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Automatictriggering
Incertaincircumstances,forexampledeployj
mentoftheairbags,anemergencycallmaybe
placedautomaticallyimmediatelyafteranaccij
dentofappropriateseverity.Anautomaticemerj
gencycallisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOS button.
Manualtriggering1.Taponcoverflap.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
inthebuttonareaisilluminatedgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhentheemerj
gencycallhasbeenactivated.
Ifacancellationrequestisdisplayedonthe ControlDisplay,theemergencycallcanbecancelled.
Ifthesituationpermits,waitinthevehicleunj tilvoicecontacthasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhentheconnection
totheemergencynumberhasbeenestabj
lished.
WhenanemergencycallismadeviaBMW, data,forexamplethevehicle'spositionifthis
canbedetermined,issenttothepublic emergencycallcentreinordertodecide
whatrescuemeasuresarerequired.
Ifquestionsaskedbytheemergencycall
centreremainunanswered,rescuemeasures
areimplementedautomatically.
Evenifthevehicleoccupantscannolonger heartheemergencycallcentrethroughtheloudspeakers,theemergencycallcentremay
stillbeabletohearthevehicleoccupants
speak.
Theemergencycallcentreendstheemergency
call.
Fireextinguisher
Principle
Thefireextinguishercanbeusedtoputoutvehij
clefires.
General Dependingonthevehicle'sequipmentandthe
countryvariant,thevehiclemayhaveafireextinj
guisher.
Safetynote
WARNING
Incorrectuseofthefireextinguishercancause injury.Thereisariskofinjury.Observetheinj
formationbelowwhenusingthefireextinj
guisher:
'xDonotinhaletheextinguishingagent.If
theextinguishingagentisinhaled,move thecasualtyoutintothefreshair.Ifthecasualtyexperiencesbreathingdifficulties,
contactadoctorimmediately.'xDonotallowtheextinguishingagentto
comeintocontactwiththeskin.Proj
longedcontactwiththeextinguishing
agentcancausetheskintodryout.'xDonotallowtheextinguishingagentto
comeintocontactwiththeeyes.Inthe
eventofcontactwiththeeyes,rinsethem
immediatelywithplentyofwater.Incase
ofprolongeddiscomfort,contactadoctor.
Overview
Thefireextinguisherislocatedatthefrontofthe
frontpassengerseat.
Removingthefireextinguisher Openthebucklesontheretainingstrap.
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UsingthefireextinguisherTousethefireextinguisher,followthemanufacjturer'sinstructionsonthefireextinguisherand
theinformationsuppliedwithit.
Stowingthefireextinguisher1.Insertthefireextinguisherintotheholder.2.Hookinandclosethebuckles.
Maintenanceandrefilling
Havethefireextinguishercheckedevery2years
byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Makeanoteofthenextmaintenancedatefor thefireextinguisher.
Replacethefireextinguisherafteruseorhaveit refilled.
Startingaid
GeneralIfthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,theengine
canbestartedfromanothervehicle'sbatteryusj
ingtwojumpleads.Onlyusejumpleadswith
fullyinsulatedterminalclamps.
Safetynotes
DANGER
Touchinglivecomponentscanresultinan
electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuryoreven
death.Donottouchanycomponentsthat
couldbelive.
WARNING
Connectingthejumpleadsinthewrongsej quencecancausesparks.Thereisariskofinj jury.Pleasecomplywiththecorrectsequence
whenconnecting.
NOTE
Contactbetweenthebodyworkofthetwovej
hiclescanresultinashortcircuitduringstarting aid.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Makesurethereisnocontactbetweenthebodyjwork.
Preparations
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryintheothervehij
cleshows12volts.Informationaboutthe
voltageisprovidedonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheothervehicle.3.Switchoffanypowerconsumersinbothvej
hicles.
Jump-startingconnections
Thejump-startingconnectionintheengine compartmentservesasthepositivebatteryterj
minal.
Aspecialconnectiononthebodyservesasthe
negativebatteryterminalintheenginecompartj ment.
Forfurtherinformation:
Overviewoftheenginecompartment,see
page 359.
Openthelidofthepositivebatteryterminal.
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Connectingthecables
Beforestarting,switchoffallunnecessarypower
consumers,forexampletheradio,onbothvehij cles.1.Openthecoverofthejump-startingconnecjtion.2.Connectaterminalclamponthepositive/+jumpleadtothepositiveterminalofthebatj
teryorthecorrespondingjump-startingconj
nectionontheothervehicle.3.Connectthesecondterminalclamptothe battery'spositiveterminalortothecorrejspondingjump-startingconnectiononthe
vehiclebeingstarted.4.Connectaterminalclamponthenegative/m
jumpleadtothenegativeterminalofthebatj
teryorthecorrespondingengineorbody earthconnectionontheothervehicle.5.Connectthesecondterminalclamptothenegativeterminalofthebatteryortoacorrej
spondingengineorbodyearthconnectionon
thevehiclebeingstarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayproductstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheothervehicleandalj
lowittorunforafewminutesataslightly higheridlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehicletobestartedin
theusualway.
Ifaninitialattempttostarttheenginefails, waitafewminutesbeforetryingagaintoalj
lowthedischargedbatterytorecharge.3.Allowbothenginestorunforafewminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpleadsinreverseorderto connection.
Checkthebatteryandhaveitrechargedifnecj
essary.
Tow-starting/towingaway
Safetynote
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentow-starting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisariskofaccident.Switchoffall
IntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-starting/
towing.
Manualtransmission
Safetynotes
NOTE
Thevehiclemaybedamagedwhenraisingand securingit.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
'xRaisethevehiclewithsuitableequipment.'xDonotraiseorsecurethevehiclebyits
towingeye,bodypartsorchassisparts.
Towingorpushingthevehicle
Abroken-downvehiclecanbetowedorpushed.
Observethefollowingnotes:
'xMakesurethatthestandbystateisswitched on,otherwiselow-beamheadlights,rearlights,turnindicatorsandwiperswouldnot
beavailable.'xDonottowthevehiclewiththerearaxle
raised,otherwisethesteeringcanturn.'xWhentheengineisnotrunning,thereisno powerassistance.Thesteeringandbrakeswillrequireextraefforttooperate.'xGreatersteeringwheelmovementsarenecj
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'xThetowingvehiclemustnotbelighterthanthetowedvehicle,otherwiseitmaybeunable
tokeepthetowedvehiclereliablyunderconj
trol.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof50km/h,
30mph.'xDonotexceedatowingdistanceof50km,
30miles.
Forfurtherinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,seepage 153.
Towingtruck
Haveyourvehicletransportedbyatowingtruck withahoistingframe,orhoistedontoaloadarea.
MSteptronicsporttransmission:
transportingthevehicle
General
Donothavethevehicletowed.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Ifthevehicleistowedwithoneaxleraised,the
vehiclecanbedamaged.Thereisariskofmaj terialdamage.Onlyhavethevehicletransporjtedonatruckbed.
NOTE
Thevehiclemaybedamagedwhenraisingand
securingit.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.'xRaisethevehiclewithsuitableequipment.'xDonotraiseorsecurethevehiclebyits
towingeye,bodypartsorchassisparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromdanger,
itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Forfurtherinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,seepage 155.
Towingtruck
Onlyhavethevehicletransportedonatruckbed.
Towingothervehicles GeneralSwitchonthehazardwarninglightsinlinewithlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemofthevehiclebeing
towedhasfailed,thevehiclemustbemadeidenj tifiabletootherroadusers,forinstancebyplacjingasignorthewarningtriangleintherearwinj
dow.
WithSafeSharefunction:toremoveabroken- downvehiclefromadangerousarea,itcanbe
towedoverashortdistanceatamaximumspeed of10km/h,approx.6mph.
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Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthegrossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicle
islessthanthatofthevehiclebeingtowed,the
towingeyemaybetornofforitmaynotbe possibletocontrolthevehicle.Thereisariskof
accident.Makesurethatthegrossvehicle weightofthetowingvehicleisgreaterthanthe
weightofthevehiclebeingtowed.
NOTE
Ifthetowbarorthetowingropeisnotattached
correctly,othervehiclepartscanbedamaged.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Attachthe
towbarortowingropetothetowingeyecorj
rectly.
Towbar
Thetowingeyesofbothvehiclesshouldbeon
thesameside.
Ifitisimpossibletoavoidattachingthetowbarat anangle,notethefollowing:
'xClearancemaybelimitedwhencornering.'xLateralforceswillbegeneratedifthetowbar
isinstalledatanangle.
Towingrope
Notethefollowingifusingatowingrope:
'xUsenylonropesorstrapsthatwillallowthe
vehicletobetowedsmoothly.'xFastenthetowingropesoitisnottwisted.'xCheckthetowingeyeandtowingropefasj
teningregularly.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof50km/h,
30mph.'xDonotexceedatowingdistanceof5km, 3miles.'xEnsurethatthetowingropeistautwhenthe
towingvehicledrivesoff.Towingeye
General
Alwayskeepthescrew-ontowingeyeinthevej
hicle.
Thetowingeyecanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowingeyeislocatedinthetoolkit.
'xOnlyusethetowingeyesuppliedwiththevej hicleandmakesurethatitisscrewedinfully
andistight.'xOnlyusethetowingeyefortowingonpaved
roads.'xAvoidtransverseloadsonthetowingeye,for
exampledonotraisethevehiclebythetowj
ingeye.'xCheckthetowingeyefasteningregularly.
Forfurtherinformation:
On-boardtoolkit,seepage 372.
Safetynote
NOTE
Ifthetowingeyeisnotusedasintended,the
vehicleortowingeyemaybedamaged.There
isariskofmaterialdamage.Observethenotes
onusingthetowingeye.
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Threadfortowingeye
Pressthemarkingontheedgeofthecovertopushitout.
Tow-starting
Donotattempttotow-startthevehicle.
Ifnecessary,starttheengineusingthestarting
aid.
Havethecauseofthestartingproblemsrectified byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranjotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Forfurtherinformation:
Startingaid,seepage 382.
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GeneralcareVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Washingthevehicle
General
Regularlyremoveforeignbodies,forexample
leaves,fromtheareabelowthewindscreenwith
thebonnetraised.
Washthevehiclefrequently,especiallyinwinter. Heavysoilingandroadsaltcancausedamageto
thevehicle.
Steam-jetcleanersandhigh-
pressurecleaners
Safetynote
NOTE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurecleaners,exj
cessivepressureorexcessivetemperatures candamagevariouscomponents.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Maintainasufficientdistanceanddonotsprayforanextendedpejriodoftime.Complywiththeinstructionsforthehigh-pressurecleaner.
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Enteringacarwashwithan
MSteptronicsporttransmission
Safetynote
NOTE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donot
switchoffstandbystateincarwashes.
General
Thevehiclemustbeabletorollfreelywhilstin thecarwash.
Somecarwashesrequireyoutogetoutofthe
vehicle.Itisnotpossibletolockthevehiclefrom
theoutsideinselectorleverpositionN.Ifanatj
temptismadetolockthevehicle,asignal
sounds.
Forfurtherinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,seepage 155.
Exitingfromacarwash Makesurethatthevehiclekeyisinthevehicle.
Switchondrive-readystate.
Forfurtherinformation:
Drive-readystate,seepage 48.
Headlights
Donotrubwetheadlightsdryanddonotuse
abrasiveorcorrosivecleaningagents.
Soakimpuritiessuchasinsectresidueswith shampooandwashoffwithwater.
Removeicewithade-icerspray;donotusean
icescraper.
Afterwashingthevehicle
Afterthevehiclehasbeenwashed,brieflyapply
thebrakestodrythem,otherwisebrakingeffecj
tivenessmaybetemporarilyreduced.Theheat
generatedbybrakingdriesthebrakediscsand
brakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Completelyremoveresiduesonthewindscreens
toavoidaffectingvisibilityduetosmearingandto reducewipingnoiseandwiperbladewear.
Vehiclecare
Careproducts GeneralBMWrecommendsusingcareandcleaning
productsfromBMW.Suitablecareproductsare
availablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Safetynote
WARNING
Cleaningagentscancontainhazardoussubj stancesorconstituteahealthrisk.Thereisariskofinjury.Whencleaningtheinterior,open
thedoorsorwindows.Useonlyproductsthat
areintendedforcleaningthevehicle'sinterior.
Observethenotesonthepackaging.
Vehiclepaintwork
GeneralRegularcarepromotesdrivingsafetyandprejservesyourvehicle'svalue.Environmentalefj
fectsinareaswithhighairpollutionornatural
contaminants,forexampletreeresinorpollen,
mayaffectthevehiclepaintwork.Takesuchfacj
torsintoconsiderationwhendecidingonthefrej quencyandscopeofvehiclecaremeasures.
Immediatelyremoveaggressivesubstances,for
examplespilledfuel,oil,greaseorbirddroppings topreventpaintworkdamageanddiscolouration.
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Mattpaintwork
Onlyusecleaningandcareproductsthatare
suitableforvehicleswithmattpaintwork.
Leathercare
Removedustfromtheleatheratregularintervals withaclothorvacuumcleaner.
Dustandroaddirtwillotherwisebecomeworked
intoporesandfolds,resultinginconsiderable
abrasionandcausingtheleathersurfacetobej comeprematurelybrittle.
Inordertoprotectagainstdiscolouration,forexj amplefromclothing,cleanandcarefortheleatherapproximatelyeverytwomonths.
Cleanlight-colouredleathermorefrequentlyasit hasthetendencytosoilfaster.
Useleathercleaner,otherwisedirtandgrease
willattacktheprotectivecoatingoftheleather.
Careofupholsteryfabrics
General Regularlycleantheupholsterywithavacuumcleaner.
Intheeventofheavysoiling,forexamplestains
causedbydrinks,useasoftspongeoralint-free microfibreclothwithsuitableinteriorcleaning
agents.
Cleantheupholsteryuptotheseamsusingwide
wipingactions.Avoidrubbingvigorously.
Safetynote
NOTE
OpenVelcrofastenersonarticlesofclothing candamagetheseatcovers.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.MakesurethatanyVelcro
fastenersonyourclothingareclosed.
Careofspecialparts
Lightalloywheels
Whencleaningthewheelswhiletheyareinstalj
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Plasticparts
NOTE
Cleaningagentscontainingalcoholorsolvents,
suchasnitrothinners,coldcleaners,fuelor
similarcandamageplasticparts.Thereisarisk ofmaterialdamage.Cleanwithamicrofibre
cloth.Lightlymoistentheclothwithwaterif
necessary.
Cleanwithamicrofibrecloth.
Lightlymoistentheclothwithwaterifnecessary. Donotsoaktheheadliner.
Seatbelts
WARNING
Chemicalcleanerscancauseirreparabledamj
agetothefabricoftheseatbelts.Theprotecj
tivefunctionoftheseatbeltswillbelost.There
isariskofinjuryorevendeath.Onlyuseamild
soapandwatersolutionforcleaningtheseat
belts.
Dirtonthebeltstrapscaninterferewiththeacj
tionofthereelandisasafetyhazard.
Onlycleanthebeltstrapswithamildsoapsoluj
tionwhilestillfittedtothevehicle.
Donotallowseatbeltstoretractuntiltheyare dry.
Carpetsandfootmats
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe pedaltravelorblockapedalthathasbeen
pressed.Thereisariskofaccident.Ensurethat
itemsinthevehiclearestowedsecurelyand cannotgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyusefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbesecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donotuseloosefloormats,anddonotplaceseveral
floormatsontopofoneanother.Makesurethatthereissufficientspaceforthepedals.Enj
surethatfloormatsaresecurelyreattachedafj terremoval,forexampleforcleaning.
Floormatscanberemovedfromthevehicleto enabletheinteriortobecleanedmorethorj
oughly.
Intheeventofheavysoiling,cleanfloorcarpets usingamicrofibreclothandwaterortextile
cleaner.Rubbackandforthinthedirectionof
traveltopreventmatting.
Sensorsandcameralenses
Cleansensorsorcameralensesusingacloth
moistenedwithasmallamountofglasscleaner.
Displays,screensandprotective
glassoftheHead-UpDisplay
NOTE
Chemicalcleaners,moistureorfluidsofall
kindscandamagethesurfaceofdisplaysand screens.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Cleanwithaclean,anti-staticmicrofibrecloth.
NOTE
Incorrectcleaningcandamagethesurfacesof displays.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Avoidapplyingexcessivepressureanddonot
useabrasivematerials.
Cleanwithaclean,anti-staticmicrofibrecloth.
CleantheprotectiveglassoftheHead-UpDisj
playwithamicrofibreclothandcommercially
availabledishwashingliquid.
Layingupthevehicle
Specialmeasuresneedtobetakenifputtingthe
vehicleoutofuseforlongerthanthreemonths.
AdditionalinformationisavailablefromaService
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