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ReplacingcomponentsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Onboardvehicletoolkit
Theonboardvehicletoolkitislocatedonthe rightsideinthecargoareainastoragecompartjment.Openthecover.
Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper
fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthewiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiperbladeinstalled.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe
hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththewiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
Replacingthefrontwiperblades
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms,refertopage 107.2.Foldupandholdthewiperarmfirmly.3.Squeezetheretainerspring,arrow1,andfold
upthewiperblade,arrow2.4.Removethewiperbladeforwardfromthecatch.5.Insertthenewwiperbladeinreverseorderof
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Lightandbulbreplacement
Generalinformation
Lightsandbulbs
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLED technology.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdij odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtoconj
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealerssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperformtheworkincaseofamalfunction.
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 252.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,thecondenjsationevaporatesafterashorttime.Theheadjlightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights checked.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlightsources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Vehiclebattery
Maintenance
Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanberej questedfromadealerssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Replacingthevehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends thatyouhaveadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopregister
thevehiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebattery
hasbeenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeen registeredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailj
ablewithoutrestrictionandanyCheckControl
messagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeaj
tureswilldisappear.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle functions.Thereisariskofpersonalandpropjertydamage.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthatarecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbeinjstalledinyourvehicle.Informationoncompatijblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyourdealerssservicecenter.
Chargingthebattery
Generalinformation
Makesurethatthebatteryisalwayssufficiently
chargedtoguaranteethatthebatteryremains
usableforitsfullservicelife.
Adischargedbatteryisindicatedbyared
indicatorlight.
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Thebatterymayneedtobechargedinthefolj
lowingcases:'xWhenmakingfrequentshort-distancedrives.'xIfthevehicleisnotusedformorethana
month.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Non-compatibleexternalchargerscandamage thevehicle.Thereisariskofpersonaland
propertydamage.Onlychargingdevicesthat
arecompatiblewithyourvehicleandthatare belowthemaximumchargevoltageshouldbe
usedtochargeyourvehicle.Informationon
compatiblechargersisavailableatyourdealerss servicecenter.
Maximumchargevoltage:14.4volts.
NOTICE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterycan workwithhighvoltagesandcurrents,which
meansthatthe12volton-boardnetworkcan
beoverloadedordamaged.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyconnectbattery
chargersforthevehiclebatterytothestarting
aidterminalsintheenginecompartment.
Startingaidterminals
Inthevehicle,onlychargethebatteryviathe startingaidterminals,refertopage 258,inthe
enginecompartmentwiththeengineoff.
PowerfailureAfterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for
example:
'xSeatandmirrormemory:storethepositions
again.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.'xGlasssunroofandsunprotection:initialize
thesystem.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadealjerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Fuses
Generalinformation Thefusesarelocatedintwodifferentplacesin
thevehicle.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
foundonaseparatesheetinthefuseboxinthe
cargoarea.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelecj
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstituteofanothercolororamperagerating.
Intheenginecompartment
Generalinformation Onright-handdrivevehicles,thefusesarelojcatedontheoppositesideoftheenginecomjpartment.
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Removingthecover1.Usetheonboardvehicletoolkittoloosenthe
threecoverscrews,arrow1.2.Pulluptheholder,arrow2.3.Removethecoverfromoneside,arrow3.4.Pressthefourfastenersandremovethe cover.
Attachingthecovers
1.Whenattachingthecover,makesurethatall
fourfastenersareengaged.2.Attachthecoverundertherubberlipand
thenthreaditbetweenthebars.3.Pressdownontheholderandtightenthe
threescrews.Inthecargoarea
Foldupthecargofloorpanel.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as
wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
foundonaseparatesheetinthefusebox.
ReplacingfusesThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethe
fuses.
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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehazj ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedontheinsideofthetailgate.
Toremove,loosenthebracket.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsreguj larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedinthecargoareaina
storagecompartment.
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BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif assistanceisneededintheeventofabreakj down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehij
cle'sconditionissentdirectlytothemanufacj
turerofyourvehicle.
ContactcanalsobemadeviaaCheckControl
message,refertopage 120.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
versionwithIntelligentemergencycallor
BMWConnectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xTheignitionisswitchedon.
StartingRoadsideAssistance
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,supjportisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:
1.ConnectedDrive2.BMWAssist3.BMWRoadsideAssistance
ThecontacttotheRoadsideAssistanceof
themanufactureisestablished.
Atelephonenumberisdisplayed,ifneeded. Selecttodialthetelephonenumberona
connectedmobilephone.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisimj portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistransjmittedautomatically.
StartingTeleserviceHelp
Dependingonthecountry,theTeleserviceHelpenablesamorein-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.
Intelligentemergencycallestablishesaconnecj tionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Generalinformation
OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondij
tions.
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Overview
SOSbuttonintheroofliner.
Functionalrequirements
'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xTheignitionisswitchedon.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheairj bagstrigger,anEmergencyRequestisautomatij
callyinitiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentof
correspondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNotij
ficationisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbutj
ton.
Manualtriggering
1.Touchthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
onthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanEmerj
gencyRequesthasbeeninitiated.
IfacancelpromptappearsontheControl Display,theEmergencyRequestcanbe
aborted.
Ifthesituationallows,waitinyourvehicleuntil thevoiceconnectionhasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhenaconnectionto
theBMWResponseCenterhasbeenestabj
lished.TheBMWResponseCenterthenmakes contactwithyouandtakesfurtherstepsto
helpyou.
Evenifyouareunabletorespond,theBMW ResponseCentercantakefurtherstepstohelpyouundercertaincircumstances.
Forthis,dataistransmittedtotheBMWRej
sponseCenterwhichservestodeterminethe
necessaryrescuemeasures.E.g.,thecurrent
positionofthevehicle,ifitcanbeestablished.
EvenifyoucannolongerheartheBMWRej
sponseCenterthroughtheloudspeakers,the
BMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
hearyou.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheEmerj
gencyRequest.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation Ifthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbestartedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleandtwojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswithfullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordanj gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatareundervoltage.
WARNING
Ifthejumpercablesareconnectedintheincorj rectorder,sparkingmayoccur.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Payattentiontothecorrectorderdurj
ingconnection.
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NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump-starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatnobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehij
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltageinj
formationcanbefoundonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheassistingvehicle.3.Switchoffanyelectronicsystems/powerconj
sumersinbothvehicles.
Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompartj
mentactsasthebattery'spositiveterminal.
Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.
Thebodygroundoraspecialnutactsasthebatj
terynegativeterminal.
Connectingthecables
Topreventpersonalinjuryordamagetobothvej hicles,adherestrictlytothefollowingprocedure.1.OpenthecoveroftheBMWstartingaidterj
minal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositiveterminalofthe battery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaid
terminalofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendof thecabletothepositiveterminalofthebatjtery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaidterjminalofthevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegativejumpercabletothenegativeterminalofthe
battery,ortothecorrespondingengineor
bodygroundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptothenegj
ativeterminalofthebattery,ortothecorrej spondingengineorbodygroundofthevehij
cletobestarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayfluidstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheassistingvehicleand letitrunforseveralminutesatanincreased
idlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehiclethatistobe
startedintheusualway.
Ifthefirststartingattemptisnotsuccessful, waitafewminutesbeforemakinganotheratj
temptinordertoallowthedischargedbattery
torecharge.3.Letbothenginesrunforseveralminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpercablesinthereverse order.
Checkthebatteryandrecharge,ifneeded.
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Tow-startingandtowing
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofanaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Manualtransmission
Towingorpushingthevehicle
Abroken-downvehiclecanbetowedorpushed.
Rollorpush,refertopage 110,thevehicle.
Followthefollowinginstructions:
'xMakesurethattheignitionisswitchedon; otherwise,thelowbeams,taillights,turnsigj
nals,andwipersmaybeunavailable.'xDonottowthevehiclewiththerearaxle
tilted,asthefrontwheelscouldturn.'xWhentheengineisstopped,thereisno powerassist.Consequently,moreforce
needstobeappliedwhenbrakingandsteerj
ing.'xLargersteeringwheelmovementsarerej
quired.'xThetowingvehiclemustnotbelighterthan thevehiclebeingtowed;otherwise,itwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof
30mph/50km/h.'xDonotexceedatowingdistanceof 30miles/50km.Towtruck
Withrear-wheeldrive
Yourvehicleshouldbetransportedwithatowtruckwithaso-calledliftbaroronaflatbed.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Mdouble-clutchtransmission:
transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthedanj
gerarea,itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
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Rollorpush,refertopage112,thevehicle.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona loadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow
fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,dependj
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora warningtriangleintherearwindow.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetowj ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse. Thereisariskofanaccident.Makesurethat
thegrossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicleis
heavierthanthevehicletobetowed.
NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincorj rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Correctly
attachthetowbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe
towbaratanoffsetangle,pleasefollowthefolj
lowing:
'xManeuveringcapabilityislimitedgoing aroundcorners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithanoffset.
Towrope
Whenstartingtotowthevehicle,makesurethat thetowropeistaut.
Usenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenablethe
vehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.
Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
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