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CoolantVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Generalinformation
Coolantconsistsofwaterandadditives. Thevehicle'scoolingcircuitsarefilledwithdiffer#jenttypesofcoolant.Donotmixthedifferent
typesofcoolant.
Notallcommerciallyavailableadditivesaresuita#j
bleforthevehicle.Donotmixadditivesofdiffer#j entcolors.Observethewater-additivemixingratioof50:50.Informationaboutsuitableaddi#j
tivesisavailablefromadealer#ssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Withtheenginehotandthecoolingsystem
open,coolantcanescapeandleadtoscalding.
Thereisariskofinjury.Onlyopenthecooling
systemwiththeenginecooleddown.
Withthedrivesystemhotandthecoolingsys#j temopen,coolantcanescapeandleadtoscalding.Thereisariskofinjury.Onlyopenthecoolingsystemwiththedrivesystemcooled
down.
WBSning
Additivesareharmfulandincorrectadditives candamagetheengine.Thereisariskofinjury
andriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotallow
additivestocomeintocontactwithskin,eyes orarticlesofclothing.Usesuitableadditives
only.
Additivesareharmfulandincorrectadditives
candamagethedrivesystem.Thereisariskof
injuryandriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotal#j
lowadditivestocomeintocontactwithskin,
eyesorarticlesofclothing.Usesuitableaddi#j
tivesonly.
Coolantreservoir
Thevehiclehastwocoolantreservoirsthatare
locatedunderthehood.
Toensuretheoperationalreliabilityofthevehi#j cle,alwayscheckthecoolantlevelofbothcool#jantreservoirs.
Openingthehood,refertopage 238.
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Coolantlevel
ClimatecontrolcoolantreservoirChecking
1.Allowtheairconditionertocooldown.2.Openingthehood.3.Removethecover.4.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate.5.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.6.Checkthecoolantlevel.
Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitliesbetween theminimumandmaximummarksintheres#j
ervoir.7.Closethelid.
Adding
1.Allowtheairconditionertocooldown.2.Openingthehood.3.Removethecover.4.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate.5.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.6.Slowlyaddcoolantuptothespecifiedlevel; donotoverfill.7.Closethelid.8.Havecauseofthecoolantlosseliminatedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshopasquicklyas
possible.
Drivecoolantreservoir
Checking
1.Allowthedrivetocooldown.2.Openingthehood.3.Removethecover.4.Checkthecoolantlevel.
Themarksareonthesideofthecoolantres#j ervoir.Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitliesbe#j
tweentheminimumandmaximummarks.
Adding
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4.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate.5.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.6.Slowlyaddcoolantuptothespecifiedlevel; donotoverfill.7.Closethelid.8.Havecauseofthecoolantlosseliminatedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshopasquicklyas
possible.
Disposal
Complywiththerelevantenvironmental
protectionregulationswhendisposingof
coolantandcoolantadditives.
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MaintenanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
BMWmaintenancesystem
Themaintenancesystemprovidesservicenotifi#j cationsandtherebyprovidessupportinmain#jtainingroadsafetyandtheoperationalreliabilityofthevehicle.
Insomecases,scopesandintervalsofthemain#j tenancesystemmayvaryaccordingtothecoun#j
tryversion.Replacementwork,spareparts,fuels andlubricants,andwearmaterialsarecalculated
separately.Furtherinformationisavailablefroma
dealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedserv#j
icecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Improperlyperformedwork,inparticularmain#j
tenanceandrepaironthehigh-voltagesystem, canleadtoelectricshock.Thereisariskofin#jjury,fireanddangertolife.
Haveworkonthevehicle,inparticularmainte#j
nanceandrepair,performedbyanauthorized BMWidealer#ssservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
ConditionBasedServiceCBS
Concept
Sensorsandspecialalgorithmstakeintoaccount
thedrivingconditionsofthevehicle.CBSuses
thesetocalculatetheneedformaintenance.
Thesystemmakesitpossibletoadaptthe amountofmaintenancecorrespondingtoyour
userprofile.
Generalinformation
Informationonservicenotifications,referto
page 118,canbedisplayedontheControlDis#j
play.
Servicedatainthevehiclekey
Informationontheservicenotificationsiscontin#j
uouslystoredinthevehiclekey.Theservice centercanreadthisdataoutandsuggestamaintenancescopeforthevehicle.
Therefore,handtheserviceadvisorthevehicle
keywithwhichthevehiclewasdrivenmostre#j cently.
Storageperiods Storageperiodsduringwhichthevehiclebatterywasdisconnectedarenottakenintoaccount.
Ifthisoccurs,haveadealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop updatethetime-dependentmaintenanceproce#jdures,suchascheckingbrakefluidand,ifneces#j
sary,changingtheengineoilandthemicrofilter/ activated-charcoalfilter.
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MaintenanceManualandServiceandWarranty InformationBookletforUS modelsandWarrantyandServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodels
PleaseconsultyourMaintenanceManualand
ServiceandWarrantyInformationBookletforUS
modelsandWarrantyandServiceGuideBooklet
forCanadianmodelsforadditionalinformationon theperformanceofserviceandmaintenancework.
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatmaintenanceandrepairbeperformedbya servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Recordsofregularmaintenanceandrepairworkshouldberetained.
SocketforOBDOnboard
Diagnosis
Generalinformation
DevicesconnectedtotheOBDsockettrigger
thealarmsystemwhenthevehicleislocked.Re#j moveanydevicesconnectedattheOBDsocket
beforelockingthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
ThesocketforOnboardDiagnosisisanintri#j catecomponentintendedtobeusedincon#j
junctionwithspecializedequipmenttocheck
thevehicle#ssprimaryemissionssystem.Im#j
properuseofthesocketforOnboardDiagno#j
sis,orcontactwiththesocketforOnboardDi#j
agnosisforotherthanitsintendedpurpose,
cancausevehiclemalfunctionsandcreates
risksofpersonalandpropertydamage.Given
theforegoing,themanufactureofyourvehicle
stronglyrecommendsthataccesstothesocket forOnboardDiagnosisbelimitedtoadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecen#j
terorrepairshoporotherpersonsthathave
thespecializedtrainingandequipmentforpur#j
posesofproperlyutilizingthesocketforOn#j
boardDiagnosis.
Position
Locatedonthedriver'ssideisanOBDsocketfor readingthevehicledata.
OnvehicleswithRangeExtender,additional componentsarecheckedthatarecriticalforitsemissionsmix.
Emissions
AppliestovehicleswithRangeExtender.
'xThewarninglightlightsup:
Emissionsaredeteriorating.Havethe vehiclecheckedassoonaspossible.'xThewarninglightflashesundercertaincir#j
cumstances:
Thisindicatesthatthereisexcessivemisfiring intheengine.
Reducethevehiclespeedandhavethesys#j
temcheckedimmediately;otherwise,serious
enginemisfiringwithinabriefperiodcanseri#j
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ReplacingcomponentsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthewiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiper bladeinstalled.
Replacingthefrontwiperblades
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms,refertopage 107.2.Foldupthewipers.3.Positionthewiperbladeinahorizontalposi#j
tion.4.Removethewiperbladetowardoneside.5.Insertthenewwiperbladeinreverseorderof
removaluntilitlocksinplace.6.Folddownthewipers.
Replacingtherearwiperblade
1.Foldupthewiperarm.2.Turnthewiperbladeallthewayback.3.Continueturningthewiperbladealltheway sothatitpopsoutoftheholder.4.Pressthenewwiperbladeintotheholderun#jtilyouhearitsnapintoplace.5.Foldthewipersin.Seite246MOBILITYReplacingcomponents246
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Light/bulbreplacement
GeneralinformationLightsandbulbs
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLED
technology.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou havetherelevantworkcarriedoutadealer#ss
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 247.
Light-emittingdiodes(LEDs)
Thelightsuselight-emittingdiodesinstalledbe#j
hindthecoverasalightsource.Theselight- emittingdiodesarerelatedtoconventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedasClass1light-emittingdiodes.
Safetyinformation
Light-emittingdiodes(LEDs)
WBSning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlightsources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,theconden#j
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Thehead#j lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Vehiclebattery
Thevehiclebatteryhas12volts.Thebattery
suppliestheonboardelectronicswithenergy.
Forinformationaboutthehigh-voltagesystem,
refertopage 206.
Maintenance
Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanbere#j
questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Replacingthevehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends thatyouhaveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopregister
thevehiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebattery
hasbeenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeen registeredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavail#jablewithoutrestrictionandanyCheckControl
messagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfea#j
tureswilldisappear.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthatarecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbe
installedinyourvehicle.Informationoncom#j
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealer#ssservicecenter.
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Chargingthevehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Forchargingadischargedbattery,referto
page 216.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Non-compatibleexternalchargerscandamage
thevehicle.Thereisariskofanaccidentand damagetoproperty.Onlyloadingdevicesthat
arecompatiblewithyourvehicleandthatare belowthemaximumchargevoltageshouldbe
usedtochargeyourvehicle.Informationon
compatiblechargersisavailableatyourdealer#ss servicecenter.
Powerfailure
Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for
example:
'xTime:update.'xDate:update.'xGlasssunroofandsunprotection:initialize
thesystem.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadeal#j
er#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition
fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelec#j
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstituteofanothercolororamperagerating.
Accessingthefuses
Thefusesarelocatedinthepassengerfloorarea
underthedashboard.
1.Toopen,loosenscrews,arrows1.2.Folddownthefuseholder,arrow2.
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstall.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com/fuse#j
card.
Whereapplicable,informationonthefusetypes
andlocationsisalsofoundonaseparatesheetin
thefusebox.
ReplacingfusesThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyouhaveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethe
fuses.
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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehaz#j ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedinthehood.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation
Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsregu#j larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedattherearofthecargoarea.
BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif
assistanceisneededintheeventofabreak#j
down.
Generalinformation
Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehi#j
cle'sconditionissenttothevehiclemanufac#j
turer.
Therearevariouswaysofmakingcontact.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage,referto
page 116.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Starting
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,sup#j
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:
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ThecontacttotheRoadsideAssistanceof
themanufactureisestablished.
Atelephonenumberisdisplayed,ifneeded. Selecttodialthetelephonenumberona
connectedmobilephone.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisim#j portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistrans#j
mittedautomatically.
TeleserviceHelp
Dependingonthecountry,theTeleserviceHelp enablesamorein-depthdiagnosisofthevehicle
viawirelesstransmission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughtheServiceSpecialist.
1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceHelp.
Thedrivingabilityofthevehiclecanberestored
forspecificfunctions.
Ifthisisnotpossible,furthermeasureswillbeini#j
tiated,forinstanceRoadsideAssistancewillbe informed.
EmergencyRequest
Intelligentemergencycall
Concept
Incaseofanemergency,anEmergencyRe#j questcanbetriggeredautomaticallybythesys#j temormanually.
Generalinformation
OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
Intelligentemergencycallestablishesaconnec#j
tionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondi#j
tions.
Overview
SOSbuttonintheroofliner.
Functionalrequirements
'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xTheignitionisswitchedon.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheair#j
bagstrigger,anEmergencyRequestisautomati#j
callyinitiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentof
correspondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNoti#j
ficationisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbut#j
ton.
Manualtriggering
1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
onthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanEmer#j
gencyRequesthasbeeninitiated.
IfacancelpromptappearsontheControl Display,theEmergencyRequestcanbe
aborted.
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