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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.'xWhenthepowerconsumptionofatraileristoolow,e.g.,duetotaillightsinLEDtechnoljogy,tobedetectedbythesystem.
Activatingtrailertowing
Concept
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.Topreventmalfunctions,activate trailertowing.
Activatingtrailertowing ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Trailermode4.Activatetrailertowing.
Mountfortrailerhitch
Generalinformation
Themountforthetrailerhitchislocatedontherearofthevehicle.
Informationonsuitabletrailerhitchesisfoundon
theundersideofthemount,seearrow.
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FollowtheMaintenanceInstructions,refertopage 361.
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
haveaBrakeControllerinstalledbyadealer's servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
InformationoninstallingaBrakeControllercan
beobtainedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionvalj ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninjfluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear
luggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfolj
lowinguse.
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 149.
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
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysj
tem,refertopage 340.
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 286.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 285.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 287.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 288.Seite284DRIVINGTIPSSavingfuel284
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Overview
Button
ActivatingECOPRO Pressthebutton.ECOPROisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
OpeningviatheDrivingDynamics
Control
1.ActivateECOPRO.2.ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL
OpeningviaiDrive
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.DrivingExperienceControl4.ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeactij
vated/deactivated:
'xECOPROspeedwarning'xCoasting'xECOPROseatclimatecontrol'xECOPROclimatecontrol'xECOPROsight
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'xActivatetheECOPROlimit:
ECOPROspeedwarning
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xAdjusttheECOPROlimitspeed:
Tipat:
Selectthedesiredspeed.
Coasting
Efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengagingthe
engineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
Deactivatethefunctiontousethebrakingeffect
oftheenginewhentravelingdownhill.
ECOPROseatclimatecontrol
Theoutputofseatheatingand,whereapplicaj ble,seatventilationisreducedwhenECOPROisactivated.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar'sinteriormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsumpj
tion.
Themirrorheatingismadeavailablewhenexterj naltemperaturesareverycold.
ECOPROSightTheoutputofexteriormirrorheatingandrearwindowdefrosterisreduced.
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Resettingthesettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothestandard settings:
ResettoECOPROSTANDARD
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Generalinformation
WhenECOPROdrivingmodeisactivated,the
displayswitchestoaspecialconfiguration.
Someofthedisplaysmaydifferfromthedisplay
intheinstrumentcluster.
ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingdistance.
Therangeextensioncanbedisj playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeisshownintherangedisplay.
Dependingontheequipment,thebluebarsegj mentssymbolizethegainedrangeinstages.
Ifthebonusrangeappearsingray,thecurrent
drivingstyleisinefficient.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallconditions forefficientdrivingaremet.
Thebonusrangeisautomaticallyresetevery
timethevehicleisrefueled.
Consumptiondisplay Instrumentclusterwithoutenhanced
featuresInstrumentclusterwithenhancedfeatures
Informationaboutthecurrentdrivingstyle
Apointerintheconsumptiondisplayinforms
aboutthecurrentdrivingstyle:
'xThecurrentconsumptioninrelationtothe
averageconsumptionisdisplayed.'xPointerintheareaofarrow1:displayofthe energyrecoveredbycoastingorwhenbrakjing.'xPointerintheareaofarrow2:displaywhen
accelerating.
Iftheaccelerationisinefficient,theareabetween
theaverageconsumptionandthecurrentconj
sumptioniscoloredred.
Inaddition,thefollowinginformationisdisplayed, dependingonthesituation:
'xDependingontheequipment:thetotaldisjtancedrivenwhilecoasting,referto
page 288.'xThetotaltimethattheenginehasbeen
switchedoff,refertopage 124,duringautoj
maticenginestops.'xAgearshiftindicator,refertopage 149,recj
ommendingtheuseofamoreefficientgear.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
DisplayingEfficientDynamics
information
ThecurrentefficiencyoftheECOPROfunctions
canbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
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ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Thefollowingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xCoasting.
DisplayingconsumptionhistoryThefollowingfunctionscanbeshownonthe
ControlDisplay:
'xAverageconsumption.'xThedistancetraveledwhilecoasting.'xThedurationforwhichtheAutoStart/Stop
functionhasswitchedofftheengine.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Verticalbarsshowconsumptionfortheselected route.
Selectingroutelength ViaiDrive:
1.Pressthebutton.2.Scaling:3.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ResettingconsumptionhistoryViaiDrive:
1.Pressthebutton.2.ResetconsumptionhistoryCoasting
Concept
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomatij callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD
selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreduceconj
sumption.SelectorleverpositionDremainsenj
gaged.
Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoascoasting. Assoonasyousteponthebrakeoraccelerator pedal,theengineisautomaticallycoupledagain.
Generalinformation
CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdrivj
ingmode.
CoastingisautomaticallyactivatedwhenECO
PROmodeiscalledviatheDrivingDynamics
Control.
Aproactivedrivingstylehelpsthedrivertouse thefunctionoftenandsupportstheefficientefj
fectofcoasting.
Functionalrequirements Thefunctionisavailableinthespeedrangefrom
approximately30mph/50km/hto
100mph/160km/hwhenthefollowingcondij tionsaremet:
'xAcceleratorpedalnotdepressed.'xBrakepedalnotdepressedoronlyslightlydepressed.'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverpositionD.'xEngineandtransmissionareatoperatingtemperature.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Concept
Thecoastingdrivingconditioncanbeinfluenced withtheshiftpaddles.
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Activating/deactivatingcoastingvia
shiftpaddles1.Shifttothehighestgearbypullingtheright shiftpaddle.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright
shiftpaddleagain.
Todeactivate,actuatetheleftshiftpaddle.
Display Instrumentclusterwithout
enhancedfeatures
Themarkintheconsumptiondisjplaybelowthetachometerisloj
catedatthezeropointandis
backlitinblue.Thetachometer
approximatelyindicatesidle
speed.
Instrumentclusterwithenhanced
features
Themarkintheconsumptiondisjplayislocatedatthezeropoint
andisbacklitinblue.
Thedistancetraveledisindicatedincoastj
ingmode.
DisplayontheControlDisplay
Thecoastingmodeisdisplayedin
EfficientDynamicswhiledriving.
Thedistancetraveledincoastingmodeisshown
intheconsumptionhistory.Thecounterisreset witheveryrefueling.
Colorcodeblue:coastingmode.
DisplayEfficientDynamics
information
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics
Systemlimits
Thefunctionisnotavailableunderoneofthefoljlowingconditions.
'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xDrivinginthedynamiclimitrangeandon
steepuphillordownhillgrades.'xBatterychargestatustemporarilytoolowor vehicleelectricalsystemdrawingexcessivecurrent.'xTrailertowing.
Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffij
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed. TheassessmentisdoneinvariouscategoriesandisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
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GeneralinformationThecurrenttripisassessed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedbyadj
justingyourdrivingstyle.
Thisgaininrangeisdisplayedasabonusrange
intheinstrumentclusterandontheControlDisj
play.
Functionalrequirement ThisfunctionisavailableinECOPROmode.
CallingupECOPRODriving
styleanalysis
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.Drivingstyleanalysis
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheECOPRODrivingstyleanalyj
sisconsistsofasymbolizedrouteandalookup table.
Theroadsymbolizestheefficiencyofthedriving style.Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,the
smootherthedepictedroutebecomes,arrow1.
Thetableofvaluescontainsstars.Themoreeffij cientthedrivingstyle,themorestarsareinj
cludedinthetable,arrow2,andthefasterthe
bonusrangeincreases.
If,ontheotherhand,thedrivingstyleisineffij
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