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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoachj ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afterinstalling newpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconserjvativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.Obj
servethebreak-inproceduresoftherespective partsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km
Donotexceedthemaximumengineandroad
speed:'xForgasolineengine4,500rpmand
100mph/160km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstanj ces.
From1,200miles/2,000km
Theengineandvehiclespeedcangraduallybe increased.
Tires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem Brakediscsandbrakepadsonlyreachtheirfull
effectivenessafterapprox.300miles/500km. Drivemoderatelyduringthisbreak-inperiod.
Followingpartreplacement Observethebreak-inproceduresagain,ifcomj
ponentsmentionedabovearereplaced.
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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetrunklid
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle andcanendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparticipantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinterior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetrunklidopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbeavoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno
combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaust gassystem.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij
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mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximumspeedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwiththeAntilockBrake
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrake SystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,funcj tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe
pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats. Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresej curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother
traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake
discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the
brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffij
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskof
accident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingefj fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassisjtance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
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'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation
Installationonlypossibleinroofdriprailwith
flaps.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Witharoof-mountedluggagerack,theglass
sunroofcollideswiththesupportsoftheroof-
mountedluggagerackwhenopening.Body
partscanbejammedortheglasssunroofcan
bedamaged.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskof
damagetoproperty.Witharoof-mountedlugj gagerack,donotopentheglasssunroof,onlyraiseit.
Roofdriprailwithflaps
Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprail
abovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutward.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:
'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebotj
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
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'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelerajtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij tion.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
specialsporttires,knownashigh-performance
tires,thathavebeenoptimizedforuseonracing tracksindryconditions.Tofindoutmoreinforj
mationaboutsporttires,askadealer'sservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionvalj ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninj
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrearluggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfoljlowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandraisesfuel
consumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenj
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuelconsumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
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Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindijcator.
Usecoastingconditions Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff
theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchingofftheengine Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinj
stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/Stopfunction
TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautoj
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarerej
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconj
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinj
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandinj
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheenj
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.These
functionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysj
tem.
ECOPRO
Concept
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theengineconj trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimatecontroloutput,areadjusted.
Steptronictransmission:undercertainconditions
theengineisautomaticallydecoupledfromthe transmissionintheDselectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinuestravelingwiththeengineidlingtoreduceconsumption.TheDselectorleverpojsitionremainsengaged.
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.CAR2.Settings3.Drivingmode4.ECOPROINDIVIDUAL5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeactij
vated/deactivated:
'xECOPROspeed'xCoasting'xECOPROseatclimatecontrol'xECOPROclimatecontrol'xECOPROlightandsight
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'xActivatetheECOPROlimit:
ECOPROspeed
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xAdjusttheECOPROlimitspeed:
Notificationat:
Selectthedesiredspeed.
Coasting
Efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengagingthe
engineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
ECOPROseatclimatecontrol Theoutputofseatheatingand,whereapplicaj
ble,seatventilationisreducedwhenECOPRO
isactivated.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom
thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar's interiormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsumpj
tion.
ECOPROlightandsight
Theoutputofexteriormirrorheatingandrear windowdefrosterisreduced.
Resettingthesettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothestandard settings:
ResettoECOPROSTANDARD
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Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Generalinformation WhenECOPROdrivingmodeisactivated,the
displayswitchestoaspecialconfiguration.
ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingrange.
Therangeextensioncanbedisj playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Theefficiencydisplayincludesthebonusrange.
Ifthebonusrangeappearsingray,thecurrent drivingstyleisinefficient.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallconditions forefficientdrivingaremet.
Theintervalsforresettingthebonusrangedej
pendonthesettingsofthetripdata.
Consumptiondisplay
Apointerintheconsumptiondisplayinforms
aboutthecurrentdrivingstyle:
'xThecurrentconsumptioninrelationtothe
averageconsumptionisdisplayed.'xPointerintheareaofarrow1:displayofthe energyrecoveredbycoastingorwhenbrakjing.'xPointerintheareaofarrow2:displaywhen
accelerating.Iftheaccelerationisinefficient,theareabetween
theaverageconsumptionandthecurrentconj
sumptioniscoloredred.
Inaddition,thefollowinginformationisdisplayed, dependingonthesituation:'xDependingontheequipment:thetotaldisjtancedrivenwhilecoasting.'xThetotaltimethattheenginehasbeenswitchedoffduringautomaticenginestops.'xAgearshiftindicatorrecommendingtheuseofamoreefficientgear.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
Generalinformation
Informationaboutthecurrenteffectivenessof
theECOPROfunctionscanbedisplayedasenj ergyflow.
DisplayingenergyflowinformationViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Energyflow
Thefollowingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xCoasting.
Coasting
Concept
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomatij callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD
selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreduceconj
sumption.SelectorleverpositionDremainsenj
gaged.
Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoascoasting.
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