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WARNING
Ifarearseatbackrestisnotlocked,unsecured cargomaybeflungintotheinterior,forexample
intheeventofanaccidentorduringbrakingor evasivemanoeuvres.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethattherearseatbackrestislocked
afterithasbeenfoldedback.
WARNING
Iftheseatisnotadjustedproperlyorthechild
seathasbeeninstalledincorrectly,thechildrej straintsystemmayhavelimitedstabilityormay
notbestableatall.Thereisariskofinjuryor
evendeath.Makesurethatthechildrestraint
systemrestsfirmlyagainstthebackrest.Wherj
everpossible,adaptthebackrestangleofall
therelevantseatbackrestsandadjusttheseats
correctly.Makesurethattheseatsandtheir
backrestsarecorrectlyengagedorlocked.If
possible,adjusttheheightoftheheadrej
straints,orremovethem.
NOTE
Vehiclepartscanbedamagedwhenfolding
downtherearbackrest.Thereisariskofmatej rialdamage.Whenfoldingdown,makesurethattheareaofmovementoftherearbackrestincludingheadrestraintiskeptclear.
Foldingdowntherearbackrest
Fromtheluggagecompartment
Pullthecorrespondingleverintheluggagecomj
partmenttounlocktherearseatbackrest.
'xLeftlever:folddowntheleftandmiddlerear seatbackrests.'xRightlever:folddowntherightrearseatbackrest.
Foldingbacktherearbackrest
Foldtherearbackrestbackintoseatpositionand
engage.
Foldingdownthemiddlepart
Pressthebuttonandfoldthemiddlepartforjwards.
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BMWM8TechnologyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Highperformanceengine
General Withadisplacementof4.4litres,theV8high-performanceenginegeneratesamaximum
powerof441kW,withCompetitionpackage
460kW,andamaximumtorqueof750Nm.With
itsspontaneousresponsiveness,averybroad
usableenginespeedrangeisproduced.The
maximumenginespeediselectronicallyregulaj
tedat7200rpm.Duetothepowerfulenginedyj
namics,themaximumenginespeedislimited whenthevehicleisstationary.
Drivinghot
Duringtheenginewarm-upphase,thehighperj
formanceenginerunsslightlymoreroughlydue
totheemissioncontrol.
Dependingonthesystem,thecoldstartiscarj
riedoutwithanincreasedidlespeed,which
makestheexhaustsystemlouder.
Forfurtherinformation:
Revolutioncounter,seepage 164.
Engineoiltemperature,seepage 164.
Mcompoundbrakes
General
Thehighperformancebrakesystemhasventilaj
tedcompoundbrakediscs.
Thespecificdesigncancausetemporaryfuncj
tionalnoisestooccurafteralongperiodoflow loading.
Thefunctionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheeffij ciency,operationalsafetyorenduranceofthe brake.
Brakingcorrectly Toavoidfunctionalnoises,itisdesirabletoload
thematregularintervalswithsomeshaperbrakj
ingoperations.Makesurethatthetrafficsituaj
tionpermitsthebrakingoperations.
Ifthebrakediscsarewet,thebrakesystemcan bebrakeddrytostopanynoise.
MCarbonceramicbrakes
General Thehighperformancebrakesystemhasventilaj
tedcarbon-ceramicbrakediscs.
Thematerial-specificpropertiescancauseinj
creasedfunctionalnoiseswhenbraking,forexj
ampleduringalongperiodoflowloadingor
shortlybeforethevehiclecomestoastandstillin
wetconditions.
Thefunctionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheeffij ciency,operationalsafetyandenduranceofthe brake.
Duetotheeffectofwetnessandsaltspray,for
example,afterusingacarwash,condensation overnight,drivinginrainetc.,thebrakingeffectmaycorrespondtoaconventionalbrakingsysj
tem.Thisreducedbrakingeffectcanbecomj
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pensatedforbygreaterpedalpressure,asneej
ded.
BrakingandwashingcorrectlyToavoidfunctionalnoises,itisdesirabletoload
thematregularintervalswithsomeshaperbrakj
ingoperations.Makesurethatthetrafficsituaj
tionpermitsthebrakingoperations.
Ifthebrakediscsarewet,thebrakesystemcan bebrakeddrytostopanynoise.
Firstcleanbrakediscsandcalliperswithasteam
cleanerorhigh-pressurecleanerbeforewashing
thevehicleinanautomaticwashingbayorcar
wash.Thispreventssaltcrystals,forexample,
fromcausingcrustydepositsorbuild-uptoform
ifthevehiclethenremainsstationaryforaperiod
oftime.Thecleaningeffectofautomaticcar
washesgenerallynotsufficientforthisinthe
wheelarea.
Drivetrain
TheMxDrivefour-wheeldrivesystemvariably distributestorquebetweenthefrontandrearaxles.ThecombinationofMxDrive,activeMdifjferentialandadaptiveMsuspensioninthisvehij
cleensuresahighdegreeofdrivingdynamics thatistypicalofBMWM.
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DrivingprecautionsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Runningin
General Movingpartsneedtoadjusttoeachother.
Thefollowingnoteswillhelptomaximisethevej hicle'slifetimeandefficiency.
DonotuseLaunchControlwhenrunningin.
Safetynote
WARNING
Newpartsandcomponentscancausesafety andDriverAssistanceSystemstorespondwithadelay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afternewpartshavebeeninstalledorifthevehicleisnew,drivemoderatelyandtakeactioningood
timeifnecessary.Pleasecomplywithrunning- inproceduresforthecorrespondingpartsand
components.
Engine,gearboxanddifferential
Upto2000km,1200miles
Drivewithalternatingrevolutionsandspeeds,but donotexceed5500rpmand170km/h,106mph.
Generallyavoidkick-downanddrivingunderfull load.
At2000km,1200milesHavemaintenanceconductadrive-inservice.
From2000km,1200milesto
5000km,3100miles
Revolutionsandvehiclespeedcangraduallybe
increasedtoacontinuousspeedof220km/h,
137mph.
Themaximumspeedof250km/h,155mphis
onlytobeusedbriefly,forexamplewhenoverj
taking.
Tyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdo
notachievetheirfullroadgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,200miles.
Brakesystem
MCompoundbrake:
BrakediscsandpadsoftheMCompoundbrake onlyachievetheirfulleffectivenessafterapj
prox.500km,300miles.Drivemoderatelyduring thisrunning-inperiod.
MCarbonceramicbrake:
BrakediscsandpadsoftheMCarbonceramic brakeonlyachievetheirfulleffectivenessafterapprox.1000km,600miles.Drivemoderately
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Afterfittingnewparts
Pleasecomplywiththerunning-inprocedures
againifthecomponentspreviouslyreferredto
arerenewed.
Generaldrivinginformation
Closingthebootlid
Safetynote
WARNING
Whenopen,thebootlidprotrudesabovethe
vehicle,andintheeventofanaccident,braking
orevasivemanoeuvres,itcanendangervehicle
occupantsandotherroadusers,ordamagethe
vehicle.Thereisalsoariskofexhaustfumes
enteringtheinteriorofthevehicle.Thereisa
riskofinjuryormaterialdamage.Donotdrive
withthebootlidopen.
Drivingwiththebootlidopen
Ifthereisnoalternativetodrivingwiththetailj gateopen:
'xCloseallthewindowsandtheGlassRoof.'xAdjusttheblowertoahighsetting.'xMaintainamoderatespeed.
Iceonthewindows
NOTE
Thewindowlowersalittlewhenthedoorhanj dleispulled.Ifthereisfrost,thewindowmay
freezeupandcannotthenbelowered.Thereis ariskofmaterialdamage.Makesurethatthe
windowlowerswhenthedoorhandleispulled.
Removeanysnoworicefromthewindow.Do
notopenthedoorbyforce.
Hotexhaustsystem
WARNING
Hightemperaturescanbegeneratedunderthe bodyduringdriving,forexamplebecauseofthe
exhaustsystem.Contactwiththeexhaustsysj
temcanleadtoburns.Thereisariskofinjury.
Donottouchthehotexhaustsystem,including
theexhaustpipe.
WARNING
Ifflammablematerials,forexampleleavesor
grass,comeintocontactwithhotpartsofthe
exhaustsystem,thesematerialscancatchfire.
Thereisariskoffireandinjury.Neverremove
theheatshieldsfittedhereorapplyunderbody
protectiontothem.Makesurethatwhendrivj
ing,idlingorparking,noflammablematerials
cancomeintocontactwithhotvehicleparts.
Exhaustgasparticlefilter
Principle
Theexhaustgasparticlefiltercollectssootpartij
cles.Thesootparticlesareburnedathightemj peraturestocleantheexhaustgasparticlefilter
asnecessary.
GeneralThecleaningprocesstakesafewminutes,durj
ingwhichthefollowingmayoccur:
'xTheenginemaytemporarilyrunalittle
roughly.'xAslightlyhigherenginespeedmayberej
quiredtoachievetheusualpoweroutput.'xTheremaybeasmallamountofsmokefrom theexhaust,evenafterstoppingtheengine.'xNoise,forexamplecausedbytheradiatorfan
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Itisnormalfortheradiatorfantokeeprunning
forseveralminutes,evenaftershorttrips.
Cleaningtheexhaustgasparticle
filterwhiledriving
Variousdriverprofilesensurethattheexhaust
gasparticlefilterisself-cleaning.If,inadditionto theself-cleaningfunction,theexhaustgaspartijclefilterneedstobeactivelycleanedwhiledrivjing,aCheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Proceedasfollowsthenexttimeyoudriveoutj sideofbuilt-upareasforaround30minutes.'xDeactivatecruiseControlsystems.'xTakeyourfootofftheacceleratorrepeatedlyandallowthevehicletorollinoverrunmode.
Makinguseofcoasting,seepage 330.'xIfpossible,driveatalternatingspeeds.
Climatecomfortwindscreen
Themarkedareadoesnothaveaheat-reflecting
coating.
Usethemarkedareaforgaragedooropeners,
devicesforelectronictollrecording,payment systemsandothersimilardevices.
Radiosignals
WARNING
Certainvehiclefunctionsmaybeaffectedbyinj
terferencefromhigh-frequencyradiosignals.
Suchsignalsareoutputfromaseriesoftransj missionsystems,forexamplefromairtraffic
beaconsorrelaystationsformobiletelecomj
munications.
WerecommendyouconsultyourServiceCenj treshouldyouexperienceanydifficulties.
Mobilecommunicationinthe
vehicle
WARNING
Thereisapossibilityofreciprocalinterference
betweenthevehicleelectronicsandmobile radiodevices.Radiationisgeneratedwhenmoj
bileradiodevicesaretransmitting.Thereisa riskofinjuryormaterialdamage.Ifpossible,onlyusemobileradiodevices,forexamplemoj
biletelephones,intheinterioriftheyareconj necteddirectlytoanexternalaerialinordertoeliminatereciprocalinterferenceandtodiverttheradiationawayfromthevehicle'sinterior.
Aquaplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetyresandtheroad.
Thissituation,knownasaquaplaning,meansthat
thetyrecanactuallylosecontactcompletelywith
theroadsurfaceandthevehiclecanneitherbe
steered,northebrakesproperlyapplied.
Drivingthroughwater
General Pleasecomplywiththefollowingwhendriving
throughwater:
'xDeactivatetheAutomaticStart/Stopfunction.'xOnlydrivethroughstillwater.'xOnlydrivethroughwateruptoamax.depth
of25cm,9.8in.'xDrivethroughwateratawalkingspeedofno
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Safetynote
NOTE
Drivingthroughexcessivelydeepwatertoofast
canresultinwaterenteringtheenginecomj partment,electricalsystemortransmission.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Whendrivj
ingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaximum waterdepthandspeedspecifiedabove.
Safebraking
GeneralThevehicleisequippedwithananti-lockbrake
systemABSasstandard.
Performfullbrakinginsituationsthatrequireit.
Thevehicleremainssteerable.Anyobstacles
canbeavoidedbysteeringassmoothlyaspossij
ble.
Apulsingofthebrakepedalshowsthattheanti-
lockbrakesystemABSisregulating.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscancausefunctionalnoise.However,the
functionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheefficiency andoperationalsafetyofthebrakes.
Objectsintherangeofmovementof
thepedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe
pedaltravelorblockapedalthathasbeen
pressed.Thereisariskofaccident.Ensurethat
itemsinthevehiclearestowedsecurelyand cannotgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyusefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbesecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donotuseloosefloormats,anddonotplaceseveral
floormatsontopofoneanother.Makesure thatthereissufficientspaceforthepedals.Enj
surethatfloormatsaresecurelyreattachedafjterremoval,forexampleforcleaning.
Pedalfeelwhendrivingoff Whenthedrive-readystatehasbeenswitched
onafterthereststate,anunfamiliarpedalfeel canoccur,forexampleshortpedaltravel.Onceyouhavecompletelyreleasedthebrakepedal,thepedalfeelwillbebacktonormal.
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.
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WARNING
Whenidlingorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forexampleengine
brakingeffectorsteeringandbrakingforceasj sistance,areeitherrestrictedornotavailableat
all.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotdriveat
idlespeedorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Corrosionofthebrakediscs
Corrosionofthebrakediscsandcontamination
ofthebrakepadsincreaseinthefollowingcirj cumstances:
'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.Thereisariskofaccident.HavethedamagerectifiedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.Donotdriveathighspeeduntilthe
damagehasbeenrepaired.
Drivingonaracingtrack
WARNING
Thevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinmotorj
sportcompetitionsorsimilar.Thereisariskof
accident.Donotusethevehicleinmotorsport
competitionsorsimilar.
Thehighermechanicalandthermalloadsinj volvedindrivingonracingtracksleadtoinj
creasedwear.Thiswearisnotcoveredbythe
warranty.
Whendrivingonaracingtrack,graduallyinj
creasethedurationoftheload.
Beforeandafterdrivingonaracingtrack,have
thevehiclecheckedataServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
Thestandardbrakepadsandtheweardisplays
arenotdesignedforracingtrackoperation.
Furtherinformationandadvicecanbeobtained
fromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
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SavingfuelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Reducingfuelconsumption
General
Thevehiclepossesseswide-rangingtechnoloj
giesforreducingconsumptionandemissionlevj
els.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonvariousfactors.
Anumberofmeasures,suchasamoderatedrivj ingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninfluencefuelconsumptionandreducetheburdenonthe
environment.
RemoveunnecessaryloadsExtraweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeadd-onaccessories
afteruse
Add-onaccessoriesonthevehiclecanadversely
affectitsaerodynamicperformanceandincrease fuelconsumption.
Closewindows Openwindowsincreasedragandconsequentlyfuelconsumption.
Tyres
GeneralTyrescanhavedifferingeffectsonconsumption
figures.Consumptioncanbeaffectedbythesize ofthetyres,forexample.
Checktyreinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifnecessary,correctthetyreinflationpressuresatleasttwiceamonthandbeforesetj
tingoffonalongerjourney.
Insufficienttyreinflationpressureincreasesrollj ingresistanceandconsequentlyfuelconsumpj
tionandtyrewear.
Forfurtherinformation:
Tyreinflationpressureinformation,see
page 334.
Driveoffimmediately Donotwarmuptheenginewiththevehicleatastandstill,butinsteadsetoffstraightaway,drivj
ingatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisbringsthecoldengineuptooperatingtemj peratureasquicklyaspossible.
Thinkahead
Anticipatingtheroadsituationandadoptinga
smoothdrivingstylewillreducefuelconsumpj tion.
Avoidacceleratingandbrakingunnecessarily. Keepanappropriatedistancefromthevehicleahead.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedsreducesfuelconj
sumptionandwear.
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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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