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Owner's Manual for the Vehicle.With a quick reference guidefor your convenience.

Contents

From A to Z

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X5 3.0iX5 4.4i

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C o n gr a t u la t io n s , a n d t h a n k y o u fo r c h o o s in g a B M W.

Thoroug h fam ilia rity w ith your vehicle w ill provide yo u w ith enha nc ed co ntrol a nd

se cur ity w hen yo u dr ive it . We therefore ha ve th is req ues t :

P lea se t ake the t ime to rea d th i s Ow ner ' s Manua l and fami lia r ize yo urself wi th the

in format ion tha t w e ha ve c omp iled for you be fore s t a r ting o f f in your new veh ic le . It

co n ta ins impo r tan t da ta a nd ins t ruc t ions in tended to a s s i s t you in ga in ing ma ximum

use a nd s a t i s fac t ion f rom the un ique rang e o f tec hn ica l fea tures on your BMW. The

m a n u a l a l s o c o n t a in s in fo rm a t io n o n c a r e a n d m a in t en a n c e d e s ign ed t o en h a n c e

ope ra t ing s a fe ty a nd c on t r ibu te to m a in ta in ing the va lue o f your BMW throug hout an

ex tend ed se rvice life .

This O w ner ' s Manua l sho u ld b e c ons ide red a perma nent pa r t o f th is veh ic le . I t

sho u ld s t ay w ith the veh ic le w hen s o ld to prov ide the nex t ow ner wi th impo r ta n t

opera t ing , s a fe ty and ma in tenance in format ion .

This m a nua l is s uppleme nted by a S erv ice and Warran ty In format ion B oo klet

(US mod els ) or a Warran ty and S erv ice G uide B oo klet (C ana dian mod els ).We reco mme nd tha t you rea d th is pub lica t ion thoroughly .

Your B MW is c overed by the fo llow ing w arran t ies :

– New Vehicle Limited Warra nty

– Limited Warranty R ust P erfora t ion

– Fed era l Emiss ions S ys tem Defe c t Wa rra n ty

– Fed era l Emiss ions P er forma nce Warran ty

– Cal i fornia Emission Control System Limited Warranty

Deta iled in format ion a bo u t these w arran t ies is l is ted in the S erv ice a nd Warran tyIn format ion B oo klet (US mod els ) or in the Warran ty a nd S erv ice G uide B oo klet

(Canadian models ) .

We w ish yo u an e n joya ble dr iv ing e xper ienc e .

B MW AG

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Notes on the Owner's Manual

We ha ve ma de e very e f for t to ens ure

t h a t y o u a r e a b le t o f in d w h a t y o u n eed

in th is O w ner ' s Manua l a s q u ick ly a s

pos s ib le . The fa s tes t w a y to f ind c er ta in

top ics is b y us ing the d eta iled inde x a tthe e nd . If you d es ire a n init ia l ove rview

o f your veh ic le , th is c a n be found in the

firs t ch a pte r . The d eta iled lis t o f

co n ten ts tha t d i rec t ly fo llow s the

s u m m a r y o f c o n t en t s is i n ten d e d t o

s t imula te your cur ios ity reg arding yo ur

B M W a n d t o e n c o u r a ge y o u t o rea d t h e

m a n u a l .

S hou ld yo u w ish to s e l l your BMW a t

so me t ime in the fu ture , p lea serem e m be r to h a n d o v er t h e O w n er 's

Manua l to the new ow ner ; it is pa r t o f

the ve h ic le .

If y o u h a v e a n y q u es t io n s , a

B MW ce nter wi ll be g l ad to a dv i se

y o u .

Symbols used

Indica tes ins t ruc t ions or preca u-

t ions tha t mus t be fo l low ed

prec ise ly in orde r to a void the po ss ibi lity

o f persona l in jury and se r ious d a ma ge

to the veh ic le .<

C onta ins in format ion tha t w ill

a s s is t yo u in ga in ing the op t imum

be nef it f rom your veh ic le a nd ena ble

you to c a re m ore e f fec t ive ly for your

vehicle.<

R e fe r s to m ea s u res t h a t c a n

be t aken to help pro tec t the

env i ronment .<

< Marks the e nd o f a spe c i fic i tem o f

information.

* Indica tes spec ia l equ ipment , country-

speci f i c equ ipment and op t iona l ex t ras .

t Id enti f ies ind ex e ntries tha t refer to

o w n er s e r vic e p ro c ed u r es o r t o p ic s o n

c a r c a re .

Id en t if ie s s y s t em s o r c o m p o n en t s ,

w hich yo ur B MW ce nter can e ither

ac t iva te o r ada p t to su it an indiv idua l

dr iver 's req u irements (" Ca r Mem ory " ,

" K ey M em o ry " ). R e fe r t o p a g e 56.<

The individual vehicle

On b uying yo ur BMW, you ha ve

de cided in favor o f a m od el wi th individ-

ua l ized eq u ipme nt and fea tures . This

O w n er 's M a n u a l d es c ribe s a l l m o d e ls

and eq u ipme nt tha t BMW of fers w ith int he s a m e g r o up .

We hop e yo u w ill unde rs tand tha t

eq u ip m en t a n d f e a t u res a r e i nc l ud ed

t h a t y o u m igh t n o t h a v e c h o s en fo r y o u r

veh ic le . Any d i fference s c a n ea s i ly be

ide n t if ied , s ince a l l op t iona l ac ce ss or ies

a n d s p ec ia l eq u ip m en t a r e m a r ked w it h

a n a s t e r is k * .

If your B MW fea tures eq u ipme nt w hich

is no t de sc r ibe d in th is Ow ner ' s Manua l

(ca r rad io or te lephone , for ins ta nce ),

S u p p lem e n t a ry O w n er 's M a n u a ls a r e

en c l o s ed . We a s k y o u to r ea d t h es e

m a n u a ls a s w e ll.

Notes

Symbols

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Status at time of printing

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o n go in g d ev e lo p m e n t t ha t i s c o n c e i ved

to ens ure tha t our veh ic les co n t inue to

em b o d y t h e h igh es t q u a l it y a n d s a fe t y

s t a n d a r d s c o m b in e d w it h a d v a n c e d ,s t a te-o f-the-a r t techno log y . For th is

reas on , it is po ss ib le tha t the fea tures

de sc r ibe d in th is Ow ner ' s Manua l cou ld

di ffer from thos e o n your veh ic le . No r

ca n errors and omiss ions b e en t i re ly

ruled ou t . You a re therefore a sked to

a p p r ec i a t e t h a t n o leg a l c la i m s c a n be

en t e r ta i n ed o n t h e ba s is o f t h e d a t a ,

illustra t ions or d es cript ions in this

m a n u a l .

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For your own safety

U s e u n lea d ed ga s o l in e o n ly . F u e ls

co n ta in ing up to a nd inc luding

1 0 % e t h a n o l o r o t h e r o xy gen a t es w it h

up to 2 .8% oxyge n by w eigh t (tha t is ,

15 % MTB E or 3% metha nol plus a neq u iva len t a mount o f co -so lven t) w ill

no t vo id the a pp l ica ble w arran t ies

respe ct ing d efec ts in ma te r ia ls or w ork-

ma nsh ip . F ie ld expe r ienc e ha s indi-

ca ted s ign if ica n t d i fference s in fuel

q ua lity (vola t i lity , c om po si t ion, a d di-

t ives , e tc . ) among gaso l ines o f fered for

s a l e in t he U n it e d S t a t e s a n d C a n a d a .

The us e o f po or q ua l ity fuels m a y resu l t

in d rivea bi lity , s ta rt ing a nd s ta llingproblems es pec ia lly unde r cer ta in env i-

ronmenta l condi t ions such as h igh

am bien t tempera ture and h igh a lt itude .

S hould yo u enc ounter dr ivea bi lit y p rob-

lem s w h ic h y o u s u s p e c t c o u ld b e

rela te d to the fuel you a re us ing , w e

rec o m m e n d t h a t y o u res p o n d by

sw itch ing to a reco gn ized h igh-qua lity

b r a n d .

Fa i lure to c omp ly w ith these rec om-menda t ions may resu l t in unscheduled

m a i n t en a n c e .

Fo llow the re leva n t s a fe ty ru les w hen

y o u a r e h a n d lin g ga s o l in e .<

Impo r ta n t s a fe ty in format ion .

F o r y o ur o w n s a fe t y , us e ge n u in e p a rt s

a n d a c c e s s o rie s a p p ro v e d b y B M W.

Wh en y o u p urc h a s e a c c es s o r ie s t e s t ed

a n d a p p r o v ed b y B M W a n d O r ig i na lB MW P ar t s , you s imultane ous ly ac q u ire

t h e a s s u ra n c e t h a t t h ey ha v e b een t h o r -

o u gh ly t e s t ed by B M W t o en s u re

op t imum per forma nce w hen ins ta lled

on your veh ic le .

B M W wa r ra n t s t h es e p a r t s t o be f ree

from defec ts in ma ter i a l and workman-

ship.

B MW w ill not a cc ep t any lia bi lity for

da ma g e res u lt ing f rom ins ta lla t ion o f

p a r ts a n d a c c e s s o r ie s n o t a p p ro v e d b y

BMW.

B MW ca nnot tes t every produc t from

other ma nufac turers to ve r ify if it ca n b e

u s ed o n a B M W s a fe ly a n d w it h o u t ris k

to e ither the ve hic le, i ts op era t ion, o r its

o c c u p a n t s .

Or ig ina l BMW Pa r ts , B MW Acc es so r ies

a n d o t h er p ro d u c t s a p p r o v ed b y B M W,t o ge t h er w it h p r o fes s io n a l a d v ic e o n

us ing the se items , a re a va i lab le f rom a l l

B M W c en t e r s .

Ins ta lla t ion and ope ra t ion o f non-BMW

a p p ro v e d a c c e s s o r ie s s u c h a s a la r m s ,

radios , a mpl if iers , rada r de tec to rs ,

w h ee l s , s u s p en s io n c o m p o n en t s , b r a k e

dust shields , telephones ( including

ope ra t ion o f any p or tab le c e l lu la r phone

from w ith in the veh ic le w ithou t us ing a n

ex terna l ly mo unted an te nna) or trans-

ce iver equ ipment (for ins ta nce , CB s ,

w a lkie-ta lkie, ha m rad io o r s imila r

a c c e s s o rie s ) m a y c a u s e ex t en s iv e

d a m a g e t o t h e v eh ic l e , c o m p r o m is e it s

sa fe ty , in ter fere w ith the veh ic le ' s e lec-

t rica l sys tem or a f fec t the va lid i ty o f the

B MW Limi ted Wa rra n ty . Se e yo ur BMW

ce nter for a dd it iona l in format ion .<

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repa i r o f the e miss ion co n t ro l

d e v ic e s a n d s y s t e m s m a y b e p e rf o rm e d

by any au tomot ive repa i r es tabl i shment

or individual using any cert i f ied auto-

mot ive pa r t.<

Symbol on vehicle parts

Indica tes tha t you shou ld consu l tthe re levan t s ec t ion o f th is

Ow ner ' s Manua l for in format ion o n a

pa r ticu la r pa r t o r a s s emb ly .

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The fo llow ing a pp l ies o n ly to veh ic les ow ned and ope ra ted in the US .

REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS

If you bel ieve tha t your veh ic le has a de fec t tha t co u ld c a use a cras h or cou ld c a use in jury or dea th , you shou ld

imm ed ia tely inform the Nationa l Hig hw a y Traff ic S a fety Adm inis tra t ion (NHTS A) in a d di t ion to no tifying B MW of

Nor th America , Inc . , P .O . B ox 1227, Wes tw oo d, New J erse y 07675-1227, Telephone (201) 307-4000.

If NHTS A rec eives s imila r com pla in ts , it ma y o pen an inves t iga t ion , a nd if it f inds tha t a s a fe ty de fec t e x is t s in a

group o f veh ic les , it may o rder a reca ll a nd reme dy c a mpa ign . How ever , NHTS A ca nnot be co me invo lved in indi -v idua l p roblems b etw ee n you , your de a ler , o r B MW of Nor th Ame rica , Inc .

To c onta c t NHTS A, you m a y ei ther ca ll the Auto S a fety Ho tline to ll-free a t 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in

Was hingto n , D .C . a rea ) or w r ite to : NHTS A, U.S . Dep a r tment o f Transpo r ta t ion , Wash ington , D .C . 20590. You c a n

a l so o bta in o ther in format ion a bo u t motor veh ic le s a fe ty f rom the Hot l ine .




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I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l s

O v e r v i e w

Overview

Controls and features

Operation, care

and maintenance

Owner service procedures

Technical data

Index

Advanced technology

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Contents

O v e r v i e w

C o n t r o l s a n d f e a t u r e sCockpi t 16

Ins t rument c lus ter 18

Indica tor and warn ing l amps 22

Mult ifunct ion s tee r ing w hee l 26

S p o r ts s t ee r in g w h ee l 27

H a z a r d w a r n in g f la s h er s 28

Wa rning tr ia ng le 28

Firs t-a id kit 28

Refuel ing 29

Fuel speci f ica t ions 30

Tire infla tion p res s ure 30

Locks and security systems:

Keys 34

Elec tronic vehicle

immobil izer 35

C entra l loc k ing s ys tem 36

O p en in g a n d c lo s i n g –

from the ou ts ide 36

U s i n g t h e k ey 36

U s i n g t h e r em o t e c o n t ro l 37

O p en in g a n d c lo s i n g –

from the inside 40

Liftgate 41

Tailgate 41

Alarm s ys tem 43

E lec t ric p o w er w in d o w s 45

S liding/Tilt sun roo f w ith glas s

m o o n r o o f 46

Adjustments:

S e a t s 48

S t e e r in g w h e e l 52

Mirrors 53

S ea t , m irro r a n d s t ee r in g w h ee l

m em o r y 55

C a r M em o ry , K ey M em o r y 56

Passenger safety systems:

S a fe t y be l ts 57

Airbags 58

Trans po rt ing c hi ldre n sa fely 61

Driving:

S tee ring /Ig nit ion loc k 64

S ta r t ing the e ngine 64

S w itch ing o f f the eng ine 65

P ark ing b rake 66

Manua l t ra nsmiss ion 67

Automa t ic t ra nsmiss ion w ith

Step t ron ic 68

Turn s igna l ind ica tor/Hea dlam p

f l a sher 70

Wa sh er/Wipe r s ys tem 71

R ea r w i n d o w d e f r o s t e r 73

Cru ise con t ro l 74

Everything under control:

O d o m et e r , o u t s id e t em p er a t u re

di sp lay 76Ta c h o m et e r 77

Energy con t ro l 77

F u e l g a u ge 77

C o o la n t t em p er a t u re ga u ge 78

Service Interval Display 78

C h e c k C o n t ro l 79

C o m p u t e r 82

Multi-Information display

(MID) 84

Digi ta l clock in the MID 85Computer in the MID 88

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C o n t r o l s a n d f e a t u r e s

O p e r a t i o n , c a r e a n d m

a i n t e n a n c eTechnology for safety and

driving convenience:

P a r k D is t a n c e C o n t ro l (P D C ) 93

Dyna mic S ta bi lit y Co ntro l

( D S C ) 94

Hil l Descent Control (HDC) 95

Lamps:

S id e l a m p s /Lo w b ea m s 97

Instrument lighting 97

High b ea ms /P ark ing l amp s 98

F o g la m p s 98

Interior la mps 98

R ea d in g la m p s 99

Controlling the climate for

pleasant driving:

Air c ond it ione r 100

Automa t ic c lima te c on t ro l 106

S ea t h ea t in g 112

S t ee r in g w h ee l h ea t in g 113

Roller sun blind 113

Inde pend ent ven t ila t ion

s y s t e m 114

Cabin convenience:

B MW Universa l Trans mit ter 115

G l o v e c o m p a r t m en t 117

S t o r a g e c o m p a r t m e nt s 118

Cellular phone 118

Cup holders 119

G la s s e s c o m p a rt m e n t 119

Ashtray, front 120

Cigaret te l ighter , front 120

Ashtray , rea r 121

C iga ret te ligh te r , rea r 121

Loading and transporting:

S k i ba g 122

C a rg o a r e a

Fold the rea r ba ckres ts

d o w n 124C a r g o a r e a c o v e r 124

P ar t it ion net 125

C o v er p a n e ls i n th e c a r go

a r ea 126

P o w er o u t le t s 127

P ull-ou t ca rgo f loor 128

C a r go lo a d i ng 129

R o o f - m o u n t ed l u gga ge r a c k 130

Special operating instructions:

Break- in procedures 134

Driving yo ur B MW X5 135

G ene ra l dr iv ing no tes 136

Ca ta ly t i c conver ter 136

Ant iloc k Brake S ys tem

(ABS ) 137

D is c b r a k es 140

B r a ke s y s t e m 141

Winter o pe rat ion 141

P o w er s t ee rin g 143

Level con t ro l sys tem 143

Cellular phone 144

R a d io rec ep t io n 144

Wheels and tires:

Tire infla tion p res su re 145Tire c on d ition 145

Tire replac em ent 146

Tire rota tion 147

Whe el an d t ire

combina t ions 148

S p ec ia l f e a t u res o f w in t e r

tires 149

S n o w c h a in s 149

Approved w hee l and t ire

speci f i ca t ions 150




Contents

O p e r a t i o n , c a r e a n d m

a i n t e n a n c e

O w n e r s e r v i c e

p r o c e d u r e s

A d v a n c e d

t e c h n o l o g yUnder the hood:

H o o d 151

E n g in e c o m p a r tm en t 152

Was he r fluid 156

Wa she r nozz les 156

Engine oi l 157

C o o l a n t 160B rake fluid 161

Vehicle Ide ntif ic a t ion

N u m ber 161

Care and maintenance:

The B MW Main tenanc e

S y s t e m 162

Caring for your vehicle 163

Airbags 168

Vehic le s torag e 168

Laws and regulations:

Tec hnica l mo difica t ions 169

C a lifornia Pro po si t ion

65 Warning 169

O B D in t e rf a c e s o c ke t 170

Replacement procedures:

Onb oa rd too l kit 174

Winds h ie ld w iper b lad es 174

La m p s a n d bu lbs 175

C h a n g in g a w h e e l 180

B a t t e r y 185

F u s es 187

In case of electrical

malfunction:

Fuel fi l ler door 188

S lid ing /Tilt sun roo f 188

Liftgate 188

Tailgate 189

Assistance, giving and

receiving:

J ump-s ta r ting 190

Tow ing the ve hic le 191

Airbags 196

Ada pt ive Transm iss ion C ontro l

(ATC ) 196

Four-wh ee l drive 197

Dyna mic S tab ilit y Co ntro l

( D S C ) 197

R a d io rec ep t io n 198S a fe t y be lt t en s io n er 198

D S P s o u nd s y s t e m 199

Rea rview mirrors w ith au tom a t ic

d i m m er 199

R a i n s en s o r 200

Front a xle 200

In t eg r a t ed rea r s u s p en s i o n 201

Level con t ro l sys tem 201

Xeno n lam ps 202




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c h n i c a l d a t a

I n d e xEngine s pec if ica t ions 206

Dimens ions 207

Weights 208

C a p a c i t i e s 209

Elec t rica l sys tem 210

Drive b el ts 210

Everything from A to Z 214




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Cockpi t 16

Ins t rument c lus ter 18

In d ic a t o r a n d w a r n in g la m p s 22

Mult ifunct ion s tee r ing w hee l 26

S p o r ts s t ee r in g w h ee l 27

H a z a r d w a r n in g f la s h er s 28

Wa rning tr ia ng le 28Firs t-aid kit 28

Refuel ing 29

Fuel speci f ica t ions 30

Tire infla tion p res s ure 30

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1 S id e la m p s /Lo w b e a m s 97

2 Fo g la m ps 98

3 > Turn s igna l ind ica tor 70

> P ark ing l amps 98

> H ig h b e a m s 98

>H ea d la m p f la s h er 70

> C o m p u t e r 82

4 Wiper/Was her sys tem 71

5 R e a r w in d o w d e f ro s t e r 73

6 C e n t ra l lo c k in g s y s t e m 36

7 H a z a r d w a rn in g f la s h e r s 28

8 Ho rn 26

9 Ad ju s tin g s t e e rin g w h e e l 52

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Th er e a r e t w o v e r s io n s , d ep en d in g o n

the eq u ipme nt on your veh ic le .

1 F ue l g a u g e w it h in d ic a t o r la m p f o r

fuel res erve 77

2 In d ic a t o r la m p fo r t u rn s i gn a ls 25

3 S p ee d om ete r4 In d ic a t o r la m p f o r hig h b e a m s 25

5 Ta c h o m e t e r a n d E n e rg y C o n t ro l 77

6 C o o la n t t e m p e ra t u re g a u g e w it h

" C o o l a n t t em p er a t u re t o o h igh "

indica tor 78

7 In d ic a t o r a n d w a r n in g la m p s

(cloc kwise ) for :

> P a rking b rake/B rake hyd raul ic

s y s t em , D y n a m ic B ra k e C o n t ro l( D B C ) 22, 24

> Ant iloc k Brake S ys tem (AB S ) 23

> B r a ke p a d s 24

> Airbags 23

> Automa t ic t ra nsmiss ion * 24

> P lea s e f a s t en s a fe t y be lt s 23

> Cruise con t ro l 25

8 S e le c t o r le v e r a n d p ro g r a m d i s p la y

for au toma t ic t rans miss ion * 68

9 S er vic e I n te r va l D is p la y 78

1 0 C o m p u te r d is p la y –

operat ion via the turn s ignal lever,

re fe r t o p a g e 82 :

> Outs ide tempera ture

> Averag e fuel co nsumpt ion

> C ruis ing rang e

> A v er a ge s p eed

1 1 In d ic a t o r la m p fo r D y na m ic S t a b i lit y

C ontro l (DS C ) 24

1 2 In d ic a t o r la m p fo r lev e l c o n t ro l

s y s t e m* 24

1 3 O d o m e t e r a n d t rip o d o m e t e r 76

1 4 In d ic a t o r fo r C h e c k C o n t ro l 79

1 5 R e s e t b u t to n f o r t rip o d o m e t e r 76

1 6 In d ic a t o r a n d w a r n in g la m p s(cloc kwise ) for :

> F o g l a m p s 25

> B a t t e ry c h a rge c u r ren t 22

> Eng ine oil le vel/Eng ine oil

p ressure 22, 24

> E n g in e P o w er C o n t ro l 24

> S er vic e E n g in e S o o n 24


I t t l t



20nInstrument cluster*

5

3

0

u

s 0

0

3


Instrument cluster*



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r

s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l s

O v e r v i e w

21nInstrument cluster*

Th er e a r e t w o v e r s io n s , d ep en d in g o n

the eq u ipme nt on your veh ic le .

1 F ue l g a u g e w it h in d ic a t o r la m p f o r

fuel res erve 77

2 In d ic a t o r la m p fo r t u rn s i gn a ls 25

3 S p ee d om ete r4 In d ic a t o r la m p f o r hig h b e a m s 25

5 Ta c h o m e t e r a n d E n e rg y C o n tro l 77

6 E n g in e c o o la n t t e m p e ra t u re

g a u g e 78

7 In d ic a t o r a n d w a r n in g la m p s

(cloc kwise ) for :

> P ark ing b rake 23

> B rake hyd rau lic sys tem/Dyna mic

Brake Contro l (DBC) 22, 24> Ant iloc k Brake S ys tem (AB S ) 23

> Airbags 23

> P lea s e f a s t en s a fe t y be lt s 23

> Cruise con t ro l 25

8 C H EC K b u tto n 79

9 S e le c t o r le v e r a n d p ro g r a m d i s p la y

for au toma t ic t rans miss ion * 68

1 0 O u ts id e t e m p e ra t u re d is p la y 76

1 1 In d ic a t o r la m p fo r D y na m ic S t a b i lit y

C ontro l (DS C ) 24

1 2 Trip o d o m e t e r 76

1 3 In d ic a t o r fo r C h e c k C o n t ro l* 79

14 O do me te r 76

1 5 S er vic e In t e rv a l D is p l a y 78

1 6 R e s e t b u t to n f o r t rip o d o m e t e r 76

1 7 In d ic a t o r a n d w a r n in g la m p s

(cloc kwise ) for :

> F o g l a m p s 25

> B a t t e ry c h a rge c u r ren t 22

> Engine oi l pressure 22

> S er vic e E n g in e S o o n 24


Indicator and warning lamps



22nIndicator and warning lamps

Technology that monitors itself

M a n y o f t h e s y s t em s o f y o u r B M W

moni tor thems elves au tom a t ica lly , bo th

dur ing e ngine s t a r ts a nd w hile you a re

dr iv ing . Indica tor a nd w arn ing lam ps

tha t a re ide n t if ied by " q" a re t e s t e d f o r

proper funct ion ing w hene ver the ign i-

t ion key is turned . They e a ch l ig ht up

onc e for d i f feren t pe r iod s o f t ime.

If a fau l t shou ld o cc ur in one o f these

s y s t em s , t he c o rres p o n d in g la m p d o e s

n o t go o u t a f t e r th e e n g in e i s s t a r t ed o r

it lig hts up w hile the vehicle is mo ving .

Yo u w ill s ee h o w t o r ea c t t o t h is be l o w .

Red: stop immediately

B a t t e ry c h a rge c u r ren t q

The ba t tery is no longe r being

cha rged . There i s a ma lfunct ion

of the a lterna tor V-be lt or in the

cha rging c ircu it o f the a l terna to r . P lea se

c o n t a c t th e n ea r es t B M W c e n t e r.

If the V-bel t is de fec t ive , d o no t

c ontinue d riving . The e ng ine c ould

be d a m a ge d d u e t o o v erh ea t in g . If th e

V-bel t is de fec t ive , increa se d s tee r ing

ef for t is a l so requ i red .<

Engine oi l pressure q

S top the veh ic le immed ia te ly

a n d s w it c h o f f th e en g in e .

C hec k the e ngine o i l level ; top up as

req uired . If the o il leve l is c orrec t :

p lea s e c o n t a c t t h e nea res t B M W

c en t e r .

Do not c ontinue d riving . The

e n g in e c o u ld b e d a m a g e d

bec a u s e o f in a d eq u a t e l ubr ic a t io n .<

P a rk ing b rake*/

Brake hydrau l i c sys tem q

C o m e s o n w h e n y o u e n g a g e t h e

pa rking brake . For a dd it iona l in forma-

t ion : re fer to pag e 66 .

C o m es o n a lt h o u gh t h e p a r kin g b ra k e

is re leas ed : have the b rake f lu id level

c h ec k ed . B e fo re c o n t in u in g y o u r

jo u rn ey , be s u re t o r ea d t h e n o t es o n

p a g e s 141 a nd 161.

Als o c o m es o n in t h e C h ec k C o n t ro l

w i th t h e m e s s a g e " C H E C K B R AK E

LINING S ."

Pa rk ing brake warn ing l amp */

B rake hydrau lic sys tem w arn ing

la m p fo r C a n a d ia n m o d e ls .


23Indicator and warning lamps



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l

s

O v e r v i e w


Red or yellow: continue to drive;drive cautiously

If the brake w a rn ing l amp

c o m es o n r ed t o ge t h er w it h th e

yel low w a rn ing l amps for AB S

a n d D S C :

AB S , C B C , D S C , D B C , EB V a n dHDC ha ve fa i led . Co nt inue to

drive; drive cautiously and

de fens ively and avo id fu ll bra ke

appl ica t ions .

H a v e t h e s y s t em c h ec ked b y t he

n ea res t B M W c e n t e r.

For ad di t iona l informa tion: refe r to

p a g e s 94 a nd 139.

If a ll th ree w arn ing l amps co me o n

yel low:

AB S , C B C , D S C , D B C a n d H D C h a v e

fa i led . C ontinue to d rive; d rive

cau t ious ly and defens ively and avo id

ful l brake appl ica t ions .

H a v e t h e s y s t em c h ec k ed b y y o u r B M W

c e n t e r a s s o o n a s p o s s ib le .

Warn ing l amps for Canadian

m o d e l s .

Red: an important reminder

P ark ing b rake*

C o m e s o n w h e n y o u e n g a g e t he

pa rking brake .


p a g e 66.

P ark ing b rake wa rn ing l amp * fo r

C a n a d ia n m o d e ls .

P lea s e f a s t en s a fe t y be lt s q

To g e t h er w it h a n a c o u s t ic s ign a l

o r a m e s s a g e * in t h e C h e c k

C ontro l. Co mes on un t il the sa fe ty bel t s

a re fa s tene d. For a dd it iona l in format ion

o n s a fe t y be lt s : re fe r to p a ge 57 .

Airbags qP l e a s e h a v e t h e s y s t e m

in s p ec t ed by y o u r B M W c e n t e r.


p a g e 58.






Yellow: check as soon as possible

Eng ine oi l leve l

C ome s o n w hile d r iv ing :

The oi l leve l is a t the a bs olute

min imum; re f ill a s s oo n a s p os s ib le . Do

not d r ive mo re than a pprox . 30 miles

(50 km) until yo u a d d oil.For ad di t iona l informa tion: refe r to

p a g e 157.

Eng ine oi l leve l

C o m es o n a f t e r t h e en g in e h a s

bee n s h u t o f f: a d d e n g i ne o i l a t

your ea r lies t o ppor tun ity (w hen you

sto p to re fuel).


p a g e 157.

Automa t ic t ra nsmiss ion *

B e c a u s e o f a m a lfun c t io n , t h e

au tom at ic t ransm iss ion s h if t s

o n ly in t h e em e rge n c y p r o gr a m . P lea s e

consu l t the neares t BMW center .


p a g e 70.

B r a ke p a d s * q

H a v e t he b ra k e p a d s c h e c k e d .

For addi t ional information: refert o p a g e 141.

Dynam ic B rake C ontro l (DB C) q

F a u lt in t h e D B C s y s t em . P lea s e

h a v e t h e s y s t em in s p ec t ed by

your BMW cente r .


p a g e 138.

Dynamic Brake Contro l (DBC)w a r n in g l a m p fo r C a n a d i a n

m o d e l s

Level con t ro l sys tem * q

The level con trol sys tem is inac -

t iv e . P lea s e c o n s u lt t h e n ea r es t

B MW ce nter .


p a g e 143.

Dyna mic S tab ilit y Co ntro l( D S C ) q

Indica tor lam p f la s hes :

The s ys tem is a c t ive a nd g overns d r ive

a n d b r a k in g fo rc e .

Th e w a r n in g la m p c o m es o n a n d s t a y s

on w hile d riving :

D S C h a s b e e n s w it c h e d o f f w it h th e

bu t ton . I f, a f ter repe a te dly pres s ing the

DS C b u t ton , the w arn ing l amp s t i ll do es

n o t go o f f, t h en t ha t m e a n s t h a t t h eD S C , H D C a n d t h e v eh ic l e 's r o a d -

hold ing ab ilit y a re d efec t ive .

P l e a s e h a v e t he s y s t e m c h e c k e d b y t h e

n ea r es t B M W c en t e r .


p a g e s 94 a nd 96 .

Engine e lec t ron ics *

There is a faul t in the e ng ine's

e lec t ron ic c on t ro l sys tem. You

ca n co n t inue to dr ive w ith red uce d

en g i n e o u t p ut o r en g i n e s p eed . P l ea s e

h a v e t h e s y s t em i ns p ec t ed by y o u r

B MW ce nter .S e r vic e E n g in e S o o n q

If the indica tor lam p co mes on

ei ther c ontinuous ly o r intermit-

tently, this indica tes a fa ult in the

emiss ions-re l a ted e lec t ron ic sys tems .

Although the veh ic le rema ins o pera-

t iona l, you shou ld have the s ys tem s

c h ec k ed by y o u r B M W c e n t e r a t t h e

ea r lies t po ss ib le o ppor tun ity .


p a g e 170.

S er vic e E n g in e S o o n w a r n in g

la m p fo r C a n a d ia n m o d e ls .





I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l

s

O v e r v i e w


Green: for your information

Turn s igna l indica tor

F las hes w hen the tu rn s igna l s

a r e o p er a t ed . R a p id f la s h in g

in d ic a t e s a s y s t em m a l fu n c t io n .


p a g e 70.

Cru ise con t ro l

C o m es o n wh en t h e c r uis e

co nt ro l is a c t iva te d : a va i lab le for

operat ion via the mult i funct ion s teering

wh ee l .


p a g e 74.

F o g la m p s Ligh t s u p w h en ev er y o u s w it c ho n t h e fo g la m p s .


p a g e 98.

Blue: for your information

H ig h b e a m s

Ligh t s u p w h en t h e h igh b ea m s

a r e o n o r th e h ea d la m p f la s h er

i s a c t u a t ed .


p a g e s 70 a nd 98 .


26nMultifunction steering wheel



26nMultifunction steering wheel

The c ontrols integ rate d in the m ult i-

funct ion s tee ring w hee l (MFL) a re

p ro v id ed s o t h a t y o u c a n o p er a t e a

n u m ber o f a c c e s s o rie s q u ic k ly a n d

w ithou t be ing d i s t rac ted f rom t ra f f ic

c o n d it io n s . Y o u m a y o p er a t e :

> S e lec t ed fu n c t io n s o f t he r a d io a sw e ll a s t h e C D a n d c a s s e t te m o d e s ,

> rec i rcu la ted a ir co n t ro l o f the a i r

condi t ioner sys tem

o r

> t h e s t ee rin g w h ee l h ea t in g ,

> the c ruise co n t ro l ,

> se lec ted ce llu la r phone * funct ions

a nd

> voice reco gn i t ion * .

In o r d er t o o p er a t e a s y s t em v ia

the MFL, the c orres pond ing

s y s t em c o n t ro ls m u s t be a c t iv a t ed .<

The i llustra t ion s how s the m a ximum

pos s ib le numb er o f con t ro ls , co rre-

spo nding to a fu ll range o f op t iona l

eq u ipme nt . Refer to the indiv idua l

a c c e s s o r y m a n u a ls f o r m o re d e t a i led

descr ip t ions .

1 P r e s s b r ie f ly :

Rec eive a phone ca ll, in it ia te d i a l ing ,

termina te a ca ll.

P res s lo n ge r:

Turn vo ice reco gn i t ion o n a nd o f f

2 R a d io /Telep h o n e : s e l ec t

3 R a d i o /Te le p h o n e : s c a n b a c k w a r d o r

sc a n s t a t ion b u t tons or sc ro ll in the

phone lis t ings .

R e v e rs e s c a n in t he C D m o d e a n d

rew in d i n th e c a s s e t t e o p er a t io n

4 Ra dio/Telephone : vo lume

3

8

0

d

e

7

0

2

5 R a d io /Telep h o n e : s c a n fo rw a r d o r

sc a n s t a t ion b u t tons or sc ro ll in the

phone l is t ings

F o rw a r d s c a n in t he C D m o d e a n d

f a s t f o rw a r d i n th e c a s s e t t e o p e ra t io n

6 H o rn : t he e n t ire s u rfa c e

7 C r u is e c o n t ro l: a c t iv a t e s t o red

se t t ing (resume )

8 C r uis e c o n t ro l: s t o re a n d

a c c e le r a t e (+ ); d e c e le r a t e

and s tore (–)

9 Cru ise c on t ro l: a c t iva te/in terrup t/

d ea c t i v a t e

1 0 R e c irc u la t e d a ir m o d e a n d AU C o r

s t ee r in g w h ee l h ea t in g : a c t iv a t e a n d

d ea c t i v a t e


27nSports steering wheel*



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l

s

O v e r v i e w

27nSports steering wheel

The c on t ro ls in tegra te d in the spo r ts

s t ee r in g w h ee l a r e p ro v id e d s o t h a t y o u

c a n o p e r a te a n u m b e r o f a c c e s s o rie s

q u ick ly and w ithou t being d i s t rac ted

from tra ff ic condi t ions .

Yo u m a y o p e ra t e :

> S e lec t ed r a d io fu n c t io n s a s w e ll a st he C D a n d c a s s e t t e m o d e s ,

> the c ruise co n t ro l ,

> se lec ted c e l lu la r phone * funct ions

a nd

> voice reco gn i t ion * .

In order to opera te a sys tem v ia

the spo r t s tee r ing w hee l, the

c o rres p o n d in g s y s t em c o n t ro ls m u s t b e

a c t i v a t ed .<

Refer to the individua l ac ce ss ory

manua l s for more deta i led descr ip t ions .

1 R a d io /Telep h o n e : s e l ec t

2 P r e s s b r ie f ly :

Rec eive a phone ca ll, in it ia te d i a ling ,

and termina te a ca ll.

P res s lo n ge r:

Turn vo ice rec og n it ion o n a nd o f f

3 Ra dio/Telephone : vo lume

4 R a d i o /Te le p h o n e : s c a n b a c k w a r d o r

sc an s t a t ion b u t tons or sc ro ll in the

phone lis t ing s .

R e v e rs e s c a n in t h e C D m o d e a n d

rew in d i n th e c a s s e t t e o p er a t io n

4

6

3

d

e

0

5

7

5 R a d io /Telep h o n e : s c a n fo rw a r d o r

sc an s t a t ion b u t tons or sc ro ll in the

phone l is t ings

F o rw a r d s c a n in t he C D m o d e a n d

f a s t f o rw a r d in t h e c a s s e t te o p er a t io n

6 H o r n: t he en t ir e s u rf a c e

7 C r u is e c o n t ro l: a c t iv a t e s t o r ed s e t t in g

(resume)

8 C r uis e c o n t ro l: s t o re a n d

a c c e le r a t e (+ ); d e c e l e ra t e

and s tore (–)

9 C ruise co n t ro l : a c t iva te /in terrup t/

d ea c t i v a t e


28nHazard warning flashers Warning triangle* First-aid kit*



g g g

The b utton f la she s intermit tently whe n

t h e h a z a rd w a r n in g f la s h er s a r e o n .

To he lp yo u loc a te the b u t ton in a n

eme rgenc y , the b u t ton is a l so illumi-

n a t ed w h en ev er t h e v eh ic l e 's l a m p s a r e

o n .

5

3

0

u

s 0

0

4

1 O p en t h e c o v er o n t h e le f t in t h e

ca rgo a rea : l if t the ha ndle on the

c o v er .

2 P u ll t h e t a b o f th e r e t a in in g s t ra p

(a rrow ) and remove the ha za rdw a rn ing t ria ngle f rom the s uppor t

b r a c k e t .

3 To ins ta ll: s lide the haz a rd w a rn ing

t riang le in to the suppo r t brac ket and

press on the re ta in ing s t ra p .

C omp ly w ith leg a l req u irements

w hich co ver the a va i la bi lit y o f a

haz a rd w a rn ing t riang le in the veh ic le .<

5

3

0

u

s 0

0

5

The firs t-a id kit is loc a ted unde r the

f ro n t p a s s en ge r' s s ea t .

To ope n : pu ll the ha ndle a nd fo ld the

c o v e r d o w n .

To c los e : fo ld the c over up .

S ome o f the a r t ic les in the f ir s t -a id

k it ma y b e use d w ith in a limited

t ime on ly . For th is rea so n , che ck the

exp ira t ion da tes o f eac h o f the items

reg u la r ly , a n d rep la c e a n y w h o s e

ex p ir a t io n d a t e s h a v e p a s s e d . Yo u c a n

a c q u ire rep la c em en t s in a n y d r u gs t o r e

o r p ha r m a c y .Co mply w ith la w s req u ir ing a f ir s t -a id

kit in the vehicle.<

4

6

0

d

e

0

0

3


29nRefueling



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i

r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l s

O v e r v i e w

g

Fuel filler door

B efo re f illing the ta nk, shut o ff the

eng ine . If you do no t , fuel ca nnot

be f illed in to the t a nk and the S erv ice

E n g in e S o o n la m p m a y c o m e o n .<

To o pe n the f iller do or, pres s o n the

f ro n t ed g e .

To u nloc k the fue l fil le r do or if the

ce n t ra l loc k ing s ys tem ma lfunct ions ,

r e fe r t o p a g e 188.

When ha ndl ing fuels , c omp ly w ith

a l l o f the app l ica ble s a fe ty prec au-t ions and regu la t ions per ta in ing to

fuels . Neve r ca rry s pa re fuel con ta iners

in yo ur vehicle. Whether e mpty or full,

t h es e c o n t a in e r s c a n le a k, c a u s e a n

exp los ion , o r lea d to f ire in the e ven t o f

a co llis ion.<

5

3

0

u

s 0

0

7

Simple and environmentallyfriendly

Ope n the f i ller ca p c a refully to

prevent fuel from s pray ing ou t .

Fuel spra y ma y ca use in jury .

Do no t top o f f . Topping o f f may c a use

fuel spi lla g e.<

Keep the f iller ca p in the b racket

a t t a che d to the fuel f iller do or .

5

3

0

u

s 0

0

8

When refueling, insert the fil ler nozzle

co mplete ly into the f iller p ipe . P ulling

the noz z le o u t o f the p ipe dur ing re fu-

eling

> resu lt s in prema ture p ump s hu to f f

> a nd w ill reduc e the e f fec t o f the

v a p o r rec o v er y s y s t em o n t h e p u m p .If the f iller no zzle is use d c orrec t ly , the

fuel tank is full whe n i t shuts off for the

first time.

Ta nk ca pa c i ty : re fer to pa ge 209.

C los e the f iller c ap ca refully a f ter

refuel ing unti l a "cl ick" is heard.

While c los ing , b e s ure no t to s q ueez e

t h e s t ra p w h ic h is f a s t en e d t o t h e c a p .

A loo se or miss ing ca p w ill ac t iva te the

m es s a ge " C H E C K F ILLE R C A P " in t h e

C h e c k C o n t ro l* or the S erv ice Engine

S o o n la m p .<


30nFuel specifications Tire inflation pressure



The eng ine use s lead - free g as o l ine

only.

Req u ired fuel :

> P rem i um U n lea d ed G a s o lin e ,

min. 91 AKI.

AKI = Anti Knoc k Ind ex

Do no t use lead ed fuels . The use

o f le a d ed fue ls w ill c a u s e p e r m a -

n e n t d a m a g e t o t h e s y s t e m 's o x y g e n

s en s o r a n d t h e c a t a ly t ic c o n v er t e r.<

You w ill find t ire infla t ion pres sures on

the inside d oo r pilla r .

Check tire pressures

All pres sure s pec if ica t ions a re indica ted

in ps i (kilop a sc a l) for t ires a t a mb ient

tempe ra ture (re fer a lso to the ne x t

p a g e).

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Check t i re infla t ion pressures

regu la r ly —at lea s t e very two

w eek s a n d b e fo re be g i n nin g a l o n ger

t rip . Incorrec t t ire press ure ca n o ther-

w i s e le a d t o t ire d a m a g e a n d a c c id e n t s .

Check the t i re infla t ion pressure of the

spa re w hee l. In f la te the sp a re t ire tothe h ighes t in f la t ion o f a ny t ire on your

vehicle.<

Comply with tire approvalspecifications

The infla t ion p ress ures in the ta b le

ap p ly to t ires f rom B MW-approved

ma nufac turers . Your BMW center is

fami lia r w ith these press ures . H ighe r

press ures m ay b e s pec if ied for t iresfrom othe r man ufac turers . You w ill f ind

a l is t o f a pproved t ires b eg inn ing o n

p a g e 150.

Your veh ic le i s eq u ippe d w ith t ires tha t

n o t o n ly m ee t U S s t a n d a r d s , bu t a l s o

E u ro p ea n s t a n d a rd s . We r ec o m m e n d

the exc lus ive us e o f BMW-approved

tires .


31nTire inflation pressure



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B MW Tire s

All pres sure s pe ci f ica t ions in

the t ab le a re indica ted in ps i

(kilop a sc a l) w ith c old t ires

(c o ld = a m b ien t t em p er a t u re )

X5 All s iz e s 32 (220) 32 (220) 32 (220) 39 (270)


32n



Locks and security systems:

Keys 34

Elec tronic vehicle

immobil izer 35

C entra l loc k ing s ys te m 36

O p en in g a n d c l o s in g

– from the ou ts ide 36U s i n g t h e k ey 36

U s i n g t h e r em o t e c o n t ro l 37

O p en in g a n d c l o s in g

– from the ins ide 40

Liftgate 41

Ta ilg a te 41

Alarm s ys te m 43

E lec t r ic p o w er w i n d o w s 45

S lid ing/Tilt s unroo f w ith g las s

m o o n r o o f 46

Adjustments:

S e a t s 48

S t e e r in g w h e e l 52

Mirrors 53

S ea t , m irro r a n d s t ee r in g w h ee l

m em o r y 55

C a r M em o r y, K ey M em o r y 56

Passenger safety systems:

S a fe t y be lt s 57Airbags 58

Trans po rt ing c hi ldre n sa fely 61

Driving:

S tee ring /Ig ni tion loc k 64

S ta r t ing the e ngine 64

S w itch ing o f f the eng ine 65

P ark ing b rake 66

Manua l t rans miss ion 67

Automa t ic t ra nsmiss ion w ithStep t ron ic 68

Turn s igna l ind ica tor/Hea d la mp

f l a sher 70

Was he r/Wipe r sy s tem /Ra in

s e n s o r 71

R e a r w in d o w d e f ro s t e r 73


Everything under control:

O d o m et e r , o u t s id e t em p er a t u re

di sp lay 76

Ta c h o m et e r 77

E n ergy c o n t r o l 77

F u e l g a u ge 77

C o o la n t t em p er a t u re ga u ge 78

Service Interval Display 78

C h e c k C o n t ro l 79

C o m p u t e r 82

Multi-Info rma tion Disp la y

(MID) 84

Digi ta l clock in the MID 85

C omp uter in the MID 88

ControlsOnline Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 558 - © 09/00 BMW Group

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Overview


Operation, care

and maintenance


Technical data

Index

Advanced technology

Technology for safety and

driving convenience:

P a r k D is t a n c e C o n t ro l (P D C ) 93

Dyna mic S tab ilit y Co ntro l

( D S C ) 94

Hil l Descent Control (HDC) 95

Lamps:S id e la m p s /Lo w b ea m s 97


High b ea ms/P ark ing l amp s 98

F o g l a m p s 98

Interior lamp s 98

R ea d i ng la m p s 99

Controlling the climate for

pleasant driving:

Air c ond it ione r 100Automa t ic c l ima te c on t ro l 106


S t ee r in g w h ee l h ea t in g 113

Roller sun blind 113


s y s t e m 114

Cabin convenience:

B MW Universa l Trans mit ter 115


S t o r a g e c o m p a rt m e n ts 118

Cellular phone 118

Cup holders 119

G la s s e s c o m p a r tm e n t 119Ashtray, front 120

Cigaret te l ighter , front 120

Ashtray , rea r 121

C iga ret te ligh te r , rea r 121

Loading and transporting:

S ki ba g 122

C a rg o a r e a

Fold the rea r backres ts

d o w n 124

C a r g o a r e a c o v e r 124

P a r tit ion net 125

C o v er p a n e ls i n th e c a rgo

a r ea 126

P o w er o u tle t s 127

P ull-ou t ca rgo f loo r 128

C a rgo lo a d i ng 129

R o o f - m o u n t ed l u gga ge r a c k 130


34nKeys



1 Th e m a s t e r key s w it h rem o t e c o n t ro l

de termine the funct ions o f the Key

M em o r y . R e fe r t o p a g e 56 .

There i s a n e x tende d- life b a t teryin eve ry mas ter key w hich i s

cha rged a u toma t ica lly in the ign i t ion

loc k as yo u dr ive .

F o r th is r ea s o n , i f y o u h a v e a m a s t e r

key t h a t is o t h e rw is e n o t u s ed , u s e t h a t

key approx . once every yea r w hile

driving fo r an exte nd ed pe riod . This w ill

c h a r ge t h e ba t t e ry . R e fe r a ls o t o

p a g e 37.<

2 S p a re k e y fo r s to ra g e in a s a f e p la c e ,

suc h a s in your w a llet . This key is no t

in tend ed for co n t inuous use .

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3 D o o r a n d ign it io n key

The lock for the g love c omp ar tment

c a n n o t be o p er a t ed w it h t his k ey .

This i s reco mme nde d for va le t

pa rking , fo r ins ta nce .

Replacement keys

R ep la c em e n t key s a r e a v a ila b le ex c lu -

s ively throug h yo ur BMW center . S ince

t h e key s b e lo n g t o a s ec u rit y s y s t em ,

your BMW ce nter is o bl iga ted to ens ure

t h a t a p e rs o n r eq u es t in g a key is a u t ho -

r ized to d o s o (re fer to "E lec t ron icvehicle immo b ilize r" o n the fo llow ing

p a ge) .

If poss ib le , t ake a ll o f the ma s ter

keys tha t b elong to the veh ic le

w ith you w hen you p ick up your

rep lacement key .

Wh en ev er y o u rec e iv e a n ew r ep la c e-

me nt key, turn that key to p os it ion 2 in

the igni t ion loc k once (ig nit ion s w itch edon) and then ba ck . This a llow s the e lec -

tronic ve hic le immo bilize r to " lea rn" the

n e w ke y .<


35nElectronic vehicle immobilizer



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The key to security

Your B MW is e q u ippe d w ith a pa ss ive

a nti-theft sys tem . This e lec tronic immo -

bi liza t ion sys tem is d es igne d to reduc e

the susceptibi l i ty of the vehicle to theftby ma king it impo ss ib le to s t a r t the

en g i n e u s in g a n y m ea n s o t h e r t h a n t h e

spe cia l keys fu rn ishe d w ith the veh ic le .

Yo u r B M W c en t e r c a n c a n c e l t he e lec -

tronic system authoriza t ion for indi-

vidua l keys (in the e vent o f los s , fo r

in s t a n c e ). A d ea c t iv a t ed key c a n n o

lo n ge r be u s ed t o s t a r t t he e n g i ne .

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How the electronics work

At the hea r t o f th is s ys tem is a n

elec t ron ic ch ip tha t is in teg ra ted in to

the key . The loc k mec ha nism i tse lf is

ac tua l ly a dua l- funct ion d ev ice , s imulta-

n eo u s l y s e r vin g a s a c o m m u n ic a t io n s

in ter fa ce d es igne d to a l low the se cur itys y s t em t o m a in t a in a c o n t in u o u s s t r ea m

of va r iab le , veh ic le-spec if ic s igna ls w ith

the elec tronic circuitry in the key. The

sys tem w ill no t re leas e the ign it ion , fuel

in jec t ion a nd s t a r ter un les s i t rec og -

n iz es a n " a u t h o riz ed " k ey .

F o rc e a p p l ied t o t h e k ey c a n

d a m a g e t h e i nt eg r a t ed e lec t ro n ic

c i rc u it ry . A d a m a ge d key c a n n o l o n gerbe u s ed t o s t a r t th e en g in e .<


36nCentral locking system Opening and closing – from the outside



The concept

The c en t ra l loc k ing sys tem i s rea dy for

o p er a t io n a s s o o n a s y o u c lo s e t h e fro n t

d o o r s . Th e s y s t e m e n g a g e s a n d

re lea s es t h e lo c k s o n t h e

> d o o r s

> li ftg a te /ta ilg a te> fuel fil ler d oo r.

The c en t ra l loc k ing s ys te m ca n be

o p er a t ed

> f rom ou ts ide v ia the d r iver 's d oo r loc k

a s w e ll a s v ia t h e r em o t e c o n t ro l.

> f rom ins ide v ia the b u t ton for the

ce n t ra l loc k ing s ys te m.

If the sys tem i s locked f rom ins ide , the

fuel f i l ler door remains unlocked. Refert o p a g e 40 .

Wh en t h e s y s t em is a c t u a t ed f ro m

outs ide o f the ve h ic le , the a n t i- thef t

pro tec t ion is a c tua ted s imultane ous ly .

The a la rm sys tem is a lso a c t iva te d or

d e a c t i v a t e d .

In t h e ev en t o f a n a c c i d en t , th e c en t ra l

loc k ing s ys te m unloc ks au tom at ica lly

(o n ly t h o s e d o o rs w h ic h w er e n o tlo c ked s ep a ra t e l y w i th t h e s a fe t y lo c k

but tons ). Refer to pag e 40 . In a d di t ion,

the haza rd wa rn ing f la s hers and in ter ior

la m p s c o m e o n .

Using the key

One turn o f the key in the dr iver 's d oo r

lock unlocks the driver's door only.

Turning the key a se co nd t ime un loc ks

a l l o f the rema in ing do ors , the lif tga te/ta i lgate and the fuel f i l ler door.

Yo u c a n h a v e a n a c k no w le d g m e n t

s igna l se t to co n f irm tha t the

veh ic le is c orrec t ly c lose d .<

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Convenience operation

Yo u c a n a ls o o p e ra t e t h e w in d o w s a n d

sl iding /tilt s unroof via the do or loc k.

> To o pen : w ith the do or c losed , tu rn

the key to the "Unlock " po s i tion a nd

hold it .

> To c los e : w ith the do or c losed , tu rnthe key to the "Lock " p os it ion a nd

hold it .

Wa tch dur ing the c los ing proc es s

to be s ure tha t no one is ina dver t-

en t ly injured . Re lea s ing the key s to ps

the opera t ion .<

Manual operation

(in the e vent of a n elec trica l ma lfunct ion)

Turn the key to the e xtrem e left or r ig ht

to unloc k/loc k the d oo r.


37nOpening and closing – from the outside



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Using the remote control

The remo te c on t ro l o f fers you o p t ima l

co nvenienc e in us ing your veh ic le ' s

loc k ing sys tem w hile a lso prov id ing

three exc lus ive suppleme nta ry fea tures :

> S w itch o n the in ter ior la mps , re fer to

p a g e 38.With this funct ion, you can a lso

" s ea rc h fo r " y o u r veh ic l e —w h en

p a r ked in a n u n d e rg r o u n d g a r a g e , f o r

i n s t a n c e .

> Ope n the lif tga te , re fer to pag e 39.

The l if tga te w ill op en s lig ht ly, reg a rd-

les s o f whe ther it wa s prev ious ly

loc ked or un loc ked.

> P a n ic m o d e

In c a s e o f d a n g er , yo u c a n t rigg e r a na l a rm.

When the ve h ic le i s un loc ked, the an t i -

thef t p ro tec t ion i s deac t iva ted and the

a l a r m s y s t em i s d is a rm ed ; w h en t h e

veh ic le is loc ked, the sys tems a re ac t i-

v a t ed o r a rm ed .

The in terior lam ps a re sw itche d o n

w hen the veh ic le i s un loc ked.

Yo u c a n h a v e a n a c k no w le d g m e n t

s igna l se t to co n f irm tha t the

veh ic le is c orrec t ly c los ed .<

Master keys

K ey s w it h rem o t e c o n t ro l a r e m a s t e r

k ey s . R e fe r t o p a g e 34.

C hildren m igh t b e a ble to lock thedo ors f rom the ins ide . Fo r th is

rea s o n , a lw a y s t a k e t h e v eh ic le ' s k ey s

w it h y o u s o t h a t t h e v eh ic l e c a n be

o p en e d a ga in fro m t h e o u t s id e a t a n y

t ime.<

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M a s t e r key s t h a t a re u s ed r ep ea t -

ed l y a re a l wa y s r ea d y fo r o p era -

t ion s ince the b a t tery in the key is

cha rged a u toma t ica lly in the ign i t ion

loc k as yo u dr ive .

If it is no long er po ss ible to loc k the

veh ic le v ia the remo te c on t ro l, theba t t e ry is d is c h a r ged . U s e t h is k ey

w hile d r iv ing for an e x tende d per iod in

o r d er t o c h a rge t h e ba t te r y . R e fe r a l s o

t o p a g e 34 .

To p revent unau thor ized use o f the

remote c on t ro l, surrend er on ly the do or

and ign i t ion key 3 or the s pa re key 2

(refer to pa ge 34) w hen lea v ing the

vehicle for valet parking, for example.

In the even t o f a s ys tem ma lfunct ion ,p lea s e c o n t a c t y o u r B M W c en t e r. Yo u

c a n a l s o o b t a in rep la c em en t k ey s

there .<





To unlock

P res s bu t t o n 1.

P res s t h e bu t t o n o n c e t o u n lo c k t h e

dr iver 's d oo r on ly ; p ress a se co nd t ime

to un loc k a ll rema in ing d oo rs a s w el l a s

the ta ilg a te/lif tga te a nd fuel filler d oo r.

Convenience opening mode

P res s a n d h o ld b u t to n 1 . Th e p o w er

w ind ow s a nd s liding/tilt sunroo f are

o p e n e d .

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To lock and secure


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To switch on the interior lamps

After loc k ing the ve h ic le , p ress bu t ton 2

a g a i n .

To deactivate the tilt sensor alarmsystem and interior motion sensor

P res s bu t t o n 2 a s ec o n d t im e i m m ed i-

ately a fter locking.


p a g e 43 .

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To open the liftgate


B e fo re a n d a f te r a t r ip , be s u r e

tha t the t a ilga te/lif tga te w as no tope ned un in ten t iona lly .<

Panic mode

B y p res s in g a n d h o l d in g b u t to n 3 fo r

m o r e t ha n t w o s e c o n d s , y o u c a n t rig g e r

the a la rm s ys tem if there i s an

impending danger ( the a l a rm sys tem

m u s t be a r m ed ).

To s w itch o f f the a la rm: press bu t ton 1 .

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System interference

The remo te c on t ro l sys tem's func-

t ion ing ma y be a f fec ted b y o ther un it s

or eq u ipme nt ope ra t ing in the imme -

diate vicinity of yo ur vehicle.

If th is s hou ld oc cur , you ca n un loc k and

loc k the veh ic le v i a the do or loc k w ith am a s t e r key .

For US owners only

The tra nsm it ter and rec eiver units

co mply wi th pa r t 15 o f the FCC (Fed era l

C omm unica t ion C omm iss ion) regu la-

t ions . Opera t ion is g overned by the

fol low ing :

FC C ID : LX8 EWSLX8FZVS

LX8FZVE

C o m p lia n c e s t a t em e n t :

This de v ice co mpl ies w ith pa r t 15 o f the

FCC Rules . Opera t ion is s ubjec t to the

fo llow ing tw o c ond it ions :

> This d ev ice ma y no t ca use ha rmfu l

in ter ferenc e , a nd

> th is d ev ice mus t a cc ep t a ny in ter fer-enc e rec eived , inc luding in ter ferenc e

t h a t m a y c a u s e u n d es i red o p er a t io n .

Any una u thor ized mod if ica t ions or

c h a n g e s t o t he s e d e v ic e s c o u ld

vo id the user ' s a u thor ity to op era te th is

eq u i p m en t .<


40nOpening and closing – from the inside



You ca n ope ra te the c en t ra l loc k ing

sys tem w ith th is b u t ton (a rrow ) w hen

the d r iver 's d oo r is c los ed . The d oo rs

and t a i lga te/lif tga te a re un loc ked o r

loc ked o n ly . How ever , the a n t ithef ta l a rm sys tem i s no t ac t iva ted . Also , the

fuel fi ller do or rem a ins unloc ked to

a llow refuel ing.

If on ly the d r iver 's d oo r wa s

unloc ked f rom the o u ts ide and

y o u p res s t h e bu t t o n

> a ll othe r doo rs , the ta ilg a te/lif tga te

a nd the fuel filler d oo r w ill be

unloc ked w hen the d r iver 's d oo r iso p e n e d .

> the dr iver 's d oo r wi ll be loc ked a ga in

w h en it is c lo s e d .<

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To unlock and open the doors

> Either un loc k the do ors tog ether w ith

the button for the centra l locking

s y s t em a n d t h en p u ll th e d o o r h a n d le

a b o v e t h e a r m res t o r

> p u ll th e r e lea s e h a n d l e f o r e a c h d o o r

twice: the f i rs t pul l unlocks the door,a n d t h e s e c o n d o n e o p e n s it .

To engage the locks

> Us e the c en t ra l loc k ing b u t ton to loc k

a ll o f the d oo rs s imultane ous ly ,

o r

> press d ow n the indiv idua l do or loc k

b uttons . The fuel filler d oo r rem a ins

u n lo c k ed . As a n a d d ed d es i gnfea ture to preve nt the d r iver f rom

be ing inad ver ten t ly loc ked o u t o f the

veh ic le , the dr iver 's do or loc k bu t ton

w ill n o t en ga ge a s lo n g a s t h e d o o r is

o p e n .

When the veh ic le i s m oving , do

not loc k the do ors w ith the sa fe ty

loc k bu t tons . D oo rs loc ked in th is

ma nner wo uld no t op en a u toma t ica lly int h e ev en t o f a n a c c id e n t .

Ch i ldren m igh t b e a ble to lock the

do ors f rom the ins ide . For th is rea so n ,

y o u s h o u ld a lw a y s rem o v e t h e k ey a n d

take i t w ith you to b e s ure tha t you w ill

be a ble to un loc k the veh ic le f rom the

outs ide a t a l l t imes .<


41nLiftgate Tailgate



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To open from the outside

P ress the b u t ton (a rrow ): the l if tga te

ope ns s l igh t ly .

Manual operation(in the e vent o f an e lec trica l ma lfunct ion)

R e fe r t o p a g e 188.

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Opening from inside the vehicle

P ress th i s bu t ton to ope n the lif tga te

w hen the veh ic le i s s t a t ionary .

If p o in t ed o r s h a r p -ed ge d o b jec t sco u ld s t rike the rea r window w hile

dr iv ing , be sure to prov ide pro tec t ion

a r o u n d a ll ed ge s . I f y o u d o n o t d o t h is ,

t h e h ea t in g c o n d u c t o r s o f t h e r ea r

w in d o w c o u ld b e d a m a g e d .<

F o r in fo r m a t io n o n t h e c a r go a r ea c o v er

a n d o n o t h er d e t a i ls i n th e c a r go a r ea ,

re fe r t o " C a r go a rea " , be g i nn in g o n

p a g e 124.

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P res s t h e bu t to n :

Yo u c a n fo ld t h e t a i lg a t e d o w n .

Wh en o p en e d , t h e t a i lg a t e c a n

a c c e p t lo a d s o f u p to 4 4 0 lbs(200 kg). When the vehicle is pa rked ,

y o u m a y u t iliz e t h e t a ilg a t e a s a s ea t o r

a s a lo a d i ng p l a t fo r m fo r lu gg a g e o r

recrea t ion gear , fo r example .<

Manual operation

(in the e vent o f an e lec trica l ma lfunct ion)

R e fe r t o p a g e 189.

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To close

You ca n pu ll the l if tga te d ow n by

p la c in g bo t h h a n d s in t h e h a n d le

rec es s es (a r ro w s ).

To a void injuries , be sure tha t the

t rave l pa th o f the l if tga te i s c lea r

w hen i t is c los ed , a s w ith a l l c los ing

p r o c ed u r es .<

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When the lif tga te i s op en , the

dimens ion f rom the ground to

t h e u p p er ed g e i s m o r e t h a n 6 . 5 f t

(two mete rs ). P lea se keep th i s in mind

w hen op ening the lif tga te (in a g a rage ,

for exa mple).<

Ope ra te the veh ic le on ly w hen

bo t h ga t e s a r e c o m p l e t e ly c lo s e d .

O t h erw is e , e x h a u s t fum es c o u ld p e n e-

tra te the interior of the ve hicle. S hould i t

be a bs o lu t e ly n ec es s a ry t o o p er a t e t h e

v eh ic le w it h a n o p e n ga t e :

> Close a l l w indo w s . S hu t the s l id ing/

tilt sunroof.

> Increa se the a ir supply for the a ir

co ndi t ione r or au toma t ic c lima te

co nt ro l to a h igh level . Refer to

p a g e 102 o r pa g e 109.<

Luggage straps

U s e t h e re t a i n in g s t ra p s o n t h e c a rgo

area f loo r to se cure sm a l ler items o f

l u g g a g e .

M o v em en t is r ed u c e d w h en o b jec t s a re

p la c ed o n t he s t r a p s .

The la sh ing eyes loc a te d a t the corners

o f t h e c a rgo a r ea p ro v id e y o u w it h a

c o n v en ien t m ea n s o f a t t a c h i ng l ugg a g e

nets * or f lexible s traps for securing

s u it c a s e s a n d lu g g a g e .

R e fe r a l s o t o " C a r go lo a d in g " o n

p a g e 129.

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Th t T ti t d d ti t th



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The concept

The veh ic le a la rm sys tem res pond s :

>When a do or , the hood , or the lif tga te

is o p en ed .

> To m ove me nt ins id e the vehicle (inte-

rior mo tion s ens or).

> To va ria t ions in the vehicle t ilt se nso rs u c h a s o c c u r d u rin g a t tem p t s t o

s t ea l t h e w h ee l s o r t o w t h e v eh ic l e .

> To interruption of ba t tery vol ta g e.

The sys tem respo nds to una u thor ized

v eh ic l e en t ry a n d a t t em p t ed t h e f t by

s imultane ous ly a c t iva t ing the fo llow ing :

> S o u n d in g a n a c o u s t ic a l a l a rm fo r

3 0 s e c o n d s .

>The ha za rd wa rn ing f la she rs a re ac t i-va ted for approx . f ive minu tes .

> The h igh be am s f la sh o n a nd o f f in

t h e s a m e r h y th m .

To activate and deactivate thealarm system

When the veh ic le is loc ked or un loc ked

w ith the key or the remo te c on t ro l, the

a l a rm sys tem i s a l so s imultane ous ly

a r m ed o r d is a r m ed .

The interior motion s ens or is a ct ivate da p p r o x . 30 s ec o n d s a f t e r y o u h a v e

finished locking the vehicle.

Th e s y s t em i n d ic a t e s t h a t it h a s bee n

c o r rec t ly a r m ed b y s w it c h in g o n t h e

h a z a rd f la s h er s fo r a s i n g le c y c le a n d b y

emi t t ing a n ac ous t i ca l s igna l.

You can have d i f feren t acknowl-

ed g m en t s i gn a l s s e t t o c o n f irm

s y s t em a r m in g a n d d is a r m in g .<

You can s t i l l open the l i f tga te a fter the

s y s t e m h a s b e e n a rm e d b y p r e s s in g

but ton 3 o f the remote co n t ro l . Refer to

p a g e 39. When you c los e the lif tga te , i t

is s e c u r ed a g a i n.

Indicator lamp displays

> The indica tor la mp b elow the interior

rea rv iew mirror f la s hes co n t inuous ly :

t h e s y s t em is a rm ed .

> The indica tor la mp flas hes duringarming : a do or(s ), the ho od or lif tga te

a re no t com plete ly c los ed . Even if

y o u d o n o t c lo s e t h e a l e rt ed a rea , t h e

s y s t em beg in s t o m o n it o r th e

rem a in in g a r ea s , a n d t h e in d ic a t o r

la mp f la she s c on t inuous ly a f ter

1 0 s ec o n d s . H o w ev er , t he in t e rio r

m o t io n s en s o r is n o t a c t iv a t ed .

> If t h e in d ic a t o r la m p go es o u t w h en

t h e s y s t em i s d i s a r m ed : n o m a n ip u la -t ion o r a t tempte d in t rus ions ha ve

bee n d e t ec t ed i n th e p er io d s i nc e t h e

s y s te m w a s a rm e d .

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44nAlarm system

> If h i d i l f l h f



> If the indica tor lam p f la s hes for

1 0 s e c o n d s w h e n t he s y s t e m i s

d is a r m ed : a n a t t em p t ed e n t ry h a s

bee n d e t ec t ed in t h e p er io d s in c e t h e

s y s te m w a s a r me d .

Follow ing t rigg er ing o f a n a la rm, the

ind ica tor la mp w ill f la sh c ontinuous ly.

Avoiding unintentional alarms

The t i lt a larm s ens or a nd interior motion

s e n s o r m a y b e s w it c h e d o f f a t th e s a m e

t ime. To prevent a fa l se a la rm from

be ing t r igg ered (in ga rag es w ith

eleva tor ram ps , for ins ta nce ), o r whe n

the veh ic le is t rans por ted by t ra i ler or

train:

Ac t u a t e t h e lo c k (= a r m t h e s y s t em )

t w i c e ; in o t h e r wo rd s , p r es s b u t to n 2 o f

t h e r em o t e c o n t ro l tw ic e in s u c c e s s i o n

(refer to pa ge 38). Yo u m a y a ls o a c t u a t e

the locks tw ice w ith the key (re fer to

p a g e 36).

The indica tor la mp lig hts up briefly a nd

then flas hes co ntinuous ly. The t i lt a la rm

se nso r and the in ter ior mot ion se nso r

a r e d ea c t iv a t ed a s lo n g a s t h e s y s t em is

a r m e d .

Interior motion sensor

The illustra t ion d ep icts the tra ns mit ter

and receiver of the interior motion

s en s o r .

In orde r for the interior mo tion s ens or to

funct ion proper ly , the window s a nd

sl id ing /tilt sunroo f must b e c om pletely

c l o s e d .

H o w ev er , be s u r e to d ea c t iv a t e t h e

interior mo tion s ens or (se e the p revious

co lumn) w hen you w ish to leave the

w ind ow s or s l iding/tilt sunroo f open .

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45nElectric power windows

After the ign i t ion ha s b ee n sw itche d o f f Des p ite th is sa fe ty fea ture be



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Open and close windows

From igni t ion key po si t ion 1:

> P ress the sw itch un t il you fee l res is -

t a n c e :

Th e w in d o w c o n t in u es t o m o v e a s

long as you co n t inue to ho ld the

s wi t c h .

> P res s t h e s w it c h bey o n d t h e re s i s -

t a n c e p o in t :

Th e w in d o w m o v e s d o w n w a rd a u to -

ma t ica lly . Touc h the s w itch a g a in to

s t o p t h e o p en i ng m o v em en t .

Yo u c a n c lo s e t h e w i n d o w s in t he s a m e

ma nner by pu l ling the sw itch .

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After the ign i t ion ha s b ee n sw itche d o f f:

> Yo u c a n s t ill o p er a t e t h e w in d o w s a s

long a s nei ther o f the f ron t do ors ha s

bee n o p en ed . To o p en t h e w i n d o w s ,

p res s t h e s w it c h bey o n d t h e r e s is -

t a n c e p o in t .

Rem ove the key f rom the ign it ion

w h en y o u l e a v e t h e v eh ic l e s o t h a t

c h ild r en c a n n o t o p er a t e t h e p o w er

windows and poss ib ly in jure them-

s e l v es .<

F o r t h e c o n v en ien c e m o d e v ia t h e d o o r

loc k or the remote co n t ro l , re fer to

p a g e 36 o r 38.

Safety feature

A conta c t s t rip i s in teg ra ted in to the

in n er s id e o f e a c h o f t he u p p er w in d o w

f ra me s ec t ions . If p res sure is e xer ted

ag a ins t th is c on ta c t s t r ip w hile a

w in d o w is b e in g r a i s ed , t h e s y s t em w ill

re s p o n d by s t o p p i ng t h e w in d o w a n d

then re t rac t ing i t a sm a ll d i s t anc e .

Des p ite th is s a fe ty fea ture , be

ex t rem ely ca refu l tha t the c los ing

p a t h o f t h e w in d o w is n o t o b s t ru c t ed

w h en ev er it is c l o s ed . O t h erw is e , a n

ob jec t migh t no t touch the c on ta c t s t r ip

in so me s i tuat ions (w ith very thin

ob jec ts , fo r ins ta nce ).

You can o verride th is s a fe ty fea ture b y

pulling the s w itch b eyo nd the res is -

t anc e po in t and ho ld ing i t .

B e c a u s e t h e po w e r w in d o w s a r e s e a le d

a t h igh press ure to prevent w ind no ise

w h en c l o s ed , a p o w er fu l m o t o r is

required for eff icient closing. When

c l o s in g t h e w in d o w s , a l wa y s en s u r e

t h a t t hey a re n o t o b s t ru c t ed i n a n y w a y .

U n s u p er v is ed u s e o f th es e s y s t em s c a n

resul t in s erious pe rson a l injury.

Rem ove the ign it ion key to de ac t iva te

t h e e lec t r ic p o w er w in d o w s w h en ev er

you leave the veh ic le . Neve r lea ve the

keys in the veh ic le w ith unsupe rvise d

ch i ldren . Never p lac e a nyth ing tha t

co u ld o bs t ruc t the d r iver 's v i s ion o n or

n ex t t o t h e w i nd o w s .<


46nElectric power windows Sliding/Tilt sunroof with glass moonroof *

To p revent injuries exe rcise c a re



Safety switch

With the sa fe ty sw itch , you c an prevent

t h e rea r w in d o w s f ro m be in g o p e n ed o r

c l o s ed v ia t h e s w it c h es in t h e r ea r

p a s s en g er a r ea (by c h ild r en , f o rexa mple). You ca n a l so prevent a djus t-

m en t s o f t h e p o w er rea r -s ea t ba c kres t s

f rom the rea r pa ss eng er a rea (re fer to

p a g e 52).

P r e s s t he s a f e t y s w i tc h w h e n e ve r

c hildren a re r iding in the rea r of

t h e v eh ic l e . C a r e le s s u s e o f t h e p o w er

w in d o w s c a n le a d t o in ju ry .<

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To p revent injuries , exe rcise c a re

w hen clos ing the s l id ing /tilt

sunroof a nd keep i t in your f ie ld o f

vis ion until it is s hut.

B efore lea v ing the ve h ic le , sw itch o f f

the e lec t r i c sunroof mechan ism by

tak ing ou t the ign i t ion key . Do no t l eave

ch i ldren una t tende d in the ve h ic le w ith

a c c e s s t o v eh i c le k ey s . U s e o f t he k ey

ca n resu lt in s t a r ting o f the eng ine a nd

o p er a t io n o f v eh ic l e s y s t em s s u c h a s

t h e p o w er s u n ro o f , e t c . U n s u p er v is ed

u s e o f th es e s y s t em s c a n r e s u lt in

serious personal injury.<

You c an a vo id pres sure or dra f t s in the

p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e nt w h e n t h e

sunroof is o pen o r lif ted b y ope ning the

a i r ou t le t s in the ins t rument pa nel and

increa s ing the a ir supply a s req u ired .

R e f e r t o p a g e s 102 a nd 109.

If the sunroof i s co mplete ly op en , a ir

d is t u rba n c es m a y be c a u s e d in t he

veh ic le w hen yo u a re d r iv ing a t h ighe r

s p ee d s . C lo s e t h e ro o f a s f a r a s i s

nec es sa ry un t il th is na tura l phenom -

e n o n c e a s e s .

F o r t h e c o n v en ien c e m o d e v ia t h e d o o r

loc k or the remote co n t ro l , re fer to

p a g e 36 o r 38 .

Lifting – Opening – Closing

With the ig nit ion key in po si t ion 1 o r

h ighe r , p res s the s w itch o r s lide it in the

desired direct ion unti l you feel res is-

t a n c e .The he ad liner inse r t s lide s b ac k some -

w h a t w h en y o u r a is e t h e s u n ro o f . Wh en

t h e s u n r o o f is o p en e d , t h e h ea d lin e r

re t rac t s w ith i t.

When the top i s up , do no t t ry to

force the sunroof t r im p iece

c l o s ed , o t h e rw is e t h e m ec h a n is m w ill

b e d a m a g e d .<

Af ter the ign i t ion ha s b ee n sw itched o f f ,

you ca n s t ill ope rate the s l iding /tilt

sunroof a s long as nei ther o f the fron t

d o o r s h a s b e e n o p e n e d .

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47nSliding/Tilt sunroof with glass moonroof *

Automatic* opening and closing Des pite th is s a fe ty fea ture be



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Automatic opening and closing

P res s t h e s w it c h p a s t th e re s i s t a n c e

poin t and then re lea se it .

O t h er a u t o m a t ic o p er a t io n s a r e :

>With the sunroof o pen , p ress the

sw itch b r ie f ly tow a rd " Lif t :" the

sunroof a u toma t ica lly ex tend s to i t sfully ra ise d po si t ion.

P ress ing the swi tch aga in br ie f l y s tops

the mo t ion .

>With the sunroof ra ised, hold the

c o n t r o l s w it c h t o w a r d " O p en " u n til

t h e ro o f h a s rea c h ed t h e d es ired

posi t ion.

Safety featureIf the s l iding/tilt s unroof enc ounte rs

res i s t anc e a t a po in t roughly pas t the

middle o f i ts t ra vel whe n it is c los ing ,

the c los ing c yc le is in terrup ted a nd the

sl iding/tilt s unroof w ill ope n a g a in

slightly.

Des p ite th is s a fe ty fea ture , be

ex t rem ely ca reful tha t the c los ing

pa th o f the sunroof is no t ob s t ruc ted

w hene ver it is c los ed . Otherwise , t r ig-

ge r ing the c los ing- force limi ta t ion ma y

not be ens ured in so me s itua t ions (w ith

very th in ob jec ts , fo r ins ta nce ). You ca n

disa ble th is s a fe ty fea ture b y pres s ing

t h e s w it c h be y o n d t h e p r es s u re p o in t

and ho ld ing it .<

Power loss or malfunction

After interruptions in the elec trica l

supply (w hen the b a t tery is d isc on-

nec ted , fo r ins ta nce ), the sunroo f may

on ly lift . To reinitia lize the m ec ha nism :1 Ra ise the s liding/tilt sunroo f fully .

2 P r e s s a n d h o ld t h e s w it c h fo r a p p ro x .

t w e n t y s e c o n d s .

In the even t o f an e lec t r ica l ma l funct ion ,

you c a n a lso ope ra te the s l id ing/t ilt

sunroof ma nua l ly . Refer to pa ge 188.

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For maximum sa fe ty whe n ad jus t ing the Correct sitting posture

Seat adjustment Power seat(s*)



For maximum sa fe ty whe n ad jus t ing the

s ea t p o s i tio n , p lea s e o bs e r ve t h e

fol low ing :

Never t ry to a djus t your sea t w hile

d riving the ve hicle. The s ea t co uld

res p o n d w it h un ex p ec t ed m o v em en t ,

and the ens u ing loss o f veh ic le co n t ro l

c o u l d le a d t o a n a c c id en t .

B e s u r e t h a t t h e s a fe t y be lt rem a in s

firmly against your body a t a l l t imes. In

the even t o f a f ron ta l impa ct , a loos e l ap

be lt co u ld s l ide over your h ips , lea ding

to a bd om ina l injury. In a dd it ion, the

sa fe ty be lt ' s res t ra in t e f fec t ivene ss is

reduc ed if the be lt is w orn loo se ly .

Never ride w ith the ba ckres t rec l ined to

an e x t reme ang le (es pec ia l ly impo r tan t

for the f ron t pa ss eng er to reme mb er).

If you do so , there is a r isk tha t yo u w ill

s l ide unde r the s a fe ty b el t in an a cc i-

de n t , thus reduc ing the pro tec t ion

p ro v id ed by t h e s a fe t y be l t.<

Correct sitting posture

To reduc e s t ra in on the sp ina l co lumn,

s it a ll t h e w a y b a c k in t h e s ea t a n d r e s t

your ba ck fully ag a ins t the ba ckres t .

The ide a l s i t t ing p os ture is a c hieve d

w ith your hea d e x tending f rom yo ur

sp ine in a s tra ight line.For long -dis t a nce dr iv ing , yo u ma y

w ish to a ngle the ba ckres t s l igh t ly to

reduc e mus cu la r tens ion . You shou ld

be a b le t o r ea c h t h e h igh es t p o in t o n

the s tee r ing w hee l w ithou t s t ra igh t-

en ing your a rms . 1 Tilt a ngle (dr iver 's se a t on ly)

2 B a c k w a r d /F o rw a rd a d ju s t m e nt

3 C u s h io n h e ig h t

4 B a c kre s t a n g le

Adjus t the hea d res t ra in t ma nua l ly .

C o m p ly w it h t h e a d ju s t m en t

ins t ruc t ions in the prece ding

co lumn. Fa i lu re to d o so co u ld resu lt in

dimin ished persona l s a fe ty .<

Lumbar support*

R efe r t o t h e B M W c o m fo r t s ea t o n

p a g e 50 .

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1 B a c k w a r d /F o rw a r d a d ju s tm e n t

P u ll the lever and s lide the se a t to the

de s i red pos it ion .

Af ter you re leas e the lever , mo ve the

s ea t f o rw a r d o r ba c k wa rd s ligh t ly s otha t i t enga ge s fu lly

2 C u s h io n h e ig h t

P u ll the lever and ap p ly w eigh t to or

rem o v e w e igh t f ro m t h e s e a t a s

required

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3 B a c kre s t a n g le

P u ll the lever and ap p ly w eigh t to or

rem o v e w e igh t f ro m t h e b a c kres t a s

required

Comply wi th the adjus tment

ins t ruc t ions o n pag e 48 . Fa ilure to

do so co u ld resu lt in d imin ishe d

p er s o n a l s a f e t y .<

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Adjustments

To a djus t the ang le o f the f ron t hea d

restra ints , t i l t the head restra int to the

d es ired a n g le .

To a djus t the heigh t o f the f ron t or rea rhea d res t ra in ts , pu ll the hea d res t ra in t

u p o r p u s h it d o w n .

Hea d res t ra in ts red uce the r isk o f

sp ina l injury in the e vent o f an

ac c iden t . Adjus t the hea d res t ra in t so

tha t i t s ce n ter is a pprox ima te ly l evel

w ith your ea rs .<

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50nHead restraints BMW comfort seat*



Removal – front

1 P u ll t h e h ea d r e s t r a in t up w a r d t o t h e

s t o p .

2 P res s t h e bu tt o n (a r ro w ) a n d r em o v e

the head res t ra in t .

Installation – front

1 P res s t h e bu t to n (a r ro w ) a n d i n s e r t

the hea d res t ra in t in to the g u ide s .

2 Ad ju s t t h e h ea d re s t r a in t fo r y o u r

p er s o n a l c o m fo r t.

Removal and installation – rear

To rem ove the he a d res tra int , pul l it

ou tw ard w ith a f i rm mo veme nt . To

ins ta l l it , pres s it d ow n firmly.

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This se a t a llow s you to ma ke ad di t iona l

adjus tments for :

1 Lu m b a r s up p o rt

2 S h o u ld e r s u p p o rt

3 H e a d re s t ra in t he ig h t

C o m p ly w it h t h e a d ju s t m en t

ins t ruc t ions o n pag e 48 . Fa ilure

to d o so co u ld resu lt in d imin ishe d

p er s o n a l s a f e t y.<

1 Lumbar support

Yo u c a n a d ju s t t h e ba c k res t ' s c o n t o u r

for addi t ional support in the curvatureo f your sp ine 's lumba r reg ion .

The upper h ips and sp ina l co lumn

rece ive suppleme nta ry suppo r t to help

you ma in ta in a re la xed , upr igh t po s ture .

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> P ress the f ron t/rear o f the s w itch :

Increa se /de crea se curva ture .

> P ress the upper/low er end o f the

s wi t c h :

Increa se the uppe r/low er c urva ture .

2 Shoulder support

Move the rocker sw itch in the d i rec t ion

of the a r row to a djus t the t i lt ang le o f

the sho u lde r suppor t .

Yo u c a n u s e t h e a d ju s t a b l e u p p er ba c k-

res t fo r suppleme nta ry suppo r t in the

sho uld er region. This provide s a

re laxe d dr iv ing pos it ion a nd helps

re lieve s t res s on the s hou lder muscles .

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51nBMW comfort seat* BMW sports seat*

To o bta in the op t ima l shou lder suppo r t



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r

o l s

O v e r v i e wp o s i tio n , we rec o m m e n d :

Dr iver and f ron t passenger :

1 Ad ju s t t he u p p er ba c kr es t s ec t io n t o

it s e x t reme rea r po s i tion .

2 Adjus t for the o p t ima l s i tt ing pos it ion

a s d e s c r ib e d o n p a g e 48.3 B r in g t h e u p p e r b a c k re s t s e c t io n

forwa rd un t il your shou lde rs en joy

firm sup po rt .

F ro n t p a s s en g er 's s e a t a d ju s t ed fo r

re la xed t rave ling :

1 Ad ju s t t he u p p er ba c kr es t s ec t io n t o

it s e x t reme rea r po s i tion .

2 In c r ea s e t h e s ea t c u s h io n t ilt .

3 Tilt the ba c kres t s l ig ht ly further.

4 B r in g t h e u p p e r b a c k re s t s e c t io n

fo r wa r d .

Make c orrec t ions in the forw a rd/

b a c kw a r d a d ju s tm e n t o f th e s e a t

to ensure that the sa fety bel t s t i l l f i ts

f irmly ag a ins t your bo dy . I f you d o no t

do th is , the pro tec t ion prov ide d b y the

s a f e t y b e lt m a y b e r e d u c e d .<

3 Head restraint height

Move the s w itch in the de s i red d i rec -

t ion.

Thigh support

P ull the lever and ad jus t the p os it ion o f

the th igh s uppor t for your persona l

comfor t .

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52nPower rear-seat backrests* Adjusting steering wheel



Yo u c a n m a k e s ep a r a t e a d ju s t m en t s o f

the b ac kres t t ilt ang le o n the r igh t a nd

le f t s ides .

You can s e lec t a c omfor tab le s i t ting

p o s i tio n a n d a ls o in c r ea s e t h e c a p a c it yo f th e c a rgo a r ea b y m o v in g t h e ba c k -

rests into their most upright posi t ion.

F ro m t h e rea r s ea t s : p res s t h e c o rr e-

s p o n d in g s w it c h .

Yo u c a n p r ev en t a d ju s t m en t s o f

t h e p o w er rea r- s ea t b a c k res t f ro m

t h e rea r p a s s en g er a rea w it h th e s a fe t y

sw itch for the pow er window s (re fer to

p a g e 46).<

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F ro m t h e c a rgo a rea : t he s w it c h es a re

lo c a t e d o n b o t h s id e s o f t he c a r g o a re a .

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4

4

Th e s t ee r in g w h ee l c a n be m o v ed in

any o f four d irec t ions . Adjus t the w hee l

by moving the control lever in the

de s i red d i rec t ion .

D o n o t a d ju s t t h e s t ee r in g w h ee l

w hile the vehicle is m oving. I f you

do so , there is a r isk o f ac c iden t f rom

u n ex p ec t ed m o v em en t .<

To s tore the s te er ing w hee l se t t ing ,

re fer to " S ea t , mirror and s te er ing

w h e e l m e m o r y" o n p a g e 55 .

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53nAdjusting steering wheel Mirrors

Automatic steering wheeldj t t

The mirror on the pa ss eng er ' s



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r

o l s

O v e r v i e wadjustment

(only in c onjunction w ith se a t , mirror

a n d s t ee r in g w h ee l m em o r y )

In orde r to ma ke it ea s ier to g et in to a nd

out o f the veh ic le , the s tee r ing w hee l

a u toma t ica lly moves in to the top po s i -t ion and returns to the driving (memory)

posi t ion.

This au tom a t ic fea ture is co n t ro l led by

the po s i tion o f the ign i t ion key a nd b y

the d r iver 's do or .Exterior mirrors

1 M irro r s w it c h fo r 4 -w a y a d ju s t m en t

2 Lef t/r igh t se lec t ion sw itch

You can a lso ad jus t the mirrors ma nu-

a l ly by p r es s in g a ga in s t t h e o u t e r ed g es

o f thei r lens es .

To s tore the mirror se t t ing s , refe r to

" S ea t , m irro r a n d s t ee r in g w h ee l

m e m o r y" o n p a g e 55 .

B e f o re g o in g t h ro u g h a c a r w a s h ,

manual ly fold the outs ide mirrors

in wa r d , o t h e rw is e t h ey c o u l d be

d a m a g e d , d e p e n d in g o n t h e w i d th o ft he c a r w a s h s y s t e m .<

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s id e f e a t u res a len s w it h a m o r e

co nvex sur fac e tha n the mirror ins ta lled

on the d r iver 's s ide . When es t ima t ing

t h e d is t a n c e be t we en y o u rs e l f a n d

other t ra f f ic , be a r in mind tha t the

ob jec ts re f lec ted in the mirror a re c los er

than they a ppe ar . This me ans tha t es t i-ma t ions o f the d i s t anc e to fo l low ing

t ra f f ic s h o u ld n o t be r ega rd ed a s

p r ec i s e .<

Self-defrosting mirrors

Both mirrors a re defros ted au tomat i -

ca lly w hen the igni t ion ke y is in

posi t ion 2.


54nMirrors

For t roub le- free ope ra t ion , kee p the

h l l l d d h



Interior rearview mirror

To red uce g l a re f rom veh ic les be h ind

you w hen yo u a re dr iv ing a t n igh t , t i lt

the mirror by turning the button.

Lighted vanity mirror

Fold d ow n the sun v iso r a nd s lide the

c o v er p a n e l t o t h e s i d e a s r eq u ir ed .

The m irror la mp s o pe rate from ig ni tion

key pos it ion 1 a nd up .

Sun visors

Th e s e c a n b e f o ld e d d o w n t o w a rd t h e

w inds h ie ld or sw iveled ou t ag a ins t thes id e w in d o w s .

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Interior and exterior rearviewmirror with automatic dimmer*

B y r es p o n d in g t o t h e e f fec t s o f a m b ien t

lig ht and the g la re from fo llow ing tra ff ic ,

these mirrors a u toma t ica lly d im througha n infinitely-varia ble rang e.

There a re 2 photoc el ls loca ted in the

interior rea rview mirror for this purpos e.

One pho toc el l (a rrow ) is in the mirror

g l a s s , w h ile t h e o t h e r is o f fs e t s o m e-

w ha t on the ba ck o f the mirror .

The mirrors a utom a tic a lly reve rt to the ir

c l ea r , u nd im m ed s e t t in g w h en ev er y o u

s e l ec t " R ev er s e . "

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3

1

p h o t o c e l ls c le a n a n d d o n o t c o v er t h e

area be twe en the in ter ior rea rview

mirror and the w inds h ie ld . Do no t

a t t a ch a ny kind o f s t ickers on the w ind-

shield in front of the mirror, ei ther.

For an exp lana t ion o f the e lec t ro-

c h r o m ic t ec h n o lo g y u s ed in t h es e

mirrors , re fer to pa ge 199.


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55nSeat, mirror and steering wheel memory*

To select a stored setting



I n d e x

D a

t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r

o l s

O v e r v i e w

You ca n s tore a nd c a l l up three d i fferen t

se a t , e x terior mirror and s tee r ing w hee l

po si t ions . The i llustra t ion s how s the

bu t t o n s o n t h e s ea t f o r m a k in g t h es e

pos i t ion adjus tments .

The a djus tme nt o f the lumba r suppor t is

no t s tored in the me mory .

To store

1 Turn the igni t ion key to po si t ion 1 or 2.

2 Ad ju s t t h e d e s ired p o s i tio n s f o r th e

se a t , ex ter ior mirror and s tee r ing

wh ee l .

3 P re s s th e MEMORY button: the indi-

c a t o r la m p in t h e bu t t o n c o m e s o n .4 P r e s s m e m o r y b u tt o n 1, 2 o r 3 , a s

d es ired : t h e in d ic a t o r la m p g o es o u t .

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2

Convenience funct ion :

1 O p en t h e d riv e r' s d o o r a f te r

un loc k ing the veh ic le or p la ce the

ig ni tion key in po si t ion 1.

2 B r ie f ly p r es s m e m o r y bu t to n 1 , 2 o r 3 ,

a s d e s i re d .M o v em en t s t o p s im m ed ia t e l y wh en

o n e o f t he s ea t -a d ju s t m en t o r

mem ory bu t tons is a c t iva te d d uring

t h e a d ju s t m en t p ro c e s s .

S ec urity funct ion :

1 Wit h th e d r iv e r' s d o o r c lo s e d a n d t h e

ig ni tion key e ither remo ved or in po si-

t ion 0 or 2.

2 M a in t a in p res s u re o n t h e d es ired

me mo ry butto n (1, 2 o r 3) until the

a d ju s t m en t p ro c es s is c o m p l e ted .

If you press the MEMORY but ton a cc i-

d e n t a lly : p res s t h e bu t t o n a s e c o n d

t ime —the indica tor lam p g oe s o u t .

Do no t ca ll up a pos it ion f rom the

memory while the vehicle is

mo ving . There is a r isk of a cc ide nt from

u n ex p ec t ed m o v em en t o f t h e s ea t o rs t ee r in g w h ee l .<

Passenger side exterior mirror tiltfunction

(au tom a t ic curb moni tor)

1 M o v e t h e m irro r s e lec t o r s w it c h

(a rrow ) to the " driver's m irror" po si-tion.

2 Wh en t h e s e lec t o r lev e r is p l a c ed in

" R e v ers e , " t h e p a s s en g er -s id e m irr o r

t ilt s do w nw a rd to help the d r iver

moni tor the a rea d irec t ly ad jac en t to

the vehicle during parking (curbs ,

etc .) .

Yo u c a n d e a c t iv a t e t h is a u t o m a t ic

fea ture b y se t t ing the mirror se lec t ion

s w it c h t o t h e " p a s s e n ger s id e " p o s i tio n .

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56nPersonalized memory* Car Memory, Key Memory

Your B MW ce nter can a djus t your

veh ic le ' s sys tems in such a

When your vehicle is unlocked with the

remote c ont ro l the veh ic le reco gn izes



vehic le s sys tems in such a

ma nner tha t your perso na l ized se t t ings

a re a u toma t ica lly ca lled up for the se a t ,

mirror a nd s tee r ing w hee l pos i tions

w hen yo u un loc k the veh ic le w ith your

perso na l rem ote c on t ro l key .<

If you ma ke us e o f the Key Memory,

be sure tha t the foo tw el l be h ind

the dr iver 's s ea t is unob s t ruc ted b efore

unloc king the ve hicle. I f you fa il to d o

so , persons or objec ts c ou ld b e in jured

o r d a m a ge d if th e s ea t s h o u ld m o v e

b a c k w a r d .<

How the system functions

You have probably f requent ly wished

tha t yo u co u ld co n f igure indiv idua l

funct ions o f your veh ic les to re f lec t your

ow n persona l requ i reme nts . In eng i-nee r ing your veh ic le , B MW has

inc luded se vera l use r-de f ined func-

t ions in the veh ic le ' s d es ign . Your BMW

c en t e r c a n m a k e t h es e s e t t in gs f o r y o u .

There a re se t t ings re la te d to the veh ic le

("C ar Memory " ) and se t t ings re la te d to

individuals ( "Key Memory") . You can

co nf igure up to four d i fferen t ba s ic

po si t ions for four di f ferent pers ons . The

only requ i reme nt is tha t eac h personuses h is or her ow n remo te co n t ro l key .

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remote c on t ro l, the veh ic le reco gn izes

the individua l use r by me ans o f a d a ta

ex c h a n g e w it h th e k ey , a n d m a k es

a d ju s t m en t s a c c o r d in g l y.

In orde r for you to d is t ingu ish be tw ee n

di f feren t keys , co lored deca l s a re

suppl ied tog ether w ith the keys .

What the system can do

Your BMW ce nter ca n prov ide you w ith

deta i l s on the capabi l i t i es o f the "Car

M e m o ry " a n d " K e y Me m o r y" s y s t e m s .

Memo ry funct ions a re po ss ib le for the

> dr iver 's se a t

> s t ee r i n g wh ee l

> exterior mirrors

> a u toma t ic c lima te co n t ro l .

You wi ll se e th i s symb ol

throug hout the Ow ner ' s Manua l. It

is to remind you a t appropr ia te p la ce s

o f the se t t ings tha t a re ava ilab le to

y o u .<

An exa mple o f Key Memo ry is the au to-

ma t ic a djus tme nt o f the dr iver 's po w er

s ea t w it h s e t t in gs s t o r ed i n th e m e m o r y

for the indiv idua l perso n w hen the

veh ic le i s un locked .


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57n

a l lo w t h e be lt t o r e s t a g a i n s t h a rd o r

f ra g i le o bjec ts in your poc kets Never

Safety belts



I n d e x

D a

t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p

a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r

o l s

O v e r v i e

Drive with your safety belt on

Fas ten your sa fe ty be lt a t the beg inn ing

of e very tr ip .

To fa s ten : ma ke sure you hea r the loc k

en ga ge in t h e be lt bu c k le .

To re lea se : p ress the red b u t ton in the

buc kle . Hold the be lt and g u ide it bac k

into its reel.

The tw o rea r s a fe ty b el t buc k les w hich

a r e i nt eg r a t ed in t h e r ea r s ea t a r e f o r

pa ss eng ers s i t ting o n the le f t and r igh t .

The b el t buck le w ith the w ord

" C ENTER" is in tend ed exc lus ively for a

pa ss eng er s it t ing in the middle .For c lea n ing a nd c a re ins t ruc t ions , re fer

t o pa g e 166.

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Safety belt height adjustment

Yo u c a n a d ju s t t h e f ro n t a n d rea r s a f e t y

be lt s t o f it e a c h p a s s e n ger c o r rec t ly

w ith the sa fe ty b el t heigh t ad jus tme nt .

P res s t h e bu t to n u p o r d o w n a srequ i red .

For your sa fe ty , com ply w ith the

fol low ing instruct ions for we a ring

s a fe t y be lt s . If y o u d o n o t , t he s a fe t y

be lt s m a y n o t be a b le t o p ro v id e t h e ir

ma ximum p rotec t ion. The fo llow ing

in format ion a lso a pp l ies to yo ur

p a s s en g er s : n ev er a l lo w m o r e t h a n o n e

p er s o n t o w ea r a s i ng l e s a f e t y be lt .Neve r a l low infan ts o r sm a ll c hildren to

r ide in a pa ss eng er ' s la p . Avoid tw is t ing

the b el t w hile routing i t firmly a cro ss the

pelv is a nd s hou lde r , w ea r it a s s nugly

a g a i n s t y o u r bo d y a s p o s s i b le . D o n o t

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f ra g i le o bjec ts in your poc kets . Never

ro u t e t h e be lt a c ro s s y o u r nec k , d o n o t

ru n it a c r o s s s h a r p ed g es a n d en s u r e

t ha t t h e b e lt d o e s n o t b e c o m e c a u g h t

or jam me d. Avoid w ea r ing bu lky

clothing a nd p ull on the be lt period ic a lly

to rete ns ion i t over your sho ulde r. In theevent o f a f ron ta l impa ct , a loos e l ap

be lt co u ld s l ide over your h ips , lea ding

to abdominal injury. In addi t ion, the

sa fe ty be lt ' s res t ra in t e f fec t ivene ss is

reduc ed if the be lt is w orn loo se ly .

E x p ec t a n t m o t her s s h o u ld a l wa y s we a r

their s a fe ty b el ts , t a k ing c a re to pos it ion

the lap be lt ag a ins t the low er h ips ,

w here it w ill no t exe r t p ress ure ag a ins t

t h e a bd o m i na l a rea .<

If t he c en t e r s a f e t y be lt c a n n o t be

pulled ou t , the l a rger rea r ba ckres t

s ec t io n is n o t en g a g ed . R e fe r t o

p a g e 124.<

If t he s a fe t y be lt s y s t em h a s

bee n s u b jec t ed t o t he s t r e s s es

invo lved in a n ac c iden t o r o therwise

d a m a ge d : h a v e t h e en t ire s a f e t y be lts y s t em r ep la c ed by y o u r B M W c en t e r ,

inc luding the s a fe ty b el t tens ione r .

H a v e t h e s a fe t y be l t a n c h o r s c h ec k ed

a l s o .c


58nAirbags

Indicator lamp

The ind ica tor lamp in the ins tru



1 F ro n t a i rba g fo r d riv e r a n d f ro n t

p a s s e n g e r

2 S i d e Im p a c t H e a d P r o t e c t io n S y s t e m

for dr iver and f ron t pa ss eng er (f ron t

a n d r e a r*

)3 S id e a irba gs f o r d r iv e r a n d f r o n t

p a s s en g er (f ro n t a n d rea r*)

Protective effect

The f ron t a irbag s s upplem ent the sa fe ty

be lt s b y prov id ing a dd it iona l p ro tec t ion

for the f ron t-sea t occ upan ts in the even t

o f a se vere f ron ta l impa ct in which the

pro tec t ion a f forde d by the sa fe ty be lt s

a lone ma y no long er be su ffic ien t . The

S id e I m p a c t H ea d P ro t ec t io n S y s t em

a n d t h e s i d e a irba gs h e lp p r o vid e

pro tec t ion in the e ven t o f a s ide impa ct .

E a c h o f th e s i d e a ir ba g s i s d es i gn ed t o

help suppor t the uppe r bo dy .

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The s ide a i rba gs in the rea r

p a s s e n g e r a re a * of yo ur vehic le

m a y a lre a d y h a v e b e e n d e a c t iv a t e d

ei ther a t the t ime o f manufac ture o r by a

B M W c en t e r . Yo u m a y h a v e t h em a c t i-

v a t ed i f y o u d es ir e t o d o s o . P l ea s e

co ntac t your B MW ce nter for ad di t iona l

information.<

The i llustra t ion d ep icts sc hem a tica lly

the pr ima ry d i rec t ions o f veh ic le impa ct

tha t in it ia te a n a i rba g d ep loyment .

The a irbag s w ill no t b e t r igg ered in

t h e ev en t o f a m in o r a c c id en t , a

vehicle rol l-over o r a co llis ion from the

rear .<

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The ind ica tor lamp in the ins tru-

m e n t p a n e l s h o w s t h e o p e ra -

t iona l s t a tus o f the a i rba g

system from igni t ion key posi t ion 1

a n d u p .

S y s t em o p er a t io n a l :> The indica tor l amp co me s on b r ie f ly

t he n g o e s o u t.

Sys tem mal funct ion :

> The indica tor lam p fa i ls to co me on .

> The indica tor l amp co me s on b r ie f ly

be fore go ing o u t and the n ligh t ing up

a g a i n .

A sys tem m a lfunct ion c ou ld prevent the

s y s t em f ro m r es p o n d in g t o a n im p a c toc curring w ith in i ts normal respo nse

r a n g e .

P lea s e h a v e y o u r B M W c en t e r in s p ec t

a n d r e p a ir th e s y s t e m a s s o o n a s

p o s s i b l e .


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59nAirbags

Sitting correctly with airbags

For your sa fe ty com ply w ith the

Do no t app ly adhe s ive ma ter ia l s to the

c o v er p a n e ls o f th e a ir ba g s , c o v er th em

At a l l t imes , oc cupa n ts s hou ld s i t

upr igh t a nd be proper ly res t ra ined



I n d e x

D a

t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p

a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l s

O v e r v i eFor your sa fe ty , com ply w ith the

fol low ing instruc t ions for the

a i rba gs . If y o u d o n o t , th e a irba gs m a y

not b e a ble to prov ide their maximum

protec t ion . All pass eng ers in the veh ic le

s h o u ld be a w a r e o f a n d c o m p l y w it h

this informa tion:

E v en t ho u gh t h e r e is a n a i rba g , w ea r a

sa fe ty be lt every t ime yo u ge t in the

v eh i c l e , bec a u s e a i r ba gs en h a n c e

s a fe t y by p r o v id i ng a d d ed p r o tec t io n .

M a k e s u re y o u a r e s ea t ed c o m fo r ta b ly

in y o u r s ea t , in s u c h a w a y t h a t y o u

a l wa y s m a i nt a in c o n t ro l, a n d a r e n o t t o o

c l o s e t o t h e s t ee r in g w h ee l .

Alw ays ho ld the s tee r ing w hee l by the

r im to keep a ny c hanc e o f in jury to

h a n d s o r a r m s t o a n a b s o l ut e m in im u m ,

s h o u ld t h e a i rba g b e d e p lo y ed .

N o o n e a n d n o t hin g is t o c o m e b e t w e e n

t he a irb a g a n d t h e s e a t o c c u p a n t .

D o n o t u s e t h e c o v er p a n e l a b o v e t h e

f ro n t p a s s en ge r- s id e a irba g a s a

s t o ra g e a r e a .

p g ,

or mod ify them in any o ther wa y .

Do not insta l l a rear-facing chi ld

res t ra in t sys tem in the f ron t passenger

s ea t o f t his c a r .

C h i ld r en u n d er 1 3 yea rs o f a ge a n d

ch ild ren les s tha n 5 fee t (150 cm ) ta llsho u ld r ide on ly in the rea r sea t .

In fan ts or sm a ll ch ildren s hou ld neve r

be h e ld o n t h e la p o f a p a s s en ge r.

If your ca r is e q u ippe d w ith s ide a i rba gs

in t he r ea r p a s s en ge r a r ea , b e s u r e t h a t

ch i ld res t ra in ts a re mounted co rrec t ly

a n d p ro v id ed w it h t h e g rea t e s t - p o s s ib l e

d i s t a n c e b e t w een t h e a i rba gs in t he

s ide t r im pa nels . Do no t a l low ch i ldren

to lea n ou t o f the c h ild ' s s ea t in thedi rec t ion o f the s ide t rim p a nels . I f they

do so , se r ious in juries ca n oc cur if the

a i rbag i s t r i ggered .<

p g p p y

(infants and smal l chi ldren in appro-

pr ia te ch i ld res t ra in t sys tems ; la rg er

ch i ldren a nd a du l ts us ing the sa fe ty

be lt s ). Never le t a n occ upan t ' s hea d

res t n ea r o r o n a s i d e a i rba g be c a u s e

the in f la t ing a irbag co u ld c aus e ase r ious or fa t a l in jury . P lea se no te tha t

t h e w o r d " Airba g " im p r in t ed o n t h e d o o r

t rim pa nel indica tes the a irbag ' s loc a -

t ion.

Ac c id e n t re s e a r c h s h o w s t h a t t h e

sa fes t p l ace for ch i ldren in an a u to-

mob ile i s in the rea r sea t . How ever , a

ch i ld s it t ing in the rea r sea t and no t

proper ly res t ra ined ma y p lac e h i s or her

h ea d o n o r n ea r t h e a i rba g , i f s oe q u i p p e d .

For examp le , a ch i ld —even thoug h

be lted —ma y fa l l a s lee p w ith h is o r her

h ea d a g a i n s t t h e s id e a irba g . It m a y be

di fficul t for a driver to en sure tha t c hil-

dren in the rea r sea t w ill rema in prop-

er ly pos it ione d a t a l l t ime s a nd d o no t

p la c e t h e i r h ea d s o n o r n ea r th e s id e

a i rba g . Th er e fo r e , w e r ec o m m en d t h a t

the rea r s ide a irbag s , i f p rov ide d , b ede a c t iva te d i f you p lan to t ransp or t

ch i ldren in the rea r se a t .


60nAirbags

Th e r ea r s ea t s id e a i rba gs m a y a l rea d y

h a v e b een d ea c t iv a t ed , e it h e r a t t h e



t im e o f m a n u fa c t u re o r by a B M W

ce nter . Lab el s in the rea r door ope ning

sho uld indica te the s t a tus o f your rea r

s ea t s id e a i rba gs . If y o u a r e u n c er t a in o f

their s t a tus , o r w ish to have the a irbag s

a c t iv a t ed o r d e a c t iv a t ed , p lea s ec o n t a c t y o u r B M W c en t e r .<

Even w hen a ll these gu idel ines a re

ob se rved , there is s t ill a sma ll res idua l

r isk o f in juries to the fa ce , hand s a nd

a r m s o c c u rr in g f ro m a i rba g d e p lo y m en t

in iso la ted insta nc es . The igni t ion a nd

infla t ion noise may provoke a mild

tempo rary hear ing los s in ex t rem ely

se nsi t ive individua ls .

Airbag w a rn ing in format ion is a lso

prov ide d o n the sun v iso rs .

For a dd it iona l in format ion co nce rn ing

t h e a ir ba g s y s t em , r e fe r t o p a g es 168

a nd 196.

This is the r ig ht w a y for a ch ild to s it in a

ch i ld res t ra in t whe n rea r s ide a irbag s

(arrow) are provided.

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s it we a r in g t h e s a fe t y be l t wh en r ea r

s ide a irbag s (a r row ) a re prov ide d .

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61nTransporting children safely

Child restraint systems*

Commercia l ly-avai lable chi ld restra int

B efo re ins ta l ling a ny ch ild res tra int

d ev ic e o r c h ild s ea t , p lea s e rea d

Younger ch i ldren s hou ld b e s ec ured in

an a ppropr ia te forwa rd- fac ing c h ild



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O v e r v i eCommercia l ly avai lable chi ld restra int

s y s t e m s a r e d e s ig n e d t o b e s e c u re d

w ith a l ap b el t o r w ith the lap be lt

por t ion o f a co mb ina t ion lap /sho ulde r

be lt . Imprope r ly or inade q ua te ly

ins ta lled res t ra in t sys tems c an increa se

the risk o f injury to c hi ldre n. Alw a ys

read a nd fo l low the ins t ruc t ions tha t

c o m e w it h th e s y s t em .

the fo llow ing :

Neve r insta ll a rea r-fac ing c hild res tra int

s y s t em i n th e f ro n t p a s s en g er s ea t o f

this ve hic le.

Your veh ic le is e q u ipped w ith an a irbag

suppleme nta l res t ra in t sys te m for thef ro n t p a s s e n g e r . B e c a u s e t h e b a c k re s t

on a ny rea r-fac ing ch i ld res t ra in t

sys tem (o f the k ind d es igne d for in fan ts

unde r 1 yea r and 20 Ibs ./9 kg) w ould b e

wi th in the a i rbag ' s dep loyment range ,

y o u s h o u ld n e v er m o u n t s u c h a d ev ic e

in t h e f ro n t p a s s en g er s ea t , s in c e t h e

impa ct o f the a i rba g a ga ins t the ch i ld

res t ra in t ' s ba ckres t co u ld lead to

se rious or fa ta l injuries .If it is nec es sa ry for a c h ild (no t a n

infant) to r ide in the front s ea t , ce rta in

preca u t ions sho u ld b e t a ken . F irs t ,

m o v e th e p a s s e n g e r s e a t a s fa r a w a y

from the d as hbo ard a s pos s ib le . This

impo r ta n t p reca u t ion i s in tende d to

m a x im iz e t h e d i s t a n c e b e t w een t h e

a i rba g a nd the ch i ld . O lde r ch ildren

s h o u ld b e t igh t ly s e c u r ed w it h a s a f e t y

bel t .

res t ra in t sys tem tha t has f ir s t bee n

proper ly secured wi th a s a fe ty bel t .

Neve r insta ll a rea r-fac ing c hi ld res tra int

s y s t em i n th e f ro n t p a s s en g er s ea t .

We s t rong ly urge yo u to c a refully read

and co mply wi th the ins t ruc t ions forins ta lla t ion and use prov ide d b y the

ch i ld res t ra in t ' s ma nufac turer whe n-

ev er yo u u s e s u c h a d e v ic e .

B e s u re t h a t a ll o c c u p a n t s (o f a l l a g es )

rema in proper ly a nd s ec urely res t ra ined

at a l l t imes.<

All rea r sea t ing po si t ions in yo ur vehicle

m ee t th e r ec o m m en d a t io n s o f S AE

J 1 8 1 9, a n i nd u s t r y -rec o m m e n d ed p r a c -t ice for sec uring ch i ld res t ra in t sys tems

in motor vehicles .



To lock the belt

P ull the e ntire leng th of the b el t from



Child seat security

All o f the rea r b el t re t rac tors a nd the

f ro n t p a s s en ge r 's s a f e t y be lt c a n b e

loc ked for mount ing and se cur ing ch i ld

res t ra in t sys tems .In format ion reg arding th i s is loc a te d

n ea r t h e bu c k le l a t c h o f e a c h s a fe t y

bel t .

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the b el t retra c tor . Allow the ree l to

re t ra c t th e b e l t s o m e w h a t a n d e n g a g e

the buc kle , then t igh te n the be lt ag a ins t

the c h ild res t ra in t sys tem. The re t ra c-

t io n m e c h a n is m i s n o w lo c k ed .

To release the belt

Relea se the b uckle , remove the c h ild-

res t ra in t dev ice a nd a llow the be lt

re t rac tor to reel the b el t com plete ly in .If you use a ch i ld res t ra in t sys tem w ith a

te ther s t rap , th ree a dd it iona l te ther

anc horag e po in ts (re fer to the a r row s in

the i l lustra t ion) have been provided.

D ep en d in g o n t h e lo c a t io n s e lec t ed

fo r s ea t in g i n th e r ea r p a s s en g er a r ea ,

a t t a c h t h e t e t h e r s t ra p t o t h e

c o r res p o n d in g a n c h o r a g e p o in t t o

se cure the ch i ld res t ra in t sys te m.

Rem ove the co ver fir s t on the middle

loca t ion .

If the resp ec t ive s ea t ing pos it ion i s

f it ted w ith a hea dres t lif t the hea dres t

a n d p a s s t h e t e t h e r s t ra p b e t w een t h e

h e a d r e s t a n d t he s e a t b a c k .Adjus t the te ther s t rap a cc ording to the

chi ld restra int manufacturer's instruc-

t ions .

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O v e r v i

LATCH child seat attachment*

Rem ove co ver pane l by pu lling it o f f

t o w a r d t h e f ro n t .

S imply pu t it ba ck on to rea t t ac h i t.

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The i llustra t ion s how s the m ounts for a

LATC H c hild-res tra int sys tem in the left

rea r s ea t .

To ins ta ll a LATC H c hild -res traint

s y s t em , p l ea s e fo llo w t h e m a n u fa c -turer ' s ope ra t ing ins t ruc t ions a nd s a fe ty

precau t ions .

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Child-safety locks

S lide the sa fe ty lever on the rea r do ors

d o w n w a r d :

Th e d o o r c a n n o w be o p en ed f ro m t h e

outs ide o n ly .

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64n

Vehic les w ith au toma t ic t rans -

miss ion :

D t th l t l f th

Before starting

> E n ga g e t h e p a rk in g b r a ke .

Steering/Ignition lock Starting the engine



0 Steering lock engaged

The key ca n on ly be inse r ted and

removed in th is pos it ion .

After rem oving the key, turn the

ste ering w hee l s l ig ht ly to the left or rig htun t il you hea r the loc k eng a ge .

O n c e t h e ign it io n h a s bee n s w it c h ed o f f

(ig nition key in po sition 0 o r pulle d o ut),

the radio funct ions are s t i l l avai lable for

ap prox . 20 minutes . Turn the rad io b a ck

on to us e i t.

An a c o u s t ic w a r n in g i s s o u n d ed w h en

you fa il to remove the ign i tion key a f ter

ope ning the dr iver 's d oo r .

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Do no t move the se lec tor lever f rom the

"P a rk" pos it ion un t il the eng ine is

running (ig nition key in po sition 2).

In orde r to tu rn the key to po s i t ion 0 or

to remove it , f ir s t move the se lec tor

leve r to the " P a rk" po si t ion ( Interlock).<

1 Steering lock disengaged

You w ill f ind tha t it is o ften e a sier to turn

the igni t ion key from po si t ion 0 to po si-

t ion 1 w hen you mo ve the s te er ing

w hee l s l igh t ly to help d ise nga ge the

lock.

Indiv idua l e lec t rica l de v ice s a re read y

for ope ra t ion .

2 Ignition on

All e lec t r ica l de v ice s a re read y for

opera t ion .

3 Starting the engine

Vehic les w ith ma nua l t ra nsmis-

s io n : d ep r es s t h e c lu t c h wh en

s ta r ting the e ngine . If you do no t , a loc k

prevents the e ngine f rom s ta r t ing .<

> B e s u r e t h a t t h e t ra n s m is s i o n

se lec tor is in " Neutra l " (or " P a rk " i f

the veh ic le is eq u ippe d w ith an au to-

ma t ic t rans miss ion).

> D ep r es s t h e c l ut c h p ed a l .

Do no t a l low the eng ine to run in

en c l o s ed s p a c es . Th e ex h a u s t

g a s e s c o n t a in c a rb o n m o n o x id e , a n

od or les s a nd c o lorles s , b u t h igh ly tox ic

g a s . B r e a t h in g t h e e x ha u s t g a s e s p o s e s

a n e x tr em e h ea lt h ris k , a n d c a n l e a d t o

u nc o n s c i o us n e s s a n d d e a t h .

Do no t l eave the veh ic le una t tended

w ith the eng ine running . An una t tend ed

vehic le w ith a running eng ine repre-s en t s a p o t en t ia l s a f e t y h a z a rd .<


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65nStarting the engine Switching off the engine

D o n o t p res s t h e a c c e le r a t o r p ed a l

w hile s t a r t ing the eng ine .

S hould the eng ine fa i l to s t a r t on the

firs t a t tem pt (if it is ve ry hot o r co ld, for

ins tance)

Turn the ign it ion key to po si t ion 1 o r 0.

Never remove the igni t ion key



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O v e r v

B MW X5 3.0 i:

D o n o t a c t u a t e t h e s t a r te r f o r t o o

sh ort a t ime. D o no t turn it for more

t h a n a p p r o x . 2 0 s ec o n d s . R e l ea s e t h e

ign i t ion key imme dia te ly a s s oo n as theen g i n e s t a r ts .

B MW X5 4.4 i:

Your B MW is e q u ippe d w ith the conve -

n ienc e s t a r ting fea ture . S imply tu rn the

key to p os it ion 3 (s ta rter) a nd the n

relea se it imme dia te ly .

The s t a r ter con t inues to o pera te au to-

matica l ly .

The a u toma t ic s t a r t ing mod e w ill no t

ope ra te if the ba t tery vo lt ag e is low .Th e en g i n e c a n b e s t a rt ed by m e a n s o f

jump-start ing (refer to page 190).<

D o n o t a llo w t h e en g i n e t o wa rm u p

by lea ving it running w hile the vehicle

remains s t a t ionary . Ins tead , begin to

dr ive imme dia te ly a t a m od era te e ngine

s p e e d .

ins tance) :

> P res s t h e a c c e le r a t o r p ed a l h a lfwa y

d o w n wh i le en g a g in g t h e s t a rt e r.

C o ld s t a r ts a t v e ry lo w t em p er a t u res ,

f ro m a p p ro x . + 5 7 (–15 6) a nd a t a lt i-

tudes a bo ve 3 ,300 f t (1 ,000 meters ):

> For the init ia l s ta rt a t tem pt, a llow the

s t a rt e r t o re m a i n e ng a g e d s o m e w h a t

long er (ap prox . 10 sec ond s).

> P res s t h e a c c e le r a t o r p ed a l h a lfwa y

d o w n wh i le en g a g in g t h e s t a rt e r.

Engine id le spe ed is c on t ro lled by the

en g i n e c o m p u t e r s y s t em . In c r ea s ed

s p ee d s a t s t a rt u p a re n o r m a l a n d

s h o u ld d e c r e a s e a s t he e n g in e w a r m su p . If en g i n e s p eed d o es n o t d ec r ea s e ,

se rvice is req u ired .

To prevent the b a t tery from disc ha rging,

a l wa y s d ea c t iv a t e e l ec t ric a l d e v ic e s

tha t a re no t in use . S w itch the ign it ion

of f whe n the veh ic le i s no t b eing d r iven .

Never remove the igni t ion key

w hile the vehicle is rol ling . I f you

did so , the ign i t ion loc k w ould e nga ge

w h en t h e s t ee r in g w h ee l is t u rn ed .

Alw a ys remo ve the ign i t ion key a nd

en ga ge t h e s t ee rin g lo c k b e fo re le a v in gthe veh ic le .

Vehic les w ith ma nua l t rans miss ion :

Alw a y s en ga ge t h e p a r kin g b ra k e w h en

pa rking o n s lopes and inc l ined

sur face s . Even p lac ing the lever in

1s t ge a r or reverse ma y no t p rov ide

a d eq u a t e r e s i s t a n c e t o r o llin g .

Vehic les w ith au tom at ic t ransm iss ion :

P lac e the se lec tor lever in "P a rk. "<

Vehic les w ith au tom at ic t ransm iss ion :

The veh ic le mus t be s t a t iona ry and the

s e l ec t o r lev e r in " P a r k" be fo r e y o u c a n

remove the igni t ion key.


66nParking brake

If , in e xcep t iona l c ircumsta nce s , it

s h o u ld b e n e c e s s a r y to e n g a g e

the pa rking bra ke w hile the vehicle is in



The p a rking bra ke is p rima rily d es ig ned

to pre vent the vehicle from rol ling w hi le

p a r ked . I t o p era t e s a g a i n s t th e r ea r

w h e e l s .

To engageThe lever eng ag es a u toma t ica lly and

the " P ARKING B RAKE" o r "B RAKE" (in

C a n a d a " P " ) in d ic a t o r la m p c o m es o n in

the instrume nt c luste r in igni t ion key

pos it ion 2 . Refer to pag es 22 a nd 23 .

To release

P ull up s lig ht ly on the leve r, pres s the

bu t ton a nd low er the lever .

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the pa rking bra ke w hile the vehicle is in

mot ion , do no t pu l l it w ith exce ss ive

p res s u re . K eep y o u r th u m b p r es s e d

a g a i n s t th e r e lea s e bu t t o n wh i le c a r e-

fully pul ling up the leve r to a pply

m o d er a t e p res s u re .E xc e s s i ve p r es s u r e c a n le a d t o o v er-

braking and loss of tract ion ( f ishta i l ing)

a t the rea r ax le .

Th e b r a k e la m p s d o n o t c o m e o n w h en

the pa rking brake i s a pp l ied .

Vehic les w ith ma nua l t rans miss ion :

Alw a y s en ga ge t h e p a r kin g b r a k e w h en

pa rking on s lope s a nd inc l ined

sur fa ce s . Even p lac ing the lever in

1 s t ge a r o r r ev ers e m a y n o t p r o v id ea d eq u a t e re s i s t a n c e t o r o llin g .

Vehic les w ith au tom at ic t ransmiss ion :

P la ce the s e lec tor lever in "P a rk . "<

To a void co rros ion, a pply the pa rking

brake ligh t ly f rom t ime to t ime w hen

co as t ing to a s t a nds t ill (a t a t ra f f ic

s igna l, for insta nc e), provided tha t it is

s a f e t o d o s o .


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Reverse

S e lec t " R e v ers e " o n ly w h en t h e v eh ic le

i l t l t d P t h h i ft



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P res s t h e c lu t c h p ed a l a l l t h e wa y d o w n

ea ch t ime yo u sh if t , p ress ing the

ma nua l-sh i ft g ea r lever in to it s p roper

end pos it ion .

D ep r es s t h e c l ut c h w h en s t a rt in g t h e

veh ic le , too , o the rwise , lockout w ill

p reven t the e ngine f rom s ta r ting if the

c l ut c h is n o t d ep r es s e d .

The sh ift leve r's neutra l g a te (do t in the

illus t ra t ion) is loc a te d be tw ee n 3rd a nd

4 t h gea r .

When s h if t ing f rom ea ch g ea r th rough

" Neutra l , " the s h if t lever re turns a u to-

ma tic a lly to this neutra l po si t ion

be c a u s e o f it s s p r in g l o a d in g .

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is c o m p le t e ly s t o p p e d . P res s t h e s h i ft

lever to the le f t to ove rcome the res i s -

t a n c e .

As yo u do th i s , the ba ckup lam ps w ill

tu rn on a u toma t ica lly w hen the ign i t ion

key is in pos it ion 2.

Do no t ho ld the veh ic le in p lac e o n

s lopes by s l ipp ing or " r id ing " the

c lu tch . Use the park ing brake ins tead .

A s lipp ing c lu tch increas es c lu tch

w e a r .<


68nAutomatic transmission with Steptronic*



Yo u c a n d r iv e a s w it h a n o rm a l a u t o -

ma t ic t rans miss ion . In ad di t ion , you c a n

also shi ft manual ly.

When yo u move the se lec tor lever f rom

the " D" po si t ion to the left into the M/S

range , the per forma nce -or ien ted sh i ft

p ro g r a m s o f t h e a u t o m a t ic t ra n s m is s i o n

a r e en g a g ed . As s o o n a s y o u b r ie f ly

t o u c h t h e s e lec t o r lev e r in t h e " + " o r " – "

d i rec t io n , S t ep t ro n ic c h a n ges t h e ge a r .

Th e m a n u a l m o d e i s en ga ge d . Wh en

y o u w is h t o u s e t h e a u t o m a t ic t ra n s m is -

s io n m o d e a ga in , m o v e t he s e lec t o r

lever to the r igh t in to the " D " pos it ion .

The a u toma t ic t ra nsmiss ion o f yo urB MW is eq u ipped w ith Ada p t ive Trans-

miss ion C ontrol (ATC ), a s ys tem w hic h

reac ts w ith prec i s ion to your individua l

driving s tyle and the driving condi t ions .

5

3

0

u

s 0

4 0

To a ch ieve this , d if ferent shi f t prog rams

a r e a u t o m a t ic a lly en ga ge d .

For ad di t iona l de ta i ls c onc ern ing the

ATC, p lea se re fer to the c hap ter

d es c r ib i ng " Ad v a n c ed t ec h n o lo g y " o np a g e 196.

Selector lever positions

P R N D M/S

The t ra nsmiss ion rang e d i sp lay va r ies

a c c o rd i ng t o t h e e q u ip m en t o f y o u r

vehicle (refer to the illustrations).

Starting the engine

The e ngine ca n on ly be s t a r ted in

se lec tor lever po s i tions P (" P a rk " ) or N

(" Neu tral" ).

3

9

0

u

s 6

0 7

Range selection

A de ten t p reven ts inad ver ten t sh if t s to

t h e " R e v ers e " o r " P a r k" s e lec t o r lev e r

p o s i tio n s . To d i s en ga ge t h e d e t en t ,

p ress the b u t ton on the fron t s ide o f

the s hift knob (a rrow ).

While the vehicle is s ta t iona ry and

be fo re s h if tin g o u t o f " P a r k" o r

"Neutra l , " depress the foo tbrake in

o r d er t o d i s en ga ge t h e s e lec t o r lev e r 's

loc k mec ha nism (S hift loc k).

Hold the foo tb rake do w n unt il s t a r ting

of f . The veh ic le w ill o therwise " c reep "

w h en a d r iv e p o s i tio n is e n ga ge d .<

I f you leave the vehicle wi th the

eng ine running , mo ve the se lec to r

lever to the " P a rk" or "Neutra l " pos it ion

and ap p ly the pa rking brake . I f you fa il

to do th is , the veh ic le c ou ld move.

5

3

0

u

s 0

4 1


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69nAutomatic transmission with Steptronic*

D o n o t le a v e t h e v eh ic l e u n a t t en d ed

w ith the e ngine running . An una t tend ed

vehic le w ith a running eng ine repre-

en g i n e s p e ed is t o o h i gh , f o r in s t a n c e ,

the d ow nsh i ft w ill no t be exec u ted . The

ge a r se lec ted w ill ap pea r br ie f ly in the



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t

r o l s

O v e r

g g p

s en t s a p o t en t ia l s a f e t y h a z a r d .<

P —Park

S e lec t " P a r k" o n ly w h en t h e v eh ic l e is

co mplete ly s topp ed . The t ransm iss ionloc ks to prevent the rea r w hee ls f rom

turning.

R —Reverse

S e lec t " R e v ers e " o n ly w h en t h e v eh ic l e

is c o m p le t e ly s t o p p ed .

N —Neutral

Select "Neutra l " only i f your journey isin terrup ted for a long er pe r iod .

D —Drive(automatic shift program)

This po si t ion is d es ig ned for driving

unde r a l l norma l ope ra t ing co ndi t ions .

All fo rwa rd ge ars a re ava ila ble .

"Kickdown"

In t h e " K ic k d o w n " m o d e , y o u a c h iev e

m a x im u m p er fo r m a n c e .

D ep r es s t h e a c c e le r a t o r p ed a l p a s t t he

increa se d res is t a nce po in t a t the fu ll-

throt t le p os it ion.

M/S Manual mode andSport Program

When yo u cha nge f rom D to M/S , the

S por t P rogram is a c t iva te d . This is indi-

c a t e d b y " D S " in t he g e a r s e le c t io n

disp lay . The S por t P rog ram is d es igne d

for pe r forma nce -or ien ted dr iv ing .

With the f irs t brief touc h, the a utom a tic

t rans miss ion sh if t s f rom the S por t

P ro g r a m t o t h e m a n u a l m o d e . W hen

you mo ve the se lec tor lever forw ard in

the " + " d irec t ion , the t ra nsmiss ion sh if t s

up . When the lever is m oved ba ck in the

" –" d i rec t ion , the t rans miss ion sh i ft s

d o w n . D ep en d in g o n t h e eq u ip m en tvers ion , 1 to 5 o r M1 to M5 is indica ted

in the t ransmiss ion rang e d isp lay .

Ups h if t s or d ow nsh i ft s w ill on ly be

ca rried ou t by the ATC a t a ppropr ia te

e n g in e s p e e d s a n d r o a d s p e e d s . I f t h e

5

3

0

u

s 0

4 2

g p p y

ins t rument c lus ter fo llow ed by the

curren t gea r .

If you a re dr iv ing in the m anua l

m o d e a n d w i s h to a c c e le ra t erap id ly – to pa ss ano ther veh ic le , fo r

exa mple – sh if t dow n ma nua l ly or w ith

the k ickdo w n funct ion .<

You ca n on ly cha nge f rom M/S to

s e l ec t o r lev e r p o s it io n s " P , " " R " a n d " N "

v ia the " D " pos it ion .

In the fo llow ing s i tua t ions , the S tep-

t ron ic " th inks " fo r you in the ma nua l

m o d e :

> In orde r to preven t eng ine o ver-

spe ed ing , the t rans miss ion s h if t s

au tom at ica lly to the nex t h ighe r ge ar

sho r tly be fore the RP M cu to f f po in t .

> At lo w s p ee d s , t h e t ra n s m is s i o n

sh i ft s do w n au tom at ica lly – you d o

n o t h a v e t o a c t .

> In t h e " K ic k d o w n " m o d e , t h e t ra n s -

m is s i o n s h if ts d o w n t o t h e lo w es t

p o s s ib le ge a r ba s ed o n th e en g i n e

s p e e d .

> Dep end ing o n the s itua t ion – w hen

dr iv ing in a dve rse w in ter co ndi tions ,

for exa mple – you ma y a l so s t a r t ou t

in 2nd o r 3rd g ea r .


70nAutomatic transmission with Steptronic* Indicator/Headlamp flasher

Electronic transmission controlmodule


Do no t w ork in the eng ine

c o m p a rt m e n t w h e n a d r iv e g e a r

(forwa rd or reverse ) is e nga ge d . I f you




or the me ss a ge " TRANS.FAIL-

S AF E P R O G " a p p ea rs in th e

C h e c k C o n t ro l* , there is a faul t in the

t ra n s m is s i o n s y s t em .

B r ing the ve h ic le to a s top . Move the

t ra n s m is s i o n s e l ec t o r lev e r t o " P . " S e t

the pa rking b rake and turn the eng ine

off (ignition key to position 0).

Wa i t a f ew s ec o n d s , t h en s t a r t t h e

en g i n e .

If the indica tor lam p g oe s o u t a f ter a

f ew s ec o n d s , n o rm a l t ra n s m is s i o n

p er fo r m a n c e h a s be en r es t o red . Yo u

ma y c on t inue to dr ive a s us ua l . If thein d ic a t o r la m p d o e s n o t go o u t , yo u c a n

p lac e the s e lec tor l ever in a ll pos i tions .

How ever , the veh ic le w ill now on ly dr ive

forwa rd w ith limi ted ge ar se lec t ion .

If th is ha ppens , avo id ex t reme e ngine

lo a d s a n d c o n s u lt th e n ea res t B M W

c en t e r .

g g

do th is , the veh ic le c ou ld mo ve.<

In format ion on jump-s ta r t ing , tow -

s t a r t in g a n d t o w in g b eg in s o n

p a g e 190.

1 H igh b ea m s (b lu e in d ic a t o r)

2 H ea d la m p f la s h er (b lu e i nd i c a t o r )

3 Turn s igna l indica tor (gree n indica tor

accompanied by per iodic c l i ck ing

so und f rom the re lay )I f the indicator lamp and the cl icking

from the re l ay a re bo th fa s ter than

normal , one o f the tu rn s igna l indica tors

has fa i l ed .

To signal briefly

P res s t h e lev e r u p to b u t n o t bey o n d

the de ten t . It then re turns to the ce n ter

p o s i tio n w h en r e lea s ed .

5

3

0

u

s 0

4 3


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71nWasher/Wiper system

0 Wipers retracted (homeposition)

The left w ipe r is pa rt ia lly co nc ea led by

1 Intermittent mode or rainsensor*

Intermit tent wipe:



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l s

O v e

0 Wip e rs re t ra c t e d

1 In t e rm it ten t m o d e o r ra i n s en s o r*

2 N o rm a l w ip e

3 Fa s t w ip e

4 B r ie f w ip e

5 C le a n t h e w in d s h ie ld

6 S p e c ia l w a s h pro g r a m*

7 R o t a r y d ia l fo r c o n t ro l o f t h e w ip e

interva l or the se ns it ivity o f the ra in

s e n s o r*

5

3

0

u

s 0

4

4

The left w ipe r is pa rt ia lly co nc ea led by

the hoo d. In order to br ing the w ipers to

roug hly a ve rt ica l po si t ion (this is impo r-

t a n t f o r c h a n g i n g t h e w ip er b la d es o r t o

fo ld the w ipers o u t dur ing f ros ty

w ea ther , fo r exam ple):

>With the leve r in po si t ion 1, s w itch off

t h e ign it io n a s s o o n a s t h e w ip er s

c o m e t o a s t o p .

If eq u ip p ed w it h a ra i n s en s o r* :

1 S w it c h o n t h e w ip er s w it h th e lev e r in

po si t ion 1, 2 o r 4.

2 Wh en t h e w ip er s a r e a p p ro x . v e rt ic a l,

sw itch the ig ni tion o ff .

For chang ing the w iper b l ade s , re fer top a g e 174.

F o ld t h e w ip er s ba c k d o w n o n t o

the w inds h ie ld be fore you turn the

ig nit ion key to po si t ion 1 o r 2 ag a in . I f

y o u d o n o t , th e y c o u ld b e d a m a g e d .<

Intermit tent wipe:

You ca n se t the w ipe in terva l to four

s ta ge s w ith ro ta ry d i a l 7 .

In a dd it ion, the w ipe interva l is va ried

a u t o m a t ic a lly d ep en d in g o n r o a d

s p e e d .

R a i n s en s o r:

When the ra in se nso r is a c t iva te d , the

w inds h ie ld w iper is c on t ro lled au tom a t i-

c a lly , d ep en d in g o n t h e d e gr ee o f

w etnes s o f the w inds h ie ld (in bo th s now

and ra in). You do no t have to be

c o n c er n ed w it h s w it c h in g t h e w in d -

sh ie ld w iper on or o f f o r a djus t ing the

w ipe in terva l be tw ee n in termit ten t andfu l l wipe . Ins tead , you can concent ra te

fully on the traffic c on d itions . This is

es pec ia lly impo r ta n t unde r a dverse

w ea t h er c o n d i tio n s .

The ra in s ens or is p os it ione d on the

w ind shield, d irec t ly in front o f the inte-

rior rea rvie w mirror.

To a c t iva te the ra in se nso r :

Move the lever to pos it ion 1 w ith the

ignition ke y in pos ition 1 o r hig he r. Thew ip er s t ra v e l o n c e a c r o s s t h e w in d -

s h ie ld , r ega r d les s o f t h e we a t h er

condi t ions .


72nWasher/Wiper system

2 Normal wiper speed

The sys tem sw itches au tom a t ica lly to

in termit ten t op era t ion w hen the veh ic le

Clean the headlamps*

>With the spec ia l wa sh prog ram 6 .

>With eve ry fif th ac tua t ion o f clea n the



You ca n lea ve the lever pe rmane nt ly in

pos it ion 1 . I t is the n on ly nece ss a ry to

ac t iva te the ra in sens or f rom ign i t ion

key pos it ion 1 and up . To d o th is ,

> turn rota ry dia l 7 briefly o r

> c lean the w inds h ie ld 5 or use the

s p ec ia l w a s h p ro g ra m 6 .

To a djust the se nsi t ivity of the ra in

s en s o r :

Turn rota ry dia l 7.

Dea c t iva t ing the ra in se nso r :

Move lever to posi t ion 0.

Turn the ra in se nso r off in a uto-

m a t ic c a r w a s h es . If yo u d o n o t ,d a m a ge m a y o c c u r if th e w ip er s s w it c h

on unintentiona lly.<

5

3

0

u

s 0

4

4

p

is no t moving (not o n vehicles w ith ra in

s e n s o r*).

3 Fast wiper speed

Th e w ip er s o p e ra t e a t n o rm a l s p ee d

w hen the veh ic le is no t moving (no t o n

vehic les w ith ra in se nso r*).

5 Clean the windshield

Th e s y s t em s p r a y s w a s h er f lu id a g a i n s t

t h e w in d s h ie ld a n d a c t iv a t e s t h e w ip er s

for a brief period.

If you pull the lever only briefly, the

s y s t em s p r a y s w a s h er flu id o n t o t h ew inds h ie ld w ithou t a c t iva t ing the

wi p er s .

6 Special wash program*

As a t 5 ; there a re a lso s evera l ad di t iona l

w a s h c y c le s , a n d t h e h e a d la m p s a re

c l ea n ed * .

This prog ram is reco mme nde d a f ter you

have dr iven on e x t reme ly d i rty roa ds .

w inds h ie ld 5 w hen the veh ic le ' s

ligh t ing is s w itche d o n .

D o n o t u s e t h e w a s h er s if t he r e is

a ny da nge r tha t the f luid w illf ree ze on the w inds h ie ld . If you do so ,

your v is ion co u ld b e o bs cured . For th is

rea s o n , u s e a n a n t if reez e a g en t . R e fe r

t o p a g e 156.

D o n o t u s e t h e w a s h e r s w h e n t he r e s e r -

vo ir is e mpty . This c ou ld c aus e d am ag e

t o th e w a s h er p u m p .<

Windshield washer jets

Th e w in d s h i e ld w a s h er je t s a r e w a r m ed

au tom at ica lly w hen the ign i tion key i s in

posi t ion 2.


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73nWasher/Wiper system Rear window defroster

P ro g r a m m in g i s d e l e t ed :

> Approx . 10 se co nds a f ter the lever is

p lac ed in pos it ion 0 or



I n d e x

D

a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l s

O v e

Rear window wiper

0 R e t r a c t ed (h o m e) p o s i tio n o f t h e r ea r

w in d o w w ip e r

1 R ea r w in d o w w ip er in in t e rm it t en t

ope ra t ion . When reverse ge a r is

en ga ge d , c o n t in u o u s o p e ra t io n i s

s w it c h ed o n a u t o m a t ic a lly

2 C le a n t he re a r w in d o w

You ca n a l so prog ram the interva l:

> S w itch b r ie f ly f rom po s i t ion 0 to po s i -

t ion 1.

> The time u ntil rea c tivation (from po s i-

t ion 0 to 1) is the prog ramme d

interval (max. 30 seconds) .

5

3

0

u

s 0

4

5

> a f ter the engine is s w itche d o f f .

For chang ing the w iper b l ade , re fer to

p a g e 174.

To activate

P res s t h e bu t t o n : a s l o n g a s t h e in d i-

c a t o r la m p rem a in s o n , t h e rea r w i nd o w

de fros ter con t inues a t h igh-ou tpu t

(rapid tha w ).

Af ter the indica tor lam p g oe s o u t , the

d e f r o s t e r c o n t in u es o p er a t in g a t

reduc ed pow er for a l imi ted per iod

before deac t iva t ing au tomat ica l l y .

Vehicles w ith a ir co nd it ion er:

R e fe r t o p a g e 100 for the loc a t ion o f the

bu t ton .

To deactivate

P ress the b u t ton if the indica tor lam plig hts up .

5

3

0

u

s 0

4

6


74nCruise control

To store and maintain speed or toaccelerate

P ress bu t ton 2 b r ie f ly :

To decelerate

P ress bu t ton 3 b r ie f ly :

When cru ise co n t ro l is ac t ive , e very



Yo u c a n s t o r e a n d a u t o m a t ic a lly m a in -

t a in a n y d es i red v eh ic l e s p ee d a bo v e

a pp rox. 20 mp h (30 km/h).

Do no t use cru ise c on t ro l on

tw is t ing roa ds , w hen h igh t ra f f icdens i ty preven ts dr iv ing a t a cons tan t

s p ee d , w h en t h e ro a d s u rf a c e is s lic k

(sno w , ra in , ice ), o r w hen the road

sur fa ce is loos e (rocks o r gravel ,

s and) .<

To activate the system

In igni t ion key p os it ion 1 o r 2:

P ress bu t ton 1 , the indica tor lam p in the

ins t rument c lus te r co me s on . You ca n

n o w u s e t h e c r u is e c o n t r o l.

For the a r rang em ent o f the bu t tons in

t h e S p o r t s s t ee r in g w h ee l* : refer to

p a g e 27.

3

9

0

d

e

3 3

2

The sys tem s to res and ma in ta ins the

curren t veh ic le s pee d . Every t ime you

br ie f ly touch the b u t ton , the s pee d

inc rea se s b y a pprox. 0.6 m ph (1 km/h).

P res s a n d h o ld b u t to n 2 :The veh ic le a cc elera tes w ithou t pres -

s u re o n t h e a c c e le r a t o r p ed a l. Wh en

y o u r e lea s e t h e bu t t o n , th e s y s t em

s t o r es a n d m a in t a in s t h e c u rren t s p e ed .

If , on a do w nhill gradien t , the

eng ine 's brak ing e f fec t i s no t su f f i-

c i en t, t h e c o n t r o lled s p ee d c a n b e

e x c e e d e d . S p e e d c a n d r o p o n u p h ill

grad es if the e ngine o u tpu t is insu f f i-

c ien t .<

br ie f ly touch o f the bu t ton reduc es the

sp ee d b y a pprox. 0.6 m ph (1 km/h).

P res s a n d h o ld b u t to n 3 :

With the c ruise c ontrol ac t ive, the

s y s t em a u t o m a t ic a lly r ed u c e s t h ethro t t le o pening to s low the veh ic le .

When you re lea se the bu t ton , the

s y s t em s t o r es a n d m a in t a in s t h e

c u r ren t s p e ed .


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75nCruise control

To resume the stored setting

P res s bu t t o n 4:

The veh ic le a cc elera tes to a nd ma in-

To deactivate the system

When the cru ise c on t ro l ha s be en

c a n c e l ed , p r es s bu t t o n 1 a g a i n . Th e



I n d e x

D

a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e

p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l s

O v e

To cancel the cruise control

Wh en t h e s y s t em i s a c t iv a t ed , p res s

bu t ton 1 . The indica tor la mp s tays on .

Yo u c a n u s e t h e c r u is e c o n t r o l a g a i n a s

requ i red .

In ad di t ion , the sys tem i s a l so a u toma t i-

c a lly d e a c t iv a t ed in r e s p o n s e t o t h e

fo llow ing co ndi t ions :

>When yo u app ly press ure to the

br a k e p ed a l.

>When yo u app ly press ure to the

c l ut c h p ed a l o r w h en y o u m o v e t h e

au tom a t ic t ransm iss ion se lec tor lever

f rom " Dr ive " to " Neutra l . "

> If you exce ed or fa ll be low thep ro g r a m m e d s p e e d f o r a n e x t e n d e d

per iod (by d epres s ing the ac ce ler-

ator , for example) .

3

9

0

d

e

3 3

2

t a in s t h e l a s t s p e ed s t o r ed . Wh en y o u

turn the igni tion ke y to p os it ion 0, the

s t o re d s p e e d is d e le t e d a n d t h e s y s t e m

is d ea c t iv a t ed .

in d ic a t o r la m p go es o f f a n d t h e s t o red

s p ee d is d e l e t ed .


76n

Ice warning

If the o u ts ide tempe ra ture d rops to

a p p r o x . + 3 7 . 5 7 (+ 3 6), a s igna l

d d h d l

Odometer, outside temperature display



1 Odometer

Yo u c a n a c t iv a t e t h e d is p la y s s h o w n in

the illustra t ion w ith the ig nit ion key in

pos it ion 0 b y press ing the b u t ton in the

ins trument c luste r (a rrow ).

The rang e o f ava ilab le d isp lays va r ies

ac co rding to yo ur indiv idua l veh ic le ' s

eq u i p m en t .

2 Trip odometer

To res et the t r ip o do mete r to zero ,

press the b u t ton (a rrow ) w ith the ign i -

t ion key in pos it ion 1 or 2.

3

9

0

u

s 6 0

8

3 Outside temperature display

The o u ts ide tempe ra ture a ppea rs in the

display from ig ni tion key p os it ion 1 a nd

higher.

Yo u c a n c h a n ge t h e u n it s o f m ea s u re-

m en t (6/7) b y

1 p re s s i ng a n d h o ld in g d o w n t he

butto n (a rrow ) w ith the ig nit ion key

in po si t ion 1

2 and then turn ing the ign it ion key to 0 .

s o u n d s a s a w a r nin g a n d t h e d i s p la y

f la s hes for a b r ie f pe r iod .

The w a rn ing i s repe a te d w hene ver the

t em p er a t u re c lim bs t o a t le a s t + 4 3 7

(+ 6 6) fo llow ing the l a s t w arn ing andt he n d r o p s b a c k to + 3 7 .5 7 (+ 3 6).

The i ce w a rn ing d oe s no t a l ter the

f a c t t h a t s u rf a c e ic e c a n fo rm a t

t e m p e ra t u re s a b o v e + 3 7. 5 7 (+ 3 6),

o n b r id g es o r s h a d ed r o a d s u rf a c e s , fo r

i n s t a n c e .<


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I n d e x

D

a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e

p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n

t r o l s

O v

D o n o t o p er a t e t h e e n g in e w it h t he

n eed le i n th e r ed o v er s p ee d z o n e o f t h e

g a u g e .

To pro tec t the eng ine , the e ngine

m a n a g em en t s y s t em a u t o m a t ic a lly

interrupts the fue l sup ply in this ra ng e;

the resu lt ing e f fec t res emb les tha t

a s s o c ia t e d w it h a s u d d e n lo s s o f

p o w e r .

3

9

0

u

s 0 0

4

Indica tes the curren t fuel co nsumpt ion

in mp g (in l iters/100 km o n C a na d ia n

vehicles ). This a llow s yo u to se e

w hethe r your c urrent d riving s tyle is

c o n d u c iv e t o fu e l ec o n o m y w it h

minimum e xhaus t e miss ions .

When the vehicle is s ta t iona ry, the

d i s p la y go es t o " M a x im u m " (z e r o o n

C a n a d ia n m o d e ls ).

3

9

0

u

s 0 0

5

When y ou s w itch o n the ign i tion , the

indica tor lam p c ome s o n br ie f ly to

co nf irm tha t the sys tem i s ope ra t iona l.

If the indica tor lam p co mes on a nd

s t a y s o n , t h e re a re a p p ro x .

> 2.0 g a llon s (8 lite rs) – BMW X5 3.0i

> 2.5 g a llon s (10 liters ) – BMW X5 4.4 i

of fuel stil l in the tank.

Tank ca pa c i ty : re fer to pa ge 209.

C er ta in ope ra t ing c ond it ions (suc h as

t h o s e en c o u n te r ed in m o u n ta i n o u s

a r ea s ) m a y c a u s e t h e n ee d l e t o f lu c -

tuate s l ight ly.

P lea se re fuel ea r ly , a s d r iv ing to

the l a s t d rop o f fuel ca n resu l t in

d a m a ge t o t h e e n g in e a n d /o r c a t a ly t ic

conver ter .<

3

9

0

u

s 0 0

6


78nCoolant temperature gauge Service Interval Display

Between the blue and red zones

Normal opera t ing rang e . I t is no t

unusua l for the need le to r ise a s fa r a s

t h e ed g e o f t h e red z o n e in res p o n s e t o



Blue

The eng ine is s t ill cold. D rive a t

m o d er a t e en g i ne a n d v eh i c le s p ee d s .

Red

When yo u sw itch o n the ign i tion , the

w a rn ing l amp c ome s on b r ie f ly to

co nf irm tha t the sys tem i s ope ra t iona l.

If the w a rn ing l amp c ome s o n w hile

d r iv in g o r t h e m es s a ge " C O O LAN T

TEMPERATURE" a ppea rs in the C hec k

C o n t r o l* : t h e en g in e i s o v er h ea t ed .

S hut o f f the eng ine immed ia te ly and

a l lo w it t o c o o l d o w n .

3

9

0

d

e

0 0

7

t h e ed g e o f t h e red z o n e in re s p o n s e t o

h igh o u ts ide tempe ra tures o r se vere

opera t ing condi t ions .

C hec king co o lan t level : re fer to

p a g e 160.

The rang e o f ava ilab le d isp lays va r ies

according to your individual vehicle's

eq u i p m en t .

Green lamps

The numb er of i lluminate d lam ps

d ec r ea s e s a s t h e t im e fo r y o u r n ex t

m a i n ten a n c e v is i t a p p ro a c h es .

Yellow lamp

This f ie ld a ppe ars tog ether w ith

OILS ERVIC E o r INS P EC TION.

M a in t en a n c e is d u e . P l ea s e c o n t a c t

your BMW ce nter for an a ppo in tment .

Red lamp

Th e m a in t en a n c e d ea d l in e h a s bee n

p a s s e d .

3

9

0

u

s 0 0

8


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Graphic display*

The fo llow ing a ler t s or s t a tus mes sa ge s

a re d i sp la yed w ith ico ns f rom ign it ion

key pos it ion 2 a nd up un t il the d efec ts

a r e c o r r ec t ed :

1 C h e c k lo w b e a m s

2 Ad d w a s h er f lu id (go es o u t a f t e r

ap prox . 1 minute)

3 D o or o pe n

4 Ta ilg a t e o p e n

5 C h e c k b r a ke a n d t a il la m p s .

A defec t ive c en ter b rake l amp i s indi-

c a t e d b y t h e u p p e r s y m b o l

When you ope n the doo r a f ter s top p ing ,a w a r n in g s ign a l s o u n d s w it h o u t a

visua l ind ic a tor for :

> LIG HTS ON a nd

> KEY IN IG NITION LOC K.

3

9

0

d

e

1 2

1

Alphanumeric display*

Tex t m es s a g es a r e u s ed t o a l e rt t h e

dr iver to sys te m ma lfunct ions w hen the

ig nit ion key is turned to po si t ion 2. The

a le r t is a c c o m p a n ie d b y a g o n g .

1 S t a t us r e po rt s y mb o l

2 D is p la y

3 C H EC K b ut to n

M es s a ge s c o n c er n in g s y s t em f a u lt s a r e

di fferen t ia ted b as ed on tw o pr ior it ies :

3

9

0

u

s 1 1

1

P riority 1

Thes e d efec ts a re imme dia te ly indi -

c a t e d b y a g o n g a n d a f la s h in g w a r nin g

sym bo l 1 . S imultane ous d efec ts w ill be

di sp laye d co nse cu t ively . Thes e s t a tus

mes sa ge s rema in in the d isp lay un t il thed e fec t s a r e c o r rec t ed . Th ey c a n n o t be

d e l e t ed by p r es s i n g t he C H E C K

but ton 3 :

> RELEAS E P ARKING B RAKE

> C OO LANT TEMP ER ATU RE

The c oo lan t is ove rhea ted . S top the

veh ic le imme dia te ly and s w itch o f f

t h e en g i ne . R e fe r to p a ge s 78

a nd 160.

> S TOP !ENG INE OILPRES S

The o il p ress ure i s too low . S top the

veh ic le imme dia te ly and s w itch o f f

t h e en g i n e . R e fe r t o p a g e 22.


80nCheck Control

> CHEC K B RAKE FLUID

Indica tes tha t brake f lu id i s do w n to

approximately the minimum level .

Top up the b rake f luid a t the ne xt

P riority 2

Th es e d is p l a y s a p p ea r fo r 2 0 s ec o n d s

w hen the ign i t ion key i s tu rned to po s i -

t ion 2 The w arn ing sym bo ls rem ain

> CHECK FILLER CAP

C hec k to s ee w hether the fuel f iller

c a p h a s be en c lo s e d p r o p erly . R e fe r

t o p a g e 29. A fuel f iller c a p tha t ha s



oppo r tun ity . Refer to pa ge 161. H a v e

t h e c a u s e o f t he b ra k e f lu id l o s s d i a g-

n o s e d a n d c o r re c t e d b y y o u r B M W

c en t e r .

> S ELFLEVEL S US P . INAC T

P lea s e c o n s u lt th e n ea r es t B M W

c en t e r . R e fe r t o p a g e 143.

> S P EED LIMIT*

You w ill se e th is m es sa g e i f the

p ro g ra m m ed s p eed lim it h a s be en

e x c e e d e d .

t ion 2 . The w arn ing sym bo ls rem ain

a f t e r t h e m es s a ge d is a p p ea r s . Yo u c a n

c a ll u p t h e m es s a g es a g a i n fo r d is p la y

by p r es s i n g t h e C H E C K bu t to n .

> TRU NKLID OP ENTh is m e s s a ge a p p e a r s o n l y a t t h e

sta rt of a tr ip .

> D O O R O P E N

Th is m e s s a ge a p p e a r s a f te r a

m in im a l d e f in ed r o a d s p ee d h a s bee n

e x c e e d e d .

> FAS TEN S EAT B ELTS *

In ad di t ion to th is me ss ag e , a n indi -

ca tor lam p w ith the sa fe ty b el t ico n

a p p e a r s a n d a n a c o u s t ic a l s ign a l iss o u n d e d .

>WAS HER FLUID LOW

The fluid leve l is to o low ; top up a t

the ne x t oppo r tun ity . Re fer to

p a g e 156.

> C HEC K ENGINE OIL LEV

The oi l leve l is a t the a bs olute

min imum; re f ill a s so on a s pos s ib le ,

re fe r to p a ge 157. Do no t d r ive mo re

tha n a pprox. 30 m iles (50 km) untilyou ad d o i l.

n o t bee n c l o s ed a l l t h e w a y w ill s e t

o f f th e S e r vic e E n g in e S o o n l a m p .

> OUTS IDE TEMP. + 23 7 (–5 6)

This disp la y is on ly a n e xam ple. The

curren t tempe ra ture is d isp laye d a t

o u t s id e t em p er a t u res o f + 3 7 . 5 7

(+ 3 6) a n d be lo w . R e fe r a ls o t o

p a g e 76 .

> C HEC K BR AKE LIG HTS

A la mp ha s fa iled or the e lec t rica l

c i rcu i t has a fa u lt . Refer to pa ge s 177

a nd 178 or cons u lt an B MW ce nter .

> C HEC K LOWBEAM LIG HTS

C HEC K SIDE LIG HTS

C HEC K REAR LIG HTS

C HECK FRO NT FOG LAMPS

C HEC K LIC P LATE LIG HT

C HECK HIG HB EAM LIG HT

C HECK B AC K UP LIG HTS

Defect ive bulb or circui t . Refer to

p a g e 175 or cons u lt a B MW ce nter .


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81nCheck Control

> TRANS . FAILS AFE P RO G

P lea s e c o n s u lt th e n ea res t B M W

c e n t e r. R e fe r t o p a g e 70.

> C HEC K BRAKE LINING S

Displays after completion of trip

All of the m a lfunct ions reg is te red during

the t rip ap pea r co nse cu t ively w hen the

ig nit ion ke y is turned to po si t ion 0.

To check the Check Control

P res s t h e C H E C K b u t to n 3 w it h t he

ig nit ion key in pos it ion 2: C HEC K

C ONTROL OK a ppe ars in the d isp lay .



I n d e x

D

a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e

p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n

t r o l s

OHave the b rake lin ings inspe cte d b y

your BMW ce nter . Refer to pag e 141.

> C HEC K CO OLANT LEVEL

C o o la n t t o o l o w , t o p u p a t t h e n ex t

oppo r tun ity . Refer to pag e 160.

> ENG INE FAILS AFE P RO G

There is a fa ult in the e ng ine 's elec -

t ron ic co n t ro l sys tem .

You ca n co n t inue to d r ive w ith

red u c ed en g i n e o u t p u t o r en g in e

s p e e d . H a v e t h e s y s t e m c h e c k e d b y

your BMW cente r .

g t o e y s tu ed to po s t o .

The fo l low ing d i sp lays w ill appe ar w hen

appropr i a te :

> LIG HTS ON

> KEY IN IG NITION LOC K

> C HEC K ENGINE OIL LEV

Add eng ine o il a t the ne x t oppo r tun ity

(next s top for fuel). Re fer to

p a g e 157.

Th is d i s p la y a p p e a r s w h en y o u o p en

the d r iver 's do or a f ter pa rking the

veh ic le . A suppleme nta ry go ng i s a lso

h e a r d .

S ta tus repo r ts rema in ava ilab le for aper iod o f app rox . th ree minutes a f ter

t h e d i s p la y g o es o u t a n d t h e k ey is

removed f rom the ign i t ion . P ress the

C HECK b ut ton 3 . I f there w ere m ult ip le

rep o r t s , p res s t h e C H E C K bu t t o n

repea tedly to v iew them a ll in

s e q u e n c e .

C O O O a ppe a s t e d sp ay .

No ma lfunct ions a re p rese n t in the

m o n it o red s y s t em s .

ComputerYou w ill f ind a d es c ript ion of the

co mputer in the Ow ner ' s Manua l for

t h e R a d io a n d I nfo rm a t io n S y s t em o r

t h e O w n er 's M a n u a l fo r t h e O n bo a r d

C o m p u t e r .

Yo u c a n h a v e t h e C h e c k C o n t r o l

a n d c o m p u t e r m e s s a g e s

di sp laye d in a d if feren t la ngua ge .<


82nComputer



Mode selection

From ig nit ion key po s it ion 1 a nd up,

you c a n ca ll up informa tion from the

co mputer us ing the b ut ton in the turn

s igna l lever . By p res s ing the b ut ton

b riefly in the d ire c tio n o f the s te e ring

c o lumn , y ou c a n c a ll up a n ew fun c t ion

for dis pla y .

The displays a pp ea r in the fo llo w ing

order : outs ide tempera ture , average

fue l co nsum pt ion , c ru is ing ra ng e ,

a v e ra g e s p e e d

5

3

0

u

s 0

4

7

Outside temperature and averagefuel consumption

You c a n c h a n ge th e unit s o f mea sure-

men t (6/7) for the o utside te mp era -

ture d is pla y b y

1 pres s in g a n d h o ld in g th e t ripod o me ter res et b utton (in ig nit ion

key p o s itio n 1).

2 a nd then turn ing the ig n it ion key to 0 .

R e f e r a lso to pa g e 76.

3

9

0

u

s 1

2

6

Cruisin

The c om

the c rui

dr iv ing

This co m

w hen then g ine i

spe ed c

3

9

0

u

s 7

0

3

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83nComputer

To cancel the display

If the b utton in the turn-signa l leve r is

p r es s ed b r ie f ly w h ile t h e a v e ra g e s p eed

is d is p la y e d , t h e c o m p u t e r d is p la y c a n

Computer with alphanumericdisplay*

If your veh ic le ha s C hec k Co ntro l wi th

a lphanumeric d i sp lay , the sys tem's



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C o n

t r o l s

Ob e m a s k e d o u t.

To restart calculations

If you c on t inue to p ress the b u t ton inthe turn s igna l lever , the a verag e va lues

w hich w ere jus t d i sp laye d for fuel

c o n s u m p t io n a n d s p eed w ill be rec a l -

cu la ted f rom tha t po in t . The e ngine

mus t be running for th is ca lcu la t ion .

c o m p u t e r is d es c ribed be g i nn in g o n

p a g e 88 a n d in t h e O w n er 's M a n u a l fo r

t h e O n bo a r d C o m p u t e r.


84nMulti-Information Display (MID)*

Central display

The MID s erves a s the c entra l d is pla y



The MID s erves a s the c entra l d is p la y

a nd o pe ra t ion for the fo llow ing o nbo a rd

s y s t e m s :

> Dig ita l c loc k (e . g . t ime d isp la y , d a te)

> Aud io sy s tems (ra d io , c a ss e t t e , C D )

> C om puter (e .g . fue l c ons umpt ion ,

c ruis ing ra ng e)

> Cellular phone (e.g. dialing).

You w ill f ind e xpla na t ion s a nd n ote s

for op era t ing the d ig ita l c loc k and thec o mpute r on th e f o llow in g pa ge s .

P lea se re f e r to the s epa ra te O w n er's

Manua ls for op era t ing the a ud io

sys tems , the c e llu la r pho ne a nd the

O n b o a rd C o m p u t e r.

Any unre a lis tic num e ric a l en trie sw ill n o t b e a c c ep ted .

All s tored da ta w ill b e los t if the p ow er

s upp ly is inte rrupte d . Tim e d is play,

sw itch-on t ime s for inde pe nde nt

hea t ing a nd vent ila t ion , d is ta nce a nd

i t l d li it h t

1 F un c t io n b u tt o n fo r a u d io s y s t e m s

2 Funct ion b ut ton for the ce llu la r

ph on e *

3 In d ic a to r la mp fo r in d ep en d e n t

ventilation*

> rem a ins on i f s w itch-on t ime isact ive

> f la she s w hile op era t ing

4 Fun c t ion b u t ton f o r th e d ig it a l c loc k

a n d c o m p u te r

5 Ind ica tor d ispla y for the var ious

3

9

0

u

s 7

0

5

6 D isp la

ton s .

mo de

t ha t c

a re d

7 E n tryth e v a

Digital clock in the MID*

Only ma ke inputs w hen the vehi-

c le is s ta nd ing s t ill – to a voidChanging the time display To ch



g

end a nge ring yourse lf or o ther roa d

user s .<

To call up time or date

P res s the le f t s ide o f the but ton .

D is p la y s h o w s :

You c a n ha ve the t ime d is pla yed in

12 or 24 hours .

To c ha ng e the d isp la y :


If the 12-ho ur time d is play is in us e, AM

or P M a ppe a rs a ft e r th e t ime .


P res s the r ig h t s ide o f the but ton :

The d ots f la s h in the d is pla y .

To a lter the s et t ing :

P res s o n the lef t or rig ht , or hold the

b u t to n d o w n .

To s to re the input:

P res s the r ig h t s ide o f the but ton .

P res s

P r e s s

P res s

The d

To a lt

P res s

d o w n

To s to

86nDigital clock in the MID*

Reminder signal

You c a n prog ra m a remin d er s ign a l

Timer To s ta r t



You c a n prog ra m a remin d er s ign a l

(Memo ) to b e he a rd e very hour, so tha t

y ou a r e sure n o t t o miss a n e w s

b r o a d c a s t .

P res s the le f t s ide o f the b ut ton .

P r e s s .

MEMO OFF a ppe a rs in the d isp la y for

en t ry a n d q uery b u t ton s , a n d th e ton e

s ymb ol w ill a ppe a r in the up pe r rig ht of

the d isp la y .

A s ig n a l is th en h ea rd 1 5 s ec on d s b e -

fo re ea c h h our.


P r e s s .


P res s th

To ta ke

P r e s s .

P r e s s .

Th e s t oc o un tin

to run.

To ha lt

Digital clock in the MID*

Enter the switch-on times for theindependent ventilation*

To input the time :

To a c



You c a n enter tw o d ifferent s w itch-on

t imes .

The ve ntila tio n w ill s hut o ffautomatica l ly a f ter 30 minutes.

P lea se fo llow the ins t ruc t ions for

op era t ing the inde pe nde nt vent ila -

t ion th a t s t a rt on pa ge 114.<


P res s o n the left/rig ht.


P res s o n the lef t or rig ht , or hold the

b u t to n d o w n .

To c o nfirm the input:


The a c t iva te d t ime is ma rked w ith a n

as ter i sk .

The sw itch-on t ime s rem a in m em or ize d

unt il new inputs a re m a de .

You c a n c h a n ge s w it c h -on t imes th a t

h a v e a lrea d y b e en mem or ized b y

ma kin g a n ew t ime in pu t a s d e sc rib e d

P re s s

Direcdent

t ion k

P res s

P r e s s

88nComputer in the MID*

Only ma ke inputs w hen the

veh ic le is s ta nd ing s till – to a voidSpeed limit

S pe ed limit input :

D is p la y



end a ng er ing yours e lf or o ther roa d

user s .<

C om pute r c a lc u la t ion s b e g in a t th e

s ta rt of the journey .

In forma t ion c a n a lso be c a lled up in the

d is pla y by rem ote c on trol , refe r to

p a g e 92.

p p

You c a n in pu t th e r oa d spe ed h ere

a t w h ic h y o u w is h t o h e a r a n d s e e a

rem ind er s ig na l: a s ig na l w ill s o und, the

w o rd LIMIT w ill f la s h, a nd w ith the

C hec k Co ntro l w ith a lpha numer ic

d isplay* , the s pe ed limit w a rn ing s tored

in the m em ory w ill a pp ea r o n the ins tru-

ment cluster briefly

The s pe e d limit re minde r is o nlyrepe a ted if the vehic le ha s in the

mea n t ime b e en d riv en a t le a s t 3 mph

(a pp rox. 5 km/h) s lo w e r.

P res s the r ig h t s ide o f the b ut ton .

P r e s s .

Input thb u t ton s

To c orre

P res s threpe a t t

To s to re

P res s th

Computer in the MID*

Ad o pt in g th e c urren t s pee d a s th e

s pe ed limit :Distance from destination

The rema in ing d is tanc e to the d es t ina -

To c o




P r e s s .

P res s tw ic e a t rig h t .

De a c t iva t ing the s pe ed limit :


P r e s s

g

t ion w ill be d is pla yed on the s creen .

Enter the en t ire d is ta nce be fore s ta r t ing

the jo urney .

Input:



P res s the r ig h t s ide o f the but ton .D is p la y s h o w s :

You c a n input the d is ta nce by press ing

P res s

rep ea

To s to

P res s

Check

P res s

P res s


Estimated time of arrival

When yo u ha ve input the d is tanc e f rom

Cruising range

The d is tanc e w hic h the ve hic le s hould

Fuel co

You c a n



y our d e s t in a t ion , y ou c a n ob t a in a n

es t ima ted t ime of a rriva l d is pla y w hic h

is c o n t in uous ly upd a ted b y the c om -puter as your averag e dr iv ing per iod

var ies .


P res s the r ig h t s ide o f the b ut ton :

The es tima te d time o f a rriva l is

d i sp l a y ed .

c o ver o n the rema ining fuel in the ta nk

is d isp la yed .


P r e s s .Th e d isp la y sh o w s th e prob a b le r a n g e .

When you ha ve only eno ugh fue l

lef t to d rive few er tha n 30 m iles

(50 km), the n refuel, a s o therw is e the

eng ine o r the c a ta ly t ic c onver ter co uld

b e d a m a g e d .<

The c o mp ute r w ill o nly re g is te r fuel

a m o unts o ver 1.8 g a l (6 lite rs ).

c ons um

d is t a n c e

journey

To s ta rt

C ONS f

P res s th

P res s o

The d is

c on sum

To res ta

ca lcula t

Computer in the MID*

Speed

You c a n c a ll up a d is p la y o f the

Extended immobilizer function

You c a n es tab lish a c od e tha t w ill pre-

To c o



v eh ic le ' s a v e r a g e sp eed .

To s ta rt the c a lc ula t ion, s elec t the

S P EED func t ion w ith the e ng ine

running.


P r e s s .

Th e d isp la y sh ow s th e a v e ra ge spe ed .

To reca lc ula te the sp ee d :


vent the eng ine f rom be ing s ta rted un-

les s th e c od e is e n te red .

If y o u d o n o t h a v e a c c e s s t o t h e c o d e ,

th e em erge n c y d ea c t iv a t ion pr oc e d ure

w ill ha ve to be ca rried out .

E s t a b lish in g a n d a c t iv a t in g th e c o d e :




Enter the c od e w ith the func t ion

b u t ton s .

P res s

rep ea

To s to

P res s

Turn t

D e a c t

Wh en

(ig niti

> Inp

b u t


After three inc orrec t co d e inputs , or

three a t tempts to s ta rt the eng ine w ith-

out a co de input the a la rm w ill so und

To ha ve

d isp la y e

>



out a co de input , the a la rm w ill so und

for 30 se c ond s on vehic les f it ted w ith

a n a la rm.Dea c t iva t ing the a la rm in a n

e m e r g e n c y :

If you h a v e fo r go t ten th e c o d e , p roc eed

a s f o llow s :

1 D is c o n n e c t t he b a t te ry , w a it a p p ro x .

2 minutes , then reco nnec t it . Notetha t o n vehic les w ith a n a la rm, th is

w ill s ound .

2 S e t th e ign it ion key to po s it ion 1 :

The t ime display w ill c ount d ow n for

the ne xt ten m inutes .

3 Afte r t en min u tes , s t a rt the e n g in e .

If th e c od e b ec om es a v a ila b le

a g a in in the mea nt ime , it ca n be

input d uring the w a it ing pe riod a f ter

pres s in g th e C O D E b u t ton .<

Remote control

The b utton o n the turn ind ic a tor leve r

c a n b e u s e d t o s e le c t t h e it e m s o f

co mputer in forma t ion w hic h a re to

b e d isp la y ed .

To do this , pres s> the b ut ton on the lever until P ROG 1

sh o w s o n th e d isp la y .

> the MID b uttons in the o rd er in w hic h

you w ish the in forma t ion to be d is -

p l a y ed .

5

3

0

u

s 0

4

7

> the b

d is p la

> the S

To o b ta

t io n, pre

a s n e c e

The concept

Th e P D C a ss is t s y ou w h en y ou a re

A

Acou

The d

d

Park Distance Control (PDC)*



pa rking . Ac o us t ic a l s ig na ls inform you

o f th e d is t a n c e to a n ob s t a c le . To d o

this , four ultra s on ic s ens o rs in the f ro nta n d rea r b umpe rs me a sure th e d is t a n c e

to the n ea res t ob jec t . The m on itor ing

ra n ge fo r th e f ron t se n so rs a s w e ll a s

th e tw o rea r c o rn er se n so rs e n d s

a pprox. 2 f t (60 c m) b ehind the

res pe c t ive b umpe r. The c enter se nso rs

in the rea r ha ve a ra ng e o f a pprox . 5 ft(1.50 meters).

Automatic function

Th e s y s tem s t a rt s t o o per a te a u to-

ma t ic a lly a b ou t on e s ec on d a ft e r y ou

s elec t reve rs e w ith the ig nit ion key in

po s it ion 2 .

Manual activation

P res s the b ut ton (a rrow ); the ind ic a tor

la m p c o m e s o n .

After dr iv ing a d is ta nc e o f mo re tha n

a pprox. 160 f t (50 me ters) o r exc ee d ing

a s pe ed of a pprox. 20 m ph (30 km/h),th e sy s tem s w it c h es o f f a n d th e in d i-

c a t o r la m p g o e s o u t. S w it c h th e s y s t e m

on a ga in a s req u ired .

Manual deactivation

5

3

0

u

s 0

6

0

c a ted

tone ,

t en t tv eh ic l

va ls b

shorte

A c on

en c e

(30 cm

The w

a ppro

mo vin

If ther

The in

s tea d

> if yo> w he

time

> if a

sy s

S w it c

94nPDC* Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)

Th e P D C s y s t e m d o e s n o t re m o v e

the d river 's pe rs on a l res po ns ib ility

fo r ev a lua t in g th e d is t a n c e b e tw e en th e

The concept

DS C ma inta ins vehic le s ta b ility, even in

i i l d i i i i

Indicat



fo r ev a lua t in g th e d is t a n c e b e tw e en th e

v eh ic le a n d a n y ob s t a c le s . Ev en w h en

se nso rs a re involved , there is a b lindspo t in w h ic h ob jec t s c a n n o t b e

d ete c ted . This a ppl ies es pe c ia lly in

th o s e c a s e s w h e re t he s y s te m

a pproa c h e s th e ph y s ic a l c o n s t ra in t s o f

u lt ra so n ic mea sureme n t , a s oc c urs w ith

tow ba rs a nd t ra iler co upling s , a nd in

the v ic inity of thin a nd p a inted ob jec ts .C e rt a in s o u rc e s o f s o u n d , s u c h a s a

loud ra d io , c ou ld d row n ou t the P D C

signa l tone .<

Kee p th e sen s or s c lea n a n d f ree

o f ic e o r s now in orde r to e ns ure

tha t they co ntinue to op erate ef fec t ively.Do no t a pply h ig h pres sure s pra y to the

se nso rs for a pro long ed per iod o f t ime.

Ma in t a in a n a d e q ua te d is t a n c e o f more

tha n 4 in (10 c m ).<

c rit ic a l d riving s itua tio ns .

The s ys tem op timize s vehic le s ta b ility

dur ing a cc e lera t ion a nd w hen s ta r t ing

from a full s top , a s w el l a s o ptimizing

tra c t ion . In a d di tion , it rec o g nize s

unsta b le vehic le co ndit ions , such a s

unde rs teer ing o r overs tee ring , a nd , a s

f a r a s is p os s ib le w ith in the la w s o f

p h ys ic s , ke e p s t he c a r o n a s t e a d y

c o u rs e b y a d a p t in g t h e R P M s a n d

brake a pplica t ions to the ind ividua l

w h e e l s .

The s ys te m s ta r ts up a utoma t ic a lly

ea c h t ime y ou s t a r t th e en g in e .

R e f e r to

Ind ica to

The s ys

a nd b ra

If the in

th e en g

dur ing nThe s ys

s w itche

liz ing a p

a re no l

rem a in

h ow ev e

C ons ultsy s tem

Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Hill

As a res ult of the tra c t ion interven-

t ion , th e b r a kes ma y b e sub jec ted

to a d d it ion a l loa d s w h en th e sy s tem is

The

HDC

t




P res s the b ut ton (a rrow ); the ind ic a tor

la m p c o m e s o n a n d s t a y s o n .

Tra c tio n inte rve ntio n rem a ins a c tive;

that is, braking intervention will

c ont inue . Refer a lso to " Four-w hee ld r iv e " o n pa g e 197.

In the fol low ing exc ep tion a l c irc um-

s t a n c es , it ma y b e e ffec t iv e to d e a c t i-

v a te th e D S C fo r a s h ort pe riod :

>When roc king the vehic le or s ta rt ing

5

3

0

u

s 0

4

8

t o a d d it ion a l loa d s w h en th e sy s tem is

de a c t iva ted . For th is rea so n , it is

po s s ib le tha t the bra king interventionw ill be d isa b led a utoma t ica lly for a br ie f

pe riod in o rd er to limit b ra ke tem pe ra -

ture.

To ma inta in ve hic le s ta bi lity , a lw a ys

d r iv e w ith th e s y s tem s w it c h ed on w h en

poss i b l e .<

To reactivate the system

P res s th e b u tton a g a in ; th e in d ic a to r

la m p g o e s o u t.

Th e la w s o f ph y s ic s c a n n o t b e

repe a led , ev en w ith D S C . An

a ppropria te dr iv ing s ty le a lw a ysrem a ins the res po ns ib ility o f the d river .

We there fore urg e you to a void us ing

the a dd it iona l sa fe ty ma rg in o f the

sy s tem a s a n exc use fo r ta kin g r isks .

Do no t make a ny mod ifica t ions to the

s te ep

vehic

ents , c on tro

condi

The v

w a lkin

tio n fr

You c

20 m p

ste ep

a utom

than w

8 km/

a t a c

B y a pera tor

ra ng e

a pp ro

HDC

exc e e

96nHill Descent Control (HDC)

To use HDC

With ma nua l tra ns mis s ion:

Us e HDC in firs t g ea r a nd in Reverse



To activate the system

P res s the b ut ton . The

g ree n ind ica tor la mp

c o m e s o n .

The ind ica tor la mp f la she s w hen the

brakes a re a pplied a utoma t ica lly .


P res s th e b u tton a ga in ; th e in d ic a to r

la m p g o e s o u t.

H D C is d ea c t iv a ted a u toma t ic a lly a b ov e

5

3

0

u

s 1

4

1

Us e HDC in firs t g ea r a nd in Reverse

s ince the e ngine 's braking e f fec t is

d iminis he d in the hig her ge a rs .

With automatic transmission:

You c a n use HDC in eve ry d rive

posi t ion.

In the event of a fault

The ind ic a tor la mp g oe s out in the HDCm o d e o r d o e s n o t c o m e o n w h e n HD C

is ac t iva ted :

HDC is tem po ra rily no t a va ila b le if

brake tem pe ra ture is too h ig h .

If the D S C ind ic a tor la mp a ls o

lig hts up:

There is a fault in the HDC a ndD S C s y s t e m s . H a v e y o u r B M W c e n t e r

in s p e c t th is s y s t e m a s s o o n a s

poss i b l e .

LIGHTS ON warning

Whene ver you op en the d river' s d oo r,

a f ter ha ving turned the ignit ion key to

Side lamps/Low beams Inst



Side lamps (side marker lamps)

With the switch in this position,

the f ron t , rea r a nd s ide vehic le

lig h t ing is s w itche d on .

For lig ht ing on one s ide for pa rking a s

a n a dd it iona l fea ture , re fer to pa g e 98.

Low beams

Whe n the ig nit ion is s w itche d o f f

a n d t h e lo w b e a m s a re o n , o n ly

the s ide la mps (s ide m a rker

la mp s ) rem a in on

5

3

0

u

s 0

5

1

a f ter ha ving turned the ignit ion key to

po s it io n 0 , you w ill he a r a b uzzing

s o u nd f o r a fe w s e c o n d s t o re m in d y o uth a t th e la mps h a v e n o t b e en sw it c h ed

off .

On vehic les w ith a lpha numer ic C hec k

Con t r o l* :

The rem ind e r is g iven throu g h the

C h ec k Co n t ro l.

Daytime-driving lamp*

The hea d la mps a re a utoma t ica lly

s w itche d on for da y lig h t dr iv ing a t

ig nitio n key p o s itio n 2.

Turn t

na t ion

5

3

0

u

s 0

5

2

98nHigh beams/Parking lamp Fog lamps Inter



1 H igh b ea ms (b lue in d ic a to r la mp)

2 H ea d la mp f la sh e r (b lue in d ic a to r

l a mp)

3 P a rkin g la m p

Parking lamp, left or right*

As a n a dd it iona l fea ture , you c a n

illum ina te yo ur veh ic le o n either side for

pa rking , if you w ish to do s o :

With the ignition key in position 0,

eng a g e the lever in the a ppropria te

5

3

0

u

s 0

4

3

Fog lamps

A g ree n ind ica tor la mp a ppe a rs

in the ins trume nt c lus ter to ind i-

c a te th a t th e fron t fog la mps a re

o n .

If th e h igh b e a ms a re s w it c h ed on , th e

fo g la m p s g o o u t.

5

3

0

u

s 0

5

5

The inte

cally .

Switchand off

P res s th

If you w

of f a ll th

b u t ton f

P res s th

norma l

5

3

0

u

s 0

5

6

Interior lamps Reading lamps

Footwell lamps

The foo tw el l la mp s a re c on trol led in the

s a me ma nner as the f ront in terior



s a me ma nner as the f ront in terior

lighting.

Front area lighting*

This lig ht ing s ys tem in the tw o exte rior

mirrors lig hts the g round in the a rea

nea r the tw o f ront d oo rs . It is a lso

c o n t ro lled in th e s a me ma n n er a s th e

fro nt inte rio r lig hting , b ut it do e s no t

funct ion w hile the vehic le is mo ving .Rea d ing la mps a re p rov ide d in the f ront

a n d re a r* ne a r the inte rio r la mp . The y

c a n b e s w it c h e d o n a n d o f f w it h th e

but ton (a rrow s) next to ea ch l amp .

In o rde r to prevent ba t tery

d is cha rg e , a ll o f the la mps in thevehic le a re s w itche d o f f a u toma t ic a lly

a pprox. 15 minutes a f ter the ig nit ion

key is turned to p os it ion 0 .<

5

3

0

u

s 0

5

7

100nAir conditioner



Air conditioner

1 Airflo w d ire c t e d t o w a rd t he w in d -

sh ie ld a n d s id e w in d o w s

2 Airflow fo r th e upper b o d y



pp y

The s id e rota ry dia ls a llow you to

ope n a n d c los e th e a ir supp lythroug h a n inf initely-va ria b le ra ng e,

w hile the levers c ha nge the a irflow

direc t ion. The c ente r rota ry d ia l

co ntro ls the tem pera ture o f the a ir

a s it flow s ou t . R e fe r to p a g e 103

3 Fron t f oo tw e ll v en tila t ion

4 R ea r foo tw e ll v en tila t ion

5 Air f low for the uppe r bo dy in the

re a r s e a t 103

6 Te m p e ra t u re 102

7 Air d is t ribut ion tow a rd

> t he w in d o w s

> th e upper b o d y

> the footwel l

An infinite ly-va ria b le ra ng e o f

in terme dia te s e t t ings is a lso

a v a ila b le . R e fe r to pa g e 102

A

102nAir conditioner

Suggestions for your personalcomfort

For th e t emper a ture 6 , w e r ec o mme n d

Air distribution

You c a n d irec t a ir to f low onto

t he w in d o w s , t o w a rd t he

Rear w



p

+ 72 7 (+ 22 6) a s a co mfor ta b le

s e tting . Turn the a ir d is trib utio n 7 to the" 6 o'c loc k" po s it ion. Adjus t the a ir

sup ply 8 to the c enter se t t ing . S e t the

ou t le t s 2 so th a t th e a ir flow s pa s t y ou

a n d is n o t d irec ted s t ra igh t a t y ou . Se t

the ro ta ry d ia l be tw ee n the out le ts 2 for

the upper bod y to a c entra l po s it ion s o

tha t c oo ler a ir wi ll help to p reve ntfa t ig ue d uring the journey .

The fo llo w ing d e s c riptio n w ill le a d yo u

thro ug h a d di tion a l ind ivid ua l a d jus t-

m e n t s .

Temperature

The g ra dua t ions on the d ia l

prov ide g ene ra l re ference

va lues for the inter ior tem pe r-

a t u re . We r e c o m m e n d + 7 2 7

(+ 22 6) a s a co mfortab le s e t t ing . When

t t th h i l th t

upper b o d y a n d in to th e

foo tw e ll . All inte rme d ia tes e t t ing s a re po s s ib le . In the s e t t ing ,

there is a low flow of a ir on to the

w in d o w s to kee p them f ree o f c o n d en -

s a t ion . The " 6 o 'c loc k" s e t t ing is rec om -

me nde d for norma l c ond it ions (re fer

a ls o to the illus tra t io n a nd o verview on

p a g e 100).

Air supply

You c a n a d jus t the a ir supp ly

throug h a n infinite ly-va ria b le

ra ng e . The he a t ing a nd vent i-

la t ion b e c o me mo re a n d mo re

ef fec t ive a s the a ir sup ply s e t t ing s a rein c rea se d . In th e " 0 " se t tin g , th e b low er

a n d c lima te c on t ro l a re s w it c h ed o f f

a nd the o uts ide a ir s upply is b loc ked .

c a to r la

de f ros te

Coolin

the tem

a g a in w

is s w it cD epe n d

s hie ld m

eng ine

S w itch

t e m p e ra

(+ 5 6).

w in d o wIf the w

the a ir c

o n .

C o

Air conditioner

Recirculated air mode

You c a n res pon d to

un p lea sa n t od or s ou t s id e th e



vehic le b y tem po ra rily s w itching o f f the

outs id e a ir. The s ys tem then rec irc u-la tes the a ir currently w ithin the vehic le .

If you h a ve a mult ifunct ion s tee ring

w hee l w ith the butto n for rec irc ula ted

a ir, you ca n a lso use th is b ut ton to

s w itch to the rec i rc ula ted a ir mo de

(refe r to p a g e 26).

If the w indo w s fog over in the

rec irc ula ted a ir mo de , sw itch the

rec ircula ted a ir o ff and increa se the a ir

s upply as req uired .<

Draft-free ventilation

Yo u ca n a d jus t the a ir outlets for the

uppe r bo dy a rea c om ple te ly for your

persona l comfor t :

Us e r o t a ry d ia ls 1 to o pen a n d c los e th e

a ir outle ts throug h a n infinitely-va ria b lera ng e . You c a n a d jus t the d irec t ion o f

the a irf lo w w ith leve rs 2 .

S e t the a ir out le ts s o tha t the a ir f low s

pa s t y ou a n d is n o t d irec ted s t ra ig h t a t

y ou .

5

3

0

u

s 0

5

9

Rear

Rota r

infinit

cha ng

leve rs

The aco ole

w e ll.

5

3

0

u

s 1

4

0

104nAir conditioner

Microfilter

The microf ilter rem ove s d us t a nd po llen

from the inc om ing a ir. It is rep la c ed by



your B MW c ente r d uring reg ula r ma in-

tena nce . A sub s tan t ia l red uc t ion in a irs upply ind ic a tes tha t the f ilter must b e

rep la c e d b e fo re n orma l ma in ten a n c e .

Cooling

1 You c a n spe c ify a n in te rio r t emper a -

ture tha t is c om forta b le for yo u w ith

the ro ta ry tempe ra ture d ia l. A g oo d

sta rt ing po in t is + 72 7 (+ 22 6).

2 S w it c h on th e a ir c o n d it ion er .

3 S et the a ir d i s t ribut ion ro ta ry d ia l

to .

4 S et the b low er/a ir s upply ro ta ry d ia l

to the midd le zo ne .

5 O pen th e a ir ou t le t s f o r th e upper

b o d y

5

3

0

u

s 1

4

6

Rapid

1 You c

ture t

the ro

s ta rt in

2 S w it c

rec irc

3 S et th

to

4 S et th

c om p

5 O pen

5

3

0

u

s 1

4

7

Air conditioner



Rapid heating

1 You c a n spe c ify a n in te rio r t emper a -

ture tha t is co mfor ta b le for you w ith



2 S et the a ir d i s t ribut ion ro ta ry d ia l

to .3 S et the b low er/a ir s upply ro ta ry d ia l

c om plete ly to the r ig ht .

4 C los e th e a ir ou t le t s in the rea r

s e a t in g a re a .

5

3

0

u

s 1

4

8

To defrost windows and removecondensation

1 You c a n spe c ify a n in te rio r t empe ra -

ture tha t is co mfortab le for you w ith



2 S et the a ir d is t r ibut ion ro ta ry d ia lto .

3 S et the b low er/a ir s upply ro ta ry d ia l

c om plete ly to the r ig ht .

4 C los e th e a ir ou t le t s in the rea r

s e a t in g a re a

5

3

0

u

s 1

4

9

Heat

Wh en

c o n d e

fol low

1 You

ture

the

s ta r

2 S et

to

3 S et

3

9

0

d

e

1

2

7

5

3

0

u

s 1

5

0

106nAutomatic climate control*



Automatic climate control*

1 Airflo w d ire c t e d t o w a rd t he w in d -

sh ie ld a n d s id e w in d o w s

2 Airflow fo r th e upper b o d y

d d l d

1 0 Tempe ra ture c o n t ro l –

r ight-hand side 108

1 1 To d e f ro s t w in d s h ie ld a n d s id e

d



The s id e ro ta ry dia ls provid e infi-

nitely-variable regulation of the airsupp ly , w hile the levers c ha nge the

a irf lo w d ire c tio n. The c e nte r ro ta ry

d ia l c ontro ls the tem pe ra ture o f the

a ir a s i t f low s out . Refer to p a g e 111

3 Fron t f oo tw e ll v en tila t ion

4 R ea r foo tw e ll v en tila t ion

5 Air f low for the uppe r bo dy in the

re a r s e a t 110

6 Automa t ic a ir d i s t ribut ion 108

7 Ind ivid ua l a ir d is trib ution 108

8 Te m p e r a t ure c o n t ro l –

lef t-ha nd s id e 108

9 D is p la y f o r t e m p e ra t u re a n d a ir

supply 109

w i n d o w s 109

1 2 Air c o n d it ion er 109

1 3 Automa t ic rec irc u la ted a ir c o n t ro l

(AU C ) 110

1 4 R e a r w in d o w d e fro s t e r 73, 110

1 5 Air s u p p ly 109

1 6 Ma x im u m c o o lin g 109

or us ing up res idua l hea t 110

17 Air g rille for inter ior te mp era ture

se n so r – p lea se keep c lea r a n d

un ob s t r uc ted




Air supply

In the AUTO p ro g ra m, the

a ir f low is c on trol led a uto-

ti ll AUTO ill i th

Air conditioner

The a ir is c o oled a nd

de humidif ied a nd —

d d i th t t t ti

Maxi



ma tic a lly . AUTO w ill a pp e a r in the

d is pla y 9 (refe r to the ove rview o np a g e 106). U s e " + " a n d " –" t o va r y t he

a irf low . When yo ur s et t ing is d is pla yed

by b a rs , the a utoma t ic a irf low is

s w itche d o f f. Autom a tic a ir d is trib ution

ma in ta ins it s s e t t ing . You c a n rea c t iva te

the a utoma t ic a ir s upply by pres s ing the

AU TO b utton .Wh en y ou pres s " – " d urin g o per a t ion a t

min imum b low er spe ed a ll d isp la ys a re

c a n c e led : th e b low er, h ea t in g a n d a ir

c ond it ione r a re s w itch ed of f . The

outs ide a ir supp ly is c los ed . You c a n

sw it c h th e sy s tem b a c k on b y p res s in g

a ny but ton o f the a utoma t ic c lima tecontrol .

To defrost windows and removecondensation

Thi i kl

d e pen d in g on th e t emper a ture se t tin g —

w a rmed a ga in w h en th e a ir c o n d it ion ers y s t e m is s w it c h e d o n . D e p e n d in g o n

th e w ea th er, th e w in d s h ie ld ma y fog

over br ie f ly w hen the eng ine i s s ta r ted .

Us e th e b u t ton to s w it c h th e a ir c o n d i-

t ione r o ff a t o uts ide temp era tures

b e lo w a p p r o x. + 4 1 7 (+ 5 6). This w ill

he lp to prevent the w indo w s f romfogging over .

If the w indo w s fog over a f ter sw itch ing

the a ir cond it ione r o ff , sw itch i t ba c k

o n.

C ond ens a t ion forms in the a ir

co ndit ione r sys tem d uring o pera-t ion, w hic h then e xits und er the vehic le .

Tra ce s o f co nde nse d w a ter o f th is k ind

a re thus no rma l.<

prog r

th e ou+ 41 7

The te

+ 61 7

over t

the a i

w ith t

is w h yyou se

110nAutomatic climate control*

Automatic recirculated aircontrol (AUC)

If there a re unplea s a n t

od ors o r po lluta nts in the

If you ha ve a mult ifunct io n s tee ring

w hee l w ith the butto n for rec irc ula ted

a ir (re fer to pa g e 26), you ca n a l so us e

th is b u tton to sw it c h b e tw e en " O f f" a n d

Residu

hea t ing



od ors o r po lluta nts in the

outs ide a ir, you c a n tem po ra rily b loc kthe a irf low from the outs id e. The

sys tem then rec ircula tes the a ir

c urre ntly w ithin the veh ic le.

P res s th e b u t ton repe a ted ly to r un

throug h the fo llow ing c ontro l s eq uenc e :

> Ind ic a tor la mp s of f : outside a irf low

opera t iona l .> Left-hand ind ic a tor la mp o n – AUC

mo d e : th e sy s tem r ec og n izes po llu t-

a n ts in the outs ide a ir a nd b loc ks the

f low of a ir w hen ne ce ss a ry . The

s ys te m then rec ircula tes the a ir

c urre ntly w ithin the veh ic le .

De pend ing on the a ir qua lity , thea u to m a t ic s y s t e m t he n s w it c h e s b a c k

a nd forth be tw ee n outs ide a ir supp ly

a nd rec irc ula t ion o f the a ir w ithin the

vehicle.

> Rig ht-ha nd ind ic a tor la mp on: the

th is b u tton to sw it c h b e tw e en O f f a n d

the rec irc ula ted a ir mo de or AUC a nd

the rec irc ula ted a ir mo de .

If the w indo w s fog over in the

rec irc ula ted a ir mo de , sw itch the

rec ircula ted a ir o f f and increa se the a ir

s upply as req uired .<

Rear window defroster

When the rea r w indo w

de f ros ter is a c t iva ted ,

the ind ica tor la mp co me s on . The

rea r w in d ow d e fros te r sw it c h es o f f

automat ica l ly .

hea t ing

h a s b e ea ra ilroa

ig nit ion

s e t t ing s

c o ntrol.

t ion 0 , t

hea ted

w in d o w

Th

w h

b e lo w a

eng ine i

th e b a t t

LED o n c o n d it io




Draft-free ventilation

You c a n a d jus t the b low er contro ls for

th e upper b o d y a rea to se lec t th e

op t imum a irf low ra tes a nd d irec t ions for

your perso na l co mfor t:

Us e r o t a ry d ia ls 1 to op en a n d c los e th e

a ir outle ts throug h a n infinitely-va ria b le

ra ng e . You c a n ad jus t the d irec t ion o f

the a irf lo w w ith leve rs 2 .

S e t th e ou t le t s so th a t the a ir flow s pa s t

y ou a n d d oe s n o t flow d irec t ly on y ou .

5

3

0

u

s 0

5

9

Rear passenger area climatecontrol

1 Air supp ly

2 Te m p e r a t ure

3 Adjust ing the d irec t ion o f the a irflow

5

3

0

u

s 0

6

1

Air s

0 B lo

I Ma x

You c

o utle t

ra n g eIn the

sw itch

throug

Indiv i

c on tro

5

3

0

u

s

0

6

2

112nAutomatic climate control* Seat

Microfilter, activated-charcoalfilter

The mic rof ilter rem ove s dus t a nd po llen

from the inc om ing a ir The a c t iva ted -



Temperature

P a s s e n g e rs in th e re a r s e a t in g a re a c a n

a djus t the ir ow n tem pera ture for the a ir

out le ts :

> Turn to w a rd blue – c olde r.

> Turn tow a rd red – w a rme r.

When yo u s ta r t the vehic le , th is s ys te m

en s ures th a t th e se lec ted t em per a ture

is a ch ieved a s q uic kly as po ss ib le . It

then m a in ta ins th is temp era ture ,

re g a rd le s s o f th e s e a s o n .

5

3

0

u

s

0

6

3

f rom the inc om ing a ir. The a c t iva ted -

charcoal f i l ter provides addi t ionalprotec t io n by f ilter ing g a s eo us p ol lut-

a n ts f rom the o uts ide a ir. Your B MW

ce nter replac es th is co mb ined f ilte r a s a

s t a n d a rd p a rt o f your sc h ed u led ma in -

tena nce . A sub sta n t ia l red uc t ion in a ir

f low ind ic a tes tha t the f ilter mus t be

rep la c e d b e fo r e n orma l ma in ten a n c e .Front

Th e se a

hea ted

tio n 2.

You c a n

b y r epe

Whe n th

min a ted

a c t iv a te

low es t h

is reg u la

5

3

0

u

s 0

6

4

Seat heating* Steering wheel heating* Roll

Rollewind

Us e th

hoo k



Rear

The func t ion is the s a me a s fo r f ro nt

s e a t h e a t in g . Yo u c a n s e le c t b e t w e e n

t w o h e a t in g m o d e s .

5

3

0

u

s 0

6

5

S teer ing w hee l hea t ing func t ions in

ig nitio n key p o s itio n 2.

P res s the but ton (a rrow ) to a c t iva te o r

d e a c t iv a te th is s y s tem.

The la mp w ithin the b utton l ig hts up

w hen the s tee ring w hee l hea ter is in

opera t ion .

If you h a ve a multifunct ion s tee ring

w hee l w ithout s tee ring w hee l hea t ing ,

the b ut ton for the rec ircula ted a ir mod e

is in this loc a t ion (refe r to pa g e 26).

3

9

0

d

e

0

1

4

hoo k

114nIndependent ventilation system*

You c a n use th is sys tem to vent ila te the

inter io r a nd low er its te mp era ture, us ing

the b low er o f the a utoma t ic c lima te

control .

When a prese lec ted a c t iva t ion t ime is

s e t , the inde pe nde nt vent ila t ion s ys te m

is o pe ra t iona l a t outs ide temp era tures

a b o ve + 60 7 (+ 16 6), o r by d irec t



The inde pe nd ent ve ntila t ion s ys tem isop era ted via the Mult i- Informa tion

d is play (MID), refer to p a g e 87 o r via the

O n b o a rd C omp ute r, re f e r to the s epa -

ra te Ow ner 's Ma nua l.

You c a n s e t tw o d if ferent t ime s for the

s ys tem to s ta rt ; it w ill rem a in a c t ive for

30 minutes . You c a n a lso turn it on a ndof f d irec t ly . S inc e the s ys te m us es a

sub sta n t ia l a mo unt o f e lec t ric a l current ,

you s hould refra in f rom a c t iva t ing it

tw ice in suc c es s ion w ithout a llow ing

th e b a t te ry to b e rec h a r ged in n orma l

o p e ra t io n b e t w e e n u s e .

sw it c h a c t iv a t ion . It c a n n o t b e sw it c h ed

on w hen the ve hic le is mo ving .

The a ir em erge s v ia the a ir outlets for

the upp er bo dy . The refo re , the a ir

ou t le t s m us t b e ope n fo r th e s y s tem to

o p e r a t e .



116nBMW Universal Transmitter

Progratransm

R e

pr



Programming

1 C h a n n el ke y s

2 In d ic a t o r la m p

3 R ec e iv e r fo r p rog ra mmin g

R ea d a n d c o mply w ith th e s a fe ty

preca ut ions on the p rev ious

p a g e .<

1 Turn the ig nit ion key to po s it io n 2 .

2 For in it ia l use : p r ess a n d h o ld b o th

5

3

0

u

s 1

3

6

3 H old th e o rig in a l ha n d - he ld t ra n s-

mit ter tow a rd the rece iver 3 a

ma ximum of 2 in (5 cm ) a w a y .

4 P re s s t h e t ra n s m is s io n ke y o f th e

or ig ina l ha nd -held tran s mitter

(a rrow 2) a nd the d es ired cha nnel key

of the In teg ra ted Univers a l Rem oteC on trol (a rrow 1) s imulta ne ous ly .

R e le a s e b o t h ke y s a s s o o n a s t he

ind ic a tor la mp f la s hes ra pid ly .

5 To prog ra m o ther or ig ina l ha nd-held

t ra n smit te rs , r epea t s t eps 3 a n d 4 .

5

3

0

u

s 1

3

7

p

p a g e .<

When p

Tra ns m

the s pe

Univers

s ion-co

s upplemtions:

A

pr

U nivers

1 P ro g rTra ns

un d er

2 P re s s

on the

a ppro

BMW Universal Transmitter Glov

Clearing the channel keys

R e a d a n d c o m p ly w it h th e s a fe t y

p re c a u tio n s o n p a g e 115.<

User information

Do no t use this B MW Universa l Tra ns -

mit te r w ith a n y g a ra ge d o or open er tha t

la c ks s a fe t y " s t o p " a n d " re v e rs e "



The me mo ry o f ind ivid ua l c ha nne l keysc a n n o t b e d e le ted . H ow ev er, the th ree

c h a n n e l ke y s c a n b e c le a re d t o g e t h e r

a s f o llow s :

> P re s s a n d h o ld b o t h o u ts id e ke y s o f

the B MW U nivers a l Tra ns m itter until

the ind ic a tor la mp f la s hes , and then

re lea se th em.All of the c ha nne l keys a re c lea red .

fe a tures a s req u ired b y f ed e ra l s a fe tys t a n d a rd s (th is in c lud es a n y ga ra ge

d o or open er mod e l ma n ufa c tured

b e fore April 1, 1982).

This de v ic e co mplies w ith S ec t ion 15 of

the FC C Rules . Ope ra t ion is s ubjec t to

the fo llow ing tw o c ond it ions : a s de f ined

in the reg ula t ions , th is de v ice mus t notem it ha rmful in terference , a nd mus t b e

s h ie lde d a g a ins t in terference f rom

externa l so urc es to prevent unautho-

rize d o r ina d verten t ac t iva t ion .

To op

P u ll th

To cl

Fold t

To loUs e o

key is

5

3

0

u

s 0

6

6

118nGlove compartment Storage compartments Cellu

To preve nt injury in the eve nt o f a

c r a s h , c los e th e g lov e c o mpa rt -

me nt imm ed ia te ly a fter us e .<

R h bl fl hli ht*



Rechargeable flashlight*

Loc a ted o n the le f t -ha nd s ide o f the

g lov e c o mpa rtmen t .

Fea tures in teg ra l over loa d-prote c t ion ,

s o i t c a n b e lef t in its h olde r c o ntinu-

ously .

B e s ure tha t the f la s hlig ht iss w itche d o f f whe n it is inse rted

into its holde r. Fa ilure to c om ply w ith

th is prec a ut ion c ould lea d to over-

c h a rg in g a n d d a m a g e .<

You w ill f ind tw o s tora g e c om pa rtments

in th e a rmres t b e tw ee n th e fron t se a t s .

To ope n th e top c omp a rtmen t :

P res s the b ut ton (a rrow 1).

Yo u w ill f ind a c e llula r pho ne * in this

c ompa r tmen t .

To m ove the a rmres t or ope n the low er

c ompa r tmen t :

P ull the h a nd le (a rro w 2).

In this c om pa rtme nt , you w ill f ind a c oin

t ra y a n d a s t o ra g e c o m p a rt m e n t* fo r

C D

5

3

0

u

s 0

6

8

Hands

On vehi

the ha n

the head

Fo r furt

ph on e ,

Manua l

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

0

Cup holders Glas



Front

B e lo w the s lid ing c o ver (illus tra tio n).

R emo v e th e in se rt w h ic h is a c o mpa rt -

me nt for s tor ing p ens .

5

3

0

u

s 0

6

7

Rear

A th e en d o f the c en te r c o n so le un d e r

the lig hte r.

P re s s t o o p e n ; p u s h b a c k in w a rd t o

c l o s e .

5

3

0

d

e

2

1

1

P res s

to c lo

5

3

0

u

s 0

6

9

120nAshtray, front Cigar



To open

P res s b rief ly in the direc t ion ind ic a ted

b y th e a r row .

To e xt ing uis h a c ig a ret te , tap of f the

a s h a nd g ent ly pres s the t ip in to the

funnel.

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

1

To empty

P res s the e dg e o f the lid (a rrow ):

Th e a sh t ra y mov es up a n d c a n b e

r emov ed .

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

2

P res s th

Th e ligh

it retrac

Ho

lig

or touc hin b urns

The c ig

t iona l w

r emov e

For th is

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

3

Cigarette lighter, front Ashtray, rear Ciga

Cigarette lighter socket

This s oc ket is s uita b le fo r a t ta c hing

po w er suppl ies for f la sh lig h ts , c a r

v a c uum c lea n ers a n d o th er a pp lia n c e s



up to a ra t in g o f a pprox . 20 0 w a t ts a t1 2 vo lt s . Av o id d a ma ge to th e so c ke t

c a use d b y inse rt ing p lugs o f a d ifferent

sh a pe o r s ize .

You w ill f ind a d d it io na l po w er o utlets in

t he c a r g o a re a . R e fe r t o p a g e 127.

To open

R o t a t e t h e c o v e r u p w a rd .

To empty

Rem ove the inse rt t ra y .

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

4

P res s

Th e li

it retr

or touin b ur

The c

t iona l

r emov

For th

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

5

122nSki bag*

Th e s ki b a g a llow s th e s a fe a n d c lea n

tra nsp or t o f up to 4 pa irs o f s tand a rd

sk is o r up to tw o sn o w b o a rd s . With th e

len g th o f th e s ki b a g a n d th e a d d it ion a l

s p a c e in t he c a r g o a re a y o u c a n s t o re



s p a c e in t he c a r g o a re a , y o u c a n s t o re

skis w ith a leng th o f up to 6 .8 f t

(2 .10 me ters). B ec a use o f the tape red

s h a p e o f t he b a g , t h e s ki b a g c a n o n ly

a c c omm od a te tw o pa irs o f skis w ith a

le ng th o f 6.8 f t (2.10 m e te rs ).

Loading

1 F o ld t h e c e n t e r a r m re s t o ut w a rd .

Loo se n the t rim f rom the uppe r

Velcro® fas tene r a nd pla c e i t o n the

armres t .

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

7

2 P re s s

th e c o

3 P re s s

a rea i

To g et

floor*

floo r the f lo

c o n c e

4 E xt e n

se a ts

ien t a

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

8

Ski bag*

If the c over is co nce a led in the

c a rgo a rea b y th e pu ll-ou t c a rg o

f loo r, d o not fo ld the la rg er rea r ba ck-

res t dow n. If you do s o , it w i ll da ma g e

th e c ov er <



Securing the load

S e c u re t h e b a g 's c o n t e n ts b y

t ig h ten ing do w n the re ta in ing

s t ra p a t the b uckle .<

P lea se b e sure th a t th e sk is a re c lea n

b e for e loa d in g th em in to the b a g . B ec a re f ul t o a v o id d a ma ge from sh a rp

e d g e s .

3

8

0

d

e

0

7

0

th e c ov er.<

124nCargo area



Fold the rear backrests down

Rea c h in to the rec es s a nd pull forw a rd

(a rro w ).

The rea r b a c kres t is d iv id ed into tw o

se c t ions (one -th ird a nd tw o- th irds o f

the w id th o f the s ea t ). You c a n fo ld

e ith e r se c t ion o f th e b a c kres t d o w nse pa ra te ly in orde r to increa s e the

c a p a c it y o f th e c a rg o a r e a .

Wh en y ou c los e th e b a c kres t , b e

s u re t ha t th e c a t c h e n g a g e s

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

6

Cargo area cover

P ull the co ver out by the ha ndle a nd

ho ok it in the rea r ho ld ers .

You c a n ca rry lig h t objec ts s uch a s

a rt ic les o f c lo th ing on the c over .

D o n o t p la c e h ea v y o r h a r dob jec t s o n th e c o v er. If you d o s o ,

th ey c ou ld po se a d a n ge r to v eh ic le

oc cupa nts dur ing a braking o r eva s ive

ma n euv er .<

5

3

0

u

s 0

7

9

Whe n th

ope n ed

t o g a in

the rea r

For rem

n e xt p a

5

3

0

u

s 1

5

4

Cargo area



Removing the cover

1 U s e b o t h h a nd s t o p re s s t he c o v e r

toge th er on b o th s id e s a n d s lid e it

forw a rd (a rrow 1).

2 Lift th e c ov er upw a rd f rom th e rea r on

bo th s ide s (a rrow 2) a nd rem ove it .

Installation

S lide the c over in to the re ta iners o n

b o t h s id e s a n d t he n p re s s it d o w n a t

the rea r unt il it eng a g es .

5

3

0

u

s 0

8

1

Partition net*

1 R e m o v e t h e b a g w it h th e p a rt it io n n e t

from the reta ine r by relea s ing the

h ooks f rom th e la sh in g e y es on b o th

s i d e s .

2 R emo v e the pa rt it ion n e t from th e

ba g a nd unroll it ha l f w a y .

Note h ow th e b a g w ith th e pa rt i-

t ion n et is s ec ured in the ve hic le

a nd how the pa rt it ion ne t is ro lled up

a n d s t o re d in th e b a g s o t h a t y o u c a n

5

3

0

d

e

0

2

8

3 S lid

for

the

4 In se

n e t

5 No w

the

5

3

0

d

e

0

2

9

126nCargo area



6 At ta c h t he h o o ks o n t he b o t t o m o f

the pa rt it ion ne t in to the e yes on b oth

s i d e s .

5

3

0

d

e

0

3

0

7 Wh e n t he r e a r b a c kre s t s a r e fo ld e d

ove r, you c a n op en the Velcro® s trips ,

completely unroll the parti t ion net,

ins er t it in the f ront b ra c kets on the

roo f a nd a t tac h the three hoo ks in to

t he e y e s .

The illus tra t ion s ho w s s ec uring a t theb o t tom righ t a s a n exa m ple .

5

3

0

d

e

0

3

1

Side co

P u ll th e

5

3

0

u

s 0

8

3

Cargo area



Floor cover

To a c c e s s t he s p a r e w h e e l.

To re lea se : pres s the rec es s in the

ha ndle (a rrow ) a nd ra is e the c over w ith

th e h a n d le .

5

3

0

u

s 0

8

5

Fold the floor cover up

Lif t up the b la c k reta iner on the low er

s ide o f the pa nel a nd hoo k it in to the

uppe r fra me of the l iftga te c utout .

B efore you fo ld the f loo r co ver do w n,

return the retainer to i ts original posi-

tion.

5

3

0

u

s 0

8

6

Powe

When

h a v e

outlet

You c

lig h ts

a utoma ppro

d a m a

inse rt

s i ze .

5

3

0

u

s 0

8

4

128nCargo area

When it is e x tend ed , you ca n loa d the

ca rg o f loo r:

>With up to 990 Ib s (450 kg ),

d is t r ibuted evenly a c ros s the

ent ire sur fa c e .



Pull-out cargo floor*

To relea s e, pul l the ha nd le rec es s

upw a rd. The n pull the f lo o r o ut.

D o n o t d r iv e w h en th e c a rgo floo r

is pulled out.

D o n o t re lea se th e c a rgo floo r on s teepgr a d es . If you d o , it c o u ld ex ten d a u to-

ma t ic a lly a nd ca use pe rs ona l in juries .

A loa d w hich is not prope rly s ec ured

c ould b eg in to s lid e if the f loo r exten d s

a utoma t ica lly and then drop to the

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>With up to 330 Ibs (150 kg) on there a r e d g e .

D o n o t ov erloa d th e c a rgo floo r

w hen it is e x tend ed . If you do s o ,

it c o u ld c a u s e d a m a g e .

When yo u s l ide the c a rg o f loo r ba c k in ,

d o n o t g r a s p it on th e b o t tom. If you d os o, there is a ris k of pe rs o na l injury .<

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Stowing cargo

When trans po rt ing c a rg o in your B MW:

> Lo a d h e a v y c a rg o a s fa r fo rw a rd a s

po ss ib le – d irec t ly b ehind the b a ck-

re s t s – a n d a s lo w a s p o s s ib le .

> C o v e r s h a rp e d g e s a n d c o rn e rs .

> Do not p ile o bjec ts h ig her tha n thet o p e d g e o f th e b a c k re s t .

> Fas ten the pa rt it ion ne t* (refe r to

p a g e 125) a nd ens ure tha t c a rried

items c a n n o t pa ss th roug h th e pa rt i-

t ion net

5

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3

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Securing the load

> S ec ure sm a ller , lig h t p iec es w ith the

re t a in in g s t ra ps o r a lugg a ge n e t* , o r

use e la s t ic s t ra ps (re fer to pa g e 42).

> For la rge , h ea v y p iec es , se e y our

B MW c en ter for loa d -se c uring

d ev i c es*

. The las hing eye s p rovid eda t th e c o rn ers o f th e c a rgo a rea se rv e

for mo unt ing thes e loa d-se cur ing

d ev i c es .

> R ea d a n d c omp ly w ith th e in fo r ma -

t ion e nc los ed w ith the loa d-se cur ing

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130nRoof-mounted luggage rack *

R oo f-moun ted lugg a ge ra c ks ra ise th e

ce nter o f gra v ity o f the vehic le w hen

th ey a r e loa d e d . For this rea so n , they

exerc ise a ma jor e f fec t on the vehic le 's

h a n d lin g a n d s tee rin g re s pon s e .

S ec ure th e r oo f lugg a g e c or rec t ly a n d

s ec urely to preve nt it f ro m s hif ting or

b eing los t d uring dr iv ing (da ng er to

follo w ing tra ffic ).

Drive s mo oth ly . Avoid s udd en a c ce lera-



You s h ou ld th e re f o re a lw a y s r emem b e rn o t to exc e ed th e a pprov ed r oo f

w e igh t , th e a pprov ed g ros s v eh ic le

w e igh t o r th e a x le w e ig h t s w h en

loading the rack. You will f ind the

sp ec ifica t ions unde r " Tec hnic a l Da ta "

o n pa g e 208.

Make s ure tha t the loa d is no t too

hea vy , and a t tempt to d is t r ibute i t

evenly . Alw a ys loa d the he a v ies t p iec es

f irs t (on the b otto m). B e s ure tha t

a d e q ua te c lea ra n c e is ma in t a in ed f o r

ra is ing the s lid ing /tilt su nroo f, a nd tha t

ob jec ts d o no t projec t in to the o pe ning

pa th o f the liftga te .

t ion a nd b ra king m a ne uvers . Ta ke

co rners g ent ly .

The roo f loa d increa se s the a erody-

n a m ic re s is t a n c e . In c rea se d fue l

co nsum pt ion is the imm ed ia te res ults .



132n



Under the hood:

H o o d 151

E n g in e c omp a rtmen t 152

Washer fluid 156

Wa s her nozz les 156

Special operating instructions:

B rea k-in proc ed ures 134


G ene ra l dr iv ing notes 136

Cata ly t ic conver ter 136



C

Owne

A

Eng ine oi l 157C o o l a n t 160

B ra ke f luid 161

Veh ic le Id e ntif ic a tio n

Numb er 161

Care and maintenance:

The B MW Ma intena nc eS y s t e m 162

C a ring for your vehic le 163

Airbags 168

Vehicle s torage 168

Laws and regulations:Tec hnic a l mo d if ic a t ion s 169

C a lifornia P rop os it io n65 Wa rning 169

O B D in te rfa c e so c ke t 170

Anti lock Brake System(AB S ) 137

Disc brakes 140

B ra k e s y s t e m 141

Winte r o pe ration 141

P ow er s tee rin g 143

Level co ntro l sys tem 143

C ellula r phon e 144Radio recept ion 144

Wheels and tires:

Tire infla tio n p res s ure 145

Tire c o nd itio n 145

Tire re plac em en t 146

Tire ro ta tion 147Whe e l a nd tire

combina t ions 148

S pe c ia l fea tures o f w in ter

tires 149

S n o w c h a in s 149

134nBreak-in procedures

To en s ure tha t your vehic le provid es

ma x imum e c o n omy th roug h ou t a lon g

se rv ice life , w e req ues t tha t you

ob se rv e th e f o llow in g sug ge s t ion s :

E i d l d i

Tires

D ue to t ec h n ic a l fa c to r s a s so c ia ted

w ith the ir ma nufa c ture , t ires do not

a c hie ve the ir full tra c tio n po ten tia l until

a n init ia l b rea k-in per io d ha s e la ps ed .

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Engine and axle driveU p to 1,200 m ile s (2,000 km):

Drive a t va ry ing e ngine s pe ed s a nd

ro a d s p e e d s , b u t d o n o t e xc e e d

4 ,500 rpm a nd the fo llow ing roa d

s pe ed s during this init ia l pe riod :

B MW X5 3 .0i: 100 m ph (160 km/h)B MW X5 4 .4i: 106 m ph (170 km/h)

O b e y y our loc a l a n d s t a te m a x imum

sp ee d limits .

Re fra in fro m us ing full throttle a nd a void

pres s in g th e a c c e le ra to r b e y on d th e

kickdown point .

Onc e yo u ha ve d riven 1,200 miles

(2,000 km), eng ine a nd ve hic le s pe ed s

c a n g ra d ua lly b e in c rea se d .

You s hould a lso co mply w ith thes e

brea k in proc ed ures if the eng ine or

For this rea s on, d rive w ith extra c a re

d uring the initia l 200 m ile s (300 km ).

O b e y y our loc a l a n d s t a te m a x imum

s pee d limits .

When the vehic le is op era ted on

w e t o r s lu s h y ro a d s , a w e d g e o fw a te r ma y fo r m b e tw ee n the t ire a n d

the roa d s urfac e . This pheno me non is

re ferred to a s a q ua pla n ing , o r hydro-

pla n ing , a nd c a n lea d to pa rt ia l or

co mple te los s o f t ra c t ion , vehic le

co ntro l a nd b ra king e f fec t ivenes s .

R e d u c e y o u r s p e e d o n w e t ro a d s .<

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136nGeneral driving notes Cata

B r a k e s :

Do no t dr ive w ith your fo ot res t ing

on the brake pe da l. Even lig h t but

c o n s is ten t ped a l p res sure c a n le a d to

h igh t em per a tures , b r a ke w ea r a n d

ib l b k f il

C a r g o a r e a c o v e r:

D o n o t p la c e h ea v y o r h a r d ob jec t s on

th e c a rgo a rea c o v er. Th es e o b jec t s

c o u ld e n d a n ge r v eh ic le o c c upa n t s

dur ing hea vy bra ke a pplic a t ions or

i

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po s s ib ly eve n bra ke fa ilure .Aquaplan ing :

When d riv ing on w et o r s lus hy roa ds ,

red uce vehic le spe ed . If you do not , a

w e d g e o f w a t e r m a y fo rm b e t w e e n t he

t ires a nd the roa d s urfac e. This

ph en om en on is re f e rred to a s a q ua -

pla ning or hydroplaning. It is c ha ra c ter-ize d b y a pa rt ia l or com ple te los s o f

c o n t a c t b e t w e e n t h e t ire s a n d t he r o a d

s urfac e. The ult ima te res ults a re los s o f

s te er ing a nd braking c ontro l.

ev a s iv e ma n euver s .C lo th es h oo ks :

When suspending ar t ic les of c lothing

f rom the hoo ks , be s ure tha t they w ill

no t ob s truc t the dr iver 's v is ion. Do no t

h a n g h ea v y ob jec t s on th e h oo ks . If y ou

do s o , they co uld c a use p erso na l in jury

dur ing braking or eva s ive m a neuvers .<

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138nAntilock Brake System (ABS)s h o u ld a d a p t ro a d s p e e d t o th e ro a d

condi t ions .

O n ro a d s u rfa c e s t ha t h a v e a lo o s e

surfa c e la y e r on a firm b a se w ith goo d

t ra c t ion (on g ra v e l, d e ep s a n d o r sn o w ,

for exa mple) braking d is ta nce s m a y be

Cornering Brake Control (CBC)

C B C is a n a d va n c e d e n g in e e rin g

de s ign o f the AB S . When b ra king

d uring c orner ing w ith hig h la tera l a c c el-

era t ion , o r w hen b ra king dur ing a la ne

c ha ng e ve hic le s ta bi lity is further

Dynam

If you a

sy s tem

ma x imu

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b r a k in g



for exa mple), braking d is ta nce s m a y be

lo ng er tha n w ith loc ked w hee ls .This is

a lso t rue if sn ow c h a in s a re m oun ted .

How ever , AB S c ont inues to p rov ide

enha nce d vehic le s tab ility and s teer ing

res pon s e un d e r th ese c o n d it ion s .

Information for your safety

No t e v e n AB S c a n s u s p e n d t h e la w s o f

ph y s ic s . AB S a lon e c a n n o t p rev en t

a c c id e n t s w h en the b ra kes a re a pp lied

w it ho u t a n a d e q u a t e s a fe t y d is t a n c e

b etw ee n vehic les , if the ve hic le is

dr iven w ith exces s ive s pe ed , or if a q ua -pla ning o c c urs . Res po ns ib ility for thes e

types o f s itua t ions rem a ins in the ha nds

(a nd a t the feet) of the d river . Yo u

sh o u ld n ev er a llow th e a d d e d s a fe ty o f

AB S to lu ll you in to a fa lse se nse of

c ha ng e, ve hic le s ta bi lity is further

improved a nd the s te er ing resp ons e is

e n h a n c e d .

Electronic Brake ForceDistribution (EBV)

EB V g overns b ra ke a pplica t ion pres -sure a t the r ea r w h ee ls to a c h iev e

s t a b le b ra ke res pon s e .

If the EB V fa ils (re fer to the ne xt

pa g e), a void full or " pa n ic " brake

a pp lic a t ion s . Full or pa nic b ra ke a ppl i-

ca t ions ca n res ult in ove rbraking a t therea r a xle , a nd b ra king s ta b ility is no

longer ensured .<

b r a k in g

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a re e xp

s t a n c e s

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brake aped a l is

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Antilock Brake System (ABS)

In the event of a fault

If the b ra ke w a rn ing la mp

c o mes on red toge th er w ith th e

yel low ind ic a tor la mp s fo r AB S

a n d D S C (re f e r to pa ge s 22

to 24) AB S C B C D S C D B C

Fo llo w ing a n inte rruption in

b a t te ry p o w e r, th e AB S , C B C ,

D S C , D B C a n d H D C s y s t e m s a re n o

lo ng e r a va ila b le. After you d rive fo r o nly

a few ya rds or meters o r if you turn the

s teer ing w hee l f rom s top to s top w hile



to 24), AB S , C B C , D S C , D B C ,

EB V a nd HDC ha ve fa iled . You

ma y c o ntinue dr iv ing , b ut d rive

de fens ive ly a nd w ith extra

c a ution. Avoid full b ra ke a pp lic a t ion s

b e c a u s e t h e v e h ic le c o u ld b e c o m e

un s t a b le a n d g o o u t o f c o n t ro l.

H a v e t he s y s t e m c h e c ke d b y t h e

nea res t B MW ce nter.

If a ll three w a rn ing la mps c om e o n

yel low:

AB S , C B C , DS C , DB C a n d H DC h a ve

fa i led . The ef fec t of the EB V B ra ke

Forc e Dis t ribut ion a t the rea r whe els ,w h ic h a c h iev es s t a b le b r a ke res pon s e ,

is la rg ely pres erved . Optimum b ra ke

force a nd b ra king s tab ility a re no long er

a ss ured . C ont inue to dr ive ; d rive

c a ut ious ly and de fens ive ly and a void

s teer ing w hee l f rom s top to s top w hilethe vehic le is s ta t iona ry a nd the eng ine

is running, the funct ions are act iva ted

a ga in a n d th e th ree w a rn in g la mps w ill

g o o u t.<

In d ic a to r a n d w a rn in g la mps fo r

C a n a d ia n m o d e ls .



Brake system WinBrake fluid level

The w a rning la mp for the b ra ke

h y d ra u lic s y s tem c ome s o n , o r

the C HEC K BR AKE FLUID

m e s s a g e a p p e a rs in th e C h e c k

Control

Brake pads

The w a rning la mp for the b ra ke

p a d s c o m e s o n , o r t he C H EC K

B R AK E LININGS mes sa ge

a ppea rs in th e C h ec k C on t ro l:

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Control .

The b ra ke f luid le vel is to o lo w in the

reservoir (refer to page 161).

If the b ra ke f luid leve l is too low a nd

b r a ke ped a l t ra v e l h a s b e c o me n o t ic e -

a b ly lon g er, the r e ma y b e a d e fec t in

one o f the brake s ys tem 's hydrauliccircuits.

P ro c e e d t o th e n e a r e s t B M W

ce nter. Hig her brake a pplica t ion

p re s s u re m a y b e n e c e s s a ry u nd e r th e s e

c o n d it ion s , a n d b r a ke ped a l t ra v e l ma y

be s ig n ifica n t ly long er . P lea serem em be r to a da pt your driv ing s ty le

accord ing ly .<

Th e w a rn in g la mp a lso c o mes on w h en

th C H E CK B R AK E LININGS

Th e b ra ke p a d s h a v e r ea c h ed th e ir

min imum pa d th ic kn ess . P roc ee d to th e

n e a r e s t B M W c e n t e r a s s o o n a s

pos s ib le to h a v e the pa d s rep la c e d .

For your ow n sa fe ty : use on ly

b r a ke pa d s th a t B M W h a s

relea s ed for your pa rt ic ula r veh ic le

mo d e l. B M W c a n n o t ev a lua te n o n -

a pprov ed b r a ke p a d s to d e te rmin e if

they a re s u ited for use , a nd the re fore

c a n n o t en sure th e ope ra t in g s a fe ty o f

the vehic le if they a re ins ta lled .<

prog rsa fe a

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B e s u

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142nWinter operationRubber seals and components

In orde r to prevent the w ea ther-s trip-

ping from free zing , a pply BMW rubb er

t rea tment o r s i lico ne s pra y to the s ea ls

on the do ors , hoo d a nd liftga te/ta i lg a te .

Driving on low-traction roadsurfaces

Us e s moo th , ge n t le p res sure to c on t ro l

the a cc e lera to r ped a l. Avoid e xce ss ive

en g in e s pee d s a n d s h ift to th e n ex t

hig he r g ea r a t a n ea rly po int Als o s hif t

If the AB

braking

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A full ra ng e o f ca r c a re p rod uc ts is

a va ila b le f rom your BMW c en ter .<

Snow chains

M oun t B M W sn o w c h a in s * only on tire

s ize 235/65 R 17. Alw a ys mo unt c ha ins

in pa irs a nd o n the rea r w hee ls on ly .

R ea d a n d c o mply w ith th e c h a in ma n u-

fac turer 's s a fe ty prec a ut ions . Do not

e x c e e d a m a x im u m s p e e d o f 3 0 m p h

(50 km /h).

Starting off Wh en s t a rt in g in d e ep s n ow or

" roc king " the vehic le f ree , it ma y be

a d v is a b le t o d e a c t iv a t e t he D S C s y s t e m

b rief ly . Re fer to p a g e 94.

hig he r g ea r a t a n ea rly po int . Als o s hif t

to the next low er ge a r a t an e a rly poin t

w h e n a p p ro a c h in g g ra d e s o r s lo p e s .

M a in t a in a n a d eq ua te d is t a n c e

b e t w e e n y o u rs e lf a n d t h e c a r a h e a d .

Braking

Winter roa d c o nd it ions s ubs ta nt ia lly

red uce the a mo unt o f t ra c t ion a va ila b le

b e tw e en th e tire s a n d th e roa d s urfa c e .

The res ulting inc rea s es in b ra king

d is t a n c e a re c on s id e ra b le a n d sh o u ld

b e kep t in mind a t a ll t ime s .

AB S is in tende d to prevent the w hee lsfrom loc king d uring b ra ke a ppl ic a t ion s ,

thus helping to ma inta in veh ic le s ta b ility

a n d s tee rin g re s pon s e .

force toth a t , in c

R e d u c e

loc k, the

b ra k in g

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red uc e

vehic le s teer ing

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sure o n

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los e tra

the lo s s

Winter operation Power steering LevSkid control

R elea se th e a c c e le ra to r ped a l a n d

d e pres s th e c lu tc h pe d a l. Co un te rs tee r

c a re fu lly a nd a t tempt to rega in co ntro l

of the ve hic le .

If there is a cha ng e in s tee ring res po nse

(d iffic ult ste e ring , for e xa mp le ) o r, es pe -

c ia lly o n vehicles w ith S ervotro nic * , if

th e s tee rin g " d r ift s " o r " f loa t s " a t

in c re a s in g s p e e d s :

Ha ve yo ur B MW ce nter insp ec t th is

S US P

C o ntr

leve l c



Parking

Enga g e 1s t or reverse g ea r. If your

vehic le is e q uippe d w ith an a utoma t ic

t ra nsm is s ion , p la c e the s e lec tor lever in

" P a rk. " On vehic les w ith ma nua l t ra ns-

miss ion , a ls o a pply the pa rking brake

w hen p a rking on inc l ined sur fa c es . In

order to prevent the pa rking brake pa ds

fro m loc king d ue to f ros t or c orros ion ,

d ry them b y g ently a pp ly ing the p a rking

brake a s the vehic le is c om ing to a

s top . Ma ke s ure tha t fol low ing tra f fic is

n o t e n d a n g e re d .

The b ra ke la mp s d o no t lig ht up

w hen the pa rking brake is

appl ied .<

Ha ve yo ur B MW ce nter insp ec t th iss y s t e m a s s o o n a s p o s s ib le .

If the p ow er ste er ing fa ils ,

inc rea s ed ef for t w ill be req uired to

s teer the vehic le .<

leve l cS top

rid ing

in the

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B MW

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144nCellular phone*

Radio receptionM ob ile c o mmun ic a t ion s sy s tems

(cellular phone, radio, etc.) are only

a llow ed a pow er ou tpu t o f up to

10 w a t ts . Mob ile c om munica t ions

de v ice s no t spe c i fic a lly de s ig ned for

us e in your vehicle m a y trig g er ma lfunc-

The rec ep t ion a nd so und q ua l ity

ob ta ined f rom mo bile r ad ios vary

a c c or d in g to a v a rie ty o f fa c to r s ,

in c lud in g th e b r oa d c a s t r a n ge o f the

tra ns mitter a nd the d irec t ion a l or ienta -

t ion o f the a n tenna . In terference f ac tors



y y g gtion s d uring ve hic le o pe ra t ion . B MW

c a n n e ith e r t e s t n or a s sume res pon s i-

b ility for eve ry ind ivid ua l prod uc t b e ing

of fered o n the ma rket . We reco mm end

tha t you c ons ult your B MW c enter

be fore purcha s ing a ny de v ice o f th is

kind.To e ns ure tha t your B MW c o ntinues to

provide rel ia ble a nd troub le-free op era -

t ion , d o no t use a ce llu la r phone or

other ra d io d ev ice w ith an a n tenna

loc a ted in s id e th e pa ss en g er c o mpa rt -

men t . Th e a n ten n a s h ou ld a lw a y s b e

mo unted o n the outs ide o f the vehic le .

s uch a s h ig h-tens ion p ow er lines , build-

in gs a n d n a tura l ob s t ruc t ion s c a n a ll

lea d to unavo ida b le rec ep t ion in terfer-

enc e , reg a rd les s o f how w ell the vehic le

s ound s ys tem is o pera t ing . C lima t ic

fa c to r s s uc h a s in ten se so la r ra d ia t ion ,

fog , ra in a n d s n ow c a n a lso in te rfe rew ith rece pt ion .

Cel lular phones wi thout formal BMW

a pprova l ca n a l so g ene ra te in terfer-

en c e . Th is ph e n ome n on a ss umes th e

form o f a low -pitche d hum e ma na t ing

from th e spe a ker sy s tem.

P lea se re f e r to th e O w n er's M a n ua l

prov id e d w ith y our so un d s y s tem fo r

deta i led information on i ts use.

For ad d it iona l in forma t ion on the c a r

d i t i f t th h t

Information for your safety

The fa c tory-a pprove d ra d ia l t ires a re

m a t c h e d t o t h e v e h ic le a n d h a v e b e e n

se lec ted to p rov id e op t imum s a fe ty a n d

d riv ing c om fort on yo ur vehicle .

It is no t me rely the tire's s ervic e life b ut

s tee ri

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the ve

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Tire inflation pressure Tire condition



It is no t me rely the tire s s ervic e l ife, b ut

a ls o d riv ing co mfort a nd – a bo ve a ll e ls e

– dr iv ing sa fe ty w hich d ep end on the

c ond it ion o f the t ires a nd the ma in te-

na nce o f the sp ec if ied t ire p res s ure .

Inc o rrec t inf la t ion p res s ure is a f req uent

c a use o f t ire d a ma g e . It a ls o s ig n if i-c a ntly inf luenc es the roa d holding a b ility

of yo ur B MW.

C he c k t ire infla t ion p res s ures –

inc lud ing the s pa re w hee l – reg u-

la rly (refer to p a g e 30), a t lea s t eve ry

t w o w e e k s a n d b e fo re b e g in n in g along er trip . I f th is is no t d on e, inc orrec t

t ire pres sures c a n ca use dr iv ing ins ta -

b ility a nd t ire d a ma g e, ult ima tely

res ult ing in a n a c c ident .<

Tire tread – Tire damageIns pe c t your t ires f req uently for trea d

w ea r, s ign s o f d a ma ge a n d fo r fo r e ig n

ob jec t s lod ge d in th e t rea d . C h ec k th e

t rea d pa t te rn d e p th .

Trea d p a t tern de pth sho uld no t be

a llow ed to g o be low 0 .12 in (3 mm ),even thoug h the leg a lly s pec if ied

minimum trea d pa t tern d ep th is on ly

0.063 in (1.6 mm ). At a tre a d pa ttern

d ep th of 0 .063 in (1 .6 mm), trea d w ea r

ind ic a tors (a rrow ) in the trea d groo ve

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147nTire replacement Tire rotation

Tire age

Th e d a t e o n w h ic h t h e t ire w a s m a n u -

f a c t u red is i n d ic a t ed b y t h e c o d e o n t h e

s idewa l l :

DOT . . . 4100 indica tes tha t the t i re w as

ma nufac tured in w ee k 41 o f 2000.

B M W rec o m m e n d s t h e r ep la c em e n t o f

a ll t ires w hen the t i res a re no mo re than

6 yea rs old, e ven i f a t ire life of 10 ye a rs

is po ss ib le .

Between the axles

The t read w ea r pa t terns a t the f ron t-

and rea r ax le a re d if feren t a nd w ill va ry

ac co rding to indiv idua l dr iv ing co ndi-

t ions . In the in teres t s o f s a fe ty and

ma in ta in ing op t ima l handl ing cha rac te r-

is t ics , t ire ro ta t ion i s no t reco mme nde d.

When c ons ide r ing the p o ten t i a l

ec ono mic be nef it s o f in terax le t i re ro ta -

t io n , y o u m u s t d e c id e w h e t h er th e

If di f ferent t i re s izes are mounted

on the f ron t a nd rea r a x les (re fer to

p a g e 150), t h e wh e e ls m a y n o t be

ro ta ted f rom o ne a x le to the o ther .<



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

Although t i res ma y have a theoret ica l

se rvice life o f up to 10 yea rs , BMW

s t ro n g l y rec o m m e n d s t h a t y o u r ep la c e

a ll t ires a f ter a n ab so lu te ma ximum o f

6 y ea r s .

expe nse o f hav ing the t i res ro ta ted is

l ikely to be amort ized during the ant ici-

pa ted exte nsion in t i re life. In princ iple,

interaxle t i re rota t ion should be

per formed a t s hor t in terva ls , w ith a

ma ximum of 3,00 0 miles (5,000 km).

C ons u lt your BMW center for more

information.

S hould yo u dec ide to ro ta te the t ires , itis e ss en t ia l tha t you c omp ly w ith the

fol low ing :

R o t a t e t ire s o n t h e s a m e s id e o n ly ,

s in c e b r a k in g c h a ra c t e ris t ic s a n d r o a d

gr ip c o u ld o t h e r w is e be a d v ers e l y

a f f e c t e d .

Fol low ing t ire rota t ion, c orrec t the t i re

infla t ion pressure.


148nWheel and tire combinationsThe right choice

Us e on ly w h ee ls a n d t ire s

a pproved b y B MW for the c or re-

spo n d in g v eh ic le mo d e l, a s o th e rw ise

th e t ire s ma y ma ke c o n ta c t w ith the

b o d y a s th e re s u lt o f to le r a n c e s d e sp ite

Codes on the tires and wheels

The co de on t ires ha s the fo llow ing

mea n i n g .

C od es on r a d ia l t ire s :

Example :N i l id h

235/65 R 17 104 H

All-se a s

Q M+ S

T M+ S

H M+ S

C od es o

Exampl



th e s a me n o min a l s ize b e in g us ed ,

res ult ing in se rious a c c id en ts . If non-

a pprov ed w h ee ls a n d t ire s a re use d ,

B MW c a nno t eva lua te the ir s uita b ility ,

a nd there fore c a nnot be he ld lia b le for

d riv ing s a fety .<

For w hee l a nd t ire sp ec ifica t ions

a pprov ed b y B M W, re f e r to pa ge 150.

The c o rrec t w hee l- tire c om b ina -

t ion a ffec ts d ifferent sys tems suc h

a s AB S , ATC a nd D S C . The func t ion o f

thes e s ys te ms is impa ired if imprope rw hee l-t ire c om bina t ions a re use d .

For this rea s on, us e o nly t ires of the

s a m e b ra n d a n d t re a d p a t te rn o n t he

vehic le a nd , for exa mple , res tore the

The s pe ed ra t ing ind ica tes the

a pproved m a ximum s pe ed for the t ire .

S umme r t ires :S = up to 112 m ph (180 km /h)

T = up to 118 m ph (190 km /h)

H = up to 130 m ph (210 km /h)

V = up to 150 m ph (240 km /h)

Nom ina l w id th

in mm

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B e lt ra t in g c o d e fo r

radial tires

Rim d ia me ter in inc he s

Loa d ra t ing(no t on Z R tire s )

S pee d r a t in g

(be fore R o n ZR t ires )

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Special features of winter tires SnoChoosing the right tire

B MW rec om me nds w in ter t ires (M+ S

radial t ires) for operation under inclem-

e nt w inte r d riving c o nd itio ns . While

so -c a lled a ll-se a so n t ire s (M + S d e s ig -

na t ion ) provid e b et te r winter tra c t iond

Do not exceed specifiedmaximum speeds

Never exce ed the ma ximum s pe ed

for w hic h the t ires a re ra te d .

Un pro f ess ion a l a t tempts b y la y men to

s e rv ic e t ire s c a n le a d t o d a m a g e a n dd

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than sum me r t ires w ith the loa d ra t ing s

H, V, W, Y a nd ZR, the y g ene ra lly d o

n o t a c h iev e th e per fo r ma n c e o f w in te r

tires.

In the in teres ts o f sa fe t ra cking a nd

s tee ring res po ns e, insta ll ra d ia l t ires

m a d e b y th e s a m e m a n ufa c t u re r a n d

w ith the s a me t rea d c onf ig ura t ion o n a l l

four w hee ls if you e lec t to mo unt w in ter

tires.

a c c i d e n t s .

Ha ve this w ork pe rformed b y s killed

profes s iona ls on ly . Your B MW ce nter

w ill be g la d to a ss is t you w ith bo th the ir

expe rt ise a nd the prope r eq uipme nt for

your vehicle.<

Tire condition, tire pressure

Winter t ires display a pe rc ep tib le los s in

the ir a b ility to c o pe w ith w inte r d riving

c o n d it ion s o n c e th e t rea d w ea rs to

b elow 0.16 in (4 mm ), a nd s ho uld thus

b e re p la c e d .

C om ply w ith the s pe c if ied t ire inf la t ion

pres sures —a n d b e s ure to h a v e the

w h ee l a n d t ire a s s emb lie s b a la n c ed

every time you c ha ng e the t ires .

150nApproved wheel and tire specifications

B MW tes ts c er ta in t ire b ra nds for ea c h t ire s ize , c la ss if ies them a s roa d-sa fe and

a pproves them. C ons ult your BMW ce nter for mo re in forma t ion .

Ob s erve a ny reg ula t ions a pplica b le in the c ountry o f use , e .g . req uiring en try in

th e v eh ic le d o c ume n ts .

Tire s pe c ific a tio ns Lig ht-a llo y w he e l

B MW X5 3. 0i, X5 4.4i

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Ob s erve the sp ec ifica t ions for t ires a nd

w hee ls in the vehic le 's d oc uments . If

s izes n o t a pp rov ed b y th e ma n ufa c ture r

a re mo unted , a n e n try in the vehic le ' s

d o c u m e n ts m a y b e n e c e s s a ry .

Snow chains*

All-s e a s o n/a ll-terra in

235/65 R 17 104 H M+ S 7.5J x17 S EH2

255/55 R 18 105 H M+ S 8.5J x18 EH2

S u m m e r

255/55 R 18 105 V 8.5J x18 EH2

Fron t: 255/50 R 19 103 V

Re a r: 285/45 R 1 9 107 V

9J x19 EH2

10J x19 EH2

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235/65 R 17 104 Q /T/H M+ S 7.5J x17 S EH2

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To unlock P ull the lever lo c a ted und e r the left-

ha nd s ide o f the ins t rument pa nel.

Do not w ork on your vehic le

w ithout a ppropria te s kills . S w itch

of f the eng ine a nd a llow it to c oo l do w n

be fore w orking in the e ngine c om pa rt-

me nt. Alw a ys d isc onne c t the b a t tery

be fore w orking on a ny e lec t rica l sys tems

or eq uipme nt , es pec ia lly w hen thes e a re

loc a ted w ith in the eng ine c om pa rtment

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152nEngine compartment – BMW X5 3.0i



Engine compartment – BMW X5 3.0i1 E n g in e o il d ips t ic k 157

2 Res ervoir for brake f lu id

(under the microfilter

tr im panel) 161

3 Auxilia ry termina l for jump

starting 190



4 C o o la n t e x pa n s io n ta n k 160

5 Eng ine o il f iller nec k 157

6 R es erv o ir fo r w in d s h ie ld a n d

h e a d la m p w a s h e r s y s t e m * 156

154nEngine compartment – BMW X5 4.4i



Engine compartment – BMW X5 4.4i1 Res ervoir for brake f lu id

(under the microfilter

tr im panel) 161

2 Auxilia ry termina l for jump

starting 190

3 C o o la n t e x pa n s io n ta n k 160



4 E n g in e o il d ips t ic k 157

5 Eng ine o il f iller nec k 157

6 R es erv o ir fo r w in d s h ie ld a n d

h e a d la m p w a s h e r s y s t e m * 156

156nWasher fluid Washer nozzlesWindshield washer

Windshield:

Th e n oz z le s a re d irec ted s o a s to

ens ure e f fec t ive c lea n ing , even a t h ig h

s p e e d s .

R e a r w in d o w :

H a v e th is s y s tem a d jus ted b y y our



Headlamp* and windshieldwasher system

C a pa c ity in U S q ua rts (liters):

Approx. 8.2 (7.8).

Fill w ith w a ter a nd —if re q uire d —w ith a

w a sh e r a n t ifreez e (a c c or d in g to ma n u-

fac turer 's rec om me nda t ions ).

It is mo re c on venient to mix the

w a s her flu id be fore a dd ing it to

the res ervoir.<

5

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s 0

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8

H a v e th is s y s tem a d jus ted b y y our

B MW ce nter a s req uired .

Headlamp washer

H a v e th e n ozz le s a d jus ted b y y our

B MW ce nter a s req uired .

Engine oil



Checking oil level1 P a rk th e veh ic le o n a lev e l surfa c e .

2 S h u t th e en g in e o f f a ft e r it ha s

rea c h e d n o rma l ope ra t in g t em per a -

ture.

3 After app rox . 5 minutes , p ull the

dipst ic k out a nd w ipe it of f w ith a

c lea n lint-free c lo th , pa pe r tow el , ors imila r ma teria l.

4 P ush th e d ips t ic k c a re f ully a ll th e w a y

into the g uid e tub e a nd pull it out

a g a i n

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The o il vo lume be tw ee n the tw o ma rkson th e d ips t ic k c o rres pon d s to a pprox .

1.1 U S q ua rts (1 lite r). Do no t f ill b e yo nd

the uppe r ma rk on the d ips t ick . Exce s s

oil w ill da ma g e the eng ine .

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158n

Engine oilSpecified engine oils

The q ua lity of the e ng ine o il s elec ted

ha s c r it ic a l s ig n if ica nce for the o pe ra -

t ion a nd s ervice life o f an e ng ine . B a se d

on e xtens ive tes t ing , B MW ha s

a pproved only c er ta in e ng ine o ils .

Us e on ly a pprov ed " B M W H igh P erfo r-

Viscosity ratings

Vis co s ity is the o il f low ra t ing a s es tab -

lis hed in S AE c la s se s .

The se lec t ion o f the c or rec t S AE c la ss

de pend s on the c lima t ic c ond it ions in

the a rea w here you typica lly dr ive yo ur

BMW



Us e on ly a pprov ed B M W H igh P erfo r-

ma nce S ynthet ic Oil. "

If you a re una ble to o b ta in " B MW Hig h

P erfo r ma n c e S y n th e t ic O il, " y ou c a n

a dd s ma ll a mo unts o f syn the t ic o il in

b e tw een o il c h a n ge s . U se on ly o ils w ith

the AP I S H s pe c if ic a t ion o r hig her .

As k your B MW c en ter for de ta ils

c o n c e rn in g th e s pec ific " B M W

Hig h P er forma nce S ynthet ic O il" or

" sy n th e t ic o ils " w h ic h h a v e b e en

a p p r o v e d .<

You c a n a lso c a ll B MW of North

Ame ric a a t 1-800-831-1117 o r vis it this

w e b s it e : w w w . b m w u s a . c o m to o b t a in

thi i f t i

BMW.

Approved o ils a re in S AE c la ss es

5W-40 a nd 5W-30.<

Thes e o ils ma y b e us ed for driv ing in a ll

a mb ien t t emp era tures .

Engine oilC om ply w ith the a pplica b le env i-

ronm enta l la w s reg ula t ing the

d is po sa l o f use d o il.<

R ec om men d a t ion : h a v e th e o il c h a n ge d

by your BMW c enter .

C d



C on t in uous e xposure to us ed o il

h a s c a u s e d c a n c e r in la b o r a t o ry

tes t ing . For th is rea s on , a ny skin a rea s

tha t c om e in to c onta c t w ith o il sho uld

b e t ho ro u g h ly w a s h e d w it h s o a p a n d

w a t e r .Alw a ys s tore o ils , g rea se a nd s imila r

ma te ria ls so th a t th ey a re in a c c e ss ib le

to c h ildren . C om ply w ith w a rn ing la be ls

a nd in forma t ion o n co nta iners .<

160n

CoolantD o n o t a d d c oo la n t to th e c oo lin g

sy s tem w h en th e e n g in e is h o t . If

y o u a t te m p t t o d o s o , e s c a p in g c o o la n t

c a n c a u s e b u rn s .

To a void the po ss ib ility o f da ma g e la ter

on , never us e a ny th ing o ther thanfac tory-approved , n it rite a nd a mino-

f d d d if i h

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f ree extend ed -duty a n t if ree ze w ith

c o rro s io n inhibito r. Yo ur B MW c e nte r is

fam ilia r w ith the fac tory spe c if ic a t ions .

Ant if ree ze a nd a n t ico rros ion a g ents a re

h a za rd o us to h e a lth . You s h ou ld a lw a y s

s tore the m in their or ig ina l c on ta ine ra nd in a loc a t ion w hic h is ina cc es s ib le

to c hild ren .

Extend ed -duty a n t if ree ze w ith c or ro-

s ion inhib itor co nta ins the f la mm a b le

sub sta nce e thy lene –g lyco l. For th is

rea so n , d o not s p ill a n t if ree ze w ith

c orro s ion inhib itor on ho t eng ine p a rts .It co uld ig n ite a nd c a use se rious

burns .<

C om ply w ith the a pplic a b le env i-

Checking coolant levelC orrec t co ola n t leve l w hen the eng ine

is c o ld a pprox . + 6 8 7(+ 20 6):

Un s c r ew th e c a p from th e expa n s ion

tank.

The c oo la nt leve l is c o rrec t w hen the

end o f the red floa t is a lig ned w ith theupp e r ed g e o f the f ille r o pe ning (refer to

the a rrow in the illus tra tio n), or ma x.

0.8 in (2 c m) hig he r, i. e . up to the ma rk

on the floa t (re fer a lso to the sc hem a t ic

5

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Brake fluid VehIf the indic a tor la mp for the

b r a ke h y d ra u lic sy s tem a ppea rs

or if the C HEC K B RAKE FLUID

w a rn in g a ppea rs in th e C h ec k

C o ntrol: the b rake f luid leve l is

too low in the res ervoir.The b ra ke f luid re s e rvoir is lo c a te d

B ra ke f lu id is hygros co pic , tha t is ,

it a bs orbs mo is ture f rom the a ir

o ver t ime .

In orde r to e nsure the s a fe ty and re li-

a b ility o f the b ra ke s ys tem , ha ve the

b r a ke flu id c h a n g ed ev ery tw o y ea rs b ya B MW c enter . Refer a lso to the S ervice

d W t I f t i B kl t (US



und er the micro f ilter hous ing trim pa nel

on the d river 's s id e o f the veh ic le . Fo r

a dd ing b ra ke f luid o r fo r dete rmining

a nd c orrec t ing the c a use o f brake f lu id

los s , c ons ult your BMW center . Your

B MW c ente r is fam ilia r w ith the s pe c if i-c a t ions for fa c to ry-a pproved b ra ke

fluid s (D O T 4).

B ra ke f luid los s m a y res ult in extend ed

b ra ke pe da l tra vel. For this s itua t ion,

re f e r to th e n o tes o n pa ge 141.

a nd Wa rra nty Informa tion B oo klet (US

mo de ls ) or the Wa rra nty an d S ervic e

G uide B oo kle t (C a na d ia n mod els).

B ra ke f lu id is t ox ic a n d d a ma ge s th e

vehic le 's pa in t . You s hould a lw a ys s tore

it in its or ig ina l c o nta iner a nd in a lo c a -t ion w hic h is out o f rea c h of chi ldren.

Do no t s pill the f luid a nd d o no t f ill the

b ra ke f luid res ervoir be yon d the " MAX"

m a rk. The b ra ke f luid c o uld ign ite up o n

c o n ta c t w ith ho t en g in e pa rt s a n d

c a use s e rious b urn s .<

C om ply w ith the a pplica b le e nv i-

ronm enta l la w s reg ula t ing the

d is po s a l of bra ke fluid .<

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164nCaring for your vehicle

Exterior finish

To p rovid e e f fec t ive c orros ion p rote c -

tio n, m ultila ye r pa intw o rk is a pp lie d

a t the f ac tory. Ca tap hore t ic imm ers ion

priming te chniq ues a re s upplem ented

us in g spe c ia l b o d y - c a v it y p ro tec t a n t s ,w ith the a ppl ic a t ion o f s pe c ia lly-de vel-

d d i l d i l

D epe n d in g upon m a te ria l a n d t ype

of impact (perforation of paint layer) ,

ph y s ic a l s t re s se s f rom s a n d , roa d s a lt ,

g r a v e l, e t c . , c a n c a use c orros ion to

s ta r t ex tend ing be nea th the fin ish ,

s ta r t ing a t the point o f impa c t .R oa d d irt , t a r spo t s , d ea d in se c t s ,

i l d i ( lk li f f )

In co a s t

s pher ic

cor ros io

In t rop ic

+ 105 7

in a d d ita nd h ig

i li



ope d a n d ex ten s iv e ly t e s ted ma te ria ls .

A la ye r of f le xib le P VC is f irst a pp lie d to

the undercarr iage. Fol lowing this , a

c o mpr eh en s iv e un d erc o a t in g t rea t -

men t w ith a w a x-b a se d pr o tec t a n t is

appl ied .R eg u la r ma in ten a n c e ma kes a n impo r-

ta nt co ntrib utio n to m a inta ining the

sa fe ty a nd va lue o f your vehic le .

In c r ea s in g a w a ren es s o f th e e ffec t s o f

harmful environmenta l fac tors on

vehic le f inis hes ha ve led pa int and

vehic le ma nufac turers to init ia te

on g o in g pr ogr a ms d e s ign e d to f u rth e r

im prove the d urab ility o f their f inis he s .

Des pite th is , env ironm enta l f ac tors tha t

l ll i ll h

a nima l d ro ppings (s trong a lkali e f fec t)

a nd t ree exc re t ions (res ins a nd po llen)

a ll c o n ta in s u b s t a n c e s c a p a b le o f

c a u s in g d a m a g e w h e n a llo w e d t o

rem a in o n the f inis h o f your vehic le for

a ny pe riod o f t ime (sp ots , e tc h ing ,f la king , se pa ra t ion in the to p c o a t).

In ind us tria l a rea s , de po s its f rom f ly

ash, l ime, oil deposits, sulfur-dioxide in

precipitation (acid rain) and other envi-

ronm en ta l po lluta nts w ill a ll da ma g e the

surfa c e o f the v eh ic le un les s a d e q ua te

prote c t ion is prov ide d .

t ions , lig

tures up

pa in t s u

Caring for your vehicle

Caring for the vehicle finish

Reg ula r w a shing is a prevent ive

me a sure ag a ins t long -term e f fec ts from

sub s t a n c e s th a t a re h a rmf ul to th e

veh ic le 's f inis h, e s pe c ia lly if you d rive

your vehic le in area s w ith hig h leve ls ofa ir po llut ion o r a g g res s ive na tura l

b t ( t i l l )

Waxing your vehicle

P ro tec t the fin ish us in g c a rn a ub a o r

sy n th e t ic - b a se d w a xes on ly .

Th e b es t w a y to d e te rmin e w h en th e

fin ish n ee d s to b e w a xed is b y n o t in g

w h e n w a t e r s t o p s b e a d in g o n t hesur f a c e .

Paint

You c

d a ma

BMW

The c

prov idpa nel



substances ( tree resins, pol len) .

Neverthe les s , you s hould imm ed ia te ly

remove espec ia l ly aggress ive

sub s t a n c e s . Fa ilu re to d o s o c a n le a d to

c h a n ge s in th e pa in t 's c h e mic a l s t ruc -

ture or to d is c olora t ion . Fue l s pilledd uring refuel ing , oil, grea s e a nd b ra ke

flu id s h o u ld a lw a y s b e c le a n e d a w a y

imm ed ia te ly , a s s hould b ird dropping s

(finish damage).

Any co nta minat ion rem a ining on the

s urfac e o f the veh ic le w ill b e e s pe c ia lly

c o n s p ic u o u s a f te r w a s h in g . U s e

c lea ning f luid o r a lc oh ol w ith a c lea n

c lo th o r c o t ton pa d to r emov e th es e

s t a in s . R emo v e ta r spo t s w ith ta r

Aft l i th f f t d

You c a n use a g la s s c lea n er to remo v e

a n y w a x o r s ilic o n e th a t ma y h a v e b e en

le f t on the w indo w s d uring w a xing .

pa g e

ma t io

Wa rra

(C a na

D a m a

s c ra t c

w itho

formin

If cor r

a rea w

a nd c

w ith athe f in

a n d p

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be pr

166nCaring for your vehicle

Window care

Yo u c a n us e w in d o w a n d g la s s c le a n e r

to c lea n in s id e w in d ow surfa c e s a n d

mirrors w ithout sm ea ring a nd s t rea king .

Never use po lis h ing p a s te s o r a bras ive

(q ua rtz) c lea ns ers o n mirror lens es .C lea n th e w iper b la d e s w ith so a py

Caring for other vehiclecomponents and materials

Lig ht-a lloy w hee ls s hould be t rea ted

w ith a lloy w hee l c lea ner , es pe c ia lly

dur ing the w in ter mo nths . How ever , do

n o t use a gg res s iv e p rod uc t s c on ta in in ga c ids , s t rong a lka lis o r a bras ives . Do

n o t u s e s t e a m c le a n e rs o p e r a t in g a t

R u b b e r

w ith w a

s ilic o n e

The s a f

a mild s

be ing rea t tempt

da ma g e



w a ter. The w iper b la de s s hould b e

rep la c e d tw ic e a y e a r, b e f o re a n d a ft e r

t he c o ld s e a s o n .

Us e o n ly w iper b la d e s th a t h a v e

b e en a p prov ed b y B M W.<

n o t u s e s t e a m c le a n e rs o p e r a t in g a t

t e m p e ra t u re s a b o v e + 1 40 7 (+ 60 6).

Fol low the manufacturer 's instruct ions.

If your vehic le ha s c hrom e pa rts * s u c h

a s w in d o w m o ld in g s , d o o r h a n d le s o r

other items , c lea n thes e p a rts c a re fu llyw ith am ple c lea n w a ter, es pec ia lly if

th ey h a v e a n a c c umula t ion o f roa d s a lt .

Us e c h rome po lish a s a n a d d it ion a l

t rea tment .

P la s t ic co mpo nents , v iny l uphols te ry ,

hea d liners , la mp lens es , the c lea r c over

of the ins t rume nt c lus ter and c om po -

nents w ith a s pra yed dull b lac k sur fa c e

c a n b e c lea n ed w ith w a te r (a d d p la s t ic

c lea ner as req uired ). Do no t a l low mo is -

t t k th h th t h d

da ma g e

After c le

ree l to r

c om ple

prevent

re t ra c t inc o n s t itu

Hea v ily

c a n be

The f loo

the ve h

P le a s e w o o d e n

Follow u

A

Caring for your vehicle

Leather care

The lea the r* uph o ls te r y use d b y B M W

is a na tura l prod uct o f the h ig hes t

qua l i ty , processed us ing s ta te-of- the-

a rt me thod s to e nsure tha t it w ill ma in-

ta in it s h ig h q ua lity for yea rs to c om e,provid ed tha t it is prope rly c a red for.

d d

For p ro tec t ion a g a in s t d a mpn es s o r

mo is ture , t rea t the lea ther w ith a B MW

impreg n a t in g a ge n t .

We rec om me nd tha t you pe rform th is

proc ed ure tw ic e a y ea r on le a th e r

expos ed to n or ma l use .S pills sho uld be w iped up imm ed ia te ly .

d



B ec a use th is p r od uc t is m a n ufa c tured

using na tura l ma teria ls , yo u mus t ma ke

a llow a nce for it s s pec ia l c ha ra c teris t ics

a s w el l a s fo r the p ec ulia rit ies of its us e

a n d c a re .

Reg ula r per iod ic c lea n ing a nd c a re a re

es se n t ia l, a s d us t a n d roa d d irt a c t a s

a b ra s iv e s in t he p o r e s a n d c r e a s e s o f

the ma teria l. This lea ds to w ea r sp ots

a nd prema ture b rit t lene ss on the

s urfac e o f the lea ther . We the refore

sug g es t tha t y ou c lea n th e le a th e r w ith

a v a c uum c lea n er o r d us t c lo th a t

f req uent intervals .

For c lea n ing use B MW lea ther c lea n ing

f o a m .

R emo v e g r ea s e a n d o il s t a in s w ith ou t

rubb ing , but ra ther by d a bb ing w ith

sp o t r emov er.

If the upho ls te ry is to b e e xpos ed to

intens e s unlig ht o r if the veh ic le is to b e

s tored for a n extende d pe riod , co ver a ll

lea ther sur fa c es (or , be t ter yet , the

w indo w s ) to prevent fa d ing .

A full ra ng e o f ca r-ca re p rod uc ts is

a va ila b le f rom your B MW c ente r.<

C le a n in g a g e n ts c a n c o n ta in

s u b s t a n c e s t h a t a re d a n g e ro u s o r

po s e he a lth ris ks . For th is rea s on ,

a lw a y s re a d a n d c o m p ly w it h th e w a r n-

i d d t i th

168nAirbags Vehic

5

Do not m od ify or ta mpe r with e ither the

w iring or the ind ivid ua l c om po ne nts in

the a irba g sys tem. Thes e inc lude the

pa d d ed s tee rin g w h ee l hub , th e in s t ru-

me nt c lus ter, the s ide t rim pa nels o f the

fron t or rea r d oo rs a nd the roo f pilla rs o r

the s ide s o f the he a d liner . Never a pply

a d h e s iv e ma te r ia ls t o thes e c o mpo -

C ons ult

req uired

intend t

th a n th r



1 Fron t a irb a gs fo r d riv e r a n d f ron tp a s s e n g e r

2 S id e Im p a c t He a d P ro t e c tio n S y s t e m

(fron t a nd rea r*)

3 S id e a irb a g s (fro n t a n d re a r*)

Important safety notices

D o n o t a t temp t to remo v e th e ga s

g ene ra tors o f the a irba g res t ra in t

sys tem f rom the vehic le . Tes t ing a nd

se rv ic ing a re to be pe rforme d o nly by

5

3

0

u

s 0

3p

nents or co ver or mod ify them in any

w a y . D o n o t remo v e or d ism a n t le th e

s teer ing w hee l yourse lf .

To ens ure co mpl ia nce w ith a pplica b le

sa fe ty reg u la t ion s , h a v e a B M W c e n te r

d isp os e o f a irb a g g en er a to rs .

Unprofes s iona l a t tempts to s ervic e the

s ys tem co uld lea d to fa ilure in a n em er-

g enc y or unde s ired a irba g a c t iva t ion ,

ei ther of w hic h co uld res ult in perso na l

injury.<

Any B MW c ente r w ill b e g la d to inform

you o f the a d vis a b ility , leg a l req uire-

men ts a n d fa c to r y rec om men d a t ion s

w ith reg a rd to te chnic a l mo dif ic a t ions

on the vehic le . Fo r this p urpo s e, the

B MW c en ter w ill req uire the Ve hic le

Identi f ica t ion Number and, in some

c a s e s , a ls o t he e n g in e n u m b e r.

C a liforn ia la w s req uire us to s ta te the

fol lowing warning:

Engine e xhaus t , s om e o f it s

co nst ituents , a nd c er ta in vehic le

c o mpo n en ts c on ta in o r emit c h em ic a ls

know n to the S ta te o f C a liforn ia to

c a u s e c a n c e r a n d b irt h d e fe c t s o r o th e r

Technical modifications California Proposition 65 Warn



g

Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)

Lig ht-em it t ing d iod es ins ta lled b ehind

tra ns luce nt lens es se rve a s the lig h t

so urc e fo r ma n y o f the c on t ro ls a n dd is pla ys in your vehic le . The c onc ep t

be hind the ir opera t ion is re la ted to tha t

emp loy ed fo r la se rs , a n d th ey a re

forma lly des ig na ted a s C la ss 1 lig h t-

em it t ing d iod es .

Do not remo ve the p rote c t ive lensa nd a void s ta r ing d irec t ly a t the

unfiltered be a m for ex tende d pe riod s

(s eve ra l ho urs ), a s inf la mm a tion of the

iris c o uld re s ult .<

reprod uct ive ha rm.<

170nOBD interface socket

0

5

An illum ina te d lam p informs yo u

of the nee d for service , not o f

th e n eed to s top th e v eh ic le .

H ow ev er, th e sy s tem s s h ou ld b e

c h e c ked b y y o ur B M W c e n te r a t the

ear l iest possible opportuni ty .

Und er ce rta in c ond it ions , the ind ica tor

w ill b link or fla s h. This ind ic a tes a rathe r

W

t ig

d e tec t t

w ill lig h

q uent ly

go ou t w



The Onb oa rd Dia g no s t ic (OB D) inter-fac e s oc ket is loc a ted o n the le f t o f the

dr iver' s s ide a t the b ot tom of the ins t ru-

men t pa n e l a n d un d er a c o v er.

The c over has the le t ters " OB D" on it .

The purpo s e o f the OB D sys tem is to

ens ure prope r op era t ion o f the em is-

s ion c ontrol s ys tem for the vehicle 'slife t ime . The s ys tem mo nitors e miss ion -

re la t e d c o m p o n e n ts a n d s y s t e m s f o r

de teriora t ion a nd ma lfunc t ion .

5

3

0

u

s 1

0 w ill b link or fla s h. This ind ic a tes a rathe r

s eve re leve l of e ng ine mis f ire . When

th is o c c urs , y ou s h ou ld r ed uc e spe ed

a n d c on s u lt th e n ea res t B M W c e n te r a s

s oo n as po ss ib le . S evere eng ine mis f ire

over on ly a sho rt per iod o f t ime ca nse rious ly d a ma ge emiss ion c on t ro l

co mpo nents , esp ec ia lly the ca ta ly t ic

conver ter .

S e rv ic e E n g in e S oo n w a rn in g

la mp fo r C a n a d ia n mod e ls .



172n



C

Replacement procedures:

Onboard tool ki t 174

Wind s hield w ipe r b la de s 174

La m p s a n d b u lb s 175

C h a n g in g a w h e e l 181

B a t te r y 185

Fuses 187




Owne

A


malfunction:Fue l fille r do o r 188

S lid ing /Tilt s un roo f 188

Liftgate 188

Tailgate 189

Assistance, giving and

receiving:J ump-sta rt ing 190

To w ing the ve hic le 191

174n

0

6 1

4

7

3

Onboard tool kit Windshield wiper blades



Un d e r th e c a rg o a rea floo r in a poc ke t .

5

3

0

u

s 1

Front1 M ove th e w iper to a fo ld - ou t pos it ion

(refer to p a g e 71).

2 Lift th e w iper a rm a n d pres s th e

securing spring (arrow).

3 P u ll t he w ip e r b la d e o ff to w a r d t he

w iper a rm.

4 In s e rt th e n e w b la d e a n d s n a p it in top l a c e .

Fo ld th e w iper s b a c k d ow n on to

the w inds hie ld be fore yo u turn the

3

6

0

d

e

1

Rear

1 H o ld

a nd r

the a r

2 In s e rt

o n/c li

Usby

3

9

2

d

e

1

Lamps and bulbs

Th e la mps a n d b u lb s a re e ss en t ia l

f ac tors co ntribut ing to the s a fe ty o f your

vehic le . Fo r this rea s on, fol lo w the

ins t ruc t ions be low ca re fu lly w hen

rep la c ing a b ulb . If you a re no t fa milia r

w ith a n y o f th e p r oc e d ures , c o n su lt

your B MW c en ter .

D t t h th l ti f 0

7

2 Hig

H B 3 b

protecw ith t

if the



D o n o t touc h th e g la s s por tion o f a

n ew b u lb w ith your b a re h a n d s

s inc e e ven s ma ll a mo unts o f imp urit ies

burn in to the sur fa c e a nd reduc e the

s ervic e life o f the bulb . U se a c lea n

c lo th , pa per na pkin , or a s imila r ma te-

ria l, o r ho ld the b ulb b y its me ta llic

b a s e .<

A replac em ent b ulb s e t is a va ila b le f rom

your B MW c en ter .

Whene ver w orking on the e lec -

t ric a l s ys tem , sw itch o ff the e lec -

t ric a l a c c es so ry y ou a re w or kin g on o r

d isc on n ec t the c a b le from th e n eg a t iv e

The illus tra t ion s ho w s the rig ht-ha nden g in e c o mpa rtmen t .

For c h ec kin g a n d a d jus t in g h ea d -

la mp a im, p lea se c o n ta c t y our

B MW c enter .<

1 Low beamsH7 bulb , 55 w a t ts

The b ulb is pres s urize d . The re-

fo re w e a r s a fe t y g la s s e s a n d

5

3

0

u

s 1

dur ing

1 Tur

2 D is

3 P luco n

e n g

4 In s t

>Do use

c lea

> Rem

a s i

176nLamps and bulbs

Xenon lamps*

The o pe ra t ing life o f thes e la mp units is

extrem ely long a nd the likelihoo d o f

fa ilure ve ry low , provid ed tha t they a re

n o t sw it c h ed on a n d o f f a v e ry g rea t

numb er o f time s . If one o f thes e b ulbss ho uld n eve rtheles s fa il, it is po s s ible to

c on tinue d riv ing w ith grea t ca ution1

0

9

1

1

0



using the fog la mps , prov ide d t ra ff ic

la w s in your a rea do not p rohib i t th is .

B ec a use o f the e x treme ly h ig h

voltag es involved , a ny w ork on thexenon l ig h t ing sys tem sho uld be ca rried

out by technical ly-qual i f ied personnel

on ly . Fai lure to c om ply w ith this c rea tes

a ris k of fa ta l injury.<

Turn signal indicators/Side lamps

(side marker lamps), frontDua l-fila me nt b ulb , 28/8 w a tts

P le a s e c o n ta c t a B M W c e n t e r in c a s e o f

a ma lfunc t ion .

Side turn signals5 w a t t bulb

1 U s e fin g e r p re s s u re a g a in s t th e re a r

end of the lens (a rrow ) to p res s it

forw a rd for rem ova l.

2 P res s g en t ly on th e b u lb a n d tu rn it to

the lef t to remo ve i t.

3 R e pla c e th e b ulb .

5

3

0

u

s 1

Front fH1 bulb

Th

fo r

protect i

w ith this

if the bumen t .<

1 P ull t

f o r w a

5

3

0

u

s 1

Lamps and bulbs

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

3



Tail lamp assemblyTa il la m p 2 : 21/5 w a tt b ulb

Rem a in ing b ulbs : 21 wa t ts

1 Tu rn s ig n a l

ind ic a tor yel low o r w hite

2 R e a r la m p s /

S id e m a rke r la m p s re d

3 B a c kup la m p s w h ite

4 B ra ke la m p s re d

5 R e fle c t o r re d

5

3

0

d

e

La mps in the s ide pa nel:1 O p e n t he c o v e r in th e s id e p a n e l.

2 Lift th e s id e pa n e l if n ec es sa ry .

3 P re s s g e n tly o n th e la m p h o ld e r a n d

turn it to th e left to rem o ve it .

4 R e m o ve t he b u lb .

5

3

0

u

s 1

La mp1 Unc

w ith

2 P re

turn

3 R e m

CentLED s

c o n ta

malfu

5

3

0

u

s 1

178nLamps and bulbs

1

1

4

1

1

5

Cargo

Tw o lam

g a t e :

6 w a t t b

1 Apply

pres s2 R e p la



License plate lamps5 w a t t bulb

1 P re s s t he la m p o u t t o th e s id e w it h a

screwdr iver .

2 R e m o ve t he la m p a n d re p la c e t he

bulb .

5

3

0

u

s

Interior lampsFron t a n d r ea r*

Inte rio r la mp (6 w a tt bu lb ) w ith rea d ing

la mps (2 x 6 wa t t bulbs )

1 P re s s t h e la m p o u t t o th e s id e w it h a

screwdr iver .

2 Turn the b ulb ho lde r to the le f t and

r emov e .

3 R e m o ve a n d re p la c e t he b u lb .

R e a r

Inter io r la mp (2 x 5 w a tt bulb s )

5

3

0

u

s

Footw

5 w a t t b

1 P re s s

driver

2 R e p la

Footwpassen

5 w a t t b

1 U s e a

out to2 R e p la

Lamps and bulbs

Glove compartment lamp

5 w a t t bulb

1 Apply a s c r ew d r iv e r in the r ec es s to

pres s th e la mp o u t.

2 R e m o v e t he re f le c t o r.

3 R e p la c e th e b u lb .

Lighted vanity mirror

Exit lamps

Lam p in the low er do o r trim p a ne l:

5 w a t t b u lb

1 P re s s t h e la m p o u t w ith a s c r e w -

driver.

2 R e pla c e th e b ulb .

Front area lighting*



10 w a t t bulb

1 R e m o ve t he b u lb h o u s in g . U s e a

sc rew dr iver if nec es sa ry .

2 R e p la c e th e b u lb .

6 w a t t xen on b u lb

P le a s e c o n t a c t a B M W c e n t e r in c a s e o f

a ma lfunc t ion .

180nChanging a wheel

S a fe ty mea sures in the event o f a

fla t tire o r w hee l cha ng e : s top the

vehic le a s f a r a s p os s ib le f rom pa s s ing

tra ffic . Pa rk on a firm, fla t , s urfac e .

S w it c h on the h a za rd w a rn in g fla sh er s .

Turn the s tee r ing w hee l to the s tra ig ht-

a hea d pos it ion , rem ove the key and

eng a g e the s te er ing loc k. S h if t in to 1s t o r

reve rs e (s e le c tor leve r in " P a rk" w ith 1

1

7

1

2

0



reve rs e (s e le c tor leve r in P a rk w ith

a u toma t ic t ra n smiss ion ) a n d en g a ge th e

pa rking b ra ke. All pa s s eng ers s hould b e

outs ide the vehic le a nd w ell a w ay f rom

your imm ed ia te w orking a rea (be hind a

g ua rd ra il, fo r ins ta nc e ). If a w a rning

tria ng le or por tab le ha za rd w a rn ing la mp

is req uired , se t it up on the roa ds ide a t

a n a pprop ria te d is ta nce f rom the rea r o f

the vehicle . Co mp ly w ith a ll s a fety guide -

lin es a n d r egu la t ion s . Ch a n ge the w h ee l

only on a level, firm s urfac e w hich is no t

s lipp e ry. Avoid ja c king the veh ic le u p o na s o ft or s lipp ery surfac e (s no w, ic e, very

s mo oth s urfac es , e tc .), s inc e it co uld

s lide s ide w ays . Po s i tion the ja c k on a

What you will needIn o rd er to a void ra t t ling no is es la ter ,

note the po s it ion o f the too ls w hen you

rem ove the m a nd re turn them to the ir

or ig ina l po s i tion w hen you a re throug h

using them .

> Tw o w ed ge s (w h ee l c h o c ks)

Ope n the liftga te a nd ta ilg a te .In the ca rg o a rea , fo ld up the f loo r

c o ver or pull-out c a rgo f lo o r (refer to

p a g e 127 o r 128).

Ta ke out the w ed g es (a rrow ) next to

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>C a r ja c kR emo v e th e rub b e r b a n d f rom th e

ho ld er (a rrow ) a nd ta ke out the ja c k.

Wh en y ou h a v e c omp le ted w ork,

sc rew th e ja c k a ll th e w a y b a c k

d o w n , remo v e th e h a n d le a n d in se rt it

into its h o ld e r.

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Removal aid for the spare wheelB y us in g th is d e v ic e , y ou d o n o t h a v e to

lif t the sp a re w hee l out o f the rece s s b y

h a n d .

It s t a sk is t o h e lp y ou to mov e th e w h ee l

on to th e t a ilg a te , from w h ere y o u c a n

easily lift it off.

1 C lo s e th e ta ilg a te a g a in .2 G ra s p t he h a n d le o f th e re m o v a l a id

b e h in d th e s pa re w h ee l w ith b o th

h a n d s a n d pu ll upw a rd ov er th e

ta ilg a te (a rro w )

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r e l ea sed .

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5 P re s s th e t a ilg a te d o w n a n d h o ld itthere . The sp a re w hee l is now pulled

b y me a n s o f th e remo v a l a id o n to the

ta i lga te .

Hold the ta ilg a te in the op ene d

po si tion a nd d o no t a l low it to

re t ra c t s ha rply upw a rd . If you do s o ,

there is a ris k of pe rs ona l injury a nd

v e hic le d a m a g e .<

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6 In se rt th e suppo rt rod in th e t a ilg a teloc k a n d pr ess d o w n un til it en ga ge s

(a rrow 1); the n lo c k hoo k o f ro d in

s triker (a rro w 2).

B e s ure tha t the s uppo rt rod is

lo c ked f irmly in p la c e . If yo u fa il to

do so , it could re t ra c t sha rply upw a rd

a nd c a use perso na l in jury a nd ve hic le

d a m a g e .<

7 Yo u c a n n o w re le a s e t he lo c ke d t a il-

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1 0 S c re w in t he r e m a in in g lu g b o lt s .

Tig hten a ll the bo lts s ec urely .

1 1 Lo w e r th e ja c k a n d re m o v e it fro m

be nea th the vehic le .

1 2 Tigh ten th e lug b o lt s in a d ia go n a l

pa t tern .

1 3 C h ec k a n d c orrec t th e t ire in fla t ionpress ure a t the ea rlies t op po rtunity .

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5 P os it ion th e ja c k a t the ja c k in g po in t

c los es t to the f la t t ire s o tha t the

ja c k ba s e is vert ica lly b e low the

ja c king po in t a nd the e n t ire s urfac e

of the he a d o f the ja c k will mo ve

in to the sq ua re rece s s o f the ja c king

po int (refer to the illus tra tio n d e ta il)

w h en th e ja c k is c r a n ked .

6 J a c k t he v e h ic le u p u n til t he w h e e l

you a re c ha ng ing is r a ise d f rom the

gr oun d .

7 U n s c re w th e lu g b o lts a n d re m o v e

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The ve hic le ja c k is d es ig ned for

c h a n g in g w h ee ls o n ly . D o n o t

a t tempt to ra ise a n o th er v eh ic le mo d e l

w ith it or to ra ise a ny loa d o f a ny kind .

To d o s o c o u ld c a u s e a c c id e n t s a n dpe rs o na l injury.

To e nsure co nt inued s a fe ty , ha ve the

t igh tn es s o f th e lug b o lt s c h ec ked w ith

a ca libra te d lug w renc h [torq ue s pe c i fi-

c a tio n: 10 1 ft-lb (140 Nm )] a t the

ea rlies t o ppo rtunity .<

S to re th e w h ee l a n d th e too ls in th e

order opp os ite tha t for rem ova l.

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Battery

B a t te ry po s t s , t e rmin a ls a n d

re la ted a c c es so rie s c o n ta in le a d

a n d le a d c o m p o u nd s . Wa s h h a n d s a f te r

handl ing .

Battery location

The b a t tery is loc a ted in the f lo or of the

v eh ic le b e low th e spa re w h ee l.

Symbols

Yo u w ill f ind the fol low ing s ymb ols o n

yo ur ve hic le b a ttery. To a void injury,

p lea se co mply w ith the co rres po nding

prec a u tion s w h en ev er you w ork w ith o r

n ea r th e b a t te ry .

B efore hand ling the b a t tery ,

p lea se rea d the fo llow ing in for-

mat ion

ba t ter

c a b le

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Battery care

The b a t tery is m a intena nc e-free , that is ,

the o rig ina l elec tro lyte w ill no rma lly la s t

for the s ervic e life of the b a t tery und ermo de ra te c lima t ic c ond it ions .

For a ll q ues t ions tha t rega rd the

ba t tery , p lea se co nsult your B MW

c enter . S ince the ba t tery is m a in te-

na nc e-free , the follo w ing is fo r your

information only.<

ma t ion .

Wea r eye prote c t ion . Do not

a l low par t ic les conta ining

b a t te r y a c id o r le a d to c om e in to

c onta c t w ith your eye s , yo ur s kin , oryo ur c lothing.

B a t tery a c id is ex t rem ely co rro-

s ive . Wea r eye prote c t ion a nd

prote c t ive g loves . Do not t ip the

ba t tery . Ba t tery ac id c a n lea k from the

venti la t ion openings.

Do not a llow ch ildren to ha ve

a c c e s s t o b a t te rie s a n d b a t te ry

a c i d .

c rea te

spa r k

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186nBattery

Charging the battery

C ha rg e the ba t tery in the vehic le on ly

w hen the e ngine is no t running . Us e the

co nnec t ions prov ide d in the e ng ine

co mpa rtment (for co rrec t co nnec t ions ,

re f e r to " J ump-s t a rt in g " on pa ge 190).

The s ervic e l ife s pe c if ie d for the

ba t tery ca n be a ch ieved only if it

If you pla n to p a rk the ve hic le long er

th a n 4 w e eks , h a v e th e b a t te ry d isc on -

nec ted from the vehic le 's e lec t ric a l

sy s tem b y d isc on n ec t in g th e c a b le f rom

the ne g a t ive termina l. Then h a ve the

b a t te r y c h a r ged w ith a n a ppropr ia te

b a t te r y c h a rge r.

If the ve hic le w ill no t b e d riven for a

pe riod long er tha n 12 w ee ks , have the

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tronics .

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w ires tos o , the

ba t tery



is a lw a y s ke p t a d e q u a t e ly c h a rg e d .

H a v e th e c h a rge c o n d it ion o f th e

b a t tery c hec ked freq uently if the vehicle

is us e d prim a rily for driving s ho rt

d i s t a n c e s .<

B e fore per forming a ny w ork on

th e e lec t ric a l sy s tem, d isc on n ec t

the c a b le f rom the ne g a t ive termina l. If

you do not , sho rt c ircuits c a n crea te the

ris k of fire o r pe rso na l injury.<

p g

b a t te r y remo v ed , c h a rge d a n d s to re it

in a c lea n a nd c oo l (f ros t-free ) a rea .

R ec h a r ge th e b a t te ry a t le a s t ev e r y

three mo nths d uring s tora g e . Als o ,

rec ha rg e the b a t tery be fore it is

ins ta lled . If you fa il to d o s o , it w ill no t

be se rv ice a b le . Every t ime the b a t tery is

d isc h a r ged , e s pec ia lly o v er ex ten d ed

pe riod s , its s ervic e life is red uc ed .

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by t ra in

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Fuses

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A lis t o f the fus es , the ir res pe c t ive

a mper e ra t in gs a n d th e e q u ipmen t in

their c irc uits is provid ed b elow the fuse

holder .

C los e the fuse ho lde r by ho ld ing the to p

o f the c ov er in p la c e a n d s c r ew in g th e

tw o q uick-re lea s e f as teners to the r ig h t .

Ad d it iona l fuse s a re p rovid ed in the

c a rg o a re a u

s 1

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When a n e lec t ric a l a cc es so ry fa ils to

op era te , s w itch it o f f a nd insp ec t the

f use .

In the glove compartment

1 O p e n th e g lo v e c o m p a rt m e nt a n d

turn the tw o q uick-re lea se fa s te ners

to the le f t . S pa re fuses a nd p la s t ictw e eze rs a re loc a ted on th e fuse

holder .

2 U s e t he p la s tic t w e e z e rs to r e m o ve

th e fuse fo r th e a c c es so ry or eq u ip-

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u c a rg o a re a .

The fuse for co ntinuous po s it ive c urrent

is loc a ted in a s epa ra te fuse bo x in front

of the sp a re w hee l. If th is fuse is de fec-

t ive , refer the p rob lem to yo ur B MWc ente r for rep a ir.

D o n o t a t temp t to repa ir a b urn ed

fuse or replac e i t w ith a fuse

ha v ing a d if ferent co lor or a mpe re

ra t ing . To d o this c ould c a us e a f ire in

the vehic le res ult ing f ro m a c irc uit o ver-l o a d .<

If the fuse co nt inues to b urn throug h ,

h th b l t d b B M W

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Fuel filler door Sliding/Tilt sunroof Liftga



Manual release

In the e vent o f a n elec tric a l ma lfunct ion ,

you c a n relea s e the fuel f iller do or

manual ly :

1 O pen th e c ov er on th e righ t in the

c a rg o a rea : lif t the ha ndle o n the

c ov er .

2 P u ll th e b u t ton w ith th e f ue l pumps ym b o l (a rro w ).

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Manual operation

In the e vent o f a n e lec t ric a l s ys te m

ma lfunc t ion , you ca n ope ra te the

s lid ing /tilt su nroo f ma nua lly:

1 O p e n th e g la s s e s c o m p a rtm e n t

(refer to p a g e 119).

2 Inse rt the Allen w renc h from the

veh ic le too l kit (re fer to p a g e 174) inthe op ening prov ide d a nd turn the

s lid ing /tilt s unro o f in the d e s ired

direction.

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Manual release

In the e vent o f an e lec tric a l ma lfunct ion ,

y ou c a n re lea se th e t a ilg a te m a n ua lly .

1 Un fa s ten th e t rim pa n e l c lip w ith th e

vehic le key or w ith a sc rew dr iver

(a rrow 1) a nd rem o ve it tow a rd the

top (a rrow 2).

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2 U s in g t he s a m e t o o l, p re s s t he la t c h

in the d irec t ion o f the a rrow ; the

ta ilg a te is re lea s ed .

3 R e in s t a ll th e t rim pa n e l.

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190n

Do no t use s pra y s ta rter flu ids to s ta r t

the eng ine .

If the b a t tery is d is cha rg ed , the eng ine

c a n b e s t a rt e d w it h t he u s e o f tw o

jumper c a b les a n d th e b a t te ry o f

a nother vehic le . Alw a ys use jumpe r

ca b les w ith fu lly insula ted ha ndles on

the termina l c l amp s .

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J ump-starting



D o n o t touc h th e pa rt s c on d uc t in g

c urren t w hile the eng ine is

running. Fa ilure to c o mp ly w ith this

c rea tes a ris k of fa ta l injury .<

C a refully c om ply w ith the follow ing

ins truc t io ns to a void p erso na l injury a nd

d a m a g e t o o n e o r b o t h v e h ic le s :

1 B e s u re t ha t t he b a t te ry o n t he

s uppo rt vehic le is a ls o r a ted a t

1 2 vo lt s , a n d th a t th e c a pa c it ie s o fthe tw o b a t ter ies (Ah) a re roug hly

c om pa ra b le (prin ted on ca s ing ).

2 Le a v e yo u r b a t te ry c o n n e c t e d t o t he

vehic le 's e lec t ric a l sys te m

4 S t a rt b y c o n n e c t in g t h e ju m p e r c a b le

from the po s it ive te rminal of the

s uppo rt vehic le to the p os it ive

termina l co nnec tor loc a ted in your

B MW's e ng ine c om pa rtment The

cover of the auxiliary terminal for

jump s t a rt in g is ma rked w ith a " + "

s ig n (refe r to the illus tra tio n). To

rem ove the c over , tip up the ca p

(a rrow ). The illus tra tio n s ho w s the

a uxilia ry te rmina l for jum p s ta rting o n

the B MW X5 4.4i. For the B MW

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6 S t a rt th e e n g in e o n th e s u p p o rt

veh ic le a nd le t it run.

7 S ta rt th e en g in e on the v eh ic le

nee ding the jump-sta rt , and a llow it

to run a s us ua l. If the f irs t s ta rt

a t temp t is n o t suc c e ss fu l, w a it a few

minutes b e fore a nother a t tem pt inord e r to a llow th e d isc h a r ged b a t te ry

to rec h a r ge .

8 B e f o re d is c o n n e c t in g t h e ju m p e r 0

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8 B e f o re d is c o n n e c t in g t h e ju m p e r

c a b les f rom your B MW, turn on the

rea r w in d ow d e fros te r a n d s e t th e

b low er to the h igh e s t sp ee d ;

a llow the e ng ine to run a pprox .10 se c ond s . This w ill prevent a

voltag e s urg e f rom the voltag e reg u-

la tor to the e lec t rica l a cc es so ries .

9 Th en d isc on n ec t th e jumper c a b les in

re v e rs e s e q u e n c e .

H a v e th e b a t te ry rec h a r ged if nec es -

sa r y .

Tow fitting

The s c rew -in to w f it t ing is s tored

b e n ea th th e c a rgo a rea floo r. C a rry it

w ith yo u a t a ll t ime s . This f it t ing is

d es ig ned for ins ta lla t ion in the to w

so c ke t s loc a ted a t th e f ron t a n d rea r o f

the vehic le , a nd is in tende d for tow ing

on pa v ed roa d s urfa c e s on ly .It sho uld not b e use d to p ull a vehic le

o u t o f d e e p s n o w , m ud , s a n d , e tc .

Alw a ys o bs erve a ll a pplica b le to w ing

la w s a n d r egu la t ion s

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192nTowing the vehicle

The tow ed vehic le s hould a lw a ys

be the lig h ter o f the tw o ve hic les .

If th is is not the c a se , it is no long er

po ss ib le to co ntro l vehic le res po nse .<

Tow-starting

It is not po ss ib le to s ta r t the e ngine o f a

vehic le e q uippe d w ith an a utoma t ic

t ra nsm iss ion b y tow ing o r pus hing .

Towing a vehicle with automatictransmission

1 P la c e th e se lec to r lev e r in pos it ion N .

2 To w in g s pe e d :

Ma x. 45 m p h (70 km /h).

3 To w in g d is t a n c e :

Ma x. 95 m ile s (150 km ).

4 Lea ve the ig n it ion key a t po s i tion 1 to

ens ure tha t the b ra ke la mps , turn

i l h d i d hi ld i 0

u

s 1

3

8



For ins truc t ion s on jump s ta rt ing : refe r

to p a g e 190.

Never a t temp t to us e your vehic le to

push a n o th er c a r. If y ou d o s o , d a ma geto th e e n erg y -a b s or b in g b umpe rs c o u ld

result .

s igna ls , horn a nd w inds hie ld w ipe rs

rem a in op era t ive , a nd to prevent the

s te er ing loc k f rom eng a g ing .

5 S w itc h o n t he h a z a rd w a rn in g

f la s hers (c om ply w ith co untry-

s pe c if ic reg ula t ions ).

F ind s om e m ea ns o f ide nt ifying the

vehic le in tow , for ins ta nce , p la ce a s ig n

or w a rn ing t ria ng le in the rea r w indo w .

Ma ke s ure tha t the ig nit ion keyrem a ins in po s it ion 1 e ven w hen

the e lec tric a l s ys tem ha s fa iled . This w ill

prevent the s tee ring loc k from

en g a g in g Th e s tee rin g a n d b ra kes a re

Towingtruck

> Do no

men t

> Us e a

> P lea s

l a w s .

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Towing the vehicle

Towing with a raised axle

1 P la c e t he g e a rs h ift le v e r o r s e le c t o r

le ver in " Neutra l. "

2 Turn the ig nit ion key to p o s it ion 0 o r

ta ke it out .

3 To w in g s pe e d :

Ma xim um 30 m ph (50 km /h).

4 To w in g d is t a n c e :

Ma xim um 95 m ile s (150 km ).



Rem ove the rea r dr ives ha f t for

lon g er tow in g d is t a n c e s w ith the

front axle l i f ted; remove the front drive-

s ha f t for tow ing o ver long er d is tanc es

w ith the rea r a xle l if ted . Fa ilure to

c om ply w ith this w ill res ult in da ma g e to

the t ra ns fer bo x .<

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C

Airbags 196

Ad a ptive Tra ns miss ion C on trol

(ATC ) 196

Four-wheel drive 197

Dyna mic S tab ility C ontro l

( D SC) 197

Radio recept ion 198S a fe ty b e lt t en s ion er 198

D S P s o u n d s ys t e m 199

Rea rv iew mirrors w ith a utoma t ic



Owne

A

d i mmer 199

R a in s e n s o r 200

Fro nt a xle 200

In teg ra ted rea r suspe n s ion 201Level control system 201

Xeno n la mps 202

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0

d

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9

The a irba g s loc a ted und er the ma rked

co vers in f la te a nd unfo ld in a m a t ter o f

a few millise co nds . In th is p roc es s , they

tea r th rough th e d e s ign e d se pa ra t ion

po in ts o f the uphols tered co vers o r

pres s th em o u t.

B ec a use th e in fla t ion proc es s m us t b e

virtua lly ins ta nta neo us , it is nec es s a rily

a c c o m p a n ie d b y a c e rt a in a m o u nt o f

ig nit ion a nd inf la t ion noise The g a s 0

u

s 1

3

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Airbags ATC*



Dec elera t ion s ens ors co nt inuous ly

mo nitor the phys ica l force s a c t ing upo n

the ve hic le . I f, a s the res ult of a f ron ta l

impa c t , vehic le d ec e lera t ion is rea che d

a t which the protec t ion o f the sa fe ty

b e lt s a lon e is n o lon g er a d e q ua te , th e

g a s g ene ra tors o f the dr iver-s ide a nd

pa ss en g er -s id e a irb a gs a re ign ited

s imultane ous ly . How ever , the

pa ss eng er-s ide a irba g is o n ly trig g ered

if a n ad d i tiona l se nso r ha s reco g nized

t ha t t h e p a s s e n g e r s e a t is o c c u p ie d .

3

9 ig nit ion a nd inf la t ion noise . The g a s

req uired to in fla te the a irba g s is not

d a n g e ro u s , a n d t he a s s o c ia t e d s m o k e

th en d is s ipa te s .

The e ntire proc es s is co mp lete d w ithin

fra c t ion s o f a s ec on d .

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miss io n

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c a lc u la t

ma ximu

th e sy s t

d riving

c ond it io

condi t io

ATC rec

s ty le f ro

o f th e a

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s 1

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3

s ys tem intervention . Eng ine o utput is

a lso red uc ed if n ec e ss a ry .

Wh en th e D S C is d ea c t iv a ted , the

ADB -X tra c t ion intervention is s et for

the ma ximum d rive forc e . Ho w ever ,

the e ng ine intervention a nd the s ta b ility

c ontro ls a re no long er ava ila b le . For

th is r ea s on , D S C sh o u ld o n ly b e d ea c t i-

va te d in the exce pt iona l c ircum sta nce s

d e s c rib e d o n p a g e 95

P rec is

spe ed

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Four-wheel drive DSC



The t rans miss ion o f po w er to the four

dr ive w hee ls is prov ide d pe rma nent ly

throug h a tra ns fer bo x. The d is tribution

o f to r q ue b e tw ee n the f ron t a n d rea r

a x les is 38% to 62%.

Tra d itio na l d if fe re ntia l lo c ks a t the fro nt

a n d r ea r a x le s a n d in th e t ra n s f e r b o x

a re no t req uired . Their funct ion is ta kenove r b y a utom a tic b ra king intervention

a t a ll four w hee ls . Thes e tra c t ion inter-

vent ions a re g overned b y Automa t ic

Differential B ra ke (ADB -X) a s ub -func -

5

3 d e s c rib e d o n p a g e 95.

The B MW X5 is a veh ic le fo r a ll type s o f

roa d s . The pe rma ne nt four-w hee l d rive

prov ide s a s ign if ic a n t de g ree o f vehic le

s tab ility a nd t ra c t ive po w er unde r a ll

roa d co ndit ions . It a ss is ts in c r it ic a l

s itua t ion s s uc h a s d riv ing in extrem e

w in te r c o n d it ion s o r on b a d roa d s .

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198nRadio reception Safety belt tensioner

R a d io wa v es —m ed iu m wa v e , lo n g-

w a v e a n d s h o r t wa v e —o f fe r a w i d e

ra n g e o f rec ep t io n , bec a u s e t h e b r o a d -

ca s t s igna ls t ravel no t on ly a long the

3

6

0

d

e

0

8

4

Although nume rous fac tors com bine

to impose inherent l imita t ions on the

rece p t ion q ua l ity a va i lab le f rom mob ile

ra d io s , s p e c i a lly d es ign e d s y s t em s c a n

be em ploye d to min imize the ir e f fec t s :

The Divers ity Antenna sys tem emp loys

se vera l FM an tenna s in teg ra ted w ith in

t h e r ea r w in d o w . An in t eg r a l p ro c e s s o r

a u t o m a t ic a lly s e lec t s t h e a n t en n a w it h

the be s t FM rece p t ion q ua l ity a t any

g i ven t im e . B ec a u s e t h e o n go in ga n t en n a s e lec t io n p r o c es s i s c o m p l e t ed

w ithin millise co nd s, i t rem a ins ina udible

to the radio l is te ner .

The s a fe ty bel t tens ione r respo nds to

se vere c o l lis ions b y t igh te n ing the b el ts

to ens ure tha t oc cupa n ts rema in f irmly

pos it ione d in their sea t s A gas -pres -

3

9

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d

e

3

3

0



ca s t s igna ls t ravel no t on ly a long the

g r o un d a s s u rf a c e w a v e s , b u t a ls o a s

w a v es b o u n c ed ba c k to ea rt h fro m t h e

i o n o s p h er e .

Frequency-modulat ion (FM) provides

sub s ta n t ia l ly be t ter sound q ua l ity thanAM . H o we v er, be c a u s e F M t ra n s m is -

s ions re ly on l ine-o f-s igh t b road ca s t

w a ves , thei r e f fec t ive rece p t ion rang e i s

limited.

pos it ione d in their sea t s . A gas -pres -

sure sys tem ret rac t s the buckle

a s s em b ly t o t en s i o n t he s h o u ld er a n d

la p be lt s w ith in f rac t ions o f a sec ond .

This red uce s the te nde ncy to s l ide

unde r the l ap b el t.


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199nDSP sound system* Rearview mirrors with automatic dimmer*

The DS P P ro fess iona l p remium so und

sys tem fea tures a spe c ia l am plif ier

combined wi th Dig i t a l Sound

P ro c es s in g (D S P ) a n d in t eg r a t ed

5

3

0

u

s 1

4

2

The interior a nd exte rior rea rview

mirrors w ith a u toma t ic d imming fea ture

reduc e g la re f rom fo l low ing t ra f f ic by

ad ap t ing the in tens i ty o f the ref lec ted

3

9

0

d

e

1

1

3

The d if ferenc e prov ide s the ba s ic

p a r a m e t e r u s ed t o m o d u la t e a n e lec -

t rica l curren t and induc e c hemica l

cha nge s in a se miso lid la yer inco rpo-

ra ted in the lens es .

The se miso lid reac ts c hemica lly to th is

elec trica l current , thus p roviding

dimming o f the mirrors throug h a n infi-

ni tely-variable range (electrochromic

technology) .

As a resu lt , it is no long er nec es sa ry todim the interior mirror ma nua lly, a nd the

d r iv e r c a n c o n c e n t ra t e c o m p le t e ly o n

tra ff ic condi t ions .



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o

l o g y

R e p a i r sP ro c es s in g (D S P ) a n d in t eg r a t ed

spe a kers to s urround you w ith cr isp ,

true-to-life s ound reprod uction. The

s p e a ke r s y s t e m 's s u b w o o f e rs , w o o f e rs ,

m i d r a n ge s p ea k er s a n d t wee t e r s

furnish yo u w ith a n impres sively full-bo died lis te ning e xperience . The indi-

v id u a l c o m p o n en t s a re o r ien t ed s o a s

t o p r o d u c e t h e a u r a l s en s a t io n t h a t y o u

w o u ld e x p erien c e f a c i ng t h e s t a g e i n a

co nce r t ha l l. The s ys tem a lso au tom a t i-

c a lly a d ju s t s t h e ba s s a n d t reb l e

s e t t in gs t o c o m p e n s a t e fo r c h a n ge s in

v o lu m e a n d v eh ic l e s p ee d .

ad ap t ing the in tens i ty o f the re f lec ted

ima ge s to c orres pond to level s o f ligh t

regi s tered b y the un i t' s se nso rs . The

mirrors revert to their und imm ed se t t ing

a s s o o n a s t h e ligh t s o u r c e d is a p p ea rs .

A fo rw a r d f a c in g s en s o r is m o u n ted o nthe front of the interior mirror ho using

and is d es igne d to moni tor ligh t l evels

in the a rea forwa rd o f the veh ic le .

A se co nd se nso r is in teg ra ted w ith in

the m irror's g la ss . The e lec tronic

c o n t r o l s y s t em o p er a t e s by c o m p a r in g

the respe ct ive level s o f luminous in ten-

s i ty in fron t o f a nd be h ind the veh ic le .


200nRain sensor* Front axle

The ra in s ens or c on t ro ls w inds h ie ld

w ip er o p er a t io n , d ep e n d in g o n h o w w e t

the w inds h ie ld is .

Infrared l ight is carried along the

3

9

0

d

e

1

3

3

When the s ys te m is s e t to the " In termit-

t en t " w ip er s p eed , t he w ip er s rea c t

imme dia te ly —if wa ter is s p la she d o n to

the w inds h ie ld b y veh ic les t ra veling

ahe a d o f you , for exa mple . As a res u lt ,

the ra in senso r prov ide s a co n t ribu t ion

to dr iv ing s a fe ty and c omfor t .

The do uble- jo in ted sus pens ion s t ru t

a x le is b a s e d o n t he s a m e c o n c e p t a s

the one in the 7 Se r ies , bu t w as to ta l ly

re- d ev e lo p ed bec a u s e o f t h e req u ire-

5

3

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d

e

0

3

5



Infrared l ight is carried a long the

sur fa ce o f the windsh ie ld in an o p t ica l

co nduc tor in such a ma nner tha t it is

re f lec t ed c o m p le t e ly w h en t h e w in d -

shield is dry. The q ua ntity of reflec ted

ligh t i s mea sured .

If th e w in d o w is c o v ered w it h bea d s o f

w a ter , the a mount o f l igh t tha t is

re f lec t ed is d ec rea s ed s in c e t h e

in fra red l igh t a t the sur face o f the w ind-

s h ie ld c a n t h en es c a p e . Th e q u a n t it y o f

re f lec ted l igh t i s thus a me ans o f

g a u g in g t h e d e g re e o f w e t n e s s o n t he

windsh ie ld .

e d e e o p ed bec a u s e o t e eq u e

ments for a l l-whe el dr ive . P a r t s

sub jec ted to pa r ticu la r ly h igh s t ress

level s for gu id ing the w hee ls a re

d es ign ed a s s t ee l- fo r ged p a r ts t o m ee t

t he d e m a n d s m a d e b y ro u g h e r ro a d s .The loa d-be a r ing f ron t a x le ha s l a rge -

vo lume, hydrau l ica lly c ush ioned rubbe r

bea r in gs t h a t a l lo w t h e a x le t o a bs o r b

t h e r ea c t iv e fo r c es f ro m t h e en g in e a n d

the bra k ing force s f rom the f ron t

w hee ls . An in teg ra ted r ig id p l a te o ver

the load -bea r ing f ron t a x le p rov ide s

s u p er b s u p p o rt a g a i ns t t h e l a t e r a l

forces in t rod uce d b y the con t ro l a rm

(w is h bo n e), a n d a l s o s e rv es a s a neffect ive protect ive barrier for the oi l

p a n a n d s t ee rin g .


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201nFront axle Integrated rear suspension Level control system*

At the s am e t ime, pa r ticu la r a t ten t ion

h a s be en d e v o t ed t o m a in t a in in g t h e

d r iv in g p er fo r m a n c e y o u h a v e c o m e

to expe ct f rom B MW.

This a x le i s ba se d o n the sa me mult i-

link princ iple a s tha t in 7 S eries vehi-

c les . The a x le ' s k inema t ics a nd e l a s t i c

k inema t ics a re cr it ica l fo r w hee l co n t ro l

5

3

0

u

s 1

3

1

The level con t ro l sys tem for the rea r

a x le m a i n ta i n s c o n s t a n t g ro u n d c l ea r -

a n c e o f y o u r v eh ic l e , ev en wh e n

c a rry in g a lo a d .

5

3

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u

s 1

3

2



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o

l o g y

R e p a i r

—a s ig ni fica nt prereq uis i te for ac hieving

the ob jec t ive o f exce p t iona l onroa d

hand ling cha rac te r is t i cs w ith th is

v eh ic l e c o n c e p t .

In o r d er t o r ed u c e u n s p ru n g m a s s , t h ew h ee l c a r rie r s a n d t h e s w in g a r m a r e

m a d e o f a lu m in u m .

For an ou ts t a nding q ua l ity in ac ous t i cs

and veh ic le os c i lla t ion c hara c te r is t i cs ,

the d ifferentia l is isola te d w ith do uble

elas t i c i ty th rough a chass i s sub- frame

t o w a r d t h e v eh ic l e bo d y .

g

For this purpose, the vehicle is

equ ipped wi th a i r spr ings ins tead o f

s tee l spr ings a t the rea r ax le . With the

h e lp o f t w o s en s o r s , a n e l ec t ro n ic

co n t ro l un it ca lcu la tes the he igh t o f thebo dy a t a l l t ime s a nd , if it is req uired, i t

a l low s a ir w h ich i s ge nera te d in a

co mpres so r to f low in to the a ir spr ings .

As a resu lt o f the press ure increas e in

the a ir spr ings , the level con t ro l sys tem

ens ures no t on ly cons tan t r ide heigh t ,

bu t a lso r ide co mfor t w hich i s inde pen-

de nt o f the loa d the veh ic le is c a rry ing .


202nXenon lamps*

Xeno n l amps illumina te the s ide a nd

fron t a reas o f the veh ic le w ith s ign i fi-

ca n t ly mo re br igh tne ss and un iformity

than t rad i t iona l ha log en l amps .

3

9

0

d

e

1

3

4

Xenon lamps provide s igni ficant ly

impro ved vis ibi lity , e sp ec ia lly d uring

a d v ers e w ea t h er c o n d i tio n s a n d d r iv in g

si tuat ions (d riving a t night in hea vy ra in

o r t hr o ugh r o a d r ep a ir a r ea s w h er e

there a re no l ane m arkers , fo r ins ta nce ).

Vehic les w ith xenon lam ps a re

eq u ip p ed w it h d y n a m ic h ea d l a m p

range co n t ro l . As a resu lt , the h ighw a y

is a lw ays op t ima l ly ligh te d , reg a rdles s

o f loa d c ond it ions , and dr ivers inonc oming t ra f fic a re no t b linde d .

Xeno n lam ps m ake a s ign if ica n t co n t ri-

bu t io n t o h i gh wa y s a fe t y s in c e o t h e r

h igh w a y u s e r s , o r b i c y c lis t s a n d m o t o r -

cyc lis t s in the r igh t l ane , a nd pe de s-



In a xenon l amp, a n e lec t r ic a rc

rep laces the f i l ament to genera te

inten se illuminat ion. A g a s mixture in a

q u a r tz g la s s t u be w it h m e t a l v a p o r is

ign i ted by a h igh e lec t r ic vo lt ag e . Thea r c t h a t i s ge n er a t ed i s t h en s u s t a i n ed

by a low er vo lt ag e . When the la mp i s

turned on , there i s a b r ie f w arm-up

per iod . Maximum b r igh tne ss is a t t a ined

in a p p r o x . 1 5 s ec o n d s .

cyc lis t s in the r igh t l ane , a nd pe de s

t ria n s a r e m o re e a s ily d e t ec t ed .


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T e c h n o

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Operation, care

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205n

Engine s pec if ica t ions 206

Dimens ions 207

Weights 208



Drive be lts 210



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206n

An en g in e p e rfo rm a n c e t e s t is a u t h o riz ed o n ly o n a n a p p r o p r ia t e c h a s s i s d y n a m o m et e r .

B MW X5 3 .0i B MW X5 4.4iD i s p l a c em en t

Numbe r o f c y linde rs

c u in (c m 3) 181.8 (2,979)

6

268.4 (4,398)

8

Maximum outpu t

a t en g i ne s p ee d

hp

rp m

225

5,900

282

5,400

Maximum torq ue

a t en g i ne s p ee d

Ib ft (Nm)

rp m

214 (290)

3,500

324 (440)

3 ,600

C o m p re s s io n ra tio 10 .2 10.0

St rokeB o r e in (mm)in (mm) 3.53 (89.6)3.31 (84) 3.26 (82.7)3.62 (92)

Fuel-inject ion system Digi t a l -e lec t ron ic engine-management sys tem

Engine specifications




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207nDimensions

73.7 (1872) 85.8 (2180)

61.4 (1560)

61.4 (1560)

6

7

. 2

( 1

7

0

7

)



I n d e x

D a t a

T e c h n o

l o g y

R e p a

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All dime ns ions a re g iven in inc h (mm ). Height : w ith leve l co ntrol sy ste m 67. 2 (1,707); w ithout level co ntrol sy ste m:67.5 (1,715). Height w ith roo f-mounte d lugg a g e rac k: w ith leve l co ntrol sys tem 68.5 (1,740); w ithout leve l co ntrol

sy ste m: 68.8 (1,748). Trac k w idth X5 3.0i: 62 (1,576). Min. turning c ircle d ia . : 39.7 f t (12.1 m ete rs)

111 (2820)

184 (4667)

8

1

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6

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208nWeights

B MW X5 3.0i B MW X5 4 .4iC urb w eigh t (w ith one perso n , read y for opera t ion , fu ll t ank o f fuel, op t ions no t inc lude d)

w ith manua l t rans miss ion

wi th au tomat ic t ransmiss ion

lbs. (kg)

lbs. (kg)

4,519 (2050)

4,563 (2070)

–

4,795 (2,175)

Ap p r o ved g r o s s v eh ic l e w e igh t

w ith manua l t rans miss ion

wi th au tomat ic t ransmiss ion

lbs. (kg)

lbs. (kg)

6,005 (2,724)

6,005 (2,724)

–

6,005 (2,724)

Ap p ro ve d fro nt a xle w e ig h t lb s . (kg ) 2,787 (1 ,264) 2,787 (1,264)

Ap p ro ve d re a r a xle w e ig h t lb s . (kg ) 3,307 (1 ,500) 3,307 (1,500)

Ap p ro ve d ro o f lo a d c a p a c ity lb s . (kg ) 220 (100)

N ev er exc ee d e it h e r th e a p p ro v ed a x le w e igh t s o r th e g ro s s v eh ic l e w e igh t .

C a rg o a re a c a p a c ity c u ft (l) 16.1 - 54.4 (455 - 1 ,540)




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209nCapacities

N o t esFuel t ank

R es er v e

g a l. (lite rs)

g a l. (lite rs)

ap prox . 24 .6 (a pprox . 93)

a pprox. 2.0 (a pprox. 8) – B MW X5 3.0i

a pprox. 2. 5 (a pprox. 10) – B MW X5 4.4i

Fuel spe c i fica t ion : pa ge 30

Windsh ie ld washer sys tem

wi t h h ea d l a m p wa s h er s y s t em

q ua rts (lite rs ) a pp ro x. 8.2 (a pp ro x. 7.8) Fo r d e ta ils : p a ge 156

C oo ling sys tem inc luding

hea ter c ircu it

q ua rts (liters) 11.1 (10.5) – B MW X5 3.0i

12.7 (12.0 ) – BMW X5 4.4 i

F o r d e t a i ls : p a ge 160

Eng ine o il a nd filte r c ha ng e q ua rts (lite rs ) 7.9 (7.5) – B MW X5 3.0 i

8.5 (8.0 ) – BM W X5 4. 4i

" B M W H igh P e r fo r m a n c e

Synthetic Oil "F o r d e t a i ls : p a ge 158

M a n u a l a n d a u t o m a t ic t ra n s m is s i o n ,

t rans fer box a nd d if feren t ia l

– – Life tim e fluid , no fluid

c h a n ge r eq u ired



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210nElectrical system Drive belts

Battery

B MW X5 3.0 i: 12 V, 80 Ah

B MW X5 4.4 i: 12 V, 90 Ah

Spark plugs

N G K B K R 6 E Q U P

B o s c h F G R 7 D Q P

(not re lea se d a t th is t ime)

This s pa rk ig ni tion s ys tem m ee ts a ll

req u irements o f the C a nad ia n In ter fer-en c e - C a u s i n g E q u ip m en t R eg u la t io n s

(ICE S -2).

B MW X5 3.0 i:

Wa t e r p u m p – G en er a t o r – P o w er

steering

V-be lt 6 P K x 1538

A/C c omp resso r

V-be lt 5 P K x 863

B MW X5 4.4 i:

Wa ter pump – G ene ra tor – Po w er

steering

V-be lt 7 K x 163 5

A/C c omp resso r

V-be lt 5 K x 102 3

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P a rt s a n d Ac c e s s o r ie s , a s w e lla s p ro fes s i o n a l a d v ic e f ro m y o u r B M W

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Everything from A to Z 214



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Everything from A to Z

AAB S (Antiloc k B rake

S y s t e m ) 23, 137

A c c es s o r i e s 6

A c t i v a t ed - c h a r c o a l

filter 112

Ada ptive Trans mission

C o ntro l (ATC ) 196

ADB -X (Autom a tic

Differentia l Brake ) 197

Adding

brake fluid 161t c o o l a n t 160t

eng ine o il 157t

w as her f lu id 156t

Adjusting

head res t ra in ts 49t

mirrors 53t

Ant iloc k Brake S ys tem

(AB S ) 23, 137Anti-theft a larm system 43

Anti-theft p rotec t ion 37

Approved gros s veh ic le

w e i g h t 208

Aquap lan ing 136, 145

Arriva l time 90

Ashtray

front 120

r ea r 121

AUC (Autom a tic rec ircula teda ir co ntrol) 110

Au t o m a t ic c a r wa s h es 163

Automatic cl imate

c o n t r o l 106

rem o v in g c o n d e n s a t io n

f ro m t h e w in d o w s 109

Avoiding unintentiona l

a l a rms 44t Axle loa ds 208

BB a c k u p la m p s 67

bu lb rep la c em e n t 177t

B a t t e r y 185, 210

c a p a c i t y 210

c h a r g e 186t

d i s c h a r g e d 190t

Bel t s 57

B e v e r a g e h o ld e r 119

B l o w e r 102, 109

B M W c o m fo rt s ea t 50

BMW High Per formance

S ynthet ic Oil 158

B M W

CC a lifornia Pro po si t ion

65 Warning 169

C an ho lde r , re fer to cup

h o l d er 119


C a r ja c k 180

C a r key s 34

C a r M em o r y 56

C a r ra d io

recep t ion 144, 198

C a r va c u u m c l e a n e r

p o w er o u t le t 127t

s o c k e t 121t

C a r w a s h 163

C a r e

exterior 164

interior 166



mirrors 53t

s e a t s 48t

s t ee r i n g wh ee l 52t

tempera ture

102t , 108t wa s h er n o z z l e s 156t

Air c ond it ione r 100

Air distribution 102, 108

Air outlets 100, 106

Air pressure 30t , 145t

Air supply 102, 109

Airbags 23, 58 , 168, 196

Alarm s ys tem 43

Antennas 144

Antifreeze 160

r a d i a t o r 141

f ro m t h e w in d o w s 109

Automa t ic cru ise co n t ro l 74

Automa t ic curb m oni tor 55

Autom a tic Differentia l Bra ke

(ADB -X) 197Autom a tic d imm ing , interior

rea rview mirror 54

Automa t ic rec i rcu la ted a ir

co ntrol (AUC) 110

Automa t ic t rans miss ion w ith

Step t ron ic 68

Average fuel

c o n s u m p t i o n 82

A v er a ge s p eed 82, 91

B M W s p o r t s s ea t 51

B MW Universa l

Tran s mitter 115

B o d y - c a v it y p ro t ec t a n t 164

B r a k e 140

fluid 161t

hydrau l ic s ys tem 22

malfunctions 141t

p a d s 24, 141

B r a k e s y s t em 141


Break- in procedures 134

B u lbs a n d la m p s 175

interior 166

C a rg o a re a 42, 124

c a p a c i t y 208

c o v e r 124

lamps 98

ope ning f rom the

inside 41

Cargo f loor, pul l-out 128

C a rgo l o a d in g 129

C ar ing for the veh ic le

finish 165

Ca ta ly t i c conver ter 136

CBC (Corner ing Brake

Contro l ) 138


Everything from A to Z 215n

p a i r s

C a r c a r

e

C o n t r o l s

O v e r v i e w

Cellular phone 118, 144

re fe r t o t h e s e p a r a t eO w n er 's M a n u a l

C ente r (hig h-mo unt) b rake

lamp 177

C entra l loc k ing s ys te m 36

but ton 40

C h a n g in g a w h e e l 180t

C h a rge in d ic a t o r la m p 22

C h a rg i n g t h e ba t t e ry 186t

C hec k a ir p res sure 30

C H E C K bu t to n 79C h e c k C o n t ro l 79

Checking

eng ine o il leve l 157

tire pres sure 30t

Child restra int

s y s t e m s 61 62

C o d e 91

act ivat ing 91deac t iva t ing 91

refer a lso to the rad io

O w n er 's M a n u a l

se lec t ing 91

C o ld s t a rt 65

C o m f o rt s e a t 50

C o m p a r t m en t s 118

C o m p u t e r 82, 88

re fe r a ls o t o t h e o n b o a rd

c o m p u t e r O w n er 's M a n u a lrem o t e c o n t r o l 92

C onf igur ing the s e t t ings 56

Consumpt ion , fuel 90

C o n t a m in a t io n o n

pa in twork 164

C o n v en ien c e o p er a t io n o f

DDa ta l ink conne ctor for On-

bo a rd D ia g n o s t ic s 170

D a t e

ca lling up 85

c h a n g i n g 85

re fe r a ls o t o t h e o n bo a r d

moni tor Owner ' s Manua l

Daytime-driving lamp 97

D B C (D y n a m i c B ra k e

Contro l ) 24 , 138

Deact iva t ing 92

Dea ct iva t ing the in ter ior

mot ion

s e n s o r 38t , 44t

D e e p w a t e r 135

Defros t ing the

w i n d o w s 105t 109t

D i s p o s a l

u s ed ba t te r ie s 186t u s ed o il 159t

D i s t a n c e 89

D is t a n c e w a r n in g 93

Diversity Antenn a

s y s t e m 198

Div ided rea r backres t 124

Doo r keys 34

Door locks , ca re 141

D o o r s

manua l opera t ion 36rem o t e c o n t r o l 38

unlocking and locking 36

DOT Qua lity G rade s 146

Drink holder, refer to c up

holder 119

Drive b el ts 210



I n d e

x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R e ps y s t e m s 61, 62

C h i ld ' s s ea t 61

C hild-sa fe ty locks 63

C iga ret te ligh te r

front 120r ea r 121

s o c k e t 121t

C lea n the winds h ie ld 72

C lima te c on t ro l in the rea r

p a s s e n g e r a re a 111

C l o c k 85



C o c k p i t 16

C o n v en ien c e o p er a t io n o f

w ind ow s a nd s liding /tilt

s u n r o o f 36

Convenience s t a r t ing

fea ture 65C o o l a n t 141, 160

ant i f reeze 141

t em p er a t u re ga u ge 78

C o rn er in g B r a k e C o n t ro l

(C B C ) 138


C ruis ing rang e 82, 90

C u p h o ld e r 119

C u r b we i gh t 208

w i n d o w s 105t , 109t

Difficult steering 143t

Digi ta l clock 85



D ig i ta l s o u n d p r o c es s o r 199

Dimens ions 207

Dipst ick, engine oi l 157t

D is c b r a k es 140

D is c o n n ec t t h e

ba t t e r y 186t

D i s p l a c em en t 206

Display lighting 97

Disp lays 18, 20

Drive b el ts 210

Driving note s 136, 140

Driv ing through w a te r 135


DS C (Dyna mic S tab ilit yContro l ) 24 , 94 , 197

DS P am plif ier , re fer to the

ra d io O w n er 's M a n u a l

D S P s o u nd s y s t e m 199

D y n a m i c B r a k e C o n t ro l

(D B C ) 24, 138

Dyna mic S ta bi lit y Co ntro l

(D S C ) 24, 94, 197



EEB V (Elec tronic B rake Forc e

Distribution) 138

E lec t ric p o w er w in d o w s 45

Elec trica l ma lfunct ion

fuel fi l ler door 188t

l i ftgate 188t

s liding/tilt su nroo f 188t

t a i l ga te 189t


Elec t ron ic B rake Force

Distribution (EB V) 138Elec tronic imm ob ilize r 35

Elem ents o f opera t ion 16

E m er gen c y o p er a t io n

d o o r s 36t

fuel fi l ler door 188t

l i ftgate 188t

Error indica tors 79

Es t ima ted t ime o f a r riva l 90Exte rior finish 164

Exte rior mirrors 53

Exterior rea rview mirrors ,

a u toma t ic d imming

fea ture 54

FF a ilu re m e s s a g es 79t

Fa i lure o f a n e lec t rica l

a c c e s s o r y 187t

Filling the w inds h ie ld w as her

reservoir 156t

First -aid kit 28

Fit t ings , tow -s ta r t ing and

towing 191t

Flashl ight 118

Fros t p ro tec t ion ,

r a d i a t o r 160Fuel 30

c a p a c i t y 209

disp lay 77

g a u g e 77

qual i ty 30


Fuel co nsump t ion 90

a v e r a g e 90

Fuel fi l ler door 29

F u s es 187t

GG a r a g e - d o o r o p e n e r 115

G a s o l i n e 30

G ene ra l dr iv ing no tes 136

G la s s e s c o m p a r tm e n t 119

H e a d l a m p c o v e rs ,

c a r e 163t , 175t H ea d la m p f la s h er 70

H e a d la m p w a s h e r

s y s t e m 156

H e a d l a m p w a s h e rs 72

H e a t e d s e a t s 112

H e a t e d s t e e rin g w h e e l 113

H ea t in g a n d

ventilation 100, 106

H ea t in g w h ile s t o p p ed 110

Hea t ing , rap id 105H e a v y c a r g o 129

Heigh t 207

Heigh t adjus tment

s e a t s 48

s t ee r i n g wh ee l 52

HiFi sy ste m 199



l i ftgate 188t

s liding/tilt su nroo f 188t

t a i l ga te 189t

E n ergy C o n t ro l 77

Engine 24

E n g in e c o m p a r tm en t 152

E n g in e c o o l a n t 160

Engine oi l 157

c o n s u m p t i o n 157

g r a d e s 158

level 24

pressure 22

Engine ou tpu t 206

Engine s pec if ica t ions 206

Flashl ight 118

Flat t ire 145, 180t

F o g l a m p s 98


Folding rea r backres t 124

Footbrake 140

Footw el l la mps 99


Four-wh ee l drive 197

Front a rea lig ht ing 99

Front a xle 200

Front fog la mps 98

F ro n t s e a t a d ju s t m en t 48

G la s s e s c o m p a r tm e n t 119



G r o s s v eh ic l e we igh t 208

G r o u n d c l ea r a n c e 135

HH a n d br a k e 66

H a n d s f r ee s y s t em 118

H a z a rd w a r n in g f la s h er s 28

Haz ard w a rn ing t r iang le 28

HDC (Hill De sc ent

Contro l ) 95

Head res t ra in ts 49

HiFi sy ste m 199

H ig h b e a m s 25, 98


High-mo unt brake l amp 177

Hill Desc en t C ontro l(HDC) 95

Holder for ca ns , re fer to c up

h o l d er 119

H o o d r e lea s e 151t

Horn 26, 27

Hydrau l ic B rake Ass is t a n t

re fer to DB C 24, 138



e p a i r s

C a r c a r

e

C o n t r o l s

O v e r v i e w

I

Ice w arn ing 76Ide nt if ica t ion numbe r 161

Id enti f ica t ion, t ires 148

Ignition key 34

Ig nit ion loc k 64

Inde pend ent ven t ila t ion 87


s y s t e m 114

Indica tor lam ps 22

Infla t ion pres sure 31, 145

INS P EC TION 78Ins t rument c lus ter 18 , 20


Ins t rument pane l 18 , 20

In t eg r a t ed r ea r

s u s p en s i o n 201

Intensive cleaning

J

J a c k 181, 183J ump-s ta r t ing 190t

K Key Memory 56

Keys 34

Keys w ith rad io remote

c o n t r o l 34

K i c k d o wn 69

LLa m p s a n d b u lbs 175

La s h in g ey e s 129

LATC H a t t ac hment o f the

c h ild s ea t 63

Lea t h er c a re 167

LIMIT 88

Lo a d - s ec u rin g d e v ic e s 129Louvers 100, 106

Lo w b e a m s 97

bu lb r ep la c em e n t 175t

Low -fuel wa rn ing l amp 77

Lug b o l ts 183

Lug w ren c h 180t

Lugg a g e c o m p a rt m en t , re fe r

t o c a r g o a r e a 124

Lu g g a g e n e t 42

Lu g g a g e s t ra p s 42Lumbar suppor t 50

MM+ S ra dia l t ires 149

M a i n t en a n c e 78t , 162t

Malfunction displays 79t

Mirror defrosting 53

Mirror m em ory 55Mirrors 53

Mobi le p hone 144

Modi f i ca t ions ,

t ec h n i c a l 6 , 169

M o o n r o o f 46

Motion sensor, interior 44

Mult ifunct ion s te ering

w h e e l 26

Multi-Information Display

(MID) 84

NNaviga t ion s ys te m, re fer to

t h e s ep a r a t e O w n er 's

M a n u a l



I n d e

x

D a t a

T e c h n o l o g y

R eIntensive cleaning

s y s t e m 72

In ter ferenc e indica tors 79

Interference, cel lular

p h o n e 144Interior lamp s 98


rem o t e c o n t r o l 38

Interior m irror 54

In ter ior mo t ion se nso r 44

Interior rea rvie w m irror,

au tom at ic d imming

fea ture 199

Interlock 64

Intermit tent w ipe 71

Len g t h 207

Level con t ro l

s y s t e m 24, 201

inact ive 143t Lice nse p la te lam ps , b u lb

r ep l a c em en t 178t

Liftgate 41, 42

relea se fo llow ing a n

elec t r i ca l

mal funct ion 188t

Ligh t s w itch 97

Ligh t-a l loy w hee l 150

Lighter 120

LIG HTS ON w a rning 97

Malfunction displays 79t

Manua l ope ra t ion

d o o r s 36t

l i ftgate 188t

slid ing/tilt su nroo f 188t

t a i l ga te 189t

Manua l t rans miss ion 67

Mas ter key 34

Maximum cool ing 109

M ec h a n i c a l s ea t 49

M em o 86

Memory 55

Microfilter 104, 112

MID (Multi-Info rma tion

Display) 84

OO B D in t e rf a c e s o c k e t 170

O d o m e t e r 76O il

addi t ives 157

c o n s u m p t i o n 157t

dipst ick 157t

g r a d e s 158

Oil c ha ng e interval , refe r to

the S erv ice a nd Warran ty

Informa tion B oo klet (US

mod els ) or to the Warran ty

a n d S e rv ic e G u id e B o o k le t(C a n a d ia n m o d e l s )



Oil leve l, indica tor lam p 24

Oil p res sure , indica torl amp 22

OILS ERVIC E 78

O n bo a rd c o m p u t e r, r e fe r t o

c o m p u t e r 82 , 88

O n bo a rd D ia g n o s t ic (O B D )

s y s t e m 170

Onb oa rd moni tor, re fer to

t h e s ep a ra t e O w n er 's

M a n u a l

Onb oa rd too l kit 174t O p en in g a n d c l o s in g

from the inside 40

from the ou ts ide 36

us ing the key 36

us ing the remo te

c o n t r o l 37

P ark ing b rake 23, 66

P ark ing in the w in ter 143P ark ing l amps 98

P as se nge r s ide mirror tilt

funct ion 55

P D C (P a r k D is t a n c e

Contro l ) 93

P h o n e , m o b i le 144

P la y i ng c a s s e t te s , r e fe r to

t h e ra d io O w n er 's M a n u a l

P la y ing C Ds , re fer to the

ra d io O w n er 's M a n u a lP o l len 104, 112

P oo r dr iv ing co ndi t ions 135

P o w e r 47

P o w er o u tle t s

flashl ight 127t

other app l i ances 127t

R a i n s en s o r 71, 200

R ea d i ng la m p s 99Rear backres ts , fo ld ing

d o w n 124

R ea r la m p s 177t

R ea r p a s s en g er a r ea c lim a t e

c o n t r o l 111

R e a r s e a t s , p o w e r 52

R ea r w i n d o w

d e f r o s t e r 73 , 102, 110

R e a r w i nd o w w i p e r 73

b l a d e r ep l a c em en t 174t Rear-sea t backres t , fo ld ing

d o w n 124

R ea r - s ea t ba c k r es t s ,

p o w e r 52

Rea rview mirror 53

R ec h a r gea b l e f la s h ligh t 118

R em o t e c o n t ro l 37

c o m p u t e r 92R em o v a l a id f o r th e s p a r e

w h e e l 182t

R em o v i n g c o n d en s a t i o n

from the

w i n d o w s 105t , 109t

Replac ing

an t i f reeze , rad i a tor 160t

bulbs 175t

fu s es 187t

keys 34t tires 146t

windsh ie ld wiper

b l a d e s 174t

R ep o r t in g s a fe t y d e fec t s 7

R es e rv o ir, wa s h er

s y s t e m 156t



Outlets , venti la t ion 100, 106

Output 206

Outs ide tempera ture

di sp lay 76Outs ide tem pera ture in the

c o m p u t e r 82

PP a i n t wo r k

minor repa irs 165

wa x i n g 165

P a r k D is t a n c e C o n t ro l

( P D C ) 93

P ark ing a id 93

v a c u u m c l ea n er 127t

P o w e r re a r -s e a t

ba c k r es t s 52

P o w e r s e a t 48P o w er s t ee r in g 143

P o w e r w in d o w s 45

s a fe t y s w it c h 46

P ress ure , t ires 30t , 145t

P ull-ou t ca rgo f loor 128

RR a d io rec ep t io n 144, 198

R a d io , r e fe r t o t h e s e p a r a t e

O wn er ' s M a n u a l

g g

Rec ircu la te d a ir

m o d e 103, 110

Recl in ing sea t 48

Refuel ing 29Releas ing

fuel f iller d oo r follow ing a n

elec t r i ca l

mal funct ion 188t

h o o d 151t

t a i lga te fo l low ing a n

elec t r i ca l

mal funct ion 189t

R em i nd e r s ign a l 86

R es i d u a l hea t 110

R es t r a in t s y s t em 61

R ev er s e 67

Rims 148R o o f lo a d c a p a c it y 208

R o o f - m o u n t ed l u gga ge

r a c k 130

R u bbe r p a r t s , c a r e 142

SS a fe ty b el ts 57

heigh t adjus tment 57

t en s i o n er 198



e p a i r s

C a r c a r e

C o n t r o l s

O v e r v i e w

S a fe t y d e fec t s , r ep o rt in g 7

S a fe t y l o c k bu t to n s 40S e a t a d ju s t m e nt 48

S e a t b e lt s 57


S e a t m e m o ry 55

S e a t , m e c h a n ic a l 49

S e a t , p o w e r 48

S ec u r i n g c a r go 42, 129

S elec tor lever , au tom at ic

t ransmiss ion 68

Serv ice and Warran tyInforma tion B oo klet (US

m o d e l s ) 162

S erv ice In terva l

Display 78, 162

Servo t ron ic 143

Shift lock 68

S lid ing/tilt s unroo f 46

clos ing fo llow ing anelec t r i ca l

mal funct ion 188t

c o n v en ien c e o p er a t io n 36

p o w er lo s s 47t

rem o t e c o n t r o l 38

S lippe ry road s 142

S n o w c h a in s 142, 149t

S o c k e t

power suppl ies 121t

v a c u u m c l ea n er 121t S o u n d s y s te m 199

S p a re k e y 34

S pa re t ire 181t

S p a r e w h e e l 181

remova l a id 182t

S pa rk p lugs 210

S t e e r in g w h e e l

a d ju s t m en t 52hea t ing 113

lock 64

m em o r y 55

S teer ing w hee l, re fer a l so to

Multifunction steering

w h e e l 26

Step t ron ic 68

S t o p w a t c h 86

S t o r a g e c o m p a r t m e nt s 118

in t h e c a r go a rea 126S tor ing the ve h ic le 168

S umme r t ires 148

S un v iso rs 54

S u n r o o f 46

S w itch ing o f f the veh ic le 65

Swi tch-on t imes

relea se fo llow ing a n

elec t r i ca lmal funct ion 189t

Tank c ap a c i ty 209

Tec hnica l

modi f i ca t ions 6 , 169

Telepho ne hoo kup 118

Telepho ne, refe r to the

s e p a r a t e O w n e r' s M a n u a l

Temp era ture d i sp lay ,

ou ts ide

tempera ture 76, 82Temp era ture ga uge 78

Tem pe rature

layering 103, 111

Thig h s uppo rt

a d ju s t m en t 51

Third b rake la mp 177



I n d e

x

D a t a

T e c h n

o l o g y

R e

S h o u ld e r s u p p o r t 50

S hut t ing o f f the eng ine 65

S i d e a irb a g s 58

S id e I m p a c t H ea d P r o tec t io nS y s t e m 58

S id e l a m p s 97


S k i ba g 122

Skid con t ro l 143

S lid ing 188

S p e a k e r 118

Specia l fea tures o f win ter

tires 149

S p e c ia l w a s h p ro g r a m 72S p e e d 91

S p e e d c o n tro l 74

S pee d l imi t 88 , 89

S p e e d o m e t e r 18 , 20

S p o r t s s e a t 51

S t a r tin g a s s i s t a n c e 190t

Sta r t ing problems

65t , 136t , 190t

S ta r t ing the e ngine 64, 65

Steer ing 143

input 87

S y m b o l s 4

Synthetic oi ls 158

TTa c h o m et e r 77

Ta il lam ps 177t


Ta ilg a te 41, 189

ope ning f rom the

inside 41

ope ning f rom the

outs ide 41

radio co n t ro l opera t ion 39

Tilt a la rm 38, 44

Tilt funct ion, pa ss eng er s ide

mirror 55

Tim eca lling up 85

c h a n g i n g 85

of arrival , es t imated 90

Time r 86



Tire 145

c o d e 148

d a m a g e 145t

inflationpressure 30t , 145t



r e n e w a l 146

r o ta t io n b e t w een f ro n t a n dr ea r 147


t r ea d 145

Tire Qua lity Gra d ing 146

Tools 174t

Torq ue 206

Tow fittings 191t

Tow ing the ve hic le 191t

Tow -sta rt ing 192t

Trac k w idth 207Trac t ion C ontro l S ys te m,

refer to DS C 94

Trans mission 67, 68

Trans po rt ing ch ildre n

sa fe ly 61

Trea d d ep th, t ires 145

V

Va c u u m c lea n erp o w er o u t le t 127t

s o c k e t 121t

Valve ca ps 148

Va nity mirror 54

Vehicle bat tery 185, 210

Vehicle c a re, interior 166

Vehicle Identi f ic a t ion

N u m ber 161

Vehicle immobilizer 35

Vehicle rem ova l fromserv ice 168

Vehic le s torag e 168

Ve ntila tion 100, 104, 111

draft-free 103, 111

in the rea r 103, 111

w hile pa rked 114

Warnings 79

Warran ty and Serv ice Guide(C a n a d ia n m o d e ls ) 162

Washer fluid 156

Washer reservoir ,

filling 156t

Was her/w iper sys tem 71

Washing your vehicle 163

Waxing , pa in tw ork 165

Weights 208

W h ee l ba s e 207

Whee ls and t ires 148, 150Width 207

Windows 45

c a r e 166t

c o n v en ien c e o p er a t io n 36

rem o t e c o n t ro l 38

Windshield

Wipe r bla de

r ep l a c em en t 174t Wipers 71

Work in the eng ine

c o m p a r t m e n t 151t

XXeno n lam ps 176, 202



Trip od om ete r 76

Turn s igna l ind ica tor 70


Turning c irc le 207

UUn iform Tire Q ua lity G rad ing

(UTQR) 146

Universa l Trans mit ter 115

U s ed ba t t e r i e s ,

d i s p o s a l 186t

U s e d o i l, d is p o s a l 159t

Venti la t ion w hile pa rked

Vinyl ca re 166

Viscosi ty 158

Voice recogni t ion 26, 27r e fe r a ls o t o t h e s e p a r a t e

O wn er ' s M a n u a l

WWarm fee t – co o l head 103

Warning lamps 22

Wa r n in g m es s a ge s 79t

Wa rning tr ia ng le 28

clean ing 72

intensive cleaning

p r o gr a m 71

s p ec i a l wa s h p r o gr a m 71Windsh ie ld washer

fill ing res ervo ir 156t

nozz le adjus tment 156t

Windshield wiper 71

b l a d e r ep l a c em en t 174t

Winter driving 142

Winter o pe rat ion 141

Winter tires 148, 149


S o tha t you w ill have impo r tan t

spec i f i ca t ions ava i l able when yous t o p t o r e fue l, w e r ec o m m en d

tha t you s upplem ent th is t a b le

w ith da ta w hich a pp ly to your veh ic le .

Fuel

Engine oil

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D e s ig na tio n P re m ium U nle a de d

G a s o lin e

AKI: m in im um 91

Quality

Tire inflation pressures S um m e r Winte r

Refueling BMW recommends Castrol



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