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Opening1.Pullthestrapandfolddownthecenterarmjrest.2.Pressthebutton.
Closing
Pressbothcoversinwardbackagainsteach other.
Clotheshooks
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Clothingarticlesontheclotheshookscanobj structtheviewwhiledriving.Thereisariskof
anaccident.Whensuspendingclothingarticles fromtheclotheshooks,ensurethattheywill
notobstructthedriver'sview.
WARNING
Improperuseoftheclotheshookscanleadtoa
riskofobjectsflyingaboutduringbrakingand
evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuryand
riskofdamagetoproperty.Onlyhanglightj
weightobjects,forinstanceclothingarticles,
fromtheclotheshooks.
Generalinformation
BMWX5M:
Theclotheshooksarelocatedinthegrabhanj
dlesintherear.
BMWX6M:
Twofoldingclotheshooksareprovidedinthe
rearofthevehicle.Presssidewaysontotheedge tofoldopen.
Storagecompartmentsin
thecargoarea
Storagespaceundercargofloor
panel
Foldupthecargofloorpanel.Thestoragespace
underthecargofloorpanelissubdivided.
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Multi-functionhook
WARNING
Improperuseofthemulti-functionhookscan leadtoariskofobjectsflyingaboutduring brakingandevasivemaneuvers,forexample.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto property.Onlyhanglightweightobjects,
suchasshoppingbags,fromthemulti-function
hooks.Onlytransportheavyluggageinthe
cargoareaifithasbeenappropriatelysecured.
Dependingontheinstalledequipmentversion, thereareoneortwomulti-functionhooksinthe
cargoarea.
Tensioningstrap Atensioningstrapisavailableontheleftside
trimforfasteningsmallobjects.
Net Smallerobjectscanbestoredinthenetonthe
leftsideofthecargoarea.
Storagecompartmentonthe
rightside
Awaterproofstoragecompartmentisavailable
ontherightsideofthecargoarea.
Leftsidestoragecompartment
Pullthehandle.
Lashingeyesinthecargoarea
withrail
Tosecurethecargo,refertopage 223,there
arelashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Cargonet,FlexNet
Tosecurethecargo,refertopage 223,theflexij
blecargonetcanalsobeused.
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Loading 222
Savingfuel 226215
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BMWX5MandBMWX6MtechnologyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
V8high-performance engine
Generalinformation Witha4.4literdisplacement,theV8high-perj
formanceenginegeneratesamaximumpowerof 567hpandamaximumtorqueof
553lbft/750Nm.Withitsspontaneousrej
sponsebehavior,aspeedrangeofwideutilityrej sults.Themaximumenginespeedis6,800rpmandiselectronicallycontrolled.Becauseofthehighenginedynamics,themaximumengine
speedwiththevehiclestationaryisreduced.
Warm-up
Duringtheenginewarm-upphase,theV8high- performanceenginehasasomewhatrougher
runningbehaviorbecauseoftheemissionconj
trols.
Whentheengineiscold,theexhaustsystemhas
aslightlymetallicundertoneduetothenatureof thesystem.
Formoreinformationaboutthewarm-upprocej
dure:Enginespeed,refertopage 116,andenj
gineoiltemperature,refertopage 116.
Compoundbrake
Thehigh-performancebrakingsystemhasperj
foratedcompoundbrakediscs.
Becauseofparticularstructuralcharacteristics,
theremaybeoperation-relatednoisesduring
braking.Thefunctionalnoiseshavenoeffecton theperformance,operationalreliability,anddurajbilityofthebrake.
Drivetrain
ThexDriveall-wheel-drivesystemestablishesa
permanentvariabletorquedistributiontothe frontandrearaxles.ThecombinationofxDrive
andDynamicPerformanceControlinthisvehicle
ensuresahighdegreeofdrivingdynamicstypij
calforBMWM.
WiththeactivationoftheMDynamicmode,dyj namicsandsteeringprecisioncanbeincreased
evenmoreinallspeedranges.
Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij
tion.
Thestandardbrakeliningsandthewearindicaj
torsarenotdesignedforracetrackoperation.
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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoachj ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofanaccident.Afterinstalj
lingnewpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconj
servativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.
Observethebreak-inproceduresoftherej
spectivepartsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km Driveatvaryingengineandroadspeeds,butdonotexceed5,500rpmand106mph/170km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstanj ces.
At1,200miles/2,000km
Havedrive-incheckupmaintenanceperformed.
From1,200miles/2,000kmto
3,100miles/5,000km
Theengineandroadspeedcangraduallybeinj
creasedtoaconstantspeedof
137mph/220km/h.
Usethemaximumspeedof155mph/250km/h onlybriefly,forinstancewhenpassing.
Tires
Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem BrakediscsandbrakepadsoftheMCompound
brakeonlyreachtheirfulleffectivenessafterapj prox.300miles/500km.Drivemoderatelyduring
thisbreak-inperiod.
Followingpartreplacement
Thesamebreak-inproceduresshouldbeobj servedifanyofthecomponentsabove-menj
tionedhavetoberenewedinthecourseofthe
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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Anopentailgateprotrudesfromthevehicleand canendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparj ticipantsordamagethevehicleintheeventof
anaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.In
addition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinj
terior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Donotdrivewiththetailgateopen.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe
avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
WARNING
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno
combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaust gassystem.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
WARNING
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum17.6inches/45cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij
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mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximumspeedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwithABSasastandard
feature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
ThepulsingofthebrakepedalindicatesthatABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.Functional
noiseshavenoeffectontheperformanceand operationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsinthemovementarea
aroundpedalsandfloorarea
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloor
matsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor
mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearj anceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormats
aresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererej moved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrakediscsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffij
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdowninsequentialmode,referto
page 106.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofanaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
WARNING
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forinstanceengine
brakingeffect,brakingforceboostandsteering
assistance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
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'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Groundclearance
NOTICE
Ifgroundclearanceisinsufficient,theremight becontactwiththefrontorrearspoiler,forinj
stancewhendrivingovercurbsorenteringinto
undergroundvehicleparkinggarages.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Ensurethatthere
issufficientgroundclearanceavailable.
MDriver'sPackage:drivingin
thehigherspeedrange
WARNING
Damagetovehiclecomponentscannegatively impactthedrivingperformanceathighspeeds.
Thisincludes,amongotherthings,tires,underj
carriageandpartsforimprovingaerodynamics. Thereisariskofanaccident.Havedamage
correctedbyadealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Do
notdriveathighspeedsuntilthedamageis
corrected.
Drivingonpoorroads
Concept
Becauseofitsgreatergroundclearance,thevej hiclecanbedrivenonavarietyofroadtypesandqualities.
All-wheeldrivecanhelpimproveforwardmoj mentum.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Objectsinunpavedareas,forinstancestones
orbranches,candamagethevehicle.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotdriveon unpavedterrain.
Whendrivingonpoorroads
Foryourownsafety,forthesafetyofpassengers andofthevehicle,heedthefollowingpoints:
'xFamiliarizeyourselfwiththevehiclebefore
driving.'xDonottakeriskswhendriving.'xAdjustthespeedtotheroadsurfacecondij tions.Thesteeperandmoreuneventheroad
surface,theslowerthespeedshouldbe.'xWhendrivingonsteepuphillordownhill
grades:addengineoilandcoolantuptonear
theMAXmark.'xOnsteepdownhillgrades,useHillDescent ControlHDC.'xAvoidthatthechassisbottomcominginconj
tactwiththeground.
Thegroundclearanceisnomorethan7.8inj
ches/20cmandcanvaryaccordingtothevej
hicle'sload.'xWhenwheelscontinuetospin,depressthe
acceleratorsothatdrivingstabilitycontrol
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