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Ifallbarsarefilled,thehigh-voltagebatteryis
fullycharged.
Evenifnobarsarefilled,thehigh-voltagesystem isstillunderhighvoltage.
Informationregardingthechargingprocessis shownonthechargingscreen.DisplayMeaningBlueplug:chargingprocessactiveor
completed.
Whiteplug:chargingprocessinterj rupted.Runninglight:animatedwithactive
chargingprocess.Endofchargingtimeorsetdeparture
time.Chargingprogressbar.
Runninglight:animatedwithactive
chargingprocess.DCchargingactiveonaDCcharging
station.Indicatorinblue:chargedelectrical
range.Indicatorinwhite:maximumelectrical range.Chargingcableconnected.
Whiteclock:departuretimeset.
Whiteconnector:chargingprocedure
isstartingorinterrupted.
Blueplug:chargingprocessactiveor
completed.Climatecontrolactivatedatdeparture time.RangewithRangeExtender.DisplayMeaningFlashing:ventilationactive.Flashing:heatingactive.Flashing:coolingactive.
Departuretime
Concept
Foroptimumrangeandclimatecontrol,thedej parturetimecanbesetbeforeparkingthevehij
cle.
Generalinformation
Withasetdeparturetime,thevehicleisprej
heatedorprecooledduringthechargingprocess
ifclimatecontrolisset.Climatecontroloutputis
reducedduringthetrip.Thisincreasestherange.
Thefollowingsettingsarepossiblefordeparture
time:
'xClimatecontrolfordeparturetime.'xPlanningaone-timedeparturetime.'xPlanningofuptothreeregulardeparture
timesperdayoftheweek.
Ifdrive-readystateisswitchedoff,changescan
bemadeviaiDrive.Thedeparturetimechangeis
aone-offchange.Scheduleddeparturetimesare
notadjusted.Settingsforclimatecontroland chargingprocessarealsoappliedforscheduled
departuretimes.
Climatecontrolfordeparturetime ViaiDrive:
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SettingthedeparturetimeLevel1orLevel2charging:
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Plancharging/climatecontrol3.Setdeparturetime4.Setthedesireddaysoftheweek,ifneeded.5.Setthedesiredtime.
Uptothreedeparturetimescanbeset.
Activatingthedeparturetime
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Plancharging/climatecontrol3.Setdeparturetime
Setdeparturetimesaredisplayed.4.ForexampleactivateDeparturetime1.
Uptothreedeparturetimescanbeactivated.
Thesetdeparturetimewillbedeactivated,ifthe departuretimewasignoredthreetimesinarow.
Climatecontrol
Generalinformation
Thefollowingsettingsforvehicleairconditioning
arepossible:
'xActivatestationaryclimatecontrolimmedij
ately,refertopage 179.
Therangeisreducedifstationaryclimate controlisactivatedwithoutachargingcable
connected.'xPlannedclimatecontrolatthesetdeparture
time,refertopage 180.
IfaMode2chargingcableisused,thehigh-
voltagebatterymaynotbefullychargedat
departuretime.Dischargedhigh-voltageand
vehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Inadditiontothehigh-voltagebattery,thevehij clehasa12voltvehiclebattery,whichisrej
quiredforoperationoftheonboardelectronics.
Ifthehigh-voltagebatteryandthevehiclebatteryaredischarged,itisnotpossibletooperatethevehicle.
Havethevehiclecheckedandreturnedtooperaj
tionbyadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto page 226,priortorefueling.
Asufficientamountoffuelmustbeaddedtoopj
eratetheRangeExtender.WhentheRangeExj
tenderisactivated,thecurrentchargestateis maintained.Thevehiclehasagreaterrange.
Donotrefuelunlesstheengineisatastandstill andtheselectorleverisinpositionP/N,otherjwisethebuildupofpressuremaycausethefuel
nozzletoshutoffprematurely.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan 30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenotenj
suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Refuelpromptly.
Tankvent
Concept
Thevehicleisequippedwithaspecialfueltank. Thefueltankisdesignedforspecialrequirej mentsthatarisefromoperationwiththeRange
Extender.
Generalinformation Excesspressuremaybuildupinthefueltankas
aresultofgasolinevapors;thispressureisdissij
patedbeforethefuelcapisopened.
Overview
Thebuttonislocatedonthedriver'sfloorarea.
Ventingthetank
1.Switchoffdrive-readystate.2.
Pressthebuttontostartthepressure
equalization.
Thetankventingstatusisdisplayedintheinj strumentcluster.Inrarecases,tankventing
canlastseveralminutes.
Whentankventinghasfinished,amessageis
displayedintheinstrumentcluster.Thefuel
fillerflapisreleasedforopening.
3.Openthefuelfillerflap.
Ifitisnotpossibletoopenthefuelfillerflap
aftertankventing,pressthebuttonagain.
Ifitisstillnotpossibletoopenthefuelfiller
flapevenafterpressingthebuttonagain,unj lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,referto
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Fuelcap
Opening
Beforeopening,ventthetank.
1.Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap.2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.Closing
WBSning
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejamj
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcanj notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscanescape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamjagetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
Thereleaseislocatedunderthehood.
1.Openingthehood,refertopage 245.2.Pullthegreenknobwiththefuelpumpsymj
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4.Carefullyopenthefuelcap.Excesspressure
canbuildupinthefueltankfromgasolinevaj
por.5.Refuelthevehicleasusual.Theexcesspresj sureinthetankmaymakerefuelingdifficult,
forinstancethefuelpumpnozzlemayshut offfrequently.
Followthefollowingwhen
refueling
Generalinformation
Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletely
intothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzle duringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xReducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyafj terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegasstaj
tion.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Simultaneouschargingandrefuelingposesa
riskoffireifasufficientsafetydistancefrom easilyflammablematerialsisnotmaintained.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Donotfillthevehiclewithfuelandchargeitsimultaneously.
NOTICE
Fuelsaretoxicandaggressive.Overfillingofthe fueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.Painted
surfacesmaybedamagedbycontactwithfuel. Escapingfuelcanharmtheenvironment.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Avoidoverfilling.
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FuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Fuelrecommendation
Generalinformation
Dependingontheregion,manygasstationssell
fuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinteror
summerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwinj
ter,forinstancehelpsmakeacoldstarteasier.
Gasoline
Generalinformation Forthebestfuelefficiency,thegasolineshould
besulfur-freeorverylowinsulfurcontent.
Fuelsthataremarkedonthegaspumpasconj
tainingmetalmustnotbeused.
Fuelswithamaximumethanolcontentof10%,
i.e.,E10,maybeusedforrefueling.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystanj
dards:
US:ASTM4806mxx
CAN:CGSB-3.511mxx
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor
wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloraddthefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese
oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuelj
ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentageofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuel
withfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100.
NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
Recommendedfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
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Minimumfuelgrade
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetireinflationpressureandtirecharacteristics
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xDrivingdynamics.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingrej
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbej
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressurespecifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 229,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanuj
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.
Checkingthetireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflationpressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinflajtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read byupto0.1bar/2psi.
Checkingusingtireinflationpressure
specificationsinthetireinflationpressure
table
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocoldtiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheamjbienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:
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'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast2hoursafteratrip.1.Determine,refertopage 228,theintended
tireinflationpressurelevelsforthemounted
tires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom thespecifiedvalue.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressure
Forrun-flattires:reinitializerun-flattires.
FortheTirePressureMonitorTPM:resetthe TirePressureMonitorTPM.
Tirefillpressures
Toachieveoptimumdrivingcomfort,notethe
tireinflationpressurespecificationsintheTireinj flationpressuretable,refertopage 229,andadj
justasneeded.
Thesetireinflationpressurevaluescanalsobe foundonthetireinflationpressurelabelonthe
driver'ssideonthereardoor.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
i3withoutRangeExtenderTiresizePressurespecificationsin
bar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires155/70R1984Q
M+SA/SStd
155/70R1988Q
M+SXLStd
155/70R1984Q
Std2.7/393.0/44Front:155/70R
1984QM+SA/S
Std2.7/39-Rear:175/60R19
86QM+SA/S
Std-3.0/44Front:155/60R
2080QStd2.7/39-Rear:175/55R20
89QXLStd-3.0/44Front:175/55R
2089TXLStd2.7/39-Rear:195/50R20
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i3withRangeExtenderTiresizePressurespecificationsin
bar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires155/70R1988
QM+SXLStd2.7/393.0/44Front:155/70R
1984QM+SA/S
Std2.7/39-Rear:175/60R
1986QM+SA/S
Std-3.0/44Front:155/70R
1984QStd2.7/39-Rear:175/60R
1986QStd-3.0/44Front:155/60R
2080QStd2.7/39-Rear:175/55R
2089QXLStd-3.0/44Front:175/55R
2089TXLStd2.7/39-Rear:195/50R
2093TXLStd-3.0/44i3sTiresizePressurespecificationsin
bar/PSISpecifications
inbar/PSIwith
coldtires155/70R1988
QM+SXLStd2.7/393.0/44Front:175/55R
2089TXLStd2.7/39-Rear:195/50R
2093TXLStd-3.0/44
Tireidentificationmarks
Tiresize
245/45R1896Y
245:nominalwidthinmm
45:aspectratioin%
R:radialtirecode
18:rimdiameterininches
96:loadrating,notforZRtires
Y:speedrating,beforetheRonZRtires
Maximumtireload
Maximumtireloadisthemaximumpermissible
weightforwhichthetireisapproved.
Locatethemaximumtireloadonthetiresidewall
andtheGrossAxleWeightRatingmGAWRmon
thecertificationlabelonthedriversssideonthe reardoor.
Dividethetireloadby1.1.Itmustbegreater
thanone-halfofthevehiclessGrossAxleWeight RatingmGAWR.Note,frontvs.rearGAWRand
tireloads,respectively.
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