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teryorthecorrespondingengineorbodyearthconnectionontheothervehicle.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.Onlyhavethevehicletransporj
tedonatruckbed.
NOTE
Thevehiclemaybedamagedwhenraisingand securingit.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
'xRaisethevehiclewithsuitableequipment.'xDonotraiseorsecurethevehiclebyits
towingeye,bodypartsorchassisparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromdanger,
itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Forfurtherinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,seepage 147.
Towingtruck
Onlyhavethevehicletransportedonatruckbed.
Towingothervehicles GeneralSwitchonthehazardwarninglightsinlinewithlocalregulations.
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Iftheelectricalsystemofthevehiclebeing
towedhasfailed,thevehiclemustbemadeidenj tifiabletootherroadusers,forinstancebyplacj
ingasignorthewarningtriangleintherearwinj
dow.
WithSafeSharefunction:toremoveabroken- downvehiclefromadangerousarea,itcanbe
towedoverashortdistanceatamaximumspeed of10km/h,approx.6mph.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthegrossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicle
islessthanthatofthevehiclebeingtowed,the
towingeyemaybetornofforitmaynotbe possibletocontrolthevehicle.Thereisariskof
accident.Makesurethatthegrossvehicle weightofthetowingvehicleisgreaterthantheweightofthevehiclebeingtowed.
NOTE
Ifthetowbarorthetowingropeisnotattached
correctly,othervehiclepartscanbedamaged.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Attachthe
towbarortowingropetothetowingeyecorj
rectly.
Towbar
Thetowingeyesofbothvehiclesshouldbeon
thesameside.
Ifitisimpossibletoavoidattachingthetowbarat
anangle,notethefollowing:
'xClearancemaybelimitedwhencornering.'xLateralforceswillbegeneratedifthetowbar
isinstalledatanangle.
Towingrope
Notethefollowingifusingatowingrope:
'xUsenylonropesorstrapsthatwillallowthe
vehicletobetowedsmoothly.'xFastenthetowingropesoitisnottwisted.'xCheckthetowingeyeandtowingropefasj
teningregularly.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof50km/h,
30mph.'xDonotexceedatowingdistanceof5km, 3miles.'xEnsurethatthetowingropeistautwhenthe
towingvehicledrivesoff.
Towingeye
General
Alwayskeepthescrew-ontowingeyeinthevej
hicle.
Thetowingeyecanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowingeyeislocatedinthetoolkit.
'xOnlyusethetowingeyesuppliedwiththevej hicleandmakesurethatitisscrewedinfully
andistight.'xOnlyusethetowingeyefortowingonpaved
roads.'xAvoidtransverseloadsonthetowingeye,for
exampledonotraisethevehiclebythetowj
ingeye.'xCheckthetowingeyefasteningregularly.
Forfurtherinformation:
On-boardtoolkit,seepage 370.
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Safetynote
NOTE
Ifthetowingeyeisnotusedasintended,the
vehicleortowingeyemaybedamaged.There
isariskofmaterialdamage.Observethenotes onusingthetowingeye.
Threadfortowingeye
Pressthemarkingontheedgeofthecovertopushitout.
Tow-starting
Donotattempttotow-startthevehicle.
Ifnecessary,starttheengineusingthestarting
aid.
Havethecauseofthestartingproblemsrectified byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranjotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Forfurtherinformation:
Startingassistance,seepage 380.
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GeneralcareVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Washingthevehicle
General
Regularlyremoveforeignbodies,forexample
leaves,fromtheareabelowthewindscreenwith
thebonnetraised.
Washthevehiclefrequently,especiallyinwinter. Heavysoilingandroadsaltcancausedamageto
thevehicle.
Steam-jetcleanersandhigh-
pressurecleaners
Safetynote
NOTE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurecleaners,exj
cessivepressureorexcessivetemperatures candamagevariouscomponents.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Maintainasufficientdistanceanddonotsprayforanextendedpejriodoftime.Complywiththeinstructionsforthehigh-pressurecleaner.
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Enteringacarwashwithan
MSteptronicsporttransmission
Safetynote
NOTE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donot
switchoffstandbystateincarwashes.
General
Thevehiclemustbeabletorollfreelywhilstin thecarwash.
Somecarwashesrequireyoutogetoutofthe
vehicle.Itisnotpossibletolockthevehiclefrom
theoutsideinselectorleverpositionN.Ifanatj
temptismadetolockthevehicle,asignal
sounds.
Forfurtherinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,seepage 147.
Exitingfromacarwash Makesurethatthevehiclekeyisinthevehicle.
Switchondrive-readystate.
Forfurtherinformation:
Drive-readystate,seepage 42.
Headlights
Donotrubwetheadlightsdryanddonotuse
abrasiveorcorrosivecleaningagents.
Soakimpuritiessuchasinsectresidueswith shampooandwashoffwithwater.
Removeicewithade-icerspray;donotusean
icescraper.
Afterwashingthevehicle
Afterthevehiclehasbeenwashed,brieflyapply
thebrakestodrythem,otherwisebrakingeffecj
tivenessmaybetemporarilyreduced.Theheat
generatedbybrakingdriesthebrakediscsand
brakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Completelyremoveresiduesonthewindscreens
toavoidaffectingvisibilityduetosmearingandto reducewipingnoiseandwiperbladewear.
Vehiclecare
Careproducts GeneralBMWrecommendsusingcareandcleaning
productsfromBMW.Suitablecareproductsare
availablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Safetynote
WARNING
Cleaningagentscancontainhazardoussubj stancesorconstituteahealthrisk.Thereisariskofinjury.Whencleaningtheinterior,open
thedoorsorwindows.Useonlyproductsthat
areintendedforcleaningthevehicle'sinterior.
Observethenotesonthepackaging.
Vehiclepaintwork
GeneralRegularcarepromotesdrivingsafetyandprejservesyourvehicle'svalue.Environmentalefj
fectsinareaswithhighairpollutionornatural
contaminants,forexampletreeresinorpollen,
mayaffectthevehiclepaintwork.Takesuchfacj
torsintoconsiderationwhendecidingonthefrej quencyandscopeofvehiclecaremeasures.
Immediatelyremoveaggressivesubstances,for
examplespilledfuel,oil,greaseorbirddroppings topreventpaintworkdamageanddiscolouration.
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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
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Plasticparts
NOTE
Cleaningagentscontainingalcoholorsolvents,
suchasnitrothinners,coldcleaners,fuelor
similarcandamageplasticparts.Thereisarisk ofmaterialdamage.Cleanwithamicrofibre
cloth.Lightlymoistentheclothwithwater,if necessary.
Cleanwithamicrofibrecloth.
Lightlymoistentheclothwithwaterifnecessary. Donotsoaktheheadliner.
Seatbelts
WARNING
Chemicalcleanerscancauseirreparabledamj
agetothefabricoftheseatbelts.Theprotecj
tivefunctionoftheseatbeltswillbelost.There
isariskofinjuryorevendeath.Onlyuseamild
soapandwatersolutionforcleaningtheseat
belts.
Dirtonthebeltstrapscaninterferewiththeacj
tionofthereelandisasafetyhazard.
Onlycleanthebeltstrapswithamildsoapsoluj
tionwhilestillfittedtothevehicle.
Donotallowseatbeltstoretractuntiltheyare dry.
Carpetsandfootmats
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe pedaltravelorblockapedalthathasbeen
pressed.Thereisariskofaccident.Ensurethat
itemsinthevehiclearestowedsecurelyand cannotgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyusefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbesecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donotuseloosefloormats,anddonotplaceseveral
floormatsontopofoneanother.Makesurethatthereissufficientspaceforthepedals.Enj
surethatfloormatsaresecurelyreattachedafj terremoval,forexampleforcleaning.
Floormatscanberemovedfromthevehicleto enabletheinteriortobecleanedmorethorj
oughly.
Intheeventofheavysoiling,cleanfloorcarpets usingamicrofibreclothandwaterortextile
cleaner.Rubbackandforthinthedirectionof
traveltopreventmatting.
Sensorsandcameralenses
Cleansensorsorcameralensesusingacloth
moistenedwithasmallamountofglasscleaner.
Displays,screensandprotective
glassoftheHead-UpDisplay
NOTE
Chemicalcleaners,moistureorfluidsofall
kindscandamagethesurfaceofdisplaysand screens.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Cleanwithaclean,anti-staticmicrofibrecloth.
NOTE
Incorrectcleaningcandamagethesurfacesof displays.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Avoidapplyingexcessivepressureanddonot
useabrasivematerials.
Cleanwithaclean,anti-staticmicrofibrecloth.
CleantheprotectiveglassoftheHead-UpDisj
playwithamicrofibreclothandcommercially
availabledishwashingliquid.
Layingupthevehicle
Specialmeasuresneedtobetakenifputtingthe
vehicleoutofuseforlongerthanthreemonths.
AdditionalinformationisavailablefromaService
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TechnicaldataVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespej cialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
General
Thetechnicaldataandspecificationsinthe
Owner'sHandbookarereferencefigures.Data
relatingtoaspecificvehiclecandeviatefrom
this,forexample,duetoselectedspecialequipj
ment,countryvariantsorcountry-specificmeasj
urementmethods.Detailedvaluescanbefound inthepermitdocuments,oninformationplatesonthevehicleorcanberequestedfromaServj
icePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualij
fiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Theinformationinthevehicledocumentsalways
takesprecedenceovertheinformationinthe
Owner'sHandbook.
Dimensions
Dimensionscanvarydependingonthemodel version,equipmentorcountry-specificmeasurejmentmethod.
Theheightsspecifieddonottakeintoaccount
add-onpartssuchasaroofaerial,roofrailsorspoiler.Theheightscandeviate,forexample, duetoselectedspecialequipment,tyres,loadsandsuspensiondesign.BMWM8GranCoup

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