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BMWX4MtechnologyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Highperformanceengine
General Withadisplacementof3litres,theV8high-perjformanceenginegeneratesamaximumpowerof
353kW,withCompetitionpackage375kW,and amaximumtorqueof600Nm.Withitsspontaj
neousresponsiveness,averybroadusableenj
ginespeedrangeisproduced.Themaximum enginespeediselectronicallyregulatedat
7200rpm.Duetothepowerfulenginedynamics, themaximumenginespeedislimitedwhenthe
vehicleisstationary.
Drivinghot
Duringtheenginewarm-upphase,thehighperj
formanceenginerunsslightlymoreroughlydue
totheemissioncontrol.
Dependingonthesystem,thecoldstartiscarj
riedoutwithanincreasedidlespeed,which
makestheexhaustsystemlouder.
Forfurtherinformation:
Revolutioncounter,seepage 160.
Engineoiltemperature,seepage 161.
Mcompoundbrakes
General
Thehighperformancebrakesystemhasventilaj
tedcompoundbrakediscs.
Thespecificdesigncancausetemporaryfuncj
tionalnoisestooccurafteralongperiodoflow loading.
Thefunctionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheeffij ciency,operationalsafetyorenduranceofthe brake.
Brakingcorrectly Toavoidfunctionalnoises,itisdesirabletoload
thematregularintervalswithsomeshaperbrakj
ingoperations.Makesurethatthetrafficsituaj
tionpermitsthebrakingoperations.
Ifthebrakediscsarewet,thebrakesystemcan bebrakeddrytostopanynoise.
Drivetrain
Inthisvehicle,particularattentionispaidtothe
directconnectionfromtheenginetothedrivej train.Duetothetorsionallystiffdesignofthedrivetrain,asusualinasportscar,thetransmisj
sionofthetorqueiscanalsobeheard.
Whenthereareloadchanges,itcanthereforecauseclatteringnoises.Theclickingnoisesdo
notaffectthefunctionorlifetimeofthecompoj nents.
TheMxDriveall-wheelsystemvariablydistribj utestorquebetweenthefrontandrearaxles.
ThecombinationofMxDrive,activeMdifferenj
tialandadaptiveMsuspensioninthisvehicleenj suresahighdegreeofdrivingdynamicsthatis
typicalofBMWM.
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DrivingprecautionsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Runningin
General Movingpartsneedtoadjusttoeachother.
Thefollowingnoteswillhelptomaximisethevej hicle'slifetimeandefficiency.
DonotuseLaunchControlwhenrunningin.
Safetynote
WARNING
Newpartsandcomponentscancausesafety andDriverAssistanceSystemstorespondwithadelay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afternewpartshavebeeninstalledorifthevehicleisnew,drivemoderatelyandtakeactionpromptly
ifnecessary.Pleasecomplywithrunning-in
proceduresforthecorrespondingpartsand
components.
Engine,gearboxanddifferential
Upto2000km,1200miles
Drivewithalternatingrevolutionsandspeeds,but donotexceed5500rpmand170km/h,106mph.
Generallyavoidkick-downanddrivingunderfull load.
At2000km,1200milesHavemaintenanceconductadrive-inservice.
From2000km,1200milesto
5000km,3100miles
Revolutionsandvehiclespeedcangraduallybe
increasedtoacontinuousspeedof220km/h,
137mph.
Themaximumspeedof250km/h,155mphis
onlytobeusedbriefly,forexamplewhenoverj
taking.
Tyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdo
notachievetheirfullroadgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,200miles.
Brakesystem
MCompoundbrake:
BrakediscsandpadsoftheMCompoundbrake onlyachievetheirfulleffectivenessafterapj
prox.500km,300miles.Drivemoderatelyduring thisrunning-inperiod.
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Drivingonpoorroadsurfaces
Principle
Theincreasedgroundclearancemeansthatthe
vehiclecanbedrivenondifferenttypesofroad
surfaceswithdifferentproperties.
All-wheeldrivecanhelptoimproveforwardmoj
mentum.
Safetynote
NOTE
Objectsonunpavedsurfaces,forexample stonesorbranches,candamagethevehicle. Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donotdriveonunpavedsurfaces.
Whendrivingonpoorroad
surfaces
Foryourownsafetyandthesafetyofpassenj
gersandthevehicle,observethefollowing points:
'xFamiliariseyourselfwiththevehiclebeforestartingajourney.'xDonottakeanyriskswhendriving.'xAdjustspeedtotheroadconditions.Thesteeperandmoreuneventheroad,the
slowerthespeedshouldbe.'xFortripsonsteepgradients:topuptheenj
gineoilandcoolantalmosttotheMAXmark.'xWhendrivingdownsteephills,useHillDej scentControlHDC.'xAvoidcontactbetweenthebodyandthe
ground.
Groundclearanceisamaximum20cm, 7.8inchesandmayvarydependingonload
condition.'xIfwheelsarespinning,accelerateenoughso
thatdrivestabilitycontrolsystemscandistribjutedriveforcetowheels.ActivateMDyj
namicModeMDMifnecessary.
Afterdrivingonpoorroad
surfaces
Afterdrivingonpoorroadsurfaces,tomaintain
drivingsafety,checkwheelandtyresfordamage. Removeanymajorsoilingfromthebody.
Generaldrivinginformation
Closingthetailgate
Safetynote
WARNING
Whenopen,thetailgateprotrudesabovethe
vehicleandintheeventofanaccident,orwhen
brakingorcarryingoutevasivemanoeuvres,
canendangervehicleoccupantsandotherroad
usersordamagethevehicle.Thereisalsoa
riskofexhaustfumesenteringtheinteriorof
thevehicle.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial
damage.Donotdrivewiththetailgateopen.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifthereisnoalternativetodrivingwiththetailj
gateopen:
'xCloseallthewindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xAdjusttheblowertoahighsetting.'xMaintainamoderatespeed.
Hotexhaustsystem
WARNING
Hightemperaturesmayoccurunderthevehicle
bodyduringdriving,forexamplebecauseofthe
exhaustsystem.Contactwiththeexhaustsysj
temcanleadtoburns.Thereisariskofinjury.
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Donottouchthehotexhaustsystem,including
theexhaustpipe.
WARNING
Ifflammablematerials,forexampleleavesor grass,comeintocontactwithhotpartsofthe
exhaustsystem,thesematerialscancatchfire. Thereisariskoffireandinjury.Neverremove
theheatshieldsfittedhereorapplyunderseal
tothem.Makesurethatwhendriving,idlingor parking,noflammablematerialscancomeinto
contactwithhotvehicleparts.
Exhaustgasparticlefilter
Principle
Theexhaustgasparticlefiltercollectssootpartij
cles.Thesootparticlesareburnedathightemj peraturestocleantheexhaustgasparticlefilter
asnecessary.
GeneralThecleaningprocesstakesafewminutes,durj
ingwhichthefollowingmayoccur:
'xTheenginemaytemporarilyrunalittle
roughly.'xAslightlyhigherenginespeedmayberej
quiredtoachievetheusualpoweroutput.'xTheremaybeasmallamountofsmokefrom theexhaust,evenafterstoppingtheengine.'xNoise,forexamplecausedbytheradiatorfan
running,maybeheard,evensomeminutes afterstoppingtheengine.
Itisnormalfortheradiatorfantokeeprunning
forseveralminutes,evenaftershorttrips.
Cleaningtheexhaustgasparticle
filterwhiledriving
Variousdriverprofilesensurethattheexhaust
gasparticlefilterisself-cleaning.If,inadditionto theself-cleaningfunction,theexhaustgaspartij
clefilterneedstobeactivelycleanedwhiledrivjing,aCheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Proceedasfollowsthenexttimeyoudriveoutj sideofbuilt-upareasforaround30minutes.'xDeactivatecruiseControlsystems.'xTakeyourfootofftheacceleratorrepeatedlyandallowthevehicletorollinoverrunmode.
Forfurtherinformation:
Makeuseofoverrunmode,seepage 307.'xIfpossible,driveatalternatingspeeds.
Radiosignals
WARNING
Certainvehiclefunctionsmaybeaffectedbyinj
terferencefromhigh-frequencyradiosignals.
Suchsignalsareoutputfromaseriesoftransj
missionsystems,forexamplefromairtraffic
beaconsorrelaystationsformobiletelecomj
munications.
WerecommendyouconsultyourServiceCenj treshouldyouexperienceanydifficulties.
Mobilecommunicationinthe
vehicle
WARNING
Thereisapossibilityofreciprocalinterference
betweenthevehicleelectronicsandmobile radiodevices.Radiationisgeneratedwhenmoj
bileradiodevicesaretransmitting.Thereisa
riskofinjuryormaterialdamage.Ifpossible, onlyusemobileradiodevices,forexamplemoj
biletelephones,intheinterioriftheyareconj
necteddirectlytoanexternalaerialinorderto eliminatereciprocalinterferenceandtodiverttheradiationawayfromthevehicle'sinterior.
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Aquaplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan formbetweenthetyresandtheroad.
Thissituation,knownasaquaplaning,meansthat
thetyrecanactuallylosecontactcompletelywith theroadsurfaceandthevehiclecanneitherbesteered,northebrakesproperlyapplied.
Drivingthroughwater GeneralPleasecomplywiththefollowingwhendriving
throughwater:'xDeactivatetheAutomaticStart/Stopfunction.'xOnlydrivethroughstillwater.'xOnlydrivethroughwateruptoamax.depth
of25cm,9.8in.'xDrivethroughwateratawalkingspeedofno
morethan5km/h,3mph.
Safetynote
NOTE
Drivingthroughexcessivelydeepwatertoofast
canresultinwaterenteringtheenginecomj partment,electricalsystemortransmission.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Whendrivj
ingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaximum waterdepthandspeedspecifiedabove.
Safebraking
GeneralThevehicleisequippedwithanAnti-lockBrake
SystemABSasstandard.
Performfullbrakinginsituationsthatrequireit.
Thevehicleremainssteerable.Anyobstacles
canbeavoidedbysteeringassmoothlyaspossij
ble.
ApulsingofthebrakepedalshowsthattheAnti- lockBrakeSystemABSisregulating.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscancausefunctionalnoise.However,the functionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheefficiencyandoperationalsafetyofthebrakes.
Objectsintherangeofmovementof
thepedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe pedaltravelorblockapedalthathasbeen
pressed.Thereisariskofaccident.Ensurethat
itemsinthevehiclearestowedsecurelyand
cannotgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyuse floormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleand
canbesecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donot
useloosefloormats,anddonotplaceseveral
floormatsontopofoneanother.Makesure
thatthereissufficientspaceforthepedals.Enj
surethatfloormatsaresecurelyreattachedafj
terremoval,forexampleforcleaning.
Wetroads
Inwetweather,ongrittedroadsandinheavy
rain,applythebrakeslightlyeveryfewkilomej tres/miles.
Ensurethatyoudonotobstructotherroadusers
whendoingso.
Theheatgeneratedbybrakingdriesthebrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Thishelpstomaintainthebrakepowersothatit
isavailableimmediatelywhenneeded.
Downhillgradients General
Whendrivingonlongorsteepdownhill stretches,usethegearinwhichtheleastbrakingisrequired.Otherwisethebrakesystemcanoverheatandthebrakingeffectisreduced.
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Enginebrakingeffectcanbeadditionallyinj
creasedbymanuallyshiftingdown,evenintofirst gear,ifapplicable.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Evenslightbutcontinuouspressureonthe
brakepedalcancauseoverheating,brakepad wearorevenbrakesystemfailure.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Avoidexcessiveloadsonthe
brake.
WARNING
Whenidlingorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forexampleengine
brakingeffectorsteeringandbrakingforceasj
sistance,areeitherrestrictedornotavailableat
all.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotdriveat
idlespeedorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Corrosionofthebrakediscs
Corrosionofthebrakediscsandcontamination
ofthebrakepadsincreaseinthefollowingcirj cumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
used.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidicoralkalinecleaningagents.
Duringbraking,corrodedbrakediscsmaycause brakejudderwhichusuallycannotbeeliminated.
Condensationwhenvehicleis
parked
Whentheautomaticairconditioningisinoperaj
tion,condensationdevelopsandexitsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Groundclearance
NOTE
Ifthereisinsufficientgroundclearanceatcurb
edgesorwhendrivingintoundergroundcar parks,forexample,somevehiclepartsmspoilj
ers,forexamplemmaycomeintocontactwith theground.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Makesurethatthereissufficientgroundclearj ance.
MDriver'sPackage:drivingin
maximumspeedrange
WARNING
Athighspeeds,damagetovehiclepartscan
adverselyaffectvehiclehandlingcharacterisj
tics.Suchpartsincludethetyres,underbody
andpartsforimprovingaerodynamics.Thereis
ariskofaccident.Havethedamagerectifiedby
aServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.Donotdriveathighspeeduntilthe
damagehasbeenrepaired.
Roofrack
General
Fittingonlypossiblewithroofrailing.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialequipment.
Safetynote
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forexamplewith
aroofrack,thehighercentreofgravitycan
meanthatdrivingsafetyisnolongerguaranj teedincriticaldrivingsituations.Thereisarisk
ofaccidentormaterialdamage.Donotdeactij
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vateDynamicStabilityControlDSCwhendrivj
ingwitharoofload.
Fitting Followtheinstallationinstructionsfortheroof
rack.
Makesurethatthereissufficientspacetoraise
andopentheglasssunroof.
Loads Aloadedroofrackaltersthevehicle'sroadbej
haviourandsteeringresponsebyshiftingitscenj
treofgravity.
Whenloadinganddriving,bearthefollowingin mind:'xDonotexceedthepermittedroofandaxle
loadsorthepermittedgrossweight.'xMakesurethatthereissufficientspaceto
raiseandopentheglasssunroof.'xDistributetheroofloadevenly.'xTheroofloadmustnotbespreadoveralarge
area.'xPlaceheavyitemsofluggageatthebottom.'xSecurelyfastentheluggage,forexamplewith
tensioningstraps.'xDonotallowobjectstoprotrudeintothe
swingrangeofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenacceleraj tion,brakingorcornering.
Rearluggagerack
Principle
Theballlinkageofthetrailertowhitchcanbe
usedasamountforrearluggageracks;forexj amplebicycleracksystems.
General
Rearluggageracksthathavebeenclassifiedas suitablebythevehiclemanufacturerareavailable asspecialequipment.
Bicycleracksystemsforuptothreebicyclescan
beused.
Fitting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsfortherear
luggagerack.
Loads
Thepermittedgrossweightoftherearluggage
rackwhenloadeddependsonhowfaritscentre
ofgravityisfromtheballlinkage.
'xIfthecentreofgravityisupto30cm,11.8in
fromtheballlinkage,thegrossweightofthe
rearluggagerackmustnotexceed
75kg/165lbs.'xIfthecentreofgravityis60cm,23.5infrom theballlinkage,thegrossweightoftherear
luggagerackmustnotexceed35kg/77lbs.'xStowheavyloadsascloseaspossibletothe
balllinkage.'xFastenloadssecurelytotherearluggage
rackandsecurethemagainstslidingaround.
Beforeajourney
Beforebeginningthejourney,checkthattherear lightsontherearluggagerackareworking.
Themaximumoutputoftherearluggagerack
rearlightsmustnotexceedthevaluesfortrailer
rearlights.
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Topreventfunctionallimitationsandmalfuncj
tionsaffectingdriverassistancesystems,activate
towingatraileroperation.
Forfurtherinformation:'xPowerconsumption,seepage 301.'xActivatingtraileroperation,seepage 303.
Drivingwitharearluggagerack
Whenladen,therearluggagerackaltersthevejhicle'shandlingandsteeringresponseduetothecentreofgravityhavingbeenshifted.
Whenloadinganddriving,bearthefollowingin mind:
'xDonotexceedthepermittedaxleloadorthe
permittedgrossweight.'xDrivesmoothlyandavoidsuddenacceleraj tionandbrakingorfastcornering.
Drivingonaracingtrack
WARNING
Thevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinmotorj sportcompetitionsorsimilar.Thereisariskof
accident.Donotusethevehicleinmotorsport
competitionsorsimilar.
Thehighermechanicalandthermalloadsinj volvedindrivingonracingtracksleadtoinj
creasedwear.Thiswearisnotcoveredbythe
warranty.
Whendrivingonaracetrack,graduallyincrease thedurationoftheload.
Beforeandafterdrivingonaracingtrack,have
thevehiclecheckedataServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
Thestandardbrakepadsandtheweardisplays
arenotdesignedforracingtrackoperation.
Furtherinformationandadvicecanbeobtained
fromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
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TowingatrailerVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
General
Thepermittedtrailerloads,axleloads,trailer
noseweightsandgrossvehicleweightratingare specifiedinthetechnicaldata.
ConsultaServicePartnerofthemanufactureror anotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshopaboutoptionsforincreasingtheloads.
Thevehicleisequippedwithreinforcedspringsontherearaxleand,dependingonthetype,with
amorepowerfulcoolingsystem.
ForAustralia/NewZealand: note
Towing
TheAustralian/NewZealandStandardsAS
4177.1-2004CaravanandlightTowingatrailer componentsmtrailertowhitchesandtowing
bracketscontainsthefollowingstatement,which isherebyacceptedbytheBMWGroupAustralia:
FORTOWINGONLY.Thetrailertowhitchsupj pliedwithyourBMWvehicleshouldonlybeused
fortowingpurposes,thetrailertowhitchassemj
blyshouldnotbeusedinconjunctionwithany
towbar-mountedcarryingdevice,suchas,forexj ample,abicyclecarryingrack.
AsallBMWGrouptowbarassembliesaredej
signed,testedandapprovedasasingleunit,the
practiceofmodifyingorreplacingtheBMWsupj pliedtowballmountassemblyisnotapproved.
UseonlythegenuineBMWtowballmountasj sembly.
BMWGroupAustraliadoesnotrecommendor supporttheinstallationanduseofaWeightDisj
tributionHitchorLoadLevellingDeviceonany
BMWGroupvehicle.Theuseofsuchdevices
mayaffectthevehicle'swarrantystatus.
WerecommendyouconsultyourAuthorised
BMWDealerforanyfurtheradviceorclarificaj
tion.
Beforeajourney
Trailernoseweight
Thetrailernoseweightshouldnotbelessthan
theminimumtrailernoseweightof25kg,55lb.
Utilisethemaximumtrailernoseweightasfaras
possible.
Theweightofthetrailertowhitchandthenose weightreducethemaximumloadofthetowingvehicle.Thenoseweightincreasesthevehicle
weight.Donotexceedthepermittedtotalweight
ofthetowingvehicle.
Loads Distributetheloadasevenlyaspossibleovertheloadingarea.
Stowtheloadaslowaspossibleandascloseas possibletothetraileraxle.Alowcentreoftrailer gravitymakesthecar/trailercombinationmuchmorestableandsafetodrive.
Thepermittedtotalweightofthetrailerandthe permittedtrailerloadofthevehiclemustnotbe
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