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Safetynote
NOTE
Drivingthroughexcessivelydeepwatertoofast
canresultinwaterenteringtheenginecomj partment,electricalsystemortransmission.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Whendrivj
ingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaximum waterdepthandspeedspecifiedabove.
Safebraking
GeneralThevehicleisequippedwiththeAnti-lockBrake
SystemABSasstandard.
Performfullbrakinginsituationsthatrequireit.
Thevehicleremainssteerable.Anyobstacles
canbeavoidedbysteeringassmoothlyaspossij
ble.
ApulsingofthebrakepedalshowsthattheAnti- lockBrakeSystemABSisregulating.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscancausefunctionalnoise.However,the functionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheefficiencyandoperationalsafetyofthebrakes.
Objectsintherangeofmovementof
thepedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe pedaltravelorblockapedalthathasbeen
pressed.Thereisariskofaccident.Stowitems
inthevehiclesothattheyaresecureandcanj
notgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyusefloor
matsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormats,anddonotplaceseveralfloor
matsontopofoneanother.Makesurethat
thereissufficientspaceforthepedals.Ensure
thatfloormatsaresecurelyreattachedafterrej
moval,forexampleforcleaning.
Wetroads
Inwetweather,ongrittedroadsandinheavy
rain,applythebrakeslightlyeveryfewkilomej
tres/miles.
Ensurethatyoudonotobstructotherroadusers
whendoingso.
Theheatgeneratedbybrakingdriesthebrake
discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Thisway,brakepowerisavailableimmediately, wheneveritisneeded.
Downhillgradients General
Whendrivingonlongorsteepdownhill stretches,usethegearinwhichtheleastbraking
isrequired.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheatandthebrakingeffectisreduced.
Enginebrakingeffectcanbeadditionallyinj
creasedbymanuallyshiftingdown,evenintofirst
gear,ifapplicable.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Evenslightbutcontinuouspressureonthe
brakepedalcancauseoverheating,brakepad wearorevenbrakesystemfailure.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Avoidexcessiveloadsonthe
brake.
WARNING
Whenidlingorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forexampleengine brakingeffectorsteeringandbrakingforceasjsistance,areeitherrestrictedornotavailableat
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all.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotdriveat
idlespeedorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Corrosionofthebrakediscs Corrosionofthebrakediscsandcontaminationofthebrakepadsincreaseinthefollowingcirjcumstances:'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
used.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidicoralkalinecleaningagents.
Duringbraking,corrodedbrakediscsmaycause brakejudderwhichusuallycannotbeeliminated.
Condensationwhenvehicleis
parked
Whentheautomaticairconditioningisinoperaj
tion,condensationdevelopsandexitsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Groundclearance
NOTE
Ifthereisinsufficientgroundclearanceatcurb
edgesorwhendrivingintoundergroundcar parks,forexample,somevehiclepartsmspoilj
ers,forexamplemmaycomeintocontactwith theground.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Makesurethatthereissufficientgroundclearj ance.
MDriver'sPackage:drivingin
maximumspeedrange
WARNING
Athighspeeds,damagetovehiclepartscan adverselyaffectvehiclehandlingcharacterisj
tics.Suchpartsincludethetyres,underbody andpartsforimprovingaerodynamics.Thereis
ariskofaccident.HavethedamagerectifiedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranjotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.Donotdriveathighspeeduntilthe
damagehasbeenrepaired.
Drivingonaracingtrack
WARNING
Thevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinmotor sportscompetitions.Drivingthevehicleinthe limitrangeunderconditionslikethoseencounj
teredonaracetrackcancausecomponentsto suddenlymalfunctionorfailcompletely.There
isariskofaccident.Donotdrivethevehiclein
thelimitrangefortoolong.Beawareofanyunj usualsignsfromthevehicle,e.g.grindingof
brakes,andstopdrivingthevehicleunderconj
ditionslikethoseencounteredonaracetrackif
necessary.
Thehighermechanicalandthermalloadsinj volvedindrivingonracingtracksleadtoinjcreasedwear.Thiswearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Whendrivingonaracingtrack,graduallyinj
creasethedurationoftheload.
Beforeandafterdrivingonaracingtrack,have
thevehiclecheckedataServicePartnerofthe manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Thestandardbrakepadsandtheweardisplays arenotdesignedforracingtrackoperation.
FurtherinformationandadvicecanbeobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
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SavingfuelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryvariant.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Pleasecomplywiththerelevantlaws
andregulationswhenusingthecorresponding
functionsandsystems.
Reducingfuelconsumption
General
Thevehiclepossesseswide-rangingtechnoloj
giesforreducingconsumptionandemissionlevj
els.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonvariousfactors.
Anumberofmeasures,suchasamoderatedrivj ingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninfluence
fuelconsumptionandreducetheburdenonthe
environment.
RemoveunnecessaryloadsExtraweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeadd-onaccessories
afteruse
Add-onaccessoriesonthevehiclecanadversely
affectitsaerodynamicperformanceandincrease fuelconsumption.
Closewindows Openwindowsincreasedragandconsequentlyfuelconsumption.
Tyres
GeneralTyrescanhavedifferingeffectsonfuelconj
sumptionfigures.Thetyresize,forexample,can
influencehowmuchfuelavehicleuses.
Checktyreinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifnecessary,correctthetyreinflation
pressuresatleasttwiceamonthandbeforesetj
tingoffonalongerjourney.
Insufficienttyreinflationpressureincreasesrollj
ingresistanceandconsequentlyfuelconsumpj
tionandtyrewear.
DriveoffimmediatelyDonotwarmuptheenginewiththevehicleata
standstill,butinsteadsetoffstraightaway,drivj ingatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisbringsthecoldengineuptooperatingtemj peratureasquicklyaspossible.
Thinkahead
Anticipatingtheroadsituationandadoptinga
smoothdrivingstylewillreducefuelconsumpj
tion.
Avoidacceleratingandbrakingunnecessarily.
Keepanappropriatedistancefromthevehicle
ahead.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedsreducesfuelconj
sumptionandwear.
Payattentiontotheshiftpointindicatorinthevej
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MakeuseofoverrunmodeWhenapproachingaredtrafficlight,takeyourfootofftheacceleratorandallowthevehicletocoasttoastop.
Ondownwardstretches,takeyourfootoffthe acceleratorandallowthevehicletoroll.
Thefuelsupplyisinterruptedinoverrunmode.
Switchofftheengineifstopping
forlongerperiods
Stoppingtheengine
Whenyoustopthevehicleforlongerperiods,for
exampleattrafficlights,railwaycrossingsorin trafficjams,switchofftheengine.
AutoStartStopfunction
TheAutoStartStopfunctionofthevehicleshuts
offtheengineautomaticallyduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenstarted again,thefuelconsumptionandemissionsarereducedcomparedwithapermanentlyrunning
engine.Savingscanbemadejustbystopping
theengineforafewseconds.
Fuelconsumptionalsodependsonotherfactors,
suchasdrivingstyle,roadcondition,maintej
nanceorenvironmentalfactors,forexample.
Switchofffunctionswhichare
notcurrentlyrequired
Functionssuchasseatheatingorrearwindow
heatingrequireagreatdealofenergyandinj creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincitytraffic
andstop-and-gotraffic.
Switchthesefunctionsoffiftheyarenotrej
quired.
Havemaintenanceworkcarried
out
Havethevehicleservicedregularlytoachieve
optimaleconomyandlifetime.BMWrecomjmendshavingmaintenanceworkcarriedoutbya
BMWServicePartner.
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RefuellingVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryvariant.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Pleasecomplywiththerelevantlaws
andregulationswhenusingthecorresponding
functionsandsystems.
Noteswhenrefuelling
General
Beforerefuelling,observethenotesonfuelqualj ity,seepage 354.
Whenrefuelling,insertthefillernozzlefullyinto
thefillerneck.Liftingthefillernozzleduringrefuj
ellingresultsinthefollowing:
'xThesupplyoffuelisstoppedtoosoon.'xFuelvapourrecoveryislesseffective.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzlecutsout forthefirsttime.
Pleasecomplywiththesafetyregulationsdisj
playedatfillingstations.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Iftherangedropsbelow50km,30miles,the
enginemaynolongerbesuppliedwithsuffij
cientfuel.Enginefunctionisnolongerensured.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Refuelin
goodtime.
NOTE
Fuelsarepoisonousandaggressive.Overfilling
thefueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.If
fuelcomesintocontactwithpaintwork,itcan
damageit.Thispollutestheenvironment.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Avoidoverj
filling.
Fueltankcap
Opening
1.Toopenthefuelfillerflap,pushontheupper
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3.Placethefueltankcapintheholderonthe
fuelfillerflap.
Closing
WARNING
Theretainingstrapofthefueltankcapmaybej
cometrappedandcrushedwhenturningthe
captocloseit.Itwillthennotbepossibleto
closethecapproperly.Fuelorfuelvapourscan
leakout.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial damage.Makesurethattheretainingstrap
doesnotgettrappedandcrushedwhenclosj
ingthecap.
1.Fitthetankcapandturnclockwiseuntilitis
clearlyheardtoclickintoplace.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyrelease
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forexampleif
thereisanelectricalfault.
HavethefuelfillerflapunlockedbyaService
Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
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WheelsandtyresVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryvariant.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Pleasecomplywiththerelevantlaws
andregulationswhenusingthecorresponding
functionsandsystems.
Tyreinflationpressure
General
Atyre'sconditionandinflationpressureinfluence thefollowing:
'xLifetimeofthetyre.'xDrivingsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetynote
WARNING
Atyrewithtoolittleornotyreinflationpressure
canheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Handlingcharacteristics,forexamplesteering
andbraking,willbeimpairedasaresult.There
isariskofaccident.Checkthetyreinflation
pressureregularlyandadjustasnecessary,for
exampletwiceamonthorbeforeanylongjourj
ney.
Tyreinflationpressure
information
Onthedoorpillar
Thetyreinflationpressuresareshownonthe
doorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.
Thetyreinflationpressuredataisvalidforthe
tyresizesandrecommendedtyremakeswhich
havebeenratedbythevehiclemanufactureras suitableforthevehicleconcerned.
Ifthetyre'sspeedcodecannotbefound,then
thetyreinflationpressureforthecorresponding
tyresizeapplies.
Thetyreinflationpressuresstatedfortherej
spectiveloadconditionsapplydependingonthe
vehicle'sactualloadcondition.Example:fora partiallyloadedvehicle,theoptimumtyreinflationpressureistheonestatedforapartiallyloaded
vehicle.
Moreinformationregardingwheelsandtyrescan
beobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora specialistworkshop.
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ForAustralia/NewZealand
WARNING
Theinflationpressuresonthetyrelabelareapj
plicableonlyfortyresexplicitlymentionedon
thelabel.Inflationpressuresfortyresthatmay
becoveredbythelabelmbysize,speedcatej goryandloadrating/loadindexmbutnotexplicjitlymentionedonthelabelmaybedifferent.
Pleaseobtainadequateinflationpressuresin
accordancewiththetyremanufacturer'sspecij
ficationsfromyourtyredealer.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevaluesandthe
specifiedtyreinflationpressurevaluesforthe mountedtyrescanbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tyresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeensetforthefittedtyres.
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevalueisshown
oneachtyre.
Thespecifiedtyreinflationpressurevalueisloj
catedtowardsthebottomoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetyreinflation
pressure
General
Tyresheatupwhiledriving.Thetyreinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetemperatureofthe tyre.
Tyreshaveanatural,uniformlossoftyreinflation
pressure.
Inflatingdevicescandisplayapressurethatmay
beupto0.1bartoolow.
Checkingusingtyreinflation
pressureinscriptionsonthedoor
pillar
Thetyreinflationpressureinscriptionsonthetyreinflationpressuresignonthedoorpillaronly
relatetocoldtyresortyresatthesametemperaj
tureastheambienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetyreinflationpressureswhenthe tyresarecold,i.e.:'xIfthevehiclehasbeendrivenadistanceofno
morethan2km,1.25miles.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafterajourney.
Regularlycheckthetyreinflationpressureoftheemergencywheelinthebootandcorrectthe
pressureifnecessary.
1.Determinethespecifiedtyreinflationpresj
suresforthetyresinstalledonthevehicle.2.Checkthetyreinflationpressureinallfour tyres,usingapressuregauge,forexample.3.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurjrenttyreinflationpressuredeviatesfromthe
specifiedtyreinflationpressure.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetyrevalves.
Checkingusingthetyreinflation
pressureinformationontheControl
Display
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.TyrePressureMonitor4.Checkifthecurrenttyreinflationpressures
matchthespecifiedtyrepressurevalue.5.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurj renttyreinflationpressuredeviatesfromthe
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Afteradjustingthetyreinflation
pressure
ForrunflatindicatorRPA:
ReinitialisetherunflatindicatorRPA.
ForTyrePressureMonitorTPM:
Thecorrectedtyreinflationpressuresareapplied automatically.Makesurethatthecorrecttyre
settingshavebeenperformed.
Fortyresthatcannotbefoundinthetyreinflaj tionpressureinformationontheControlDisplay,resettheTyrePressureMonitorTPM.
SpeedcodeDesignationMaximumspeedQupto160km/h,100mphRupto170km/h,106mphSupto180km/h,112mphTupto190km/h,118mphHupto210km/h,131mphFupto240km/h,150mphWupto270km/h,167mphYupto300km/h,186mph
Tyretread
SummertyresThetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan3mm,0.12in,otherwisethereisahighriskofaquaplaning.
Wintertyres
Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan
4mm,0.16in,otherwisethevehicle'ssuitability
forwinteruseisrestricted.
Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthecirj cumferenceofthetyre.Thesehavethelegallyprescribedminimumheightof1.6mm,0.06in.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsareidentij
fiedonthetyre'ssidewallbyTWI,TreadWear
Indicator.
Tyredamage
General
Inspecttyresregularlyfordamage,thepresence
offoreignbodiesandwear.
Vehiclebehaviourthatmayindicatetyredamage orotherfaults:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtyreorrunningnoises.'xUnusualvehicleresponse,suchasprojnouncedpullingtotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forexample:
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