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IncreasingtherangeGeneralinformation
Thevehiclecontainscomprehensivetechnolo#j
giesforreducingenergyconsumptionandfor maximizingtherange.
Therangedependsonanumberofdifferentfac#j tors,refertopage 117.
Theimplementationofcertainmeasures,driving styleandregularmaintenancecanincreasingthe rangeandtherebyalsoreducetheenvironmentalimpact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightreducestherange.
Removeattachedparts
followinguse
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerody#j
namicsandincreasetheenergyconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglasssunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandtherebyre#j ducestherange.
Tires
Generalinformation
Tirescanaffectenergyconsumptioninvarious ways,forinstanceenergyconsumptioncanbeinfluencedbytiresize.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestart#j ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingre#j
sistanceandthusraisesenergyconsumption andtirewear.
Stationaryclimatecontrol
Runadvanceclimatecontrol,refertopage 175,
inthevehicleduringchargingbeforedrivingoff.
Heatingandcoolingoperationsareveryenergy intensiveandsubstantiallyreducetheelectricrange.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesenergy
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicle drivingaheadofyou.
Longerbrakingproceduresresultinmoreeffi#j cientchargingofthehigh-voltagebatteryviaen#j
ergyrecoveryfrombraking.
Useacceleratorpedalfordecelerationandcoasting
Whenapproachingaredlight,useacceleratorpedalfordecelerating.
Forgoingdownhillusecoastingfunction;forthis
purpose,pressacceleratorpedaljustenough thatthevehiclerolls.
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Switchoffanyfunctionsthatarenotcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchastherearwindowdefrosterre#jquirealotofenergyandreducetherange,espe#jciallyincityandstop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.TheECOPROandECOPRO+drivingmodessupporttheenergy-conservinguseofcomfortfeatures.Theyautomaticallyperformapartialorcompletedeactivationofthesefunctions.
Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieveoptimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeper#j
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSys#j
tem,refertopage 244.
ECOPROandECOPRO+
Concept
ECOPROandECOPRO+supportanefficient
drivingstyle.Tothisend,thecontrolofthedrive
isoptimizedformoderateacceleration,and
adaptedtolightingandcomfortfeatures,suchas
climatecontroloutput.Somevehiclefunctions
cannotbeusedduringactivateddrivingmode
ECOPROandECOPRO+.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinstructionsaredis#j
playedtoassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle.
Generalinformation
ECOPROmodeandECOPRO+modeeach
havedifferentsettings.
ECOPRO'xReductionoftheheatingoutputandswitch-
ondurationforexteriormirrors,rearwindow,
andseatheating.'xReductionofthecoolingorheatingoutputof theairconditioner.'xThespeedislimitedtoanadjustablemaxi#jmumvaluebetween50mph/80km/hand
80mph/130km/h.Tointentionallyexceed
thespeedlimit,presstheacceleratorpedalall thewaydown.
ECOPRO+
Thecoolingandheatingoutputoftheaircondi#j
tionerareadditionallydeactivatedonECOPRO+ activation.
Thelowbeamsaredimmed.
Themaximumspeedislimitedto
55mph/90km/h.Inspecialsituations,thespeed
limitcanbeconsciouslyexceededbyapplying theacceleratorpedal.
ActivatingECOPROandECOPRO+ Pressthebuttonrepeatedly,untilECOPROorECOPRO+isdisplayedinthe
instrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO ViatheDrivingDynamicsControl
1.ActivateECOPRO.2."ConfigureECOPRO"3.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ViaiDrive
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."ConfigureECOPRO"4.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingsarestoredfortheprofilecurrentlyused.
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Activating/deactivatingthefunctions
Thefollowingfunctionscanbeactivated/deacti#j vated:'x"ECOPROspeedwarning"'x"ECOPROclimatecontrol"
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'x"ECOPROspeedwarning":activateECO
PROspeed.
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'x"Limitat:"
SetthedesiredspeedfortheECOPRO
speed.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
ToactivateECOPROclimatecontrol:
"ECOPROclimatecontrol"
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom
thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar's interiormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsump#j
tion.
Inaddition,thepoweroutputoftheseatandmir#j
rorheatingisreduced.
Coasting Withlittlepressureontheacceleratorpedal,thevehiclecancoastwithoutenergyrecovery.The acceleratorpedalindicatorintheinstrumentdis#j
playiscenteredbetweenCHARGEandePO#j WERduringcoasting.
ECOPROpotentialsavings
Showspotentialsavingswiththecurrentsettings
inpercentages.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
ECOPROefficiencydisplay
Amarkintheperformancedisplayprovidesinfor#j mationaboutthecurrentdrivingstyle.
MarkintheCHARGErange,arrow1:indication
forenergyrecoveryandbraking.
MarkintheePOWERarea,arrow2:indicatesac#j
celeration.
Theefficiencyofyourdrivingstyleisshownby thebar'scolor:
'xBluedisplay:efficientdrivingstyleaslongasthemarkmoveswithinthebluerange.'xGraydisplay:modifydrivingstyle,forinstancebyacceleratingmoremoderately.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallconditionsforefficientdrivingaremet.
ECOPROTip Drivingtip
Assoonasoneoftheconditionsforefficient drivingisnolongerfulfilled,respectivedrivingtipsaredisplayedasasymbolintheinstrument
cluster.
Symbols
Anadditionalsymbolandadeletetextmessage aredisplayedonthecontroldisplay.
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SymbolMeasureForefficientdriving,acceleratemore
moderatelyordecelerateproactively
toallowtimetoassessroadcondi#j
tions.ReducespeedtotheselectedECO
PROspeed.
IndicationsontheControlDisplay
Generalinformation
Informationonconsumptionandtechnologycan
bedisplayedwhiledriving.
eDRIVE ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."eDRIVE"
Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Inthissituation,thefunctionhelpsdevelopan
especiallyefficientdrivingstyleandtosaveen#j ergy.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed. TheassessmentisdoneinvariouscategoriesandisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomeenergy.
Thelast15minutesofatripareevaluated.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedby
adoptinganefficientdrivingstyle.
Functionalrequirement
ThefunctionisavailableinECOPROmodeand inECOPRO+mode.
CallingupECOPRODrivingstyle
analysis
ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."Drivingstyleanalysis"
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheECOPRODrivingstyleanaly#j
sisconsistsofasymbolizedrouteandalookup table.
Theroadsymbolizestheefficiencyofthedriving style.Themoreefficientyourdrivingstyle,the
smootherthedepictedroutebecomes,arrow1.
Thetableofvaluescontainsstars,arrow2.The moreefficientthedrivingstyle,themorestars
aredisplayedinthetable.
If,ontheotherhand,thedrivingstyleisineffi#j
cient,amorewavyroadandareducednumber ofstarsaredisplayed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Tipsforanenergy-savingdrivingstyle,Increas#jingtherange,refertopage 201.
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ChargingthevehicleVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Concept
Thevehiclecanbechargedusingvariouscharg#j
ingcablesatchargingstationsorhousehold sockets.Controlandmonitoringofthecharging
processarehandledcompletelyautomatically.
Thechargecurrentstrengthcanbesetvia
iDrive.
Generalinformation
High-voltagebattery Thehigh-voltagebatteryisusedasanenergy
accumulator.Thehigh-voltagebatterycanbe
chargedbyenergyrecoveryduringthetriporvia
thepowergrid.
Inordertooperatethehigh-voltagebatteryopti#j mally,chargethevehicleregularlyandfullyusing
acompatiblecharger.
Whenchargingviathepowergrid,youcanchose
betweenthefollowingvariants.
'xLevel1chargingviaahouseholdsocket.'xLevel2chargingviaaLevel2chargingsta#j tion.'xChargingviaaDCchargingstation.
Level1chargingispossibleviaahousehold
socketwithavoltageof120volts.
Foroptimaluseoftheenergyfromthepower grid,chargingataLevel2chargingstation,such
asBMWiWallbox,isrecommended.
Chargecurrent
Generalinformation
Thechargecurrentstrengthisindicatedinam#j
peres.
Thevehiclecannotautomaticallydetectthemax#j imumpermissiblechargecurrentstrengthofthe
powergridduringchargingviaahousehold
socketorchargingstation.
Level1charging PriortothefirstLevel1chargingatyourownhouseholdsocket,oratotherhouseholdsock#j
ets,thepermittedchargecurrentstrengthmust bedeterminedbyaqualifiedelectrician,forex#jample.
ThechargecurrentstrengthforLevel1charg#j ing,refertopage 213,canbeadjustedintheve#j
hicleinthreelevels.
Atdelivery,thechargecurrentforLevel1charg#j
ingissettothelowestlevel.
Dependingonthecountry-specificversion,one
ofseveralampereratingsisprintedonthe
Level1chargingcable.Thisampereratingisthe limitwhichmustbeadheredtoforthevehicleif
thechargecurrentissettothehighestlevel.De#j pendingonthechargingcable,thechargecur#jrentstrengthmayvarywhenlowerlevelsareset.
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Overview
ImprintonthechargingcableChargecurrentsetting"Max.""Reduced""Low"6A6A6A6A8A8A6A6A10A10A7.5A6A12A12A9A6A15A15A11.25A7.5AChargingataLevel2chargingstation
Thepermittedchargecurrentstrengthmustbe
determinedpriortochargingataLevel2charg#j ingstation,forinstancefromtheoperatorofthe
Level2chargingstation.Thepermittedcharge currentstrengthcanvarybycountry.
ThechargecurrentstrengthforLevel2charg#j ing,refertopage 213,canbeadjustedintheve#j
hicleintwosteps.
Atdelivery,thechargecurrentforLevel2charg#j
ingissetto"Reduced".Maintainthissettingun#j
lessitwasverifiedthatahigherchargecurrent
strengthispermittedintheindividualcase.
Thechargecurrentchangesdependingonthe
setting."Max.""Reduced"32A16A
Dependingonthechargecurrent,thecharging
durationchanges.
RangeExtender
WithRangeExtenderswitchedon,thecurrent
chargestatecanbemaintained.Inthisway,a higherrangeisachieved.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Improperworkingwithelectricalcurrentcan
leadtoanelectricshockduetohighvoltagesor highcurrents.Thereisariskoffireordangerto
life.Observethegeneralsafetyregulations
whenworkingwithelectricalcurrent.
WBSning
Afaultyandincorrectlydesignedchargingde#j
viceatthecharginglocationcancausedamage
tothevehicleandoverloadthepowermainsat
thecharginglocation.Thereisariskoffireand
ariskofinjury.
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
that,priortoyourfirstuseofachargingloca#j
tion,youhavethecompatibilityofthefollowing
componentsconfirmed:
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WBSning
Damagedorwornchargingdevices,forin#j stanceworncontacts,canheatup.Thereisariskoffire.Onlyusechargingdevicesthatareingoodcondition.
WBSning
Simultaneouschargingandrefuelingposesa
riskoffireifasufficientsafetydistancefrom
easilyflammablematerialsisnotmaintained.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Donotfillthevehiclewithfueland
chargeitsimultaneously.
WBSning
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Highvoltageispresentatthechargingconnection.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.
Haveworkonthechargingconnection,forin#j stancecleaning,performedbyanauthorized
BMWidealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Chargingcable
Generalinformation
UseaLevel1chargingcable,Level2charging
cableorthepermanentlyinstalledchargingcable ofachargingstationtochargethevehicle.
Differentchargingcablescanberequiredde#jpendingonthecountry.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Non-compatiblechargingcablesorunsuitable
chargingstationscanheatupandcausedam#j agetothevehicle.Thereisariskoffire.Usechargingcablesorchargingstationsforcharg#j
ingthataresuitablefortherespectivevehicle
type.
Adealer'sservicecenterwillbegladtoprovide
informationaboutsuitablechargingcables.
WBSning
Improperuseofthechargingcablecanprevent
chargingandleadtodamage,forinstanceca#j
blefire.Thereisariskoffire.Usethecharging
cableonlyforchargingthevehicle,anddonot
extenditusingcablesoradapters.
WBSning
Damagedchargingcablescanheatuporlead
toanelectricshock.Thereisariskoffireora riskofinjury.Useundamagedchargingcables
only.
Level1chargingcable
Dependingonthecountryversion,thevehicleis
suppliedwithaLevel1chargingcable.
Level1chargingcablescanbeusedtochargethevehiclefromgroundedhouseholdsockets.
Chargingathouseholdsocketconnectionsis performedwithalternatingcurrent.
WhenaLevel1chargingcableisused,theeffi#j ciencyvaluesmaydifferfromthosestatedonthe
energylabel.
Level2chargingcable
TheLevel2chargingcablemakesitpossibleto
quicklyrechargeatsocketsofdesignated
Level2chargingstationsusingaspecialplug.
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ChargingisperformedwithalternatingcurrentatdesignatedLevel2chargingstations.Thecharg#jingprocesscanbecompletedfasterthanat
householdsockets.
Thechargingcablemaybepermanentlyinstalled
atthechargingstation.
IfaLevel2chargingcableisused,applythecor#j
respondingsettingviaiDrive,refertopage 213.
DCchargingcable TheDCchargingcablethatispermanentlyin#j
stalledatthechargingstationmakesispossible
tochargeatDCchargingstations.Chargingis performedwithdirectcurrentatdesignatedDCchargingstations.AtthehighercapacitycurrentconnectionofaDCchargerstationthechargingtimeissignificantlylowerthanwithahouseholdsocketoraLevel2chargingstation.
DuringchargingataDCchargingstation,anindi#j
cationintheinstrumentcluster,referto
page 214,isdisplayed.
TheDCchargingcableisalsoreferredtoas
Level3DCchargingcable.
Storage
TheLevel1chargingcableislocatedinthe
chargingcablecompartmentunderthehood.
TheLevel2chargingcablecanbestoredinthesameplace.
Moisturecanpenetrateintothechargingcable compartment,forinstanceinacarwash.
Ifrequired,storethechargingcablewiththein#j
stalledconnectorcovertopreventmoisturein thechargingcableplug.
Connecting Chargingsocketflap
Thechargingsocketflapislocatedontheright
sideofthevehicle.
Alwayskeepchargingsocketcleanandunob#j structed.Keepthechargingsocketflapclosedwhenthe
chargingsocketisnotused.
Connectingthechargingcable Toconnect,engageselectorleverpositionP,
deactivatedrive-readystate,andunlockthevehi#j
cle.Settheparkingbrake,ifneeded.1.Taponthechargingsocketflap,arrow.2.Removethechargingsocketlid,arrow.3.Removethecoverofthechargingcableplug,
ifneeded.4.ConnectLevel1chargingcabletothe
householdsocketorLevel2chargingcable totheportonthechargingstation.5.Inserttheappropriatechargingcableplug,
andpushitinuntilitengages.
Whenchargingatachargingstation,followthe
instructionsatthechargingstation.
Removing Whenthechargingprocessisactiveandtheve#j
hicleislocked,thechargingcableisautomati#j callylocked.Unlockthevehiclebeforeremoving
thecable.
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Whenthechargingprocessiscompleted,the
chargingcableisautomaticallyunlocked.
Ifnecessary,cleantheareabetweenthecharg#j ingsocketflapandchargingsocket,forinstancefromsnow,beforeremovingit.1.Unlockthevehiclewiththevehiclekeyifitislocked.
Chargingcableisunlocked.2.Pressthereleasebuttononthehandle,ar#j row1,andgraspthechargingcableatthe
grippingareas.
Chargingprocessisinterrupted.3.Removethechargingcablefromthecharg#j
ingsocket,arrow2.4.Putthechargingsocketlidbackon.5.Pressonthechargingsocketflapuntiliten#j gages.6.Attachcoverofthechargingcableplug,if
needed.7.DisconnectLevel1chargingcablefromthe
householdsocketorLevel2chargingcable fromtheportonthechargingstationasappli#j
cable.8.Stowthechargingcable.
Atachargingstation,insertthepermanently installedchargingcableintheplaceprovided
forit.Electricalunlockingofthecharging
cable
Concept
Inthefollowingsituations,thechargingcablecan
beunlockedandremovedelectronically:'xWhenthevehicleislocked.'xWhenachargingstationisdefective.
Unlocking
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Plancharging/climatecontrol"3."Settingschargingcurrent"4."Unlockchargingcable"
Manualrelease
Generalinformation
Thechargingsocketflapisautomaticallylocked
whiledriving.
Thechargingcablemaybelockedduringthe
chargingprocessifthevehicleislocked.
Manuallyunlockingthecharging
socketflap
Incaseofanelectricalmalfunctionofthecharg#j ingcablelock,thechargingsocketflapcanbe manuallyunlocked.
1.Openthefrontdooronthesideofthecharg#j
ingsocketflap.2.Openreardooronthesideofthecharging
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