automatic transmission BMW ACTIVEHYBRID5 2013 Owner's Manual

corresponding engine or body ground of the
vehicle to be started.
Starting the engine
Never use spray fluids to start the engine.
1.Start the engine of the assisting vehicle and
let it run for several minutes at an increased
idle speed.2.Start the engine of the vehicle being started
in the usual way.
If the first starting attempt is not successful,
wait a few minutes before making another
attempt in order to allow the discharged bat‐
tery to recharge.3.Let both engines run for several minutes.4.Disconnect the jumper cables in the reverse
order.
Check the battery and recharge if necessary.
Tow-starting and towing
Automatic transmission: transporting
your vehicle
Note
Your vehicle is not permitted to be towed.
Therefore, contact a service center in the event
of a breakdown.
Do not have the vehicle towed
Have your vehicle transported on a loading
platform only; otherwise, damage may occur.◀
Tow truck
Do not lift the vehicle
Do not lift the vehicle by the tow fitting or
body and chassis parts; otherwise, damage may
result.◀
Use the tow fitting screwed in at the front for
maneuvering the vehicle only.
Towing other vehicles
General information Light towing vehicle
The towing vehicle must not be lighter
than the vehicle being towed; otherwise, it will
not be possible to control the vehicle re‐
sponse.◀
Attaching the tow bar/tow rope correctly
Attach the tow bar or tow rope to the tow
fitting; connecting it to other vehicle parts may
cause damage.◀
▷Switch on the hazard warning system, de‐
pending on local regulations.▷If the electrical system has failed, clearly
identify the vehicle being towed by placing
a sign or a warning triangle in the rear win‐
dow.
Tow bar
The tow fittings used should be on the same
side on both vehicles.
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Should it prove impossible to avoid mounting
the tow bar at an offset angle, please observe
the following:▷Maneuvering capability is limited during cor‐
nering.▷The tow bar will generate lateral forces if it
is secured with an offset.
Tow rope
When starting to tow the vehicle, make sure that
the tow rope is taut.
To avoid jerking and the associated stresses on
the vehicle components when towing, always
use nylon ropes or nylon straps.
Attaching the tow rope correctly
Only secure the tow rope on the tow fit‐
ting; otherwise, damage can occur when it is se‐
cured on other parts of the vehicle.◀
Tow fitting
The screw-in tow fitting should always be car‐
ried in the vehicle. It can be screwed in at the
front or rear of the BMW. It is located in the con‐
tainer on the inside of the trunk lid.
Tow fitting, information on use
▷Use only the tow fitting provided with
the vehicle and screw it all the way in.▷Use the tow fitting for towing on paved roads
only.▷Avoid lateral loading of the tow fitting, e.g.,
do not lift the vehicle by the tow fitting.
Otherwise, damage to the tow fitting and the ve‐
hicle can occur.◀
Screw thread
Push out the cover by pressing on the top edge.
Tow-starting
Automatic transmission
Do not tow-start the vehicle.
Due to the automatic transmission, the engine
cannot be started by tow-starting.
Have the cause of the starting difficulties rem‐
edied.
Safety of the hybrid system
Hybrid system work
Your vehicle's hybrid system is a self-contained
system. Safety is ensured as long as no work is
performed on the technical components.
Thus, have work on the vehicle, for  instance ret‐
rofitting accessories, performed by the service
center or a workshop that works according to
BMW specifications with appropriately trained
personnel.
Maintenance and repairs
Have maintenance and repair work per‐
formed only by a service center or a workshop
that works according to BMW specifications
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with appropriately trained personnel. Other‐
wise, there is the risk of fatal injury from electric
shock due to the hybrid system's high voltage. ◀
Hybrid system: contact with water
The hybrid system is typically safe even in the
following example situations:▷Water in the footwell, for instance after a
rainstorm when the glass sunroof is open.▷Vehicle is in the water, such as in the event
of high water levels.▷Liquid escapes in the trunk.
In these cases there is no risk of injury from elec‐
tric shock. Other damage to the vehicle is pos‐
sible.
Hybrid system: automatic deactivation
If an accident occurs, the hybrid system is
switched off automatically to prevent risk of dan‐
ger to occupants and other road users.
Read the information on What to do after an ac‐
cident, refer to page 203.
What to do after an accident
General information After an accident
After an accident, do not touch any high-
voltage components such as orange colored
high-voltage cables or parts that are in contact
with exposed high-voltage cables. Otherwise,
there is the risk of fatal injury from electric shock
due to the hybrid system's high voltage.◀
Escaping fluids
Do not touch any fluids escaping from the
high-voltage battery, or the skin can sustain
chemical burns.◀
If you are involved in an accident with your ve‐
hicle, compliance with the following additional
safety precautions is required with regard to the
hybrid system.
▷Secure the crash site.▷Immediately notify rescue forces, police, or
firefighters of the fact that your vehicle is
equipped with a hybrid system.▷Engage transmission position P, apply the
parking brake, and switch off the ignition.▷Lock the vehicle after exiting.▷Do not inhale any gases escaping from the
high-voltage battery; if necessary, maintain
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CareVehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment
is also described that is not available in a vehicle,
e. g., because of the selected optional equip‐
ment or country variant. This also applies for
safety-related functions and systems.
Car washes
Hints Steam jets or high-pressure washers
When using steam jets or high-pressure
washers, hold them a sufficient distance away
and use a maximum temperature of
140 ℉/60 ℃.
Ensure that a distance of at least 31.5 in‐
ches/80 cm from the glass sunroof is maintained
at all times. Holding them too close or using ex‐
cessively high pressures or temperatures can
cause damage or preliminary damage that may
then lead to long-term damage.
Follow the user's manual for the high-pressure
washer.◀
Cleaning sensors/cameras with high-
pressure washers
When using high-pressure washers, do not
spray the exterior sensors and cameras, e.g.,
Park Distance Control, for extended periods of
time and only from a distance of at least
12 in/30 cm.◀
Regularly remove foreign items such as leaves
in the area below the windshield when the hood
is raised.
Wash your vehicle frequently, particularly in win‐
ter.Intense soiling and road salt can damage the ve‐
hicle.
Automatic car washes
Notes
Note the following:▷Give preference to cloth car washes or those
that use soft brushes in order to avoid paint
damage.▷Make sure that the wheels and tires are not
damaged by the transport mechanisms.▷Fold in the exterior mirrors; otherwise, they
may be damaged, depending on the width of
the vehicle.▷Deactivate the rain sensor, refer to
page 74,to avoid unintentional wiper activa‐
tion.▷In some cases, an unintentional alarm can be
triggered by the interior motion sensor of the
alarm system. Follow the instructions on
avoiding an unintentional alarm, refer to
page 47.
Guide rails in car washes
Avoid car washes with guide rails higher
than 4 in/10 cm; otherwise, the vehicle body
could be damaged.◀
Before driving into a car wash
In order to ensure that the vehicle can roll in a car
wash, take the following steps:
Automatic transmission:
1.Release parking brake, refer to page 70, and
deactivate Automatic Hold, refer to
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4.Engage transmission position N.5.Switch the engine off. In this way, the igni‐
tion remains switched on, and a Check-Con‐
trol message is displayed.
Transmission position P with the igni‐
tion off
When the ignition is switched off, position P
is engaged automatically. When in an auto‐
matic car wash, for example, ensure that the
ignition is not switched off accidentally.◀
The vehicle cannot be locked from the outside
when in transmission position N. A signal is
sounded when an attempt is made to lock the
vehicle.
Transmission position
Transmission position P is engaged automati‐
cally:
▷When the ignition is switched off.▷After approx. 15 minutes.
Headlamps
▷Do not rub dry and do not use abrasive or
caustic cleansers.▷Soak areas that have been soiled e.g. due to
insects, with shampoo and wash off with
water.▷Thaw ice with deicing spray; do not use an
ice scraper.
After washing the vehicle
After washing the vehicle, apply the brakes
briefly to dry them; otherwise, braking action can
be reduced and corrosion of the brake discs can
occur.
Completely remove all residues on the windows,
to minimize loss of visibility due to smearing and
to reduce wiper noises and wiper blade wear.
Vehicle care
Car care products
BMW recommends using cleaning and care
products from BMW, since these have been
tested and approved.
Car care and cleaning products
Follow the instructions on the container.
When cleaning the interior, open the doors or
windows.
Only use products intended for cleaning vehi‐
cles.
Cleansers can contain substances that are dan‐
gerous and harmful to your health.◀
Vehicle paint
Regular care contributes to driving safety and
value retention. Environmental influences in
areas with elevated air pollution or natural con‐
taminants, such as tree resin or pollen can affect
the vehicle's paintwork. Tailor the frequency
and extent of your car care to these influences.
Aggressive substances such as spilled fuel, oil,
grease or bird droppings must be removed im‐
mediately to prevent the finish from being al‐
tered or discolored.
Leather care
Remove dust from the leather often, using a
cloth or vacuum cleaner.
Otherwise, particles of dust and road grime
chafe in pores and folds, and lead to increased
wear and premature degradation of the leather
surface.
To guard against discoloration, such as from
clothing, provide leather care roughly every two
months.
Clean light-colored leather more frequently be‐
cause soiling on such surfaces is substantially
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA
ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 117
Activated-charcoal filter 141
Activate drive readiness 67
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 113
ActiveHybrid, system 29
Active Protection 115
Active seat, front 53
Active seat ventilation, front 54
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 115
Adaptive light control 96
Additives, oil 185
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 51
After washing vehicle 205
Airbags 99
Airbags, indicator/warning light 100
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 140
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 140
Air distribution, manual 139
Air flow, automatic climate control 139
Air pressure, tires 175
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 141
Alarm system 46
Alarm, unintentional 47
All around the center con‐ sole 16
All around the headliner 17
All around the steering wheel 14 ALL program, automatic cli‐
mate control 140
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 180
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 147
Alternative oil types 185
Ambient light 98
Antifreeze, washer fluid 75
Antilock Brake System, ABS 117
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 117
Approved axle load 211
Approved engine oils 185
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 153
Arrival time 90
Ashtray 148
Ashtray, front 148
Ashtray, rear 149
Assistance for the combustion engine 70
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 199
Assistance when driving off 117
ASSIST, Hybrid system 70
AUTO H button, refer to Auto‐ matic Hold 71
AUTO intensity 139
Automatic car wash 204
Automatic climate con‐ trol 138
Automatic Curb Monitor 60
Automatic deactivation, front passenger airbags 101
Automatic deactivation of the hybrid system 203
Automatic engine start-stop function 68 Automatic headlamp con‐
trol 95
Automatic Hold 71
Automatic locking 41
Automatic recirculated-air control 140
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 41
Automatic tailgate 42
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 76
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 139
AUTO program, intensity 139
Auxiliary air conditioning 144
Average fuel consumption 89
Average speed 89
Axle loads, weights 211
B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 53
Backup camera 126
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 199
Bar for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 201
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 196
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 35
Battery, vehicle 196
Belts, safety belts 55
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 154
Blinds, sun protection 48
BMW ActiveHybrid 29
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Plastic, care 206
Power failure 197
Power sunroof, glass 49
Power windows 47
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 175
Pressure warning FTM, tires 105
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 35
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 22
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 50
Protective function, win‐ dows 48
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 18
R
Radiator fluid 187
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 34
Radio ready state 66
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 74
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 142
Rear lamps 194
Rear socket 150
Rearview mirror 59
Rear window defroster 140
Recirculated-air mode 140
Recommended tire brands 180
Refueling 172
Remaining range 84
Remote control/key 34
Remote control, auxiliary air conditioning, key 145
Remote control, button as‐ signment 34 Remote control, malfunc‐
tion 40
Remote control, universal 146
Replacement fuse 197
Replacing parts 190
Replacing wheels/tires 179
Reporting safety defects 9
Reserve warning, refer to Range 84
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 103
Residual cooling 143
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 140
Retaining straps, securing cargo 164
Retreaded tires 180
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 195
Roadside parking lamps 95
Roller sunblinds 48
RON gasoline quality 174
Roof load capacity 211
Roof-mounted luggage rack 164
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 202
RSC Run Flat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 181
Rubber components, care 206
Run-flat tires 181
S
Safe braking 161
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passenger
seat 56
Safety belts 55
Safety belts, care 206
Safety of the hybrid sys‐ tem 202 Safety Package, refer to Active
Protection 115
Safety switch, windows 48
Safety systems, airbags 99
Saving fuel 166
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver 190
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 202
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 55
Seat heating, front 54
Seat heating, rear 54
Seating position for chil‐ dren 62
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 58
Seats 51
Seat ventilation, front 54
Selection list in instrument cluster 88
Selector lever, automatic transmission 76
Sensors, care 207
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 188
Service requirements, dis‐ play 86
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 199
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 91
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 58
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 76
Shift paddles on steering wheel 78
Shoulder support 53
Side airbags 99
Side View 130
Signaling, horn 14
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Silent Start, electric drive read‐iness 67
Sitting safely 51
Size 210
Slide/tilt glass roof 49
Smallest turning circle 211
Smoker's package 148
Snow chains 181
Socket 149
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 189
SOS button 198
Spare fuse 197
Speaker lighting 98
Specified engine oil types 185
Speed, average 89
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 90
Speed limiter, display 87
Speed Limit Information 87
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 90
Split screen 22
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 119
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 78
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 120
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 77
Stability control systems 117
Start/Stop button 66
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 35
Starting the combustion en‐ gine 68
Status display, tires 102
Status information, iDrive 21
Status of Owner's Manual 7
Steering wheel, adjusting 61
Steering wheel heating 61
Steering wheel memory 58
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 76 Storage compartment, remote
control 154
Storage compartments 152
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 152
Storage, tires 181
Storing the vehicle 207
Summer tires, tread 179
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 82
Surround View 126
Suspension settings 119
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 119
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 144
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 83
Tail and brake lamps 195
Tailgate 41
Tailgate, automatic 42
Tailgate opening with no- touch activation 45
Tailgate via remote control 39
Tail lamps 194
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 195
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 210
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 139
Temperature display, external temperature 83
Temperature, engine oil 83
Terminal, jump-starting 200
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 82 Theft alarm system, refer to
Alarm system 46
Theft protection, refer to Cen‐ tral locking system 38
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 109
Tilt alarm sensor 47
Time of arrival 90
Tire damage 179
Tire identification marks 177
Tire inflation pressure 175
Tire inflation pressure monitor, refer to FTM 105
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 102
Tires, changing 179
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 175
Tires, run-flat tires 181
Tire tread 179
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 190
Top View 129
Total vehicle weight 211
Tow fitting 202
Towing 201
Tow-starting 201
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 102
Traction control 118
Transmission, automatic 76
Transporting children safely 62
Tread, tires 179
Trip computer 90
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 73
Trip odometer 83
Trunk lid 41
Trunk lid, automatic 42
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 44
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Trunk lid opening with no-touch activation 45
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 39
Turning circle 211
Turning circle lines, backup camera 128
Turn signals, operation 72
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 195
U
Unintentional alarm 47
Units of measure 92
Universal remote control 146
Unlock button, automatic transmission 76
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 41
Unlocking/locking via door lock 40
Unlocking/locking with remote control 38
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 206
USB interface 150
V
Variable button assignment for remote control 34
Vehicle battery 196
Vehicle battery, replacing 196
Vehicle, breaking in 158
Vehicle care 205
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification number
in the engine compart‐
ment 182
Vehicle jack 196
Vehicle paint 205
Vehicle storage 207
Vehicle wash 204 Ventilation 141
Voice activation system 24
W
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 80
Warning triangle 199
Washer fluid 75
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 212
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 75
Washer system 73
Washing, vehicle 204
Water, hybrid system 203
Water on roads 161
Weights 211
Welcome lamps 94
What to do after an acci‐ dent 203
Wheel base, vehicle 211
Wheels, changing 179
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 175
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 105
Wheels, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 102
Width, vehicle 210
Window defroster, rear 140
Windows, powered 47
Windshield, climate con‐ trol 160
Windshield washer fluid 75
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 75
Windshield washer system 73
Windshield wiper 73
Windshield wipers, fold-out position 75
Winter storage, care 207
Winter tires, suitable tires 180
Winter tires, tread 179
Wiper blades, replacing 190
Wiper fluid 75 Wiper system 73
Wood, care 206
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 23
Working on the hybrid sys‐ tem 202
Wrench 190
X
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