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Afteratriponpoorroads
Afteratriponpoorroads,checkwheelsandtires
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LoadingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Highgrossweightcanoverheatthetires,damj agetheminternallyandcauseasuddendropintireinflationpressure.Drivingcharacteristicsmaybenegativelyimpacted,reducinglanestaj
bility,lengtheningthebrakingdistancesand
changingthesteeringresponse.Thereisarisk
ofanaccident.Payattentiontothepermitted
loadcapacityofthetiresandneverexceedthe
permittedgrossweight.
WARNING
Looseobjectsordeviceswithacableconnecj tiontothevehicle,forinstancemobilephones,
canbethrownintothecar'sinteriorwhiledrivj
ing,forinstanceintheeventofanaccidentor
duringbrakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereis
ariskofinjury.Securelooseobjectsordevices
withacableconnectiontothevehicleinthe
car'sinterior.
WARNING
Improperlystowedobjectscanshiftandbe thrownintothecar'sinterior,forinstanceinthe
eventofanaccidentorduringbrakingandevaj
sivemaneuvers.Vehicleoccupantscanbehit
andinjured.Thereisariskofinjury.Stowand secureobjectsandcargoproperly.
NOTICE
Fluidsinthecargoareacancausedamage.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatnofluidsleakinthecargoarea.
StepsforDetermining
CorrectLoadLimit
1.LocatethestatementvThecombinedweight
ofoccupantsandcargoshouldneverexceed XXXkgorXXXlbswonyourvehiclessplacard.2.Determinethecombinedweightofthedriver
andpassengersthatwillberidinginyourvej
hicle.3.Subtractthecombinedweightofthedriver andpassengersfromXXXkgorXXXlbs4.Theresultingfigureequalstheavailable
amountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity. Forexample,ifthevXXXwamountequals
1,400lbsandtherewillbefive150lbspasj
sengersinyourvehicle,theamountofavailaj blecargoandluggageloadcapacityis
650lbs(1,400m750(5x150)650lbs)5.Determinethecombinedweightofluggage andcargobeingloadedonthevehicle.That
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cargoandluggageloadcapacitycalculatedin
Step4.6.Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,load
fromyourtrailerwillbetransferredtoyourvej
hicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehow thisreducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyourvehicle.
Load
Themaximumloadisthesumoftheweightoftheoccupantsandthecargo.
Thegreatertheweightoftheoccupants,the lesscargothatcanbetransported.
Stowingandsecuringcargo
'xCoversharpedgesandcornersonthecargo.'xHeavycargo:stowasfarforwardaspossible,directlybehindandatthebottomoftherear
passengerseatbackrests.'xVeryheavycargo:whentherearseatisnot
occupied,secureeachoftheoutersafety
beltsintheoppositebuckle.'xIfnecessary,folddowntherearbackreststo stowlargecargo.'xDonotstackcargoabovethetopedgeofthebackrests.'xUsethecargoareapartitionnet,refertopage 205,toprotectoccupants.Makesurethatobjectscannotpenetratethecargoarea
partitionnet.'xSmallerandlightercargo:securewithratchet
strapsorwithacargonetordrawstraps.'xLargerandheavycargo:securewithcargo
straps.
Lashingeyesinthecargo
areawithrails
Tosecurethecargotherearefourmovablelashj
ingeyesinthecargoarea.
Toslidethelashingeyes,pressthebutton,arj
row1.Makesurethatthelashingeyeslatchat
thenewposition.
Thelashingeyesattheopeningsintherailscan beremoved.
Attachloadsecuringaids,suchaslashingstraps,
tensioningstraps,drawstrapsorcargonets,to
thelashingeyesinthecargoarea.
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Cargonet,FlexNet
Theflexiblecargonetishookedintoeyesand
offersastowageoptioninthecargoarea.The
storagenetcanbeattachedtothefollowing eyes:
BMWX5M:BMWX6M:'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
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'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.
Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieveoptimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWdealerssservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysjtem,refertopage 260.
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MOBILITY
Refueling230
Fuel 232
Wheelsandtires 234
Enginecompartment 251
Engineoil 254
Coolant 258
Maintenance260
Replacingcomponents 262
Breakdownassistance 268
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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto
page 232,priortorefueling.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan
30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenotenj
suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Refuelpromptly.
Fuelcap
Opening
1.Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap.2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.Seite230MOBILITYRefueling230
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