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All-wheeldrivecanhelpimproveforwardmojmentum.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Objectsinunpavedareas,forinstancestones
orbranches,candamagethevehicle.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotdriveon
unpavedterrain.
Whendrivingonpoorroads
Foryourownsafety,forthesafetyofpassengersandofthevehicle,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
systemscandistributethedrivingforcetothe wheels.ActivateDTCDynamicTractionConjtrolifavailable.
Afteratriponpoorroads
Afteratriponpoorroads,checkwheelsandtires
fordamagetomaintaindrivingsafety.Clear heavysoilingfromthebody.
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.
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Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
WARNING
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater Generalinformation
Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum19.6inches/50cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij
mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwiththeAntilockBrake
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrake
SystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,funcj
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloor
matsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearjanceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererejmoved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother traffic.
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Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrakediscsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffij
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofanaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
WARNING
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forinstanceengine
brakingeffect,brakingforceboostandsteering
assistance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontaminationonthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation
Installationonlypossiblewithroofrack.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Mounting Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroofrack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand driving:
'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
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'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpasttheloadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebotj
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelerajtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij tion.
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TrailertowingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Thepermissibletrailerloads,axleloads,drawbar nodeweights,andthepermissiblegrossvehicle
weightarespecifiedinthetechnicaldata.
Thevehicleisequippedwithanenhancedsusj
pensionsystemontherearaxleand,depending onthevehicletype,withamorepowerfulcooling
system.
Whenthetrailerpowersocketisinuse,thevehij clewillberaisedorloweredtothenormallevel
automatically.Theadjustmenttothenormallevel
canoccurwhenthetrailerpowersocketisplugj
gedinorwhendrivingoff.
Beforedriving
Drawbarnoseweight
Themaximumloadofthetractorisloweredby theweightofthetrailerhitchandthedrawbar
noseweight.Thedrawbarnoseweightincreases
thevehicleweight.Donotexceedtheapproved
grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicle.
Loading
Distributecargoasevenlyaspossibleonthe
cargoarea.
Stowtheloadaslowandclosetothetraileraxle
aspossible.Alowcenterofgravityinthetrailer
increasesthedrivingsafetyoftheentirevehicle-
trailercombination.
Donotexceedtheapprovedgrossvehicle
weightofthetrailerandthepermissibletrailer
loadofthevehicle.Thesmallervalueappliesin
eachcase.
Tireinflationpressure
Notethetireinflationpressureofthevehicleand
trailer.
Forthevehicle,thetireinflationpressurefor higherloadsapplies.
Informationregardingthetireinflationpressure,
refertopage 340.
Forthetrailer,thespecificationsofthemanufacj
turerapply.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,initializetheFlatTire Monitor,refertopage 360.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,resettheTirePresj sureMonitor,refertopage 354.
Exteriormirrors Exteriormirrors,whichallowthedrivertosee
bothrearcornersofthetrailer,areavailableas
specialaccessoriesfromadealerssservicecenj
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Powerconsumption
Generalinformation Beforestartingtodrive,checkthefunctionofthetrailertaillights.
Keeptheactivationtimesoftheelectronicsysj tems/powerconsumersshortwhentowingacampertosavethevehiclebatterypower.
Trailertaillights'xTurnsignals/brakelights:54wattsperside.'xRearlights:100wattsintotal.'xBackuplight:54wattsintotal.
Towingatrailer
Generalinformation Ifthetrailersocketisinuse,somedriverassisj
tancesystemsareunavailable,oravailabletoa
limitedextent.ACheckControlmessageisdisj
playedwhereapplicable.
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.
Topreventmalfunctions,activatetrailertowing, refertopage 327.
Whenthetrailersocketisinuseortrailertowing
isactivated,somedriverassistancesystemsare unavailable,oravailabletoalimitedextent.ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhereapjplicable.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Dependingonthedesignandloadingoftrailj
ers,theymaybeginswingingatspeedsexj ceedingapprox.50mph/80km/h.Thereisa
riskofaccidentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Adaptyourspeedwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Immediatelybrakeinthecaseofswinging.Apj
plynecessarysteeringcorrectionsascarefully
aspossible.
WARNING
Thetireinflationpressuremustbeadjustedto theincreasedaxleloadintrailertowing.Driving
withtoolowtireinflationpressurecandamage thetires.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof
damagetoproperty.Donotexceedaspeed
of60mph/100km/h.Increasethetireinflation
pressureofthetowingvehicleby0.2bar.Note
themaximumpossibletireinflationpressureinj dicatedonthetire.
Uphillgrades
Generalinformation Intheinterestofsafetyandtoavoidhindering
thesmoothflowoftraffic,thetowingoftrailersis
permissibleonuphillgradesupto12%.
Ifhighertrailerloadsareapprovedatalaterpoint intime,thegradientlimitis8%.
Startingonuphillgrades TheparkingbrakeisAutomaticallyreleased
whentheacceleratorpedalisactivated.
Inordertopreventrollingbackduringstarting,
usetheparkingbrake.
1.Pullandreleaseswitchbeforestarting
off.
Theparkingbrakeisset.2.Acceleratedenoughtostartoff.
Hills
Avehicle-trailercombinationhasthetendencytoswingmorereadilyonhills.
Manuallyshiftdowntothenextlowergearbej foredrivingonahillanddrivedownhillslowly.
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Trailerstabilizationcontrol
Concept
Thissystemsupportsthedriverinstoppingthe
swingingofatrailer.
Thetrailerstabilizationcontroldetectsswinging
andautomaticallybrakesthevehiclequicklyto leavethecriticalspeedrangeandstabilizethevehicle-trailercombination.
GeneralinformationIfthetrailerpowersocketisinusebutatrailer
hasnotbeenhitched,thesystemcanbecome
activeincertaindrivingsituations,suchaswhen
usingabicyclerackwithlighting.
Functionalrequirement
Thesystemisfunctionalatspeedsbeginningat approx.40mph/65km/hwhileatrailerisbeingtowedandthetrailerpowersocketisinuse.
Systemlimits Thesystemcannotinterveneornotintervenein
timeinthefollowingsituations,forinstance:
'xIfatrailerjackknifessuddenly,forinstanceon
slipperyroadsorloosesurfaces.'xIfatrailerwithahighcenterofgravitytilts,bej foreswingingisdetected.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeactijvatedorhasmalfunctioned.
Activatingtrailertowing
Concept
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.Topreventmalfunctions,activate trailertowing.
Activating
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Trailermode5.Activatetrailertowing.
Mountfortrailerhitch
Generalinformation
Themountforthetrailerhitchislocatedontherearofthevehicle.
Informationonsuitabletrailerhitchesisfoundon
theundersideofthemount,seearrow.
FollowtheMaintenanceInstructions,referto
page 395.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Contact
withthehotcomponentscancauseburns.
Thereisariskofinjury.Donottouchhotcomj
ponents.Donotperformworkinthevicinityof
hotcomponentsuntilaftertheyhavecooled
down.
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Removingthecover
Pullthecoveroutofthebackofthemount,and
stowitinthevehicle.
Trailerconnector
Thesocketislocatedtotheleftofthemountfor thetrailerhitch.
Fittingsfortrailersafetychain
Therearetwofittingsonthemountforthetrailer hitchforsecuringthetrailersafetychain.
Securethetrailersafetychaintothefittingsfor increasedsafetywhendrivingwithatrailer.
Ensurethatthetrailersafetychaincanmove
freelyandisnotdraggingontheground.
BrakeController
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveaBrakeControllerinstalledbyadealerss servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
InformationoninstallingaBrakeControllercan
beobtainedfromadealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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SavingfuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Reducingfuelconsumption
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionvalj ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninj
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowing
use
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrearluggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfoljlowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsandglass
sunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandraisesfuel
consumption.
TiresGeneralinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
Driveawaywithoutdelay Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenj
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
Lookwellaheadwhendriving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuelconsumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
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Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindijcator,refertopage 167.
Usecoastingconditions
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduring
longerstops
Switchingofftheengine
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinj
stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautoj
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarerej
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconj
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctionsthatare
notcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinj
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandinj
creasefuelconsumption,especiallyincityand
stop-and-gotraffic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
TheECOPROdrivingmodesupportstheenj
ergyconservinguseofcomfortfeatures.These
functionsareautomaticallydeactivatedpartially
orcompletely.Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWdealerssservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysj
tem,refertopage 379.
ECOPRO
Concept
ECOPROsupportsadrivingstylethatsaveson
consumption.Forthispurpose,theengineconj
trolandcomfortfeatures,forinstancetheclimate controloutput,areadjusted.
Undercertainconditionstheengineisautomatij callydecoupledfromthetransmissionintheD
selectorleverposition.Thevehiclecontinues
travelingwiththeengineidlingtoreduceconj
sumption.TheDselectorleverpositionremains engaged.
Inaddition,context-sensitiveinformation,ECO PROtips,aredisplayedtoassistwithanefficient
drivingstyle.
Theachievedextendedrangeisdisplayedinthe
instrumentclusterasbonusrange.
Generalinformation
Thesystemincludesthefollowing
EfficientDynamicsfunctionsand
EfficientDynamicsdisplays:
'xECOPRObonusrange,refertopage 332.'xECOPROclimatecontrol,refertopage 331.'xCoastingdrivingcondition,refertopage 333.'xDrivingstyleanalysis,refertopage 334.Seite330DRIVINGTIPSSavingfuel330
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