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Storagecompartmentunderthecargofloorpanel
Generalinformation Thereisastoragecompartmentunderthecargo
floorpanel.
Openingthestorage
compartment
Foldupthecargofloorpanel.
Closingthestorage
compartment
Pushthecargofloorpaneldownward.
Through-loadingsystem
Principle Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thecargoareacanbeenlargedasfollows:
'xTherearseatbackrestscanbefoldeddown.'xTherearseatbackrestscanbemovedintoan
uprightloadingpositionusingthecargoset#j ting.
Generalinformation
Therearseatbackrestisdividedataratioof40#m20#m40.Thesiderearseatbackrestsandthe
centersectioncanbefoldeddownseparately.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,therear seatbackrestscanbefoldeddownfromtherearorfromthecargoarea.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Dangerofjammingwithfoldingdowntheback#j rests.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j
mentoftherearbackrestandtheoftheheadrestraintisclearpriortofoldingdown.
Warning
Ifarearseatbackrestisnotlocked,unsecured cargocanbethrownaboutthecar#ssinterior;
forinstance,intheeventofanaccident,braking
oranevasivemaneuver.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethattherearseatbackrestislocked
afterfoldingitback.
Warning
Thestabilityofthechildrestraintsystemislim#j
itedorcompromisedwithincorrectseatsetting
orimproperinstallationofthechildseat.There isariskofinjuryordangertolife.Makesurethatthechildrestraintsystemfitssecurelyagainstthebackrest.Ifpossible,adjustthe
backresttiltforallaffectedbackrestsandcor#j
rectlyadjusttheseats.Makesurethatseats andbackrestsaresecurelyengagedorlocked.
Ifpossible,adjusttheheightoftheheadre#j
straintsorremovethem.
Warning
Oncetherearseatbackresthasbeenfolded down,thelockingbracketprotrudesintothe
car'sinterior.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j
erty,amongotherpotentialdamage.Whenthe rearseatbackrestisfoldeddown,payattention
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totheprotrudinglockingbracketandkeepthisareaunobstructed.
NOTICE
Vehiclepartscanbedamagedwhenfolding
downtherearbackrest.Thereisariskofdam#j agetoproperty,amongotherpotentialdam#j
age.Makesurethattheareaofmovementof therearbackrestincludingheadrestraintis
clearwhenfoldingdown.
Recliningthebackrest
Fromtherear
Pulltheleverandfoldtherearseatbackrestfor#j ward.
Foldingdownthecentersection
1.Folddownthecenterheadrestraint.2.Pullleverandfoldthecentersectionforward.Cargoposition Principle
Therearseatbackrestscanbemovedintoan
uprightloadingpositionindividually.Anadjust#j
mentinseveraltiltstagesispossibleasneeded.
Generalinformation Thebackresttiltforthecentersectionisad#jjustedtogetherwiththeleftbackrest.
Adjusting1.Pulltheleverandholdit.2.Movetherearseatbackrestintoanuprightloadingposition.
Aftertheadjustment,movethebackrestslightlyforwardorbacktoengageitcorrectly.
Cargocover
Safetyinformation
Warning
Looseobjectsordeviceswithacableconnec#j tiontothevehicle,forinstancemobilephones,
canbethrownaboutthecar'sinteriorwhile
driving,forinstanceintheeventofanaccident,
brakingorevasivemaneuver.Thereisariskof
injury.Securelooseobjectsordeviceswitha
cableconnectiontothevehicleinthecar'sin#j
terior.
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Warning
Anincorrectlyinsertedcargocovercanbe
thrownaboutthecar'sinterior,suchasinthe
eventofanaccidentorabrakingorevasivema#j neuver.Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Makesurethecargocoveris
securelyengagedinthebrackets.
Removingthecargocover
Thecovercanberemovedtoloadbulkylug#j
gage.
Cargocoverinthetailgate
1.Pullthecargocoverwithbothhandsbythe
outersides,arrows1,todisengageitfrom
thebrackets.2.Pushthecargocoverupward,arrow2,and
removeit.
Cargocoverinthecargoarea
1.Pushtherearedgeofthecargocoverupand
outofthesidebrackets,arrow1.2.Removecargocover,arrow2.Stowingthecargocover
Theindividualcargocoverscanberemovedand
stowedunderthecargofloorpanelwhentrans#j
portingbulkyitems.1.Foldupthecargofloorpanel.2.Stowthecargocoverfromthetailgatewith
thetopsideupintheleftrecess.3.Stowthecargocoverfromthecargoareain
therightrecess.4.Closethecargofloorpanelcompletely.
Insertingthecargocover
Proceedinthereverseordertoreinstall.Make
surethatthecargocoversarepositionedcor#j
rectlyinthebracketsandthattheyclearlyen#j gage.
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BMWX4MTechnologyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
High-performanceengine
Generalinformation Withadisplacementof3liters,thehigh-perform#j
anceenginegeneratesamaximumpowerof
473hpandamaximumtorqueof
457lbft/620Nm.WiththeCompetitionPack#j
age,theenginehasamaximumpowerof510hp
andamaximumtorqueof479lbft/650Nm.With
itsspontaneousresponsebehavior,aspeed
rangeofwideutilityresults.ThemaximumRPM is7,200rpmandiselectronicallycontrolled.Be#j
causeofthehighenginedynamics,themaxi#j
mumRPMwiththevehiclestationaryisreduced.
Warm-up Duringthewarm-upphase,thehigh-perform#j
anceenginehasinincreasedidlespeedtobring theemissioncontrolsystemtooperatingtem#j
perature.
Additionalinformation:
Tachometer,refertopage 157.
Engineoiltemperature,refertopage 158.
Compoundbrake
Generalinformation
Thehigh-performancebrakesystemhasperfo#j
ratedcompoundbrakediscs.
Duetothespecificlayout,temporaryfunctional
noisemayoccurafteranextendedminorbrake
load.
Thefunctionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheper#j
formance,operationalreliability,anddurabilityof thebrake.
Correctbraking
Topreventfunctionalnoises,itisexpedientto
applythebrakeshardafewtimesinregularin#j
tervals.Ensurethatthetrafficsituationpermits thebrakeoperations.
Withmoistureonthebrakediscs,thebrakesys#j
temmaybeoperateddrytopreventnoise.
Drivetrain
Withthisvehicle,particularvaluewasplacedon
thedirectconnectionfromenginetothedrive#j train.Duetothetorsionallyrigiddesignofthedrivetrain,asistypicalinasportsvehicle,thetransmissionofthetorquealsogivesacoustic
feedback.
Whenthereareloadchanges,thismayresultin clickingnoises.Theclickingnoisesdonotimpair
theoperationortheservicelifeofthecompo#j nents.
TheMxDriveall-wheel-drivesystemestablishes
variabletorquedistributiontothefrontandrear
axles.ThecombinationofMxDrive,activeMdif#j ferential,andanAdaptiveMchassisinthisvehi#jcleensuresahighdegreeofdrivingdynamics
thatistypicalofBMWM.
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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Break-in
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoach#j
ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithade#j
lay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afterinstalling newpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconser#j
vativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.Ob#j
servethebreak-inproceduresoftherespective
partsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km
Driveatvaryingengineandroadspeeds,butdo
notexceed5,500rpmand106mph/170km/h.
Avoidfullthrottleorkickdownunderallcircum#j
stances.
At1,200miles/2,000km
Havedrive-incheckupmaintenanceperformed.
From1,200miles/2,000kmto
3,100miles/5,000km
Theengineandroadspeedcangraduallybein#jcreasedtoaconstantspeedof
137mph/220km/h.
Usethemaximumspeedof155mph/250km/h onlybriefly,forinstancewhenpassing.
Tires
Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem ForMcompoundbrake:
BrakediscsandbrakepadsoftheMCompound
brakeonlyreachtheirfulleffectivenessafterap#j prox.300miles/500km.Drivemoderatelyduring
thisbreak-inperiod.
Followingpartreplacement
Observethebreak-inproceduresagain,ifcom#j
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Drivingonpoorroads
Concept
Becauseofitsgreatergroundclearance,theve#j hiclecanbedrivenonavarietyofroadtypesandqualities.
All-wheeldrivecanhelpimprovedrivepower.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Objectsinunpavedareas,forinstancestones orbranches,candamagethevehicle.Thereis ariskofdamagetoproperty,amongotherpo#jtentialdamage.Donotdriveonunpavedter#jrain.
Whendrivingonpoorroads
Foryourownsafety,forthesafetyofpassengers andofthevehicle,heedthefollowingpoints:
'xFamiliarizeyourselfwiththevehiclebefore
driving.'xDonottakeriskswhendriving.'xAdjustthespeedtotheroadsurfacecondi#j tions.Thesteeperandmoreuneventheroad
surface,theslowerthespeedshouldbe.'xWhendrivingonsteepuphillordownhill
grades:addengineoilandcoolantuptonear
theMAXmark.'xOnsteepdownhillgrades,useHillDescent ControlHDC.'xAvoidthatthechassisbottomcomingincon#j
tactwiththeground.
Thegroundclearanceisnomorethan7.8in#j
ches/20cmandcanvaryaccordingtotheve#j
hicle'sload.'xWhenwheelscontinuetospin,depressthe
acceleratorsothatdrivingstabilitycontrol
systemscandistributethedrivingforcetothe wheels.ActivateMDynamicModeMDMif
necessary.Afteratriponpoorroads
Afteratriponpoorroads,checkwheelsandtires
fordamagetomaintaindrivingsafety.Clear heavysoilingfromthebody.
Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentailgateprotrudesfromthevehicleand
canendangeroccupantsandotherroadusers ordamagethevehicleintheeventofanacci#j
dent,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.Inaddition, exhaustfumesmayenterthevehicleinterior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Donotdrivewiththetailgateopen.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasethebloweroutput.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Hightemperaturescanoccurunderneaththe body,forinstancecausedbytheexhaustgassystem,whiledriving.Contactwiththeexhaust
gassystemcancauseburns.Thereisariskof
injury.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassys#j tem,includingtheexhaustpipe.
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Warning
Ifcombustiblematerials,suchasleavesor
grass,comeincontactwithhotpartsoftheex#j
haustgassystem,thesematerialscanignite.
Thereisariskoffireandaninjuryhazard.Do notremovetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapplyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatnocombustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith
hotvehiclepartswhiledriving,atidleorduring
parking.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescanin#j
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexternalantennainordertoexcludemutual
interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthe car'sinterior.
Aquaplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoasaquaplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDeactivateAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwa#j
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompart#j
ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,among
otherpotentialdamage.Whendrivingthrough
water,donotexceedthemaximumindicated
waterlevelandthemaximumspeedfordriving
throughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation
ThevehicleisequippedwithanAntilockBraking
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performemergencybrakinginsituationsthatre#j
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Thepulsingofthebrakepedalindicatesthatthe
AntilockBrakingSystemABSisinitsactive
mode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,func#j tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannot
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enterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats. Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsarese#j
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions Incaseofwetroads,exposuretoroadsalt,in
heavyrain,gentlypressthebrakepedalevery
fewkilometers.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother roadusers.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills
Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the
brakesystemmayoverheatandreducebraking
effect.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentpressureonthebrake
pedalcanleadtohightemperatures,brakes
wearingoutandpossiblyevenbrakesystem
failure.Thereisariskofaccident.Avoidplacing
excessivestressonthebrakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingef#j
fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassis#j
tance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskof
accident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#j
neaththevehicle.
Groundclearance
NOTICE
Ifthegroundclearanceisinsufficient,e.g., curbsorundergroundgarageentrances,con#j
tactwithvehicleparts,e.g.,spoiler,andtheun#j
derbodymayoccur.Thereisariskofdamage
toproperty,amongotherpotentialdamage.En#j
surethatthereissufficientgroundclearance
available.
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Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation Installationonlypossiblewithroofrack.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DrivingwithroofloadonlywithactivatedDynamicStabilityControl.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,theyhaveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:
'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axle
weightsandtheapprovedgrossvehicle
weight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismain#j
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssun#j
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebot#j
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelera#jtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
Drivingonracetracks
Warning
ThevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinMSport ormotorsporttypecompetition.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.DonotusethevehicleforMSport ormotorsporttypecompetitions.
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.Use
ofthevehicleinMSportormotorsporttype
competitionisanimproperuseofthevehicleand
mayaffectyourwarrantycoverage.Pleasecon#j
sultthe#vNewVehicleLimitedWarranty#wBooklet
forfurtherinformationonwarrantymatters.
Whendrivingonaracetrack,increasethedura#j
tionoftheloadslowly.
Thestandardbrakeliningsandthewearindica#j
torsarenotdesignedforracetrackoperation.
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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.
Thefuelconsumptiondependsonvariousfac#j tors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconditions,main#jtenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoder#j
atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,canin#j fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeroof-mountedwhicharenolongerre#j
quiredfollowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerody#j namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreaseddragandraisesfuelcon#j
sumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
CheckthetirepressureregularlyCheckand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestart#j
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingre#j
sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Additionalinformation:
Tirepressurespecifications,refertopage 314.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateRPM.
Thisisthefastestwayofwarmingthecolden#j
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Proactivedriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicle
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