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BMWM5TechnologyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
V8high-performance engine
Generalinformation Witha4.4literdisplacement,theV8high-perj
formanceenginegeneratesamaximumpowerof 600hp,withCompetitionPackage617hpandamaximumtorqueof553lbsft/750Nm.Withits
spontaneousresponsebehavior,aspeedrange ofwideutilityresults.Themaximumengine
speedis7,200rpmandiselectronicallycontrolj led.Becauseofthehighenginedynamics,the
maximumenginespeedwiththevehiclestationj aryisreduced.
Warm-up
Duringtheenginewarm-upphase,theV8high- performanceenginehasasomewhatrougher
runningbehaviorbecauseoftheemissionconj trols.
Whentheengineiscold,theexhaustgassystem hasaslightlymetallicundertoneduetothenaj tureofthesystem.
Formoreinformationaboutthewarm-upprocej
dure:Enginespeed,refertopage 145,andenj
gineoiltemperature,refertopage 145.
Compoundbrake
Generalinformation
Thehigh-performancebrakingsystemhasperj
foratedcompoundbrakediscs.
Becauseofparticularstructuralcharacteristics,
theremaybeoperation-relatednoisesduring
braking.Thefunctionalnoiseshavenoeffecton theperformance,operationalreliability,andduraj
bilityofthebrake.
Mcarbonceramicbrake
Thehigh-performancebrakingsystemhasperj
foratedcarbonceramicbrakediscs.
Duetopropertiesofthematerialsused,braking maybeassociatedwithlouderfunctionnoises,
particularlyinwetconditions,justbeforethevej
hiclecomestoastop.Increasedfunctional
noiseshavenoeffectontheperformance,opj
erationalreliability,anddurabilityofthebrake.
Theeffectsofmoistureandroadsaltfromusing
avehiclewash,dewformationovernight,driving inrain,etc.,mayrenderthebrakingeffectcomj
parabletothatofaconventionalbrakingsystem. Thebrakingeffectmaybeperceivedtoberej
ducedandcanbecompensatedfor,ifneeded,
bypressingthebrakepedalharder.
Firstcleanbrakediscsandcaliperswithasteam
cleanerorhighpressurecleanerbeforewashing thevehicleinanautomaticvehiclewashorcarwash.Thispreventssaltcrystals,forinstance,fromcausingcrustydepositsandbuilduptoform
ifthevehiclethenremainsstationaryforaperiod oftime.Thecleaningeffectofautomaticcarwashesorwashtunnelsisusuallynotadequateforthisintheareaaroundthewheels.
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Todothis,alsoobservetheinformationinVehij
clecare,refertopage 337,andBrakingsafely,
refertopage 276.
Drivetrain
TheMxDriveall-wheel-drivesystemestablishes
variabletorquedistributiontothefrontandrear
axles.ThecombinationofMxDrive,activeMdifj ferential,andanAdaptiveMsuspensioninthisvehicleensuresahighdegreeofdrivingdynamj
icsthatistypicalofBMWM.
Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduringracetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij tion.
Thestandardbrakeliningsandthewearindicaj
torsarenotdesignedforracetrackoperation.
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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoachj ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl, refertopage 137.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofanaccident.Afterinstalj
lingnewpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconj
servativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.
Observethebreak-inproceduresoftherej
spectivepartsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km
Driveatvaryingengineandroadspeeds,butdo notexceed5,500rpmand106mph/170km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstanj ces.
At1,200miles/2,000km
Havedrive-incheckupmaintenanceperformed.
From1,200miles/2,000kmto
3,100miles/5,000km
Theengineandroadspeedcangraduallybeinjcreasedtoaconstantspeedof
137mph/220km/h.
Usethemaximumspeedof155mph/250km/h
onlybriefly,forinstancewhenpassing.
Tires
Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they
achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-in time.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem ForMcompoundbrake:
BrakediscsandbrakepadsoftheMCompound
brakeonlyreachtheirfulleffectivenessafterapj prox.300miles/500km.Drivemoderatelyduring
thisbreak-inperiod.
ForMcarbonceramicbrake:
BrakediscsandbrakepadsoftheMCarbonCej
ramicbrakeonlyreachtheirfulleffectivenessafj
terapprox.600miles/1,000km.Drivemoderj
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Followingpartreplacement
Observethebreak-inproceduresagain,ifcomj
ponentsmentionedabovearereplaced.
Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetrunklid
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle andcanendangeroccupantsandothertraffic
participantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar's
interior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetrunklidopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbeavoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
WARNING
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno
combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassystem.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
WARNING
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
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Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwiththeAntilockBrake
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
ThebrakepedalpulsingindicatesthattheAntij
lockBrakeSystem,orABS,isinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,funcj
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe
pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearjanceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormats
aresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererejmoved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffij
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofanaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
WARNING
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safety-relevantfunctions,forinstanceengine
brakingeffect,brakingforceboostandsteering
assistance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
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Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Groundclearance
NOTICE
Ifgroundclearanceisinsufficient,theremight becontactwiththefrontorrearspoiler,forinj
stancewhendrivingovercurbsorenteringinto
undergroundvehicleparkinggarages.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Ensurethatthere
issufficientgroundclearanceavailable.
MDriver'sPackage:drivingin
thehigherspeedrange
WARNING
Damagetovehiclecomponentscannegatively impactthedrivingperformanceathighspeeds.
Thisincludes,amongotherthings,tires,underj
carriageandpartsforimprovingaerodynamics. Thereisariskofanaccident.Havedamage
correctedbyadealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Do
notdriveathighspeedsuntilthedamageis
corrected.
Roof-mountedluggage rack
Generalinformation Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Roofdriprailwithflaps
Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprail
abovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutward.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:
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'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebotj
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetrunklid.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelerajtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionvalj ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninjfluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear luggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfoljlowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandraisesfuel
consumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenj
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuelconsumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
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Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindijcator,refertopage 148.
Usecoastingconditions
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchingofftheengine
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinj
stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautoj
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarerej
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconj
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinj
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandinj
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMWrecommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWdealerssservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysj
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