charging BMW X5 2014 F15 Owner's Manual

New remote controlsNew remote controls are available from the
service center.
Loss of the remote controls
Lost remote controls can be blocked by your
service center.
Emergency detection of remote
control
It is possible to switch on the ignition or start
the engine in situations such as the following:▷Interference of radio transmission to re‐
mote control by external sources.▷Discharged battery in the remote control.▷Interference of radio transmission by mo‐
bile devices in close proximity to the re‐
mote control.▷Interference of radio transmission by
charger while charging items such as mo‐
bile devices in the vehicle.
A Check Control message is displayed if an at‐
tempt is made to switch on the ignition or start
the engine.
Starting the engine with emergency
detection of the remote control
If a corresponding Check Control message ap‐
pears, hold the remote control vertically
against the marked area on the steering col‐
umn and press the Start/Stop button within
10 seconds while pressing the brake.
Personal Profile
The concept You can set several of your vehicle's functions
to suit your personal needs and preferences.▷The settings are automatically saved in the
profile currently activated.▷The remote control used is detected when
the vehicle is unlocked and the stored pro‐
file is called up.▷Your personal settings will be recognized
and called up again even if the vehicle has
been used in the meantime by someone
else with another remote control.
The individual settings are stored for three
Personal Profiles and one guest profile.
Transmitting the settings
Your personal settings can be taken with you
to another vehicle equipped with the Personal
Profile function. Additional information is avail‐
able from the service center.
Transmission takes place via:
▷The USB interface in the center armrest
onto a USB device.▷BMW Online.
Profile management
Opening the profiles A different profile can be called up than the
one associated with the remote control cur‐
rently in use.
1."Settings"2."Profiles"3.Select a profile.
Called up profile is assigned to the remote
control being used at the time.
Seite 35Opening and closingControls35
Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 926 740 - X/13

SymbolsMeaning Radio reception. Remote control battery indica‐
tor. Parked-car ventilation/heating
fault. Tank contents too low. Vehicle battery charging state
too low. No radio reception.
Switching on
Press button briefly until the display
lights up.
The last menu opened is displayed.
Switching off Press for approx. 2 seconds until the dis‐
play is switched off.
If no entry is made for 10 seconds, the display
shuts off automatically.
Select menu
The following menus can be selected via the
remote control.
▷ Parked-car ventilation/heating▷ Timer 1▷ Timer 2
Press the button repeatedly until the de‐
sired menu is displayed.
Activating/deactivating the functions Several menu items are preceded by a check‐
box. It indicates whether the function is acti‐
vated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item
activates or deactivates the function.
The function is activated.
The function is deactivated.
Parked-car ventilation/heating Activating1. Select menu.2. Press button to activate parked-car
ventilation/heating.
Deactivating
1. Select menu.2. Press button to deactivate parked-
car ventilation/heating.
Timer
Two timers can be set with different times.
Only one timer can ever be activated.
Activating
1.Select Timer 1 or Timer 2.2. Press the button to set the
hour.3. Press the button.4. Press the button to set the mi‐
nute.5. Press the button twice to activate the
timer.
Deactivating
1.Select desired timer.2. Press the button to deactivate the
timer.
Remote control range
The reception-dependent average range is ap‐
prox. 490 ft/150 m.
Seite 173Climate controlControls173
Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 926 740 - X/13

Check for secure seating of the lug
bolts
For safety reasons, have the secure seat‐
ing of the lug bolts checked with a cali‐
brated torque wrench; otherwise, a safety
hazard results from incorrectly tightened
lug bolts.◀2.Stow the defective wheel in the cargo area.
The defective wheel cannot be stored un‐
der the cargo floor cover because of its
size.3.Check tire inflation pressure at the next op‐
portunity and correct as needed.4.Reinitialize the Flat Tire Monitor, refer to
page 111.
Reinitialize the Tire Pressure Monitor, refer
to page 108.5.Replace the damaged tires as soon as pos‐
sible.
Driving with the compact wheel
Watch the speed when driving with the
compact wheel
Drive conservatively and do not exceed a
speed of 50 mph/80 km/h; otherwise, changed
driving characteristics such as reduced lane
stability while braking, extended braking dis‐
tance and changed self-steering properties in
the limit area.◀
Mounting only one compact wheel
Only a single compact wheel may be
mounted. Reinstall wheels and tires of the
original size as quickly as possible; otherwise,
there is a safety risk.◀
Vehicle battery Maintenance
The battery is maintenance-free. The added
amount of acid is sufficient for the service life
of the battery.
Your service center will be glad to advise you
on questions regarding the battery.
Battery replacement Use approved vehicle batteries only
Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manufacturer;
otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged and
systems or functions may not be fully availa‐
ble.◀
After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your service cen‐
ter to ensure that all comfort functions are fully
available and that any Check Control mes‐
sages of these comfort functions are no longer
displayed.
Charging the battery
Note Do not plug chargers into the socket
Do not connect battery chargers to the
factory-installed sockets in the vehicle as this
may damage the battery.◀
General information
Make sure that the battery is always suffi‐
ciently charged to guarantee that the battery
remains usable for its full service life.
The battery may need to be charged in the fol‐
lowing cases:▷When making frequent short-distance
drives.▷If the vehicle is not used for prolonged pe‐
riods, longer than a month.
Starting aid terminals
In the vehicle, only charge the battery via the
starting aid terminals, refer to page 241, in the
engine compartment with the engine off.
Seite 237Replacing componentsMobility237
Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 926 740 - X/13