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TrailertowingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Generalinformation
Thepermissibletrailerloads,axleloads,drawbar nodeweights,andthepermissiblegrossvehicle
weightarespecifiedinthetechnicaldata.
Thevehicleisequippedwithanenhancedsus#j
pensionsystemontherearaxleand,depending onthevehicletype,withamorepowerfulcooling
system.
Beforedriving
Drawbarnoseweight Themaximumloadofthetowingvehicleislow#jeredbytheweightofthetrailerhitchandthe
drawbarnoseweight.Thedrawbarnoseweight
increasesthevehicleweight.Donotexceedthe
approvedgrossvehicleweightofthetowingve#j
hicle.
Loading Distributecargoasevenlyaspossibleonthe
cargoarea.
Stowtheloadaslowandclosetothetraileraxle aspossible.Alowcenterofgravityinthetrailer
increasesthedrivingsafetyoftheentirevehicle- trailercombination.
Donotexceedtheapprovedgrossvehicle weightofthetrailerandthepermissibletrailer
loadofthevehicle.Thesmallervalueappliesin eachcase.
Tireinflationpressure Notethetireinflationpressureofthevehicleand
trailer.
Forthevehicle,thetireinflationpressurefor higherloadsapplies.
Informationregardingthetireinflationpressure,
refertopage 286.
Forthetrailer,thespecificationsofthemanufac#j
turerapply.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,initializetheFlatTire Monitor,refertopage 309.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,resettheTirePres#j sureMonitor,refertopage 302.
Exteriormirrors Exteriormirrors,whichallowthedrivertosee
bothrearcornersofthetrailer,areavailableas
specialaccessoriesfromadealer#ssservicecen#j
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair shop.
Powerconsumption
Generalinformation Beforestartingtodrive,checkthefunctionofthe
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Keeptheactivationtimesoftheelectronicsys#jtems/powerconsumersshortwhentowinga
campertosavethevehiclebatterypower.
Trailertaillights'xTurnsignals/brakelights:54wattsperside.'xRearlights:100wattsintotal.'xBackuplight:54wattsintotal.
Towingatrailer
GeneralinformationWhendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotoccupied,somedriverassis#j
tancesystemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsor
maymalfunction.
Topreventmalfunctions,activatetrailertowing, refertopage 273.
Whenthetrailersocketisoccupiedortrailertow#j ingisactivated,somedriverassistancesystems
areunavailable,oravailabletoalimitedextent.A
CheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhereap#j
plicable.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Dependingonthedesignandloadingoftrail#j
ers,theymaybeginswingingatspeedsex#j ceedingapprox.50mph/80km/h.Theremay
beariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoprop#j erty.
Adaptyourspeedwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Immediatelybrakeinthecaseofswinging.Ap#j plynecessarysteeringcorrectionsascarefully
aspossible.
Warning
Thetireinflationpressuremustbeadjustedto theincreasedaxleloadintrailertowing.Driving
withtoolowtireinflationpressurecandamage thetires.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk
ofdamagetoproperty.Donotexceedaspeed
of60mph/100km/h.Increasethetireinflation
pressureofthetowingvehicleby0.2bar.Note
themaximumpossibletireinflationpressurein#j dicatedonthetire.
Uphillgrades
Generalinformation Intheinterestofsafetyandtoavoidhindering
thesmoothflowoftraffic,thetowingoftrailersis
permissibleonuphillgradesupto12%.
Ifhighertrailerloadsareapprovedatalaterpoint intime,thegradientlimitis8%.
Startingonuphillgrades Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyreleased
whentheacceleratorpedalisactivated.
Inordertopreventrollingbackduringstarting,
usetheparkingbrake.
1.Pullandreleaseswitchbeforestarting
off.
Theparkingbrakeisset.2.Acceleratedenoughtostartoff.
Hills
Avehicle-trailercombinationhasthetendencytoswingmorereadilyonhills.
Manuallyshiftdowntothenext-lowestgearbe#j foredrivingonahillanddrivedownhillslowly.
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Trailerstabilizationcontrol
Concept
Thissystemsupportsthedriverinstoppingthe
swingingofatrailer.
Thetrailerstabilizationcontroldetectsswinging
andautomaticallybrakesthevehiclequicklyto leavethecriticalspeedrangeandstabilizethevehicle-trailercombination.
GeneralinformationIfthetrailerpowersocketisinusebutatrailer
hasnotbeenhitched,thesystemcanbecome
activeincertaindrivingsituations,suchaswhen
usingabicyclerackwithlighting.
Functionalrequirement
Thesystemisfunctionalatspeedsbeginningat approx.40mph/65km/hwhileatrailerisbeingtowedandthetrailerpowersocketisinuse.
Systemlimits Thesystemcannotinterveneornotintervenein
timeinthefollowingsituations,forinstance:
'xIfatrailerjackknifessuddenly,forinstanceon
slipperyroadsorloosesurfaces.'xIfatrailerwithahighcenterofgravitytilts,be#j foreswingingisdetected.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeacti#jvatedorhasmalfunctioned.'xWhenthepowerconsumptionofatraileristoolow,e.g.,duetotaillightsinLEDtechnol#jogy,tobedetectedbythesystem.
Activatingtrailertowing
Concept
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.Topreventmalfunctions,activatetrailertowing.
Activatingtrailertowing ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Trailermode"4.Activatetrailertowing.
Mountfortrailerhitch
Generalinformation
Themountforthetrailerhitchislocatedontherearofthevehicle.
Informationonsuitabletrailerhitchesisfoundon
theundersideofthemount,seearrow.
FollowtheMaintenanceInstructions,referto
page 347.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Contact
withthehotcomponentscancauseburns.
Thereisariskofinjury.Donottouchhotcom#j
ponents.Donotperformworkinthevicinityof
hotcomponentsuntilaftertheyhavecooled
down.
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Removingthecover
Pullthecoveroutofthebackofthemount,and
stowitinthevehicle.
Trailerconnector
Thesocketislocatedtotheleftofthemountfor thetrailerhitch.
Fittingsfortrailersafetychain
Therearetwofittingsonthemountforthetrailer hitchforsecuringthetrailersafetychain.
Securethetrailersafetychaintothefittingsfor increasedsafetywhendrivingwithatrailer.
Ensurethatthetrailersafetychaincanmove
freelyandisnotdraggingontheground.
BrakeController
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveaBrakeControllerinstalledbyadealer's servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
InformationoninstallingaBrakeControllercan
beobtainedfromadealer'sservicecenteroran#j otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionval#j ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdif#j
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoder#j atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,canin#j
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrearluggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfol#jlowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerody#j namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandraisesfuel
consumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestart#j
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingre#j sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Observethecorrecttireinflationpressureaswell astheECOtireinflationpressure,whereapplica#j
ble.
Informationregardingthetireinflationpressure, refertopage 286.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecolden#j
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuelconsumption.
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Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelcon#j sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindi#j
cator,refertopage 142.
Usecoastingconditions Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff
theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheacceler#jatorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchingofftheengine Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forin#jstanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/Stopfunction TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleauto#j
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningcon#j
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarere#j
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadcon#j
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwin#j
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandin#j
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheen#j
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.Thesefunctionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.
Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeper#j
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSys#j
tem,refertopage 326.
ECOPRO
Concept
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theenginecon#j
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate controloutput,areadjusted.
Steptronictransmission:undercertainconditions
theengineisautomaticallydecoupledfromthe
transmissionintheDselectorleverposition.The
vehiclecontinuestravelingwiththeengineidling
toreduceconsumption.TheDselectorleverpo#j sitionremainsengaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO
PROtips,aredisplayedtoassistwithanefficient
drivingstyle.
Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedinthe
instrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage 278.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 277.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 279.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 280.Seite276DRIVINGTIPSSavingfuel276
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Overview
Button
ActivatingECOPRO Pressthebutton.ECOPROisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
OpeningviatheDrivingDynamics
Control
1.ActivateECOPRO.2."ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL"
OpeningviaiDrive
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."DrivingExperienceControl"4."ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeacti#j
vated/deactivated:
'x"ECOPROspeedwarning"'x"Coasting"'x"ECOPROseatclimatecontrol"'x"ECOPROclimatecontrol"'x"ECOPROsight"
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROlimit
'x"ECOPROspeedwarning":activateECO
PROspeed.
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'x"Tipat:"
SetthedesiredspeedfortheECOPRO
speed.
Coasting
Efficiencycanbeoptimizedbydisengagingthe
engineandcoastingwiththeengineidling.
Deactivatethefunctiontousethebrakingeffect
oftheenginewhentravelingdownhill.
ECOPROseatclimatecontrol
Theoutputofseatheatingand,whereapplica#j ble,seatventilationisreducedwhenECOPROisactivated.
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar'sinteriormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsump#j
tion.
Themirrorheatingismadeavailablewhenexter#j naltemperaturesareverycold.
ECOPROSightTheoutputofexteriormirrorheatingandrearwindowdefrosterisreduced.
Resettingthesettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothestandard settings:
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"ResettoECOPROSTANDARD"Displayintheinstrumentcluster
ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingrange.
Therangeextensioncanbedis#j
playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeisshownintherangedisplay.
Dependingontheequipment,thebluebarseg#j mentssymbolizethegainedrangeinstages.
Ifthebonusrangeappearsingray,thecurrent
drivingstyleisinefficient.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallconditions
forefficientdrivingaremet.
Thebonusrangeisautomaticallyresetevery
timethevehicleisrefueled.
Consumptiondisplay Instrumentclusterwithoutenhanced
features
Informationaboutthecurrentdrivingstyle
Apointerintheconsumptiondisplayinforms
aboutthecurrentdrivingstyle:
'xThecurrentconsumptioninrelationtothe
averageconsumptionisdisplayed.'xPointerintheareaofarrow1:displayofthe energyrecoveredbycoastingorwhenbrak#jing.'xPointerintheareaofarrow2:displaywhen
accelerating.
Iftheaccelerationisinefficient,theareabetween
theaverageconsumptionandthecurrentcon#j
sumptioniscoloredred.
Inaddition,thefollowinginformationisdisplayed, dependingonthesituation:
'xDependingontheequipment:thetotaldis#jtancedrivenwhilecoasting,referto
page 279.'xThetotaltimethattheenginehasbeen
switchedoff,refertopage 117,duringauto#j
maticenginestops.'xAgearshiftindicator,refertopage 142,rec#j
ommendingtheuseofamoreefficientgear.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
DisplayingEfficientDynamics
information
ThecurrentefficiencyoftheECOPROfunctions
canbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"4.Selectthesymbol.
Thefollowingfunctionsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xCoasting.
Displayingconsumptionhistory Thefollowingfunctionscanbeshownonthe
ControlDisplay:
'xAverageconsumption.'xThedistancetraveledwhilecoasting.'xThedurationforwhichtheAutoStart/Stop
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ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"4.Selectthesymbol.
Verticalbarsshowconsumptionfortheselectedroute.
Selectingroutelength ViaiDrive:
1.Pressthebutton.2."Scaling:"3.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ResettingconsumptionhistoryViaiDrive:
1.Pressthebutton.2."Resetconsumptionhistory"
Coasting
Concept
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomati#j callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD
selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreducecon#j
sumption.SelectorleverpositionDremainsen#j
gaged.Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoas
coasting.
Assoonasyousteponthebrakeoraccelerator pedal,theengineisautomaticallycoupledagain.
Generalinformation
CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdriv#j
ingmode.
CoastingisautomaticallyactivatedwhenECO
PROmodeiscalledviatheDrivingDynamics
Control.
Aproactivedrivingstylehelpsthedrivertouse thefunctionoftenandsupportstheefficientef#j
fectofcoasting.
Functionalrequirements Thefunctionisactiveifthefollowingconditionsaremet:'xTheacceleratorpedalisnotdepressedorthe
acceleratorpedalisreleased.'xBrakepedalnotdepressedoronlyslightly depressed.'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverpositionD.'xEngineandtransmissionareatoperatingtemperature.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Concept
Thecoastingdrivingconditioncanbeinfluenced withtheshiftpaddles.
Activating/deactivatingcoastingvia
shiftpaddles
1.Shifttothehighestgearbypullingtheright shiftpaddle.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright
shiftpaddleagain.
Todeactivate,actuatetheleftshiftpaddle.
Display Instrumentclusterwithout
enhancedfeatures
Themarkintheconsumptiondis#jplayintheOnboardComputeris
locatedatthezeropointandis backlitinblue.
Thetachometerindicatestheap#j
proximateidlespeed.
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DisplayontheControlDisplay
Thecoastingmodeisdisplayedin
EfficientDynamicswhiledriving.
Thedistancetraveledincoastingmodeisshown intheconsumptionhistory.Thecounterisresetwitheveryrefueling.
Colorcodeblue:coastingmode.
DisplayEfficientDynamics
information
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."EfficientDynamics"
Systemlimits
Thefunctionisnotavailableunderoneofthefol#jlowingconditions.
'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xDrivinginthedynamiclimitrangeandon
steepuphillordownhillgrades.'xBatterychargestatustemporarilytoolowor vehicleelectricalsystemdrawingexcessivecurrent.'xTrailertowing.
Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffi#j
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed. TheassessmentisdoneinvariouscategoriesandisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
GeneralinformationThecurrenttripisassessed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedbyad#j
justingyourdrivingstyle.
Thisgaininrangeisdisplayedasabonusrange
intheinstrumentclusterandontheControlDis#j play.
Functionalrequirement
ThisfunctionisavailableinECOPROmode.
CallingupECOPRODrivingstyleanalysis
ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Technologyinaction"3."Drivingstyleanalysis"
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheECOPRODrivingstyleanaly#j
sisconsistsofasymbolizedrouteandalookup table.
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