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ServiceandWarrantyInformationBookletforUS modelsandWarrantyandServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodels
PleaseconsultyourServiceandWarrantyInforj
mationBookletforUSmodelsandWarrantyand ServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodelsfor
additionalinformationonservicerequirements.
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatmaintenanceandrepairbeperformedbya servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Recordsofregularmaintenanceandrepairworkshouldberetained.
SocketforOBDOnboard
Diagnosis
Generalinformation
DevicesconnectedtotheOBDsockettrigger thealarmsystemwhenthevehicleislocked.RejmoveanydevicesconnectedattheOBDsocket
beforelockingthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
ThesocketforOnboardDiagnosisisanintrij catecomponentintendedtobeusedinconj
junctionwithspecializedequipmenttocheck thevehiclessprimaryemissionssystem.Imj
properuseofthesocketforOnboardDiagnoj
sis,orcontactwiththesocketforOnboardDij
agnosisforotherthanitsintendedpurpose,
cancausevehiclemalfunctionsandcreates
risksofpersonalandpropertydamage.Given
theforegoing,themanufactureofyourvehicle stronglyrecommendsthataccesstothesocketforOnboardDiagnosisbelimitedtoadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenj
terorrepairshoporotherpersonsthathave
thespecializedtrainingandequipmentforpurj
posesofproperlyutilizingthesocketforOnj
boardDiagnosis.
Position
Locatedonthedriver'ssideisanOBDsocketfor readingthevehicledata.
OnvehicleswithRangeExtender,additional componentsarecheckedthatarecriticalforitsemissionsmix.
Emissions
AppliestovehicleswithRangeExtender.
'xThewarninglightlightsup:
Emissionsaredeteriorating.Havethe vehiclecheckedassoonaspossible.'xThewarninglightflashesundercertaincirj
cumstances:
Thisindicatesthatthereisexcessivemisfiring intheengine.
Reducethevehiclespeedandhavethesysj
temcheckedimmediately;otherwise,serious
enginemisfiringwithinabriefperiodcanserij
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ReplacingcomponentsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthewiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiperbladeinstalled.
Replacingthefrontwiperblades
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms,refertopage 112.2.Foldupthewipers.3.Positionthewiperbladeinahorizontalposij
tion.4.Removethewiperbladetowardoneside.5.Insertthenewwiperbladeinreverseorderof
removaluntilitlocksinplace.6.Folddownthewipers.
Replacingtherearwiperblade
1.Foldupthewiperarm.2.Turnthewiperbladeallthewayback.3.Continueturningthewiperbladealltheway sothatitpopsoutoftheholder.4.Pressthenewwiperbladeintotheholderunjtilyouhearitsnapintoplace.5.Foldthewipersin.Seite252MOBILITYReplacingcomponents252
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Light/bulbreplacement
GeneralinformationLightsandbulbs
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLED
technology.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou havetherelevantworkcarriedoutadealerss
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 253.
Light-emittingdiodes(LEDs)
Thelightsuselight-emittingdiodesinstalledbej
hindthecoverasalightsource.Theselight- emittingdiodesarerelatedtoconventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedasClass1light-emittingdiodes.
Safetyinformation
Light-emittingdiodes(LEDs)
WBSning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlightsources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,thecondenj
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Theheadj lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Vehiclebattery
Thevehiclebatteryhas12volts.Thebattery
suppliestheonboardelectronicswithenergy.
Forinformationaboutthehigh-voltagesystem,
refertopage 212.
Maintenance
Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanberej
questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Replacingthevehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends thatyouhaveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopregister
thevehiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebattery
hasbeenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeen registeredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailjablewithoutrestrictionandanyCheckControl
messagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeaj
tureswilldisappear.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthatarecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbe
installedinyourvehicle.Informationoncomj
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealerssservicecenter.
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Chargingthevehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Forchargingadischargedbattery,referto
page 222.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Non-compatibleexternalchargerscandamage
thevehicle.Thereisariskofanaccidentand damagetoproperty.Onlyloadingdevicesthat
arecompatiblewithyourvehicleandthatare belowthemaximumchargevoltageshouldbe
usedtochargeyourvehicle.Informationon
compatiblechargersisavailableatyourdealerss servicecenter.
Powerfailure
Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for
example:
'xTime:update.'xDate:update.'xGlasssunroofandsunprotection:initialize
thesystem.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadealj
erssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition
fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelecj
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstituteofanothercolororamperagerating.
Accessingthefuses
Thefusesarelocatedinthepassengerfloorarea
underthedashboard.
1.Toopen,loosenscrews,arrows1.2.Folddownthefuseholder,arrow2.
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstall.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
foundonaseparatesheetinthefusebox.
ReplacingfusesThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethe
fuses.
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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehazj ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedinthehood.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation
Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsreguj larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedattherearofthecargoarea.
BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif
assistanceisneededintheeventofabreakj
down.
Generalinformation
Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehij
cle'sconditionissenttothevehiclemanufacj
turer.
Therearevariouswaysofmakingcontact.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage,referto
page 121.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
versionwithIntelligentemergencycallor
BMWConnectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Starting
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,supj
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:
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ThecontacttotheRoadsideAssistanceof
themanufactureisestablished.
Atelephonenumberisdisplayed,ifneeded. Selecttodialthetelephonenumberona
connectedmobilephone.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisimj portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistransjmittedautomatically.
TeleserviceHelp Dependingonthecountry,theTeleserviceHelp
enablesamorein-depthdiagnosisofthevehicle
viawirelesstransmission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughtheServiceSpecialist.
1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.TeleserviceHelp
Thedrivingabilityofthevehiclecanberestored
forspecificfunctions.
Ifthisisnotpossible,furthermeasureswillbeinij
tiated,forinstanceRoadsideAssistancewillbe informed.
EmergencyRequest
Intelligentemergencycall
Concept
Incaseofanemergency,anEmergencyRej questcanbetriggeredautomaticallybythesysj temormanually.
Generalinformation
OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
Intelligentemergencycallestablishesaconnecj
tionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondij
tions.
Overview
SOSbuttonintheroofliner.
Functionalrequirements
'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xTheignitionisswitchedon.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheairj
bagstrigger,anEmergencyRequestisautomatij
callyinitiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentof
correspondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNotij
ficationisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbutj
ton.
Manualtriggering
1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
onthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanEmerj
gencyRequesthasbeeninitiated.
IfacancelpromptappearsontheControl Display,theEmergencyRequestcanbe
aborted.
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'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhenaconnectionto
theBMWResponseCenterhasbeenestabj
lished.
TheBMWResponseCenterthenmakes contactwithyouandtakesfurtherstepsto
helpyou.
Evenifyouareunabletorespond,theBMW ResponseCentercantakefurtherstepstohelpyouundercertaincircumstances.
Forthis,dataistransmittedtotheBMWRej
sponseCenterwhichservestodeterminethe
necessaryrescuemeasures.Forinstance,
thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,ifitcanbe
established.
EvenifyoucannolongerheartheBMWRej
sponseCenterthroughtheloudspeakers,the
BMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
hearyou.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheEmerj
gencyRequest.
Whattodoafteranaccident
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordanj
gertolife.Afteranaccident,donottouchany
high-voltagecomponentssuchasorangecolj oredhigh-voltagecablesorpartsthatarein
contactwithexposedhigh-voltagecables.
WBSning
Fluidsinthehigh-voltagebatteryarecorrosive.
Thereisariskofinjury.Donottouchfluidsesj
capingfromthehigh-voltagebattery.
Generalinformation
Afteranaccident,complywiththefollowing
safetyprecautionswithregardtothehigh-voltj agesystem:'xSecurethecrashsite.'xImmediatelynotifyrescueforces,police,or
firefightersofthefactthatyourvehicleis
equippedwithahigh-voltagesystem.'xEngageselectorleverpositionP,setthe parkingbrake,andswitchoffthestandby
stateanddrive-readystate.'xLockthevehicleafterexiting.'xDonotinhaleanygasesescapingfromthe high-voltagebattery;ifneeded,maintaina
safedistancefromthevehicle.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation
Haveadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopperformthe jumpstart.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordanj
gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthat
areundervoltage.
Towing
Transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
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Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthedanj
gerarea,pushitforashortdistanceataspeed ofnomorethan6mph/10km/h.
Forrollingorpushingthevehicle,referto
page 103.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona loadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow
fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation
Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,dependj
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora warningtriangleintherearwindow.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetowj
ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse.
Thereisariskofaccident.Makesurethatthe
grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicleis
heavierthanthevehicletobetowed.
NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincorj
rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Correctly
attachthetowbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe
towbaratanoffsetangle,pleasefollowthefolj lowing:
'xManeuveringcapabilityislimitedgoingaroundcorners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithanoffset.
Towrope
Whenstartingtotowthevehicle,makesurethat thetowropeistaut.
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Usenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenablethe
vehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.
Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
Thetowfittingcanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowfittingislocatedinthestoragecompartj
mentunderthehood.
Useofthetowfitting:
'xUseonlythetowfittingprovidedwiththevej hicleandscrewitallthewayin.'xUsethetowfittingfortowingonpavedroadsonly.'xAvoidlateralloadingofthetowfitting,forinj
stancedonotliftthevehiclebythetowfitj ting.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Ifthetowfittingisnotusedasintended,there
maybedamagetothevehicleortothetowfitj ting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Folj
lowthenotesonusingthetowfitting.
Screwthreadfortowfitting
Pressonthemarkontheedgeofthecoverto
pushitout.
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CareVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Washingthevehicle
Generalinformation Regularlyremoveforeignobjectssuchasleaves
intheareabelowthewindshieldwhenthehood
israised.
Washyourvehiclefrequently,particularlyinwinj ter.Intensesoilingandroadsaltcandamagethe
vehicle.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Highvoltageispresentatthe
chargingconnection.Thereisariskofinjuryor
dangertolife.
Haveworkonthechargingconnection,forinj stancecleaning,performedbyanauthorized
BMWidealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
NOTICE
Whenwashing,watercangetintotheopen
chargingsocket.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Closethechargingsocketflapwhile washing.
Steamblasterandhigh-pressure
washer
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurewashers,
componentscanbedamagedduetothepresj sureortemperaturesbeingtoohigh.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Maintainsufficient
distanceanddonotspraytoolongcontinuj
ously.Followtheoperatinginstructionsforthe
high-pressurewasher.
Distancesandtemperature
'xMaximumtemperature:140

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