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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehaz#j
ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle1.Unlockthecoveroftheleftsidepanel,ar#j
row1,andfoldopen,arrow2.2.Takethewarningtriangleoutinthedirection ofthecar'sinterior.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation
Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsregu#j larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
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Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedintheleftstoragecom#jpartmentofthecargoarea.
Unlockthecoveroftheleftsidepanel,arrow1,
andfoldopen,arrow2.
BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif
assistanceisneededintheeventofabreak#j
down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehi#jcle'sconditionistransmittedtotheBMWRoad#j
sideAssistance.
TherearevariouswaysofcontactingBMW RoadsideAssistance.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage,referto
page 156.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Functionalrequirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.Startingmanually
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,sup#j
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4.Ifnecessary,"BMWRoadsideAssistance"
Avoiceconnectionisestablished.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisim#j portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistrans#j
mittedautomatically.Itmaybenecessarytoap#j provethisontheControlDisplay.
TeleserviceHelp Dependingonthecountry,TeleserviceHelpen#j
ablesanin-depthdiagnosisofthevehicleby
BMWRoadsideAssistanceviawirelesstrans#j mission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughBMWRoadsideAssistance.
1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.ConfirmTeleserviceHelp.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Concept
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbecon#j
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoder#j
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany
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airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearsontheinstrumentcluster.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
CheckControlmessages,refertopage 155,for
acertainlengthoftime.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecon#j
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.
ViaiDrive:
1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4."CallBMWAccidentAssistance"
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.
Forthis,dataistransmittedtotheBMWRe#j
sponseCenterwhichservestodeterminethe
necessaryrescuemeasures.Forinstance,
thecurrentpositionofthevehicle,ifitcanbe
established.
EveniftheBMWResponseCenterisnolon#j
gerheardthroughtheloudspeakers,the
BMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
heartheoccupantsofthevehicle.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheEmer#j
gencyRequest.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation Ifthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbestartedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleandtwojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswith
fullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j
gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthat
areundervoltage.
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.Switchoffanyelectronicsystems/powercon#j
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Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompart#j
mentactsasthebattery'spositiveterminal.
Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.
Aspecialconnectiononthebodyactsasthe
batterynegativeterminal.
Connectingthecables Beforeyoubegin,switchoffallunnecessary
electronicsystems/powerconsumers,suchas
theradio,ontheassistingandreceivingvehicle.
1.Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositiveterminalofthe battery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaid
terminalofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendof thecabletothepositiveterminalofthebat#jtery,ortothecorrespondingstartingaidter#jminalofthevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegativejumpercabletothenegativeterminalofthebattery,ortothecorrespondingengineor
bodygroundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptotheneg#j
ativeterminalofthebattery,ortothecorre#j spondingengineorbodygroundofthevehi#j
cletobestarted.
Startingtheengine
Neverusesprayfluidstostarttheengine.
1.Starttheengineoftheassistingvehicleand letitrunforseveralminutesatanincreased
idlespeed.2.Starttheengineofthevehiclethatistobe
startedintheusualway.
Ifthefirststartingattemptisnotsuccessful, waitafewminutesbeforemakinganotherat#j
temptinordertoallowthedischargedbattery
torecharge.3.Letbothenginesrunforseveralminutes.4.Disconnectthejumpercablesinthereverse order.
Checkthebatteryandrecharge,ifneeded.
Tow-startingandtowing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Transportingthevehicle
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisnotpermittedtobetowed.
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Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbecomedamagedwhenlifting
andsecuringit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
'xLiftthevehicleusingsuitablemeans.'xDonotliftorsecurethevehiclebyitstow fitting,bodyparts,orsuspensionparts.
Pushingthevehicle
Toremoveabroken-downvehiclefromthedan#j
gerarea,itcanbepushedforashortdistance.
Forrollingorpushingthevehicle,referto
page 147.
Towtruck
Thevehicleshouldonlybetransportedona loadingplatform.
Towingothervehicles
Generalinformation Switchonthehazardwarningsystem,depend#j
ingonlocalregulations.
Iftheelectricalsystemhasfailed,clearlyidentify
thevehiclebeingtowedbyplacingasignora
warningtriangleintherearwindow.
WithSafeSharefunction:toremoveabroken-
downvehiclefromthedangerarea,towitfora shortdistanceataspeedofnomorethan6mph/10km/h.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheapprovedgrossvehicleweightofthetow#j ingvehicleislighterthanthevehicletobe
towed,thetowfittingcantearofforitwillnot
bepossibletocontrolthevehicle'sresponse. Thereisariskofaccident.Makesurethatthe
grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicleis
heavierthanthevehicletobetowed.
NOTICE
Ifthetowbarortowropeisattachedincor#j rectly,damagetoothervehiclepartscanoccur.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Correctly
attachthetowbarortowropetothetowfitting.
Towbar
Thetowfittingsusedshouldbeonthesame
sideonbothvehicles.
Shoulditproveimpossibletoavoidmountingthe
towbaratanoffsetangle,pleasefollowthefol#j
lowing:
'xManeuveringcapabilityislimitedgoing aroundcorners.'xThetowbarwillgeneratelateralforcesifitissecuredwithanoffset.
Towrope
Observethefollowingnoteswhenusingthetow
rope:
'xUsenylonropesorstraps,whichwillenable
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'xMakesurethetowropeisnottwistedwhenfastening.'xCheckthefasteningofthetowfittingandtow
ropeinregularintervals.'xDonotexceedatowingspeedof
30mph/50km/h.'xDonotexceedatowingdistanceof 3miles/5km.'xWhenstartingtotowthevehicle,makesurethatthetowropeistaut.
Towfitting
Generalinformation
Thescrew-intowfittingshouldalwaysbecarried
inthevehicle.
Thetowfittingcanbescrewedinatthefrontor
rearofthevehicle.
Thetowfittingislocatedbeneaththecargofloor
panel.
'xUseonlythetowfittingprovidedwiththeve#j hicleandscrewitallthewayin.'xUsethetowfittingfortowingonpavedroadsonly.'xAvoidlateralloadingofthetowfitting,forin#j
stancedonotliftthevehiclebythetowfit#j ting.Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Ifthetowfittingisnotusedasintended,there
maybedamagetothevehicleortothetowfit#j ting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Fol#j
lowthenotesonusingthetowfitting.
Screwthreadfortowfitting
Pressonthemarkontheedgeofthecoverto
pushitout.
Tow-starting
Donottow-startthevehicle.
Starttheenginebyjump-starting,referto
page 394,ifpossible.
Havethereasonsforthestartingdifficultiescor#j
rectedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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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
high-pressurewasher.
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Drivingintoavehiclewashwitha
Steptronictransmission
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
SelectorleverpositionPisautomaticallyen#j
gagedwhenstandbystateisswitchedoff.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donot switchstandbystateoffinvehiclewashes.
Generalinformation
Inavehiclewash,thevehiclemustbeabletoroll freely.
Torollorpushthevehicle,refertopage 147.
Somevehiclewashesdonotpermitpersonsin
thevehicle.Thevehiclecannotbelockedfrom theoutsidewheninselectorleverpositionN.A
signalsoundswhenanattemptismadetolock thevehicle.
Drivingoutofavehiclewash Ensurethatthevehiclekeyisinthecar.
Switchondrive-readystate,refertopage 38.
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.
Aggressivesubstancessuchasspilledfuel,oil,
greaseorbirddroppings,mustberemovedim#j
mediatelytopreventthefinishfrombeingaltered
ordiscolored.
Mattefinish Onlyusecleaningandcareproductssuitablefor
vehicleswithmattefinish.
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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,useonlyneutral
wheelcleanershavingapHvaluefrom5to9.Do
notuseabrasivecleaningagentsorsteamjets
above140#

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