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BootVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Loads
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ahighgrossvehicleweightcancausethetyres
tooverheat,causinginternaldamageanda
suddenlossoftyreinflationpressure.Thedrivj
ingcharacteristicscanbenegativelyinfluenced,
forexamplereduceddirectionalstability,longer
brakingdistanceandmodifiedsteeringcharacj
teristics.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Comj
plywiththepermittedloadindexofthetyre,
anddonotexceedthepermittedgrossvehicle
weight.
WARNING
Ifthepermittedtotalweightandthepermitted axleloadsareexceeded,theoperationalsafety ofthevehicleisnolongerguaranteed.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Donotexceedtheperj
mittedtotalweightandpermittedaxleloads.
WARNING
Looseobjectsordevicesconnectedbyacable tothevehicle,forexamplemobiletelephones,
canbethrownthroughtheinteriorduringthe journey,forexampleinanaccidentorduring
brakingandevasivemanoeuvres.Thereisa dangerofinjury.Ensurethatlooseobjectsordevicesconnectedbycabletothevehiclearesecuredinplaceintheinterior.
WARNING
Incorrectlystowedobjectscansliporbe
thrownintotheinterior,forexampleinanaccij
dent,duringbrakingorevasivemanoeuvres.
Vehicleoccupantscouldbehitandinjured. Thereisadangerofinjury.Stowandsecure
theobjectsandtheloadcorrectly.
NOTE
Liquidsinthebootmaycausedamage.There
isadangerofdamagetoproperty.Ensurethat
noliquidsleakoutintotheboot.
Stowingandsecuringa
transportedload
'xWrapprotectivematerialaroundanysharp
cornersandedgesontheload.'xHeavytransportedloads:stowasfarforward
andaslowdownaspossible,ideallydirectly behindtherearbackrests.'xVeryheavytransportedloads:stowasfarforj
wardandaslowdownaspossible,ideallydij rectlybehindtherearbackrests.Ifthereare
nopassengersonthebackseat,insertboth
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'xFullyfolddowntherearbackrestsiftheload
istobestowedaccordingly.'xDonotstackloaditemsabovetheupper edgeofthebackrests.'xSmallandlightweighttransportedloads:can
besecuredwithretainingstraps,abootnet, orothersuitablestraps.'xLargerandheavytransportedloads:securewithlashingstraps.
Lashingeyesintheboot
General
Equipmentforsecuringthetransportedload,
suchaslashingstraps,tensioningstrapsorlugj
gagenets,mustbesecuredtothelashingeyes
intheboot.
Lashingeyes
Fourlashingeyesarelocatedinthebootforsejcuringtheload.
Storagecompartmentsintheboot
Bagholders
General
Inthebootthereisabagholderontheleft-hand side.
Safetynote
WARNING
Incorrectuseofthebagholderscanpresenta
danger,forexampleifobjectsareflungaround intheeventofbrakingandevasivemanoeujvres.Thereisadangerofinjuryanddamagetoproperty.Onlyhanglightobjects,forexample
shoppingbags,onthebagholders.Onlytransj
portheavyluggageinthebootifsuitablysej
cured.
Foldingdown
Pressonthebagholderandturnituntilitenjgages.
Net
Smallerobjectscanbestowedinthenetonthe
left-handside.
Sidestoragecompartment,right Thereisastoragecompartmentontherightside
oftheboot.
Sidestoragecompartment,left General
Thereisastoragecompartmentontheleftside
oftheboot.
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Opening
Pullthehandle.Through-loadingsystem
Principle
Thebootcanbeenlargedbyfoldingdownthe
rearbackrest.
General
Therearbackrestissplit40m20m40.Theside rearseatbackrestsandthemiddlepartcanbe foldeddownindividually.
Therearbackrestscanbefoldeddownfromthe
boot.Therearbackrestscanbefoldeddowninj dividuallyfromtherear.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Riskoftrappingwhenfoldingdowntherear
backrest.Thereisadangerofinjuryordamage
toproperty.Beforefoldingdown,makesure
thattheareaofmovementoftherearbackrest andtheheadrestraintiskeptclear.
WARNING
Ifarearseatbackrestisnotlocked,unsecured cargocanbethrownintotheinterior,forexamj
pleintheeventofanaccidentorduringbraking
oravoidancemanoeuvres.Thereisadangerof
injury.Makesurethattherearseatbackrestis
lockedafterithasbeenfoldedback.
WARNING
Iftheseatadjustmentorchildseatinstallation
isincorrect,thechildrestraintsystemmayhave
limitedstabilityormaynotbestableatall.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Make
surethechildrestraintsystemisfirmlyposij tionedagainstthebackrest.Whereverpossible,
adaptthebackrestangleofalltherelevantseat
backrestsandadjusttheseatscorrectly.Make
surethattheseatsandtheirbackrestsarecorj rectlyengagedorlocked.Ifpossible,adjustthe
heightoftheheadrestraints,orremovethem.
NOTE
Vehiclepartscanbedamagedwhenfolding downtherearbackrest.Thereisadangerof
damagetoproperty.Whenfoldingdown,make
surethattheareaofmovementoftherear
backrestincludingheadrestraintiskeptclear.
Foldingrearbackrestdownfrom
theboot
1.Unlockthebeltlockofthecentreseatbeltin
therearpassengercompartmentwiththe seatbelttongueofanotherseatbelt.2.Inserttheseatbelttongueattheendoftheseatbeltintothedesignatedmountingonthe
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3.Pushtherespectiveheadrestraintasfar
downaspossible.4.Pullthecorrespondingleverinthebootto unlocktherearbackrest.5.Theunlockedrearbackrestmovesslightlytothefront.6.Foldtherearbackrestforward.
Foldingbacktherearbackrest
1.Foldtherearbackrestbackintoseatpositionandengage.2.Removeseatbelttonguesfromthetake-upontheparcelshelf.3.Putseatbelttonguesintotheseparatinglockofthecentresafetybelt.Theseatbelttongue
mustbeheardtoengage.
Foldingdownmiddlepart
1.Folddownthemiddleheadrestraint.2.Presstheswitchandpullthemiddlepartforj wards.
Skiandsnowboardbag
Theskiandsnowboardbagislocatedinaprojtectivesleeveintheboot.
Followtheinstallationandoperatinginstructions enclosedintheprotectivesleeve.
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DRIVINGHINTS
BMWM5Technology.............................................................................288 Drivingprecautions................................................................................. 290
Towingatrailer........................................................................................ 295 Savingfuel................................................................................................ 300287
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BMWM5TechnologyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
V8highperformance engine
General
TheV8highpowerenginegeneratesamaxij
mumpowerof441kWandamaximumtorqueof 750Nmfrom4.4litresofcapacity.Withitssponj
taneousresponsiveness,averybroadusableenj
ginespeedrangeisproduced.Themaximum enginespeediselectronicallyregulatedat
7200rpm.Duetothepowerfulenginedynamics, themaximumenginespeedislimitedwhenthevehicleisstationary.
Drivinghot
Duringtheenginewarm-upphase,theV8high
performanceenginerunsslightlymoreroughly
duetotheemissioncontrol.
Whentheengineiscold,theexhausthasa
slightlymetallicundertone,dependingonthe
system.
Otherinformationforhotdriving:enginespeed counter,seepage 149,andengineoiltemperaj
ture,seepage 149.
Mcompoundbrakes
General
Thehighperformancebrakesystemhasventilaj
tedcompoundbrakediscs.
Dependingondesignrequirements,function
noisesmayoccurwhenbraking.Thefunctional noiseshavenoeffectontheefficiency,operaj
tionalsafetyandenduranceofthebrake.
Brakingcorrectly Tokeepthebrakesysteminoptimumcondition,
itisdesirabletoloadthematregularintervalsdej pendingonthenatureofthevehicle.
MCarbonceramicbrakes
Thehighperformancebrakesystemhasventilaj tedcarbon-ceramicbrakediscs.
Dependingonthematerial-specificproperties, therecanbeincreasedfunctionalnoiseswhenbraking,particularlywhenitiswet,shortlybeforethevehiclecomestoastop.Increasedfunctionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheefficiency,operajtionalsafetyandenduranceofthebrake.
Duetotheeffectofwetnessandsaltspray,for
example,afterusingacarwash,condensation overnight,drivinginrainetc.,thebrakingeffectmaycorrespondtoaconventionalbrakingsysj
tem.Thebrakingeffectmaybeperceivedtobe
reducedandcanbecompensatedforbygreater
pedalpressure,asneeded.
Firstcleanbrakediscsandcalliperswithasteam
cleanerorhigh-pressurecleanerbeforewashing thevehicleinanautomaticwashingbayorcar
wash.Thispreventssaltcrystals,forexample,
fromcausingcrustydepositsandbuild-upto
formifthevehiclethenremainsstationaryfora
periodoftime.Thecleaningeffectofautomatic
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carwashesgenerallynotsufficientforthisinthewheelarea.
Alsofollowthenotesonthisundervehiclecare,
seepage 356,andsafebraking,seepage 292.
Drivetrain
TheMxDrivefour-wheeldrivesystemvariably distributestorquebetweenthefrontandrearaxles.ThecombinationofMxDrive,activeMdifjferentialandadaptiveMsuspensioninthisvehij
cleensuresahighdegreeofdrivingdynamics
thatistypicalofBMWM.
Drivingonaracingtrack
Thehighermechanicalandthermalloadsinjvolvedindrivingonracingtracksleadtoinj
creasedwear.Thiswearisnotcoveredbythe
warranty.Thevehicleisnotconceivedforusein motorsportscompetitions.
Beforedrivingonaracingtrack,havethevehicle
checkedataServicePartnerofthemanufacturer
oranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialj
istworkshop.
Thestandardbrakepadsandtheweardisplays arenotdesignedforracingtrackoperation.
FurtherinformationandadvicecanbeobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
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DrivingprecautionsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Runningin
General Movingpartsmustadapttooneanother.
Thefollowingnoteswillhelptomaximisethevej hicle'slifetimeandefficiency.
DonotuseLaunchControl,seepage 141,when
runningin.
Safetynote
WARNING
Newpartsandcomponentscancausesafety andDriverAssistanceSystemstorespondwithadelay.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Afternewpartshavebeeninstalled,orifthevehicle
isnew,drivemoderatelyandinterveneatan earlystageifnecessary.Complywithrunning-inproceduresforthecorrespondingpartsandcomponents.
Engine,gearboxanddifferential
Upto2000km,1200miles
Drivewithalternatingrevolutionsandspeeds,but
donotexceed5500rpmand170km/h,approxij
mately106mph.
Generallyavoidkick-downanddrivingunderfull load.
At2000km,1200milesHavemaintenanceconductadrive-inservice.
From2000km,approximately
1200milesto5000km,
approximately3100miles
Revolutionsandvehiclespeedcangraduallybeincreasedtoacontinuousspeedof220km/h,
approximately137mph.
Themaximumspeedof250km/h,approximately 155mphisonlytobeusedbriefly,forexample
whenovertaking.
Tyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdonotachievetheirfullroadgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,approxijmately200miles.
Brakesystem
MCompoundbrake:
BrakediscsandpadsoftheMCompoundbrake
onlyachievetheirfulleffectivenessafterapj
prox.500km,approx.300miles.Drivemoderj atelyduringthisrunning-inperiod.
MCarbonceramicbrake:
BrakediscsandpadsoftheMCarbonceramic brakeonlyachievetheirfulleffectivenessafter
approx.1000km,approx.600miles.Drivemodj
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