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ReplacingcomponentsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Vehicletoolkit
Theonboardvehicletoolkitislocatedunderthe
cargofloorpanel.
Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthewiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiperbladeinstalled.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththewiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
Replacing
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms.
Fold-awaypositionofthewipers,referto page 140.2.Liftthewiperoffofthewindshieldandhold.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpulloutthe
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4.Insertthenewwiperbladeandpressitonun#j
tilityouhearitsnapintotheholder.5.Folddownthewipers.
Lightsandbulbs
Generalinformation
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLEDor
lasertechnology.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdi#j odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtocon#j
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas
Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperform
theworkincaseofamalfunction.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Focusedlaserlightcanirritateorpermanently damagetheretinaoftheeye.Thereisariskof injury.Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecom#j
mendsthattheworkonthelightingsystemin#j cludingbulbreplacementbeperformedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Warning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When
drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,theconden#j
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Thehead#j lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Vehiclebattery
Generalinformation Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanbere#j
questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j
gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthat
areundervoltage.
Warning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan
damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand
damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthat arecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbeinstalledinyourvehicle.Informationoncom#j
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealer#ssservicecenter.
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Registerthebatterytothe
vehicle
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouhaveaservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopregistertheve#j
hiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebatteryhas
beenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeenregis#j
teredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailable
withoutrestrictionandanyCheckControlmes#j
sagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeatures
willdisappear.
Chargingthebattery
Generalinformation Makesurethatthebatteryisalwayssufficiently
chargedtoguaranteethatthebatteryremains
usableforitsfullservicelife.
Adischargedbatteryisindicatedbyared
indicatorlight.
Chargethebatteryinthefollowingsituations:'xWhentheinspectionglassonthetopofthe
batteryisblack.'xWhenthetake-offperformanceisinsufficient.
Thefollowingcircumstancescanhaveanegative
effectontheperformanceofthebattery:
'xFrequentshort-distancedrives.'xThevehicleisnotusedformorethana
month.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterycan
workwithhighvoltagesandcurrents,which
meansthatthe12voltelectricalsystemcanbe
overloadedordamaged.Thereisariskofdam#j agetoproperty.Onlyconnectbatterychargers
forthevehiclebatterytothestartingaidtermi#j nalsintheenginecompartment.
Chargingthebattery
Chargethebatteryonlywhentheengineisoff
andviathestartingaidterminalsintheengine
compartment.
WithMildHybridtechnology:chargethebattery
onlywhenthehoodisopened.
Additionalinformation:
Startingaidterminals,refertopage 390.
Powerfailure Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for example:'xWithMemoryfunction:storethepositions
again.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.'xGlasssunroof:initializethesystem.
MildHybridtechnology
Concept
PartoftheMildHybridtechnologyisabattery
thatworkswithavoltageof48volts.MildHybrid
technologycanlowerthefuelconsumption.
MildHybridtechnologyinfluencesthefollowing
functions.
Additionalinformation:
'xAutoStart/Stopfunction,refertopage 129.'xEngine-OffCoasting,refertopage 332.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j
gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthat
areundervoltage.
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Overview
ThebatteryfortheMild-Hybridtechnologyislo#j
catedunderacoverintheenginecompartment onthefrontpassengerside.
Removingthecover
1.Turnliduptotheopenedlocksymbol
arrow1.2.Removecover,arrow2.
Information
Apurplecableleadsfromthebatterytothecen#j terofthevehicle.
Donotreplaceorworkonthebatteryforthe MildHybridtechnology.
Disposingofoldbatteries Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadeal#jer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
Generalinformation
Thefusesarelocatedatdifferentplacesinthe
vehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelec#j
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do
notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstitute ofanothercolororamperagerating.
Inthecar'sinterior
Thefusesarelocatedinthecar'sinteriorinthe
frontpassengerfloorareabehindacover.
Loosenfasteners,arrows,andopencover.
Thefuseboxislocatedonthefrontright.
Inthecargoarea
Thefusesarelocatedinthecargoareaonthe
rightsidebehindacover.
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Removethecover.
Thefuseboxmaybelocatedbehindthesound insulation.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com/fuse#j
card.
Whereapplicable,informationonthefusetypes
andlocationsisalsofoundonaseparatesheetin
thefusebox.
Additionalfuseboxes
Additionalfuseboxesarelocatedinthevehicle. Inthecaseofamalfunction,contactadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Replacingfuses Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethefuses.
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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#j partmentofthecargoarea.1.Unlockthecoveroftheleftsidepanel,ar#j
row1,andfoldopen,arrow2.2.Ifnecessary,removethecargocoverfrom thestorageunderthecargofloorpanel.
Cargocover,refertopage 317.
BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif assistanceisneededintheeventofabreak#j down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehi#j
cle'sconditionistransmittedtotheBMWRoad#j
sideAssistance.
TherearevariouswaysofcontactingBMW RoadsideAssistance.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage.
SupplementarySMStextmessages,referto
page 151.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.Functionalrequirements'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWCon#j
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Startingmanually
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,sup#j
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
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.
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BMWAccidentAssistance
Concept
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbecon#j
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoder#j
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany
airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearson theinstrumentcluster.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
CheckControlmessagesforacertainlengthof
time.
Additionalinformation:
CheckControl,refertopage 150.
Startingmanually
BMWAccidentAssistancecanalsobecon#j
tactedindependentlyoftheautomaticaccident
detectionfunction.1."APPS"2."Installedapps"3."BMWAssist"4."BMWAccidentAssistance"
FollowthedisplaysontheControlDisplay.A voiceconnectionisestablished.
EmergencyRequest
Intelligentemergencycall
Concept
Incaseofanemergency,anEmergencyRe#j
questcanbetriggeredautomaticallybythesys#j temormanually.
Generalinformation OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
TheIntelligentAssistsystemestablishesacon#jnectionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondi#j tions.
Overview
SOSbutton.
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Functionalrequirements'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xTheAssistsystemisfunctional.'xIfthevehicleisequippedwithintelligentemergencycall:theSIMcardintegratedin
thevehiclehasbeenactivated.
Automatictriggering
Undercertainconditions,forinstanceiftheair#j bagstrigger,anEmergencyRequestisautomati#j
callyinitiatedimmediatelyafteranaccidentof
correspondingseverity.AutomaticCollisionNoti#j
ficationisnotaffectedbypressingtheSOSbut#j
ton.
Manualtriggering
1.Tapthecover.2.PressandholdtheSOSbuttonuntiltheLED
intheareaofthebuttonilluminatesgreen.'xTheLEDisilluminatedgreenwhenanEmer#j
gencyRequesthasbeeninitiated.
IfacancelpromptappearsontheControl Display,theEmergencyRequestcanbe
aborted.
Ifthesituationallows,waitinyourvehicleuntil thevoiceconnectionhasbeenestablished.'xTheLEDflashesgreenwhenaconnectionto
theBMWResponseCenterhasbeenestab#j
lished.
TheBMWResponseCenterthenmakes contactwiththeoccupantsofthevehicleand
initiatesfurtherstepstohelp.
Evenifyouareunabletorespond,theBMW ResponseCentercantakefurtherstepstohelpyouundercertaincircumstances.
Forthispurpose,datathatservestodeter#j
minethenecessaryrescuemeasures,forin#j stancethecurrentpositionofthevehicle
whenitcanbedetermined,istransmittedto
theBMWResponseCenter.
EveniftheBMWResponseCenterisnolon#j
gerheardthroughtheloudspeakers,theBMWResponseCentermaystillbeableto
heartheoccupantsofthevehicle.
TheBMWResponseCenterendstheEmer#j
gencyRequest.
Jump-starting
Generalinformation Ifthebatteryisdischarged,theenginecanbe
startedusingthebatteryofanothervehicleand twojumpercables.Onlyusejumpercableswithfullyinsulatedclamphandles.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthatareundervoltage.
Warning
Ifthejumpercablesareconnectedintheincor#j rectorder,sparkingmayoccur.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Payattentiontothecorrectorderdur#j
ingconnection.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofbodycontactbetweenthetwo vehicles,ashortcircuitcanoccurduringjump-
starting.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatnobodycontactoccurs.
Preparation
1.Checkwhetherthebatteryoftheothervehi#j
clehasavoltageof12volts.Thevoltagein#j
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3.Switchoffanyelectricalconsumersinboth
vehicles.
Startingaidterminals
Thestartingaidterminalintheenginecompart#j mentactsasthepositivebatteryterminal.
Aspecialconnectiononthebodyintheengine
compartmentactsasthenegativebatterytermi#j nal.
Additionalinformation:
Overviewofenginecompartment,referto
page 369.
Openthecoverofthepositivebatteryterminal.
Connectingthecables Beforeyoubegin,switchoffallunnecessary
electronicsystems/powerconsumers,suchas
theradio,ontheassistingandreceivingvehicle.
1.Openthecoverofthestartingaidterminal.2.Attachoneterminalclampofthepositive
jumpercabletothepositivebatteryterminal,
ortothecorrespondingstartingaidterminal ofthevehicleprovidingassistance.3.Attachtheterminalclampontheotherendofthecabletothepositivebatteryterminal,or
tothecorrespondingstartingaidterminalof
thevehicletobestarted.4.Attachoneterminalclampofthenegative jumpercabletothenegativebatteryterminal,ortothecorrespondingengineorbody
groundofassistingvehicle.5.Attachthesecondterminalclamptotheneg#j
ativebatteryterminal,ortothecorresponding
engineorbodygroundofthevehicletobe started.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.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thevehiclecanbedamagedwhentowingthe
vehiclewithasingleliftedaxle.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Thevehicleshouldonlybe
transportedonaloadingplatform.
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