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Drivingonpoorroads
Concept
Becauseofitsgreatergroundclearance,thevej hiclecanbedrivenonavarietyofroadtypesandqualities.
All-wheeldrivecanhelpimproveforwardmoj mentum.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Objectsinunpavedareas,forinstancestones orbranches,candamagethevehicle.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotdriveonunpavedterrain.
Whendrivingonpoorroads
Foryourownsafety,forthesafetyofpassengers andofthevehicle,heedthefollowingpoints:
'xFamiliarizeyourselfwiththevehiclebefore
driving.'xDonottakeriskswhendriving.'xAdjustthespeedtotheroadsurfacecondij tions.Thesteeperandmoreuneventheroad
surface,theslowerthespeedshouldbe.'xWhendrivingonsteepuphillordownhill
grades:addengineoilandcoolantuptonear
theMAXmark.'xOnsteepdownhillgrades,useHillDescent ControlHDC.'xAvoidthatthechassisbottomcominginconj
tactwiththeground.
Thegroundclearanceisnomorethan7.8inj
ches/20cmandcanvaryaccordingtothevej
hicle'sload.'xWhenwheelscontinuetospin,depressthe
acceleratorsothatdrivingstabilitycontrol
systemscandistributethedrivingforcetothe wheels.ActivateDTCDynamicTractionConjtrolifavailable.Afteratriponpoorroads
Afteratriponpoorroads,checkwheelsandtires
fordamagetomaintaindrivingsafety.Clear heavysoilingfromthebody.
Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Anopentailgateprotrudesfromthevehicleand
canendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparj
ticipantsordamagethevehicleintheeventof
anaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.In addition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinj
terior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Donotdrivewiththetailgateopen.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe
avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
WARNING
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno
combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
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duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassystem.
Exhaustgasparticulatefilter Concept
Theexhaustgasparticulatefiltercollectssoot
particles.Thesootparticlesareburnedathigh
temperaturestocleantheexhaustgasparticuj latefilterasnecessary.
Generalinformation Duringseveralminutesofcleaningthefollowing
mayoccur:'xTemporarily,theenginemayrunless
smoothly.'xAsomewhathigherenginespeedisnecesj
sarytoreachusualperformance.'xAslightamountofsmokecomingfromthe
exhaustsystem,evenaftertheengineis
switchedoff.'xNoises,suchasthosecausedbytheradiator
fanrunning,evenseveralminutesafterthe engineisswitchedoff.
After-runningoftheradiatorfanforseveralmijnutesisnormalevenaftershorttrips.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
WARNING
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater Generalinformation
Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum19.6inches/50cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwiththeAntilockBrake
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
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Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrake SystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,funcj tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearjanceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererej
moved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills
Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffijciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectbyshiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofanaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
WARNING
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safety-relevantfunctions,forinstanceengine
brakingeffect,brakingforceboostandsteering
assistance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
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Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation Installationonlypossiblewithroofrack.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,theyhaveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:
'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebotj
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelerajtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij tion.
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TrailertowingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Generalinformation
Thepermissibletrailerloads,axleloads,drawbar
nodeweights,andthepermissiblegrossvehicle weightarespecifiedinthetechnicaldata.
Thevehicleisequippedwithanenhancedsusj
pensionsystemontherearaxleand,depending onthevehicletype,withamorepowerfulcooling
system.
Beforedriving
Drawbarnoseweight
Themaximumloadofthetractorisloweredby
theweightofthetrailerhitchandthedrawbar
noseweight.Thedrawbarnoseweightincreases
thevehicleweight.Donotexceedtheapproved grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicle.
Loading
Distributecargoasevenlyaspossibleonthe
cargoarea.
Stowtheloadaslowandclosetothetraileraxle aspossible.Alowcenterofgravityinthetrailer increasesthedrivingsafetyoftheentirevehicle-trailercombination.
Donotexceedtheapprovedgrossvehicle
weightofthetrailerandthepermissibletrailer
loadofthevehicle.Thesmallervalueappliesin eachcase.
Tireinflationpressure Notethetireinflationpressureofthevehicleand
trailer.
Forthevehicle,thetireinflationpressurefor higherloadsapplies.
Informationregardingthetireinflationpressure,
refertopage 296.
Forthetrailer,thespecificationsofthemanufacj
turerapply.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,initializetheFlatTire Monitor,refertopage 317.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,resettheTirePresj sureMonitor,refertopage 310.
Exteriormirrors Exteriormirrors,whichallowthedrivertosee
bothrearcornersofthetrailer,areavailableas
specialaccessoriesfromadealerssservicecenj
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair shop.
Powerconsumption
Generalinformation Beforestartingtodrive,checkthefunctionofthe
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Keeptheactivationtimesoftheelectronicsysjtems/powerconsumersshortwhentowinga
campertosavethevehiclebatterypower.
Trailertaillights'xTurnsignals/brakelights:54wattsperside.'xRearlights:100wattsintotal.'xBackuplight:54wattsintotal.
Towingatrailer
GeneralinformationWhendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.
Topreventmalfunctions,activatetrailertowing, refertopage 277.
Whenthetrailersocketisinuseortrailertowing
isactivated,somedriverassistancesystemsare
unavailable,oravailabletoalimitedextent.A
CheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhereapj
plicable.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Dependingonthedesignandloadingoftrailj ers,theymaybeginswingingatspeedsexj ceedingapprox.50mph/80km/h.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Adaptyourspeedwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Immediatelybrakeinthecaseofswinging.Apj
plynecessarysteeringcorrectionsascarefully
aspossible.
WARNING
Thetireinflationpressuremustbeadjustedto theincreasedaxleloadintrailertowing.Driving
withtoolowtireinflationpressurecandamage thetires.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof
damagetoproperty.Donotexceedaspeed of60mph/100km/h.Increasethetireinflation
pressureofthetowingvehicleby0.2bar.Note
themaximumpossibletireinflationpressureinj dicatedonthetire.
Uphillgrades
Generalinformation Intheinterestofsafetyandtoavoidhindering
thesmoothflowoftraffic,thetowingoftrailersis
permissibleonuphillgradesupto12%.
Ifhighertrailerloadsareapprovedatalaterpoint intime,thegradientlimitis8%.
Startingonuphillgrades TheparkingbrakeisAutomaticallyreleased
whentheacceleratorpedalisactivated.
Inordertopreventrollingbackduringstarting,
usetheparkingbrake.
1.Pullandreleaseswitchbeforestarting
off.
Theparkingbrakeisset.2.Acceleratedenoughtostartoff.
Hills
Avehicle-trailercombinationhasthetendencytoswingmorereadilyonhills.
Manuallyshiftdowntothenextlowergearbej foredrivingonahillanddrivedownhillslowly.
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Highloadsandexternal
temperatures
NOTICE
Onlongtripswithheavytrailerloads,highexj
ternaltemperaturesandlowtankcontent,the
fuelsystemcanoverheat,whichreducesthe
engineperformance.Thereisariskofdamage
toproperty.Refuelpromptly.Onlongtripswith
heavytrailerloadsandhighexternaltemperaj
tures,ensurethatthefueltankismorethan
1/4full.
Trailerstabilizationcontrol
Concept
Thissystemsupportsthedriverinstoppingthe
swingingofatrailer.
Thetrailerstabilizationcontroldetectsswinging
andautomaticallybrakesthevehiclequicklyto
leavethecriticalspeedrangeandstabilizethe
vehicle-trailercombination.
Generalinformation Ifthetrailerpowersocketisinusebutatrailer
hasnotbeenhitched,thesystemcanbecome activeincertaindrivingsituations,suchaswhen
usingabicyclerackwithlighting.
Functionalrequirement Thesystemisfunctionalatspeedsbeginningat
approx.40mph/65km/hwhileatrailerisbeing towedandthetrailerpowersocketisinuse.
Systemlimits
Thesystemcannotinterveneornotintervenein
timeinthefollowingsituations,forinstance:
'xIfatrailerjackknifessuddenly,forinstanceon
slipperyroadsorloosesurfaces.'xIfatrailerwithahighcenterofgravitytilts,bej foreswingingisdetected.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeactijvatedorhasmalfunctioned.
Activatingtrailertowing
Concept
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.Topreventmalfunctions,activate trailertowing.
Activatingtrailertowing ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Trailermode4.Activatetrailertowing.
Mountfortrailerhitch
Generalinformation
Themountforthetrailerhitchislocatedontherearofthevehicle.
Informationonsuitabletrailerhitchesisfoundon
theundersideofthemount,seearrow.
FollowtheMaintenanceInstructions,referto
page 354.
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Safetyinformation
WARNING
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Contact withthehotcomponentscancauseburns.
Thereisariskofinjury.Donottouchhotcomj
ponents.Donotperformworkinthevicinityof hotcomponentsuntilaftertheyhavecooled
down.
Removingthecover
Pullthecoveroutofthebackofthemount,and
stowitinthevehicle.
Trailerconnector
Thesocketislocatedtotheleftofthemountfor thetrailerhitch.
Fittingsfortrailersafetychain
Therearetwofittingsonthemountforthetrailerhitchforsecuringthetrailersafetychain.
Securethetrailersafetychaintothefittingsfor increasedsafetywhendrivingwithatrailer.
Ensurethatthetrailersafetychaincanmove
freelyandisnotdraggingontheground.
BrakeController
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveaBrakeControllerinstalledbyadealerss servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
InformationoninstallingaBrakeControllercan
beobtainedfromadealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionvalj ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninjfluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear luggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfoljlowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandraisesfuel
consumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenj
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuelconsumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
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Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindijcator,refertopage 147.
Usecoastingconditions
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchingofftheengine
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinj
stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautoj
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarerej
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconj
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinj
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandinj
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheenj
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.These
functionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWdealerssservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysj
tem,refertopage 334.
ECOPRO
Concept
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theengineconj
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate controloutput,areadjusted.
Steptronictransmission:undercertainconditions
theengineisautomaticallydecoupledfromthe
transmissionintheDselectorleverposition.The
vehiclecontinuestravelingwiththeengineidling toreduceconsumption.TheDselectorleverpojsitionremainsengaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO
PROtips,aredisplayedtoassistwithanefficient
drivingstyle.
Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedinthe instrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation
Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage 282.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 281.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 283.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 284.Seite280DRIVINGTIPSSavingfuel280
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