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WARNING
Connectingthejumpleadsinthewrongsej
quencecancausesparks.Thereisadangerof injury.Complywiththecorrectsequencewhen
connectingup.
NOTE
Contactbetweenthebodiesofthetwovehij
clescanresultinashortcircuitduringstarting assistance.Thereisadangerofdamageto
property.Makesurethereisnocontactbej
tweenthebodies.
Preparations
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryintheothervehij
cleshows12volts.Informationaboutthe
voltageisprovidedonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineofthedonorvehicle.3.Switchoffanyelectricalsystemsinbothvehij
cles.
Jump-startingconnections
Thejump-startingconnectionintheengine compartmentservesasthepositivebatteryterj
minal.
Openthecoverofthejump-startingconnection.
Aspecialnutisusedasthebatterynegativeterj minal.
Connectingthecables Beforestarting,switchoffallunnecessarypower
consumers,suchasradio,onthesupplyingand
receivingvehicle.
1.Openthecoverofthejump-startingconnecj tion.2.Connectaterminalclamponthepositive/+jumpleadtothepositiveterminalofthebatj
teryorthecorrespondingjump-startingconj
nectiononthedonorvehicle.3.Connecttheotherterminalclamptothebatj
tery'spositiveterminalortothecorrespondj
ingjump-startingconnectiononthevehicle
tobestarted.4.Connectaterminalclamponthenegative/m
jumpleadtothenegativeterminalofthebatj
teryorthecorrespondingengineorbody earthconnectiononthedonorvehicle.5.Connectthesecondterminalclamptothenegativeterminalofthebatteryortoacorrej
spondingengineorbodyearthconnectionon
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Startingtheengine
Donotusethesprayproductssoldasstarting
aids.1.Starttheengineofthedonorvehicleandalj
lowittorunforafewminutesataslightlyinj creasedidlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehicletobestarted
asnormal.
Ifaninitialattempttostarttheenginefails, waitseveralminutesuntilthedischargedbatj
teryhasbeenrechargedtoaslightlygreater degree.3.Allowbothenginestorunforafewminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpleadsintheoppositeorj
derfromthatinwhichtheywereoriginallyatj tached.
Checkthebatteryifnecessaryandhaveitrej
charged.
Tow-startingandtowing away
Safetynote
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentowstarting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Switchoff allIntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-startj
ing/towing.
Transportingthevehicle
GeneralDonotattempttohavethevehicletowed.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Ifthevehicleistowedwithoneaxleraised,the
vehiclecanbedamaged.Thereisadangerof damagetoproperty.Onlyhavethevehicle
transportedonatruckbed.
NOTE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenraisj
ingandsecuringit.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.
'xRaisethevehiclewithsuitableequipment.'xDonotraiseorsecurethevehiclebyits
towingeye,bodypartsorsuspension
parts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromadanj
gerousarea,itcanbepushedforashortdisj
tance.
Rollorpush,seepage 137,thevehicle.
Towingtruck
Onlyhavethevehicletransportedonatruckbed.
Towingothervehicles GeneralSwitchonthehazardwarninglights,dependingonlocalregulations.
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Ifthevehicle'selectricalsystemhasfailed,the
vehiclebeingtowedmustbemadeidentifiableto
followingvehicles,forinstancebyplacinganindij catinglabelorthewarningtriangleintherear
window.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthegrossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicle
islessthanthatofthevehicletobetowed,the
towingeyecanbepulledoff,orthevehiclemay
nolongerbecontrollable.Thereisadangerof
accidents.Makesurethatthegrossvehicle
weightofthetowingvehicleismorethanthe
weightofthevehicletobetowed.
NOTE
Ifthetowbarorthetowingropeisnotattached correctly,othervehiclepartscanbedamaged. Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Atjtachthetowbarortowingropetothetowingeyecorrectly.
Towbar
Thetowingeyesofbothvehiclesshouldbeonthesameside.
Ifitisimpossibletoavoidattachingthetowbarat anangle,notethefollowing:
'xTowbarclearancemaybelimitedwhencorj
nering.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitis attachedoffset.
Towingrope
Ensurethatthetowingropeistautwhenthe
towingvehicledrivesoff.
Usenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenablethe
vehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.
Towingeye
General
Alwayshavethescrew-ontowingeyeonboard
thevehicle.
Thetowingeyecanbescrewedintothefrontor
rearendofthevehicle.
Thetowingeyeislocatedintheon-boardtool
kit,seepage 341.
'xUseonlythetowingeyesuppliedwiththevej
hicle,andmakesurethatitisscrewedinfully
andistight.'xOnlyusethetowingeyefortowingonpaved
roads.'xAvoidlateralloadsonthetowingeye,forexj
ampledonotraisethevehicleatthetowing
eye.
Safetynote
NOTE
Ifthetowingeyeisnotusedasintended,the
vehicleortowingeyemaybedamaged.There
isadangerofdamagetoproperty.Observethe notesonusingthetowingeye.
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Threadfortowingeye
Pressthemarkingontheedgeofthecovertopressitout.
Tow-starting
Donotattempttotow-startthevehicle.
Ifnecessary,starttheengineusingstartingasj
sistance,seepage 350.
Havethecauseofthestartingdifficultiesrectij
fiedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureror
anotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
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GeneralcareVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Washingthevehicle
General Regularlyremoveforeignbodies,forexample,leaves,fromtheareabelowthewindscreenwiththebonnetraised.
Washthevehiclefrequentlyespeciallyinwinter. Veryhighlevelsofdirtandroadsaltcancausedamagetothevehicle.
Steam-jetcleanersandhigh-
pressurecleaners
Safetynote
NOTE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurecleaners,exj
cessivepressureorexcessivetemperatures candamagevariouscomponents.Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Ensureasuffijcientdistanceanddonotsprayforanextendedperiodoftime.Complywiththeinstructionsforthehigh-pressurecleaner.
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Enteringacarwashwithan
MSteptronicsporttransmission
Safetynote
NOTE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Do
notswitchoffstandbystateincarwashes.
General
Inacarwash,thevehiclemustbeabletoroll
freely.
Rollorpushthevehicle,seepage 137.
Somecarwashesrequireyoutogetoutofthe
vehicle.Itisnotpossibletolockthevehiclefrom
theoutsideinselectorleverpositionN.Ifanatj
temptismadetolockthevehicle,asignal
sounds.
Exitingfromacarwash Ensurethattheremotecontrolislocatedinthevehicle.
Switchondrive-readystate,seepage 124.
Headlights Donotrubwetheadlightsdryanddonotuse
abrasiveorcorrosivecleaningagents.
Soakimpuritiessuchasinsectresidueswith
shampooandwashoffwithwater.
Removeicewithade-icerspray;donotusean
icescraper.
Afterwashingthevehicle Afterthevehiclehasbeenwashed,brieflyapplythebrakestodrythemotherwisethebrakingefj
fectivenessmaybetemporarilyreduced.The heatgeneratedbybrakingdriesthebrakediscs
andbrakepads,andprotectsthemagainstcorj
rosion.
Completelyremoveresiduesonthewindscreens
toavoidaffectingvisibilityduetosmearing,and toreducewipingnoiseandwiperbladewear.
Vehiclecare
Careproducts General BMWrecommendsusingcareandcleaning
productsfromBMW.Suitablecareproductsare
availablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Safetynote
WARNING
Cleaningagentscancontainhazardoussubj stancesorconstituteahealthrisk.Thereisadangerofinjury.Whencleaningtheinterior,
openthedoorsorwindows.Useonlyproducts thatareintendedforcleaningthevehicle'sintejrior.Observethenotesonthepack.
Vehiclepaintwork
General Regularcarepromotesdrivingsafetyandprejservesyourvehicle'svalue.Environmentalefj
fectsinareaswithhigherairpollutionornatural contaminants,forexampletreeresinorleafdust,
mayhaveaneffectonthevehiclepaintwork. Basethefrequencyandextentofvehiclecareon
suchfactors.
Immediatelyremoveaggressivesubstances,for
examplespilledfuel,oil,greaseorbirddroppings
soastopreventalterationsanddiscolourations
ofthepaintwork.
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Mattpaintwork
Onlyusecleaningandcareproductsthatare
suitableforvehicleswithmattpaintwork.
Leathercare
Removedustfromtheleatheratregularintervals withaclothorvacuumcleaner.
Dustandroaddirtwillotherwisebecomeworked
intoporesandfolds,causingconsiderableabraj sionandcausingtheleathersurfacetobecome
prematurelybrittle.
Inordertoprotectagainstdiscolouration,forexj amplefromclothing,cleanandcarefortheleatherapproximatelyeverytwomonths.
Cleanlight-colouredleathermorefrequentlyasit hasthetendencytosoilfaster.
Useleathercleaner,otherwisedirtandgrease
willattacktheprotectivecoatingoftheleather.
Careofupholsteryfabrics
General Regularlycleantheupholsterywithavacuumcleaner.
Intheeventofheavysoiling,forexamplestains
causedbydrinks,useasoftspongeoralint-free microfibreclothwithsuitableinteriorcleaning
agents.
Cleantheupholsterydowntotheseamsusing
widewipingactions.Avoidrubbingvigorously.
Safetynote
NOTE
OpenVelcrofastenersonarticlesofclothing candamagetheseatcovers.Thereisadanger ofdamagetoproperty.MakesurethatanyVelj
crofastenersonyourclothingareclosed.
Careofspecialparts
Lightalloywheels Whencleaningthewheelswhiletheyareinstalj
ledonthevehicle,onlyuseneutralrimcleaner withapHvalueofbetween5and9.Donotuse
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Plasticparts
NOTE
Cleaningagentscontainingalcoholorsolvents,
suchasnitrothinners,coldcleansers,fuelor
similarcandamageplasticparts.Thereisa dangerofdamagetoproperty.Cleanwithamij
crofibrecloth.Lightlymoistentheclothwith water.
Plasticpartsinclude,forexample:
'xImitationleathersurfaces.'xRooflining.'xLamplenses.'xPartssprayedmattblack.'xPaintedpartsintheinterior.
Cleanwithamicrofibrecloth.
Lightlymoistentheclothwithwater.
Donotsoaktherooflining.
Seatbelts
WARNING
Chemicalcleanerscancauseirreparabledamj
agetothefabricoftheseatbelts.Theprotecj
tivefunctionoftheseatbeltswillbelost.There
isadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Onlyusea
mildsoapandwatersolutionforcleaningthe
seatbelts.
Dirtontheseatbeltstrapscaninterferewiththe
actionofthereelandrepresentsasafetyhazard.
Onlycleanthebeltstrapswithamildsoapsoluj
tionwhilestillfittedtothevehicle.
Neverallowseatbeltstoretractunlesstheyare
dry.
Carpetsandfootmats
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe
pedaltravel,orblockapedalthathasbeen pressed.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Stowitemsinthevehiclesothattheyaresecureandcannotgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyusefloormatsthatareappropriateforthevehicleandcanbesecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Do
notuseanyloosefloormats,anddonotplace
severalfloormatsontopofoneanother.Make surethatthereissufficientspaceforthepedj
als.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresecurelyrej
attachedafterhavingbeenremoved,forexamj
pleforcleaning.
Floormatscanberemovedfromthevehicleto enabletheinteriortobecleanedmorethorj
oughly.
Intheeventofheavysoiling,cleanfloorcarpets
usingamicrofibreclothandwaterortextile
cleaner.Rubbackandforthinthedirectionof
traveltopreventmatting.
Sensors/cameralenses
Cleansensorsorcameralensesusingacloth moistenedwithasmallamountofaglasscleaner.
Displays,screensandprotective
glassoftheHead-UpDisplay
NOTE
Chemicalcleaners,moistureorfluidsofall
kindscandamagethesurfaceofdisplaysand screens.Thereisadangerofdamagetopropjerty.Cleanwithaclean,anti-staticmicrofibrecloth.
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NOTE
Thesurfacesofdisplayscanbedamageddue toimpropercleaning.Thereisadangerof
damagetoproperty.Avoidapplyingexcessive pressureanddonotuseabrasivematerials.
Cleanwithaclean,anti-staticmicrofibrecloth.
CleantheprotectiveglassoftheHead-UpDisj
play,seepage 160,withamicrofibreclothand
commerciallyavailabledishwashingliquid.
Layingupthevehicle
Specialmeasuresneedtobetakenifputtingthe
vehicleoutofuseforlongerthanthreemonths.
AdditionalinformationisavailablefromaService Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
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