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Thefollowingexemplarydrivingsituationsmay
besuitable:'xRollingonastraightdownhillroutewithout
obstacles.'xCoastingonaroutewithoutobstacles.
Avoidlateorabruptbraking.
Acousticpedestrianprotection Dependingonthecountry-specificversion,thesystemgeneratesacontinuousdrivingnoiseduringelectricdrivinguptoapprox.
20mph/30km/h.
Aspeakersystembroadcaststhenoisetothe
surroundings.
Asaresult,otherroadusers,forinstancepedes#j triansorcyclists,canbetterperceivethevehicle.
RangeExtender
Increasingtherange
Ifthechargestateofthehigh-voltagebattery
dropsduringtraveltoaminimumvalue,the
RangeExtenderstartsandsuppliestherequired
electricalenergyfordrivingon.
Thesymbolonthechargestateindicator
designatesaRangeExtenderactivationtime.
TheRangeExtendercontrolsitsoutputautomat#j
ically,turnsitselfoffandrestartsaccordingtothe
drivingsituation.
IfRangeExtenderisactivated,thecurrent chargestateofthehigh-voltagebatteryismain#jtained.Ifnecessary,theRangeExtenderchargesthehigh-voltagebatteryuntilthechargestateat
thetimeoftheactivationoftheRangeExtender
hasbeenreached.
TheRangeExtenderhasnodirectconnectionto
thedrivetrain.
UsingtheRangeExtender
Purelyelectricuseofthevehicleoffersthefull
performancecapabilityofthedriveandthemost
efficientuseofthevehicle.
RangeExtenderisdesignedtoenablefurther
drivinginsituations,inwhichthepurelyelectric rangeisnotsufficient.E.g.,thenextchargingsta#jtioncanbereached.
Withaverylowchargestateofthehigh-voltage
battery,thedrivepowerisreducedonsharpup#j hillgradesorathighspeedsinordertoallowfur#j
therdriving.
Thisavoidsacompletedischargeofthehigh- voltagebattery.
ACheckControlmessageindicatesanupcom#j ingreductionindrivepower.Thepowerreduc#j
tionisdisplayedintheperformancedisplay,refer
topage 111.
Automaticmaintenancerun AvoidhavinglongperiodswhentheRangeEx#j
tenderisnotused.Toensurefunctionalreliabil#j ity,theRangeExtenderisautomaticallyactivatedatcertainintervalsforafewminuteswhiledriv#j
ing.RespectiveCheckControlmessagesindi#j
catethemaintenancerun.Itthemaintenancerun oftheRangeExtenderisoccurringatanunfavor#jabletime,itcanbecanceledbypressingthe
Start/Stopbutton.Itpostponesthemaintenance run.
Shouldthehigh-voltagebatterybefullycharged
orifthereisnotenoughgasinthetankthena
maintenancerunwillnotbeexecuted.
Heavilydischargedhigh-voltage
battery
Ifthehigh-voltagebatteryisheavilydischargedduringthetrip,theperformanceandsomecom#j fortfeaturesarereducedstep-by-steptoextend
therange.
Heatedhigh-voltagebattery
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statecannotbeswitchedonifthehigh-voltage
batteryisoverheated.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed. Anothermessagewillindicatewhendrive-readystateisavailableagain.
Whiledriving
Ifthehigh-voltagebatteryoverheatsduringthe trip,theperformanceisreducedstep-by-stepinordertocooldownthebattery.TheePOWER
performancedisplayintheinstrumentclusterde#j
creases.Ifthetemperatureincreasesfurther,
parkthevehicleuntilthehigh-voltagebatteryhas cooleddown.Iftheperformancedisplayfallsto
0,thedrive-readystateisswitchedoffandthe
vehiclecomestoastop.
Parkingbrake
Concept
Theparkingbrakeisusedtopreventthevehicle
fromrollingwhenitisparked.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstroll#j
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewitha
wheelchock.
WBSning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle
cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#j hicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#j
ingandlockthevehicle.
Overview
Parkingbrake
Setting
Withastationaryvehicle Pulltheswitch.
TheLEDlightsup.
Theindicatorlightlightsupred.The
parkingbrakeisset.
Dependingonthestoppingsituation,theparking
brakeisengagedautomatically.
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Insomeparkingsituations,theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyengaged,whenselectorleverposi#jtionPisengaged.Inthesecases,theparking
brakeisreleasedautomaticallywhenyouleave
theselectorleverpositionP.
Whiledriving Touseasemergencybrakewhiledriving:
Pulltheswitchandholdit.Thevehiclebrakes
hardwhiletheswitchisbeingpulled.
Theindicatorlightlightsupred,asignal
soundsandthebrakelightslightup.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Ifthevehicleissloweddowntoaspeedofap#j prox.2mph/3km/htheparkingbrakeisset.
Releasing Releasingmanually1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Presstheswitchwhilesteppingonthe
brakepedalorselectorleverpositionPisset.
TheLEDandindicatorlightgoout.
Theparkingbrakeisreleased.
Automaticrelease
Forautomaticrelease,stepontheaccelerator pedal.
TheLEDandindicatorlightgoout.
Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyreleased
whenyoustepontheacceleratorpedalunder
thefollowingconditions:
'xDrive-readystateswitchedon.'xDrivemodeengaged.'xDriverbuckledinanddoorsclosed.
Malfunction
Iftheparkingbrakefailsormalfunctions,secure thevehicleagainstrollingbeforeexiting.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Securethevehicleagainstrollingaway,forin#j
stancewithawheelchock,afterexitingthevehi#j
cle.
Afterapowerfailure
Re-activatingtheparkingbrake1.Switchonstandbystate.2.Presstheswitchwhilesteppingonthe
brakepedalorselectorleverpositionPisset.
Itmaytakeseveralsecondsforthebraketobe reactivated.Somemechanicalsoundsassoci#j
atedwiththisprocessarenormal.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
tergoesoutassoonastheparkingbrake
isreadyforoperation.
Holdfunction
Concept
Thesystemholdsthevehicleautomaticallywhen
gearisengaged.Thispreventsrollingagainstthe
directionoftravel.
InselectorleverpositionD,thevehiclecannot rollbackwards.InselectorleverpositionR,itcan#j
notrollforward.Thebrakepedaldoesnothave tobepressed.
Reducingenergyconsumption Toreduceenergyconsumptionwhenthehold
functionisactivated,activatetheparkingbrake
orengagetheselectorleverinpositionPwhen
thevehicleisstoppedforlongperiodsoftime.
Theholdfunctioncanbeaffectedbythevehi#j
cle'sloadandtheroadincline.Ifneeded,a
CheckControlmessagewillappearandposition
Pwillbeselectedautomatically.
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Turnsignal,highbeams,
headlightflasher
Turnsignal
Turnsignalinexteriormirror
Whendrivingandduringoperationoftheturn
signalsorhazardwarningsystem,donotfoldin theexteriormirrors,sothatthesignallightson
theexteriormirrorareeasytosee.
Usingturnsignals
Presstheleverpasttheresistancepoint.
Theleverreturnsintoitsstartingpositionafter actuation.Toswitchoffmanually,slightlytapthelevertotheresistancepoint.
Tripleturnsignalactivation Lightlytaptheleverupordown.
Theturnsignalflashesthreetimes.
Thefunctioncanbeactivatedordeactivated.
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Lighting"4."Exteriorlighting"5."One-touchturnsignal"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingsarestoredfortheprofilecurrentlyused.
Signalingbriefly
Pressthelevertotheresistancepointandholdit thereforaslongasyouwanttheturnsignalto
flash.
Malfunction
Unusuallyrapidflashingoftheindicatorlightindi#j
catesthataturnsignalbulbhasfailed.
Highbeams,headlightflasher Pushtheleverforwardorpullitbackward.'xHighbeamson,arrow1.
Thehighbeamslightupwhenthelowbeams
areswitchedon.'xHighbeamsoff/headlightflasher,arrow2.
Wipersystem
Generalinformation
Donotusethewipersifthewindshieldisdry,as
thismaydamagethewiperbladesorcausethem
tobecomewornmorequickly.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Ifthewipersstartmovinginthefoldedaway state,bodypartscanbejammedordamagemayoccurtopartsofthevehicle.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatthevehicleisswitchedoffwhenthe
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wipersareinthefoldedawaystateandthewip#j
ersarefoldedinwhenswitchingon.
NOTICE
Ifthewipersarefrozentothewindshield,the
wiperbladescanbetornoffandthewipermo#j torcanoverheatwhenswitchingon.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Defrostthewind#jshieldpriortoswitchingthewiperson.
Switchingon
Tapuptheleverorpressitpasttheresistancepoint.
'xNormalwiperspeed:tapuponce.'xFastwiperspeed:tapuptwiceortaponce
beyondtheresistancepoint.
Theleverautomaticallyreturnstoitsinitialposi#j tionwhenreleased.
Switchingoffandbriefwipe
Presstheleverdown.
'xToswitchofffromfastwiperspeed:press
downtwice.'xToswitchofffromnormalwiperspeed:press
downonce.'xBriefwipe:pressdownonce.
Theleverautomaticallyreturnstoitsinitialposi#j tionwhenreleased.
Intervalmodeorrainsensor Concept
Therainsensorautomaticallycontrolsthetime betweenwipesdependingontheintensityoftherainfall.
Generalinformation
Thesensorislocatedonthewindshield,directly
infrontoftheinteriormirror.Withouttherain sensor,thefrequencyofthewiperoperationispreset.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Iftherainsensorisactivated,thewiperscan
accidentallystartmovinginvehiclewashes. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Deacti#j
vatetherainsensorinvehiclewashes.
Activating/deactivating
Pressthebuttononthewiperlever.
Wipingisstarted.
Ifthevehicleisequippedwitharainsensor:the LEDinthewiperleverisilluminated.
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Infrostyconditions,wiperoperationmaynot
start.
Ifajourneyisinterruptedwiththerainsensor switchedon:ifthetripisresumedwithinapprox.
15minutes,therainsensorisautomaticallyacti#j
vatedagain.
Settingthefrequencyorsensitivityofthe
rainsensor
Turnthethumbwheel.
Withdeactivatedrainsensor:settheinterval. Withactivatedrainsensor:settherainsensorsensitivity.
Up:shortintervalorhighsensitivityoftherain
sensor.
Down:longintervalorlowsensitivityoftherain
sensor.
Windshieldwashersystem Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thewasherfluidcanfreezeontothewindowat
lowtemperaturesandobstructtheview.There
isariskofaccident.Onlyusethewashersys#j tems,ifthewasherfluidcannotfreeze.Use
washerfluidwithantifreeze,ifneeded.
NOTICE
Whenthewasherfluidreservoirisempty,the
washpumpcannotworkasintended.Thereis ariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotusethe
washersystemwhenthewasherfluidreservoir
isempty.
Cleaningthewindshield
Pullthelever.
Thesystemsprayswasherfluidonthewind#j shieldandactivatesthewipersbriefly.
Windshieldwashernozzles Thewindshieldwashernozzlesareautomaticallyheatedwhilestandbystateisswitchedon.
Rearwindowwiper Overview
Switchingon
Turntheouterswitchupward.
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'xIntermittentmode,arrow1.Whenreversegearisengaged,thesystemswitchestocon#jtinuousoperation.
Cleantherearwindow
Turntheouterswitchinthedesireddirection.
'xInrestingposition:turntheswitchdownward,
arrow3.Theswitchautomaticallyreturnsto itsidlepositionwhenreleased.'xInintermittentmode:turntheswitchfurther,
arrow2.Theswitchautomaticallyreturnsto itsintervalpositionwhenreleased.
Thefunctionisdeactivatedifthewasherfluidreservoirlevelislow.
Fold-awaypositionofthewipers Concept
Thefold-awaypositionenablesthewiperstobe
foldedawayfromthewindshield.
Generalinformation Important,forinstancewhenchangingthewiperbladesorforfoldingawayunderfrostycondi#j
tions.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Ifthewipersstartmovinginthefoldedaway
state,bodypartscanbejammedordamage mayoccurtopartsofthevehicle.Thereisarisk
ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatthevehicleisswitchedoffwhenthe
wipersareinthefoldedawaystateandthewip#j
ersarefoldedinwhenswitchingon.
NOTICE
Ifthewipersarefrozentothewindshield,the
wiperbladescanbetornoffandthewipermo#j
torcanoverheatwhenswitchingon.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Defrostthewind#j
shieldpriortoswitchingthewiperson.
Foldingawaythewipers
1.Switchstandbystateonandoffagain.2.Infrostyconditions,makesurethatthe
bladesarenotfrozentothewindshield.3.Pressthewiperleveruppastthepointofre#j sistanceandholditforapprox.3seconds,untilthewipersremaininanearlyverticalpo#jsition.4.Foldthewipersallthewayawayfromthe
windshield.
Foldingdownthewipers
Afterthewipersarefoldedbackdown,thewiper
systemmustbereactivated.
1.Foldthewipersbackdownontothewind#j
shield.2.Switchonstandbystate.3.Pushwiperleverdown.Wipersreturntotheir restingpositionandarereadyagainforoper#j
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Washerfluid
Generalinformation
Allwashernozzlesaresuppliedfromonereser#j
voir.
Useamixtureoftapwaterandwindshield
washerconcentrate.Ifdesired,awindshield
washerconcentratecontainingantifreezecanbe
used.
Recommendedminimumfillquantity:
0.2USgal/1liter.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Someantifreezeagentscancontainharmful substancesandareflammable.Thereisariskoffireandariskofinjury.Followtheinstruc#j
tionsonthecontainers.Keepantifreezeaway fromignitionsources.Donotrefilloperating
materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
UnitedStates:thewasherfluidmixtureratiois
regulatedbytheU.S.EPAandmanyindividual
states;donotexceedtheallowablewasherfluid
dilutionratiolimitsthatapply.Followtheusage
instructionsonthewasherfluidcontainer.
UseofBMW#ssWindshieldWasherConcentrate
ortheequivalentisrecommended.
NOTICE
Silicon-containingadditivesinthewasherfluid
forthewater-repellingeffectonthewindows
canleadtodamagetothewashingsystem.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
addsilicon-containingadditivestothewasher
fluid.
NOTICE
Mixingdifferentwindshieldwasherconcen#j
tratesorantifreezecandamagethewashing
system.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty. Donotmixdifferentwindshieldwasherconcen#jtratesorantifreeze.Followtheinformationand
mixingratiosprovidedonthecontainers.
Overview
Thewasherfluidreservoirislocatedunderthe hood.
Malfunction Theuseofundilutedwindshieldwasherconcen#j
trateoralcohol-basedantifreezecanleadtoin#j
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DisplaysVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Instrumentcluster
Concept
Theinstrumentclusterisavariabledisplay.
Someofthedisplaysintheinstrumentclustermaydifferfromthewaytheyareshowninthis
Owner'sManual.
Overview
1OnboardComputer#\#_ 1212Driverassistancesystems3Speedometer4Drive-readystateindicator#\#_ 965ECOPROtips#\#_2026Tripodometer#\#_1177DrivingDynamicsControlprogram#\#_ 1468Rangeforelectricdriving#\#_1179Batterychargeindicator#\#_11110Performancedisplay#\#_111Seite109DisplaysCONTROLS109
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Selectionlist,suchasfortheradio#\#_12011RangeExtenderrange#\#_11712RangeExtenderfuelgauge#\#_ 11613Messages,forinstanceCheckControl
Chargingscreen
1Chargingstatus#\#_2142Endofchargingtime#\#_ 214
Departuretimewithtimer#\#_ 2153Maximumelectricalrange#\#_ 2144Stationaryclimatecontrol#\#_2155Rangeforelectricdriving#\#_2146Chargestate#\#_1117RangeExtenderrange#\#_ 1178WithRangeExtender:fuelgauge#\#_ 116DisplayingtheeDRIVEsystem
Displaysintheinstrumentcluster
Concept
Thedisplaydependsonthesystem'soperating
condition.ThefollowingfunctionsoftheeDRIVE systemareshownintheinstrumentcluster
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