airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearson theinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,atextmesj
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,
dataonthevehicle'sconditionissenttoBMW.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWConj
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StartingBMWAccident
Assistance
Ifanaccidentisdetected
automatically
AtextmessagerelatingtoBMWAccidentAssisj
tanceappearsontheControlDisplay.
Theconnectioncanbeestablisheddirectly:
CallBMWAccidentAssistance
TheCheckControlmessageforBMWAccident
Assistancecanalsobecalledupfromthestored
CheckControlmessages,refertopage 146,for
acertainlengthoftime.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobeconj
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.
ViaiDrive:1.APPS2.Installedapps3.BMWAssist4.CallBMWAccidentAssistance
FollowthedisplaysontheControlDisplay.A voiceconnectionisestablished.
EmergencyRequest
Intelligentemergencycall
Concept
Incaseofanemergency,anEmergencyRej
questcanbetriggeredautomaticallybythesysj temormanually.
Generalinformation OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
TheIntelligentAssistsystemestablishesaconjnectionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondij tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Functionalrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheairj bagstrigger,anEmergencyRequestisautomatij
callyinitiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentof
correspondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNotij
ficationisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbutj
ton.
Manualtriggering
1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
intheareaofthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanEmerj
gencyRequesthasbeeninitiated.
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Ifthesituationallows,waitinyourvehicleuntilthevoiceconnectionhasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhenaconnectionto
theBMWResponseCenterhasbeenestabj
lished.
TheBMWResponseCenterthenmakes contactwithyouandtakesfurtherstepsto
helpyou.
Evenifyouareunabletorespond,theBMW ResponseCentercantakefurtherstepstohelpyouundercertaincircumstances.
Forthis,dataistransmittedtotheBMWRej
sponseCenterwhichservestodeterminethe
necessaryrescuemeasures.Forinstance,
thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,ifitcanbe
established.
EvenifyoucannolongerheartheBMWRej
sponseCenterthroughtheloudspeakers,the
BMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
hearyou.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheEmerj
gencyRequest.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation Ifthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbestartedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleandtwojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswithfullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordanj gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatareundervoltage.
Warning
Ifthejumpercablesareconnectedintheincorj rectorder,sparkingmayoccur.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Payattentiontothecorrectorderdurj
ingconnection.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump-starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatnobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehij
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltageinj
formationcanbefoundonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheassistingvehicle.3.Switchoffanyelectronicsystems/powerconj
sumersinbothvehicles.
Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompartj
mentactsasthebattery'spositiveterminal.
Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.
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Aspecialconnectiononthebodyactsasthe
batterynegativeterminal.
Connectingthecables Beforeyoubegin,switchoffallunnecessary
electronicsystems/powerconsumers,suchas
theradio,ontheassistingandreceivingvehicle.
1.Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositiveterminalofthe battery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaid
terminalofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendof thecabletothepositiveterminalofthebatjtery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaidterjminalofthevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegativejumpercabletothenegativeterminalofthe
battery,ortothecorrespondingengineor
bodygroundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptothenegj
ativeterminalofthebattery,ortothecorrej spondingengineorbodygroundofthevehij
cletobestarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayfluidstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheassistingvehicleand letitrunforseveralminutesatanincreased
idlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehiclethatistobe
startedintheusualway.Ifthefirststartingattemptisnotsuccessful, waitafewminutesbeforemakinganotheratj
temptinordertoallowthedischargedbattery
torecharge.3.Letbothenginesrunforseveralminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpercablesinthereverse order.
Checkthebatteryandrecharge,ifneeded.
Tow-startingandtowing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
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'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstowfitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthedanj
gerarea,itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Forrollingorpushingthevehicle,referto
page 139.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona loadingplatform.
Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,dependj
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora
warningtriangleintherearwindow.
WithSafeSharefunction:toremoveabroken-
downvehiclefromthedangerarea,towitfora shortdistanceataspeedofnomorethan6mph/10km/h.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetowj ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse.
Thereisariskofaccident.Makesurethatthe
grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicleis
heavierthanthevehicletobetowed.
NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincorj rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Correctly
attachthetowbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe
towbaratanoffsetangle,pleasefollowthefolj
lowing:
'xManeuveringcapabilityislimitedgoing aroundcorners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithanoffset.
Towrope
Whenstartingtotowthevehicle,makesurethat thetowropeistaut.
Usenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenablethe
vehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.
Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
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Thetowfittingcanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowfittingisfoundintheonboardvehicle toolkit,refertopage 339.'xUseonlythetowfittingprovidedwiththevej
hicleandscrewitallthewayin.'xUsethetowfittingfortowingonpavedroadsonly.'xAvoidlateralloadingofthetowfitting,forinj
stancedonotliftthevehiclebythetowfitj ting.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Ifthetowfittingisnotusedasintended,there
maybedamagetothevehicleortothetowfitj ting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Folj
lowthenotesonusingthetowfitting.
Screwthreadfortowfitting
Pressonthemarkontheedgeofthecoverto
pushitout.
Tow-starting
Donottow-startthevehicle.
Starttheenginebyjump-starting,referto
page 346,ifpossible.
Havethereasonsforthestartingdifficultiescorj
rectedbyadealerssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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CareVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Washingthevehicle
Generalinformation Regularlyremoveforeignobjectssuchasleaves
intheareabelowthewindshieldwhenthehood
israised.
Washyourvehiclefrequently,particularlyinwinj ter.Intensesoilingandroadsaltcandamagethe
vehicle.
Steamblasterandhigh-pressure
washer
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurewashers, componentscanbedamagedduetothepresjsureortemperaturesbeingtoohigh.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Maintainsufficient
distanceanddonotspraytoolongcontinuj
ously.Followtheoperatinginstructionsforthe
high-pressurewasher.
Distancesandtemperature'xMaximumtemperature:140

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