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hicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehowthisreducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyourvehicle.
Load
Themaximumloadisthesumoftheweightoftheoccupantsandthecargo.
Thegreatertheweightoftheoccupants,the lesscargothatcanbetransported.
Stowingandsecuringcargo
'xCoversharpedgesandcornersonthecargo.'xHeavycargo:stowasfarforwardaspossible, directlybehindandatthebottomoftherear
passengerseatbackrests.'xVeryheavycargo:stowasfarforwardaspos#j
sible,directlybehindandatthebottomofthe
rearpassengerseatbackrests.Whentherear seatisnotoccupied,secureeachoftheouter
safetybeltsintheoppositebuckle.
Lashingeyesinthecargo
area
Generalinformation Attachloadsecuringaids,suchaslashingstraps,
tensioningstraps,drawstrapsorcargonets,to
thelashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Lashingeyes
Therearefourlashingeyesinthecargoareafor
securingcargo.
Thefrontlashingeyesarelocatedundercovers.
Multi-functionhook
GeneralinformationAmulti-functionhookislocatedontheleftand
rightsideinthecargoarea.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Improperuseofthemulti-functionhookscan leadtoariskofobjectsflyingaboutduring brakingandevasivemaneuvers,forexample.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto property.Onlyhanglightweightobjects,
suchasshoppingbags,fromthemulti-function
hooks.Onlytransportheavyluggageinthe
cargoareaifithasbeenappropriatelysecured.
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Foldingdown
Pressonthemulti-functionhookandturnuntilitengages.
Net
Smallobjectscanbestowedinthenetonthe
rightside.
Storagecompartmenton
theleftside
Generalinformation Astoragecompartmentislocatedontheleft
sideinthecargoarea.
Opening
Pressthebutton,arrow1,andopenthecover,
arrow2.
Storagecompartments
underthecargofloorpanel
Generalinformation Therearestoragecompartmentsbeneaththe
cargofloorpanel.
Opening
Foldupthecargofloorpanel.
Closing Pushthecargofloorpaneldownward.
Enlargingthecargoarea
Concept
Thecargoareacanbeenlargedbyfoldingdown
therearseatbackrests.
Generalinformation Therearseatbackrestisdividedataratioof40#m
20#m40.Thesiderearseatbackrestsandthe centersectioncanbefoldeddownseparately.
Therearseatbackrestscanbefoldeddownfromtherearorfromthecargoarea.
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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 itedorcompromisedwithincorrectseatadjust#j mentorimproperinstallationofthechildseat.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Make surethatthechildrestraintsystemfitssecurelyagainstthebackrest.Ifpossible,adjustthe
backresttiltforallaffectedbackrestsandcor#j
rectlyadjusttheseats.Makesurethatseats andbackrestsaresecurelyengagedorlocked.
Ifpossible,adjusttheheightoftheheadre#j
straintsorremovethem.
NOTICE
Vehiclepartscanbedamagedwhenfolding
downtherearbackrest.Thereisariskofdam#j agetoproperty.Makesurethattheareaof
movementoftherearbackrestincludinghead
restraintisclearwhenfoldingdown.
Recliningthebackrest
Fromtherear
Pulltheleverandfoldtherearseatbackrestfor#j ward.
Fromthecargoarea
Pullthecorrespondingleverinthecargoareato releasetherearseatbackrest.
'xLeftlever:folddowntheleftandmiddlerearseatbackrest.'xRightlever:folddowntherightrearseatbackrest.
Foldingbackthebackrest
Returntherearseatbackresttotheseatposition
andengageit.Theredmarkingbehindthelever
disappearscompletely.
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Foldingdownthecentersection
Folddownthecenterarmrestandpullonthe
strap.
Cargocover
Safetyinformation
Warning
Looseobjectsordeviceswithacableconnec#j
tiontothevehicle,forinstancemobilephones,
canbethrownaboutthecar'sinteriorwhiledriving,forinstanceintheeventofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuver.Thereisariskof
injury.Securelooseobjectsordeviceswitha
cableconnectiontothevehicleinthecar'sin#j
terior.
Warning
Acargocoverthatsnapsbackquicklycanjam
bodypartsorcausedamage.Thereisariskof injuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotlet
thecargocoversnapbackintoplace.
Warning
Anincorrectlyinsertedcargocovercanbe
thrownaboutthecar'sinterior,suchasinthe
eventofanaccidentorabrakingorevasivema#j neuver.Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Makesurethecargocoveris
securelyengagedinthebrackets.
Closing
Pulloutthecargocover,arrow1,andhookboth sidesintothebrackets,arrow2.
Removing
Thecovercanberemovedtoloadbulkylug#j gage.
Pressthereleasebutton,arrow1,andpullthe
cargocoverouttowardtherear,arrow2.
Stowing
Thecargocovercanbestowedinthestorage compartmentunderthecargofloorpanel.
1.Openthestoragecompartmentontheleft
side.
Storagecompartmentontheleftside,refer
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4.Stowthecargocoverontheleftandloweritontherightside.
Makesurethatthecargocoverispositioned correctlyintherightholderandthatitclearly engages.5.Pushthecargofloordownandclosethestor#j
agecompartmentontheleftside.
Installing
Slidethecoverforwardhorizontallyintothetwo sidebrackets.Makesurethatthecoveraudibly
engagesonbothsides.
Electriccargocover
Concept
Theelectriccargocoveropensandclosesauto#j
maticallywiththetailgate.Thecargocovercan
beloweredbelowthecargofloorpaneltostow bulkyitemsorluggage.
Generalinformation Itemsintherangeofmovementaredetected.
Thecargocoverstopsautomaticallytoprevent
damage.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Looseobjectsordeviceswithacableconnec#j tiontothevehicle,forinstancemobilephones, canbethrownaboutthecar'sinteriorwhiledriving,forinstanceintheeventofanaccident,
brakingorevasivemaneuver.Thereisariskof
injury.Securelooseobjectsordeviceswitha cableconnectiontothevehicleinthecar'sin#j
terior.
Warning
Pinchingofbodypartsmayoccurduringopera#j
tionoftheelectriccargocover.Itemsinthe
rangeofmovementmaydamagethecargo
cover.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j mentoftheelectriccargocoverisclearduring
openingandclosing.Inaddition,makesurethat
theareaofmovementofthecoverinthecargo
floorisclearduringlowering.
NOTICE
Itemsonthestorageshelfmaydamageit.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
depositanyobjectsonthecargocover.
NOTICE
Themanualoperationoftheelectriccargo coverbyhandmaydamagethecover.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Usethebuttonsin
thecargoareaforoperation.
Overview
Positionsofthecargocover
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'xAutomaticposition,arrow1.'xBaseposition,arrow2.
Buttonsinthevehicle
Thebuttonsofthecargocoverarelocatedinthecargoareaontheleftside.
Switchingbetweenautomaticandbase
position.
Loweringorraisingthecargocover.
Openingthecargocover
Whenthetailgateisopened,thecargocoveris openeduptotheautomaticposition.
Toopenthecargocovercompletelyuptothe
baseposition:
Pressthebutton.
Closingthecargocover Pressthebutton.
Thecargocoverwillbecloseduptotheauto#j
maticposition.
Whenthetailgateisclosed,thecargocoverwill beclosedcompletely.
Thecargocoverwillnotbeclosedautomatically
whenitisinthebasepositionwhilethetailgateis closing.
Loweringthecargocover
Thecargocovercanbeloweredtostowbulky
luggage.
Pressthebutton.
Thecargocoverisloweredbelowthecargofloor
panel.
Raisingthecargocover'xPressthebutton.
Thecargocoverisraisedtothebase
position.'xPressthebutton.
Thecargocoverisraisedtothebase
positionandclosesuptotheautomaticposi#j
tion.
Malfunctions
'xIftheclosingforceexceedsacertainvalue
whenclosingthecargocover,forexample
duetoitemsintherangeofmotion,thecover willdisengagefromthemounting.Thecargocoverstopsintheguiderail.
Torestorethefunctionality,closethecargo
coverbyhand,arrow1,untilitengagesinthe
mounting,arrow2.
'xExcessiveorinsufficientambienttempera#j
turesmayleadtothedeactivationofthe cargocover.Whenthetemperatureiswithin
normalrangeagain,suchasbyswitchingon
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'xThefunctionwillbedeactivatedwhenthe
systemcannolongerdetectthepositionof thecargocover.Aninitializationisrequired.
Initializing
Functionalrequirements
'xVehicleisparkedinahorizontalposition.'xDrive-readystateisactivated.'xTheareaofmovementofthecargocoveris
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BMWX5MTechnologyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
High-performanceengine
Generalinformation Withadisplacementof4.4liters,theV8high-performanceenginegeneratesamaximum
powerof600hp,withCompetitionPackage
617hp,andamaximumtorqueof
553lbsft/750Nm.Withitsspontaneousre#j
sponsebehavior,aspeedrangeofwideutilityre#j
sults.Themaximumenginespeedis7,200rpm
andiselectronicallycontrolled.Becauseofthe highenginedynamics,themaximumengine
speedwiththevehiclestationaryisreduced.
Warm-up
Duringtheenginewarm-upphase,thehigh-per#j formanceenginehasasomewhatrougherrun#j
ningbehaviorbecauseoftheemissioncontrols.
Duringtheenginewarm-upphase,thestartoc#j
cursatanincreasedidlespeed,whichleadsto increasedexhaustsystemnoises.
Additionalinformation:
Tachometer,refertopage 157.
Engineoiltemperature,refertopage 158.
Compoundbrake
Generalinformation
Thehigh-performancebrakingsystemhasper#j
foratedcompoundbrakediscs.
Duetothespecificlayout,temporaryfunctional
noisemayoccurafteranextendedminorbrake
load.
Thefunctionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheper#j
formance,operationalreliability,anddurabilityof thebrake.
Correctbraking
Topreventfunctionalnoises,itisexpedientto
applythebrakeshardafewtimesinregularin#j
tervals.Ensurethatthetrafficsituationpermits thebrakeoperations.
Withmoistureonthebrakediscs,thebrakesys#j
temmaybeoperateddrytopreventnoise.
Drivetrain
TheMxDriveall-wheel-drivesystemestablishes
variabletorquedistributiontothefrontandrear
axles.ThecombinationofMxDrive,activeMdif#j ferential,andanAdaptiveMsuspensioninthisvehicleensuresahighdegreeofdrivingdynam#j
icsthatistypicalofBMWM.
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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoach#j ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithade#j
lay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afterinstalling newpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconser#jvativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.Ob#j
servethebreak-inproceduresoftherespective partsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km
Driveatvaryingengineandroadspeeds,butdo notexceed5,500rpmand106mph/170km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstan#j
ces.
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-in time.
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-wheeldrivecanhelpimproveforwardmo#j mentum.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Objectsinunpavedareas,forinstancestones orbranches,candamagethevehicle.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotdriveonunpavedterrain.
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
canendangeroccupantsandothertrafficpar#j
ticipantsordamagethevehicleintheeventof
anaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.In addition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sin#j
terior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Donotdrivewiththetailgateopen.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe
avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Hightemperaturescanoccurunderneaththe body,forinstancecausedbytheexhaustgassystem,whiledriving.Contactwiththeexhaust
gassystemcancauseburns.Thereisariskof
injury.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassys#j tem,includingtheexhaustpipe.
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