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All-wheeldrivecanhelpimprovedrivepower.Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Objectsinunpavedareas,forinstancestones orbranches,candamagethevehicle.Thereis ariskofdamagetoproperty,amongotherpo#jtentialdamage.Donotdriveonunpavedter#jrain.
Whendrivingonpoorroads
Foryourownsafety,forthesafetyofpassengersandofthevehicle,heedthefollowingpoints:
'xFamiliarizeyourselfwiththevehiclebefore
driving.'xDonottakeriskswhendriving.'xAdjustthespeedtotheroadsurfacecondi#j tions.Thesteeperandmoreuneventheroad
surface,theslowerthespeedshouldbe.'xWhendrivingonsteepuphillordownhill
grades:addengineoilandcoolantuptonear
theMAXmark.'xOnsteepdownhillgrades,useHillDescent ControlHDC.'xAvoidthatthechassisbottomcomingincon#j
tactwiththeground.
Thegroundclearanceisnomorethan7.8in#j
ches/20cmandcanvaryaccordingtotheve#j
hicle'sload.'xWhenwheelscontinuetospin,depressthe
acceleratorpedalsufficientlysothatdriving stabilitycontrolsystemscandistributethe
drivingforcetothewheels.ActivateDTCDy#j namicTractionControlifavailable.
Afteratriponpoorroads
Afteratriponpoorroads,checkwheelsandtires
fordamagetomaintaindrivingsafety.Clear heavysoilingfromthebody.
Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentailgateprotrudesfromthevehicleand canendangeroccupantsandotherroadusers ordamagethevehicleintheeventofanacci#jdent,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.Inaddition,
exhaustfumesmayenterthevehicleinterior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Donotdrivewiththetailgateopen.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasethebloweroutput.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Hightemperaturescanoccurunderneaththe body,forinstancecausedbytheexhaustgassystem,whiledriving.Contactwiththeexhaust
gassystemcancauseburns.Thereisariskof
injury.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassys#j tem,includingtheexhaustpipe.
Warning
Ifcombustiblematerials,suchasleavesor
grass,comeincontactwithhotpartsoftheex#j
haustgassystem,thesematerialscanignite.
Thereisariskoffireandaninjuryhazard.Do notremovetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapplyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatnocombustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith
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hotvehiclepartswhiledriving,atidleorduring
parking.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescanin#j
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexternalantennainordertoexcludemutual
interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthe
car'sinterior.
Aquaplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoasaquaplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDeactivateAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum19.6inches/50cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwa#j
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompart#j ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,among
otherpotentialdamage.Whendrivingthrough
water,donotexceedthemaximumindicated
waterlevelandthemaximumspeedfordriving
throughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation
ThevehicleisequippedwithanAntilockBraking
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performemergencybrakinginsituationsthatre#j
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrak#j ingSystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,func#j tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormats
thataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats.
Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
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thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsarese#jcurelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions Incaseofwetroads,exposuretoroadsalt,in
heavyrain,gentlypressthebrakepedalevery
fewkilometers.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother roadusers.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills
Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the
brakesystemmayoverheatandreducebraking
effect.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentpressureonthebrake
pedalcanleadtohightemperatures,brakes
wearingoutandpossiblyevenbrakesystem
failure.Thereisariskofaccident.Avoidplacing
excessivestressonthebrakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingef#j
fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassis#j
tance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskof
accident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#j
neaththevehicle.
Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation
Installationonlypossiblewithroofrack.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof
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damagetoproperty.Drivingwithroofloadonly
withactivatedDynamicStabilityControl.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained
fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Loading Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethevehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand driving:'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axle
weightsandtheapprovedgrossvehicle
weight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismain#j
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssun#j
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebot#j
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelera#jtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.Drivingonracetracks
Warning
ThevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinMSport ormotorsporttypecompetition.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.DonotusethevehicleforMSport ormotorsporttypecompetitions.
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.Use
ofthevehicleinMSportormotorsporttype
competitionisanimproperuseofthevehicleand
mayaffectyourwarrantycoverage.Pleasecon#j
sultthe#vNewVehicleLimitedWarranty#wBooklet
forfurtherinformationonwarrantymatters.
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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,axleweights,draw#j barnodeweights,andthepermissiblegrossve#j
hicleweightarespecifiedinthetechnicaldata.
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.
Tirepressure
Notethetireinflationpressureofthevehicleand
trailer.
Forthevehicle,thetireinflationpressurefor higherloadsapplies.
Forthetrailer,thespecificationsofthemanufac#j
turerapply.
Additionalinformation:
Tirepressurespecifications,refertopage 328.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,initializetheFlatTire Monitor.
Additionalinformation:
Run-flattires,refertopage 351.
Tirepressuremonitor Aftercorrectingthetirepressureorhitching/
unhitchingatrailer,resettheTirePressureMoni#j tor.
Additionalinformation:
Tirepressuremonitor,refertopage 344.
Exteriormirrors
Exteriormirrors,whichallowthedrivertosee
bothrearedgesofthetrailer,areavailableas specialaccessoriesfromadealer#ssservicecen#j
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ElectricalconsumptionGeneralinformation
Beforestartingtodrive,checkthefunctionofthe
trailertaillights.
Keeptheactivationtimesoftheelectricalcom#j ponentsshortwhentowingacampertosavethe vehiclebatterypower.
Trailertaillights'xTurnsignals/brakelights:54wattsperside.'xRearlights:100wattsintotal.'xBackuplight:54wattsintotal.
Towingatrailer
GeneralinformationIfthetrailersocketisoccupied,somedriveras#j
sistancesystemsareunavailable,oravailabletoa
limitedextent.ACheckControlmessageisdis#j
playedwhereapplicable.
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotoccupied,somedriverassis#j
tancesystemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsor
maymalfunction.
Topreventmalfunctions,activatetrailertowing. Whenthetrailersocketisoccupiedortrailertow#j
ingisactivated,somedriverassistancesystems
areunavailable,oravailabletoalimitedextent.A
CheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhereap#j
plicable.
Additionalinformation:
Activatingtrailertowing,refertopage 317.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Dependingonthedesignandloadingoftrail#j
ers,theymaybeginswingingatspeedsex#j ceedingapprox.50mph/80km/h.Theremay
beariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoprop#j erty.
Adaptyourspeedwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Immediatelybrakeinthecaseofswinging.Ap#j
plynecessarysteeringcorrectionsascarefully
aspossible.
Warning
Thetireinflationpressuremustbeadjustedto theincreasedaxleweightintrailertowing.Driv#j
ingwithtoolowtireinflationpressurecandam#j
agethetires.Theremaybeariskofaccidentor
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotexceeda
speedof60mph/100km/h.Increasethetire
inflationpressureofthetowingvehicleby
0.2bar.Notethemaximumpossibletireinfla#j
tionpressureindicatedonthetire.
Uphillgrades
Generalinformation Intheinterestofsafetyandtoavoidhindering
thesmoothflowoftraffic,thetowingoftrailersis permissibleonuphillgradesupto12%.
Ifhighertrailerloadsareapprovedatalaterpoint intime,thegradientlimitis8%.
Startingonuphillgrades Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyreleasedwhentheacceleratorpedalisactivated.
Inordertopreventrollingbackduringstarting,
usetheparkingbrake.
1.Pullandreleaseswitchbeforestarting
off.
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Theparkingbrakeisset.2.Stepontheacceleratorpedalsufficientlyto
driveoff.
Hills
Avehicle-trailercombinationhasthetendencytoswingmorereadilyonhills.
Manuallyshiftdowntothenext-lowestgearbe#j foredrivingonahillanddrivedownhillslowly.
Trailerstabilizationcontrol
Principle
Thissystemsupportsthedriverinstoppingthe
swingingofatrailer.
Thetrailerstabilizationcontroldetectsswinging
andautomaticallybrakesthevehiclequicklyto leavethecriticalspeedrangeandstabilizethevehicle-trailercombination.
Generalinformation Ifthetrailerpowersocketisoccupiedbutatrailer
hasnotbeenhitched,thesystemcanbecome
activeincertaindrivingsituations,suchaswhen
usingabicyclerackwithlighting.
Functionalrequirement Thesystemisfunctionalatspeedsbeginningatapprox.40mph/65km/hwhileatrailerisbeingtowedandthetrailerpowersocketisoccupied.
Systemlimits
Thesystemcannotinterveneornotintervenein
timeinthefollowingsituations,forinstance:
'xIfatrailerjackknifessuddenly,forinstanceon
slipperyroadsorloosesurfaces.'xIfatrailerwithahighcenterofgravitytilts,be#j foreswingingisdetected.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeacti#jvatedorhasmalfunctioned.'xWhenthepowerconsumptionofatraileristoolow,forinstanceduetotaillightsinLEDtechnology,tobedetectedbythesystem.
Activatingtrailertowing
Principle
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotoccupied,somedriverassis#j
tancesystemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsor
maymalfunction.Topreventmalfunctions,acti#j
vatetrailertowing.
Activating
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Trailermode"5."Trailermode"
Mountfortrailerhitch
Generalinformation
Themountforthetrailerhitchislocatedontherearofthevehicle.
Informationonsuitabletrailerhitchesisfoundon
theundersideofthemount,seearrow.
Removetheballheadwhendrivingwithouta
trailerorloadcarrier.
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FollowtheMaintenanceInstructions,refertopage 385.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duringdriving,hightemperaturescanoccur
underneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Contact
withthehotcomponentscancauseburns.
Thereisariskofinjury.Donottouchhotcom#j
ponents.Donotperformworkinthevicinityof
hotcomponentsuntilaftertheyhavecooled
down.
Removingthecover
Pullthecoveroutofthebackofthemount,and
stowitinthevehicle.
Trailerconnector
Thesocketislocatedtotheleftofthemountfor thetrailerhitch.
Fittingsfortrailersafetychain
Therearetwofittingsonthemountforthetrailerhitchforsecuringthetrailersafetychain.
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.
Thefuelconsumptiondependsonvariousfac#j tors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconditions,main#jtenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoder#j
atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,canin#j fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear
carrierswhicharenolongerrequiredfollowing
use.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerody#j namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreaseddragandraisesfuelcon#j
sumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
CheckthetirepressureregularlyCheckand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestart#j
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingre#j
sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Observethecorrecttireinflationpressureaswell
astheECOtireinflationpressure,whereapplica#j
ble.
Additionalinformation:
Tirepressurespecifications,refertopage 328.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateRPM.
Thisisthefastestwayofwarmingthecolden#j
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Proactivedriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicle
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AvoidhighRPM
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelcon#j sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindi#j
cator.
Usingcoastingoverrunmode
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff
theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheacceler#jatorandletthevehicleroll.
Thefuelsupplyisinterruptedincoastingoverrun mode.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchingofftheengine Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forin#jstanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficjam.
AutoStart/Stopfunction TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleauto#j
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestarted ratherthanleavingtheenginerunningcon#j
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarere#j
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwin#j
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandin#j
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheen#j
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.These
functionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeper#j
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
AlsorefertoBMWMaintenanceSystem.
ECOPRO
Principle
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theenginecon#j trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimatecontroloutput,areadjusted.
Steptronictransmission:undercertainconditions
theengineisautomaticallydecoupledfromthe transmissionintheDselectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinuestravelingwiththeengineidlingtoreduceconsumption.TheDselectorleverpo#jsitionremainsengaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO
PROtips,aredisplayedtoassistwithanefficient
drivingstyle.
Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedinthe instrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
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