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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.
Forthetrailer,thespecificationsofthemanufac#j
turerapply.
Additionalinformation:
Tireinflationpressurespecifications,referto
page 302.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,initializetheFlatTire
Monitor.
Additionalinformation:
Run-flattires,refertopage 323.
Tirepressuremonitor Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,resettheTirePres#j sureMonitor.
Additionalinformation:
Tirepressuremonitor,refertopage 316.
Exteriormirrors Exteriormirrors,whichallowthedrivertosee
bothrearcornersofthetrailer,areavailableas specialaccessoriesfromadealer#ssservicecen#j
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Powerconsumption
Generalinformation Beforestartingtodrive,checkthefunctionofthetrailertaillights.
Keeptheactivationtimesoftheelectronicsys#j tems/powerconsumersshortwhentowingacampertosavethevehiclebatterypower.
Trailertaillights'xTurnsignals/brakelights:54wattsperside.'xRearlights:100wattsintotal.'xBackuplight:54wattsintotal.
Towingatrailer
Generalinformation Ifthetrailersocketisoccupied,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 283.
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.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotexceedaspeedof60mph/100km/h.Increasethetireinflation
pressureofthetowingvehicleby0.2bar.Note themaximumpossibletireinflationpressurein#jdicatedonthetire.
Uphillgrades
Generalinformation Intheinterestofsafetyandtoavoidhinderingthesmoothflowoftraffic,thetowingoftrailersispermissibleonuphillgradesupto12%.
Ifhighertrailerloadsareapprovedatalaterpointintime,thegradientlimitis8%.
Startingonuphillgrades Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyreleasedwhentheacceleratorpedalisactivated.
Inordertopreventrollingbackduringstarting,
usetheparkingbrake.
1.Pullandreleaseswitchbeforestarting
off.
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Theparkingbrakeisset.2.Stepontheacceleratorpedalsufficientlyto
driveoff.
Hills
Avehicle-trailercombinationhasthetendencytoswingmorereadilyonhills.
Manuallyshiftdowntothenext-lowestgearbe#j foredrivingonahillanddrivedownhillslowly.
Trailerstabilizationcontrol
Concept
Thissystemsupportsthedriverinstoppingthe swingingofatrailer.
Thetrailerstabilizationcontroldetectsswinging
andautomaticallybrakesthevehiclequicklyto leavethecriticalspeedrangeandstabilizethevehicle-trailercombination.
Generalinformation Ifthetrailerpowersocketisinusebutatrailer
hasnotbeenhitched,thesystemcanbecome
activeincertaindrivingsituations,suchaswhen
usingabicyclerackwithlighting.
Functionalrequirement Thesystemisfunctionalatspeedsbeginningatapprox.40mph/65km/hwhileatrailerisbeingtowedandthetrailerpowersocketisinuse.
Systemlimits
Thesystemcannotinterveneornotintervenein timeinthefollowingsituations,forinstance:
'xIfatrailerjackknifessuddenly,forinstanceon
slipperyroadsorloosesurfaces.'xIfatrailerwithahighcenterofgravitytilts,be#j foreswingingisdetected.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeacti#jvatedorhasmalfunctioned.'xWhenthepowerconsumptionofatraileristoolow,forinstanceduetotaillightsinLEDtechnology,tobedetectedbythesystem.
Activatingtrailertowing
Concept
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.Topreventmalfunctions,activate trailertowing.
Activating
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Trailermode"5."Trailermode"
Mountfortrailerhitch
Generalinformation
Themountforthetrailerhitchislocatedonthe rearofthevehicle.
Informationonsuitabletrailerhitchesisfoundon
theundersideofthemount,seearrow.
FollowtheMaintenanceInstructions,referto
page 359.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,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.
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.
Additionalinformation:
Tireinflationpressurespecifications,referto
page 302.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecolden#j
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuelconsumption.
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Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelcon#j
sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindi#j
cator.
Usecoastingconditions Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff
theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheacceler#j
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Thehigh-voltagebatteryischarged.
Chargeregularly Chargethevehicleasoftenaspossibleatachargingfacility.Thiswillfurtherreducefuelcon#jsumptionduetotheuseofelectricalenergy.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forin#j stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwin#j
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandin#j creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivemodesupportstheenergy
conservinguseofcomfortfeatures.Thesefunc#j tionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartiallyorcompletely.Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeper#j
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSys#j
tem.
Usingthehybridsystemefficiently
Concept
Thevehicle'shybridsystemrunsautomatically. Throughforesighteddriving,thehybridproper#j tiesareefficientlyused,i.e.,fuelconsumptionandenergyrecoveryareoptimized.
Optimizingenergyrecovery
Typesofenergyrecovery Energyrecoveryisusedtochargethehigh-volt#j
agebattery.Energyrecoveryisimportantforthe supplyofelectricalcomponentsandthusapre#jrequisiteforfuelefficiency.
Energyrecoveryappearsinthreestagesduring
coastingandbraking:
'xLowenergyrecovery:whilecoastingtoahalt
withoutsteppingonthebrake.'xAverageenergyrecovery:whiledecelerating slightlybygentlypressingthebrakepedal.'xMaximumenergyrecovery:whenpressing
thebrakepedalsomewhatmorefirmlypro#j
videdthatthepointerremainsinthemiddle areaoftheCHARGEindicatorintheinstru#j
mentcluster.
Optimumenergyrecovery
Foresighteddrivinganddeceleratinghelpswith
optimizingenergyrecovery.
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Assoonasthedisplayshowsthemaximumen#j
ergyrecovery,onlypressthebrakepedalharder
ifrequiredbythesituation.
Exemplarytrafficsituationsforfuel
efficiency
Inmanydrivingsituations,thehybridsystemal#j lowsforaparticularlyefficientenergymanage#j
ment.'xStop-and-gotraffic:
Thecombustionengineisswitchedonor
overautomaticallybythehybridsystem.'xDrivingwithconstantspeed:
Theelectricmotorrelievesthecombustion
engineperiodicallybyalsobeingswitchedon.
Optimizingfuelconsumption
Chargingthevehicleregularly
Chargethevehicleregularlyandcompletelyus#j
ingasuitablechargingdevice.Thiswillreduce
fuelconsumptionduetotheuseofelectricalen#j ergy.
Longeridleperiodscanreducethechargestate
ofthehigh-voltagebattery.
Usingthestationaryclimatecontrol
regularly
Runadvanceclimatecontrolinthevehicleduring
chargingbeforedrivingoff.Thisoptimizesthe range.
Stationaryclimatecontrol,refertopage 251.
Avoidingtheuseofthecombustion engine
Followthefollowinginformationtoavoidusing
thecombustionengine:
'xSetthefeaturesofthehybridsystemtoMAX eDRIVE.
E:ePOWER,refertopage 126.'xFollowtheindicatorsforelectricdrivinginthe
instrumentcluster.E:ePOWER,refertopage 126.
Usingthenavigationsystem
regularly
Usethenavigationsystemalsoforfamiliarand
regularlytraveledroutes.Whenthenavigation systemdestinationguidanceisactive,thehybrid
systemusestheexistingnavigationdata.The
upcomingcourseoftheroadisanalyzed.Hybrid
operationadaptstothespecificroutesections.
Thefunctionmayberestrictedifthenavigation
dataisinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forex#j
ample.
ECOPRO
Concept
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theenginecon#j
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate controloutput,areadjusted.
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomati#j callydecoupledfromthetransmissioninthe
Dselectorleverpositionandtheengineis
switchedoff.TheDselectorleverpositionre#j
mainsengaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO PROtips,canbedisplayedtoassistwithafuel-
efficientdrivingstyle.
Generalinformation Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
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Overview
Button
ActivatingECOPRO Pressthebutton.ECOPROisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
ConfiguringECOPRO
INDIVIDUAL
ViatheDrivingDynamicsControl
1.ActivateECOPRO.2."ECOPROINDIVIDUAL"
ViaiDrive
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Drivingmode"4."ECOPROINDIVIDUAL"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
ECOPROlimit
'x"ECOPROspeed":activateECOPRO
speed.
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'x"Notificationat:"SetthedesiredspeedfortheECOPRO
speed.
Activating/deactivatingECOPRO
functions
ThefollowingECOPROfunctionscanbeacti#j
vated/deactivated:
'x"ECOPROseatheating"'x"ECOPROclimatecontrol"'x"ECOPROlightandsight"
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
ECOPROseatclimatecontrol TheactivationofECOPROwillreducetheout#j
putoftheseatheating.
ECOPROclimatecontrol Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thismeans,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfrom
thesettemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar's interiormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsump#j
tion.
ECOPROlightandsight Theoutputofexteriormirrorheatingandrearwindowdefrosterisreduced.
Resettingthesettings
ResetECOPROINDIVIDUALtothestandard settings:
"ResettoECOPROSTANDARD"
Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffi#j
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed. TheassessmentisdoneinvariouscategoriesandisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
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Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
GeneralinformationThecurrenttripisassessed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedbyad#jjustingyourdrivingstyle.
Functionalrequirement ThisfunctionisavailableinECOPROdrive
mode.
CallinguptheDrivingstyle
analysis1."CAR"2."Drivinginformation"3."Drivingstyleanalysis"
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheDrivingstyleanalysisshows
theefficiencyoftheDrivingstyle.
Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,themore
barsaredisplayedincolor.
Incontrast,areducednumberofbarswillbedis#j
playedwithaninefficientdrivingstyle.
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ChargingthevehicleVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Chargingthevehicle, General
Concept
Thevehiclecanbechargedusingvariouscharg#j ingcablesatchargingstationsorhouseholdsockets.
Controlandmonitoringofthechargingprocess
arehandledcompletelyautomatically.The chargecurrentstrengthcanbesetviaiDrive.
Generalinformation
High-voltagebattery Thehigh-voltagebatteryisusedasanenergy
accumulator.Thehigh-voltagebatterycanbe chargedbyenergyrecoveryduringthetriporvia
thepowergrid.
Inordertooperatethehigh-voltagebatteryopti#j mally,chargethevehicleregularlyandfullyusing
acompatiblecharger.
Whenchargingviathepowergrid,youcanchose
betweenthefollowingvariants:
'xHouseholdsocket.'xLevel2chargingstation.Level1chargingispossibleviaahousehold
socketwithavoltageof120volts.
Foroptimaluseoftheenergyfromthepower mains,chargingatachargingstation,forin#j
stanceBMWWallbox,isrecommended.
Chargecurrent
Generalinformation
Thechargecurrentstrengthisindicatedinam#j
peres.
Thevehiclecannotautomaticallydetectthemax#j imumpermissiblechargecurrentstrengthofthepowergridduringchargingviaahouseholdsocketorchargingstation.
Level1charging
PriortothefirstLevel1chargingatyourown householdsocket,oratotherhouseholdsock#j
ets,thepermittedchargecurrentstrengthmust bedeterminedbyaqualifiedelectrician,forex#jample.
ThechargecurrentstrengthforLevel1charging
canbeadjustedinthevehicleinampere.
Atdelivery,thechargecurrentforLevel1charg#j ingissettothelowestlevel.
Dependingonthecountry-specificversion,one
ofseveralampereratingsisprintedonthe
Level1chargingcable.Thisampereratingisthe limitwhichmustbeadheredtoforthevehicleif
thechargecurrentissettothehighestlevel.De#j pendingonthechargecurrent,thechargecur#j
rentstrengthmayvarywhenlowerlevelsareset.
Setcurrentlimit
Thecurrentlimitforchargingviathe Level1chargingcablecanbeset.
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