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Owner's Manualfor Vehicle


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Congr a tulations , a nd t ha nk y ou for choos in g a B M W .

Thorough fa m ili arity w ith your veh ic le w ill provide y ou w it h e nha nc e d c on t r ol a n d

s e c urit y when you dr iv e it. We the r e fore have th is reques t :

P le a s e t a k e t he t ime to r e a d t h is Owner 's Manua l a n d fa m ili arize yourse lf w ith the

information tha t we ha v e c o mp il e d for you be fore star ting o ff in y our ne w B MW . Th e

m a n u a l c on ta ins imp or tant da ta and instructions in te nde d t o a s s is t you in ob t a in ing

m a x imum s a tisfa c tion from your BM W's un ique a rray o f a d v a n c e d t e c h n ic a lfe a-

tures. It a ls o c on t a ins in formation on v e h ic le m a in te na nc e de s igne d t o e nha nc eope r a ting s a fe ty wh il e s im u lt a ne ous ly h e lp ing you to ma inta in your BM W's va lu e

throughout an ex tended serv ic e li fe . F or a dd ition a linformation re fer to the sup p le -

me nta l m a n u a ls .

Th is Owner 's Manua l s hou ld be c ons idered a permanent par t o f th is veh ic le . It

s hou ld stay w ith the veh ic le whe n s o ld to prov ide t he ne x t owne r w ith impor tant

ope r a ting , s a fe ty and ma in te na nc e in formatio n .

W e w ish you an en joy a b le driv ing e x pe rie n c e .

B M W A G

Foreword


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Contents

2002 Baye rische Moto ren WerkeA kt ie n g e s e ll scha ftM un ic h , G e r ma n yR e p rint in g ,inc lud ing exce rp ts , on ly w ith thewr it t en consen t o f B M W A G , Mun ic h .O rde r No . 01 41 0 156 818U S E n g li sh IX/2002Pr in ted in GermanyPr in ted on env ironmen ta lly frie n d ly pape r b le a c h e d w ithout chlor in e , suita b le for r ecyc li n g .

Notes

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ndfeaturesAbout t h is Owner 's Manua l 8

S y m b o ls us e d 8

Th e in d iv id u a l v e h ic le 8

Status at tim e o f printin g 9

For your own sa fe ty 9

S y m b o l on v e h ic le par ts 10

Serv ice and W arranty 1 0

R e por ting s a fe ty de fec ts 10

C o c k p it 1 4

Instrume nt c luster 15

In d ic a tor a n d w arn in g la m p s 19

S te e ring w h e e l w ith mu ltifun ctio n

butto ns 22

Warn ing tria n g le 2 3

F irs t-a id k it 2 3

R e fu e ling 24

F u e ls p e c ific a tions 2 5

T ire inflatio n pressure 2 6

Locks and security systems:

Ke y s 32

Cent ra llo c k ing sys tem 32

O p e n ing a nd c los ing v ia the

door lo c k 33

O p e n ing a nd c los ing v ia the

remote cont ro l 34

O p e n ing a nd c los ing from the

ins id e 37

Lugga ge c ompa r tme n t li d /

T a il ga t e 38

Rear w in d o w 40

Lugga ge c ompa r tme n t 4 2

A larm sys tem 42

E lec t ric powe r w in d o w s 4 4

S li d ing/ til t sunroo f 46

Adjustments:

S itt ing s a fe ly 48

Se a t s 48

M a n u a lly - a d jus t e d s e a t 4 9

E lec t ric pow e r s e a ts 50

Head res t ra ints 5 2

B M W a c tiv e s e a t 52

S a fe ty be lts 5 3

S e a t, m irror and steerin g w h e e l

me mor y 54Se a t he a ting 55

A d just ing s teerin g w h e e l 56

S te e rin g w h e e l he a t ing 5 6

M irrors 57

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ndfeatures Passenger safety systems:

A ir ba gs 5 9

Transpor ting c h il dren sa fe ly 6 2

V e h ic le Me m ory , K e y

Me mor y 67

Driving:Ste e ring/ Ignition lo c k 6 8

Star ting the e ng in e 68

S w it c h in g o ff t he e ng in e 70

Park ing b r a k e 70

M a n u a l t r ansmiss ion 71

Automa tic t ransm iss ion 72

Automa tic t ransm iss ion w ith

Stept ron ic 75

In d ic a to r /H e a d la m p fla s he r 78

Wa s he r /W iper sys tem/Ra ins e ns or 78

C ru ise co nt ro l 8 0

Everything under contro l:

O d o m e t e r, outs ide t e mp e r a tu r e

d is p lay 82

Ta c home te r 83

Energy co nt ro l 8 3

F u e l g a u g e 83

C o o lant tempera ture gauge 84Serv ice Inte rva l D is p la y 84

Che c k Con t r o l 85

C o m p u t e r 88

M u lti-In formation D is p la y

(MID) 8 9

D ig it a l c lo c k in the MID 90

C o m p u t e r in the MID 9 3

Technology for safety and

dr iving convenience:

Park D is tance Cont ro l(P D C ) 9 8

Automa tic S t a b ili t y Co nt ro l p lus

Trac tio n (A S C + T)/D yn a m ic

S ta b ili t y Co nt ro l(D S C ) 9 9

S e lf- le v e li ng s us pe ns io n 10 1

T ire Pressure Mon itor (R D C ) 101

Lamps:

Park ing la m p s / L o w b e a m s 1 03

Ins t rument li ghting 1 04

H igh be a ms /S t a nd ing

la m p s 104

F o g la m ps 10 4

Interior la m p s 105

R e a d in g la m ps 105

Contro ll ing the climate fo r

p leasant driving:

A ir cond itio n ing 1 06

Automa tic c li m ate cont ro l 10 9

R o ll er sun b lin d 1 14

Parke d- c ar ventil a tion

syst e m 11 4

Cab in convenience:

B M W U n iv ers a lTransm it ter 115

G lov e c o m p art m e nt 11 8

Sto r a ge c o mpar tm e nts 118

C e llu lar p h on e 1 19

B e verag e ho ld er 11 9

A shtray,fro nt 11 9

C igare t teli ghter 12 0

A shtray,re ar 12 0

Loading and transporting

cargo:

Through- lo a d ing sys tem 12 1

S k i b a g 1 22

spor t wagon:

Ca r go a re a 12 5

R o ll -up c ov er 1 25Partition n e t 125

Storage are a s in the lu g g a g e

c o m p artm e nt 126

Ca r g o lo a d ing 12 8

R o o f- m o unte d lu g g a g e r a c k 12 9


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Operation

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proceduresSpecial operating instructions:

Br e a k - in procedures 132

Driv ing no t e s 1 33

A ntil oc k B r a k e Sy s t e m 133

Brake sys tem 134

Whee ls and tires:T ire in fla tion pressure 135

T ir e c ond itio n 135

T ir e r e p la c e m e n t 13 6

W h e e l a nd tire

c o m b in ations 137

S p e c ia l charac te r istic s o f w inter

tire s 1 38

S n o w c h a ins 13 8

Under the hood:

H o o d 1 39

E ng ine c o m p art m e nt

e s s e n tia ls 14 0

Wa s he r flu id s 14 1

E ng in e o il 142

C o o la nt 144

Br a k e flu id 1 45

Maint enance:

T h e B M W M a inte n a n c e

Sys tem 1 46

Laws and regulat ions:

T e c h n ic a l m o d ific atio ns 14 7

C a li forn ia P r opos ition

65 Warn ing 14 7O B D interfa c e s o c k et 148

Rep lacem ent procedures:

O nbo a r d t oo l k it 152

W inds h ie ld w iper b la d e s 152

La m ps a nd bu lbs 153

C ha ng ing a whe e l 15 8

Bat te ry 16 2

F u s e s 16 2

Ass istance, giving and

receiving:

Jump-s ta r tin g 1 64

T o w ing the v e h ic le 1 65


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IndexE ng in e s p e c ific a tions 1 70

D im e n s io ns 17 1

W e ights 17 3

C a p a c itie s 175

Everyth ing from A to Z 178


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Abo ut this Owner's Manua l

We ha v e ma de e v e r y eff ort to e nsure

tha t you a re ab le to find wha t y ou ne e d

in th is Owner 's Manua l as qu ic k ly a s

pos s ib le . Th e fas tes t way to find cer ta in

to p ic s is by us ing the de t a il e d inde x a tt he e nd . If you a re lo o k in g for a brie f

in itia l summ ary o f t he e s s e n tia ls , p le a s e

turn to the firs t chapte r.

Shou ld you w ish to se ll y our BM W a t

s o m e tim e in the future , p le a s e

r e me m be r t o ha nd ov e r the O w ne r' s

M a n u a l t o t he ne w o wne r ; it is a n

imp or tant par t of t he v e h ic le .

If y ou ha v e a ny que s t io ns , y our BM W

center w ill b e g la d t o a dv is e y ou .

Symbo ls used

In d ic a t e s p r e c a u tions tha t must

b e fo ll o w e d p r e c is e ly in order to

a vo id the pos s ib ili ty o f pe r s onalin jur y

a nd s e rious da ma g e t o the v e h ic le .

Con t a ins in formation tha t w ill

a ss ist you in g a in ing the op tim um

b e n e fit from your veh ic le a nd e na b le

you to care more e ff e ctiv e ly for your

v e h ic le .

R e fers to me asures tha t ca n be

t a k e n t o he lp protec t the env iron-

me nt .

< Marks the en d o f a s p e c ific it e m o f

informatio n .

* In d ic a t e s s pe c ia l e q u ip m e n t, count ry -

s p e c ific e q u ipme nt a nd op t io na l extras .

t I de n tifie s index ent ries that re fer

to own er serv ice proc edures or top ic s

on v e h ic le m a in te na nc e .

I de n tifies systems or com pon ents ,

w h ic h c a n be a c tiv a t e d o r a da p t e d

to su it a n in d iv id u a l driver 's requ ire -

me n ts ( " V e h ic le Me mor y " , " K e y

Me mor y " ). R e fer to pag e 67 .

A ctiva tion a nd a d justments on some o f

t he s e s y st e ms c a n b e pe rfor me d a t

y our BM W c e n t e r.

The individual vehic le

O n buy ing y our BM W , y ou ha v e

d e c id e d in favor o f a m o d e l w ith in d iv id -

u a li z e d e q u ipme nt a nd fea tures . Th is

O w ne r' s Ma nua l de s c ribe s a ll m o d e ls

a n d e q u ipme nt t ha t BM W o ff ers w ith in

the s a me g r oup .We hope y ou w ill unders tand tha t

e q u ipme nt a nd fea tures a re in c lu d e d

w h ich you m ight not have chosen for

your veh ic le . You c a n e a s ily ide n t ify any

d iff e r e nc e s w ith the a id o f the as te risk *us e d t o ide n t ify a ll o ptio n a l ex t ras and

a c c e s s orie s .

If y our BM W fea tures equ ipme nt wh ic h

is not describ e d in th is Owner 's

M a n u a l, S u p p lementary Owner 'sM a n u a ls a re enc lo s e d . We a sk you to

r e a d t he s e ma nua ls as we ll .

Notes

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Operation, maintenance

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1 P ark ing la m p s / L o w b e a m s 10 3

2 > Turn s ig na lin d icators 7 8

> Sta nd ing la m p s 10 4> H ig h b e a m s 10 4

> H e a d la m p fla s he r 78

> C o m p u t e r 8 8

3 F o g la m p s 104

4 W as he r/ W iper sys tem 7 8

5 C e ntra llo c k ing sys tem 32

6 H a z ard w arn ing flashers

7 R ear w in d o w d e froster 1 07 ,11 2

8 H orn , the entire surfa c e

9 A d just ing the s teer in g w h e e l 5 6

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1 F u e l g a u g e 83

2 In d ica tor la m p for turn s ig n a l

in d icators 213 S pe ed om eter

4 In d ica tor la m p for h ig h b e a m s 21

5 T a c h o m e t er a n d E n e rg y C o n tr ol 8 3

6 C o o la n t t e mpe r a tur e ga ug e 8 4

7 In d ica tor and warn ingla m p s 1 9 to 21

8 S e lec tor lever and program d is p la y

for automatic t ransm iss io n* 72 ,7 5

9 S erv ice Inte rva l D is p lay 84

Instrum ent cluster

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16 nInstrument cluster

10 D is p lay for the computer ope r a -

tion v ia the turn s ig na lle v e r,

refer to pag e 88:> Outs ide t e mpe r a tu re

> Av e r a ge fu e l c ons umpt io n

> C ru is ing r a nge

> A v e ra g e s p e e d

11 In d ica tor la m p for Automatic Sta -

b ili ty Contro l p lus Trac tion (A S C + T)/

D y na m ic S t a b ili ty Contro l(D S C )* 21

12 In d ica tor la m p for se lf- le v e li ng

s us pe ns ion* 2 1

1 3 O d o m et er an d trip odome te r 82

1 4 In d ica tor for Check Cont ro l 85

1 5 R es et trip odometer to ze ro 8 2

1 6 In d ica tor and warn ing

la m p s 19 to 2 1

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Instrum ent cluster*

1 F u e l g a u g e 83

2 In d ica tor la m p for turn s ig na l

in d icators 213 S pe ed om eter

4 In d ica tor la m p for h ig h b e a m s 21

5 T a c h o m e t er a n d E n e rg y C o n tr ol 83

6 C o o la n t t e mpe r a tur e ga ug e 8 4

7 In d ica tor and warn in g

la m p s 19 to 21

8 C H E C K b utto n 8 59 S e lec tor lever and program d is p la y

for automatic t ransm iss io n* 72 ,7 5

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18 nInstrument cluster*

10 O uts ide t e m pe r a tur e d is p la y 82

11 In d ica tor la m p for Automatic Sta -

b ili ty Contro l p lus Trac tion (A S C + T)/D y na m ic S t a b ili ty Contro l

(D S C )* 2 1

12 Trip odome te r 82

1 3 C h e c k C o ntro l d is p la y 85

1 4 O d om et er 82

1 5 S erv ice Inte rva l D is p la y 84

1 6 R e se t bu tt on for trip odome te r 82

1 7 In d ica tor and warn ingla m p s 19 to 2 1

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In dicator and warning lamps

Technology that mon itors its e lf

The sys tem runs a chec k on the

warn ing a nd in d ica tor la mps ma r k e d

b y " " e a c h time y ou s w it ch on the

ign ition . The y e a c h li gh t up onc e for d if-

ferent periods o f tim e .

If a fa u lt shou ld oc c ur in one o f t he s e

sys tems , the cor respond in g la m p d o e s

not go out a ft e r the e ng in e is star ted or

it li ghts up wh il e t he v e h ic le is mov ing .

T h e fo ll o w ing s e c tion de s c rib e s h o w

y ou s hou ld r e s pond .

Re d: stop immediat e ly

Bat te ry charge current

The b a t te ry is no longe r be in g

c ha r ge d . Th is in d ic a t e s a de fe ct

in the a lternator driv e be lt or in the

charg ing c irc u it o f the a lt e rna tor. P le a s e

c on ta c t t he ne a r e s t BMW c e n t e r.

You s hou ld never a t tempt to con-

tinue d riv ing w ith a de fe c tive driv e

b e lt, as the eng ine c ou ld overhea t and

sus ta in serious da ma ge . If the driv e b e lt

is d e fe c tiv e ,inc r e a s e d s t e e rin g e ff ort is

a ls o r e qu ire d .


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20 nIndicator and warning lamps

Red: as important rem inder

Park ing brake*

Co me s on whe n y ou e nga g e the

park ing brake .

F o r a dd itio n a lin formation: re fer to

p a g e 70

Park ing brake warn in g la m p*forC a n a d ia n m o d e ls .

P le a s e fas ten sa fe ty be lts A c c o m p a n ied by warn ing tone

a nd me s s a ge*in the Che c k

Cont ro l. R e m a ins on unt il the sa fe ty

b e lts are fa s t e ne d .

F o r a dd itio n a lin formation on sa fe ty

b e lts: re fer to pag e 5 3

A ir ba gs P le a s e ha v e t he s y st e m

ins pe c t e d by y our BMW c e n t e r.

F o r a dd itio n a lin formation: re fer to

p a g e 59

Ye llow: please have checked atyour earliest opportunity

A nt il o ck B rak e Sys te m (A B S)A B S h a s b e e n d e a c t iv a t e d in

r e s pons e t o s y s t e m ma lfunc tion .

Conv e n t io na l brak ing e ff ic ie n c y is ava il -

a b le w ithout li m it a tions . P le a s e ha v e

the sys tem ins pe c t e d by y our BMW

c e nte r.

F o r a dd ition a linformation: re fer to

p a g e 133

A ntil ock Brake Sys tem (A B S)

warn in g la m p for Ca na d ia n

m o d e ls .

E ng in e o il le v e l*

C o m e s o n w h il e driv ing: thee n g in e o il le v e l ha s fa ll en to the

a b s o lute m in imum; re fill as soon as

pos s ib le . Do not drive more than

a ppr ox . 30 m il e s (50 k m) until y ou do .

F or a dd ition a linformation: re fer to

p a g e 142

E ng in e o il le v e l*

Co me s on aft e r the e ng ine ha s

b e e n s w it c h e d o ff : a dd e ng in e

o il at your earli e s t opp ort un ity (w h e nyou s top to re fu e l).


p a g e 142

Automa tic t ransm iss io n*

B e c a u s e o f a m a lfunc tion , th e

a u toma tic t ransm iss ion sh ifts

on ly in the emergency program . P le a s e

c ons u lt the ne a r e st BM W c e n t e r.

F o r a dd ition a lin formation: re fer to

p a g e s 74 a n d 7 7

Br a k e pa ds*H a v e t he b r a k e p a d s c h e c k e d .

F or a dd itio na lin format ion: re fer

to pa ge 134

Dyn a m ic B rake C on t ro l(D B C )*M a lfunc tio n in D BC s y s t e m .

Conv e n t io n a l brak ing e ff ic ie nc y

is ava il a b le w ithout li m it a tions .

H a v e t he s y s t e m r e pa ir e d by y our BM Wcenter a t the ear li es t poss ib le oppor tu-

n ity .


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D y na m ic Brake Cont ro l(D B C )

warn ing la m p for Ca na d ia n

m o d e ls .

T ire Pressure Mon itor (R D C )*

Che c k t he tire inflation pressure :

re fer to pag es 2 6 ,101

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In dicator and warning lamps

S e lf- le v e li ng s us pe ns ion*The s e lf- le v e ling s us pe ns io n

sys tem is ina c tiv e . P le a s e c on-

su lt the ne a r e s t BM W c e n t e r.


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Automa tic S t a b ili t y Co nt ro l p lus

Trac tio n (A S C + T)/ D yn a m ic Sta -

b ili ty Contro l(D S C )*A S C + T / D S C h a s b e e n d e a c tiv a t e d ,

e ither manua lly at the button or auto-

m atic a lly in response to a system m a l-

func tion . In the event o f a m a lfunc tio n ,

ha v e t he s y st e m c he c k e d b y y our BM W

c e nte r.


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E n g in e e lec t ronic s*

The r e is a fa u lt in the e lec t ronic

e ng ine - ma na g e me nt s ys t e m .

You c a n c on tinue to driv e w it h re duc e d

e n g ine ou tpu t a nd e ng in e s p e e d .

P le a s e ha v e t he s y s t e m ins pe c t e d by

y our BM W c e n t e r.

Serv ic e E n g in e S o o n

If th e in d ica tor la m p c o m e s o n

e ither continuous ly or interm it-

tent ly , th is in d ica tes a fa u lt in the e m is-

s ions- re la t e d e lec t ronic sys tems .

A lt hough t he v e h ic le r e ma ins ope r a -

tion a l, you shou ld have the sys temsc he c k e d by y our BM W c e n t e r a t th e

e arli es t poss ib le oppor tun ity .

F or a dd itio na lin formation: re fer to

p a g e 14 8

Serv ic e E n g ine Soon w a r ning

la m p for Ca n a d ia n m o d e ls .

C h e c k F ill e r Ca p*Th is in d ica tor la m p c o m e s o nwhe n t he fu e lfill er cap is lo o s e

or m iss ing .

C los e t he fill er cap t ig htly: re fer to

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Gree n: for your information

Turn s ign a lind icators

F lashes w hen the turn sign a l

in d ica tors a re on . R a p id fla sh ing

in d ica tes a sys tem ma lfunc tio n .


p a g e 78

C ru is e c ontro l

L ights u p whe n t he s y st e m is

s w it ched on: ava il a b le for oper -

a tion v ia the mu ltifunc tion s teering

w h e e l.


p a g e 80

Front fo g la m p s

L ights up whenever you sw it c hon t he front fo g la m p s .


p a g e 104

B lue: for your information

H ig h b e a m s

L ights up whe n the hig h b e a m s

are on or the he ad la m p fla s he r

is ac tu a te d .

F o r a dd ition a linformation: re fer top a g e s 78 a n d 104

Steering wheel with multifunction buttons


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22 nSteering wheel with multifunction buttons

The co nt ro ls integra ted w ith in the mu lti-

func tion s teerin g w h e e l(M F L) a nd t he

spor ts s teerin g w h e e l* h a v e b e e n

d e s igne d t o a ll ow y ou t o ope r a t e a

numbe r o f a c c e s s ories both qu ic k ly and

s a fe ly , w ithout tak ing your eyes fro m

the r oa d :

> s e lec ted cont ro lfunc tions for the

ra d io a long w it h CD a nd c a s s e t t e

p layer

> re c irc u la t e d- a ir contro l o f the a ir

c o n d itioner sys tem or the s te erin g

w h e e l h e a tin g*(M F L o n ly)> the cru ise co nt ro l

> s e le c t e d p h o n e func tio ns* a n d

> vo ice e nt ry*.

The cont ro ls a re ac tiv e on ly whe n

the cor respond ing sys tems and

a c c e s s ories a re sw it c h e d o n . R a d io

Press brie fly: station s c a n in F M b a n d

Extended pressure : search func tion

> C D

Press brie fly : tr ack sc an

Ex tended pressure : search func tion

in t rack

> Ca s s e t t e

Press brie fly : s top t rack sca n or fa stforward

Ex t e nde d p r e s sur e : fast forward

> P h o n e

Sc a n pe r s ona l p h o n e b o o k .

Reverse : func tions as forward .

Vo lu m e

C ru ise co nt ro l: to se lec t a s tored se t -ting .

C ru ise co nt ro l: store and ac ce lera te (+)

o r de c e lera te and s tore ().

C ru ise co nt ro l: ac tiv a t e / inter rupt /deac-tiva te .

R e c irc u la t e d- a ir mode a nd a u toma tic

re c irc u la t e d- a ir contro l(A U C ) or

s teerin g w h e e l h e a ting: ac tiv a t e /de a c t i-

va te .

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Overview

Controls

Maintenance

Repairs

Data

Index

Warning triangle* F irst-aid kit*

The ha za r d wa r n ing tria ng le is r e a d ily

a va il a b le , s tored in the onboa r d t oo l k it

moun te d on t he ins id e o f th e lu g g a g e

c ompa r tme n t li d/ ta il ga t e .

To ope n t he c on t ain er,loos e n t he w in g

s c r e w .

A lways observe a ll le g a l r e gu la -

tions r e qu iring a warn ing tria ng le

to be c arrie d in the v e h ic le .


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24 nRefueling

Fue l fil ler door

A lwa y s s w it ch o ff t he e ng in e

b e fore re fu e lin g , a s it is not pos-

s ib le t o a dd fu e l w ith the eng ine run-

n ing , and a t tempts may a lso trigger the

Serv ic e E n g in e S o o n la m p .


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Overview

Controls

Maintenance

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Data

Index

Refueling Fuel spec ifications

A s long as the fil ler nozz le is us e d p r op-

erly , th e fu e l t a nk is fu ll whe ne v e r t he

n o z z le shuts o ff th e first tim e .

R e fill e arly to avo id d a m a g ing the

c a t a lyt ic conv er te r; never a t tempt

to drive to the last drop o ffu e lin thet a nk . B M W 5 2 5 i, 53 0 i: approx . 2 .0 g a l.

(8 li ters)

> B M W 5 4 0 i: approx . 2 .5 g a l. (1 0 li ters).

C los e t he fill er cap care fu lly a ft er

re fu e li ng until a c li c k is heard . W h il e c los ing , be s ur e no t t o s que e z e

the s t rap w h ic h is fa s t e ne d t o t he c a p .

A loose or m iss ing c a p w ill a c tiva te the

m e s sa g e " C H E C K F IL L E R C A P " in the

Che c k Con t ro l* or t he C he c k F ill e r Ca p

la m p*. Prem iu m U n le a d e d G a s o lin e ,

m in . 91 AK I

AKI = Ant i Knoc k I nde x

Never use le a d e d fu e l, as it wou ld

c a us e pe r ma ne n t a nd irrevers ib le

da ma ge t o t he ox y ge n s e ns or a nd t he

ca ta lyt ic conver te r.


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26 nTire inflation pressure

Th e infla tion pressures a re in d ic a t e d on

a st icker a t tached to the B-p ill ar be h in d

the driver 's door (v is ib le w ith door

o p e n).

Check tire pressures

A ll pressure spe c ific ations a re in d ic a t e d

in p s i(k il o p a s c a l)for tires a t amb ie nt

tempera ture (re fer a lso to the nex t

p a g e s).

V e h ic le s w ith T ire Pressure Mon itor

(R D C )*:

A fter correcting tire in flation pressures ,

r e a c tiva te the sys tem , re fer top a g e 10 1 .

3

9

0

d

e

6

9

7

C h e c k tire in fla tion pressures on a

r e gu lar bas is a t leas t tw ic e a

month a n d b e fore every ex tended

journey . Incorrect tire pressure can le a d

to driv ing instab ili ty , tir e d a m a g e a n d

a c c ide n ts.

Che c k the infla tion pressure o f th espare tire a lso . In fla te the spare t ire to

the h ighes t pressure o f any tire on your

v e h ic le . lugga ge c ompa r tme n t li d/ ta il ga t e

and rear w in d o w*

> fu e lfill er door.

The cent ra llo c k ing s y st e m c a n b e

ope r a t e d

> from outs id e v ia the driver 's door lo c k

a s we ll a s v ia the remote c ont rol

> fro m ins id e v ia the ce nt ra llo c k in g

sys tem but ton .

A c tiva tion fro m ins ide doe s no t loc k t hefu e lfil ler door (re fer to pag e 37). A ctiv a -

tio n from outs id e s im u lt a ne ous ly ac ti-

va tes the ant i- the ft sys tem . The a lar m

sys tem is a lso a rmed or dis a r me d .

Whe n you use the cent rallo c k in g

sys tem to lock the doors fro m ins id e

the v e h ic le ,it w ill a u toma tic a lly d is e n-

ga ge t he loc k s if a n a c c ident occurs ,

e x c e p t on door s t hat ha v e be e n lo c k e d

ind iv id ua lly us ing the lock but tons , re fer

to pa ge 37 . T h e a c c ide n t r e s pons e r ou-

tin e a ls o in c lude s a u toma tic ac tiv a tion

o f the hazard warn ing flashers and the

inter ior la m p s .

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Using the key

On e turn o f t he k e y in the driver 's door

loc k un locks the driver 's door on ly .

Turn ing the k e y a s e c ond t ime un loc k s

a ll o f t he r e ma in ing doors , th e lu g g a g e

c ompa r tme n t li d/ ta il ga t e a nd t he fu e l

fil ler door.

You c a n ha v e a s ign a l se t to con-

firm tha t the veh ic le's loc k s ha v e

e nga ge d s e c ur e ly . To ope n : w ith the door c lo s e d , turn

the k e y to t he "U n lo c k " p o s ition a nd

h o ld it

> To c lose : w ith the door c lo s e d , turn

the k e y to t he " Loc k " pos ition a nd

h o ld it.

Wa tc h t he c los ing process care -

fu lly and b e sure tha t no one is

t ra pp e d by t he c los ing motio n . Th e

c los ing process s tops im m e d iat e ly

whe n y ou r e le a s e t he k e y .


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The concept

The remote c ont rol m a k e s o p e n ing a nd

lo c k ing the do ors of your veh ic le very

c onv e n ie nt. Fur thermore,it prov id e s

th re e a d d ition a lfunc tions wh ic h y ou

c a n on ly e x e c u t e v ia the remote c ont rol:

> To s w it ch on interior la m p s , re fer to

p a g e 35 .

W ith th is func tio n , y ou c a n a ls o

" s e a r c h for " your veh ic le , w h e n

pa r k e d in a n und e r gr ound ga r a ge ,for

ins t a nc e

> To ope n t he lugga ge c ompa r tme n t

li d/ ta il ga t e , re fer to pag e 3 5 .

Th e lugga ge c omp a rtme n t li d/ ta il ga t e

w ill o p e n s li ghtly , regard less o f

whe the r it was prev ious ly loc k e d o r

un lo c k e d

> P a n ic m o d e

In case o f d a n g e r, you can t rigger the

a larm .

Whe ne v e r y ou un lo c k (lo c k) t he v e h ic le ,

you s im u lt a ne ous ly de a c tiva te (a c tiva te)

the anti- the ft sys tem , d isarm (arm ) th e

a larm system a nd sw it ch the interior

la mps on (off

).

You c a n ha v e a s ig na l se t to con-

firm tha t the veh ic le' s loc k s ha v e

e nga ge d s e c ur e ly .


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Maintenance

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ta

Index

To unlock

Press but ton .

Press the but ton once to un loc k t he

driver 's door an d the fu e lfill er door

on ly ; press a seco nd time to un loc k a ll r e ma in ing doors as we ll as the lu g g a g e

c ompa r tme n t li d/ ta il ga t e .

Convenience opening mode

Press and ho ld but ton to open the e le c -

tr ic powe r w indow s a nd sli d ing/ til t sun-

ro o f.

To lock and secure

Press but ton .

V e h ic le s w ithout a rmored g lass :

do no t loc k t he v e h ic le if a ny onew ill b e r e m a in ing ins id e , a s it wou ld

the n be im p o s sib le for the o c c upa n t(s)

to d is e nga ge t he loc k s from the

ins id e .


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External systems

The remote c ont rol s y st e m ma y b e

a ff ec te d by other un its or equ ip m e n t

ope r a tin g in the im m e d ia te v ic in ity o f

your veh ic le .

If th is shou ld oc c ur, y ou c a n un loc k a nd

loc k t he v e h ic le v ia t he door loc k w ith amaste r key .

For US owners only

The t ransm it t e r and rece iver un its

c o m p ly w ith par t 15 o f t h e F C C (F e d e r a l

C o m m u nic a tio n C o m m iss ion) r e gu la -

tions . O pe r a tio n is governed by the

fo ll o w in g:

F C C ID : LX8 E WSL X 8 F Z V S

L X 8 F Z V E

C o m p li a nc e s t a te me nt :

Th is de v ic e c o m p li e s w ith par t 15 o f th e

F C C R u le s . O pe r a tion is sub jec t to the

fo ll o w ing two c ond itions :

> T h is de v ice may not cause harm fu l

interfe r e nc e , a nd

> th is de v ic e mus t a c c e p t a ny interfer-e n c e r e c e iv e d ,in c lu d ing interfe r e nc e

tha t ma y c a us e unde s ir e d ope r a tion .

Any unauthoriz e d m o d ific ations to

the s e de v ic e s c ou ld vo id the

user 's authorit y to op era te the equ ip-

me nt .


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Maintenance

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Da

ta

Index

You can opera te the cent ra llo c k ing

sys tem w ith th is but ton when the

driver 's door is c lo s e d . W ith th is but ton ,

on ly the doors , th e lugga ge c o mpa r t-

me n t li d/ ta il gate an d rear window a r eun loc k e d o r lo c k e d . The a n ti- the ft

sys tem is not ac tiv a t e d . A lso , th e fu e l

fil ler door rem a ins un loc k e d t o a ll o w

re fu e lin g .

The cent ra llo c k ing s y st e m c a n b e

loc k e d a u toma tic a lly as soon as

y ou be g in to driv e if y ou de s ire . Yo u

may a lso have th is func tion pro-

g r a m m e d into in d iv id u a l k e y s. the driver 's door w ill b e lo c k e d a g a in

w h e n it is c lo s e d . E ither un lock the do ors toge ther w ith

the but ton for the ce nt ra llo c k ing

s y st e m a nd t he n pu ll the door hand le

abo ve the a rmres t or

> p u ll the re le a s e ha nd le for each door

tw ice : the first pu ll un loc k s t he door,a nd t he s e c ond one op e ns it .

To engage the locks

> Use the cent ra llo c k ing but ton to lo c k

a ll o f the do ors s im u lt a ne ous ly ,

or

> pr e s s down the in d iv id u a l door lo c k

but tons . A s a n a d d e d d e s ig n fea ture

to prevent the dr iv er fr om be ing in a d -ver tently loc k e d ou t o f t he v e h ic le ,

the driver 's door lock but ton w ill n ot

e nga ge a s long a s t he door is o p e n .

Whe n the v e h ic le is mov in g , you

s hou ld not lock the do ors with

th e ir lock but tons s inc e do ors lo c k e d in

th is manner wou ld no t ope n a u toma t i-

c a lly in the event o f a n a c c ide n t .

S ince p asseng ers or an im a ls r e ma in ingin the veh ic le m ight be ab le to loc k t he

doors from the ins id e , t a k e t he v e h ic le's

keys w ith you so tha t the ve h ic le c a n be

o p e n e d a g a in from the outs ide a t any

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Lock sedan only

O n ly the maste r keys (re fer to pag e 32)

fit in the loc k o f th e lugga g e c ompa r t-

me n t li d .

Opening separately

Turn the maste r key to the le ft in the

lugga ge c ompa r tme n t lo c k , c on tinu ing

until it s tops th e lugga ge c o mpa r t-

me n t li d w il l o p e n s li ghtly .

Th e lugga ge c ompa r tme n t is lo c k e d

a g a in as soon as you c los e t he li d .

3

9

4

d

e

7

8

3

Secure sep arate ly

Turn the maste r key to the r ight pas t the

pressure po int and then pu ll it out in the

h orizon t a l p os itio n .

Th is loc k s t he lugga ge c ompa r tme n t li d

a nd d is c onne c t s it from the ce nt ra l

lo c k ing sys tem . Th is fea ture can be

used to prevent unauthor ize d a c c e s s to

th e lugga g e c ompa r tme n t whe n you

hand o ver the do or and ign ition k e y

(re fer to pag e 3 2)for va let park ing , e tc .

3

9

4

d

e

7

3

1

Manual operation

In the e vent o f a n e lec t ric a l m a lfunc tion ,

you can a ls o ope n t he lu g g a g e c o m -

par tment li d/ ta il ga t e ma nua lly:

s e da n :

Turn the maste r key to th e le ft in the

lugga ge c ompa r tme n t lo c k , c on tinu inga ll t he wa y t o t he e nd o fits trave l th e

lugga ge c ompa r tme n t li d w il l o p e n

s li g htly .

T h e lugga ge c ompa r tme n t is lo c k e d

a g a in as soon as you c los e t he li d .

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Da

ta

Index

spor t wagon:

1 . From ins ide t he lugga g e c ompa r t-

m e n t, ope n t he two s ide c ov e r s

(arrow ). R e mov e t he c ov e rs

3

9

2

d

e

7

7

8

2 . R e le a s e t he two qu ick- re le a s e fa s-

teners o f t he c ov e r for the onb oard

to o l k it in the ta il ga t e . R a is e t he

c ov e r

3 . R e mov e t he p la st ic p lug (arrow ) a n dp u ll t owa r d t he interior. The t a il ga t e

w ill be r e le a s e d

4 . O p e n the ta il ga t e . Press the p lu g

b a c k into p la c e a nd c los e t he c ov e r

w ith the qu ick- re le a s e fas teners

5 . P os ition the two s ide c ov e r s a nd

c los e t he m .

3

9

2

d

e

7

7

6

To op en from the outside

Press the but ton (arrow): the lu g g a g e

c ompa r tme n t li d/ ta il ga t e ope ns s li ghtly .

Th e lugga ge c ompa r tme n t (cargo a rea)

is ill u m ina t e d wh e ne v e r the lu g g a g e

c ompa r tme n t li d/ ta il ga t e is o p e n e d (for

a d d ition a lin formation re fer to

p a g e 105).

3

9

4

d

e

7

2

8

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To ope n from the inside

You can use th is but ton to open the

lugga ge c ompa r tme n t li d/ ta il ga t e whe n

the v e h ic le is stationary (not poss ib le if

the ta il ga t e ha s be e n lo c k e d s e p a -ra te ly).

Whe n the t a il ga t e o f the spor t

w a g o n is o p e n e d , the c le a r a nc e

fr om the g r ound t o the up pe r e dge is

more than 6 .6 ft (two m e te rs). P le a s e

k e e p t h is in m in d w h e n o p e n ing the ta il -

ga t e (in a garage ,for e x a mp le). to interruptio n o f battery vo lt a g e .

The s y s t e m r e s ponds t o una u thoriz e d

v e h ic le ent ry and a t tem pted the ft by

s im u lt a ne ous ly ac tiv a ting the fo ll o w in g

> a n a c ous tic a lar m for 30 seconds> the hazard warn in g flashers ,for

a ppr ox.fiv e m inu te s

> the h ig h b e a m s flash on and o ff in the

sam e rhy thm as the haz ard warnin g

flashers .

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Maintenance

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Data

Index

To arm and d isarm the alar msystem

Whe n the v e h ic le is loc k e d o r un lo c k e d

w ith the key or the remote cont rol, th e

a larm sys tem is a lso s imu lt a ne ous ly

armed or d is a r me d .

You c a n ha v e d iff e r e n t a c k now l-

e dgm e nt s ig n a ls se t to con firm

arm ing a nd d isarm ing . Th e ind ica tor la m p b e lo w t h e interior

rearvie w m irror fla s he s c on tinuous ly:

the sys tem is a rmed

> Th e ind ica tor la m p flashes durin garm ing: door(s), t he hood o r lu g g a g e

c ompa r tme n t li d/ ta il gate a re not

c o m p le te ly c lo s e d . E v e n if y ou do no t

s e c ur e t he ind ic a t e d a r e a , the sys tem

b e g ins to mon itor the rem a in in g

a r e a s, a nd t he in d ica tor la m p fla s he s

c on tinuous ly a ft e r 10 s e c onds . H o w -

ever , th e inter ior motion sensor is not

a ctiv a t e d

> If th e in d ica tor la mp goe s ou t whe nthe sys tem is d is a r me d : no ma n ip u la -

tion or a t tempte d intrusions ha v e

b e e n d e t e c te d in the pe rio d s inc e t he

sys tem was a rmed

3

9

0

d

e

0

2

0

> If th e in d ica tor la m p fla s he s for

10 s e c onds whe n t he s y s t e m is

d isarmed: an a t tempt ed ent ry has

b e e n d e t e c t e d in the pe rio d s inc e t he

sys tem was a rmed .

F o ll o w ing trigge r in g o f a n a larm , th e

in d ica tor la m p w ill flash continuous ly .

Avoid ing unintentiona l alarms

The tilt a larm sensor and inter ior motion

sensor may be sw it c he d o ff a t the s a m e

tim e . To prevent an un intention a l a lar m

fr om be ing trigge r e d (in garages w ith

e leva tor ramp s ,for ins t a nc e), or when

the v e h ic le is transported by tra il er or

tr a in:

Loc k t he v e h ic le (arm the a larm sys tem)

tw ic e in s uc c e s s ion: press but ton 2 on

the remote c ont rol tw ic e (re fer to

p a g e 35), or turn the ke y in the doorlock to the right (lo c k) tw ic e in s uc c e s -

s ion (re fer to pag e 33).

Th e ind ica tor la m p li ghts up brie fly and

the n fla s he s c on tinuous ly . The tilt a lar m

sensor and the interior motion s e ns or

a r e de a c tiv a t e d a s long as the sys tem is

a r me d .

44 nAlarm system E lectric power w indows

I i i A f h i i i h b i h d ff


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Interior motion sensor

In order for the interior motion se nsor to

func tion properly , the w in d o w s a n d

s li d ing/ til t sunroo f mus t be c om p le te ly

c lo s e d .

Never the le ss , you shou ld d e a c tiva te

th e inter ior motion s e ns or (re fer to" A v o id ing un intention a l a larms" )if yo u

> le a v e c h il dren or an im a ls in the

v e h ic le

> in te nd t o le a v e t he w indow s or

s li d ing/ til t sunroo f o p e n.To open and close w indows

From ign ition k e y pos ition 1:

> De press the rocker sw it ch until you

fe e l re s is t a nc e :

The w in d o w c o n tinue s mov ing for as

long a s y ou ma inta in pressure on the

s w it c h

> Press the rocker sw it c h be y ond t he

pressure po int:

The w indow mov e s a u toma tic a lly .

Press the sw it c h a s e c ond time to

s top the w in d o w .

3

9

0

d

e

0

5

5

A fter the ign ition ha s be e n s w it c he d o ff :

> You can s till ope r a t e t he w in d o w s a s

long a s ne ither o f th e front doors has

b e e n o p e n e d . To ope n t he w in d o w ,

press the sw it ch beyon d the pressure

p o int .

W h e n le a v ing the v e h ic le , a lwa y s

extract the ign ition k e y from the

loc k a nd r e me m be r to c lose the doors

to prevent ch il dren fr om op e r ating the

pow e r w in d o w s a n d in juring the m-

s e lv e s , e tc .


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Data

Index

D e s p it e th is sa fe ty fea ture , b e

ex t reme ly care fu l tha t the c los ing

path o f the w in d o w is not obs t ruc ted .

O therw is e , a n ob jec t m ight not touch

the co ntac t s trip in s ome s itua tions

(very th in o b jec ts ,for ins t a nc e).

You can over ride t h is s a fe ty fea ture by

press ing the s w it c h be y ond t he p r e s -

sure po int and ho ld in g it .

Be c a us e the pow e r w indow s a re s e a le d

a t h igh pressure to prevent w ind no is e

whe n c lo s e d , a p o w e rfu l motor is

r e qu ire d for e ff ic ient c los in g . W h e n

c los ing the w in d o w s, a lways ensure

tha t they a re not obs t ruc ted in a ny wa y .

U ns upe r vis e d us e o f t he s e s y s t e ms c a n

resu lt in serious persona lin jur y .

R e mov e t he ign ition k e y t o de a c t iva te

the e lectr ic pow e r win d o w s w h e n e v e r

y ou le a v e t he v e h ic le . N e v e r le a v e t he

k e y s in the veh ic le w ith unsuperv is e d

c h il dren . Never p lace any th ing tha t

c ou ld ob s t ruc t the dr iver's v is ion on or

nex t to the w in d o w s.


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To p r e v e n t in jur ie s , exerc ise care

w h e n c los ing the s li d ing/ til t sun-

roo f a n d k e e p it in your fie ld o f v is io n

until it is shut.

B e fore le a v ing the v e h ic le , s w it ch o ff

the e lec t ric sunroo f m e c h a n is m by

r e mov ing the ign ition k e y . D o no t le a v e

c h il dr e n una t te nde d in the v e h ic le w ith

a c c e s s t o v e h ic le k e y s . The k e y c ou ld

be us ed to s ta r t the en g ine a nd op e r a te

v e h ic le sys tems such as the pow er sun-

roo f, e tc . U ns upe r vis e d us e o f t he s e

sys tems can resu lt in serious persona l

in jur y .W ith the sunroo fli ft e d , press the

s w it ch brie fly t owa r d "O pe n : " t he

sunroo f a u toma tic a lly ope ns a ll th e

w a y .

Press ing the s w it c h a ga in brie fly s tops

the motion .

Safety featureIf the s li d ing/ tilt sunroo f encounters

re s is tance a t a po int rough ly pas t the

m id d le o fits trave l w h e n it is c los ing ,

the c los ing c y c le is inter rupte d and the

s li d ing/ til t sunroo f w ill o p e n a g a in

s li g htly .

47nSliding/tilt sunroof*

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Overview

Controls

Maintenance

Repairs

D

ata

Index

D e s p it e th is sa fe ty fea ture , b e

ex t reme ly care fu l tha t the t r ave l

pa th o f the sunroo fis not obs t ruc ted

whe ne v e r it is c lo s e d . R e m e mb e r t ha t

t he s a fe t y me c ha n is m ma y no t be a b le

to de te c t obs t ruc tions under a ll c ir c um-

s t a nc e s (w ith very th in o b jec ts ,for

ins t a nc e). You c a n d is a b le th is sa fe ty

fea ture by press ing the s w it c h be y ond

the pressure po int and ho ld ing it. Press the up per / low e r e nd o f th e

s w it ch :

I nc re a s e t he uppe r / low er curva ture .

Shou lder supp or t:

Press the front/rear o f t he s w it ch : the

suppor t ang le o f t he upp e r ba c k r e st

s e c t ion is a d jus t e d .

You c a n us e t he a d justab le uppe r ba c k -res t for supp lementary suppor t in the

s hou lder reg io n . Th is prov ide s a

re la x e d s e a ting pos ition a nd he lps

re li eve s t ress on the shou lder musc le s .

To ob t a in the op tim a l s hou lder suppor t

p os ition , w e r e c o m m e n d :

Driver and front passenger :

1 . A d just the up per bac kres t sec t ion to

it s ex t rem e rear pos ition2 A d just for the o ptim a l s e a ting pos i-

tion a s de s c rib e d o n p a g e 48

3 . Bring the upper backres t sec tio n

forward until your shou lders en joy

firm suppor t.

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re laxed t rave li ng:

1 . A d just the upp er backres t sec t ion

to it s ex t rem e rear pos ition

2 . Low er the ba ckres t s li ghtly to

inc r e a s e t he til t ang le

3 Bring the upper backres t sec tionforward until your shou lders en joy

firm suppor t.

Make cor rec tio ns in the forward/

ba c k wa r d a d justment o f t he s e a t

to ensure tha t the sa fe ty be lt st il lfits

firm ly a ga inst your bod y . F a ilure to

observe th is precaution c a n r e duc e t he

a mount o f protec tion prov ide d b y y our

s afe ty be lt.

V ar ious s ign a ls a s a c k now le d g m e n t

w h e n lo c k ing or un lo c k ing yourv e h ic le

> A ctiv a t e s /de a c tiv a t e s t he " F o ll o w m e

h o m e " func tion .

> Automa tic a lly a d justs the driver s

s e a t , the ex te rior m irrors and the

s teerin g w h e e l p os ition to your per -

s ona l pr ogra mme d s e t tings whe n y ou

un loc k t he v e h ic le

> The a u toma tic c li mate co nt ro lassume s your prese t com fort settings

whe n y ou un loc k t he v e h ic le .

You w ill s e e t h is s y mbo l through-

out the Owner 's Manua l. It is to

re m ind you a t appropr ia te p la c e s o f th e

se t tings tha t a re ava il a b le to you . Enga g e t he pa r king brake

> Be sure tha t the ge arshift lever is in

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0 Ste ering lo c k e d

1 Ste ering un lo c k e d

2 Ig n ition s w it c h e d o n

3 S tarting e ng in e

Steering locked

The k e y c a n be inser ted or remov ed in

th is pos ition on ly .

A ft e r rem ov ing the k e y , turn the

s t e e rin g w h e e l s li g htly to the le ft or right

until th e loc k e nga ge s .

An a c ous tic warn ing is s ounde d whe n

yo u fa il t o r e mov e t he ign ition key a ft er

o p e ning the driver 's door.

3

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10

D o no t mov e t he s e lec tor lever from the

"Pa r k " pos ition until t he e ng in e is run-

n ing (ig n ition k e y in pos itio n 2).

To turn the key ba ck to pos itio n 0 (for

ins t a nc e , prior to remova l), star t by

m ov ing the s e lec tor lever to pos ition P(Interlo c k). D e pr e s s t he c lu tc h pe da l.

Do not a ll ow the e ng ine to run in

e nc lo s e d s p a c e s . The e x ha us t

ga s e s c on t a in c a r bon monox id e , a n

odorle s s a nd c o lorle ss , but h ig h ly tox ic

g a s . Brea th ing the e x ha us t ga s e s pos e s

a n e x t re me h e a lth risk , a nd c a n le a d t o

unc ons c ious ne s s a nd de a th .

N e v e r le a v e t he v e h ic le una t te nde d

w ith the en g ine runn in g . An una t te nde d

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Controls

Maintenance

Repairs

Data

Index

w h il e star ting the e ng in e .

W h il e it is imp or tant not to rele a s e

the key premature ly , y ou s hou ld

a lso avo id a ll o w ing the star ter to

ope r a t e c on tinuous ly for more than20 s e c onds a t a t im e . R e le a s e t he ign i-

tion k e y im m e d iat e ly as soon as the

e n g ine star ts .

B M W 5 4 0 i w ith automatic t ransm iss ion:

Your BMW is e qu ip p e d w it h t he c onv e -

n ienc e s ta rting fea ture . S im p ly turn the

k e y t o pos ition 3 (star ter) a nd t he n

re le a s e it im m e d iat e ly .

The s ta rte r cont inues to opera te auto-

m atic a lly and w ill b e d e a c tiv a t e d a ss oon a s t he e ng ine star ts .

The a u toma tic startin g m o d e w il l not

ope r a t e if the b a t te ry vo lt a ge is lo w .

The e ng ine c a n be jump-s ta r ted us in g

an ex te rna l pow e r s our c e (re fer to

p a g e 1 64). Pr e s s t he a c c e lera tor peda l h a lfw a y

d o w n w h il e e nga g ing the s ta rte r.

C o ld star ts at extreme ly low t e mpe r a -

tures o f r oughly + 5 7(15 6) or be lo w

and a t a ltit ude s o f over 3 ,3 00 ft

(1 ,000 m):

> A ll ow the s ta r te r to turn som ew hat

longe r (a ppr ox . 10 s e c onds) during

your in itia l starting a t t e mpt.

E n g in e id le s p e e d is contro ll e d by t he

e ng ine - ma na g e me nt s ys t e m . H ighe r

id le spe eds a t s ta rtup a re norma l a n d

s hou ld de c r e a s e a s the e ng ine wa r ms

up . If e ng ine s pe e d do e s no t de c r e a s e ,serv ic e is r e qu ire d .

To prevent the battery from d ischarg ing,

a lwa y s de a c tiva te e lec t ric a l d e v ic e s

tha t a re not in use . S w it ch the ig n itio n

o ff whe n the v e h ic le is not be ing driv e n .

or long pe riods w ith the star ter

e n g a g e d , c a n le a d t o d a m a g e o f th e

c a t a lyt ic conver te r. fla s he s wh il e ope r a ting

4 F un ction but ton for the d ig it a l c lo c k

a nd c ompute r

5 Ind icator d is p lay for the vario us

computer sys tems

3

9

0

u

s7

0

5

6 D is p la y for the entry and d is p lay

but tons . D e p e n d ing on t he op e r ating

m o d e , th e func tions a nd a lt e rna tiv e s

w h ic h c a n be s e lec te d a t the but tons

are d is p la y e d he r e

7 E n try a n d d is p lay but tons for oper-a ting the various computer sys tems

90 nD igital c lock in the MID*

O n ly make ent rie s whe n t he

v e h ic le is s tand ing s till to avo id

e n d a n g e ring yourse lf or other road

users. Turn toward red wa r me r.

3

9

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8

5

Rear passenger area ventilat ion

1 R ot ary dia lfor infin it e ly-var ia b le

o p e ning a nd c los ing o f the vent out -

le ts

2 S e lec tor levers for a irflo w d ir e c tion

3 T h e r ot ary dia l ope r a t e s in the s a meway as the front d ia l to ad just the

tempera ture o f t he e me r g ing a ir.

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116 n

BMW Universa

lTransm

itter

*

0 2

Programming a hand-he ldtransmitter with conversion code

R e a d a n d c o m p ly w ith the sa fe ty

pr e c a u tions on pa ge 1 15 .


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Programming

1 C ha nn e l k e y s

2 Ind ica tor la m p

3 R e c e iv er for programm in g

R e a d a n d c o m p ly w ith the sa fe typr e c a u tions on pa ge 11 5 .


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121n

Overview

s

Through- loading system*

4

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Data

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Fold the rear backrests down

R e a c h in to the r e c e s s a nd pu ll forward

(arrow 1).

Whe n y ou c los e t he b a c k r e st , be sure

tha t the c a t c h e nga ge s s e c ur ely . T h e

r e d s li d e (arrow 2) must go undernea th .

3

9

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4

The ce nt ra l s a fe ty be lt ha s a n a dd itio na l

s m a ll b u c k le .

> If y ou c onne c t t he two be lt s e c tions ,

you can use the ce nt ra l b e lt as any

nor ma l 3- po int be lt

> It is eas ier to fo ld the rear -sea t bac k-

r e s t up a nd do wn if you d is c onne c tt he be lt (arrow).

3

9

4

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e

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4

W ith a maste r key , y ou c a n loc k e a c h

ba c k r e s t in the rear sea t .

Th is a lso prevents acc ess to the lug-

ga ge c ompa r tme n t fr om the interior o f

t he v e h ic le if you turn over on ly your

door a nd ign ition key 3 (re fer to

p a g e 32),for va let park in g .

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123n

Overview

ls

Ski bag*

7

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Data

Index

Load ing

1 . Press the re lease but ton (arrow 1) to

un loc k t he c ov e r pa ne lin the lu g g a g e

c ompa r tme n t

2 . Press the de te nt levers (arrows 2)

inwa r d a nd fo ld the cov er to the front

3 . Ex t e nd t he s k i ba g be twe e n t he fronts e a t s. The z ipp er prov ide s c onv e -

n ient acc ess to the ins id e o f t he ba g ,

a nd c a n a ls o be le ft open to promote

dry in g

3

9

4

d

e

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4 . U s e t he ma gne tic re ta iners to a t tach

the c ov e r pa ne l to the upp er surfa c e

(me ta l sur fa c e b e low re ar tr ay) o f th e

lugga ge c ompa r tme n t.

To s tore the sk i b a g , p erfor m the a b ov e

s t e ps in r e v e rs e s e qu e nc e .

An uns e c ur e d s k i ba g c ou ld le a d

to loss o f v e h ic le co nt ro l a n d in

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W ith through-loading system

1 . F o ld the ce nte r a rmres t outward .

Loose n the trim fr om the uppe r

V e lcro fas tener and p la c e it on the

armrest

2 . Pr e s s but t on 1 downw a r d a nd s w ing

the c ov e r forward3 . Press knob 2: the cover in the lu g-

ga ge c ompa r tme n t is un lo c k e d .

3

9

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d

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In the sport wago n

1 . F o ld the ce nte r a rmres t outward .

Loos e n t he t rim fr om the uppe r

V e lcrofas tener and p la c e it on the

armrest

2 . Press but ton 1 downward and sw in g

the c ov e r forward3 . Press but ton 2 : the co ver in the

cargo a rea is un lo c k e d .

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125n

Overview

ols

Cargo area sport wag on

7

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7

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Contr

o

Maintenance

Repairs

Data

Index

Fold the rear backrests down

R e a c h in to the r e c e s s a nd pu ll upwa r d

(arrow).

The rear backres t is d iv id e d into two

s e c tio ns (one- th ird and two- th irds o f

the w idth o f t he s e a t). You c a n fo ld

e ither sec tion o f t he ba c k r e s t downs e pa r a t e ly in order to inc r e a s e t he

c a p a c ity o f the cargo a rea .

Whe n y ou c los e t he b a c k r e s t, b e

sure tha t the ca tch engages

s e c ur e ly . The r e d wa r n ing in d icator d is-

a ppe a r s in the rec ess whe n the re ta in er

is lo c k e d .

The cente r sa fe ty be lt can be re t rac ted

on ly whe n t he larger backres t is

e n g a g e d . P os ition he a v y loa ds a s far forward

as poss ib le d irec t ly be h ind the

bac kres ts or the lugga g e c ompa r t-

ment par tition pa ne l and a t the

bot tom (th e ill ustration s hows thespor t wagon)

> Cover sharp edges and corners

> Do not p il e o b jec ts h igher than the

top e dge o f the backres t

> P u ll out the p ar tition ne t*(re fer top a g e 1 25) and ensure tha t ca rrie d

it ems c annot pass through the par ti-

tion ne t

> For very heavy loa ds w he n t he r e a r

s e a t is no t oc c up ie d , s e c ur e e a c hs a fe ty be lt in the opp os it e buc k le .

3

9

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e

Securing the load

> Se c ur e s ma ll er,li ght p ie c e s w ith the

re ta in ing straps or a lu g g a g e n e t*, or

use e la st ic straps (re fer to pag e 4 2)

> F or large , heavy p ie c e s , v is it your

B M W c e n t er for loa d- s e c uring

d e v ic e s*. La s hing eyes a re prov id e d

at the corners o f th e lu g g a g e c o m -

par tment /cargo a rea for at tach ing

the s e loa d- s e c ur in g d e v ic e s (th e

ill ustration shows the spor t wagon)

> R e a d a n d c o m p ly w ith the in for ma -

tion e nc los e d w ith the loa d- s e c urin g

d e v ic e s .

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9

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e

129n

Overview

rols

Cargo loading Roof-mounted luggage rack

A lwa y s pos ition a nd s e c ur e the

load cor rec tly . If you do not ,it can

e nda ng e r the p a s s e nge r s during

brak ing or evas iv e ma ne uv e rs .

D o no t e x c e e d t he a ppr ov e d g r os s

v e h ic le w e ight or the p ermiss ib le a x le

lo a d s (re fer to pag e 17 3). If y ou do , th e

ope r a ting s a fety o f t he v e h ic le is no

longer ensured and you a re in v io la tion e7

5

7

You s hou ld there fore a lwa y s r e me m be r

no t to e x c e e d t he a ppr ov e d r oo f

w e ig ht, the approved gross veh ic le

w e ight or the a x le lo a d s w h e n lo a d ing

the r a c k . You w ill find the s pe c ific a tions

unde r " Te c hn ic a l d a t a " o n p a g e 17 3 .

Mak e sure tha t the lo a d is not too bu lky ,

and a t tem pt to d ist ribu te it e v e n ly .

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Data

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g y

o f th e la w .

Do not c a rry hard or heavy ob jec ts

uns e c ur e d in the passenger compar t -

me n t . If y ou do s o , they may be pro-

jec te d through the a ir during brak ing

a nd e v a s iv e ma n e uv e rs , t hus e nda n-

g ering v e h ic le oc c upa n t s .


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131n

Overview

rols

Overview

Controls and features


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Repairs

Data

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Operation, maintenance

Ow ner service procedures

Index

Technical data

Mainte-

132 nBreak- in procedures

To e nsure tha t your veh ic le prov id e s

m a x imum e c onomy th roughou t a lon g

serv ic e li fe , we requ es t tha t you

observe the fo ll o w ing s ugge s tions .

Engine and differential

U p to 1 ,200 m il e s (2 ,000 k m):

Drive at vary ing e ng in e s p e e d s a n d

Tires

O w ing to t e c hn ic a lfac tors assoc ia t e d

w ith the ir manufac ture , tires do not

a c h ie v e t he ir fu ll t ract ion po t e n tia l until

a n in itia l br e a k -in pe riod ha s e la p s e d .

For th is reason , you shou ld driv e w ith

ex t ra care during the in itia l 200 m il e s

(300 k m).

Brake system

Appr ox . 300 m il e s (500 k m) must

e la p s e b e for e the b r a k e pa ds a nd

rotors ach ie v e t he op tim a l pa d- s urfa c e

and w ear pa t te rns requ ire d for troub le -

fr e e op e r ation a nd long serv ic e li fe la te r

on .

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r o a d s p e e d s , bu t do no t e x c e e d4 ,500 r pm a nd t he fo ll o w ing r oa d

s pe e ds during th is in itia l p erio d:

B M W 5 2 5 i, 53 0 i: 100 mph (160 k m/h)

B M W 5 4 0 i: 106 mph (170 k m/h).

C o m p ly w ith a ll o ff ic ia l s p e e d li m its .

R e fra in from us ing fu ll throttle a nd a v o id

press ing the a c c e lera tor beyo nd the

k ic k d o w n p o int .

O nc e y ou ha v e d riv e n 1 ,200 m il e s(2 ,000 k m), e ng ine a nd v e h ic le s p e e d s

c a n g r a dua lly b e inc r e a s e d .

You s hou ld a ls o c omp ly w ith these

br e a k -in p r oc e dur e s if t he e ng ine or d if-

ferentia lis rep la c e d la te r in the course

o f t he v e h ic le serv ic e li fe .

C o m p ly w ith a ll o ff ic ia l s p e e d li m its .

Whe n the v e h ic le is ope r a t e d on

we t or slus hy r oa ds , a w e d g e o f

wa te r may for m be twe e n t he t ir e a nd

the road surfa c e . Th is p h e n o m e n o n is

re fer red to as aqua p la n ing or hydro-

p la n in g , a nd c a n lead to par tia l or com -

p le te loss o f t raction , v e h ic le co nt ro l

a nd b r a k ing e ff e ctiv e ne s s . R e duc e y our

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Data

Index

w e d g e o f water may for m be twe e n t hetires and the road surfa c e . Th is phe -

n o m e n o n is re fer red to as aqua p la n ing

or hydrop la n in g . It is charac te rize d by a

partia l or comp le te loss o f c on ta c t

be twe e n the tires and the road surfa c e .

The u ltima te r e s u lts are loss o f s teer ing

a nd b r a k ing co nt ro l.

Driv ing through wate r :

Whe n t he r e is wate r on the roads , d o

not driv e in it ifit is de e pe r tha n1 ft (30 c m), a nd e v e n t he n , on ly at

w a lk in g s p e e d , otherw is e t he v e h ic le

can sus ta in da ma g e t o t he e ng in e , th e

e lec t ric a l sys tems and the t r ansm iss ion .

v is ion . D o no t ha ng he a v y ob jec ts onthe hook s . If you do so , t he y c ou ld

c a us e pe r s ona lin jury during brak ing or

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136 nTire replacement

To ma inta in good ha nd li ng a nd v e h ic le

r e s pons e , us e on ly tires o f a s ing le

t re a d c on figura tion from a s ing le ma nu-

fac turer. BM W te st s whe e l a nd tire

c o m b in ations a nd a p pr ov e s t he m .

DOT Quality Grades

T r e a d w e a r

Trac tion AA A B C

T t A B C

Traction

The t rac tion g r a de s ,from h ighes t to

lo w e s t, a r e AA , A , B a nd C .

Those grad es represent the tire 's ab ili ty

t o s top on w e t pa v e me nt a s me a s ure d

und er cont ro ll e d c o n d itions on s pe c i-

fied g overnme nt tes t surfa c e s o f

a s p h a lt and concre te . A tir e ma r k e d C

may have p oor tr ac tion pe rfor ma nc e .

Temperature

The tempera ture grades a re A (th e

h ighe s t), B a nd C , r e p r e s e n ting the

tire 's res is t a nc e t o t he ge n e r a tion o f

he a t a nd it s ab ili ty to d iss ipa t e he a t

when tes ted under cont ro ll e d c o n d i-

tions on a s pe c ifie d in d o o r labora tory

t e s t whe e l.

Sus ta in e d h igh t e mpe r a tu re c a n c a us e

th t i l f th ti t d t


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Te m pe r a tu r e A B C

A ll passe nger car tires must con-

for m to F e de r a l S a fe t y R e qu ire -

me n ts in a dd ition to t he s e g r a de s . R e m o v e d ir t and co ntam in ation (s uc ha s ins e c t s) by s oa k ing w it h B M W C a r

Sh d th i i ith l t


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s

Data

Index

burn into the surfa c e a nd r e duc e t he

serv ic e li fe o f t he bu lb . U s e a c le a n

c loth , pa p e r na pk in , or a s im il ar mate-

ria l, or ho ld the bu lb by it s meta lli c

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B e c a u s e o f the ex t reme ly h ig h

v o lt a g e s inv o lv e d , any work on the

x e n o n li g hting sys tem shou ld be c arrie d

out by techn ic a lly - qua li fie d pe r s onne l

o n ly . O the r w is e , there is a risk o ffata l

in jur y .


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Maintenance

Repairs

Data

Index

Side turn signalindicators

5 wat t bu lb

1 . U s e finger pressure aga inst the rear

e nd o f th e le ns (arrow) to press it for-

wa r d for remo va l

2 . Press gently on the bu lb an d turn it t o

th e le ft to remov e it.

Front fog lamps

H 8 bu lb , 35 wat t

T h e b u lb is pressuriz e d . The r e -

fore , wear sa fety g lasses and pro-

t e c tiv e g lov e s . F a ilure to observe thes e

pr e c a u tions can resu lt in phys ic a lin jury

if t he bu lb b r e a k s .


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Ta illamps sedan

R e a r la m p / S ide m a r k er la mps : LED s

R e m a in ing bu lbs : 21 wat t

1 T urn sig n a l

in d ica tor ye ll ow or wh it e

2 R e ar la m p /

S ide m a r k er la m ps re d3 B ac ku p la m p s w h it e

4 B ra k e la mps r e d

5 R e fle c tor re d

P le a s e c on t a c t y our BM W c e n t e r

if there is a de fe ct in the rear

la m p / side m a r k er la m p a s s e m b ly .


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Maintenance

Repairs

Data

Index

L a m p s in the rear apron pa ne l:

1 . O p e n the c ov e r in the s id e p a n e l

2 . Turn the q u ick-re le a s e fas tener and

remov e the trim p a n e lin front o f th e

b u lb ho ld er

3 . O p e n t h e q u ick- re le a s e fa s t e ne r

(arrow ) a nd r e mov e t he bu lb h o ld er

4 . A p p ly gentle pressure to the bu lbw h il e turn ing it to the le ft to remov e .

If a s u b w o o fer*is insta ll e d b e h ind the

righ t - ha nd pa ne l, uns c r e w the T - s c r e w

a nd s w ing the subw oo fer to the s id e .

L a m p s in the lugga ge c ompa r tme n t li d /

ta il ga t e :

1 . O p e n the t rim p a n e lin the lu g g a g e

c ompa r tme n t li d/ ta il ga t e

2 . O p e n t h e q u ick-re le a s e fa s t e ne r

(arrow) a nd r e mov e t he bu lb ho ld er

3 . A p p ly gentle pressure to the bu lb

w h il e turn in g it to the le ft to remov e .

Center (high-mount) brake lamp

21 wat t bu lb

1 . O p e n t h e lugga ge c ompa r tme n t li d

2 . U n c li p the c ov e r pa ne l(on the

unders id e o f the rear tray) w ith

a s c r e wdriv er (arrow )

3 . Turn the b u lb to the le ft a nd r e mov e

4 . A p p ly ge n tle pressure to the bu lb

w h il e turn ing it to the le ft t o r e mov e .

spor t wagon: LE D s trip in the ta il ga t e .

P le a s e c on t a c t a BMW c e n t e r in c a s e o f

a m a lfunc tio n .

158 nLamps and bulbs Changing a wheel

3

9

4

d

e

7

7

2

S a fe ty measures in the event o f a

fla t tire or whee l c ha nge :

S top t he v e h ic le a s far as poss ib le fro m

pa s s ing tra ff ic . Park on a firm ,fla t, sur-

fa c e . S w it ch on the hazard warn ing

flashers .

Turn the s teerin g w h e e l to the stra ight -

a h e a d p o s itio n , r e mov e t he k e y a nd

e nga ge t he s t e e r in g lo c k . S h ift into 1st

or reverse (s e lec tor le v e r in Park w itha u toma tic t ransm iss io n) a n d e n g a g e

the park ing br a k e .

P os ition the ja c k on a firm support sur-

fa c e .

Do not p la c e w o o d e n b locks or s im il ar

o b jec ts under the ja c k . If th is is done ,

th e ja c k m ight not be ab le t o r e a c h its

fu ll s uppor t c a pa c it y be c a us e o f th e

li m it e d h e ig ht.

D o no t li e under the veh ic le or star t the

e n g ine whe n t he v e h ic le is suppor ted

by the ja c k

risk offa ta lin jury .

C ar ja c k

s e d a n : fo ld ba c k t he lu g g a g e c o m -

par tment floor mat for access , t he n

uns c r e w the w ingnut to re le a s e t he

ja c k (arrow).

spor t wag on: r ais e t he floor pa ne l

a nd s pa r e tire cover (re fer to

p a g e 12 7).

Whe n y ou ha v e c omp le t e d wor k ,

s c r e w the ja c k a ll t he wa y ba c k

d o w n. F o ld the ha nd le ba c k a nd

insert it in its ho ld er

>W e d g e (w h e e l c h o c k)

Loc a t e d ne x t t o the ja c k . Loos e n t he

w ingnu t t o r e mov e it

> Spa r e tir e a nd a da p t e r*for remo v in g

th e lug bo lt cover*(re fer to the n ex t

p a g e)

Both a re ne x t to the ja c k . R e mov e t he

ad apte r or the p la st ic cover. U ns c r e wthe w ingnu t (arrow) by ha nd a nd

r e mov e the whe e l

> Lug wr e nc h a nd s c r e wdriv er

In the on board too l k it under the lu g-

ga ge c ompa r tme n t li d (re fer to

p a g e 152).

spor t wagon: the lug wr e nc h is nex t

to the spare tire .

s e c ur e ly in front o f the tire . If th e

w h e e l must be changed on a sur -

fa c e w ith a more severe s lo p e , t a k e

a d d ition a l pr e c a u tions to secure the

v e h ic le from ro lli n g

3 . W h e e ls w ith fu ll w h e e l covers*:

R e a c h into the vent il a tion ope n in gs

a nd pu ll the cover o ff

160 n Changing a whee l

39

0

d

e

7

7

3

39

0

d

e

7

0

7

39

0

d

e

3

6

0


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4 . W h e e ls w it h a da p t e r*: pos ition the

lug bo lt ada pte r on the lug bo lt

c ov e r. T h e n a p p ly the lug wr e nc h

and turn it to the le ft (re fer to the

ill ustration)

5 . W h e e ls w ith hub cover*: pry the

hub cov er off w ith the screw driv er

in the s lot6 . Loos e n t he lug bo lts 1/2- turn

7 . P os ition the jack a t the ja c k ing

p o int c loses t to the flat tire so tha t

th e ja c k ba s e is ver tic a lly b e low the

ja c k ing po int and the ent ire surfa c e

o f t he he a d o f th e ja c k w ill mov e

into the square recess o f th e

ja c k ing po int (re fer to the ill ustratio n

de t a il) whe n the ja c k is c ranked8 . J a c k t he v e h ic le up until t h e w h e e l

y ou a r e c ha ng ing is ra is e d from the

ground

9 . U ns c r e w the lug bo lt s a nd r e mov e

t h e w h e e l

10 . R e m o v e a c c u m u la tions o f mud or

d irt fr om the mounting surfa c e s o f

t h e w h e e l a nd hub . C le a n t he lug

b o lts

1 1 . P os ition the spare t ire . Se c ur e t he

w h e e l by turn ing a t le a s t two lu g

b o lts in to oppos it e bo lt ho le s

1 2 . Sc r e w in the r e ma in ing lug bo lts .

T ighten a ll t he bo lt s secure ly in a

d ia g o n a l pat te rn

1 3 . Low e r the ja c k a nd r e mov e it fro m

be ne a th t he v e h ic le1 4 . T ighten the lug bo lts in a d ia g o n a l

pa t te rn

1 5 . W h e e ls w ith fu ll w h e e l covers :

P la c e t h e w h e e l cover w ith the

va lv e o p e n ing over the va lv e

(arrow). Use b oth hands to press

the cover secure ly onto the rim

For th is li gh t - we igh t whe e l, us e

on ly the fu ll w h e e l c ov e r insta ll e dby the fac tory. O the r whe e l covers may

not fit secure ly .


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Maintenanc

Repai

rs

Data

Index

rec t ing the in flation pressure , r e a c -

tiva te the sys tem . R e fer to

p a g e 1 01 .

The v e h ic le ja c k is de s ig n e d for

c h a n gin g w h e e ls o n ly . D o no t

a t tempt to ra ise another veh ic le m o d e l

w ith it or to ra is e a ny lo a d of

any k in d .To do s o c ou ld c a us e a c c ide n ts a nd

pe r s ona lin jury .

To ensure continue d s a fe ty , ha v e t he

lug bo lt s c he c k e d w ith a ca li bra ted

to rque wr e nc h [t o rque s pe c ific a tion

7 2 lb -ft (100 N m)] a t the earli e st

oppor tun ity .


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bat te ry, p le a s e c ons u lt your BM W

c e nte r. The ba t te ry is c omp le te ly m a in-

t e n a n c e -free ; the fo ll o w ing s e c tio n is

prov id e d for your in formation on ly .

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