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'xLashingeyesintherails.'xEyesonthecargoareawall.
Theeyesarelocatedonbothsidesofthecargoarea.
Attachloadsecuringaids,suchascargostraps, lashingstraps,tensioningstraps,drawstrapsor
cargonets,tothelashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Roof-mountedluggage rack
Generalinformation Installationonlypossiblewithroofrack.Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scenj
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsituaj
tions.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof
damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Securing
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand driving:'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebotj
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelerajtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionvalj ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj
atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninj fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessary cargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedparts followinguse
Removeroof-mountedluggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfollowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj
namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsand
glasssunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandtherebyrej
ducestherange.
Tires
Generalinformation Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawayimmediately
Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenjgineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking.
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Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelconj
sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindij cator,refertopage 120.
Usecoasting
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops
Switchingofftheengine
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinj stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautoj
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestarted
ratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarerej
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconj
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctions
thatarenotcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinj
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandreduce
therange,especiallyincityandstop-and-gotrafj fic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded. TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheenj
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.These functionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.
Havemaintenancecarried out
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieveoptimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWdealerssservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysjtem,refertopage 271.
ECOPRO
Concept ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsavesonconsumption.Forthispurpose,theengineconjtrolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimatecontroloutput,areadjusted.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinstructionsaredisj
playedtoassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle.
Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsanddisplays:
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'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage234.'xECOPROtip,drivingtip,refertopage 235.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 234.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 236.
Overview
DrivingDynamicsControl
ActivatingECOPRO PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilECO
PROisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusj
ter.
ConfiguringECOPRO
ViatheDrivingDynamicsControl
1.ActivateECOPRO.2.ConfigureECOPRO
ViaiDrive
1.Settings2.Ifnecessary,Drivingmode3.ConfigureECOPRO
ECOPROlimit
'xECOPROspeedwarning:
AnECOPROtipisdisplayedifthespeedof
thesetECOPROlimitisexceeded.'xTipat::
SetthedesiredECOPROspeed.ECOPROclimatecontrol
ToactivateECOPROclimatecontrol:
ECOPROclimatecontrol
Climatecontrolissettobeefficient.
Thatis,itispossibletodeviateslightlyfromthe
settemperatureortoheatorcoolthecar'sintej
riormoreslowly,toeconomizeonconsumption.
Themirrorheatingismadeavailablewhenexterjnaltemperaturesareverycold.
ECOPROpotentialsavings
Showspotentialsavingswiththecurrentsettings
inpercentages.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Displayintheinstrumentdisplay WhenECOPROdrivingmodeisactivated,the
displayswitchestoaspecialconfiguration.
Someofthedisplaysmaydifferfromthedisplay intheinstrumentcluster.
Bluebarsegmentssymbolizethegainedbonus
rangeinstages.
Inaddition,thebonusrangeishighlightedinblue inthetotalrangedisplay.
ECOPRObonusrange Amodifieddrivingstylehelpsyou
extendyourdrivingrange.
Therangeextensioncanbedisj playedasthebonusrangeinthe
instrumentcluster.
Thebonusrangeisshownintherangedisplay.
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ECOPROefficiencydisplayDisplayintheinstrumentclusterDisplayintheinstrumentdisplay
Amarkintheefficiencydisplayinformsaboutthecurrentdrivingstyle.
Markintheareaofarrow1:displayoftheenergy
recoveredbycoastingorwhenbraking.
Markintheareaofarrow2:displaywhenaccelj erating.
Yourdrivingstyle'sefficiencyisshownbythe
bar'scolor:
'xBluedisplay:efficientdrivingstyleaslongas themarkmoveswithinthebluerange.'xGraydisplay:modifydrivingstyle,forinstancebybackingofftheacceleratorpedal.
Thedisplayturnsblueassoonasallconditionsforefficientdrivingaremet.
ECOPROtip,drivingtip Thearrowindicatesthatyourdriving
stylecanbemodifiedtobemoreeffij
cient,forinstancebybackingofftheaccelerator.
ActivatingtheECOPROefficiency
displayandECOPROtips
TheECOPROefficiencydisplayandECOPRO
tipsintheinstrumentclusterappearwhenthe ECOPROdisplayisactivated.
ActivatingthedisplayviaiDrive:1.Settings2.Instrumentcluster3.ECOPROInfo
Intheinstrumentdisplay:
1.Settings2.Instrumentcluster3.Drivingmodeview
ECOPROtip,symbols Anadditionalsymbolandtextinstructionsare
displayed.
SymbolMeasureForefficientdrivingbackofftheacj
celeratorordelayacceleratingtoalj
lowtimetoassessroadconditions.ReducespeedtotheselectedECO
PROspeed.Steptronictransmission:switchfrom
M/StoDandavoidmanualshiftinj
terventions.
IndicationsontheControl
Display
DisplayingEfficientDynamicsinfoInformationonconsumptionandtechnologycanbedisplayedwhiledriving.
ViaiDrive:
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DisplayingEfficientDynamicsinfoThecurrentefficiencycanbedisplayed.
EfficientDynamicsinfo
Thefollowingsystemsaredisplayed:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xEnergyrecovery.'xClimatecontroloutput.
DisplayECOPROtips
ECOPROtips
Settingsarestoredfortheprofilecurrentlyused.
Coasting Concept
Thefunctionhelpstoconservefuel.
Todothis,undercertainconditionstheengineis
automaticallydecoupledfromthetransmission
whenselectorleverpositionDisset.Thevehicle
continuestravelingwiththeengineidlingtorej
duceconsumption.SelectorleverpositionDrej
mainsengaged.
Thisdrivingconditionisreferredtoascoasting. Assoonasyousteponthebrakeoraccelerator
pedal,theengineisautomaticallycoupledagain.
Generalinformation CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdrivj
ingmode.
CoastingisautomaticallyactivatedwhenECO
PROmodeiscalledviatheDrivingDynamics
Control.
Thefunctionisavailableinacertainspeedrange. Aproactivedrivingstylehelpsthedrivertouse
thefunctionoftenandsupportstheefficientefj
fectofcoasting.
Functionalrequirements InECOPROmode,thisfunctionisavailableina
speedrangefromapproximately
30mph/50km/hto100mph/160km/hifthefolj
lowingconditionsaremet:'xAcceleratorpedalandbrakepedalarenotopj
erated.'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverposition D.'xEngineandtransmissionareatoperatingtemperature.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Concept
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,the
coastingmodecanbeinfluencedwiththeshift
paddles.
Activating/deactivatingcoastingviashift paddles
1.Shifttothehighestgearbypullingtherightshiftpaddle.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright
shiftpaddleagain.
Todeactivate,actuatetheleftshiftpaddle.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster Themarkintheefficiencydisplay
belowthetachometerisbacklitin blueandislocatedatthezero
point.Thetachometershowsthe
idlespeed.
Thecoastingpointindicatorisilluminatedatthe
zeropointduringcoasting.
Displayintheinstrumentdisplay Themarkintheefficiencydisplayisbacklitinblueandislocatedat thezeropoint.
Thecoastingpointindicatorisilj
luminatedatthezeropointduring
coasting.
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IndicationsontheControlDisplay
Thecoastingdrivingconditionisdisplayedin
EfficientDynamicsInfowhilethisdrivingmodeis active.
Colorcodeblue,arrow1,andsymbol,arrow2:
drivingconditioncoasting.
DisplayingEfficientDynamicsinfo
1.Vehicleinfo2.EfficientDynamics3.EfficientDynamicsinfo
Deactivatingthefunctionmanually ThefunctioncanbedeactivatedintheConfigureECOPROmenu,forinstancetousethebrakingeffectoftheenginewhentravelingdownhill.
Settingsarestoredfortheprofilecurrentlyused.
Systemlimits Thefunctionisnotavailableifoneofthefollowjingconditionsapplies:
'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xIfcruisecontrolisactivated.'xIfdrivinginthedynamiclimitrange.'xIfdrivingonsteepuphillordownhillgrades.'xIfthebatterychargestateistemporarilytoolow.'xIfthevehicleelectricalsystemisdrawingexj
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MOBILITY
Refueling240
Fuel 242
Wheelsandtires 244
Enginecompartment 262
Engineoil 265
Coolant 269
Maintenance271
Replacingcomponents 273
Breakdownassistance 279
Care 285239
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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto
page 242,priortorefueling.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan
30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenotenj
suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Refuelpromptly.
Fuelcap
Opening
1.Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap.2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.Seite240MOBILITYRefueling240
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