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theinstrumentcluster.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 148.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecon#j
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.
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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ficationisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbut#jton.
Manualtriggering1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
intheareaofthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanEmer#j
gencyRequesthasbeeninitiated.
IfacancelpromptappearsontheControl Display,theEmergencyRequestcanbe
aborted.
Ifthesituationallows,waitinyourvehicleuntil thevoiceconnectionhasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhenaconnectionto
theBMWResponseCenterhasbeenestab#j
lished.
TheBMWResponseCenterthenmakes contactwiththeoccupantsofthevehicleand
initiatesfurtherstepstohelp.
Evenifyouareunabletorespond,theBMW ResponseCentercantakefurtherstepstohelpyouundercertaincircumstances.
Forthispurpose,datathatservestodeter#j
minethenecessaryrescuemeasures,forin#j stancethecurrentpositionofthevehicle
whenitcanbedetermined,istransmittedto
theBMWResponseCenter.
EveniftheBMWResponseCenterisnolon#j
gerheardthroughtheloudspeakers,the
BMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
heartheoccupantsofthevehicle.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheEmer#j
gencyRequest.
Whattodoafteran
accident
Generalinformation Afteranaccident,complywiththefollowing
safetyprecautionswithregardtothehigh-volt#j agesystem:
'xSecurethecrashsite.'xImmediatelynotifyrescueforces,police,or
firefightersofthefactthatyourvehicleis
equippedwithahigh-voltagesystem.'xEngageselectorleverpositionP,setthe parkingbrakeandswitchoffoperatinganddrive-readystate.'xLockthevehicleafterexiting.'xDonotinhaleanygasesescapingfromthehigh-voltagebattery;ifneeded,maintaina
safedistancefromthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j
gertolife.Afteranaccident,donottouchany
high-voltagecomponentssuchasorangecol#j oredhigh-voltagecablesorpartsthatarein
contactwithexposedhigh-voltagecables.
Warning
Fluidsinthehigh-voltagebatteryarecorrosive.
Thereisariskofinjury.Donottouchfluidses#j
capingfromthehigh-voltagebattery.
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Jump-starting
GeneralinformationIfthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbe
startedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleand twojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswithfullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Vehicleswithhybriddrivecannotbeusedfor
jump-starting.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatareundervoltage.
Warning
Ifthejumpercablesareconnectedintheincor#j rectorder,sparkingmayoccur.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Payattentiontothecorrectorderdur#j
ingconnection.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump- starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatnobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehi#j
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltagein#j
formationcanbefoundonthebattery.2.Switchofftheengineoftheassistingvehicle.3.Switchoffanyelectricalconsumersinboth
vehicles.Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompart#j mentactsasthepositivebatteryterminal.
Aspecialconnectiononthebodyintheengine
compartmentactsasthenegativebatterytermi#j nal.
Additionalinformation:
Overviewofenginecompartment,referto
page 330.
Openthecoverofthepositivebatteryterminal.
Connectingthecables Beforeyoubegin,switchoffallunnecessary
electronicsystems/powerconsumers,suchas
theradio,ontheassistingandreceivingvehicle.1.Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositivebatteryterminal,
ortothecorrespondingstartingaidterminal ofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendofthecabletothepositivebatteryterminal,or
tothecorrespondingstartingaidterminalof
thevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegative jumpercabletothenegativebatteryterminal,ortothecorrespondingengineorbody
groundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptotheneg#j
ativebatteryterminal,ortothecorresponding
engineorbodygroundofthevehicletobe started.
Establishingdrive-readystate
1.Starttheengineoftheassistingvehicleandletitrunforseveralminutesatanincreased
idlespeed.2.Establishthedrive-readystateforthevehicle
tobestartedasusual.
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temptinordertoallowthedischargedbattery
torecharge.3.Disconnectthejumpercablesinthereverse order.
Checkthebatteryandrecharge,ifneeded.
Tow-startingandtowing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Steptronictransmission:
transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow
fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthedan#j
gerarea,itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Additionalinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,refertopage 138.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona loadingplatform.
Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,depend#j
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora
warningtriangleintherearwindow.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetow#j ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse.
Thereisariskofaccident.Makesurethatthe
grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicleis
heavierthanthevehicletobetowed.
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NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincor#j rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Correctly attachthetowbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe towbaratanoffsetangle,pleasefollowthefol#jlowing:
'xManeuveringcapabilityislimitedgoingaroundcorners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithanoffset.
Towrope
Observethefollowingnoteswhenusingthetow
rope:
'xUsenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenable
thevehicletobetowedwithoutjerking.'xMakesurethetowropeisnottwistedwhen fastening.'xCheckthefasteningofthetowfittingandtow
ropeinregularintervals.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof
30mph/50km/h.'xDonotexceedatowingdistanceof 3miles/5km.'xWhenstartingtotowthevehicle,makesurethatthetowropeistaut.Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
Thetowfittingcanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowfittingisfoundintheonboardvehicle toolkit.
'xUseonlythetowfittingprovidedwiththeve#j hicleandscrewitallthewayin.'xUsethetowfittingfortowingonpavedroadsonly.'xAvoidlateralloadingofthetowfitting,forin#j
stancedonotliftthevehiclebythetowfit#j ting.'xCheckthefasteningofthetowfittinginregu#jlarintervals.
Additionalinformation:
Onboardvehicletoolkit,refertopage 342.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Ifthetowfittingisnotusedasintended,there
maybedamagetothevehicleortothetowfit#j ting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Fol#j
lowthenotesonusingthetowfitting.
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Screwthreadfortowfitting
Pressonthemarkontheedgeofthecoverto
pushitout.
Forcoverswhichhaveanopeninginsteadofa
marking,pullthecoveroutbytheopening.
Tow-starting
Donottow-startthevehicle.
Starttheenginebyjump-starting,ifpossible.
Havethereasonsforthestartingdifficultiescor#j
rectedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Additionalinformation:
Jump-starting,refertopage 353.
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CareVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Washingthevehicle
Generalinformation Regularlyremoveforeignobjectssuchasleaves
intheareabelowthewindshieldwhenthehood
israised.
Washyourvehiclefrequently,particularlyinwin#j ter.Intensesoilingandroadsaltcandamagethe
vehicle.
Steamblasterandhigh-pressure
washer
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whencleaningwithhigh-pressurewashers, componentscanbedamagedduetothepres#jsureortemperaturesbeingtoohigh.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Maintainsufficient
distanceanddonotspraytoolongcontinu#j
ously.Followtheoperatinginstructionsforthe
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Drivingintoacarwashwitha
Steptronictransmission
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyen#j
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donot switchstandbystateoffinvehiclewashes.
Generalinformation
Inacarwash,thevehiclemustbeabletoroll
freely.
Somecarwashesdonotpermitpersonsinthe vehicle.Thevehiclecannotbelockedfromthe outsidewheninselectorleverpositionN.Asig#j
nalsoundswhenanattemptismadetolockthe
vehicle.
Additionalinformation:
Rollingorpushingthevehicle,refertopage 138.
Drivingoutofacarwash Ensurethatthevehiclekeyisinthecar.
Switchondrive-readystate.
Additionalinformation:
Drive-readystate,refertopage 40.
Headlights
Donotrubwetheadlightsdryanddonotuse
abrasiveoracidiccleaningagents.
Soakareasthathavebeendirtied,forinstance
frominsects,withshampooandwashoffwith water.
Thawicewithde-icingspray;donotuseanice scraper.
Afterwashingthevehicle
Afterwashingthevehicle,applythebrakes
brieflytodrythem;otherwise,brakingactioncan
bereduced.Theheatgeneratedduringbraking
driesbrakediscsandbrakepadsandprotects
themagainstcorrosion.
Completelyremoveallresiduesonthewindows, tominimizelossofvisibilityduetosmearingand
toreducewipernoisesandwiperbladewear.
Vehiclecare
Vehiclecareproducts
Generalinformation
BMWrecommendsusingvehiclecareand
cleaningproductsfromBMW.Suitablecare productsareavailablefromadealer#ssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorre#j
pairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Cleanserscancontainsubstancesthataredan#j
gerousandharmfultoyourhealth.Thereisa riskofinjury.Whencleaningtheinterior,open
thedoorsorwindows.Onlyuseproductsin#j tendedforcleaningvehicles.Followthein#j
structionsonthecontainer.
Vehiclepaint
Generalinformation Regularcarecontributestodrivingsafetyand
valueretention.Environmentalinfluencesin
areaswithelevatedairpollutionornaturalcon#j
taminants,suchastreeresinorpollencanaffect thevehicle'spaintwork.Tailorthefrequencyand
extentofyourvehiclecaretotheseinfluences.
Corrosivesubstancessuchasspilledfuel,oil,
greaseorbirddroppings,mustberemovedim#j
mediatelytopreventthefinishfrombeingaltered
ordiscolored.
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Mattefinish
Onlyusecleaningandcareproductssuitablefor
vehicleswithmattefinish.
Leathercare
Removedustfromtheleatherregularly,usinga
clothorvacuumcleaner.
Otherwise,particlesofdustandroadgrimechafe
inporesandfolds,andleadtoincreasedwear andprematuredegradationoftheleathersur#j
face.
Toguardagainstdiscoloration,suchasfrom
clothing,cleanleatherandprovideleathercare
roughlyeverytwomonths.
Cleanlight-coloredleathermorefrequentlybe#j
causesoilingonsuchsurfacesissubstantially
morevisible.
Useleathercareproducts;otherwise,dirtand
greasewillgraduallybreakdowntheprotective
layeroftheleathersurface.
Upholsterymaterialcare
Generalinformation Vacuumtheupholsteryregularlywithavacuum
cleaner.
Ifupholsteryisverydirty,forinstancewithbever#j agestains,useasoftspongeormicrofiberclothwithasuitableinteriorcleaner.
Cleantheupholsterydowntotheseamsusing
largesweepingmotions.Avoidrubbingthema#j terialvigorously.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
OpenVelcronfastenersonarticlesofclothing candamagetheseatcovers.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.EnsurethatanyVelcron
fastenersareclosed.
Caringforspecialcomponents
Light-alloywheels Whencleaningthevehicle,useonlyneutralwheelcleanershavingapHvaluefrom5to9.Do
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Plasticcomponents
NOTICE
Cleansersthatcontainalcoholorsolvents,such aslacquerthinners,heavy-dutygreaseremov#j
ers,fuel,orsuch,candamageplasticparts.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Clean
withamicrofibercloth.Dampentheclothlightly
withwater,ifneeded.
Cleanwithamicrofibercloth.
Dampentheclothlightlywithwater,ifneeded.
Donotsoaktheroofliner.
Safetybelts
Warning
Chemicalcleanserscandestroythesafetybelt
webbing.Missingprotectiveeffectofthesafety
belts.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.
Useonlyamildsoapysolutionforcleaningthe safetybelts.
Dirtybeltstrapsimpedethereelingactionand
thushaveanegativeimpactonsafety.
Useonlyamildsoapysolutionforcleaningthe
installedbeltstraps.
Safetybeltsshouldonlybeallowedtoretractif
theyaredry.
Carpetsandfloormats
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormats
thataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats.
Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsarese#j
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Thefloormatscanberemovedfromthecar'sin#j
teriorforcleaning.
Ifthefloorcarpetsareverydirty,cleanwithami#j
crofiberclothandwateroratextilecleaner.To preventmattingofthecarpet,rubbackandforth
inthedirectionoftravelonly.
Mountfortrailerhitch
Keepthemountclean.
Regularlygreaseoroilbearingsandslidingsurfa#j
ceswithresin-freegreasesoroils.
Beforeusingsteamcleanersorhighpressure
cleanersonthevehicle,removetheballhead
andinsertthecoverintothemount.
Sensorsandcameralenses
Tocleansensorsandcameralenses,useacloth
moistenedwithasmallamountofglassdeter#j
gent.
Displays,screens,andprotective
glassoftheHead-upDisplay
NOTICE
Chemicalcleansers,moistureorfluidsofany kindcandamagethesurfaceofdisplaysand screens.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Cleanwithaclean,antistaticmicrofibercloth.
NOTICE
Thesurfaceofdisplayscanbedamagedwith
impropercleaning.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Avoidpressurethatistoohighanddo
notuseanyscratchingmaterials.
Cleanwithaclean,antistaticmicrofibercloth.
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