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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetrunklid
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle andcanendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparticipantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinterior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetrunklidopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbeavoided:
'xCloseallwindows.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Iceonwindowglass
NOTICE
Thewindowwillbeloweredslightlywhenpull#j
ingonthedoorhandle.Intheeventoffrost,the windowmayfreezeupandnotbelowered.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
pullingonthedoorhandle,makesurethatthe
windowislowered.Ifnecessary,removesnow andicefromthewindow.Donotopenthedoorwithforce.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Hightemperaturescanoccurunderneaththe
body,forinstancecausedbytheexhaustgas
system,whiledriving.Contactwiththeexhaust
gassystemcancauseburns.Thereisariskof
injury.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassys#j
tem,includingtheexhaustpipe.
Warning
Ifcombustiblematerials,suchasleavesor
grass,comeincontactwithhotpartsoftheex#j
haustgassystem,thesematerialscanignite.
Thereisariskoffireandinjuries.Donotre#j
movetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapply
undercoatingtothem.Makesurethatnocom#j
bustiblematerialscancomeincontactwithhot
vehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleorduring
parking.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescanin#j
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones. Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
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contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater Generalinformation
Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:'xDeactivateAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwa#j
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompart#j ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxi#j mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwithanAntilockBraking
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatre#j
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrak#j ingSystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,func#j
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe
vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats. Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsarese#j
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Pedalfeelwhendrivingoff
Afterturningonthedrive-readystatefromthe idlestate,thepedalmayfeelunusual,short
pedaldistance.Afterthebrakepedalhasbeen fullyreleased,thepedalwillfeelasusualagain.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,gen#j
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerothertraffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the
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brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffi#j
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingef#j
fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassis#j
tance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskof
accident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#j neaththevehicle.
Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation Installationonlypossibleinroofdriprailwithflaps.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestheriskofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSCDynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Roofdriprailwithflaps
Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprailabovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutward.
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Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof rack.
Magneticroof-mountedluggage
racks
Magneticroofrackscannotbeused.
Loading Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethevehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand driving:'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpasttheloadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebot#j
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetrunklid.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelera#jtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
Drivingonracetracks
Warning
ThevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinMSport ormotorsporttypecompetition.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.DonotusethevehicleforMSport ormotorsporttypecompetitions.
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
specialsporttires,knownashigh-performance
tires,thathavebeenoptimizedforuseonracing
tracksindryconditions.Tofindoutmoreinfor#j
mationaboutsporttires,askadealer'sservice
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionval#j ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdif#j
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoder#j atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,canin#j
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeroof-mountedwhicharenolongerre#j
quiredfollowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerody#j
namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindows
Openwindowsincreaseairresistanceandthere#j
foreleadtogreaterfuelconsumption.
Tires Generalinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflationpressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestart#j ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingre#j
sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand tirewear.
Observethecorrecttireinflationpressureaswell
astheECOtireinflationpressure,whereapplica#j
ble.
Additionalinformation:
Tireinflationpressurespecifications,referto
page 304.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecolden#j
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicle
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Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelcon#j sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindi#j
cator.
Usecoastingconditions
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheacceler#j
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchingofftheengine Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forin#j
stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/Stopfunction
TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleauto#j
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningcon#j
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarere#j
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadcon#j
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwin#j
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandin#j
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivemodesupportstheenergy
conservinguseofcomfortfeatures.Thesefunc#jtionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartiallyor
completely.
Havemaintenancecarriedout Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieveoptimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeper#j
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSys#j
tem.
ECOPRO
Concept
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theenginecon#j
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate
controloutput,areadjusted.
Steptronictransmission:undercertainconditions
theengineisautomaticallydecoupledfromthe
transmissionintheDselectorleverposition.The
vehiclecontinuestravelingwiththeengineidling
toreduceconsumption.TheDselectorleverpo#j
sitionremainsengaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO
PROtips,canbedisplayedtoassistwithafuel-
efficientdrivingstyle.
Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedinthe
instrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
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Overview
Button
ActivatingECOPRO Pressthebutton.ECOPROisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
ViatheDrivingDynamicsControl
1.ActivateECOPRO.2."ECOPROINDIVIDUAL"
ViaiDrive
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Drivingmode"4."ECOPROINDIVIDUAL"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
ECOPROlimit
'x"ECOPROspeed":activateECOPRO
speed.
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'x"Notificationat:"SetthedesiredspeedfortheECOPRO
speed.
Activating/deactivatingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeacti#j
vated/deactivated:
'x"Coasting"'x"ECOPROseatheating"'x"ECOPROclimatecontrol"'x"ECOPROlightandsight"
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
Coasting
Efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengagingthe
engineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
ECOPROseatclimatecontrol TheactivationofECOPROwillreducetheout#j
putoftheseatheating.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom
thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar's
interiormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsump#j
tion.
ECOPROlightandsight Theoutputofexteriormirrorheatingandrearwindowdefrosterisreduced.
Resettingthesettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothestandard settings:
"ResettoECOPROSTANDARD"
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Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Generalinformation WhenECOPROdrivingmodeisactivated,the
displayswitchestoaspecialconfiguration.
ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingdistance.
Therangeextensioncanbedis#j playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Theefficiencydisplayincludesthebonusrange.
Ifthebonusrangeappearsingray,thecurrent drivingstyleisinefficient.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallconditions forefficientdrivingaremet.
Theintervalsforresettingthebonusrangede#j
pendonthesettingsofthetripdata.
Consumptiondisplay Instrumentclusterwithenhancedfeatures:
Apointerintheconsumptiondisplayinforms
aboutthecurrentdrivingstyle:
'xThecurrentconsumptioninrelationtothe
averageconsumptionisdisplayed.'xPointerintheareaofarrow1:displayofthe energyrecoveredbycoastingorwhenbrak#jing.'xPointerintheareaofarrow2:displaywhen
accelerating.Iftheaccelerationisinefficient,theareabetween
theaverageconsumptionandthecurrentcon#j
sumptioniscoloredred.
Inaddition,thefollowinginformationisdisplayed, dependingonthesituation:'xDependingontheequipment:thetotaldis#jtancedrivenwhilecoasting.'xThetotaltimethattheenginehasbeenswitchedoffduringautomaticenginestops.'xAgearshiftindicatorrecommendingtheuseofamoreefficientgear.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
Generalinformation
Informationaboutthecurrenteffectivenessof
theECOPROfunctionscanbedisplayedasen#j ergyflow.
Displayingenergyflowinformation
1."CAR"2."Drivinginformation"3."Energyflow"
Thefollowingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xCoasting.
Coasting
Concept
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomati#j callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD
selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreducecon#j
sumption.SelectorleverpositionDremainsen#j
gaged.
Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoascoasting.
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Assoonasthebrakeoracceleratorpedalisde#j
pressed,theengineisautomaticallycoupledto
thetransmissionagain.
Generalinformation
CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdriv#j
ingmode.
CoastingisautomaticallyactivatedwhenECO PROmodeiscalledviatheDrivingDynamics Control.
Aproactivedrivingstylehelpsthedrivertouse thefunctionoftenandsupportstheefficientef#j
fectofcoasting.
Functionalrequirements Thefunctionisavailableinthespeedrangefrom
approx.16mph/25km/hto100mph/160km/h.
Thefunctionisactiveifthefollowingconditionsaremet:'xTheacceleratorpedalisnotdepressedorthe
acceleratorpedalisreleased.'xBrakepedalnotdepressedoronlyslightly depressed.'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverpositionD.'xEngineandtransmissionareatoperatingtemperature.'xActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunction,ACC,notactivated.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Concept
Thecoastingdrivingconditioncanbeinfluenced withtheshiftpaddles.
Activating/deactivatingcoastingvia
shiftpaddles
1.Shifttothehighestgearbypullingtheright shiftpaddle.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright
shiftpaddleagain.Todeactivate,actuatetheleftshiftpaddle.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Thecoastingdistancetraveledisindicated
incoastingmode.
IndicationsontheControlDisplay
Thecoastingmodeisdisplayedunderenergy flowwhiledriving.
Thedistancetraveledincoastingmodeisdis#j
playedinthetripdata.
Colorcodeblue:coastingmode.
Displayingenergyflowinformation
1."CAR"2."Drivinginformation"3."Energyflow"
Systemlimits Thefunctionisnotavailableunderoneofthefol#jlowingconditions.
'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xDrivinginthedynamiclimitrangeandon
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Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffi#j
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed. TheassessmentisdoneinvariouscategoriesandisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
GeneralinformationThecurrenttripisassessed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedbyad#j
justingyourdrivingstyle.
Thisgaininrangeisdisplayedasabonusrange
intheinstrumentclusterandontheControlDis#j play.
Functionalrequirement
ThisfunctionisavailableinECOPROdrive
mode.
CallinguptheDrivingstyle
analysis
1."CAR"2."Drivinginformation"3."Drivingstyleanalysis"
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheDrivingstyleanalysisshows
theefficiencyoftheDrivingstyle.
Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,themore
barsaredisplayedincolorandthefasterthebo#j nusrangeincreases.
Incontrast,areducednumberofbarswillbedis#j playedwithaninefficientdrivingstyle.
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