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Systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.Inordertoavoidmalfunctions,actij vatetowingatrailermode.
Activatingtowingatrailermode
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Trailermode4.Activatetowingatrailermode.
NotforAustralia/New
Zealand:Trailertowhitch withelectricallyswivellabletrailerhitch
General
Theswivel-mountedballlinkageforthetrailer
towhitchislocatedontheundersideofthevehij
cle.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Thetrailertowhitchisintendedtobeusedwith atrailer.Iftheballlinkageofthetrailertowhitch
hasbeenswivelledout,itmaybecomejammed whendrivingwithoutatrailerorloadcarrier.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Swivelthe
balllinkagebackinwhendrivingwithouta
trailerorloadcarrier.
WARNING
Iftheballlinkageisnotlocked,unstabledriving
conditionsoraccidentscanresult.Thereisa
riskofaccidentormaterialdamage.Beforea
journeywithatrailerorloadcarrier,checkthat
theballlinkageiscorrectlylocked.
Iftheballlinkageisnotproperlylocked,the
LEDinthebuttonilluminatesred.
Overview
Thebuttonforswingingtheswivel-mountedball
linkageinandoutisbehindtherearsidetrimin
theluggagecompartment.Removethecover fromtheright-handtrimpanel.
Operatingrequirements Thefollowingrequirementsmustbemetinordertoswiveltheballlinkage:
'xVehicleisstandingonlevelground.'xThetailgateisopen.'xThetrailersocketisnotoccupied.'xTrailertowingisnotactivated.'xAdequatechargestateofthevehiclebattery.
TheLEDinthebuttonilluminatesgreenifthesystemisoperational.
Swivellingouttheballlinkage
1.Opentheboot.2.Stepoutoftheswivellingrangeoftheball linkagebehindthevehicle.3.Pressthebuttonintheboot.
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Swivellingtheballlinkageback
in1.Disconnectthetrailerorloadcarrier.2.Removeanyfittingsforthetrack-stabilising
devices.3.Pullthepowersupplyconnectorforthetrailer andanyadaptersoutofthesocket.4.Pressthebuttonintheboot.
Theballlinkageswivelsinwards.TheLEDin
thebuttonflashesingreen.5.Waituntiltheballlinkagehasreachedthe endposition.
Interruptingorreversingthe
swivelmovement
General Theswivelmovementisinterrupted,mightbereversedorisnotperformedifelectricalcurrent limitsareexceeded,forexampleatverylowtemjperatures,orifmechanicalresistanceisencounj
tered.TheLEDinbuttonilluminatesred.
Repeatingtheswivelmovementwith
theenginerunning
1.Switchonthedrive-readystateviathestart/ stopbutton.2.Pressthebuttonintheluggagecomj
partmentandholdituntiltheballlinkagehas
movedcompletelyinorout.
Ifnecessary,repeattheswivelmovementwith
thebuttonpressedandtheenginerunning.
TheLEDinthebuttonilluminatesgreenwhen
theballlinkagehasreachedanendposition.
Intheeventofrepeatedinterruptionsinthe
swivelmovement,contactaServicePartnerof themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Trailersocket
Thetrailersocketislocatedonthetrailertow hitch.
Foldthecoverdownwards.
Eyeforsecuringcable
Thereisaneyeonthetrailertowhitchforfastenj ingthetrailersecuringcable.
Forincreasedsafetywhentowingatrailer,attach thetrailersecuringcabletotheeye.
Checkthatthesecuringcablecanmovefreely
andisnotdraggingontheground.
Operatingrearluggageracks
Theballlinkageofthetrailertowhitchcanbe
usedasamountforrearluggageracks;forexj amplebicycleracksystems.
Notetheinformationonrearluggagerackswhen operatingtherearluggagerack,seepage 296.
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Australiaonly:Bracketfortrailertowhitch
General
Thebracketforthetrailertowhitchislocatedon
therearofthevehicle.
Informationaboutsuitabletrailertowhitchesis foundontheundersideofthebracket,seearrow.
Followthemaintenanceinstructions,see page 386.
Safetynote
WARNING
Duringvehicleoperation,hightemperatures
mayoccurunderthevehiclebody,forexample
duetotheexhaustsystem.Contactwithhot componentscanleadtoburns.Thereisariskofinjury.Donottouchhotcomponents.Donot
workinthevicinityofhotcomponentsuntil
theyhavecooleddown.
Removingthecover
Pullthecoveroutofthebackofthebracketand stowitinthevehicle.
Trailersocket
Thesocketislocatedtotheleftofthebracket
forthetrailertowhitch.
Eyesfortrailersecuringchain
Therearetwoeyesonthetrailertowhitch bracketforattachingthetrailersecuringchain.
Forincreasedsafetywhentowingatrailerduring
ajourney,attachthetrailersecuringchaintothe eyes.
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SavingfuelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Reducingfuelconsumption
General
Thevehiclepossesseswide-rangingtechnoloj
giesforreducingconsumptionandemissionlevj
els.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonvariousfactors.
Anumberofmeasures,suchasamoderatedrivj ingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninfluencefuelconsumptionandreducetheburdenonthe
environment.
RemoveunnecessaryloadsExtraweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeadd-onaccessories
afteruse
Ifnolongerrequired,removeauxiliarymirrors,
roofracksandrear-mountedracksafteruse.
Add-onaccessoriesonthevehiclecanadverselyaffectitsaerodynamicperformanceandincreasefuelconsumption.
ClosingwindowsandtheGlass
Roof
AnopenGlassRooforopenwindowincrease dragandconsequentlyfuelconsumption.
Tyres GeneralTyrescanhavedifferingeffectsonconsumptionfigures.Consumptioncanbeaffectedbythesize
ofthetyres,forexample.
Checktyreinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifnecessary,correctthetyreinflation
pressuresatleasttwiceamonthandbeforesetj
tingoffonalongerjourney.
Insufficienttyreinflationpressureincreasesrollj
ingresistanceandconsequentlyfuelconsumpj
tionandtyrewear.
Observethecorrecttyreinflationpressureand
theECOtyreinflationpressurewhereapplicable.
Forinformationaboutthetyreinflationpressure,
seepage 326.
Driveoffimmediately
Donotwarmuptheenginewiththevehicleata
standstill,butinsteadsetoffstraightaway,drivj ingatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisbringsthecoldengineuptooperatingtemj peratureasquicklyaspossible.
Thinkahead
Anticipatingtheroadsituationandadoptinga smoothdrivingstylewillreducefuelconsumpj
tion.
Avoidacceleratingandbrakingunnecessarily.
Keepanappropriatedistancefromthevehicle
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Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedsreducesfuelconj sumptionandwear.
Payattentiontotheshiftpointindicator,see
page 165,inthevehicle,iffitted.
Makeuseofoverrunmode Whenapproachingaredtrafficlight,takeyourfootofftheacceleratorandallowthevehicletocoasttoastop.
Ondownwardstretches,takeyourfootoffthe acceleratorandallowthevehicletoroll.
Thefuelsupplyisinterruptedinoverrunmode.Thehigh-voltagebatteryischarged.
Regularcharging
Chargeupthevehicleasoftenaspossibleata
chargingfacility.Thisreducesfuelconsumption
furtherbyusingelectricalenergy.
Switchofftheengineifstopping
forlongerperiods
Whenyoustopthevehicleforlongerperiods,for
exampleattrafficlights,railwaycrossingsorin
trafficjams,switchofftheengine.
Switchofffunctionswhichare
notcurrentlyrequired
Functionssuchasseatheatingorrearwindowheatingrequireagreatdealofenergyandinjcreasefuelconsumption,especiallyincitytraffic
andstop-and-gotraffic.
Switchthesefunctionsoffiftheyarenotrej
quired.
TheECOPROdrivemodesupportsenergy-savj
inguseofcomfortfunctions.Thesefunctionsare
automaticallydeactivatedwhollyorpartially.Havemaintenanceworkcarried
out
Havethevehicleservicedregularlytoachieve
optimaleconomyandlifetime.BMWrecomj
mendshavingmaintenanceworkcarriedoutbya
BMWServicePartner.
PleasealsoseetheBMWMaintenanceSystem,
seepage 360.
Usingthehybridsystem efficiently
Principle
Thehybridsystemofthevehicleworksautomatj ically.Byprecautionarydriving,thehybridpropjertiesareusedefficiently,inotherwordsfuelconsumptionandenergyrecuperationareoptij
mised.
Optimisingenergyrecuperation Typesofenergyrecuperation
Theenergyrecuperationisforchargingthehigh- voltagebattery.Energyrecuperationisimportantforsupplyingtheelectricalcomponentsand
thereforeisarequirementforsavingfuel.Energy
recuperationactsinthreestageswhencoasting
andbraking:
'xSlightenergyrecuperation:whenrollingwithj outpressingthebrake.'xModerateenergyrecuperation:slightdecelj
erationbygentlypressingthebrake.'xMaximumenergyrecuperation:bypressing thebrakesomewhatmorestrongly,aslongasthepointerisstillmovinginthemiddle
rangeoftheCHARGEdisplayoftheinstruj
mentcluster,seepage 156.
Optimumenergyrecuperation
Drivingwithforesightanddeceleratingindue timehelptooptimiseenergyrecuperation.
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Assoonasthedisplayshowsthemaximumenj
ergyrecuperation,thebrakepedalcanthenbe pressedmorepowerfullyifthesituationrequiresit.
Exampledrivesituationsforsaving
fuel
Thehybridsystemallowsparticularlyefficientenergymanagementinmanytrafficsituations.'xStop-and-gotraffic:
Theinternalcombustionengineisautomatij
callystartedorstoppedbythehybridsystem.'xDrivingatconstantspeed:
Theelectricmotortemporarilyrelievestheinj ternalcombustionenginebyautomatically
switchingin.
Optimisingfuelconsumption
Chargingthevehicleregularly
Regularlychargethevehiclefullyatasuitable
chargingdevice.Thisreducesfuelconsumption
byusingelectricalenergy.
Thechargestateofthehigh-voltagebatterymay
bereducedbylongerperiodsstandingstill,see
page 387.
Avoidingusingtheinternal combustionengine
Complywiththefollowingnotestoavoidusing
theinternalcombustionengine:
'xSetthecharacteristicsofthehybridsystem toMAXeDRIVE,seepage 134.'xComplywiththedisplaysintheinstrument
clusterforelectricdriving,seepage 155.
Usingthenavigationsystem
regularly
Usethenavigationsystemevenforroutesthat
youareusedtodrivingregularly.Withactive routeguidanceofthenavigationsystem,thehyjbridsystemusesthenavigationdataavailable.
Thesectionoftherouteaheadisanalysed.The
hybridengineadaptstothespecificsectionsof
theroute.
Thefunctionmaybelimitedifthenavigationdata isinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forexample.
ECOPRO
Principle
ECOPROsupportsanefficientdrivingstyle.To dothis,theenginemanagementandcomfort functions,suchasforexampletheairconditionjingpower,areadjusted.
Theengineisdisconnectedfromthegearbox
andtheenginestoppedinselectorleverposij
tionDundercertaincircumstances.Selector
leverpositionDremainsengaged.
Inaddition,situation-dependentnotes,ECO
PROtips,canbedisplayedwhichhelpyouto
drivewithoptimumconsumption.
General
Thesystemcomprisesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
'xECOPROairconditioning,seepage 308.'xRoute-aheadassistant,seepage 308.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,seepage 310.
Overview
Button
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ActivatingECOPROPressthebutton.ECOPROisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
CallingupviatheDrivingExperience
Control1.ActivatingECOPRO.2.ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL
CallingupviaiDrive
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.DrivingExperienceControl4.ConfigureECOPROINDIVIDUAL5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Enabling/disablingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeactivaj
ted/deactivated:
'xECOPROlimit'xECOPROseatclimatecontrol'xECOPROclimatecontrol'xECOPROlightandsight'xRoute-aheadassistant
Thesettingsaresavedforthecurrentdriverproj file.
ECOPROLimit
'xECOPROlimit:activateECOPROlimit.
AnECOPROtipisshownwhenthespeedof thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xTipat:
SettherequiredspeedfortheECOPRO limit.ECOPROseatairconditioning
Theoutputfromtheseatheatingand,ifapproj
priate,theseatventilationisreducedwhenECO
PROisactivated.
ECOPROairconditioning Theairconditioningisadjustedforefficientconj
sumption.
Toachievethis,thesettemperatureisadjusted slightlyandtheinteriorisheatedorcooledmore slowlytoreduceconsumption.
Mirrorheatingisavailablewhentheoutsidetemj peratureislow.
ECOPROlightandsight
Thepoweroutputoftheexteriormirrorandthe rearwindowheatingisreduced.Dependingon
theequipment,thedynamicECOlightfunction
isactivatedadditionally.
Route-aheadassistant
Theroute-aheadassistantdetectsupcoming
routestagesandalertsthedriver.
Resettingsettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothedefaultsetj
ting:
ResettoECOPROSTANDARD
Route-aheadassistant
Principle
Thefunctionhelpstosavefuelandsupportsan
anticipatorydrivingstyle.Usingthenavigation
data,certainsectionsoftherouteaheadcanbe
detectedearlyandinformationcanbeshared
withthedriver.
General
Therecognisedsectionsoftheroute,suchas
built-upareasorbendsahead,forexample,rej
quireareductioninspeed.
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Thealertisalsogivenifthesectionoftherouteaheadcannotyetbedetectedwhendriving.
Thealertisshownuntilthesectionoftheroute
isreached.
Ifanalertisgiven,vehiclespeedcanthenberej
ducedinanefficientwaybyremovingyourfoot
fromtheacceleratorandallowingthevehicleto
coastuntilthesectionofroadisreached.
Operatingrequirements ThefunctionisavailableinECOPROdrivemode.
Thefunctiondependsonhowup-to-datethe navigationdataisanditsquality.
Thenavigationdatacanbeupdated.
Display
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Analertregardingasectionoftheroute
aheadisgivenasarecommendationto
usethecoastingfunction.
Anadditionalsymbolshowsthedetectedsection oftheroute:SymbolSectionoftheroadinfrontSpeedlimitortownentrance.Junctionorturn,exitfromafast
road.Corner.Roundabout.
DisplayintheHead-UpDisplay
Theadvancenoticealertcanalsobe
shownintheHead-UpDisplay.
DisplayontheControlDisplay
Analertisshowninthedrivingstyleanalysisdisj
playontheControlDisplayifthereisacorrej
spondingsectionoftheroute.
CallupthedrivingstyleanalysisdisplayviaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.Drivingstyleanalysis
Usingroute-aheadassistant Asectionoftherouteaheadisshown:
1.Removeyourfootfromtheaccelerator.2.Allowthevehicletocoastuntilyoureachthe
sectionofroaddisplayed.3.Adjustthespeedbybrakingasnecessary.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionisnotavailableinthefollowingsitjuations:
'xThespeedisbelow50km/h,30mph.'xWithatemporaryandvariablespeedlimit,
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Drivingstyleanalysis
PrincipleThefunctionhelpsyoutodevelopaparticularly
efficientdrivingstyleandtosavefuel.
Todothis,thedrivingstyleisanalysed.Theevalj
uationisperformedinvariouscategoriesandis
shownontheControlDisplay.
Usingthisdisplay,theindividualdrivingstylecan
beadjustedtosavefuel.
General Thecurrenttripisevaluated.
Tosupportanefficientdrivingstyle,ECOPRO
tipsareshownduringthejourney.
Adaptingthedrivingstylecanincreasetherange
ofthevehicle.
Operatingrequirements
ThefunctionisavailableinECOPROdrive
mode.
CallingupECOPROdrivingstyle
analysis
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.Drivingstyleanalysis
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheECOPROdrivingstyleanalyjserconsistsofasymbolisedroadandaperformjancetable.
Theroadsymbolisestheefficiencyofthedriving
style.Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,the
smoothertheroadappearsontheimage,arj
row1.
Theperformancetablecontainsstars.Themore
efficientthedrivingstyle,themorestarsareconj tainedinthetable,arrow2.
Ontheotherhand,ifthedrivingstyleisineffij
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