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Bulbsandlights
GeneralLightsandbulbsareanimportantaspectofdrivjingsafety.
AllheadlightsandotherlightsuseLEDorlaser technology.
Someequipmentversionshavelight-emittingdij odesbehindacoverasalightsource.Theselight-emittingdiodesaresimilartoconventionallasersandareclassifiedbylegislationasClass1
light-emittingdiodes.
Inthecaseofadefect,themanufacturerofthe vehiclerecommendshavingrespectiveworkcarj
riedoutbyaServicePartnerofthemanufacturer oranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialj
istworkshop.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Concentratedlaserlightcancauseirritationor lastingdamagetotheretinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Themanufacturerofthevehijclerecommendshavingworkonthelightingsystem,includingbulbexchange,performedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
WARNING
Intensebrightnesscanirritateorharmtheretj
inaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovecoversfromLEDs.
Headlightglass
Duringcoolorhumidweather,theheadlight
glasscanmistoverontheinside.Whendriving
withthelightsswitchedon,thecondensation
disappearsafterashorttime.Thereisnoneedto
replacetheheadlightglass.
Ifmoistureincreasinglyforms,forexampleif therearewaterdropletsinthelampdespitetheheadlightsbeingswitchedon,havetheheadj
lightschecked.
Vehiclebattery
GeneralThebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationregardingthebatterycanbe obtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora specialistworkshop.
Safetynote
WARNING
Vehiclebatteriesthatareclassifiedasunsuitaj
blemaydamagesystemsorresultinfunctions
nolongerbeingcarriedout.Thereisariskof injuryormaterialdamage.Onlyusevehiclebatj
teriesthathavebeenclassifiedassuitableby thevehiclemanufacturer.
Registeringthebatterywiththe
vehicle
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
havingaServicePartnerofthemanufactureror anotherqualifiedServicePartneroranauthorjisedworkshopregisterthevehiclebatterywith
thevehicleafterthebatteryhasbeenreplaced. Oncethebatteryhasbeenregisteredagain,all
comfortfunctionswillbeavailablewithoutrej strictionandanyCheckControlmessagesrelatj
ingtothecomfortfunctionswillnolongerbedisj
played.
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HazardsymbolsThefollowinghazardsymbolscanbefoundon
thevehiclebattery:SymbolMeaningNosmoking,nonakedflames,
nosparks.Wearprotectivegoggles.Keepawayfromchildren.Riskofacidburns:weargloves,
donottiltthebattery.Rinseanysplashesofacidwith
waterimmediately.Ifacidcomes
intocontactwitheyesorisswalj
lowed,seekmedicalattention
immediately.Nodirectsunlight,nofrost.Followtheusermanual.Explosivegasmixture.Donot
sealanyopeningsonthebatj
tery.
Replacingthebattery
GeneralThemanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
onlyhavingthevehiclebatteryreplacedbya
ServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroranauthorisedworkj
shop.Ifthebatteryisnotreplacedcorrectly,the
vehiclemaynotrecogniseitproperlyandperfect
functioningcannotbeguaranteed.
Safetynote
DANGER
Touchinglivecomponentscanresultinan
electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuryoreven death.Donottouchanycomponentsthatcouldbelive.
Notesonremoval
Observethefollowingnotesonremovingthevej hiclebattery:
'xParkthevehicleandswitchoffconsumers.'xFirstdisconnectthepoweratthenegative
terminal.Thendisconnectthepoweratthe
positiveterminal.
Notesoninstallation
Observethefollowingnotesoninstallingthevej hiclebattery:
'xRemoveanyforeignbodiesfromthebatteryholder.'xOnlyinstallthebatteryintheintendedposij
tioninthevehicle.'xKeepthebatteryandvehicleconnectionconj
tactsclean.'xFirstconnectthepoweratthepositivetermij nal.Thenconnectthepoweratthenegativeterminal.'xUsetheconnections,connectorsandcovers
provided.'xConnectahosetothegasoutletopeningif
necessary.
Initialoperation
Thebatteryisoperational.Nospecialprecauj
tionsarerequiredforstart-up.
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Chargingthebattery
General Ensurethebatteryissufficientlychargedtoguaranteetheentirelifetimeofthebattery.
Chargethebatteryunderthefollowingcircumj
stances:'xIftheinspectionglassonthetopofthebatj
teryisblack.'xIfthereisinsufficientstartingpower.
Thefollowingconditionscanhaveanegativeefj
fectonbatteryperformance:
'xFrequentlydrivingshortdistances.'xIfthevehicleisnotusedforperiodsoflonger thanonemonth.
Safetynote
NOTE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterymay
operatewithhighvoltagesandhighcurrents
whichcanoverloadordamagethe12-volton-boardnetwork.Thereisariskofmaterialdamj
age.Onlyconnectbatterychargersforthevej hiclebatterytothejump-startingconnections
intheenginecompartment.
Batterycharger
Batterychargersdevelopedespeciallyforthevej
hicleandsuitablefortheon-boardnetworkcan beobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanujfactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Chargingthebattery Onlychargethebatteryviathejump-starting
connectionsintheenginecompartmentandwith
theengineswitchedoff.
Forfurtherinformation:
Jump-startingconnections,seepage 380.
Powerfailure
Followinganelectricalpowerfailure,some
equipmentwillhavetobereinitialisedorindividj ualsettingswillneedtobeupdated,forexample:'xWithmemoryfunction:savepositionsagain.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.
Storingthebattery
Observethefollowinginformationonstoringvej hiclebatteries:
'xStorethebatteryinacoolanddryplace.'xProtectthebatteryfromdirectsunlightand
frost.'xOnlycleanthebatterywithadamp,anti-static
cloth.'xStorethebatteryuprightandsecureit
againstfallingover.'xInstalltheoldestbatteriesfirst.'xDonotremovetheprotectivecapfromthe contacts.'xChargeorinstallthebatterybythedateonthebatterylabelatthelatest.Oncefullycharged,thebatterywillworkforanother
10months.
Disposingoftheoldbattery
DisposeofoldbatteriesataService
Partnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshoporhandthemintoanauthorisedcolj lectingpoint.
Filledbatteriesshouldbetransportedupright. Protectbatteriesagainstfallingoverwhenin
transit.
Warranty Seethevehiclepurchasecontractforinformaj
tiononthebatterywarranty.
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Fuses
General
Thefusesarelocatedatdifferentpositionsinthe
vehicle.
Safetynote
WARNING
Incorrectorrepairedfusescanoverloadelectrij calcablesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Donotrepairblownfusesorreplacethem
withfuseswithadifferentcolouroramprating.
Intheinterior
Thefusesarelocatedintheinterior,behinda
coverinthefrontseatpassengerfootwell.
Undofastenings,arrow,andopencover.
Thefuseboxislocatedatthefrontright.
Insidetheboot
Thefusesarelocatedbehindacoveronthe
right-handsideintheboot.
Removethecover.
Thefuseboxmaybelocatedbehindsoundinsuj lation.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com/fusej
card.
Whereapplicable,informationonthefusetypes
andlocationsisalsofoundonaseparatesheetin
thefusebox.
Otherfuseboxes
Thereareotherfuseboxesinthevehicle.Inthe
eventofafault,contactaServicePartnerofthe manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
ReplacingfusesThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendshavingfuseschangedbyaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora specialistworkshop.
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HelpincaseofabreakdownVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Hazardwarninglights
Thebuttonislocatedinthecentreconsole.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleisintheluggagecompartj
ment.
Toremove,undotheVelcrofastener.
First-aidkit
General
Someitemsinthekithavealimitedlife.
Checktheuse-bydatesofthecontentsregularly
andreplaceanyitemsthathaveexpiredingood
time.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedintheleftstoragecomj partmentoftheboot.
BMWEmergencyService
Principle BMWGroupbreakdownassistancecanbeconj
tactedifyourequirehelpintheeventofabreakj
down.
General
Inthecaseofabreakdown,dataonthevehicle
conditioncanbetransferredtotheBMWbreakj downassistance.Itispossiblethatmalfunctionscanberemedieddirectly.
TherearevariouswaysofcontactingBMW
breakdownassistance.
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'xViaaCheckControlmessage.
Supplementarytextmessages,see page 158.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Operatingrequirements
'xActivatedConnectedDrivecontract,equipj
mentwithintelligentemergencycallorBMW
ConnectedDriveservices.'xMobilereception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Startingmanually
WhenequippedwithTeleservices,supportis
providedfirstthroughTeleserviceDiagnosisand
thenbyTeleserviceAssistance.
ViaiDrive:
1.APPS2.Installedapps3.BMWAssistance4.Ifapplicable,BMWRoadsideAssistance
Avoiceconnectionisestablished.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthedetailedvehij
cledatarequiredfordiagnosistobetransferred viamobilecommunications.Thisdataistransferjredautomatically.Itmaybenecessarytoapj
provethisontheControlDisplay.
TeleserviceAssistance
TeleserviceAssistanceisacountry-specificfeaj
turethatallowsBMWbreakdownassistanceto
carryoutamorein-depthdiagnosisofthevehij
cleviamobilecommunications.
TeleserviceAssistancecanbestartedafterarej
questbyBMWbreakdownassistance.
1.Parkthevehiclesafely.2.Applytheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceAssistance.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Principle
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbecontacj
tedifhelpisrequiredintheeventofanaccident.
General Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoderj
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany
airbags,aCheckControlmessageisdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.Acorrespondingtext
messagealsoappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,dataonthevehicleconditionistransferredto
BMW.
Operatingrequirements
'xActivatedConnectedDrivecontract,equipj mentwithintelligentemergencycallorBMW
ConnectedDriveservices.'xMobilereception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
StartingBMWAccident
Assistance
Ifanaccidentisdetected
automatically
Atextmessagepromptingthedrivertocall
BMWAccidentAssistanceisshownontheConj
trolDisplay.
Theconnectioncanbeestablisheddirectly:
CallBMWAccidentAssistance
TheCheckControlmessageforBMWAccident
Assistancecanalsobecalledupfromthesaved
CheckControlmessagesforacertainlengthof
time.
Forfurtherinformation:
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CheckControl,seepage157.
Startingmanually BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecontacj
tedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccidentdej tectionfunction.
ViaiDrive:1.APPS2.Installedapps3.BMWAssistance4.BMWAccidentAssistance
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
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Inthecaseofanemergencycall,dataissenttothepublicrescuecoordinationcentreinorj
dertodecidewhatrescuemeasuresarerej
quired.Thedatamayinclude,forexample,
thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,ifthiscan
bedetermined.
Forinformationondatatransferandstorage: Statutoryemergencycallsystem,see
page 12.
Evenifthevehicleoccupantscannolonger heartherescuecoordinationcentrethroughtheloudspeakers,therescuecoordination
centremaystillbeabletohearthevehicle
occupantsspeak.
Therescuecoordinationcentreendstheemerj
gencycall.
Malfunction
Theemergencycallfunctionmaybeimpaired.
TheLEDneartheemergencycallbuttonillumij natesforapprox.30seconds.ACheckControl
messageisshown.
HavethesystemcheckedbyaServicePartner
ofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
IntelligentemergencycallPrinciple
Thesystemcanbeusedtotriggeranemerj gencycallautomaticallyormanuallyinemerj gencysituations.
General PresstheSOSbuttoninanemergencyonly.
Theintelligentemergencycallsystemestabj lishesaconnectionwiththeBMWemergencycallcentre.
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.
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Ifthesituationpermits,waitinthevehicleunjtilvoicecontacthasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhentheconnection
totheemergencynumberhasbeenestabj
lished.
WhenanemergencycallismadeviaBMW, dataissenttotheemergencycallcentrein
ordertodecidewhatrescuemeasuresarerej
quired,e.g.thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,
ifthiscanbedetermined.
Ifquestionsaskedbytheemergencycall 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.Inthe
eventofcontactwiththeeyes,rinsethem
immediatelywithplentyofwater.Incase
ofprolongeddiscomfort,contactadoctor.
Removingthefireextinguisher
Openthebucklesontheretainingstrap.
Usingthefireextinguisher Tousethefireextinguisher,followthemanufacjturer'sinstructionsonthefireextinguisherand
theinformationsuppliedwithit.
Stowingthefireextinguisher
1.Insertthefireextinguisherintotheholder.2.Hookinandclosethebuckles.
Maintenanceandrefilling
Havethefireextinguishercheckedevery2years
byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Takenoteofthenextmaintenancedateforthe fireextinguisher.
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Replacethefireextinguisherafteruseorhaveitrefilled.
Startingassistance
General
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,theengine canbestartedfromanothervehicle'sbatteryusj
ingtwojumpleads.Onlyusejumpleadswith
fullyinsulatedterminalclamps.
Safetynotes
DANGER
Touchinglivecomponentscanresultinan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Donottouchanycomponentsthatcouldbelive.
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
vehiclebeingstarted.4.Connectaterminalclamponthenegative/m
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