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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehazj
ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedbehindtheleft- handcoverinthecargoarea.
1.Openthecoverontheleftsidetrim.2.Openthebracketandtakethewarningtrianjgleoutinthedirectionofthecar'sinterior.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation
Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsreguj larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
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Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedbehindtheleft-hand
coverinthecargoarea.
Toopen,pullonthehandle.
BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif
assistanceisneededintheeventofabreakj down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehij
cle'sconditionissenttothevehiclemanufacj
turer.
Therearevariouswaysofmakingcontact.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage,referto
page 146.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWConj
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.Starting
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,supj
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:1.ConnectedDrive2.BMWAssist3.BMWRoadsideAssistance
ThecontacttotheRoadsideAssistanceof
themanufactureisestablished.
Atelephonenumberisdisplayed,ifneeded. Selecttodialthetelephonenumberona
connectedmobilephone.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisimj portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistransjmittedautomatically.
TeleserviceHelp Dependingonthecountry,theTeleserviceHelp
enablesamorein-depthdiagnosisofthevehicle
viawirelesstransmission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughtheServiceSpecialist.
1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.TeleserviceHelp
Thedrivingabilityofthevehiclecanberestored
forspecificfunctions.
Ifthisisnotpossible,furthermeasureswillbeinij
tiated,forinstanceRoadsideAssistancewillbe informed.
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BMWAccidentAssistance
Concept
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbeconj
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoderj
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany
airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearson theinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,atextmesj
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,
dataonthevehicle'sconditionissenttoBMW.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWConj
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
StartingBMWAccident
Assistance
Ifanaccidentisdetected
automatically
AtextmessagerelatingtoBMWAccidentAssisj
tanceappearsontheControlDisplay.
Theconnectioncanbeestablisheddirectly:
BMWAccidentAssist.
TheCheckControlmessageforBMWAccident
Assistancecanalsobecalledupfromthestored
CheckControlmessages,refertopage 146,for
acertainlengthoftime.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobeconj
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.
ViaiDrive:1.ConnectedDrive2.BMWAssist3.BMWAccidentAssistance
FollowthedisplaysontheControlDisplay.A voiceconnectionisestablished.4.Endcall
Thevoiceconnectioncanbeterminated.
EmergencyRequest
Intelligentemergencycall
Concept
Incaseofanemergency,anEmergencyRej
questcanbetriggeredautomaticallybythesysj temormanually.
Generalinformation OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
TheIntelligentAssistsystemestablishesaconjnectionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondij tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
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Functionalrequirements'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligentemergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheairj bagstrigger,anEmergencyRequestisautomatij
callyinitiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentof
correspondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNotij
ficationisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbutj
ton.
Manualtriggering
1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
intheareaofthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanEmerj
gencyRequesthasbeeninitiated.
IfacancelpromptappearsontheControl Display,theEmergencyRequestcanbe
aborted.
Ifthesituationallows,waitinyourvehicleuntil thevoiceconnectionhasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhenaconnectionto
theBMWResponseCenterhasbeenestabj
lished.
TheBMWResponseCenterthenmakes contactwithyouandtakesfurtherstepsto
helpyou.
Evenifyouareunabletorespond,theBMW ResponseCentercantakefurtherstepstohelpyouundercertaincircumstances.
Forthis,dataistransmittedtotheBMWRej
sponseCenterwhichservestodeterminethe
necessaryrescuemeasures.Forinstance,
thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,ifitcanbe
established.
EvenifyoucannolongerheartheBMWRej
sponseCenterthroughtheloudspeakers,theBMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
hearyou.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheEmerj
gencyRequest.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation Ifthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbestartedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleandtwojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswithfullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordanj gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatareundervoltage.
Warning
Ifthejumpercablesareconnectedintheincorj rectorder,sparkingmayoccur.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Payattentiontothecorrectorderdurj
ingconnection.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump-starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatnobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehij
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltageinj
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3.Switchoffanyelectronicsystems/powerconj
sumersinbothvehicles.
Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompartj
mentactsasthebattery'spositiveterminal.
Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.
Aspecialconnectiononthebodyactsasthe
batterynegativeterminal.
Connectingthecables Beforeyoubegin,switchoffallunnecessary
electronicsystems/powerconsumers,suchas
theradio,ontheassistingandreceivingvehicle.
1.Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositiveterminalofthe battery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaid
terminalofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendof thecabletothepositiveterminalofthebatjtery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaidterjminalofthevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegativejumpercabletothenegativeterminalofthe
battery,ortothecorrespondingengineor
bodygroundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptothenegj
ativeterminalofthebattery,ortothecorrej spondingengineorbodygroundofthevehij
cletobestarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayfluidstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheassistingvehicleand letitrunforseveralminutesatanincreased
idlespeed.
Ifthevehicletobestartedhasadieselenj
gine:lettheengineoftheassistingvehicle
runforapprox.10minutes.2.Starttheengineofthevehiclethatistobe
startedintheusualway.
Ifthefirststartingattemptisnotsuccessful, waitafewminutesbeforemakinganotheratj
temptinordertoallowthedischargedbattery
torecharge.3.Letbothenginesrunforseveralminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpercablesinthereverse order.
Checkthebatteryandrecharge,ifneeded.
Tow-startingandtowing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
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Steptronictransmission:
transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthedanj
gerarea,itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Forrollingorpushingthevehicle,referto
page 135.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona loadingplatform.
Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,dependj
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora warningtriangleintherearwindow.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetowj ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse. Thereisariskofaccident.Makesurethatthe
grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicleis
heavierthanthevehicletobetowed.
NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincorj rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Correctly
attachthetowbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe
towbaratanoffsetangle,pleasefollowthefolj
lowing:
'xManeuveringcapabilityislimitedgoing aroundcorners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithanoffset.
Towrope
Whenstartingtotowthevehicle,makesurethat thetowropeistaut.
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Usenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenablethe
vehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.
Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
Thetowfittingcanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowfittingisfoundintheonboardvehicle toolkit,refertopage 342.
'xUseonlythetowfittingprovidedwiththevej
hicleandscrewitallthewayin.'xUsethetowfittingfortowingonpavedroadsonly.'xAvoidlateralloadingofthetowfitting,forinj
stancedonotliftthevehiclebythetowfitj ting.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Ifthetowfittingisnotusedasintended,there
maybedamagetothevehicleortothetowfitj ting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Folj
lowthenotesonusingthetowfitting.
Screwthreadfortowfitting
Pressonthemarkontheedgeofthecoverto
pushitout.
Forcoverswhichhaveanopeninginsteadofa
marking,pullthecoveroutbytheopening.
Tow-starting
Donottow-startthevehicle.
Starttheenginebyjump-starting,referto
page 354,ifpossible.
Havethereasonsforthestartingdifficultiescorj
rectedbyadealerssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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CareVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Washingthevehicle
Generalinformation Regularlyremoveforeignobjectssuchasleaves
intheareabelowthewindshieldwhenthehood
israised.
Washyourvehiclefrequently,particularlyinwinj ter.Intensesoilingandroadsaltcandamagethe
vehicle.
Steamblasterandhigh-pressure
washer
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurewashers,
componentscanbedamagedduetothepresj sureortemperaturesbeingtoohigh.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Maintainsufficient
distanceanddonotspraytoolongcontinuj
ously.Followtheoperatinginstructionsforthe
high-pressurewasher.
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Drivingintoavehiclewashwitha
Steptronictransmission
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyenj
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donot switchstandbystateoffinvehiclewashes.
Generalinformation
Inavehiclewash,thevehiclemustbeabletoroll freely.
Torollorpushthevehicle,refertopage 135.
Somevehiclewashesdonotpermitpersonsin
thevehicle.Thevehiclecannotbelockedfrom theoutsidewheninselectorleverpositionN.A
signalsoundswhenanattemptismadetolock thevehicle.
Drivingoutofavehiclewash Ensurethatthevehiclekeyisinthecar.
Switchondrive-readystate,refertopage 122.
Headlights Donotrubwetheadlightsdryanddonotuse
abrasiveoracidiccleaningagents.
Soakareasthathavebeendirtied,forinstance
frominsects,withshampooandwashoffwith
water.
Thawicewithde-icingspray;donotuseanice
scraper.
Afterwashingthevehicle
Afterwashingthevehicle,applythebrakes
brieflytodrythem;otherwise,brakingactioncan
bereduced.Theheatgeneratedduringbraking driesbrakediscsandbrakepadsandprotects
themagainstcorrosion.
Completelyremoveallresiduesonthewindows,
tominimizelossofvisibilityduetosmearingand
toreducewipernoisesandwiperbladewear.
Vehiclecare
Vehiclecareproducts
Generalinformation
BMWrecommendsusingvehiclecareand
cleaningproductsfromBMW.Suitablecare productsareavailablefromadealerssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Cleanserscancontainsubstancesthataredanj gerousandharmfultoyourhealth.Thereisa
riskofinjury.Whencleaningtheinterior,open
thedoorsorwindows.Onlyuseproductsinj tendedforcleaningvehicles.Followtheinj
structionsonthecontainer.
Vehiclepaint
Generalinformation Regularcarecontributestodrivingsafetyand
valueretention.Environmentalinfluencesin
areaswithelevatedairpollutionornaturalconj
taminants,suchastreeresinorpollencanaffect thevehicle'spaintwork.Tailorthefrequencyand
extentofyourvehiclecaretotheseinfluences.
Aggressivesubstancessuchasspilledfuel,oil,
greaseorbirddroppings,mustberemovedimj
mediatelytopreventthefinishfrombeingaltered
ordiscolored.
Mattefinish Onlyusecleaningandcareproductssuitableforvehicleswithmattefinish.
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Leathercare
Removedustfromtheleatherregularly,usinga clothorvacuumcleaner.
Otherwise,particlesofdustandroadgrimechafe
inporesandfolds,andleadtoincreasedwear andprematuredegradationoftheleathersurj
face.
Toguardagainstdiscoloration,suchasfrom
clothing,cleanleatherandprovideleathercare
roughlyeverytwomonths.
Cleanlight-coloredleathermorefrequentlybej
causesoilingonsuchsurfacesissubstantially morevisible.
Useleathercareproducts;otherwise,dirtand
greasewillgraduallybreakdowntheprotective
layeroftheleathersurface.
Upholsterymaterialcare
Generalinformation Vacuumtheupholsteryregularlywithavacuum
cleaner.
Ifupholsteryisverydirty,forinstancewithbeverj agestains,useasoftspongeormicrofiberclothwithasuitableinteriorcleaner.
Cleantheupholsterydowntotheseamsusing
largesweepingmotions.Avoidrubbingthemaj terialvigorously.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
OpenVelcronfastenersonarticlesofclothing candamagetheseatcovers.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.EnsurethatanyVelcron
fastenersareclosed.
Caringforspecialcomponents
Light-alloywheels Whencleaningthevehicle,useonlyneutral
wheelcleanershavingapHvaluefrom5to9.Do
notuseabrasivecleaningagentsorsteamjets
above140

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