technical data BMW 5 SERIES ACTIVE HYBRID 2015 Owners Manual

ContentsThe fastest way to find information on a partic‐
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page 242.6Notes
At a glance
14Cockpit18iDrive26Voice activation system29Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle31BMW ActiveHybrid34Safety of the high-voltage system
Controls
38Opening and closing57Adjusting69Transporting children safely73Driving87Displays104Lights109Safety136Driving stability control systems141Driving comfort162Climate control170Interior equipment176Storage compartments
Driving tips
182Things to remember when driving187Loading190Saving fuelMobility196Refueling198Fuel200Wheels and tires211Engine compartment213Engine oil216Coolant218Maintenance220Replacing components227Breakdown assistance233Care
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be exposed on BMW vehicles. Such products
could conceivably fail to comply with BMW's
own stringent quality standards.
California Proposition 65 Warning California laws require us to state the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automo‐
bile components and parts, including compo‐
nents found in the interior furnishings in a vehi‐
cle, contain or emit chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and birth
defects and reproductive harm. In addition,
certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain
products of component wear contain or emit
chemicals known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or other repro‐
ductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and re‐
lated accessories contain lead and lead com‐
pounds. Wash your hands after handling. Used
engine oil contains chemicals that have caused
cancer in laboratory animals. Always protect
your skin by washing thoroughly with soap and
water.
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐
lowing warranties:▷New Vehicle Limited Warranty.▷Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.▷Federal Emissions System Defect War‐
ranty.▷Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.▷California Emission Control System Lim‐
ited Warranty.
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and
designed to meet the particular operating con‐
ditions and homologation requirements in your
country and continental region in order to de‐
liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle
is operated under those conditions. If you wish
to operate your vehicle in another country or
region, you may be required to adapt your ve‐
hicle to meet different prevailing operating
conditions and homologation requirements.
You should also be aware of any applicable
warranty limitations or exclusions for such
country or region. In such case, please contact
Customer Relations for further information.
Maintenance
Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the
road safety, operational reliability and the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Specifications for required maintenance meas‐
ures:▷BMW Maintenance system▷Service and Warranty Information Booklet
for US models▷Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
If the vehicle is not maintained according to
these specifications, this could result in seri‐
ous damage to the vehicle. Such damage is
not covered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Data memory
Many electronic components on your vehicle
are equipped with data memories that tempo‐
rarily or permanently store technical informa‐
tion about the condition of the vehicle, events
and faults. This technical information generally
records the state of a component, a module, a system or the environment:
▷Operating mode of system components, fill
levels for instance.▷Status messages for the vehicle and from
its individual components, e.g., wheel rota‐
tion speed/vehicle speed, deceleration,
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▷Malfunctions and faults in important sys‐
tem components, e.g., lights and brakes.▷Responses by the vehicle to special situa‐
tions such as airbag deployment or engag‐
ing the stability control system.▷Ambient conditions, such as temperature.
This data is purely technical in nature and is
used to detect and correct faults and to opti‐
mize vehicle functions. Motion profiles over
routes traveled cannot be created from this
data. When service offerings are used, e.g., re‐
pair services, service processes, warranty
claims, quality assurance, this technical infor‐
mation can be read out from the event and
fault memories by the service personnel, in‐
cluding the manufacturer, using special diag‐
nostic tools. You can obtain further information
there if you need it. After an error is corrected,
the information in the fault memory is deleted
or overwritten on a continuous basis.
With the vehicle in use there are situations
where you can associate these technical data
with individuals if combined with other infor‐
mation, e.g., an accident report, damage to the
vehicle, eye witness accounts — possibly with
the assistance of an expert.
Additional functions that are contractually
agreed with the customer - such as vehicle
emergency locating - you can transmit certain
vehicle data from the vehicle.
Event Data Recorder EDR
This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐
corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐
tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting
a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐
standing how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a
short period of time, typically 30 seconds or
less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:▷How various systems in your vehicle were
operating.▷Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were fastened.▷How far, if at all, the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal.▷How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under‐
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur.
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a
nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are
recorded by the EDR under normal driving
conditions and no personal data, e.g., name,
gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.
However, other parties, such as law enforce‐
ment, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐
quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐
cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐
hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the special equipment,
can read the information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR.
Vehicle identification
number
The vehicle identification number can be found
in the engine compartment.
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Reference
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Technical dataVehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due tothe selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems. The respectively applicable country
provisions must be observed when using the
respective features and systems.
Note
The technical data and specifications in this
Owner's Manual are used as guidance values.
The vehicle-specific data can deviate from this,
for example, due to the selected special equip‐
ment, country version or country-specific
measurement method. Detailed values can befound in the approval documents, on informa‐
tion signs on the vehicle or can be obtained
from the service center.
The information in the vehicle documents al‐
ways has priority.
Dimensions
The dimensions can vary depending on the
model version, equipment or country-specific
measurement method.
The specified heights do not take into account
attached parts, for example, a roof antenna,roof racks or spoiler. The heights can deviate,
for example, due to the selected special equip‐
ment, tires, load and chassis version. BMW ActiveHybrid 5Width with mirrorsinches/mm82.8/2,102Width without mirrorsinches/mm73.2/1,860Heightinches/mm57.6/1,464Lengthinches/mm193.4/4,913Wheelbaseinches/mm116.9/2,968Smallest turning radius diam.ft/m39.7/12,1Seite 240ReferenceTechnical data240
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Weights
ActiveHybrid 5Approved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg5,324/2,415Loadlbs/kg860/390Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,524/1,145Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,921/1,325Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg220/100Cargo area capacitycu ft/l13.2/375
Capacities

US gal/litersNotesFuel tank, approx.18.2 / 69Fuel quality, refer to
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Coasting 76
Combination reel, refer to Turn signals 80
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 81
Combustion engine, start‐ ing 75
COMFORT+ program, Driving Dynamics Control 140
Comfort Access 47
COMFORT program, Driving Dynamics Control 139
Compressor 206
Computer, refer to On-board computer 98
Condensation on win‐ dows 163
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 186
Condition Based Service CBS 218
Confirmation signal 50
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
ConnectedDrive Services
Contact with water, hybrid system 34
Continued driving with a flat tire 114 , 117
Control Display 18
Control Display, settings 101
Controller 18
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 136
Convenient opening with the remote control 41
Coolant 216
Coolant level 216
Coolant temperature 94
Cooling function 164
Cooling, maximum 164
Cooling system 216
Cornering light 105
Corrosion on brake discs 186 Cosmetic mirror 172
Courtesy lamps during un‐ locking 41
Courtesy lamps with the vehi‐ cle locked 42
Cruise control 148
Cruise control, active with Stop & Go 141
Cruise Control, refer to Active Cruise Control 141
Cruising range 95
Cupholder 178
D
Damage, tires 204
Damping control, dy‐ namic 138
Data, technical 240
Date 95
Daytime running lights 105
Deactivating drive readi‐ ness 75
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 163
Dehumidifying, air 164
Deleting personal data 24
Deletion of personal data 24
Destination distance 99
Digital clock 95
Dimensions 240
Dimmable exterior mirrors 67
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 67
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 80
Display, electronic, instru‐ ment cluster 87
Display in windshield 102
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 107
Displays, cleaning 236
Displays, hybrid system 88
Disposal, coolant 217
Disposal, vehicle battery 226 Distance control, refer to
PDC 150
Distance to destination 99
Divided screen view, split screen 23
Door lock 43
Door lock, refer to Remote control 38
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing 44
DRIVE, driving with combus‐ tion engine 77
Drive-off assistant 136
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 136
Driver assistance, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 118
Drive readiness in detail 74
Drive readiness states 73
Drive readuness, deacti‐ vate 75
Driving Assistant, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 118
Driving Dynamics Con‐ trol 138
Driving instructions, break- in 182
Driving instructions, hybrid system 182
Driving mode 138
Driving notes, general 184
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 136
Driving tips 184
Driving with combustion en‐ gine, DRIVE 77
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 136
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 137
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 138
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 136
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Split screen 23
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 139
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 100
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 139
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 85
Stability control systems 136
Standing air conditioning, re‐ mote control 50
Start/Stop button 73
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 39
Starting the combustion en‐ gine 75
Status control display, tires 113
Status information, iDrive 22
Status of Owner's Manual 7
Steering wheel, adjusting 67
Steering wheel heating 68
Steering wheel memory 65
Steptronic transmission 83
Storage compartment, re‐ mote control 179
Storage compartments 176
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 176
Storage, tires 206
Storing the vehicle 236
Suitable engine oils 215
Summer tires, tread 204
Sun visor 172
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 93
Surround View 152
Suspension settings 138
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 138
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 168
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6 Symbols in the status field 22
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 164
T Tachometer 94
Tail and brake lights 223
Tail lights 223
Tail lights, bulb replace‐ ment 223
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 240
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 163
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 94
Temperature, engine oil 94
Terminal, starting aid 229
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 93
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 51
Thermal camera, see Night Vision 127
Thigh support 59
Tilt alarm sensor 52
Time of arrival 99
Tire damage 204
Tire identification marks 202
Tire inflation pressure 200
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 116
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 112
Tires, changing 205
Tire sealant 206
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 200
Tires, run-flat tires 206
Tire tread 204 Tone, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 220
Top View 156
Total vehicle weight 241
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 231
Towing 230
Tow lug, see Tow fitting 231
Tow-starting 230
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 112
Traction control 137
TRACTION, driving dynam‐ ics 137
Transmission lock, electronic unlocking 86
Transmission, see Steptronic transmission 83
Transporting children safely 69
Tread, tires 204
Trip computer 99
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 80
Trip odometer 94
Trunk lid, automatic 45
Trunk lid closing 45
Trunk lid, closing with no- touch activation 48
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 47
Trunk lid, hotel function 46
Trunk lid opening 44
Trunk lid, opening with no- touch activation 48
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 42
Turning circle 240
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 154
Turn signals, operation 80
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 223 Seite 250ReferenceEverything from A to Z250
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