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Front
Twocupholdersarelocatedinthecenterconj
sole.
Toopen:slidethecoverforward.
Toclose:slidethecoverbackward.
Rear Inthecenterarmrest. Pullthecenterarmrestforwardatthestrap.
Toopen:pressthebutton.
Toclose:pushbothcoversbackin,oneafterthe
other.
NOTICE
Withanopencupholder,thecenterarmrest
cannotbefoldedbackup.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Pressbackthecoversbej
forethecenterarmrestisfoldedup. Clotheshooks
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Clothingarticlesontheclotheshookscanobj
structtheviewwhiledriving.Thereisariskof
anaccident.Whensuspendingclothingarticles
fromtheclotheshooks,ensurethattheywill
notobstructthedriver'sview. WARNING
Improperuseoftheclotheshookscanleadtoa
riskofobjectsflyingaboutduringbrakingand
evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuryand
riskofdamagetoproperty.Onlyhanglightj
weightobjects,forinstanceclothingarticles,
fromtheclotheshooks. Generalinformation
Theclotheshooksarelocatedintherear.
S to
ragecompartmentsin
thecargoarea Storagecompartment
Onestoragecompartmenteachislocatedonthe
leftandrightside.
Netforstoragecompartment
Smallerobjectscanbestoredinthenetofright
storagecompartment.
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Multi-functionhook
WARNING
Improperuseofthemulti-functionhookscan
leadtoariskofobjectsflyingaboutduring
brakingandevasivemaneuvers,forexample.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto
property.Onlyhanglightweightobjects,
suchasshoppingbags,fromthemulti-function
hooks.Onlytransportheavyluggageinthe
cargoareaifithasbeenappropriatelysecured. Amulti-functionhookislocatedoneachsideof
thecargoarea.
Lashingeyesinthecargoarea
Tosecurethecargo,refertopage 202,there
aretwoorfourlashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Floornet
Thefloornetcanalsobeusedtosecurethe
cargo,refertopage202,andstoresmallparts.
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BMWM2Technology 196
Thingstorememberwhendriving 197
Loading  201
Savingfuel 204
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BMWM2Technology
Vehiclefeaturesand
op
t
ionsThischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselected
optionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable
lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Hi g

h-performanceengineGeneralinformation
Withadisplacementof3liters,thehigh-performj
anceenginegeneratesamaximumpowerof
405hpandamaximumtorqueof405lbs
ft/550Nm.Withitsspontaneousresponsebej
havior,aspeedrangeofwideutilityresults.The
maximumenginespeedis7,500rpmandisconj
trolledelectronically.Becauseofthehighengine
dynamics,themaximumenginespeedwiththe
vehiclestationaryisreduced.
Warm-up
Duringtheenginewarm-upphase,thehigh-perj
formanceenginehasasomewhatrougherrunj
ningbehaviorbecauseoftheemissioncontrols.
Whentheengineiscold,theexhaustsystemhas
aslightlymetallicundertoneduetothenatureof
thesystem.
C om

poundbrakeThehigh-performancebrakingsystemhasperj
foratedcompoundbrakediscs. Becauseofparticularstructuralcharacteristics,
theremaybeoperation-relatednoisesduring
braking.Thefunctionalnoiseshavenoeffecton
theperformance,operationalreliability,andduraj
bilityofthebrake.
D ri

vetrain Withthisvehicle,particularvaluewasplacedon
thedirectconnectionfromenginetothedrivej
train.Duetothetorsionallyrigiddesignofthe
drivetrain,asistypicalinasportsvehicle,the
transmissionofthetorquealsogivesacoustic
feedback.
Whenthereareloadchanges,thismayresultin
clickingnoises.Theclickingnoisesdonotimpair
theoperationortheservicelifeofthecompoj
nents.
Dr i

vingonracetracks Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij
tion.
Thestandardbrakeliningsandthewearindicaj
torsarenotdesignedforracetrackoperation.
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Thingstorememberwhendriving
Vehiclefeaturesand
op
t
ions Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselected
optionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable
lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Br e

aking-inperiod Generalinformation
Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoachj
ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation WARNING
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand
driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofanaccident.Afterinstalj
lingnewpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconj
servativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.
Observethebreak-inproceduresoftherej
spectivepartsandcomponents. Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km Driveatvaryingengineandroadspeeds,butdo
notexceed5,500rpmand106mph/170km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstanj
ces.
At1,200miles/2,000km
Havedrive-incheckupmaintenanceperformed.
From1,200miles/2,000kmto
3,100miles/5,000kmTheengineandroadspeedcangraduallybeinj
creasedtoaconstantspeedof
137mph/220km/h.
Usethemaximumspeedof155mph/250km/h
onlybriefly,forinstancewhenpassing.
Tires
Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they
achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-in
time.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem Brakediscsandbrakepadsonlyreachtheirfull
effectivenessafterapprox.300miles/500km.
Drivemoderatelyduringthisbreak-inperiod.
Clutch Thefunctionoftheclutchreachesitsoptimal
levelonlyafteradistancedrivenofapprox.
300miles/500km.Duringthisbreak-inperiod,
engagetheclutchgently.
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Followingpartreplacement
Thesamebreak-inproceduresshouldbeobj
servedifanyofthecomponentsabove-menj
tionedhavetoberenewedinthecourseofthe
vehicle'soperatinglife.
G en
eraldrivingnotesClosingthetailgate
Safetyinformation WARNING
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle
andcanendangeroccupantsandothertraffic
participantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar's
interior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open. Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe
avoided:
'x Closeallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.
'x Greatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.
'x Drivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem WARNING
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein
contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk
ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith
hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaust
gassystem.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle WARNING
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse
onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual
interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthe
car'sinterior. Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'x Drivethroughcalmwateronly.
'x Drivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8in/25cm.
'x Drivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
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Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj
ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij
mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater. Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwithABSasastandard
feature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Thepulsingofthebrakepedalindicatesthat
ABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.Functional
noiseshavenoeffectontheperformanceand
operationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsinthemovementarea
aroundpedalsandfloorarea WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe
pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj
notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloor
matsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor
mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearj
anceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormats aresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererej
moved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother
traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake
discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst
corrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the
brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffij
ciency.
Manualtransmission:
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby
shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Mdouble-clutchtransmission:
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby
shiftingdowninsequentialmode,referto
page112.
Safetyinformation WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofan
accident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
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WARNING
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safety-relevantfunctions,forinstanceengine
brakingeffect,brakingforceboostandsteering
assistance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff. Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'x Lowmileage.
'x Extendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.
'x Infrequentuseofthebrakes.
'x Aggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea
pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Groundclearance NOTICE
Ifgroundclearanceisinsufficient,theremight
becontactwiththefrontorrearspoiler,forinj
stancewhendrivingovercurbsorenteringinto
undergroundvehicleparkinggarages.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Ensurethatthere
issufficientgroundclearanceavailable. MDriver'sPackage:drivingin
thehigherspeedrange
WARNING
Damagetovehiclecomponentscannegatively
impactthedrivingperformanceathighspeeds.
Thisincludes,amongotherthings,tires,underj
carriageandpartsforimprovingaerodynamics.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Havedamage
correctedbyadealerssservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Do
notdriveathighspeedsuntilthedamageis
corrected. Seite200
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