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theperformanceofserviceandmaintenancework.
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatmaintenanceandrepairbeperformedbya servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Recordsofregularmaintenanceandrepairworkshouldberetained.
SocketforOBDOnboard Diagnosis
Generalinformation DevicesconnectedtotheOBDsockettriggerthealarmsystemwhenthevehicleislocked.Re#jmoveanydevicesconnectedattheOBDsocket
beforelockingthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
ThesocketforOnboardDiagnosisisanintri#j
catecomponentintendedtobeusedincon#j
junctionwithspecializedequipmenttocheck
thevehicle#ssprimaryemissionssystem.Im#j
properuseofthesocketforOnboardDiagno#j
sis,orcontactwiththesocketforOnboardDi#j
agnosisforotherthanitsintendedpurpose,
cancausevehiclemalfunctionsandcreates
risksofpersonalandpropertydamage.Given
theforegoing,themanufactureofyourvehicle
stronglyrecommendsthataccesstothesocket
forOnboardDiagnosisbelimitedtoadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecen#j
terorrepairshoporotherpersonsthathave
thespecializedtrainingandequipmentforpur#j
posesofproperlyutilizingthesocketforOn#j
boardDiagnosis.
Position
ThereisanOBDsocketonthedriver'ssidefor checkingtheprimarycomponentsinthevehi#j
cle'semissions.
Emissions
'xThewarninglightlightsup:
Emissionsaredeteriorating.Havethe vehiclecheckedassoonaspossible.'xThewarninglightflashesundercertaincir#j
cumstances:
Thisindicatesthatthereisexcessivemisfiring intheengine.
Reducethevehiclespeedandhavethesys#j
temcheckedimmediately;otherwise,serious
enginemisfiringwithinabriefperiodcanseri#j
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ReplacingcomponentsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Vehicletoolkit
Theonboardvehicletoolkitislocatedunderthe
cargofloorpanel.
Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthewiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiperbladeinstalled.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththewiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
Replacefrontwiperblades
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms.
Fold-awaypositionofthewipers,referto page 129.2.Liftthewiperoffofthewindshieldandhold.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpulloutthe
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4.Insertthenewwiperbladeandpressitonun#j
tilityouhearitsnapintotheholder.5.Folddownthewipers.
Replacingtherearwiperblade
Thewiperbladeisengagedattheendofthewiperarm.
1.Liftoffthewiperfullyandpulloffthewiperblade,arrow.2.Attachanewwiperblade.Thewiperblademustengageaudibly.3.Folddownthewipers.
Lightsandbulbs
Generalinformation
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLEDor
lasertechnology.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdi#j odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtocon#j
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas
Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperform
theworkincaseofamalfunction.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Bulbscangethotduringoperation.Contact
withthebulbscancauseburns.Thereisarisk ofinjury.Onlychangebulbsaftertheyhave
cooledoff.
Warning
Workonswitched-onlightingsystemscan
causeshortcircuits.Thereisariskofinjuryor
riskofdamagetoproperty.Whenworkingon
thelightingsystem,switchoffthelightsin
question.Ifnecessary,heedthebulbmanufac#j
turer'sinstructions.
Warning
Focusedlaserlightcanirritateorpermanently
damagetheretinaoftheeye.Thereisariskof
injury.Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecom#j
mendsthattheworkonthelightingsystemin#j
cludingbulbreplacementbeperformedbya
dealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Warning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot
lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
NOTICE
Dirtybulbshaveareducedservicelife.Thereis ariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotholdnew
bulbswithyourbarehands.Useacleancloth
orsomethingsimilar,orholdthebulbbyits
base.
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Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,theconden#j
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Thehead#j lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Taillights
Generalinformation WithLEDheadlightsorLEDheadlightswithen#j
hancedfeatures:therearlightfeaturesLED technology.
WithAdaptiveLEDheadlights:alltaillightsfea#j tureLEDtechnology.
Inthecaseofamalfunction,contactadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Overview1Brakelight2Turnsignal3Taillights4Reversinglights5Rearfoglight
LowerbrakelightsExteriortaillights,bulbreplacement
Generalinformation
Brakelights,turnsignal:21-wattbulb,P21W.
Rearfoglight:21-wattbulb,H21W.
Removingtheexteriortaillight1.Openthetailgate.2.Usethescrewdriverfromtheonboardvehicle toolkittoloosentheclip,arrow1,andre#jmovethecover,arrow2.3.Releasebothnuts.4.Openthecoveronthesidetriminthecargo
area,arrow,andremovethewarningtriangle.
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5.Loosenthescrewandremovetheholder.6.Removetheconnector,arrow1,andloosen
thescrew,arrow2.7.Detachthetaillightfromthebody.
Replacingthebulbs
1.Loosenthefourfastenersonthebulbholder, arrow1,anddetachthebulbholderfromthe
taillight,arrow2.2.Pressthebulbgentlyintothebulbholder, turncounterclockwiseandremoveit.3.Proceedinthereverseordertoinsertthe
newbulbandattachthebulbholder.Make
surethatthebulbholderisengagedinallfas#j teners.Installingthetaillight1.Installthetaillightinreverseorderofremovalandattachtheconnector.2.Installtheholderforthewarningtriangleand
attachthewarningtriangle.3.Closethecoveronthesidetriminthecargo
area.4.Fastenthecoverwiththeclip.
Reversinglightinthetailgate
Generalinformation
21-wattbulb,H21W.
Accesstothelight
1.Openthetailgate.2.Pulloutthecoverattherecessedgrip,arrow.
Replacingthebulbs
1.Pullthebulbholderoutofthereflector.2.Pressthebulbgentlyintothebulbholder, turncounterclockwiseandremoveit.3.Toinsertthenewbulbandattachthebulb
holder,proceedinreverseorderofremoval.
Vehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanbere#j questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthatarecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbe
installedinyourvehicle.Informationoncom#j
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealer#ssservicecenter.
Registerthebatterytothe
vehicle
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouhaveaservicecenteroranotherquali#j fiedservicecenterorrepairshopregistertheve#jhiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebatteryhasbeenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeenregis#jteredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailablewithoutrestrictionandanyCheckControlmes#j
sagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeatures
willdisappear.
Chargingthebattery GeneralinformationMakesurethatthebatteryisalwayssufficiently
chargedtoguaranteethatthebatteryremains
usableforitsfullservicelife.
Adischargedbatteryisindicatedbyared
indicatorlight.
Chargethebatteryinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhentheinspectionglassonthetopofthe
batteryisblack.'xWhenthetake-offperformanceisinsufficient.
Thefollowingcircumstancescanhaveanegative
effectontheperformanceofthebattery:
'xFrequentshort-distancedrives.'xThevehicleisnotusedformorethana
month.Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterycan
workwithhighvoltagesandcurrents,which
meansthatthe12volton-boardnetworkcan beoverloadedordamaged.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyconnectbattery
chargersforthevehiclebatterytothestarting
aidterminalsintheenginecompartment.
Chargingthebattery
Chargethebatteryonlywhentheengineisoff
andviathestartingaidterminalsintheengine
compartment.
Additionalinformation:
Startingaidterminals,refertopage 332.
Powerfailure Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for
example:
'xWithMemoryfunction:storethepositions
again.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.'xGlasssunroof:initializethesystem.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadeal#jer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
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Fuses
GeneralinformationThefusesarelocatedatdifferentplacesinthe
vehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelec#j
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do
notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstitute ofanothercolororamperagerating.
Inthecar'sinterior
Thefusesarelocatedinthecar'sinteriorinthe
frontpassengerfloorareabehindacover.
Loosenfasteners,arrows,andopencover.
Thefuseboxislocatedonthefrontright.
Inthecargoarea
Thefusesarelocatedinthecargoareaonthe
rightsidebehindacover.
Openthecoverontherightsidetrim.
Thefuseboxmaybelocatedbehindthesound
insulation.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com/fuse#j
card.
Whereapplicable,informationonthefusetypes
andlocationsisalsofoundonaseparatesheetin
thefusebox.
Additionalfuseboxes
Additionalfuseboxesarelocatedinthevehicle. Inthecaseofamalfunction,contactadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Replacingfuses Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethefuses.
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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehaz#j
ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedbehindtheleft- handcoverinthecargoarea.
1.Openthecoverontheleftsidetrim.2.Openthebracketandtakethewarningtrian#jgleoutinthedirectionofthecar'sinterior.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation
Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsregu#j larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
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Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedbehindtheleft-hand
coverinthecargoarea.
Toopen,pullonthehandle.
BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif
assistanceisneededintheeventofabreak#j down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehi#j
cle'sconditionistransmittedtotheBMWRoad#j
sideAssistance.
TherearevariouswaysofcontactingBMW RoadsideAssistance.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage.
SupplementarySMStextmessages,referto
page 141.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.Startingmanually
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,sup#j
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4.Ifnecessary,"BMWRoadsideAssistance"
Avoiceconnectionisestablished.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisim#j portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistrans#j
mittedautomatically.Itmaybenecessarytoap#j provethisontheControlDisplay.
TeleserviceHelp Dependingonthecountry,TeleserviceHelpen#j
ablesanin-depthdiagnosisofthevehicleby
BMWRoadsideAssistanceviawirelesstrans#j mission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughBMWRoadsideAssistance.
1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceHelp.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Concept
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbecon#j
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoder#j
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany
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airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearsontheinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,atextmes#j
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,
dataonthevehicle'sconditionissenttoBMW.
Functionalrequirements'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
StartingBMWAccident
Assistance
Ifanaccidentisdetected
automatically
AtextmessagerelatingtoBMWAccidentAssis#j
tanceappearsontheControlDisplay.
Theconnectioncanbeestablisheddirectly:
"CallBMWAccidentAssistance"
TheCheckControlmessageforBMWAccident
Assistancecanalsobecalledupfromthestored
CheckControlmessagesforacertainlengthof
time.
Additionalinformation:
CheckControl,refertopage 140.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecon#j
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.
ViaiDrive:
1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4."BMWAccidentAssistance"
FollowthedisplaysontheControlDisplay.A voiceconnectionisestablished.EmergencyRequest
Intelligentemergencycall
Concept
Incaseofanemergency,anEmergencyRe#j
questcanbetriggeredautomaticallybythesys#j temormanually.
Generalinformation OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
TheIntelligentAssistsystemestablishesacon#jnectionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondi#j tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
Functionalrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligent emergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheair#j bagstrigger,anEmergencyRequestisautomati#j
callyinitiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentof
correspondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNoti#j
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