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ViaiDrive:1.APPS2.Installedapps3.BMWAssistance4.CallBMWAccidentAssistance
FollowthedisplaysontheControlDisplay.A voiceconnectionisestablished.
Emergencycall
Statutoryemergencycall
Principle Thesystemcanbeusedtotriggeranemerj
gencycallautomaticallyormanuallyinemerj
gencysituations.
General PresstheSOSbuttoninanemergencyonly.
Theemergencycallestablishesaconnectionto apublicemergencycallnumber.
Thisdependsonfactorssuchasthespecific
mobiletelephonenetworkandnationalregulaj
tions.
TheemergencycallisplacedusingtheSIMcard
integratedinthevehicleandcannotbeswitched off.
Fortechnicalreasons,itmightnotbepossibleto
makeanemergencycallinhighlyadversecondij
tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Operatingrequirements'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xEmergencycallsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehicleisactivated.
Automatictriggering
Incertaincircumstances,forexampledeployj
mentoftheairbags,anemergencycallmaybe
placedautomaticallyimmediatelyafteranaccij
dentofcorrespondingseverity.Anautomatic emergencycallisnotaffectedbypressingthe
SOSbutton.
Manualtriggering
1.Taponcoverflap.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
inthebuttonareaisilluminatedgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhentheemerj
gencycallhasbeenactivated.
Ifacancellationrequestisdisplayedonthe ControlDisplay,theemergencycallcanbecancelled.
Ifthesituationpermits,waitinthevehicleunj tilvoicecontacthasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhentheconnection
totheemergencynumberhasbeenestabj
lished.
Inthecaseofanemergencycall,dataissent tothepublicrescuecoordinationcentreinorj
dertodecidewhatrescuemeasuresarerej
quired.Thedatamayinclude,forexample,
thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,ifthiscan
bedetermined.
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centremaystillbeabletohearthevehicleoccupantsspeak.
Therescuecoordinationcentreendstheemerjgencycall.
Malfunction
Theemergencycallfunctionmaybeimpaired.
TheLEDneartheemergencycallbuttonillumij natesforapprox.30seconds.ACheckControl
messageisshown.
HavethesystemcheckedbyaServicePartner ofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
IntelligentemergencycallPrinciple
Thesystemcanbeusedtotriggeranemerj
gencycallautomaticallyormanuallyinemerj
gencysituations.
General PresstheSOSbuttoninanemergencyonly.
Theintelligentemergencycallsystemestabj
lishesaconnectionwiththeBMWemergency
callcentre.
EvenifnoemergencycallthroughBMWisposj
sible,insomecasesanemergencycallmaystill
beestablishedtoapublicemergencycallnumj
ber.Thisdependsonfactorssuchasthespecific
mobiletelephonenetworkandnationalregulaj
tions.
Fortechnicalreasons,itmightnotbepossibleto makeanemergencycallinhighlyadversecondij
tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Operatingrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xEmergencycallsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehicleisactivated.
Automatictriggering
Incertaincircumstances,forexampledeployj
mentoftheairbags,anemergencycallmaybe
placedautomaticallyimmediatelyafteranaccij
dentofcorrespondingseverity.Anautomatic emergencycallisnotaffectedbypressingthe
SOSbutton.
Manualtriggering
1.Taponcoverflap.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
inthebuttonareaisilluminatedgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhentheemerj
gencycallhasbeenactivated.
Ifacancellationrequestisdisplayedonthe ControlDisplay,theemergencycallcanbecancelled.
Ifthesituationpermits,waitinthevehicleunj tilvoicecontacthasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhentheconnection
totheemergencynumberhasbeenestabj
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WhenanemergencycallissentviaBMW,dataissenttotheemergencycallcentrein
ordertodecidewhatrescuemeasuresarerej
quired.Thedatamayinclude,forexample,
thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,ifthiscan
bedetermined.
Ifquestionsposedbytheemergencycall
centreremainunanswered,rescuemeasures areimplementedautomatically.
Evenifthevehicleoccupantscannolonger heartheemergencycallcentrethroughtheloudspeakers,theemergencycallcentremay
stillbeabletohearthevehicleoccupants
speak.
Theemergencycallcentreendstheemergency
call.
Fireextinguisher
Principle
Thefireextinguishercanbeusedtoputoutvehij
clefires.
General
Dependingonthevehicle'sequipmentandthe
countryvariant,thevehiclemayhaveafireextinj
guisher.
Overview Thefireextinguisherislocatedatthefrontofthefrontpassengerseat.
Safetynote
WARNING
Incorrectuseofthefireextinguishercancause injury.Thereisariskofinjury.Observetheinj
formationbelowwhenusingthefireextinj
guisher:
'xDonotinhaletheextinguishingagent.If
theextinguishingagentisinhaled,move
thecasualtyoutintothefreshair.Ifthe casualtyexperiencesbreathingdifficulties,
contactadoctorimmediately.'xDonotallowtheextinguishingagentto
comeintocontactwiththeskin.Proj
longedcontactwiththeextinguishing
agentcancausetheskintodryout.'xDonotallowtheextinguishingagentto
comeintocontactwiththeeyes.Ifitdoes
comeintocontactwiththeeyes,rinse
themimmediatelywithplentyofwater.In
caseofprolongeddiscomfort,contacta
doctor.
Removingthefireextinguisher
Openthebucklesontheretainingstrap.
Usingthefireextinguisher Tousethefireextinguisher,followthemanufacjturer'sinstructionsonthefireextinguisherand
theinformationsuppliedwithit.
Stowingthefireextinguisher
1.Insertthefireextinguisherintotheholder.2.Hookinandclosethebuckles.
Maintenanceandrefilling
Havethefireextinguishercheckedevery2years
byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Takenoteofthenextmaintenancedateforthe fireextinguisher.
Replacethefireextinguisherafteruseorhaveit refilled.
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Startingassistance
GeneralIfthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,theengine
canbestartedfromanothervehicle'sbatteryusj ingtwojumpleads.Onlyusejumpleadswithfullyinsulatedterminalclamps.
Safetynotes
DANGER
Touchinglivecomponentscanresultinan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuryoreven
death.Donottouchanycomponentsthat
couldbelive.
WARNING
Connectingthejumpleadsinthewrongsej
quencecancausesparks.Thereisariskofinj
jury.Pleasecomplywiththecorrectsequence
whenconnecting.
NOTE
Contactbetweenthebodyworkofthetwovej
hiclescanresultinashortcircuitduringstarting
assistance.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Makesurethereisnocontactbetweenthe
bodywork.
Preparations
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryintheothervehij
cleshows12volts.Informationaboutthe
voltageisprovidedonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheothervehicle.3.Switchoffanypowerconsumersinbothvej
hicles.Jump-startingconnections
Thejump-startingconnectionintheengine compartmentservesasthepositivebatteryterj
minal.
Openthecoverofthejump-startingconnection.
Aspecialnutisusedasthebatterynegativeterj minal.
Connectingthecables Beforestarting,switchoffallunnecessarypower
consumers,forexampletheradio,onbothvehij cles.
1.Openthecoverofthejump-startingconnecjtion.2.Connectaterminalclamponthepositive/+jumpleadtothepositiveterminalofthebatj
teryorthecorrespondingjump-startingconj
nectionontheothervehicle.3.Connectthesecondterminalclamptothe battery'spositiveterminalortothecorrejspondingjump-startingconnectiononthe
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4.Connectaterminalclamponthenegative/m
jumpleadtothenegativeterminalofthebatj
teryorthecorrespondingengineorbody earthconnectionontheothervehicle.5.Connectthesecondterminalclamptothenegativeterminalofthebatteryortoacorrej
spondingengineorbodyearthconnectionon
thevehiclebeingstarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayproductstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheothervehicleandalj
lowittorunforafewminutesataslightly higheridlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehicletobestartedin
theusualway.
Ifaninitialattempttostarttheenginefails, waitafewminutesbeforetryingagaintoalj
lowthedischargedbatterytorecharge.3.Allowbothenginestorunforafewminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpleadsinreverseorderto connection.
Checkthebatteryandhaveitrechargedifnecj
essary.
Tow-startingandtowing
Safetynote
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentow-starting/towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisariskofaccident.Switchoffall
IntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-starting/
towing.
Transportingthevehicle
General
Donothavethevehicletowed.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Ifthevehicleistowedwithoneaxleraised,the
vehiclecanbedamaged.Thereisariskofmaj
terialdamage.Onlyhavethevehicletransporjtedonatruckbed.
NOTE
Thevehiclemaybedamagedwhenraisingand securingit.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
'xRaisethevehiclewithsuitableequipment.'xDonotraiseorsecurethevehiclebyits
towingeye,bodypartsorchassisparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromdanger,
itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Torollorpushthevehicle,seepage 146.
Towingtruck
Onlyhavethevehicletransportedonatruckbed.
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Towingothervehicles
General Switchonthehazardwarninglightsinlinewithlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemofthevehiclebeing
towedhasfailed,thevehiclemustbemadeidenj tifiabletootherroadusers,forinstancebyplacj
ingasignorthewarningtriangleintherearwinj
dow.
WithSafeSharefunction:toremoveabroken- downvehiclefromadangerousarea,itcanbe
towedoverashortdistanceatamaximumspeed of10km/h,approx.6mph.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthegrossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicle
islessthanthatofthevehiclebeingtowed,the
towingeyemaybepulledofforitmaynotbe possibletocontrolthevehicle.Thereisariskof
accident.Makesurethatthegrossvehicle weightofthetowingvehicleisgreaterthantheweightofthevehiclebeingtowed.
NOTE
Ifthetowbarorthetowingropeisnotattached
correctly,othervehiclepartscanbedamaged.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Attachthe towbarortowingropetothetowingeyecorj
rectly.
Towbar
Thetowingeyesofbothvehiclesshouldbeon thesameside.
Ifitisimpossibletoavoidattachingthetowbarat
anangle,notethefollowing:
'xTowbarclearancemaybelimitedwhencorj
nering.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitis attachedatanangle.
Towingrope
Notethefollowingifusingatowingrope:
'xUsenylonropesorstrapsthatwillallowthe
vehicletobetowedsmoothly.'xFastenthetowingropesoitisnottwisted.'xCheckthetowingeyeandtowingropefasj
teningregularly.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof50km/h,
30mph.'xDonotexceedatowingdistanceof5km, 3miles.'xEnsurethatthetowingropeistautwhenthe
towingvehicledrivesoff.
Towingeye
General
Alwayskeepthescrew-ontowingeyeinthevej
hicle.
Thetowingeyecanbescrewedintothefrontor
rearendofthevehicle.
Thetowingeyeislocatedintheon-boardtool
kit,seepage 364.
'xOnlyusethetowingeyesuppliedwiththevej
hicleandmakesurethatitisscrewedinfully
andistight.'xOnlyusethetowingeyefortowingonpaved
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'xAvoidtransverseloadsonthetowingeye,for
exampledonotraisethevehiclebythetowj
ingeye.
Safetynote
NOTE
Ifthetowingeyeisnotusedasintended,the
vehicleortowingeyemaybedamaged.There
isariskofmaterialdamage.Observethenotes
onusingthetowingeye.
Threadfortowingeye
Pressthemarkingontheedgeofthecovertopushitout.
Tow-starting
Donotattempttotow-startthevehicle.
Ifnecessary,starttheengineusingstartingasj
sistance,seepage 374.
Havethecauseofthestartingproblemsrectified
byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
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GeneralcareVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryvariant.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Pleasecomplywiththerelevantlaws
andregulationswhenusingthecorresponding
functionsandsystems.
Washingthevehicle
General Regularlyremoveforeignbodies,forexample
leaves,fromtheareabelowthewindscreenwith
thebonnetraised.
Washthevehiclefrequently,especiallyinwinter.
Heavysoilingandroadsaltcancausedamageto thevehicle.
Steam-jetcleanersandhigh-
pressurecleaners
Safetynote
NOTE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurecleaners,exj
cessivepressureorexcessivetemperatures
candamagevariouscomponents.Thereisa riskofmaterialdamage.Maintainasufficientdistanceanddonotsprayforanextendedpejriodoftime.Complywiththeinstructionsforthehigh-pressurecleaner.
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Enteringacarwashwithan
MSteptronicsporttransmission
Safetynote
NOTE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donot
switchoffstandbystateincarwashes.
General
Inacarwash,thevehiclemustbeabletoroll freely.
Torollorpushthevehicle,seepage 146.
Somecarwashesrequireyoutogetoutofthe
vehicle.Itisnotpossibletolockthevehiclefrom theoutsideinselectorleverpositionN.Ifanatjtemptismadetolockthevehicle,asignal
sounds.
Exitingfromacarwash Makesurethatthevehiclekeyisinthevehicle.
Switchondrive-readystate,seepage 42.
Headlights
Donotrubwetheadlightsdryanddonotuse
abrasiveorcorrosivecleaningagents.
Soakimpuritiessuchasinsectresidueswith
shampooandwashoffwithwater.
Removeicewithade-icerspray;donotusean
icescraper.
Afterwashingthevehicle
Afterthevehiclehasbeenwashed,brieflyapply thebrakestodrythem,otherwisebrakingeffecjtivenessmaybetemporarilyreduced.Theheat
generatedbybrakingdriesthebrakediscsand brakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Completelyremoveresiduesonthewindscreens
toavoidaffectingvisibilityduetosmearingandto reducewipingnoiseandwiperbladewear.
Vehiclecare
Careproducts
General BMWrecommendsusingcareandcleaning
productsfromBMW.Suitablecareproductsare
availablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Safetynote
WARNING
Cleaningagentscancontainhazardoussubj
stancesorconstituteahealthrisk.Thereisa riskofinjury.Whencleaningtheinterior,open
thedoorsorwindows.Useonlyproductsthat
areintendedforcleaningthevehicle'sinterior.
Observethenotesonthepackaging.
Vehiclepaintwork
GeneralRegularcarepromotesdrivingsafetyandprejservesyourvehicle'svalue.Environmentalefjfectsinareaswithhighairpollutionornatural
contaminants,forexampletreeresinorpollen,
mayaffectthevehiclepaintwork.Takesuchfacj
torsintoconsiderationwhendecidingonthefrej quencyandscopeofvehiclecaremeasures.
Immediatelyremoveaggressivesubstances,for
examplespilledfuel,oil,greaseorbirddroppings soastopreventdamageanddiscolourationof
thepaintwork.
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Mattpaintwork
Onlyusecleaningandcareproductsthatare
suitableforvehicleswithmattpaintwork.
Leathercare
Removedustfromtheleatheratregularintervals withaclothorvacuumcleaner.
Dustandroaddirtwillotherwisebecomeworked
intoporesandfolds,resultinginconsiderable
abrasionandcausingtheleathersurfacetobej comeprematurelybrittle.
Inordertoprotectagainstdiscolouration,forexj amplefromclothing,cleanandcarefortheleatherapproximatelyeverytwomonths.
Cleanlight-colouredleathermorefrequentlyasit hasthetendencytosoilfaster.
Useleathercleaner,otherwisedirtandgrease
willattacktheprotectivecoatingoftheleather.
Careofupholsteryfabrics
General Regularlycleantheupholsterywithavacuumcleaner.
Intheeventofheavysoiling,forexamplestains
causedbydrinks,useasoftspongeoralint-free microfibreclothwithsuitableinteriorcleaning
agents.
Cleantheupholsteryuptotheseamsusingwide
wipingactions.Avoidrubbingvigorously.
Safetynote
NOTE
OpenVelcrofastenersonarticlesofclothing candamagetheseatcovers.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.MakesurethatanyVelcro
fastenersonyourclothingareclosed.
Careofspecialparts
Lightalloywheels
Whencleaningthewheelswhiletheyareinstalj
ledonthevehicle,onlyuseneutralrimcleaner withapHvalueofbetween5and9.Donotuseabrasivecleanersorsteamcleanersabove60

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