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exceeded.Thelowervalueisthelimitwhich
shouldbeadheredto.
Tyreinflationpressure
Checkthevehicle'sandthetrailer'styreinflation
pressurescarefully.
Onthevehicle,thetyreinflationpressurefor
higherloadsapplies.
Forthetrailer,theregulationsofthemanufacj
turerapply.
Forfurtherinformation:
Tyreinflationpressureinformation,see
page 310.
RunflatindicatorRPA Initialisetherunflatindicatorafterthetyreinflaj
tionpressurehasbeencorrectedoratrailerhas
beenattachedordetached.
Forfurtherinformation:
RunflatindicatorRPA,seepage 325.
TyrePressureMonitor
ResettheTyrePressureMonitorafterthetyre
inflationpressurehasbeencorrectedoratrailer hasbeenattachedordetached.
Forfurtherinformation:
TyrePressureMonitor,seepage 320.
Exteriormirror
Twoexteriormirrorswhichbringbothrearcorj
nersofthetrailerintoyourfieldofviewarerej
quiredbylaw.Mirrorsofthistypeareavailableas
specialequipmentfromaServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
Powerconsumption
General Beforebeginningyourjourney,checkthefuncj
tionofthetrailerrearlights.Whentowingacaravan,keeptheactivation timesofpowerconsumersshorttoavoidplacinganexcessiveloadonthevehiclebattery.
NotAustralia/NewZealand:Trailer
rearlights
Thepoweroutputofthetrailer'srearlightsmustnotexceedthefollowingvalues:'xTurnindicators:42wattperside.'xTaillights:50wattperside.'xBrakelights:84watttotal.'xRearfoglights:42watttotal.'xReversinglights:42watttotal.
Australia/NewZealand:Trailerrear
lights
'xTurnindicators:54wattperside.'xTaillights:100wattintotal.'xBrakelights:108watttotal.'xReversinglights:54watttotal.
Towingatrailer
General
Whenthetrailersocketisinuse,somedriverasj sistancesystemsareunavailable,oravailabletoa limitedextent.ACheckControlmessageisshownwhereapplicable.
Inordertoavoidmalfunctions,activatetowinga trailermode.
Forfurtherinformation:
Activatingtraileroperation,seepage 303.
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Safetynotes
WARNING
Speedsinexcessofapproximately80km/h, 50mph,canbeenoughtoproducesnaking
motion,dependingonthedesignoftrailersand
theloadstheyarecarrying.Thereisariskof
accidentormaterialdamage.
Keeptoanappropriatespeedwhentowinga
trailer.Ifthetrailerstartstosnake,brakeimmej
diatelyandmakethenecessarysteeringcorj
rectionsascarefullyaspossible.
WARNING
Thetyreinflationpressuremustbeadapted
becauseoftheincreasedaxleloadwhentowj
ingatrailer.Drivingwithinadequatetyreinflaj
tionpressurecandamagethetyres.Thereisa
riskofaccidentormaterialdamage.Donotexj
ceedaspeedof100km/h/60mph.Increase
thetyreinflationpressureofthetowingvehicle
by0.2bar.Notethemaximumpossibletyreinj
flationpressurestatedonthetyre.
Upwardgradients
General
Intheinterestofsafetyandtoavoidholdingup
othertraffic,donotattempttoclimbupwardgraj dientssteeperthan12%whentowingatrailer.
Ifhighertrailerloadshavebeenretrospectivelyapproved,thelimitis8%.
Drivingoffonupwardgradients Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyreleased
whentheacceleratorpedalisoperated.
Topreventthevehiclefromrollingbackwhen
drivingoff,usetheparkingbrake.
1.Shortlybeforedrivingoff,pullandrej
leasetheswitch.Theparkingbrakeisengaged.2.Todriveoff,presstheacceleratorpedalwith
sufficientforce.
Downhillgradients
Ondownwardgradients,acar/trailercombination
tendstostartsnakingearlier.
Beforethedownwardgradient,shiftdownmanj uallytothenext-lowestgearanddrivedownjwardsslowly.
TrailerStabilityControl
Principle
Thesystemhelpsyoutoneutraliseatrailer's
tendencytoswingfromsidetoside.
TrailerStabilityControldetectssnakingmovej
mentsandpromptlybrakesthevehiclesothat
roadspeedfallstobelowthecriticalrangeand thecar/trailercombinationisstabilised.
General
Ifthepowersocketforthetrailerisinusebutno
trailerisattached,forexamplewhenusingabicyj
clecarrierwithlighting,thesystemmaybecome
activeinextremedrivingsituations.
Operatingrequirements Thesystemisoperationalfromaspeedofapjproximately65km/h,40mph,whentowingatrailerandwiththetrailersocketinuse.
Systemlimits
Thesystemisunabletointerveneorintervenes toolate,inthefollowingsituationsforexample:
'xIfatrailerfoldsinstantly,forexampleonslipjperyorlooseroadsurfaces.'xIfatrailerwithahighcentreofgravitytips
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'xIfthepowerconsumptionofatraileristoolowtobedetectedbythesystem,forexamj
pleduetoLEDrearlights.
Activatingtowingatrailer
mode
Principle
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketoccupied,somedriverassistance
systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.Inordertoavoidmalfunctions,actij vatetowingatrailermode.
Activating
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Trailermode5.Trailermode
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:Trailertowhitch withelectricallyswivellabletrailerhitch
General
Theswivel-mountedballlinkageforthetrailer
towhitchislocatedontheundersideofthevehij cle.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheballlinkageisnotlocked,unstabledriving conditionsoraccidentscanresult.Thereisariskofaccidentormaterialdamage.Beforeajourneywithatrailerorloadcarrier,checkthat
theballlinkageiscorrectlylocked.
Iftheballlinkageisnotproperlylocked,the
LEDinthebuttonilluminatesred.
NOTE
Thetrailertowhitchisintendedtobeusedwith
atrailer.Iftheballlinkageofthetrailertowhitch
hasbeenswivelledout,itmaybecomejammed whendrivingwithoutatrailerorloadcarrier.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Swivelthe
balllinkagebackinwhendrivingwithouta
trailerorloadcarrier.
Overview
Thebuttonforswingingtheswivel-mountedball
linkageinandoutisbehindtherearsidetrimin
theluggagecompartment.Removethecover fromtheright-handtrimpanel.
Operatingrequirements Thefollowingrequirementsmustbemetinordertoswiveltheballlinkage:
'xVehicleisstandingonlevelground.'xThetailgateisopen.'xThetrailersocketisnotoccupied.'xTrailertowingisnotactivated.'xAdequatechargestateofthevehiclebattery.
TheLEDinthebuttonilluminatesgreenifthesystemisoperational.
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Swivellingouttheballlinkage1.Opentheluggagecompartment.2.Stepoutoftheswivellingrangeoftheballlinkagebehindthevehicle.3.Pressthebuttonintheluggagecomj
partment.
Theballlinkageswivelsoutwards.TheLED inthebuttonflashesingreen.4.Waituntiltheballlinkagehasreachedtheendposition.
Swivellingtheballlinkageback
in
1.Disconnectthetrailerorloadcarrier.2.Removeanyfittingsforthetrack-stabilising
devices.3.Pullthepowersupplyconnectorforthetrailer andanyadaptersoutofthesocket.4.Pressthebuttonintheluggagecomj
partment.
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
Thetrailersocketislocatedonthetrailertowhitch.
Foldthecoverdownwards.
Eyeforsecuringcable
Thereisaneyeonthetrailertowhitchforfastenj ingthetrailersecuringcable.
Forincreasedsafetywhentowingatrailer,attach thetrailersecuringcabletotheeye.
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Checkthatthesecuringcablecanmovefreelyandisnotdraggingontheground.
Operatingrearluggageracks
Theballlinkageofthetrailertowhitchcanbe
usedasamountforrearluggageracks;forexj
amplebicycleracksystems.
Notetheinformationonrearluggagerackswhen operatingtherearluggagerack.
Forfurtherinformation:
Rearluggagerack,seepage 298.
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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.
Removemountedpartsafteruse Ifnolongerrequired,removeauxiliarymirrors,
roofracksandrear-mountedracksafteruse.
Add-onaccessoriesonthevehiclecanadversely affectitsaerodynamicperformanceandincreasefuelconsumption.
Closewindowsandtheglass
sunroof
Anopenglasssunrooforopenwindowincrease
dragandconsequentlyfuelconsumption.
Tyres GeneralTyrescanhavedifferingeffectsonconsumption
figures.Consumptioncanbeaffectedbythesize ofthetyres,forexample.
Checktyreinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifnecessary,correctthetyreinflationpressuresatleasttwiceamonthandbeforesetj
tingoffonalongerjourney.
Insufficienttyreinflationpressureenlargesthe
rollingresistanceandthusincreasesfuelconj sumptionandtyrewear.
Forfurtherinformation:
Tyreinflationpressureinformation,see
page 310.
Driveoffimmediately Donotwarmuptheenginewiththevehicleata
standstill,butinsteadsetoffstraightaway,drivj
ingatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisbringsthecoldengineuptooperatingtemj peratureasquicklyaspossible.
Thinkahead Anticipatingtheroadsituationandadoptingasmoothdrivingstylewillreducefuelconsumpj tion.
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Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedsreducesfuelconj sumptionandwear.
Payattentiontotheoptimumshiftindicatorin thevehicle,iffitted.
Makeuseofoverrunmode Whenapproachingaredtrafficlight,takeyourfootofftheacceleratorandallowthevehicletoroll.
Ondownwardstretches,takeyourfootoffthe acceleratorandallowthevehicletoroll.
Thefuelsupplyisinterruptedinoverrunmode.
Switchofftheengineifstopping
forlongerperiods
Stoppingtheengine Whenyoustopthevehicleforlongerperiods,for
exampleattrafficlights,railwaycrossingsorin
trafficjams,switchofftheengine.
AutomaticStart/Stopfunction TheAutoStartStopfunctionofthevehicleshutsofftheengineautomaticallyduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenstarted again,thefuelconsumptionandemissionsarereducedcomparedwithapermanentlyrunning
engine.Savingscanbemadejustbystopping
theengineforafewseconds.
Fuelconsumptionalsodependsonotherfactors,
suchasdrivingstyle,roadcondition,maintej
nanceorenvironmentalfactors,forexample.
Switchofffunctionswhichare
notcurrentlyrequired
Functionssuchasseatheatingorrearwindow
heatingrequireagreatdealofenergyandinj creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincitytraffic
andstop-and-gotraffic.
Switchthesefunctionsoffiftheyarenotrej
quired.Havemaintenanceworkcarried
out
Havethevehicleservicedregularlytoachieve
optimaleconomyandlifetime.BMWrecomj
mendshavingmaintenanceworkcarriedoutbya
BMWServicePartner.
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RefuellingVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Noteswhenrefuelling
General Beforerefuelling,observethenotesonthefuelgrade.
Whenrefuelling,insertthefillernozzlefullyinto
thefillerneck.Liftingthefillernozzleduringrefuj
ellingresultsinthefollowing:
'xThesupplyoffuelisstoppedtoosoon.'xFuelvapourrecoveryislesseffective.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzlecutsout forthefirsttime.
Pleasecomplywiththesafetyregulationsdisj
playedatfillingstations.
Forfurtherinformation:
Fuelquality,seepage 336.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Iftherangedropsbelow50km,30miles,the enginemaynolongerbesuppliedwithsuffij
cientfuel.Enginefunctionisnolongerensured.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Refuelin
goodtime.
NOTE
Fuelsarepoisonousandaggressivesubstanj ces.Overfillingthefueltankcandamagethe
fuelsystem.Iffuelcomesintocontactwith
paintwork,itcandamageit.Theenvironmentis
polluted.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Avoidoverfilling.
Fueltankcap
Opening
1.Toopenthefueltankfillerflap,pushonthe
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2.Turnthefueltankcapanticlockwise.3.Placethefueltankcapintheholderonthe
fuelfillerflap.
Closing
WARNING
Theretainingstrapofthefueltankcapmaybej
cometrappedandcrushedwhenturningthe
captocloseit.Itwillthennotbepossibleto
closethecapproperly.Fuelorfuelvapourscan
leakout.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial damage.Makesurethattheretainingstrap
doesnotgettrappedandcrushedwhenclosj
ingthecap.
1.Fitthefuelfillercapandturnclockwiseuntilit
isclearlyheardtoclickintoplace.2.Pressonthefueltankfillerflapuntilitenj
gages.
Emergencyrelease
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytounj
lockthefueltankfillerflapmanually,forexample
ifthereisanelectricalfault.
HavethefueltankfillerflapunlockedbyaServj
icePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualij
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WheelsandtyresVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Tyreinflationpressure
General
Atyre'sconditionandinflationpressureinfluence thefollowing:
'xLifetimeofthetyre.'xDrivingsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetynote
WARNING
Atyrewithtoolittleornotyreinflationpressure
canheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Handlingcharacteristics,forexamplesteering
andbraking,willbeimpairedasaresult.There
isariskofaccident.Checkthetyreinflation
pressureregularlyandadjustasnecessary,for
exampletwiceamonthorbeforeanylongjourj
ney.
Tyreinflationpressure
information
Onthedoorpillar
Thetyreinflationpressureinformationisshown
onthedoorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.
Thetyreinflationpressuredataisvalidforthe
tyresizesandrecommendedtyremakeswhich
havebeenratedbythevehiclemanufactureras suitableforthevehicleconcerned.
Thetyreinflationpressuresstatedfortherej
spectiveloadconditionsapplydependingonthe
vehicle'sactualloadcondition.Example:fora partiallyloadedvehicle,theoptimumtyreinflationpressureistheonestatedforapartiallyloaded
vehicle.
Moreinformationregardingwheelsandtyrescan
beobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora specialistworkshop.
ForAustralia/NewZealand
WARNING
Theinflationpressuresonthetyrelabelareapj plicableonlyfortyresexplicitlymentionedon
thelabel.Inflationpressuresfortyresthatmay
becoveredbythelabelmbysize,speedcatej
goryandloadrating/loadindexmbutnotexplicj
itlymentionedonthelabelmaybedifferent.
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