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Afterfittingnewparts
Complywiththerunning-inproceduresagainif
thecomponentspreviouslyreferredtoarerej newed.
Generaldrivinginformation
Closingthebootlid
Safetynote
WARNING
Whenopen,thebootlidprotrudesabovethe
vehicle,andintheeventofanaccident,braking
oravoidancemanoeuvres,itcanendangervej
hicleoccupantsandotherroadusers,ordamj
agethevehicle.Thereisalsothedangerofexj
haustfumesenteringtheinteriorofthevehicle.
Thereisadangerofinjuryordamagetopropj
erty.Donotdrivewiththebootlidopen.
Drivingwiththebootlidopen
Ifthereisnoalternativetodrivingwiththetailj
gateopen:
'xCloseallthewindowsandtheGlassRoof.'xTurnuptheblowertoahighsetting.'xMaintainamoderatespeed.
Hotexhaustsystem
WARNING
Duringdriving,hightemperaturescanoccur
underthebody,forexamplebecauseoftheexj
haustsystem.Ifflammablematerials,forexamj pleleavesorgrass,comeintocontactwithhot
partsoftheexhaustsystem,thesematerials
cancatchfire.Thereisadangerofinjuryor
damagetoproperty.Neverremovetheheat
shieldsfittedhere,orapplyundersealtothem.
Makesurethatwhendriving,idlingorparking,
noflammablematerialscancomeintocontact
withhotvehicleparts.Donottouchthehotexj haustsystem.
Radiosignals
WARNING
Certainvehiclefunctionsmaybeaffectedbyinj terferencefromhigh-frequencyradiosignals.
Suchsignalsoriginatefromvarioustransmitter systems,forexample,fromairtrafficbeaconsorrelaystationsformobiletelecommunicajtions.
WerecommendyouconsultaServicePartner
shouldyouexperienceanydifficultiesinthisrej
gard.
Mobilecommunicationinthe
vehicle
WARNING
Thereisapossibilityofmutualinterferencebej
tweenthevehicleelectronicsandmobileradio
devices.Radiationisgeneratedwhenmobile
radiodevicesaretransmitting.Thereisadanj
gerofinjuryordamagetoproperty.Ifpossible,
onlyusemobileradiodevices,forexamplemoj
biletelephones,intheinterioriftheyareconj
necteddirectlytoanexternalantennainorder
toeliminatemutualinterferenceandtodissij
patetheradiationfromthevehicle'sinterior.
Aquaplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetyresandtheroad.
Thissituation,knownasaquaplaning,meansthat
thetyrecanactuallylosecontactcompletelywith theroadsurfaceandthevehiclecanneitherbesteerednorthebrakesproperlyapplied.
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Wading
General Complywiththefollowingwhendrivingthrough
water:'xOnlydrivethroughstillwater.'xOnlydrivethroughwateruptoamax.depth
of25cm,approximately9.8in.'xDrivethroughwateratnofasterthan5km/h, approximately3mph.
Safetynote
NOTE
Drivingthroughexcessivelydeepwatertoofast
canresultinwaterenteringtheenginecomj partment,electricalsystemortransmission.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij mumspecifiedwaterdepthandmaximumfordjingspeed.
Safebraking
GeneralThevehicleisequippedwiththeAnti-lockBrake
SystemABSasstandard.
Performfullbrakinginsituationsthatrequireit.
Thevehicleremainssteerable.Anyobstacles
canbeavoidedbyperformingsteeringmovej
mentsassmoothlyaspossible.
ApulsingofthebrakepedalshowsthattheAnti-
lockBrakeSystemABSisregulating.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscancausefunctionalnoise.However,funcj
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheefficiencyand operationalsafetyofthebrakes.
Objectsintherangeofmovementof
thepedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe pedaltravel,orblockapedalthathasbeen pressed.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Stowitemsinthevehiclesothattheyaresecureandcannotgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyusefloormatsthatareappropriateforthevehicle
andcanbesecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donotuseanyloosefloormats,anddonotplace
severalfloormatsontopofoneanother.Make surethatthereissufficientspaceforthepedj
als.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresecurelyrej attachedafterhavingbeenremoved,forexamj
pleforcleaning.
Wetroads
Indampweather,ifroadgrithasbeenspreador
thereisheavyrain,applythebrakeslightlyevery fewkilometres/miles.
Indoingso,donotobstructotherroadusers.
Theheatgeneratedbybrakingdriesthebrake
discsandbrakepads,andprotectsthemagainst
corrosion.
Thisway,brakepowerisavailableimmediately, wheneveritisneeded.
Downhillgradients
General
Whendrivingonlongorsteepdownhill
stretches,usethegearinwhichtheleastbraking
isrequired.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan overheatandbrakingeffectisreduced.
Enginebrakingeffectcanbeadditionallyinj
creasedbymanuallyshiftingdown,evenintofirst
gear,ifapplicable.
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Safetynotes
WARNING
Evenslight,continuouspressureonthebrake
pedalcancauseoverheating,brakepadwearor evenbrakesystemfailure.Thereisadangerof
accidents.Avoidexcessiveloadsonthebrake.
WARNING
Whenidlingorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctionsarerestrictedorno
longeravailable,forexamplethebrakingeffect
oftheengineorpowerassistanceforthebrakj ingforceandsteering.Thereisadangerofacj
cidents.Donotdriveatidlespeedorwiththe engineswitchedoff.
Corrosionofthebrakedisc
Corrosionofthebrakediscsandcontamination
ofthebrakepadsincreaseinthefollowingcirj
cumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
used.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidicoralkalinecleaningagents.
Shouldcorrosionformonthebrakediscs,the brakeswilltendtorespondwithapulsatingefj
fectthatgenerallycannotbecorrected.
Condensationwhenvehicleis
parked
Whentheautomaticairconditioningisinoperaj
tion,condensationdevelopswhichexitsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Groundclearance
NOTE
Ifthereisinsufficientgroundclearance,the
frontorrearspoilercancontacttheground,for
exampleatcurbedgesorwhendrivingintounj
dergroundcarparks.Thereisadangerofdamj agetoproperty.Makesurethatthereissuffij
cientgroundclearance.
MDriver'sPackage:drivingin
maximumspeedrange
WARNING
Athighspeeds,damagetovehiclepartscan
adverselyaffectvehiclehandlingcharacterisj
tics.Suchpartsincludethetyres,underbody
andpartsforimprovingaerodynamics.Thereis
adangerofaccidents.Havethedamagerectij fiedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureror
anotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.Donotdriveathighspeeduntilthe
damagehasbeenrepaired.
Roofrack
General
Roofracksareavailableasspecialequipment.
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Roofstripwithflaps
Themountingpointsarelocatedontheroofstripabovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutwards.
Fitting Followtheinstallationinstructionsfortheroof
rack.
Makesurethatthereissufficientspacetoraise
andopentheGlassRoof.
Loads
Aloadedroofrackaltersthevehicle'sroadbej
haviourandsteeringresponsebyshiftingitscenj
treofgravity.
Whenloadinganddriving,bearthefollowingin mind:
'xDonotexceedthepermittedroofandaxle
loadsorthepermittedgrossweight.'xMakesurethatthereissufficientspaceto
raiseandopentheGlassRoof.'xDistributetheroofloadevenly.'xTheroofloadmustnotbespreadoveralarge
area.'xPlaceheavyitemsofluggageatthebottom.'xSecurelyfastentheluggage,forexamplewith
tensioningstraps.'xDonotallowobjectstoprotrudeintothe
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TowingatrailerVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
General
Thepermittedtrailerloads,axleloads,trailer
noseweightsandgrossvehicleweightratingare specifiedinthetechnicaldata.
ConsultaServicePartnerofthemanufactureror anotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshopaboutoptionsforincreasingtheloads.
Thevehicleisequippedwithreinforcedsprings ontherearaxleand,dependingonthetype,with
amorepowerfulcoolingsystem.
ForAustralia/NewZealand: note
Towing TheAustralian/NewZealandStandardsAS4177.1-2004CaravanandlightTowingatrailercomponentsmtrailertowhitchesandtowing
bracketscontainsthefollowingstatement,which isherebyacceptedbytheBMWGroupAustralia:
FORTOWINGONLY.Thetowbarsuppliedwith
yourBMWvehicleshouldonlybeusedfortowj ingpurposes,thetowbarassemblyshouldnotbe
usedinconjunctionwithanytowbar-mounted
carryingdevice,suchas,forexample,abicycle
carryingrack.
AsallBMWGrouptowbarassembliesaredej signed,testedandapprovedasasingleunit,the
practiceofmodifyingorreplacingtheBMWsupj pliedtowballmountassemblyisnotapproved.
UseonlythegenuineBMWtowballmountasj
sembly.
BMWGroupAustraliadoesnotrecommendor supporttheinstallationanduseofaWeightDisj
tributionHitchorLoadLevellingDeviceonany
BMWGroupvehicle.Theuseofsuchdevices
mayaffectthevehiclesswarrantystatus.
WerecommendyouconsultyourAuthorised
BMWDealerforanyfurtheradviceorclarificaj
tion.
Beforeajourney
Trailernoseweight Thetrailernoseweightshouldnotbelessthan
theminimumtrailernoseweightof25kg,55lb.
Utilisethemaximumtrailernoseweightasmuch
aspossible.
Theweightofthetrailertowhitchandthenose weightreducethemaximumloadofthetowingvehicle.Thenoseweightincreasesthevehicle
weight.Donotexceedthepermittedtotalweight
ofthetowingvehicle.
Loads Distributetheloadasevenlyaspossibleovertheloadingarea.
Stowtheloadaslowaspossibleandascloseas possibletothetraileraxle.Alowcentreoftrailer gravitymakesthevehiclecombinationmuch
morestableandsafetodrive.
Thepermittedtotalweightofthetrailerandthe
permittedtrailerloadofthevehiclemustnotbe
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exceeded.Thesmallervalueisthelimitwhich
shouldbeadheredto.
Tyreinflationpressure
Checkthevehicle'sandthetrailer'styreinflation
pressurescarefully.
Onthevehicle,thetyreinflationpressurefor
higherloadsapplies.
Informationaboutthetyreinflationpressure,see
page 308.
Forthetrailer,theregulationsofthemanufacj turerapply.
RunflatindicatorRPA
InitialisetherunflatindicatorRPA,seepage 323,
afterthetyreinflationpressurehasbeencorrecj
tedoratrailerhasbeenattachedordetached.
TyrePressureMonitorTPMResettheTyrePressureMonitorTPM,seepage 318,afterthetyreinflationpressurehas
beencorrectedoratrailerhasbeenattachedor
detached.
Exteriormirrors Twoexteriormirrorswhichbringbothrearcorj
nersofthetrailerintoyourfieldofviewarerej
quiredbylaw.Mirrorsofthistypeareavailableas
specialequipmentfromaServicePartnerofthe manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
Powerconsumption
General Beforebeginningyourjourney,checkthefuncj
tionofthetrailerrearlights.
Whentowingacaravan,keeptheactivation
timesofpowerconsumersshortinordernotto
placeanexcessiveloadonthevehiclebattery.NotAustralia/NewZealand:Trailer
rearlights
Thepoweroutputofthetrailer'srearlightsmustnotexceedthefollowingvalues:'xTurnindicators:42wattsperside.'xTaillights:50wattperside.'xBrakelights:84watttotal.'xRearfoglights:42watttotal.'xReversinglights:42watttotal.
Australia/NewZealand:Trailerrear
lights
'xTurnindicators:54wattsperside.'xTaillights:100wattsintotal.'xBrakelights:108watttotal.'xReversinglights:54watttotal.
Towingatrailer
General
Whenthetrailersocketisoccupied,someDriver AssistanceSystemsareunavailable,oravailable toalimitedextent.ACheckControlmessageisshownwhereapplicable.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Speedsinexcessofapproximately80km/h,
approximately50mphcanbeenoughtoproj
duceaswayingorfishtailingmotion,depending
onthedesignoftrailersandtheloadstheyare
carrying.Thereisadangerofaccidentsor damagetoproperty.
Keeptoanappropriatespeedwhentowinga
trailer.Incaseofswayingorfishtailingmotions,
brakeimmediatelyandmakethenecessary
steeringcorrectionsascarefullyaspossible.
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WARNING
Thetyreinflationpressuremustbeadapted
becauseoftheincreasedaxleloadwhentowj
ingatrailer.Drivingwithaninadequatetyreinj flationpressurecandamagethetyres.Thereis
adangerofaccidentsordamagetoproperty.
Donotexceedaspeedof100km/h/60mph. Increasethetyreinflationpressureofthetowj
ingvehicleby0.2bar.Notethemaximumposj
sibletyreinflationpressurestatedonthetyre.
Upwardgradients
General Intheinterestofsafetyandtoavoidholdingup
othertraffic,donotattempttoclimbupwardgraj dientssteeperthan12%whentowingatrailer.
Ifhighertrailerloadshavebeenretrospectivelyapproved,thelimitis8%.
Drivingoffonupwardgradients Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyreleased
whentheacceleratorpedalisoperated.
Topreventthevehiclefromrollingbackwhen
drivingoff,usetheparkingbrake.
1.Shortlybeforedrivingoff,pullandrej
leasetheswitch.
Theparkingbrakeisengaged.2.Applytheacceleratorsufficientlytodriveoff.
Downhillgradients
Ondownwardgradients,avehiclecombination
hastendencytosnakeatanearlierstage.
Beforethedownwardgradient,shiftdownmanjuallytothenext-lowestgearanddrivedownjwardsslowly.
TrailerStabilityControl
Principle
Thesystemsupportsyoutoneutraliseatrailer's
tendencytoswingfromsidetoside.
TrailerStabilityControldetectssnakingmovej
mentsandpromptlybrakesthevehiclesothat
roadspeedsfalltobelowthecriticalrangeand thevehiclecombinationisstabilised.
General Ifthepowersocketforthetrailerisinusebutno
trailerisattached,forexampleduringuseofabij
cyclecarrierwithlighting,thesystemmaybej
comeactiveinextremedrivingsituations.
Operatingrequirements Thesystemisoperationalfromaspeedofapjproximately65km/h,approximately40mph,whentowingatrailerandwiththetrailersocketinuse.
Systemlimits Thesystemisunabletointervene,orintervenes
toolate,inthefollowingsituationsforexample:
'xIfatrailerveersinstantly,forexampleonslipj
peryorlooseroadsurfaces.'xIfatrailerwithahighcentreofgravitytips
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NotforAustralia/NewZealand:Trailertowhitch withelectricallyswivellabletrailerhitch
General
Theswivel-mountedballlinkageforthetrailer
towhitchislocatedontheundersideofthevehij cle.
TheLEDinthebuttonilluminatesgreenifthe systemisoperational.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Thetrailertowhitchisintendedtobeusedwith
atrailer.Iftheballheadofthetrailertowhitchis swivelledout,itmaybecomejammedwhen
drivingwithoutatrailerorloadcarrier.Thereis
adangerofdamagetoproperty.Swiveltheball linkageinwhendrivingwithoutatrailerorload
carrier.
WARNING
Iftheballlinkageisnotlocked,unstabledriving
conditionsoraccidentscanresult.Thereisa
dangerofaccidentsordamagetoproperty.Bej
foreajourneywithatrailerorloadcarrier,check
thattheballlinkageiscorrectlylocked.
Iftheballlinkageisnotproperlylocked,the
LEDinthebuttonilluminatesred.
Overview
Buttonintheboot.
Swivellingouttheballlinkage
1.Opentheboot.2.Stepoutoftheswivellingareaoftheballlinkj agebehindthevehicle.3.Pressthebuttonintheboot.
Theballlinkageswivelsoutwards.TheLED inthebuttonflashesingreen.4.Waituntiltheballlinkagehasreachedtheendposition.
Swivellingintheballlinkage
1.Disconnecttrailerorloadcarrier.2.Removeanyfittingsforthetrack-stabilising
devices.3.Pullthepowersupplyconnectorforthetrailer andanyadaptersoutofthesocket.4.Pressthebuttonintheboot.
Theballlinkageswivelsinwards.TheLEDin
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Interruptionorreversalofthe
swivelmovement
General Theswivelmovementisinterrupted,mightbe
reversedorisnotperformedifthecurrentlimit valuesareexceeded,forexampleatverylowtemperaturesorifmechanicalresistanceisenjcountered.LEDinbuttonilluminatesred.
Repeattheswivelmovementwith
theenginerunning1.Switchondrive-readystateviathestart/stop button.2.Pressthebuttoninthebootandholdit
untiltheballlinkagehasmovedcompletelyin
orout.
Ifnecessary,repeattheswivelmovementwith
thebuttonpressedandtheenginerunning.
TheLEDinthebuttonilluminatesgreenwhen
theballlinkagehasreachedanendposition.
Ifthisreoccurs,contactaServicePartnerofthe manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
Trailersocket
Thetrailersocketislocatedonthetrailertow hitch.
Foldthecoverdownwards.
Eyeforsecuringcable
Thereisaneyeonthetrailertowhitchforfastenj ingthetrailersecuringcable.
Forincreasedsafetywhentowingatrailerduring
ajourney,attachthetrailersecuringcabletothe
eye.
Checkthatthesecuringcablecanmovefreely
andisnotdraggingontheground.
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SavingfuelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
General
Thevehiclepossesseswide-rangingtechnoloj giesforreducingconsumptionandemissionlevjels.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonvariousfactors.
Anumberofmeasures,suchasamoderatedrivj ingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninfluencefuelconsumptionandreduceburdenonenvironjment.
Removetransportedloadthatisnotrequired
Extraweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeadd-onpartsafter use
Ifnolongerrequired,removeauxiliarymirrors,roofracksandrear-mountedracksafteruse.
Add-onpartsonthevehicleinterferewithitsaerjodynamicperformanceandincreasefuelconjsumption.
Closingwindowsandthe
GlassRoof
AnopenedGlassRooforopenedwindowinj
creasedragandconsequentlyfuelconsumption.
Tyres
General
Tyrescanhavedifferingeffectsonfuelconj
sumption.Forexample,fuelconsumptioncanbe
affectedbytyresize.
Checkingtyreinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifnecessary,correctthetyreinflation
pressuresatleasttwiceamonthandbeforesetj
tingoffonalongerjourney.
Insufficienttyreinflationpressureincreasesrollj ingresistanceandconsequentlyfuelconsumpj
tionandtyrewear.
Driveoffimmediately
Donotwarmuptheenginewiththevehicleata
standstill;itispreferabletosetoffstraightaway, drivingatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisbringsthecoldenginetooperatingtemperj atureasquicklyaspossible.
Drivewithforesight
Anticipatingtheroadsituationandadoptinga
smoothdrivingstylewillreducefuelconsumpj
tion.
Avoidacceleratingandbrakingunnecessarily.
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