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Lightsandbulbs
GeneralinformationLightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLEDor
lasertechnology.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdi#j odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtocon#j
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas
Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperform
theworkincaseofamalfunction.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Focusedlaserlightcanirritateorpermanently damagetheretinaoftheeye.Thereisariskof injury.Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecom#j
mendsthattheworkonthelightingsystemin#j cludingbulbreplacementbeperformedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Warning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When
drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,theconden#j
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Thehead#j lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Vehiclebattery
Generalinformation Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanbere#j
questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan
damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthatarecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbe
installedinyourvehicle.Informationoncom#j
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealer#ssservicecenter.
Registerthebatterytothe
vehicle
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommendsthatyouhaveaservicecenteroranotherquali#j fiedservicecenterorrepairshopregistertheve#jhiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebatteryhasbeenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeenregis#jteredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailablewithoutrestrictionandanyCheckControlmes#j
sagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeatures
willdisappear.
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Chargingthebattery
Generalinformation Makesurethatthebatteryisalwayssufficiently
chargedtoguaranteethatthebatteryremains
usableforitsfullservicelife.
Adischargedbatteryisindicatedbyared
indicatorlight.
Chargethebatteryinthefollowingsituations:'xWhentheinspectionglassonthetopofthe
batteryisblack.'xWhenthetake-offperformanceisinsufficient.
Thefollowingcircumstancescanhaveanegative
effectontheperformanceofthebattery:
'xFrequentshort-distancedrives.'xThevehicleisnotusedformorethana
month.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterycan
workwithhighvoltagesandcurrents,which
meansthatthe12volton-boardnetworkcan beoverloadedordamaged.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyconnectbattery
chargersforthevehiclebatterytothestarting
aidterminalsintheenginecompartment.
Chargingthebattery
Chargethebatteryonlywhentheengineisoff
andviathestartingaidterminals,referto
page 347,intheenginecompartment.
Powerfailure Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for
example:
'xWithMemoryfunction:storethepositions
again.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadeal#jer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
GeneralinformationThefusesarelocatedatdifferentplacesinthe
vehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelec#j
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstituteofanothercolororamperagerating.
Inthecar'sinterior
Thefusesarelocatedinthecar'sinteriorinthe
frontpassengerfloorareabehindacover.
Loosenfasteners,arrows,andopencover.
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Thefuseboxislocatedonthefrontright.Inthecargoarea
Thefusesarelocatedinthecargoareaonthe
rightsidebehindacover.
Removethecover.
Thefuseboxmaybelocatedbehindthesound insulation.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com/fuse#j
card.
Whereapplicable,informationonthefusetypes
andlocationsisalsofoundonaseparatesheetin
thefusebox.
Additionalfuseboxes
Additionalfuseboxesarelocatedinthevehicle. Inthecaseofamalfunction,contactadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Replacingfuses Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethefuses.
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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehaz#j
ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedinthecargoarea.
ReleasetheVelcronfastenertoremoveit.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsregu#j larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedintheleftstoragecom#j partmentofthecargoarea.
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BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif assistanceisneededintheeventofabreak#j down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehi#j
cle'sconditionistransmittedtotheBMWRoad#j
sideAssistance.
TherearevariouswaysofcontactingBMW RoadsideAssistance.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage,referto
page 142.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Startingmanually
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,sup#j
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:
1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4.Ifnecessary,"BMWRoadsideAssistance"
Avoiceconnectionisestablished.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisim#j portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistrans#j
mittedautomatically.Itmaybenecessarytoap#jprovethisontheControlDisplay.
TeleserviceHelp Dependingonthecountry,TeleserviceHelpen#j
ablesanin-depthdiagnosisofthevehicleby
BMWRoadsideAssistanceviawirelesstrans#j mission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughBMWRoadsideAssistance.1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceHelp.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Concept
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbecon#j
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan
accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoder#j
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany
airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearson theinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,atextmes#j
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,
dataonthevehicle'sconditionissenttoBMW.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
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StartingBMWAccident
Assistance
Ifanaccidentisdetected
automatically
AtextmessagerelatingtoBMWAccidentAssis#j
tanceappearsontheControlDisplay.
Theconnectioncanbeestablisheddirectly:
"CallBMWAccidentAssistance"
TheCheckControlmessageforBMWAccident
Assistancecanalsobecalledupfromthestored
CheckControlmessages,refertopage 142,for
acertainlengthoftime.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecon#j
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.
ViaiDrive:1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4."CallBMWAccidentAssistance"
FollowthedisplaysontheControlDisplay.A voiceconnectionisestablished.
EmergencyRequest
Intelligentemergencycall
Concept
Incaseofanemergency,anEmergencyRe#j
questcanbetriggeredautomaticallybythesys#j temormanually.
Generalinformation OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
TheIntelligentAssistsystemestablishesacon#jnectionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondi#j tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Functionalrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheair#j bagstrigger,anEmergencyRequestisautomati#j
callyinitiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentof
correspondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNoti#j
ficationisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbut#j
ton.
Manualtriggering
1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
intheareaofthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanEmer#j
gencyRequesthasbeeninitiated.
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Ifthesituationallows,waitinyourvehicleuntilthevoiceconnectionhasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhenaconnectionto
theBMWResponseCenterhasbeenestab#j
lished.
TheBMWResponseCenterthenmakes contactwiththeoccupantsofthevehicleand
initiatesfurtherstepstohelp.
Evenifyouareunabletorespond,theBMW ResponseCentercantakefurtherstepstohelpyouundercertaincircumstances.
Forthis,dataistransmittedtotheBMWRe#j
sponseCenterwhichservestodeterminethe
necessaryrescuemeasures.Forinstance,
thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,ifitcanbe
established.
EveniftheBMWResponseCenterisnolon#j
gerheardthroughtheloudspeakers,the
BMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
heartheoccupantsofthevehicle.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheEmer#j
gencyRequest.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation Ifthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbestartedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleandtwojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswithfullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatareundervoltage.
Warning
Ifthejumpercablesareconnectedintheincor#j rectorder,sparkingmayoccur.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Payattentiontothecorrectorderdur#j
ingconnection.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump-starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatnobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehi#j
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltagein#j
formationcanbefoundonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheassistingvehicle.3.Switchoffanyelectronicsystems/powercon#j
sumersinbothvehicles.
Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompart#j
mentactsasthebattery'spositiveterminal.
Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.
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Aspecialnutservesasthenegativeterminalof
thebattery.
Connectingthecables
Beforeyoubegin,switchoffallunnecessary electronicsystems/powerconsumers,suchas
theradio,ontheassistingandreceivingvehicle.
1.Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositiveterminalofthe battery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaid
terminalofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendof thecabletothepositiveterminalofthebat#jtery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaidter#jminalofthevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegativejumpercabletothenegativeterminalofthe
battery,ortothecorrespondingengineor
bodygroundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptotheneg#j
ativeterminalofthebattery,ortothecorre#j spondingengineorbodygroundofthevehi#j
cletobestarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayfluidstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheassistingvehicleand letitrunforseveralminutesatanincreased
idlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehiclethatistobe
startedintheusualway.Ifthefirststartingattemptisnotsuccessful, waitafewminutesbeforemakinganotherat#j
temptinordertoallowthedischargedbattery
torecharge.3.Letbothenginesrunforseveralminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpercablesinthereverse order.
Checkthebatteryandrecharge,ifneeded.
Tow-startingandtowing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
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'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstowfitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthedan#j
gerarea,itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Forrollingorpushingthevehicle,referto
page 131.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona loadingplatform.
Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,depend#j
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora
warningtriangleintherearwindow.
WithSafeSharefunction:toremoveabroken-
downvehiclefromthedangerarea,towitfora shortdistanceataspeedofnomorethan6mph/10km/h.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetow#j ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse.
Thereisariskofaccident.Makesurethatthe
grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicleis
heavierthanthevehicletobetowed.
NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincor#j rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Correctly
attachthetowbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe
towbaratanoffsetangle,pleasefollowthefol#j
lowing:
'xManeuveringcapabilityislimitedgoing aroundcorners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithanoffset.
Towrope
Observethefollowingnoteswhenusingthetow
rope:
'xUsenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenable
thevehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.'xMakesurethetowropeisnottwistedwhen fastening.'xCheckthefasteningofthetowfittingandtow
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Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
Thetowfittingcanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowfittingisfoundintheonboardvehicle toolkit,refertopage 340.
'xUseonlythetowfittingprovidedwiththeve#j
hicleandscrewitallthewayin.'xUsethetowfittingfortowingonpavedroadsonly.'xAvoidlateralloadingofthetowfitting,forin#j
stancedonotliftthevehiclebythetowfit#j ting.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Ifthetowfittingisnotusedasintended,there
maybedamagetothevehicleortothetowfit#j ting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Fol#j
lowthenotesonusingthetowfitting.
Screwthreadfortowfitting
Pressonthemarkontheedgeofthecoverto
pushitout.
Tow-starting
Donottow-startthevehicle.
Starttheenginebyjump-starting,referto
page 347,ifpossible.
Havethereasonsforthestartingdifficultiescor#j
rectedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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