BMW 2003 - Manual - X5

Owner's Manual
for Vehicle
Contents
From A to Z
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 098 - 08/02 BMW AG

X5 3.0i
X5 4.4i
X5 4.6is

Congratulations , and thank you for choos ing a BMW.
Thorough familiarity with your ve hicle will provide you with e nhance d control and
s e curity whe n you drive it. We the re fore have this re que s t:
Ple as e take the time to re ad this Owne r's Manual and familiarize yours e lf with the
information that we have compile d for you be fore s tarting off in your ne w BMW. The
manual contains important data and ins tructions inte nde d to as s is t you in obtaining
maximum s atis faction from your BMW's unique array of advance d te chnical fe a-
ture s . It als o contains information on ve hicle mainte nance de s igne d to e nhance
ope rating s afe ty while s imultane ous ly he lping you to maintain your BMW's value
throughout an e xte nde d s e rvice life . For additional information re fe r to the s upple -
me ntal manuals .
This Owne r's Manual s hould be cons ide re d a pe rmane nt part of this ve hicle . It
s hould s tay with the ve hicle whe n s old to provide the ne xt owne r with important
ope rating, s afe ty and mainte nance information.
We wis h you an e njoyable driving e xpe rie nce .
BMW AG

Vor w or t

Contents

2002 Baye ris che Motore n We rke
Aktie nge s e lls chaft
Munich, Ge rmany
Re printing, including e xce rpts , only with the
writte n cons e nt of BMW AG, Munich.
Orde r No. 01 41 0 157 098
US Englis h IX/2002
Printe d in Ge rmany
Printe d on e nvironme ntally frie ndly pape r
ble ache d without chlorine , s uitable for re cycling.

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Symbols us e d 8
The individual ve hicle 8
Status at time of printing 9
For your own s afe ty 9
Symbol on ve hicle parts 10
Se rvice and Warranty 10
Re porting s afe ty de fe cts 10
Cockpit 14
Ins trume nt clus te r 15
Indicator and warning lamps 19
Ste e ring whe e l with multifunction
buttons 23
Warning triangle 24
Firs t-aid kit 24
Re fue ling 24
Fue l s pe cifications 26
Tire inflation pre s s ure s 26

Locks and security systems:

Ke ys 30
Ce ntral locking s ys te m 30
Ope ning and clos ing
via the re mote control 31
via the door lock 34
from the ins ide 35
Liftgate 36
Tailgate 37
Alarm s ys te m 39
Ele ctric powe r windows 40
Sliding/tilt s unroof with glas s
moonroof 42

Adjustments:

Safe s e ating pos ition 44
Se ats 44
Me chanical s e at 45
Powe r s e at 46
He ad re s traints 47
Powe r re ar-s e at backre s t
adjus tme nt 48
Safe ty be lts 49
Se at, mirror and s te e ring whe e l
me mory 50
Se at he ating 51
Ste e ring whe e l 52
Ste e ring whe e l he ating 53
Mirrors 53

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Passenger safety systems:

Airbags 55
Trans porting childre n s afe ly 58
Ve hicle Me mory, Ke y
Me mory 61

Driving:

Ignition lock 62
Starting the e ngine 62
Switching off the e ngine 63
Parking brake 64
Manual trans mis s ion 64
Automatic trans mis s ion with
Ste ptronic 65
Indicator/He adlamp flas he r 68
Was he r/Wipe r s ys te m/Rain
s e ns or 68
Cruis e control 71

Everything under control:

Odome te r, outs ide te mpe rature
dis play 73
Tachome te r 74
Ene rgy control 74
Te mpe rature gauge 75
Fue l gauge 75
Coolant te mpe rature gauge 76
Se rvice Inte rval Dis play 76
Che ck Control 77
Compute r 80
Multi-Information Dis play
MID 81
Digital clock in the MID 82
Compute r in the MID 85

Technology for safety and
driving convenience:

Park Dis tance Control PDC 90
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 91
Hill De s ce nt Control HDC 93
Se lf-le ve ling s us pe ns ion 94
2-axle s e lf-le ve ling
s us pe ns ion 94
Tire Pre s s ure Monitor RDC 97
Adaptive brake light 98

Lamps:

Parking lamps /Low be ams 99
Ins trume nt lighting 100
High be ams /Standing
lamps 100
Fog lamps 100
Inte rior lamps 101

Controlling the climate for
pleasant driving:

Air conditione r 102
Automatic climate control 105
Rolle r s un blinds 111
Inde pe nde nt ve ntilation
s ys te m 111

Cabin convenience:

BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r 112
Glove compartme nt 115
Storage compartme nts 116
Ce llular phone 116
Be ve rage holde r 116
Glas s e s compartme nt 117
As htray, front 117
As htray, re ar 118
Cigare tte lighte r, re ar 118

Loading and transporting:

Ski bag 119
Cargo are a
Fold the re ar backre s ts
down 120
Cargo are a cove r 121
Partition ne t 122
Cove r pane ls in the cargo
are a 123
Powe r outle ts 124
Pull-out cargo floor 124
Cargo loading 126
Roof-mounte d luggage rack 127

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Special operating instructions:

Bre ak-in proce dure s 130
Driving your BMW X5 131
Ge ne ral driving note s 132
Antilock Brake Sys te m 132
Brake s ys te m 132

Wheels and tires:

Tire inflation pre s s ure s 134
Tire condition 134
Tire re place me nt 135
Whe e l and tire
combinations 137
Winte r tire s 138
Snow chains 138

Under the hood:

Hood 139
Engine compartme nt
e s s e ntials 140
Was he r fluid 141
Engine oil 141
Coolant 143
Brake fluid 144

Care and maintenance:

The BMW Mainte nance
Sys te m 145

Laws and regulations:

Te chnical modifications 146
California Propos ition
65 Warning 146
OBD inte rface s ocke t 147

Replacement procedures:

Onboard tool kit 150
Winds hie ld wipe r blade s 150
Lamps and bulbs 151
Changing a whe e l 154
Batte ry 160
Fus e s 160

Assistance, giving and
receiving:

Jump-s tarting 162
Towing the ve hicle 164

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Dime ns ions 169
We ights 170
Capacitie s 171
Eve rything from A to Z 174

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About this Owner's Manual

We have made e ve ry e ffort to e ns ure
that you are able to find what you ne e d
in this Owne r's Manual as quickly as
pos s ible . The fas te s t way to find ce rtain
topics is by us ing the de taile d inde x at
the e nd. If you de s ire an initial ove rvie w
of your ve hicle , this can be found in the
firs t chapte r.
Should you wis h to s e ll your BMW at
s ome time in the future , ple as e
re me mbe r to hand ove r the Owne r's
Manual to the ne w owne r; it is an
important part of the ve hicle .
If you have any que s tions , your
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r
will be glad to advis e you.

Symbols used

Indicate s pre cautions that mus t
be followe d pre cis e ly in orde r to
avoid the pos s ibility of pe rs onal injury
and s e rious damage to the ve hicle .
Contains information that will
as s is t you in gaining the optimum
be ne fit from your ve hicle and e nable
you to care more e ffe ctive ly for your
ve hicle .
Re fe rs to me as ure s that can
be take n to he lp prote ct the
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Marks the e nd of a s pe cific ite m of
information.

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Indicate s s pe cial e quipme nt,
country-s pe cific e quipme nt and
optional e xtras .
Ide ntifie s s ys te ms or compone nts ,
which can be activate d or adapte d
to s uit an individual drive r's re quire -
me nts Ve hicle Me mory, Ke y Me mory,
re fe r to page 61.
Activation and adjus tme nts on s ome of
the s e s ys te ms can be pe rforme d at
your BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle
ce nte r.

The individual vehicle

On buying your BMW, you have
de cide d in favor of a mode l with individ-
ualize d e quipme nt and fe ature s . This
Owne r's Manual de s cribe s all mode ls
and e quipme nt that BMW offe rs within
the s ame group.
We hope you will unde rs tand that
e quipme nt and fe ature s are include d
that you might not have chos e n for your
ve hicle . Any diffe re nce s can e as ily be
ide ntifie d, s ince all optional e xtras and
s pe cial e quipme nt are marke d with an
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If your BMW fe ature s e quipme nt which
is not de s cribe d in this Owne r's
Manual, Supple me ntary Owne r's Man-
uals are e nclos e d. We as k you to re ad
the s e manuals as we ll.

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Status at time of printing

BMW purs ue s a policy of continuous ,
ongoing de ve lopme nt that is conce ive d
to e ns ure that our ve hicle s continue to
e mbody the highe s t quality and s afe ty
s tandards combine d with advance d,
s tate -of-the -art te chnology. For this
re as on, it is pos s ible that the fe ature s
de s cribe d in this Owne r's Manual could
diffe r from thos e on your ve hicle . Nor
can e rrors and omis s ions be e ntire ly
rule d out. You are the re fore as ke d to
appre ciate that no le gal claims can be
e nte rtaine d on the bas is of the data,
illus trations or de s criptions in this
manual.

For your own safety

Us e unle ade d gas oline only. Fue ls
containing up to and including
10 % e thanol or othe r oxyge nate s with
up to 2.8 % oxyge n by we ight that is ,
15 % MTBE or 3% me thanol plus an
e quivale nt amount of c o-s olve nt will
not void the applicable warrantie s
re s pe cting de fe cts in mate rials or work-
mans hip. Fie ld e xpe rie nce has indi-
cate d s ignificant diffe re nce s in fue l
quality volatility, compos ition, addi-
tive s , e tc. among gas oline s offe re d for
s ale in the Unite d State s and Canada.
The us e of poor-quality fue ls may re s ult
in drive ability, s tarting and s talling
proble ms e s pe cially unde r ce rtain e nvi-
ronme ntal conditions s uch as high
ambie nt te mpe rature and high altitude .
Should you e ncounte r drive ability prob-
le ms which you s us pe ct could be
re late d to the fue l you are us ing, we
re comme nd that you re s pond by
s witching to a re cognize d high-quality
brand.
Failure to comply with the s e re com-
me ndations may re s ult in uns che dule d
mainte nance .
Obe y pe rtine nt re le vant s afe ty rule s
whe n you are handling gas oline .

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Important s afe ty information!
For your own s afe ty, us e ge nuine
parts and acce s s orie s approve d by
BMW.
Whe n you purchas e acce s s orie s te s te d
and approve d by BMW and Original
BMW Parts , you s imultane ous ly acquire
the as s urance that the y have be e n thor-
oughly te s te d by BMW to e ns ure
optimum pe rformance whe n ins talle d
on your ve hicle .
BMW warrants the s e parts to be fre e
from de fe cts in mate rial and workman-
s hip.
BMW will not acce pt any liability for
damage s re s ulting from ins tallation of
parts and acce s s orie s not approve d by
BMW.
BMW cannot te s t e ve ry product on the
marke t to de te rmine whe the r it can be
us e d on a BMW s afe ly and without ris k
to e ithe r the ve hicle , its ope ration, or its
occupants .
Original BMW Parts , BMW Acce s s orie s
and othe r products approve d by BMW,
toge the r with profe s s ional advice on
us ing the s e ite ms , are available from all
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte rs .

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Notes

Ins tallation and ope ration of non-BMW
approve d acce s s orie s s uch as alarms ,
radios , amplifie rs , radar de te ctors ,
whe e ls , s us pe ns ion compone nts , brake
dus t s hie lds , te le p hone s including
ope ration of any portable ce llular phone
from within the ve hicle without us ing an
e xte rnally mounte d ante nna or trans -
ce ive r e quipme nt s uch as CB, walkie -
talkie , ham radio or s imilar acce s s ori e s ,
may caus e e xte ns ive damage to the
ve hicle , compromis e its s afe ty, inte rfe re
with the ve hicle 's e le ctrical s ys te m or
affe ct the validity of the BMW Limite d
Warranty. Contact your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r for additional
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Mainte nance , re place me nt, or
re pair of the e mis s ion control
de vice s and s ys te ms may be pe rforme d
by any automotive re pair e s tablis hme nt
or individual us ing any ce rtifie d auto-
motive part.

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Symbol on vehicle parts

Indicate s that you s hould cons ult
the re le vant s e ction of this
Owne r's Manual for information on a
particular part or as s e mbly.

Service and Warranty

This manual is s upple me nte d by a Se r-
vice and Warranty Information Bookle t
for US mode ls or a Warranty and Se r-
vice Guide Bookle t for Canadian
mode ls .
We re comme nd that you re ad this
publication thoroughly.
Your BMW is cove re d by the following
warrantie s :

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Rus t Pe rforation Limite d Warranty

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Fe de ral Emis s ions Sys te m De fe ct
Warranty

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Fe de ral Emis s ions Pe rformance War-
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California Emis s ions Control Sys te m
Limite d Warranty
De taile d information about the s e
warrantie s is lis te d in the Se rvice and
Warranty Information Bookle t for US
mode ls or in the Warranty and Se rvice
Guide Bookle t for Canadian mode ls .

Reporting safety defects

The following only applie s to ve hicle s
owne d and ope rate d in the US.
If you be lie ve that your ve hicle has a
de fe ct which could caus e a cras h or
could caus e injury or de ath, you s hould
imme diate ly inform the National
Highway Traffic Safe ty Adminis tration
NHTSA in addition to notifying BMW of
North Ame rica, LLC, P.O. Box 1227,
We s twood, Ne w Je rs e y 07675-1227,
Te le phone 800-831-1117.
If NHTSA re ce ive s s imilar complaints , it
may ope n an inve s tigation, and if it
finds that a s afe ty de fe ct e xis ts in a
group of ve hicle s , it may orde r a re call
and re me dy campaign. Howe ve r,
NHTSA cannot be come involve d in indi-
vidual proble ms be twe e n you, your
de ale r, or BMW of North Ame rica, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may e ithe r call
the Auto Safe ty Hotline toll-fre e at
1-800-424-9393 or 366-0123 in
Was hington, D.C. are a or write to:
NHTSA, U.S. De partme nt of Trans por-
tation, Was hington, D.C. 20590. You
can als o obtain othe r information about
motor ve hicle s afe ty from the Hotline .

For your ow n saf et y

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Overview
Controls and features
Operation, maintenance
Owner service procedures
Index
Technical data

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1 Parking lamps /Low be ams 99
2 Fog lamps 100
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Compute r 80
4 Was he r/Wipe r s ys te m/Rain
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5 Re ar window de fros te r 103, 108
6 Ce ntral locking s ys te m 30
7 Hazard warning flas he rs
8 Horn, the e ntire s urface
9 Adjus ting s te e ring whe e l 52

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1 Fue l gauge 75
2 Indicator lamp for turn s ignal
indicators 22
3 Spe e dome te r
4 Indicator and warning
lamps 19 to 22
5 Tachome te r and Ene rgy Control 74
6 Coolant te mpe rature gauge 76

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lamps 19 to 22
8 Re s e t button for trip odome te r 73
9 Indicator for Che ck Control 77
10 Odome te r and trip odome te r 73
11 Compute r dis play
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Ave rage s pe e d
12 Se rvice Inte rval Dis play 76
13 Se le ctor le ve r and program dis play
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indicators 22
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lamps 19 to 22
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Instrument cluster BMW X5 4.6is

1 Fue l gauge 75
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3 Spe e dome te r
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Indicator and warning lamps

Technology that monitors itself

Indicator and warning lamps that are
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are te s te d for prope r
functioning whe ne ve r the ignition ke y is
turne d. The y e ach light up once for
diffe re nt pe riods of time .
If a fault s hould occur in one of the s e
s ys te ms , the corre s ponding lamp doe s
not go out afte r the e ngine is s tarte d or
it lights up while the ve hicle is moving.
You will s e e how to re act to this in the
following s e ction.

Red: stop immediately

Batte ry charge curre nt

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The batte ry is no longe r be ing
charge d. The re is a malfunction
of the alte rnator drive be lt or in the
charging circuit of the alte rnator. Ple as e
contact the ne are s t BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r.
If the drive be lt is de fe ctive , do not
continue driving. The e ngine could
be damage d due to ove rhe ating. If the
drive be lt is de fe ctive , incre as e d
s te e ring e ffort is als o re quire d.

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Engine oil pre s s ure

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Stop the ve hicle imme diate ly
and s witch off the e ngine .
Che ck the e ngine oil le ve l; top off as
re quire d. If the oil le ve l is corre ct:
ple as e contact the ne are s t BMW Sports
Do not continue driving. The
e ngine could be damage d
be caus e of inade quate lubrication.

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Parking brake

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Brake hydraulic s ys te m

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Come s on whe n you e ngage the
parking brake .
For additional information: re fe r to
page 64.
Come s on although the parking brake
is re le as e d: have the brake fluid le ve l
che cke d. Be fore continuing your
journe y, be s ure to re ad the note s on
page s 132 and 144.
Als o come s on in the Che ck Control
with the me s s age CHECK BRAKE
LININGS.
Parking brake warning lamp

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Brake hydraulic s ys te m warning
lamp for Canadian mode ls .
Tire Pre s s ure Monitor RDC

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In addition, an acous tic s ignal is
s ounde d: a flat tire has
occurre d. Re duce ve hicle s pe e d imme -
diate ly and s top the ve hicle . Avoid hard
brake applications . As you s te e r the
ve hicle , us e caution and avoid ove rcor-
re cting.
page 96.

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Red or yellow: continue to drive;
drive cautiously

If the brake warning lamp
come s on re d toge the r with the
ye llow warning lamps for ABS
and DSC:
Continue to drive ; drive
cautious ly and de fe ns ive ly and
avoid full brake applications .
Have the s ys te m che cke d by the
ne are s t BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle
ce nte r.
page s 91 and 132.
If all thre e warning lamps come on
ye llow:
Continue to drive ; drive cautious ly and
de fe ns ive ly and avoid full brake appli-
cations .
Have the s ys te m che cke d by your
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r as
s oon as pos s ible .
Warning lamps for Canadian
mode ls .

Red: an important reminder

Parking brake

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Come s on whe n the parking
brake is e ngage d.
page 64.
Parking brake

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warning lamp

for
Canadian mode ls .
Ple as e fas te n s afe ty be lts

G

Lights up e ithe r for a fe w
s e conds or, de pe nding on
mode l, until the be lt is e ngage d.
De pe nding on mode l, toge the r with an
acous tic s ignal

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or a me s s age

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in the
Che ck Control.
For additional information on s afe ty
be lts : re fe r to page 49.
Airbags

G

Ple as e have the s ys te m
ins pe cte d by your BMW Sports
page 55.

Yellow: check as soon as possible

Antilock Brake Sys te m ABS

G

ABS has be e n de activate d in
re s pons e to s ys te m malfunction.
Conve ntional braking pe rformance
re mains available with no los s of e ffi-
cie ncy. Ple as e have the s ys te m
ins pe cte d by your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r.
page 132.
ABS warning lamp for Canadian
mode ls .
Engine oil le ve l
Come s on while driving:
The oil le ve l is at the abs olute
minimum; re fill as s oon as pos s ible . Do
not drive more than approx. 30 mile s /
50 km until you do.
page 141.
Engine oil le ve l
Come s on afte r the e ngine has
be e n s witche d off: add e ngine
oil at your e arlie s t opportunity, e .g.
whe n you s top to re fue l.
page 141.

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Automatic trans mis s ion

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Be caus e of a malfunction, the
automatic trans mis s ion s hifts
only in the e me rge ncy program. Ple as e
cons ult the ne are s t BMW Sports
page 67.
Brake pads

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Have the brake pads che cke d.
For additional information: re fe r
to page 132.
Se lf-le ve ling s us pe ns ion* G
Se lf-le ve ling s us pe ns ion is inac-
tive . Ple as e cons ult the ne are s t
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r.
page 94.
Dynamic Brake Control DBC G
Fault in the DBC s ys te m.
Conve ntional braking pe rfor-
mance re mains available with no los s of
e fficie ncy.
Ple as e have the s ys te m che cke d and
re paire d by your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r.
page 92.
Dynamic Brake Control DBC
warning lamp for Canadian
mode ls .
DSC G
Indicator lamp flas he s :
The s ys te m is active and gove rns drive
and braking force .
The warning lamp come s on and s tays
on while driving:
DSC has be e n s witche d off with the
button. If, afte r re pe ate dly pre s s ing the
DSC button, the warning lamp s till doe s
not go off, the n that me ans that the
DSC, HDC and the ve hicle 's road-
holding ability are de fe ctive .
Ple as e have the s ys te m che cke d by the
ne are s t BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle
ce nte r.
page s 91 and 93.
Engine e le ctronics *
The re is a fault in the e ngine 's
e le ctronic control s ys te m. You
can continue to drive with re duce d
e ngine output or e ngine s pe e d. Ple as e
have the s ys te m che cke d by your
Tire Pre s s ure Monitor RDC* G
Che ck tire inflation pre s s ure s ,
re fe r to page s 26, 97.
Se rvice Engine Soon G
If the indicator lamp come s on
e ithe r continuous ly or inte rmit-
te ntly, this indicate s a fault in the
e mis s ions -re late d e le ctronic s ys te ms .
Although the ve hicle re mains ope ra-
tional, you s hould have the s ys te ms
che cke d by your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r at the e arlie s t pos s ible
opportunity.
page 147.
Se rvice Engine Soon warning
Che ck Fille r Cap * G
This indicator lamp come s on
whe n the fue l fille r cap is loos e
or mis s ing.
Clos e the fille r cap tightly: re fe r to
page 25.
22nIndicator and warning lamps
Green: for your information
Turn s ignal indicators
Flas he s whe n the turn s ignal
indicators are ope rate d. Rapid
flas hing indicate s a s ys te m malfunction.
page 68.
Cruis e control*
Come s on whe n the cruis e
control is activate d: available for
ope ration via the s te e ring whe e l with
multifunction buttons .
page 71.
Fog lamps
Lights up whe ne ve r you s witch
on the fog lamps .
page 100.
Blue: for your information
High be ams
Lights up whe n the high be ams
are on or the he adlamp flas he r
is actuate d.
page s 68 and 100.
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The buttons inte grate d in the s te e ring
whe e l are provide d s o that you can
ope rate a numbe r of acce s s orie s
quickly and without be ing dis tracte d
from traffic conditions . You may
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>s e le cte d control functions for the
radio along with CD and cas s e tte
playe r
>the re circulate d-air mode of the air
conditione r* or the s te e ring-whe e l
he ating*
>the cruis e control
>s e le cte d phone functions and
>the voice e ntry
In orde r to ope rate a s ys te m, the
corre s ponding s ys te m mus t be
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Pre s s brie fly:
Acce pt incoming call, s tart dialing,
te rminate call.
Exte nde d pre s s ure :
Activate /de activate voice e ntry.
Switch be twe e n phone and radio,
cas s e tte and CD.
Forward:
>Radio
Pre s s brie fly: ne xt s tore d s tation
Exte nde d pre s s ure : s tation s e arch
function
>CD
Pre s s brie fly: jump to ne xt track
Exte nde d pre s s ure : fas t forward in
track
>Cas s e tte
Pre s s brie fly: s top track s can or fas t
forward
Exte nde d pre s s ure : fas t forward
>Phone
Scan pe rs onal phone book.
Re ve rs e : functions as for fas t forward.
Volume
Cruis e control: calling up.
Cruis e control: s tore and acce le rate +
or de ce le rate and s tore .
Cruis e control: activate /inte rrupt/de ac-
tivate .
Re circulate d-air mode and automatic
re circulate d-air control AUC or s te e ring
whe e l he ating: s witch on/off.
24nWarning triangle* First-aid kit* Refueling
1. Ope n the cove r on the le ft in the
cargo are a: lift the handle on the
cove r
2. Pull the tab of the re taining s trap,
re fe r to arrow, and re move the
hazard warning triangle from the
s upport bracke t
3. To ins tall: s lide the hazard warning
triangle into the s upport bracke t and
pre s s on the re taining s trap.
Always obs e rve all le gal re gula-
tions re quiring a warning triangle
to be carrie d in the ve hicle .<
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The firs t-aid kit is locate d unde r the
front pas s e nge r's s e at.
To ope n: pull the handle and fold the
cove r down.
To clos e : fold the cove r up.
Some of the article s in the firs t-aid
kit may be us e d within a limite d
time only. For this re as on, che ck the
e xpiration date s of e ach of the ite ms
re gularly, and re place any whos e
e xpiration date s have pas s e d. You can
acquire re place me nts in any drugs tore
or pharmacy.
Always obs e rve all le gal re gulations
re quiring a firs t-aid kit to be carrie d in
the ve hicle .<
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Fuel filler door
Be fore filling the tank, s witch off
the e ngine . If you do not, fue l
cannot be fille d into the tank and the
Se rvice Engine Soon lamp may come
on.<
To ope n the fue l fille r door, pre s s on the
front e dge .
In the e ve nt of an e le ctrical malfunction,
you can als o ope n the fue l fille r door
manually:
1. Ope n the cove r on the right in the
cargo are a: lift the handle on the
cove r
2. Pull the knob with the fue l pump
s ymbol.
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Refueling
Whe n handling fue ls , comply with
all of the applicable s afe ty pre cau-
tions and re gulations pe rtaining to
fue ls . Ne ve r carry s pare fue l containe rs
in your ve hicle . Whe the r e mpty or full,
the s e containe rs can le ak, caus e an
e xplos ion, or le ad to fire in the e ve nt of
a collis ion.<
Simple and environmentally
friendly
Ope n the fille r cap care fully to
pre ve nt fue l from s praying out.
Fue l s pray may caus e injury.
Do not top off. Topping off may caus e
fue l s pillage .<
Ke e p the fille r cap in the bracke t
attache d to the fue l fille r door.
Whe n re fue ling, ins e rt the fille r nozzle
comple te ly into the fille r pipe . Pulling
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>re s ults in pre mature pump s hutoff
>and will re duce the e ffe ct of the vapor
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e rly, the fue l tank is full whe ne ve r the
nozzle s huts off the firs t time .
Clos e the fille r cap care fully afte r
re fue ling until a click is he ard.
While clos ing, be s ure not to s que e ze
the s trap which is fas te ne d to the cap.
A loos e or mis s ing cap will activate the
me s s age CHECK FILLER CAP in the
Che ck Control* or the Che ck Fille r Cap
lamp*.<
Tank capacity:
approx. 24.6 gal./approx. 93 lite rs ,
with a re s e rve capacity of
6-cylinde r e ngine : approx. 2.0 gal./
approx. 8 lite rs
8-cylinde r e ngine : approx. 2.5 gal./
approx. 10 lite rs .
Do not drive until the tank is
comple te ly e mpty, as othe rwis e
e ngine functions are not e ns ure d and
damage can occur.<
26nFuel specifications Tire inflation pressures
The e ngine us e s le ad-fre e gas oline
only.
Re quire d fue l:
>Pre mium Unle ade d Gas oline ,
min. 91 AKI.
AKI = Anti Knock Inde x
Do not us e le ade d fue ls . The us e
of le ade d fue ls will caus e pe rma-
ne nt damage to the s ys te m's oxyge n
s e ns or and the catalytic conve rte r.<
Check tire pressures
All pre s s ure s pe cifications are indicate d
in ps i/kilopas cal for tire s at ambie nt
te mpe rature , re fe r als o to the table on
the ne xt page .
Ve hicle s with Tire Pre s s ure Monitor
RDC:
Afte r corre cting the inflation pre s s ure s ,
re activate the s ys te m, re fe r to page 97.
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Che ck tire inflation pre s s ure s
re gularly at le as t e ve ry two
we e ks and be fore be ginning a longe r
trip. Incorre ct tire pre s s ure can othe r-
wis e le ad to poor handling, tire damage
and accide nts .
Che ck the tire inflation pre s s ure of the
s pare tire . Inflate the s pare tire to
the highe s t inflation pre s s ure of any tire
on your ve hicle .<
Comply with tire approval
specifications
The inflation pre s s ure s in the table
apply to tire s ize s and tire s from BMW-
approve d manufacture rs . Your
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r is
familiar with the s e pre s s ure s . A
diffe re nt inflation pre s s ure may be
re quire d for tire make s not approve d by
BMW.
Your ve hicle is e quippe d with tire s that
not only me e t US s tandards , but als o
Europe an s tandards . We re comme nd
the e xclus ive us e of BMW-approve d
tire s .
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Tire inflation pressures
BMW Tire s
All pre s s ure s pe cifications in
the table are indicate d in ps i/
kilopas cal with cold tire s ,
cold = ambie nt te mpe rature
X5 All s ize s 32/220 32/220 32/220 39/270
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Overview
Index
Technical data
30nKeys Central locking system
The key set
1 The mas te r ke ys with re mote control
de te rmine the functions of the Ke y
Me mory, re fe r to page 61.
You can mark individual ke ys for
s ubs e que nt ide ntification by applying
the colore d de cals that you re ce ive d
whe n acce pting de live ry of your
ve hicle
The re is an e xte nde d-life batte ry
in e ve ry mas te r ke y which is
charge d automatically in the ignition
lock as you drive .
For this re as on, if you have a mas te r
ke y that is othe rwis e not us e d, us e that
ke y approx. once e ve ry ye ar while
driving for an e xte nde d pe riod. This will
charge the batte ry, re fe r als o to
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2 Spare mas te r ke y for s torage in a
s afe place , s uch as in your walle t.
This ke y is not inte nde d for contin-
uous us e
3 Door and ignition ke y
The lock for the glove compartme nt
cannot be ope rate d with this ke y.
This is re comme nde d for vale t
parking, for ins tance .
The concept
The ce ntral locking s ys te m is re ady for
ope ration as s oon as you clos e the front
doors . The s ys te m e ngage s or re le as e s
the locks on the
>doors
>liftgate /tailgate
>fue l fille r door.
The ce ntral locking s ys te m can be
ope rate d
>from outs ide via the re mote control
as we ll as via the drive r's door lock
>from ins ide via the button for the
ce ntral locking s ys te m.
If the s ys te m is locke d from ins ide , the
fue l fille r door re mains unlocke d, re fe r
to page 35.
Whe n the s ys te m is actuate d from
outs ide of the ve hicle , the anti-the ft
s ys te m is actuate d s imultane ous ly. This
pre ve nts the doors from be ing unlocke d
via s afe ty lock buttons or door handle s .
The alarm s ys te m is als o arme d or
dis arme d.
In the e ve nt of an accide nt, the ce ntral
locking s ys te m unlocks automatically,
but only thos e doors which we re not
locke d s e parate ly with the s afe ty lock
buttons , re fe r to page 35. In addition,
the hazard warning flas he rs and inte rior
lamps come on.
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Opening and closing via the remote control
The concept
The re mote control make s ope ning and
locking the doors of your ve hicle ve ry
conve nie nt. Furthe rmore it provide s
thre e additional functions that can only
be e xe cute d via the re mote control:
>Switch on the inte rior lamps , re fe r to
page 32.
With this function, you can als o
s e arch for your ve hicle whe n
parke d in an unde rground garage , for
ins tance
>Ope n the liftgate , re fe r to page 32.
The liftgate will ope n s lightly, re gard-
le s s of whe the r it was pre vious ly
locke d or unlocke d
>Panic mode , re fe r to page 32.
In cas e of dange r, you can trigge r an
alarm.
Whe ne ve r you unlock or lock the
ve hicle , you s imultane ous ly de activate /
activate the anti-the ft s ys te m, dis arm/
arm the alarm s ys te m and s witch the
inte rior lamps on/off.
You can have an acknowle dgme nt
s ignal s e t to confirm that the
ve hicle is corre ctly locke d.<
Since pas s e nge rs or animals
re maining in the ve hicle might be
able to lock the doors from the ins ide ,
take the ve hicle 's ke ys with you s o that
the ve hicle can be ope ne d again from
the outs ide at any time .<
If it is no longe r pos s ible to lock
the ve hicle via the re mote control,
the batte ry is dis charge d. Us e this ke y
while driving for an e xte nde d pe riod in
orde r to charge the batte ry. To pre ve nt
unauthorize d us e of the re mote control,
s urre nde r only the door and ignition ke y
or the s pare ke y whe n le aving the
ve hicle for vale t parking, for e xample ,
re fe r to page 30.
In the e ve nt of a s ys te m malfunction,
ple as e contact your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r. You can als o
obtain re place me nt ke ys the re .<
1 Unlock and conve nie nce ope ning
2 Lock and s e cure , s witching on inte -
rior lamps , s witching off tilt alarm
s e ns or and inte rior motion s e ns or
3 Ope n the liftgate , panic mode
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32nOpening and closing via the remote control
To unlock
Pre s s button.
Pre s s the button once to unlock the
drive r's door and the fue l fille r door
only; pre s s a s e cond time to unlock all
re maining doors as we ll as the tailgate /
liftgate .
Convenience opening mode
Pre s s and hold button. The powe r
windows and s liding/tilt s unroof are
ope ne d.
To lock and secure
Pre s s button.
To switch on the interior lamps
Afte r locking the ve hicle , pre s s button
again.
To switch off the tilt alarm sensor
and interior motion sensor
Pre s s button a s e cond time imme di-
ate ly afte r locking.
page 40.
To open the liftgate
Pre s s button.
The luggage compartme nt lid/liftgate
will ope n s lightly, re gardle s s of whe the r
it was pre vious ly locke d or unlocke d.
Be fore and afte r a trip, be s ure
that the tailgate /liftgate was not
ope ne d uninte ntionally.<
Panic mode
By pre s s ing and holding the button for
more than two s e conds , you can trigge r
an alarm via the alarm s ys te m if the re is
an impe nding dange r (the alarm s ys te m
mus t be arme d).
To s witch off the alarm
Pre s s button.
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Opening and closing via the remote control
System interference
The re mote control s ys te m may be
affe cte d by othe r units or e quipme nt
ope rating in the imme diate vicinity of
your ve hicle .
If this s hould occur, you can unlock and
lock the ve hicle via the door lock with a
mas te r ke y.
For US owners only
The trans mitte r and re ce ive r units
comply with part 15 of the FCC
Fe de ral Communication Commis s ion
re gulations . Ope ration is gove rne d by
the following:
FCC ID: LX8EWS
LX8FZVS
LX8FZVE
Compliance s tate me nt:
This de vice complie s with part 15 of the
FCC Rule s . Ope ration is s ubje ct to the
following two conditions :
>This de vice may not caus e harmful
inte rfe re nce , and
>this de vice mus t acce pt any inte rfe r-
e nce re ce ive d, including inte rfe re nce
that may caus e unde s ire d ope ration.
Any unauthorize d modifications to
the s e de vice s could void the
us e r's authority to ope rate this e quip-
me nt.<
34nOpening and closing via the door lock
One turn of the ke y in the drive r's door
lock unlocks the drive r's door only.
Turning the ke y a s e cond time unlocks
all of the re maining doors , the liftgate /
tailgate and the fue l fille r door.
You can have an acknowle dgme nt
s ignal s e t to confirm that the
ve hicle is corre ctly locke d.<
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Convenience operation
You can als o ope rate the windows and
s liding/tilt s unroof via the door lock.
>To ope n: with the door clos e d, turn
the ke y to the Unlock pos ition and
hold it
>To clos e : with the door clos e d, turn
the ke y to the Lock pos ition and hold
it.
Watch during the clos ing proce s s
to be s ure that no one is inadve rt-
e ntly injure d. Re le as ing the ke y s tops
the ope ration.<
Manual operation
In the eve nt of an e le ctrical malfunction,
turn the key to the extre me le ft or right
to unlock/lock the door.
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Opening and closing from the inside
You can ope rate the ce ntral locking
s ys te m with this button whe n the
drive r's door is clos e d. The doors and
liftgate are unlocke d or locke d only.
Howe ve r, the anti-the ft s ys te m is not
activate d. Als o, the fue l lle r door
re mains unlocke d to allow re fue ling.
The ce ntral locking s ys te m can be
locke d automatically as s oon as
you be gin to drive if you de s ire . You
may als o have this function
programme d into individual ke ys .<
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If only the drive r's door was
unlocke d from the outs ide and
you pre s s the button
>all othe r doors , the tailgate /liftgate
and the fue l fille r door will be
unlocke d whe n the drive r's door is
ope ne d
>the drive r's door will be locke d again
whe n it is clos e d.<
To unlock and open the doors
>Eithe r unlock the doors toge the r with
the button for the ce ntral locking
s ys te m and the n pull the door handle
above the armre s t
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>pull the re le as e handle for e ach door
twice : the firs t pull unlocks the door,
and the s e cond one ope ns it.
To engage the locks
>Us e the ce ntral locking button to lock
all of the doors s imultane ous ly,
or
>pre s s down the individual s afe ty lock
buttons . The fue l fille r door re mains
unlocke d. As an adde d de s ign
fe ature to pre ve nt the drive r from
be ing inadve rte ntly locke d out of the
ve hicle , the drive r's s afe ty lock
button will not e ngage as long as the
door is ope n.
Whe n the ve hicle is moving, do
not lock the doors with the s afe ty
lock buttons . Doors locke d in this
manne r would not unlock automatically
in the e ve nt of an accide nt.
Since pas s e nge rs or animals re maining
in the ve hicle might be able to lock the
doors from the ins ide , take the ve hicle 's
ke ys with you s o that the ve hicle can be
ope ne d again from the outs ide at any
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To open from the outside
Pre s s the button, re fe r to arrow:
The liftgate ope ns s lightly.
The cargo are a is illuminate d whe ne ve r
the liftgate is ope ne d, re fe r als o to
page 101.
Whe n the liftgate is ope ne d, the
cle arance from the ground to the
uppe r e dge is more than 6.6 ft/2 m.
Ple as e ke e p this in mind whe n ope ning
the liftgate (in a garage , for e xample ).<
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Pre s s this button to ope n the liftgate
whe n the ve hicle is s tationary.
If pointe d or s harp-e dge d obje cts
could s trike the re ar window while
driving, be s ure to provide prote ction
around all e dge s . If you do not do this ,
the he ating conductors of the re ar
window could be damage d.<
For information on the cargo are a cove r
and on othe r de tails in the cargo are a,
re fe r to Cargo are a, be ginning on
page 120.
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you can re le as e the liftgate manually:
1. Re move the plas tic plug from ins ide
the cargo are a and pull toward the
inte rior, re fe r to arrow. The liftgate
will be re le as e d
2. Re ins tall the plug.
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To close
You can pull the liftgate down by
placing both hands in the handle
re ce s s e s , re fe r to arrows .
To avoid injurie s , be s ure that the
trave l path of the liftgate is cle ar
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Ope rate the ve hicle only whe n
both gate s are comple te ly clos e d.
Othe rwis e , e xhaus t fume s could pe ne -
trate the inte rior of the ve hicle . Should it
be abs olute ly ne ce s s ary to ope rate the
ve hicle with an ope n gate :
>Clos e all windows . Shut the s liding/
tilt s unroof
>Incre as e the air s upply for the air
conditione r or automatic climate
control to a high le ve l, re fe r to
page 103 or 107.<
To open
Pre s s the button:
You can fold the tailgate down.
Whe n ope ne d, the tailgate can
acce pt loads of up to 440 lbs /
200 kg. Whe n the ve hicle is parke d, you
may utilize the tailgate as a s e at or as a
loading platform for luggage or re cre -
ation ge ar, for e xample .<
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Manual release
you can re le as e the tailgate manually:
1. Unfas te n the trim pane l clip with the
ve hicle ke y or with a s cre wdrive r,
re fe r to arrow 1, and re move it
toward the top, re fe r to arrow 2
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2. Us ing the s ame tool, pre s s the latch
in the dire ction of the arrow; the
tailgate is re le as e d
3. Re ins tall the trim pane l.
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Luggage straps
Us e the re taining s traps on the cargo
are a floor to s e cure s malle r ite ms of
luggage .
Move me nt is re duce d whe n obje cts are
place d on the s traps .
The las hing e ye s locate d at the corne rs
of the cargo are a provide you with a
conve nie nt me ans of attaching luggage
ne ts * or fle xible s traps for s e curing
luggage .
Re fe r als o to Stowing cargo on
page 126.
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The concept
The ve hicle alarm s ys te m re s ponds :
>Whe n a door, the hood, or the liftgate
is ope ne d
>To move me nt ins ide the ve hicle
inte rior motion s e ns or
>To variations in the ve hicle tilt angle
s uch as occur during atte mpts to
s te al the whe e ls or tow the ve hicle
>To inte rruption of batte ry voltage .
The s ys te m re s ponds to unauthorize d
ve hicle e ntry and atte mpte d the ft by
s imultane ous ly activating the following:
>Sounding an acous tical alarm for
30 s e conds
>The hazard warning flas he rs are acti-
vate d for approx. five minute s
>The high be ams flas h on and off in
the s ame rhythm.
To arm and disarm the alarm
system
Whe n the ve hicle is locke d or unlocke d
with the ke y or the re mote control, the
alarm s ys te m is als o s imultane ous ly
arme d or dis arme d.
You can have diffe re nt acknowl-
e dgme nt s ignals s e t to confirm
s ys te m arming and dis arming.<
You can s till ope n the liftgate afte r the
s ys te m has be e n arme d by pre s s ing the
button of the re mote control, re fe r to
page 32. Whe n you clos e the liftgate , it
is s e cure d again.
Indicator lamp displays
>The indicator lamp be low the inte rior
re arvie w mirror flas he s continuous ly:
the s ys te m is arme d
>The indicator lamp flas he s during
arming: the door(s ), the hood or lift-
gate are not comple te ly clos e d. Eve n
if you do not clos e the ale rte d are a,
the s ys te m be gins to monitor the
re maining are as , and the indicator
lamp flas he s continuous ly afte r
10 s e conds . Howe ve r, the inte rior
motion s e ns or is not activate d
>If the indicator lamp goe s out whe n
the s ys te m is dis arme d: no manipula-
tion or atte mpte d intrus ions have
be e n de te cte d in the pe riod s ince the
s ys te m was arme d
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>If the indicator lamp flas he s for
10 s e conds whe n the s ys te m is
dis arme d: an atte mpte d e ntry has
be e n de te cte d in the pe riod s ince the
s ys te m was arme d.
Following trigge ring of an alarm, the
indicator lamp will flas h continuous ly.
Avoiding unintentional alarms
The tilt alarm s e ns or and inte rior motion
s e ns or may be s witche d off at the s ame
time . To pre ve nt an uninte ntional alarm
from be ing trigge re d , in garage s with
e le vator ramps , for ins tance , or whe n
the ve hicle is trans porte d by traile r or
train:
Lock the ve hicle twice , i. e . arm the
s ys te m. Pre s s button of the re mote
control twice in s ucce s s ion or actuate
the locks twice with the ke y.
The indicator lamp lights up brie fly and
the n flas he s continuous ly. The tilt alarm
s e ns or and the inte rior motion s e ns or
are de activate d as long as the s ys te m is
arme d.
Interior motion sensor
In orde r for the inte rior motion s e ns or to
function prope rly, the windows and
s liding/tilt s unroof mus t be comple te ly
clos e d.
Howe ve r, be s ure to s witch off the inte -
rior motion s e ns or re fe r to the
pre vious column whe n you
>le ave childre n or animals in the
ve hicle
>inte nd to le ave the windows or
s liding/tilt s unroof ope n.
Open and close windows
From ignition ke y pos ition 1:
>Pre s s the s witch up to the pre s s ure
point:
The window continue s to move as
long as you continue to hold the
s witch
>Pre s s the s witch be yond the pre s s ure
point:
The window move s downward auto-
matically. Touch the s witch again to
s top the ope ning move me nt.
You can clos e the windows in the s ame
manne r by pulling the s witch.
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Afte r the ignition has be e n s witche d off:
>You can s till ope rate the windows as
long as ne ithe r of the front doors has
be e n ope ne d. To ope n the windows ,
pre s s the s witch be yond the pre s s ure
point.
Re move the ke y from the ignition
lock and clos e the doors whe n
you le ave the ve hicle s o that childre n
cannot ope rate the powe r windows and
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re mote control or the door lock, re fe r to
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Safety feature
A contact s trip is inte grate d into the
inne r s ide of e ach of the uppe r window
frame s e ctions . If pre s s ure is e xe rte d
agains t this contact s trip while a
window is be ing rais e d, the s ys te m will
re s pond by s topping the window and
the n re tracting it a s mall dis tance .
De s pite this s afe ty fe ature , be
e xtre me ly care ful that the clos ing
path of the window is not obs tructe d
whe ne ve r it is clos e d. Othe rwis e , an
obje ct might not touch the contact s trip
in s ome s ituations , with ve ry thin
obje cts , for ins tance .
You can ove rride this s afe ty fe ature by
pulling the s witch be yond the pre s s ure
point and holding it.
Be caus e the powe r windows are s e ale d
at high pre s s ure to pre ve nt wind nois e
whe n clos e d, a powe rful motor is
re quire d for e fficie nt clos ing. Whe n
clos ing the windows , always e ns ure
that the y are not obs tructe d in any way.
Uns upe rvis e d us e of the s e s ys te ms can
re s ult in s e rious pe rs onal injury.
Re move the ignition ke y to de activate
the e le ctric powe r windows whe ne ve r
you le ave the ve hicle . Ne ve r le ave the
ke ys in the ve hicle with uns upe rvis e d
childre n. Ne ve r place anything that
could obs truct the drive r's vis ion on or
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Safety switch
With the s afe ty s witch, you can pre ve nt
the re ar windows from be ing ope ne d or
clos e d via the s witche s in the re ar
pas s e nge r are a, by childre n, for
e xample . You can als o pre ve nt adjus t-
me nts of the powe r re ar-s e at backre s ts
from the re ar pas s e nge r are a, re fe r to
page 48.
Pre s s the s afe ty s witch whe ne ve r
childre n are riding in the re ar of
the ve hicle . Care le s s us e of the powe r
windows can le ad to injury.<
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To pre ve nt injurie s , e xe rcis e care
whe n clos ing the s liding/tilt
s unroof and ke e p it in your fie ld of
vis ion until it is s hut.
Be fore le aving the ve hicle , s witch off
the e le ctric s unroof me chanis m by
re moving the ignition ke y. Do not le ave
childre n unatte nde d in the ve hicle with
acce s s to ve hicle ke ys . Us e of the ke y
can re s ult in s tarting of the e ngine and
ope ration of ve hicle s ys te ms s uch as
the powe r s unroof, e tc. Uns upe rvis e d
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Lifting Opening Closing
With the ignition ke y in pos ition 1 or
highe r, pre s s the s witch or s lide it in the
de s ire d dire ction until you fe e l re s is -
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The he adline r s lide s back s ome what
whe n you rais e the s unroof. Whe n the
s unroof is ope ne d the he adline r re tracts
with it. It re mains ope n, and it is pos s ible
to s lide it back and forth as long as the
s unroof is not comple te ly ope n.
The he adline r ins e rt cannot be
clos e d with the s liding/tilt s unroof
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Afte r the ignition has be e n s witche d off,
you can s till ope rate the s liding/tilt
s unroof as long as ne ithe r of the front
doors has be e n ope ne d.
For the conve nie nce mode via the
re mote control or the door lock, re fe r to
page s 32 and 34.
Automatic* opening and closing
Pre s s the s witch brie fly pas t the pre s -
s ure point and the n re le as e it.
Othe r automatic ope rations are :
>With the s unroof ope n, pre s s the
s witch brie fly toward Lift: the s unroof
automatically e xte nds to its fully
rais e d pos ition.
Pre s s ing the s witch again brie fly s tops
the motion.
>With the s unroof rais e d, hold the
s witch toward Ope n until the roof has
re ache d the de s ire d pos ition.
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Safety feature
If the s liding/tilt s unroof e ncounte rs
re s is tance whe n it is
>clos ing from the rais e d pos ition
>clos ing at a point roughly pas t the
middle of its trave l
the clos ing cycle is inte rrupte d and the
s liding/tilt s unroof will ope n again
s lightly.
De s pite this s afe ty fe ature , be
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path of the s unroof is not obs tructe d
whe ne ve r it is clos e d. Othe rwis e , trig-
ge ring the clos ing-force limitation may
not be e ns ure d in s ome s ituations , with
ve ry thin obje cts , for ins tance . You can
dis able this s afe ty fe ature by pre s s ing
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Whe n the batte ry is dis conne cte d, for
ins tance , the s unroof may only lift. To
re initialize the me chanis m:
1. Rais e the s liding/tilt s unroof fully
2. Pre s s and hold the s witch for approx.
twe nty s e conds .
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you can ope rate the s liding/tilt s unroof
manually:
1. Ope n the glas s e s compartme nt, re fe r
to page 117
2. Ins e rt the Alle n wre nch from the
ve hicle tool kit, re fe r to page 150, in
the ope ning provide d and turn the
s liding/tilt s unroof in the de s ire d
dire ction.
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The condition for re laxe d, fatigue -fre e
driving is a s e ating pos ition adjus te d to
your ne e ds . Toge the r with the s afe ty
be lts and the airbags , the s e ating pos i-
tion is ve ry important for the pas s ive
s afe ty of the occupants in the cas e of
an accide nt. The re fore , obs e rve the
following ins tructions , as othe rwis e the
prote ctive function of the s afe ty
s ys te ms may be impaire d.
For additional information on trans -
porting childre n s afe ly, re fe r to
page 58.
Sitting safely with airbags
Maintain a dis tance to the airbags .
Always hold the s te e ring whe e l by
the rim with the hands at the 9 and
3-o'clock pos itions to ke e p any chance
of injury to hands or arms to an abs o-
lute minimum, s hould the airbag be
de ploye d. No one and nothing is to
come be twe e n the airbags and the s e at
occupant. Do not us e the cove r of the
front airbag on the front pas s e nge r s ide
as a s torage are a for obje cts , or as a
re s t for fe e t or le gs .<
For the location of the airbags and
additional information, re fe r to page 55.
Sitting safely with safety belts
Ne ve r allow more than one pe rs on
to we ar a s ingle s afe ty be lt. Ne ve r
allow infants or s mall childre n to ride in
a pas s e nge r's lap. Avoid twis ting the
be lt while routing it firmly acros s the
pe lvis and s houlde r, we ar it as s nugly
agains t your body as pos s ible . Do not
allow the be lt to re s t agains t hard or
fragile obje cts in your pocke ts . Ne ve r
route the be lt acros s your ne ck, do not
run it acros s s harp e dge s and e ns ure
that the be lt doe s not be come caught
or jamme d. Avoid we aring bulky
clothing and pull on the lap be lt pe riodi-
cally to re te ns ion it ove r your s houlde rs .
In the e ve nt of a frontal impact, a loos e
lap be lt could s lide ove r your hips ,
le ading to abdominal injury. In addition,
the s afe ty be lt's re s traint e ffe ctive ne s s
is re duce d if the be lt is worn loos e ly.
Expe ctant mothe rs s hould always we ar
the ir s afe ty be lts , taking care to pos ition
the lap be lt agains t the lowe r hips ,
whe re it will not e xe rt pre s s ure agains t
the abdominal are a.<
For ins tructions on ope rating the s afe ty
be lts , re fe r to page 49.
Observe the following before
adjusting
Ne ve r try to adjus t your s e at while
ope rating the ve hicle . The s e at
could re s pond with une xpe cte d move -
me nt, and the e ns uing los s of ve hicle
control could le ad to an accide nt. Ne ve r
ride with the backre s t re cline d to an
e xtre me horizontal angle e s pe cially
important for front pas s e nge rs to
re me mbe r.
If you do s o the re is a ris k that you will
s lide unde r the s afe ty be lt in an acci-
de nt, thus re ducing the prote ction
provide d by the s afe ty be lt.<
Seat adjustment
>Me chanical s e at adjus tme nt, re fe r to
page 45
>Powe r s e at adjus tme nt, re fe r to
page 46
>He ad re s traints , re fe r to page 47
>Powe r re ar-s e at backre s t adjus tme nt,
re fe r to page 48
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Seat adjustment
1 Backward/forward adjus tme nt
Pull the le ve r and s lide the s e at to the
de s ire d pos ition.
Afte r you re le as e the le ve r, move the
s e at forward or backward s lightly s o
that it e ngage s fully
2 Cus hion he ight
Pull the le ve r and apply we ight to or
re move we ight from the s e at as
re quire d
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Pull the le ve r and apply we ight to or
re move we ight from the backre s t as
re quire d.
Comply with the adjus tme nt
ins tructions on page 44. Failure
to do s o could re s ult in diminis he d
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Adjusting the BMW sports seat*
You can adjus t the thigh s upport addi-
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Pull the le ve r and adjus t the pos ition of
the thigh s upport for your pe rs onal
comfort.
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Seat adjustment
1 Tilt angle drive r's s e at only
2 Backward/forward adjus tme nt
3 Cus hion he ight
4 Backre s t angle
Adjus t the he ad re s traint manually, re fe r
to page 47.
Comply with the adjus tme nt
ins tructions on page 44. Failure to
do s o could re s ult in diminis he d
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This s e at allows you to make additional
adjus tme nts for
1 Lumbar s upport
2 Shoulde r s upport
3 He ad re s traint he ight
Lumbar s upport:
You can adjus t the backre s t's contour
for additional s upport in the curvature
of your s pine 's lumbar re gion.
The uppe r hips and s pinal column
re ce ive s upple me ntary s upport to he lp
you maintain a re laxe d, upright s e ating
pos ition.
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>Pre s s the front or re ar of the s witch:
Incre as e or de cre as e curvature
>Pre s s the uppe r or lowe r e nd of the
s witch:
Incre as e the uppe r or lowe r curva-
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Shoulde r s upport:
Move the s witch in the dire ction of the
arrow to adjus t the tilt angle of the
s houlde r s upport.
You can us e the adjus table uppe r back-
re s t for s upple me ntary s upport in the
s houlde r re gion. This provide s a
re laxe d s e ating pos ition and he lps
re lie ve s tre s s on the s houlde r mus cle s .
To obtain the optimal s houlde r s upport
pos ition, we re comme nd:
Drive r and front pas s e nge r:
1. Adjus t the uppe r backre s t s e ction to
its e xtre me re ar pos ition
2. Adjus t for the optimal s itting pos ition
as de s cribe d on page 44
3. Bring the uppe r backre s t s e ction
furthe r forward until your s houlde rs
are we ll s upporte d.
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re laxe d trave ling:
1. Adjus t the uppe r backre s t s e ction to
its e xtre me re ar pos ition
2. Tilt the backre s t down to a s lightly
more horizontal angle
3. Bring the uppe r backre s t s e ction
forward until your s houlde rs are we ll
s upporte d.
Make corre ctions in the forward/
backward adjus tme nt of the s e at
to e ns ure that the s afe ty be lt s till fits
firmly agains t your body. If you do not
do this , the prote ction provide d by the
s afe ty be lt may be re duce d.<
He ad re s traint he ight:
Move the s witch in the de s ire d dire c-
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Adjustments
To adjus t the angle of the front he ad
re s traints , tilt the he ad re s traint to the
de s ire d angle .
To adjus t the he ight of the front or re ar
he ad re s traints , pull the he ad re s traint
up or pus h it down.
Powe r he ight adjus tme nt, re fe r to
page 46.
Adjus t the he ad re s traint s o that
its ce nte r is approximate ly le ve l
with your e ars , othe rwis e the ris k of
s pinal injury in the e ve nt of an accide nt
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Removal front
1. Pull the he ad re s traint upward to the
s top
2. Pre s s the button, re fe r to arrow, and
re move the he ad re s traint.
Installation front
1. Pre s s the button, re fe r to arrow, and
ins e rt the he ad re s traint into the
guide s
2. Adjus t the he ad re s traint for your
pe rs onal comfort.
Removal and installation rear
To re move the he ad re s traint, pull it
outward with a firm move me nt. To
ins tall it, pre s s it down firmly.
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the backre s t tilt angle on the right and
le ft s ide s .
You can s e le ct a comfortable s e ating
pos ition and als o incre as e the capacity
of the cargo are a by moving the back-
re s ts into the ir mos t upright pos ition.
From the re ar s e ats : pre s s the corre -
s ponding s witch.
You can pre ve nt adjus tme nts of
the powe r re ar-s e at backre s t from
the re ar pas s e nge r are a with the s afe ty
s witch for the powe r windows , re fe r to
page 41.<
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Safety belts
Drive with your safety belt on
Eve n though the re is an airbag, we ar a
s afe ty be lt e ve ry time you ge t in the
ve hicle , be caus e airbags e nhance
s afe ty by providing adde d prote ction.
To lock
Make s ure you he ar the lock e ngage in
the be lt buckle .
warning lamp
Lights up e ithe r for a fe w
s e conds or until the be lt is e ngage d.
To unlock
1. Pre s s the re d button in the buckle
2. Hold the be lt
3. Guide the be lt back into its re e l.
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In the re ar, the be lt buckle with
the word CENTER is inte nde d
e xclus ive ly for pas s e nge rs s itting in the
middle .
If it is not pos s ible to e xtract the ce nte r
be lt, this indicate s that the large r back-
re s t is not s e cure ly locke d, re fe r to
page 120.<
Safety belt height adjustment
You can adjus t the s afe ty be lts to fit
your own phys ical dime ns ions by us ing
the s afe ty be lt he ight adjus tme nt:
Slide the button up or down as
re quire d.
Als o obs e rve the ins tructions on
adjus ting the s e ats on page 44.
If the s afe ty be lt s ys te m has be e n
s ubje cte d to the s tre s s e s involve d
in an accide nt or othe rwis e damage d:
Have the e ntire s afe ty be lt s ys te m
re place d by your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r. In addition, have your
ins pe ct the s afe ty be lt anchors . Othe r-
wis e , the s afe ty function can no longe r
be e ns ure d.c
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You can s tore and call up thre e diffe re nt
s e at, e xte rior mirror and s te e ring whe e l
pos itions . The illus tration s hows the
buttons on the s e at for making the s e
pos ition adjus tme nts .
The adjus tme nt of the lumbar
s upport is not s tore d in the
me mory.<
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To store
1. Turn the ignition key to pos ition 1 or 2
2. Adjus t the de s ire d pos itions for the
s e at, e xte rior mirror and s te e ring
whe e l
3. Pre s s the MEMORY button: the indi-
cator lamp in the button come s on
4. Pre s s me mory button 1, 2 or 3, as
de s ire d: the indicator lamp goe s out.
To call up a stored setting
Do not call up a pos ition from the
me mory while the ve hicle is
moving. The re is a ris k of accide nt from
une xpe cte d move me nt of the s e at or
s te e ring whe e l.<
Conve nie nce function:
1. Ope n the drive r's door afte r
unlocking the ve hicle or place the
ignition ke y in pos ition 1
2. Brie fly pre s s me mory button 1, 2
or 3, as de s ire d.
Move me nt s tops imme diate ly whe n
one of the s e at-adjus tme nt or
me mory buttons is activate d during
the adjus tme nt proce s s .
Se curity function:
1. With the drive r's door clos e d and the
ignition ke y e ithe r re move d or in
pos ition 0 or 2
2. Maintain pre s s ure on the de s ire d
me mory button 1, 2 or 3 until the
adjus tme nt proce s s is comple te d.
If you pre s s the MEMORY button
accide ntally: pre s s the button a
s e cond time the indicator lamp goe s
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Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory* Seat heating*
Your BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle
ce nte r can adjus t your ve hicle 's
s ys te ms in s uch a manne r that your
pe rs onalize d s e ttings are automatically
calle d up for the s e at, mirror and
s te e ring whe e l pos itions whe n you
unlock the ve hicle with your pe rs onal
re mote control ke y.<
If you make us e of this adjus tment,
be s ure that the footwe ll be hind
the drive r's s e at is unobs tructe d be fore
unlocking the ve hicle . If you fail to do
s o, pe rs ons or obje cts could be injure d
or damage d if the s e at s hould move
backward.<
Passenger side exterior mirror tilt
function
Automatic curb monitor
1. Se le ct the drive r's mirror via the
s witch
2. Whe n the ge ars hift le ve r or the
s e le ctor le ve r is place d in Re ve rs e ,
the pas s e nge r-s ide mirror tilts down-
ward to he lp the drive r monitor the
are a dire ctly adjace nt to the ve hicle
during parking curbs , e tc.
You can de activate this automatic fe a-
ture by s e tting the mirror s e le ctor
s witch to the pas s e nge r s ide pos ition.
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Front
The s e at cus hion and backre s t can be
he ate d whe n the ignition ke y is in pos i-
tion 2.
You can call up diffe re nt he ating mode s
by re pe ate dly pre s s ing the button.
You can als o s witch the highe r he ating
mode s off dire ctly:
Pre s s the button and hold it s lightly
longe r.
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Rear
The function is the s ame as for front
s e at he ating. You can s e le ct be twe e n
two he ating mode s .
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Adjustment
The s te e ring whe e l can be move d in
any of four dire ctions . Adjus t the
s te e ring whe e l by moving the control
le ve r in the de s ire d dire ction.
Do not adjus t the s te e ring whe e l
while the ve hicle is moving. If you
do s o, the re is a ris k of accide nt from
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re fe r to Se at, mirror and s te e ring whe e l
me mory on page 50.
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Automatic steering wheel
adjustment
only in conjunction with s e at, mirror and
s te e ring whe e l me mory
In orde r to make it e as ie r to ge t into and
out of the ve hicle , the s te e ring whe e l
automatically move s into the top pos i-
tion and re turns to the driving or
me mory pos ition.
This automatic fe ature is controlle d by
the pos ition of the ignition ke y and by
the drive r's door.
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Steering wheel heating* Mirrors
Ste e ring whe e l he ating functions in
ignition ke y pos ition 2.
Pre s s the button to activate or de acti-
vate this s ys te m.
The indicator lamp within the button
lights up whe n the s te e ring whe e l
he ating is in ope ration.
If you have a s te e ring whe e l with multi-
function buttons without s te e ring whe e l
he ating, the button for the re circulate d-
air mode is in this location, re fe r to
page 23.
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Adjusting exterior mirrors
1 Mirror s witch for 4-way adjus tme nt
2 Le ft/right s e le ctor s witch
3 Button for folding mirror in and out
By pre s s ing button 3 re pe ate dly, you
can fold the mirror in and out. This is ,
for e xample , advantage ous in car
was he s , narrow s tre e ts or for bringing a
mirror folde d forward into the prope r
pos ition again.
Folding in is pos s ible up to a
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manually, or with button 3 fold the
e xte rior mirrors inward, othe rwis e the y
could be damage d, de pe nding on the
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Adjusting manually
You can als o adjus t the mirrors manu-
ally:
Pre s s on the oute r e dge s of the ir
le ns e s .
To s tore the mirror s e ttings , re fe r to
Se at, mirror and s te e ring whe e l
me mory on page 50.
Convex mirror
The pas s e nge r-s ide mirror
fe ature s a conve x le ns . Whe n e s ti-
mating the dis tance be twe e n yours e lf
and othe r traffic, be ar in mind that the
obje cts re fle cte d in the mirror are clos e r
than the y appe ar. This me ans that e s ti-
mations of the dis tance to following
traffic s hould not be re garde d as
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Self-defrosting mirrors
Both mirrors are de fros te d automati-
cally whe n the ignition ke y is in
pos ition 2.
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Interior rearview mirror
To re duce glare from ve hicle s be hind
you whe n you are driving at night, tilt
the mirror by turning the button.
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Interior and exterior rearview
mirrors with automatic dimmer*
The s e mirrors automatically dim
through an infinite ly-variable range .
The y automatically re ve rt to the ir
undimme d mode whe ne ve r the trans -
mis s ion is place d in re ve rs e ge ar or
s e le ctor le ve r in Re ve rs e .
The re are two photoce lls locate d in the
inte rior re arvie w mirror for this purpos e .
One photoce ll is in the mirror glas s ,
re fe r to arrow, while the othe r is offs e t
s ome what on the back of the mirror.
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For trouble -fre e ope ration, ke e p the
photoce lls cle an and do not cove r the
are a be twe e n the inte rior re arvie w
mirror and the winds hie ld. Do not
attach any kind of s ticke rs on the wind-
s hie ld in front of the mirror, e ithe r.
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Airbags
1 Front airbag for drive r and front
pas s e nge r
2 Side Impact He ad Prote ction Sys te m
for front and re ar
3 Side airbags for front and re ar*
Protective effect
The front airbags s upple me nt the s afe ty
be lts by he lping to provide additional
prote ction for the front-s e at occupants
in the eve nt of a s eve re frontal impact in
which the prote ction afforde d by the
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Sys te m and the s ide airbags he lp pro-
vide prote ction in the eve nt of a s ide
impact. Each of the s ide airbags is
de s igne d to he lp s upport the uppe r
body.
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The s ide airbags in the re ar
pas s e nge r are a* of your ve hicle
may alre ady have be e n de activate d
e ithe r at the time of manufacture or by a
You may have the m activate d if you
de s ire to do s o. Ple as e contact your
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r for
additional information.<
For information on the corre ct s e ating
pos ition, re fe r to page 44.
The airbags will not be trigge re d in
the e ve nt of a minor accide nt, a
ve hicle roll-ove r, or collis ions from the
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Do not apply adhe s ive mate rials to
the cove r pane ls of the airbags ,
cove r the m or modify the m in any othe r
way. Do not atte mpt to re move the
airbag re s traint s ys te m from the
ve hicle . In the e ve nt of a malfunction,
de activation, or trigge re d actuation as
a re s pons e to an accide nt of the
airbag re s traint s ys te m, cons ult your
te s ting, re pairs or s e rvice ope rations .
Do not modify or tampe r with e ithe r the
wiring or the individual compone nts in
the airbag s ys te m. The s e include the
padde d s te e ring whe e l hub, the ins tru-
me nt pane l, the s ide trim pane ls of the
front or re ar doors and the roof pillars or
the s ide s of the he adline r. Do not
re move or dis mantle the s te e ring whe e l
yours e lf. To e ns ure compliance with
official s afe ty re gulations , e ntrus t
dis pos al of airbag ge ne rators to a
Unprofe s s ional atte mpts to s e rvice the
s ys te m could le ad to failure in an e me r-
ge ncy or unde s ire d airbag activation,
e ithe r of which could re s ult in pe rs onal
injury. Do not touch the individual
compone nts dire ctly afte r the s ys te m
has be e n trigge re d, as othe rwis e the re
is a dange r of burns .<
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At all time s , occupants s hould s it
upright and be prope rly re s traine d
infants and s mall childre n in appro-
priate child-re s traint s ys te ms ; large r
childre n and adults us ing the s afe ty
be lts .
Ne ve r le t an occupant's he ad re s t ne ar
or on a s ide airbag be caus e the inflating
airbag could caus e a s e rious or fatal
injury. Ple as e note that the word Airbag
imprinte d on the door trim pane l indi-
cate s the airbag's location.
Accide nt re s e arch s hows that the
s afe s t place for childre n in an auto-
mobile is in the re ar s e at. Howe ve r, a
child s itting in the re ar s e at and not
prope rly re s traine d may place his or he r
he ad on or ne ar the airbag, if s o
e quippe d.
For e xample , a child e ve n though
be lte d may fall as le e p with his or he r
he ad agains t the s ide airbag. It may be
difficult for a drive r to e ns ure that chil-
dre n in the re ar s e at will re main prop-
e rly pos itione d at all time s and do not
place the ir he ads on or ne ar the s ide
airbag. The re fore , we re comme nd that
the re ar s ide airbags , if provide d, be
de activate d if you plan to trans port
childre n in the re ar s e at.
The re ar s e at s ide airbags may alre ady
have be e n de activate d, e ithe r at the
time of manufacture or by a BMW
Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r. Labe ls in
the re ar door ope ning s hould indicate
the s tatus of your re ar s e at s ide
airbags . If you are unce rtain of the ir
s tatus , or wis h to have the airbags acti-
vate d or de activate d, ple as e contact
ce nte r.<
Eve n whe n all the s e guide line s are
obs e rve d, the re is s till a s mall re s idual
ris k of injurie s to the face , hands and
arms occurring from airbag de ployme nt
in is olate d ins tance s . The ignition and
inflation nois e may provoke a mild
te mporary he aring los s in e xtre me ly
s e ns itive individuals .
Airbag warning information is als o pro-
vide d on both s un vis ors .
This is the right way a child s hould s it in
a child-re s traint de vice whe n re ar s ide
airbags , re fe r to arrow, are provide d.
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This is the right way a large r child
s hould s it we aring the s afe ty be lt whe n
re ar s ide airbags , re fe r to arrow, are
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Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp in the ins tru-
me nt clus te r s hows the ope ra-
tional s tatus of the airbag
s ys te m from ignition ke y pos ition 1
and up.
Sys te m ope rational:
>The indicator lamp come s on brie fly
the n goe s out.
Sys te m malfunction:
>The indicator lamp fails to come on
>The indicator lamp come s on brie fly
be fore going out and the n lighting up
again.
If the re is a s ys te m malfunction, have
ce nte r ins pe ct the s ys te m imme diate ly.
If you do not, the re is a ris k that the air-
bags will not be trigge re d within the ir
normal re s pons e range , e ve n if the le ve l
of impact would normally have trig-
ge re d the m.
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Comme rcially-available child-re s traint
s ys te ms are de s igne d to be s e cure d
with a lap be lt or with the lap be lt
portion of a combination lap/s houlde r
be lt. Imprope rly or inade quate ly
ins talle d re s traint s ys te ms can incre as e
the ris k of injury to childre n. Always
re ad and follow the ins tructions that
come with the s ys te m.
Child-restraint system with tether
strap
If you us e a child-re s traint s ys te m with
a te the r s trap, thre e additional te the r
anchorage points have be e n provide d
re fe r to the arrows in the illus tration.
De pe nding on the location s e le cte d for
s e ating in the re ar pas s e nge r are a,
attach the te the r s trap to the corre -
s ponding anchorage point to s e cure the
child-re s traint s ys te m, as s hown in the
illus tration be low.
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Each s e ating pos ition is fitte d with a
he ad re s traint.
Oute r s e ating pos itions :
Lift the he ad re s traint and pas s the
te the r s trap be twe e n the he ad re s traint
and the s e at back. It is re comme nde d
to re adjus t the he ad re s traint into the
lowe s t pos s ible pos ition.
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Ce nte r s e ating pos ition:
The he ad re s traint mus t be adjus te d
into the lowe s t pos s ible pos ition. Pas s
the te the r s trap ove r the he ad re s traint.
Adjus t the te the r s trap according to the
child re s traint manufacture r's ins truc-
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Be fore ins talling any child-
re s traint de vice or child s e at,
ple as e re ad the following:
Ne ve r ins tall a re arward-facing c hild-
re s traint s ys te m in the front pas s e nge r
s e at of this ve hicle .
Your ve hicle is e quippe d with an airbag
s upple me ntal re s traint s ys te m for the
front pas s e nge r. Be caus e the backre s t
on any re arward-facing c hild-re s traint
s ys te m, of the kind de s igne d for infants
unde r 1 ye ar and 20 Ibs /9 kg, would be
within the airbag's de ployme nt range ,
you s hould ne ve r mount s uch a de vice
in the front pas s e nge r s e at, s ince the
impact of the airbag agains t the child
re s traint's backre s t could le ad to
s e rious or fatal injurie s .
If it is ne ce s s ary for a child , not an
infant, to ride in the front s e at, ce rtain
pre cautions s hould be take n. Firs t,
move the pas s e nge r s e at as far away
from the ins trume nt pane l as pos s ible .
This important pre caution is inte nde d to
maximize the dis tance be twe e n the
airbag and the child. Olde r childre n
s hould be tightly s e cure d with a s afe ty
be lt, afte r the y have outgrown a boos te r
s e at that is appropriate for the ir age ,
he ight and we ight.
Younge r childre n s hould be s e cure d in
an appropriate forward-facing child-
re s traint s ys te m that has firs t be e n
prope rly s e cure d with a s afe ty be lt.
Ne ve r ins tall a re arward-facing c hild-
re s traint s ys te m in the front pas s e nge r
s e at.
We s trongly urge you to care fully re ad
and comply with the ins tructions for
ins tallation and us e provide d by the
child re s traint's manufacture r whe n-
e ve r you us e s uch a de vice .
Be s ure that all occupants , of all age s ,
re main prope rly and s e cure ly re s traine d
at all time s .<
All re ar s e ating pos itions in your
ve hicle me e t the re comme ndations of
SAE J1819, an indus try-re comme nde d
practice for s e curing child-re s traint s ys -
te ms in motor ve hicle s .
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Child-restraint system security
All of the re ar be lt re tractors and the
front pas s e nge r's s afe ty be lt can be
locke d for mounting and s e curing child-
re s traint s ys te ms . Information re garding
this is locate d ne ar the buckle latch of
e ach s afe ty be lt.
Lock the safety belt
Pull the e ntire le ngth of the be lt from
the be lt re tractor. Allow the re e l to
re tract the be lt s ome what and e ngage
the buckle , the n tighte n the be lt agains t
the child-re s traint s ys te m. The re trac-
tion me chanis m is now locke d.
Release the safety belt
Re le as e the buckle , re move the child-
re s traint de vice and allow the be lt
re tractor to re e l the be lt comple te ly in.
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LATCH child-restraint system
LATCH: Lowe r Anchors and Te the rs for
CHildre n
The re ar oute r s e ating pos itions are
provide d with anchorage points for a
LATCH child-re s traint s ys te m. The
illus tration s hows the anchorage points
in the le ft re ar s e at as an e xample .
Canadian mode ls only:
The anchorage points for the LATCH
child-re s traint s ys te m are indicate d by
buttons , re fe r to illus tration.
Re move cove r pane l by pulling it off
toward the front.
Simply put it back on to re attach it.
To ins tall a LATCH child-re s traint
s ys te m, ple as e follow the manu-
facture r's ope rating ins tructions and
s afe ty pre cautions .<
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Slide the s afe ty le ve r on the re ar doors
downward:
The door can now be ope ne d from the
outs ide only.
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Vehicle Memory, Key Memory
How the system functions
You have probably fre que ntly wis he d
that you could configure individual
functions of your ve hicle to re fle ct your
own pe rs onal re quire me nts . In e ngi-
ne e ring your ve hicle , BMW has
include d s e ve ral us e r-de fine d func-
tions in the ve hicle 's de s ign. Your
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r can
make the s e s e ttings for you.
The re are s e ttings re late d to the ve hicle
Ve hicle Me mory and s e ttings re late d
to individuals Ke y Me mory. You can
configure up to four diffe re nt bas ic
pos itions for four diffe re nt pe rs ons . The
only re quire me nt is that e ach pe rs on
us e s his or he r own re mote control ke y.
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Whe n your ve hicle is unlocke d with the
re mote control, the ve hicle re cognize s
the individual us e r by me ans of a data
e xchange with the ke y, and make s
adjus tme nts accordingly.
In orde r for you to dis tinguis h be twe e n
the re mote control mas te r ke ys , colore d
de cals are s upplie d toge the r with the
ke ys .
What the system can do
ce nte r can provide you with de tails on
the capabilitie s of the Ve hicle Me mory
and Ke y Me mory s ys te ms . A fe w e xam-
ple s follow be low:
Example s for Ve hicle Me mory:
>Various s ignals that can s e rve as
acknowle dgme nt for locking and
unlocking the ve hicle , re fe r to
page s 31, 34
>De activating/activating the Follow me
home lamps function, re fe r to
page 99.
Example s for Ke y Me mory:
>Automatic adjus tme nt of the drive r's
s e at, outs ide mirror and s te e ring
whe e l with s e ttings s tore d in the
me mory for the individual drive r whe n
the ve hicle is unlocke d, re fe r to
page 51
>Calling up cus tomize d s e ttings for the
automatic climate control whe n
unlocking the ve hicle , re fe r to
page 107.
You will s e e this s ymbol through-
out the Owne r's Manual. It is to
re mind you at appropriate place s of the
s e ttings that are available to you.<
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Ignition key positions
0 Ste e ring lock e ngage d
1 Ste e ring lock dis e ngage d
2 Ignition on
3 Starting the e ngine
Steering lock engaged
The ke y can only be ins e rte d or
re move d in this pos ition.
Afte r re moving the ke y, turn the
s te e ring whe e l s lightly to the le ft or right
until you he ar the lock e ngage .
Once the ignition has be e n s witche d off
ignition ke y in pos ition 0 or re move d
the radio functions are s till available for
approx. 20 minute s . Turn the radio back
on to us e it.
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An acous tic warning is s ounde d whe n
you fail to re move the ignition ke y afte r
ope ning the drive r's door.
Ve hicle s with automatic trans -
mis s ion:
Do not move the s e le ctor le ve r from the
Park pos ition until the e ngine is running
ignition ke y in pos ition 2.
In orde r to turn the ke y to pos ition 0 or
to re move it, firs t move the s e le ctor
le ve r to the Park pos ition Inte rlock.<
Steering lock disengaged
You will find that it is ofte n e as ie r to turn
the ignition ke y from pos ition 0 to pos i-
tion 1 whe n you move the s te e ring
whe e l s lightly to he lp dis e ngage the
lock.
Individual e le ctrical de vice s are re ady
for ope ration.
Starting the engine
Ve hicle s with manual trans mis -
s ion: de pre s s the clutch whe n
s tarting the e ngine . If you do not, a lock
pre ve nts the e ngine from s tarting.<
Before starting
>Engage the parking brake
>Be s ure that the ge ars hift le ve r is in
Ne utral or the s e le ctor le ve r in Park if
the ve hicle is e quippe d with an auto-
matic trans mis s ion
>De pre s s the clutch pe dal.
Do not allow the e ngine to run in
e nclos e d s pace s . Bre athing the
e xhaus t gas e s pos e s an e xtre me he alth
ris k, and can le ad to uncons cious ne s s
and de ath. The e xhaus t gas e s contain
carbon monoxide , an odorle s s and col-
orle s s , but highly toxic gas .
Do not le ave the ve hicle unatte nde d
with the e ngine running, s ince an unat-
te nde d ve hicle with a running e ngine
re pre s e nts a s afe ty hazard.<
Whe n driving, s tanding at idle ,
and parking the ve hicle , take care
to avoid contact be twe e n the hot
e xhaus t s ys te m and flammable mate -
rials , e .g. gras s , hay, le ave s , e tc. Such
contact could le ad to a fire , re s ulting in
s e rious pe rs onal injury and prope rty
damage .<
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Starting the engine Switching off the engine
Do not pre s s the acce le rator pe dal
while s tarting the e ngine .
BMW X5 3.0i:
Do not actuate the s tarte r for too
s hort a time . Do not turn it for more
than approx. 20 s e conds . Re le as e the
ignition ke y imme diate ly as s oon as the
e ngine s tarts .
BMW X5 4.4i, 4.6is :
Your BMW is e quippe d with the conve -
nie nce s tarting fe ature . Simply turn the
ignition ke y to pos ition 3 s tarte r and
the n re le as e it imme diate ly.
The s tarte r actuation continue s to
ope rate automatically for a ce rtain
pe riod of time and is s toppe d automati-
cally as s oon as the e ngine has s tarte d.
The automatic s tarting mode will not
ope rate if the batte ry voltage is low.
The e ngine can be s tarte d by me ans of
jump-s tarting, re fe r to page 162.<
Do not allow the e ngine to warm up
by le aving it running while the ve hicle
re mains s tationary. Ins te ad, be gin to
drive imme diate ly at a mode rate e ngine
s pe e d.
Should the e ngine fail to s tart on the
firs t atte mpt, if it is ve ry hot or cold, for
ins tance :
>Pre s s the acce le rator pe dal halfway
down while e ngaging the s tarte r.
Cold s tarts at altitude s above 3,300 ft/
1,000 me te rs and at ve ry low te mpe ra-
ture s , from approx. +5 7/15 6:
>For the initial s tart atte mpt, allow the
s tarte r to re main e ngage d s ome what
longe r, approx. 10 s e conds .
Engine idle s pe e d is controlle d by the
e ngine compute r s ys te m. Incre as e d
s pe e ds at s tart-up are normal and
s hould de cre as e as the e ngine warms
up. If e ngine s pe e d doe s not de cre as e ,
s e rvice is re quire d.
To preve nt the batte ry from dis charging,
always s witch off e le ctrical de vice s that
are not in us e . Switch the ignition off
whe n the ve hicle is not be ing drive n.
Exte nde d s tarting atte mpts , char-
acte rize d by e xce s s ive ly fre que nt
or long pe riods with the s tarte r
e ngage d, can le ad to damage of the
catalytic conve rte r.<
Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 1 or 0.
Do not re move the ignition ke y
while the ve hicle is s till moving. If
you do s o, the s te e ring will lock.
Always re move the ignition ke y and
e ngage the s te e ring lock be fore le aving
the ve hicle .
Ve hicle s with manual trans mis s ion:
Always e ngage the parking brake whe n
parking on s lope s and incline d s ur-
face s . Eve n placing the ge ars hift le ve r
in 1s t ge ar or re ve rs e may not provide
ade quate re s is tance to rolling.
Ve hicle s with automatic trans mis s ion:
Place the s e le ctor le ve r in Park.<
The ve hicle mus t be s tationary and the
s e le ctor le ve r in Park be fore you can
re move the ignition ke y.
64nParking brake Manual transmission
The parking brake is primarily de s igne d
to pre ve nt the ve hicle from rolling while
parke d. It ope rate s agains t the re ar
whe e ls .
To engage
The le ve r e ngage s automatically whe n
you pull it up and the indicator lamp
come s on in the ins trume nt clus te r in
ignition ke y pos ition 2, re fe r to
page s 19 and 20.
To release
Pull up s lightly on the le ve r, pre s s the
button and lowe r the le ve r.
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s hould be ne ce s s ary to e ngage
the parking brake while the ve hicle is in
motion, do not pull it with e xce s s ive
pre s s ure . Ke e p your thumb pre s s e d
agains t the re le as e button while care -
fully pulling up the le ve r to apply mod-
e rate pre s s ure .
Exce s s ive pre s s ure can le ad to ove r-
braking and los s of traction fis htailing
at the re ar axle .
The brake lamps do not come on whe n
the parking brake is e ngage d.
Ve hicle s with manual trans mis s ion:
Always e ngage the parking brake whe n
parking on s lope s and incline d s ur-
face s . Eve n placing the ge ars hift le ve r
in 1s t ge ar or re ve rs e may not provide
ade quate re s is tance to rolling.
Place the s e le ctor le ve r in Park.<
To avoid corros ion, apply the parking
brake lightly from time to time whe n
coas ting to a s tands till at a traffic
s ignal, for ins tance , provide d that it is
s afe to do s o.
Pre s s the clutch pe dal all the way down
e ach time you s hift, pre s s ing the ge ar-
s hift le ve r into its prope r e nd pos ition.
De pre s s the clutch whe n s tarting the
ve hicle , too, othe rwis e , the inte rlock
will pre ve nt the e ngine from s tarting if
the clutch is not de pre s s e d.
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Manual transmission Automatic transmission with Steptronic*
Reverse
Se le ct Re ve rs e only whe n the ve hicle is
comple te ly s toppe d. Pre s s the ge ars hift
le ve r to the le ft to ove rcome the re s is -
tance .
As you do this , the backup lamps will
turn on automatically whe n the ignition
ke y is in pos ition 2.
Do not hold the ve hicle in place on
s lope s by s lipping or riding the
clutch. Us e the parking brake ins te ad ,
s ince a s lipping clutch incre as e s clutch
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You can drive as with a normal auto-
matic trans mis s ion. In addition, you can
als o s hift manually.
Whe n you move the s e le ctor le ve r from
the D pos ition to the le ft into the M/S
range , the pe rformance -orie nte d s hift
programs of the automatic trans mis s ion
are e ngage d. As s oon as you tap the
s e le ctor le ve r in the + or dire ction,
Ste ptronic change s the ge ar. The
manual mode is e ngage d. Whe n you
wis h to us e the automatic trans mis s ion
mode again, move the s e le ctor le ve r to
the right into the D pos ition.
Unde r normal ope rating conditions , fue l
cons umption is lowe s t whe n driving in
pos ition D.
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P R N D M/S
The trans mis s ion range dis play varie s
according to the e quipme nt of your
ve hicle , re fe r to the illus trations .
Starting the engine
The e ngine can only be s tarte d in
s e le ctor le ve r pos itions Park or Ne utral.
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Range selection
A de te nt pre ve nts inadve rte nt s hifts to
the Re ve rs e or Park s e le ctor le ve r pos i-
tions . To dis e ngage the de te nt, pre s s
the button on the front s ide of the
s e le ctor le ve r knob , re fe r to arrow.
While the ve hicle is s tationary and
be fore s hifting out of Park or Ne u-
tral, de pre s s the footbrake in orde r to
dis e ngage the s e le ctor le ve r's lock
me chanis m Shiftlock.
Hold the footbrake down until s tarting
off. The ve hicle will othe rwis e cre e p
whe n a drive pos ition is e ngage d.<
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If you le ave the ve hicle with the
e ngine running, move the s e le ctor
le ve r to the Park pos ition and e ngage
the parking brake . If you fail to do this ,
the ve hicle could move .
Do not le ave the ve hicle unatte nde d
with the e ngine running, s ince an unat-
te nde d ve hicle with a running e ngine
re pre s e nts a s afe ty hazard.<
P Park
Se le ct only whe n the ve hicle is s ta-
tionary. The trans mis s ion locks to pre -
ve nt the re ar whe e ls from turning.
R Reverse
Se le ct only whe n the ve hicle is s ta-
tionary.
N Neutral Idle
Se le ct only if your journe y is inte rrupte d
for a longe r pe riod.
D Drive Automatic shift
program
This pos ition is de s igne d for driving
unde r all normal ope rating conditions .
All forward ge ars are available .
Kickdown
In the kickdown mode , you achie ve
maximum acce le ration and in pos i -
tion D top s pe e d.
De pre s s the acce le rator pe dal pas t the
incre as e d re s is tance point at the full-
throttle pos ition.
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M/S Manual mode and
Sport Program
Whe n you change from D to M/S, the
Sport Program is activate d. This is indi-
cate d by D S in the trans mis s ion range
dis play. The Sport Program is de s igne d
for pe rformance -orie nte d driving.
With the firs t brie f touch, the automatic
trans mis s ion s hifts from the Sport Pro-
gram to the manual mode .
Whe ne ve r you tap the s e le ctor le ve r in
the + dire ction, the trans mis s ion s hifts
up, and whe n you tap it in the dire c-
tion, the trans mis s ion will s hift down.
De pe nding on the e quipme nt ve rs ion,
1 to 5 or M1 to M5 is indicate d in the
trans mis s ion range dis play.
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Ups hifts or downs hifts will only be
carrie d out at appropriate e ngine
s pe e ds and road s pe e ds . If the e ngine
s pe e d is too high, for ins tance , the
downs hift will not be e xe cute d. The
ge ar s e le cte d will appe ar brie fly in the
ins trume nt clus te r followe d by the
curre nt ge ar.
If you are driving in the manual
mode and wis h to acce le rate rap-
idly to pas s anothe r ve hicle , for
e xample s hift down manually or with
the kickdown function.<
You can only change from M/S to
s e le ctor le ve r pos itions P, R and N via
the D pos ition.
Electronic transmission control
module
If the indicator lamp come s on
or the me s s age TRANS.FAIL-
SAFE PROG appe ars in the
Che ck Control, the re is a fault in the
trans mis s ion s ys te m.
Bring the ve hicle to a s top. Move the
trans mis s ion s e le ctor le ve r to P. Se t the
parking brake and s witch the e ngine
off, ignition ke y to pos ition 0.
Wait a fe w s e conds , the n s tart the
e ngine .
If the indicator lamp goe s out afte r a
fe w s e conds , normal trans mis s ion pe r-
formance has be e n re s tore d. You may
continue to drive as us ual. If the indi-
cator lamp doe s not go out, you can
place the s e le ctor le ve r in all pos itions .
Howe ve r, the ve hicle will now only drive
forward with limite d ge ar s e le ction.
If this happe ns , avoid e xtre me e ngine
loads and cons ult the ne are s t
Do not work in the e ngine com-
partme nt whe n a drive ge ar is
e ngage d. If you do this , the ve hicle
could move .<
Information on jump-s tarting, tow-
s tarting and towing be gins on page 162.
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1 High be ams blue indicator
2 He adlamp flas he r blue indicator
3 Turn s ignal indicators gre e n
indicator accompanie d by pe riodic
clicking s ound from the re lay
To signal briefly
Pre s s the le ve r up to but not be yond
the pre s s ure point. It the n re turns to the
ce nte r pos ition whe n re le as e d.
If the indicator lamp and the
clicking from the re lay are both
fas te r than normal, one of the turn
s ignal indicators has faile d.<
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1 Inte rmitte nt mode or rain s e ns or
2 Normal wipe
3 Fas t wipe
4 Brie f wipe
5 Cle an the winds hie ld
6 Spe cial was h program*
7 Rotary dial for control of the wipe
inte rval or the s e ns itivity of the rain
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Wipers retracted home position
The le ft wipe r is partially conce ale d by
the hood. In orde r to bring the wipe rs to
roughly a ve rtical pos ition this is
important for changing the wipe r blade s
or to fold the wipe rs out during fros ty
we athe r, for e xample :
>With the le ve r in pos ition 1, s witch off
the ignition as s oon as the wipe rs
come to a s top.
If e quippe d with a rain s e ns or:
1. Switch on the wipe rs with the le ve r in
pos ition 1, 2 or 4
2. Whe n the wipe rs are approx. ve rtical,
s witch the ignition off.
For changing the wipe r blade s , re fe r to
page 150.
Fold the wipe rs back down onto
the winds hie ld be fore you turn the
ignition ke y to pos ition 1 or 2 again. If
you do not, the y could be damage d.<
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Intermittent mode
Not on ve hicle s with rain s e ns or.
You can s e t the wipe inte rval to four
s tage s with rotary dial 7.
In addition, the wipe inte rval is varie d
automatically de pe nding on road
s pe e d.
Rain sensor
The rain s e ns or is pos itione d on the
winds hie ld, dire ctly in front of the inte -
rior re arvie w mirror.
To activate the rain s e ns or:
Move the le ve r to pos ition 1 with the
ignition ke y in pos ition 1 or highe r. The
wipe rs trave l once acros s the wind-
s hie ld, re gardle s s of the we athe r
conditions .
You can le ave the le ve r pe rmane ntly in
pos ition 1. It is the n only ne ce s s ary to
activate the rain s e ns or from ignition
ke y pos ition 1 and up.
To do this , turn rotary dial 7 brie fly.
To adjus t the s e ns itivity of the rain
s e ns or:
Turn rotary dial 7.
De activating the rain s e ns or:
Move le ve r to pos ition 0.
Switch the rain s e ns or off in auto-
matic car was he s . If you do not,
damage may occur if the wipe rs s witch
on uninte ntionally.<
Normal wipe
The s ys te m s witche s automatically to
inte rmitte nt mode whe n the ve hicle is
not moving, not on ve hicle s with rain
s e ns or.
Fast wipe
The wipe rs ope rate at normal s pe e d
whe n the ve hicle is not moving, not on
ve hicle s with rain s e ns or.
Clean the windshield
The s ys te m s prays was he r fluid agains t
the winds hie ld and activate s the wipe rs
for a brie f pe riod.
Special wash program*
As at 5; the re are als o s e ve ral additional
was h cycle s , and the he adlamps are
cle ane d*.
This program is re comme nde d afte r you
have drive n on e xtre me ly dirty roads .
Clean the headlamps*
>With the s pe cial was h program 6
>With e ve ry actuation of cle an the
winds hie ld 5 whe n the ve hicle 's
lighting is s witche d on, the he ad-
lamps will be cle ane d at appropriate
inte rvals .
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Do not us e the was he rs if the re is
any dange r that the fluid will
fre e ze on the winds hie ld. If you do s o,
your vis ion could be obs cure d. For this
re as on, us e an antifre e ze age nt, re fe r to
page 141.
Do not us e the was he rs whe n the re s e r-
voir is e mpty. This could caus e damage
to the was he r pump.<
Windshield washer jets
The winds hie ld was he r je ts are warme d
automatically whe n the ignition ke y is in
pos ition 2.
Rear window wiper
0 Re tracte d pos ition of the re ar window
wipe r
1 Re ar window wipe r in inte rmitte nt
mode . Whe n re ve rs e ge ar is
e ngage d, continuous ope ration is
s witche d on automatically
2 Cle an the re ar window
You can als o program the inte rval:
>Switch brie fly from pos ition 0 to pos i-
tion 1
>The time until re activation from
pos ition 0 to 1 is the programme d
inte rval, max. 30 s e conds .
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Programming is de le te d:
>Approx. 10 s e conds afte r the le ve r is
place d in pos ition 0 or
>afte r the e ngine is s witche d off.
For changing the wipe r blade , re fe r to
page 150.
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Cruise control*
You can automatically maintain and
s tore any de s ire d ve hicle s pe e d above
approx. 20 mph/30 km/h.
You can us e cruis e control whe ne ve r
the s ys te m is active while the e ngine is
running.
To activate the system
From ignition ke y pos ition 2:
Pre s s button; the indicator lamp in the
ins trume nt clus te r come s on, re fe r to
page 22. You can now us e the cruis e
control.
Do not us e cruis e control on
twis ting roads , whe n high traffic
de ns ity pre ve nts driving at a cons tant
s pe e d, whe n the road s urface is s lick
s now, rain, ice or whe n the road s ur-
face is loos e rocks , grave l or s and.<
To deactivate the system
Pre s s the button re pe ate dly until the
indicator lamp in the ins trume nt clus te r
goe s out.
The cruis e control is als o de activate d
whe n the ignition ke y is turne d into
pos ition 0.
The s pe e d s tore d in the me mory is
de le te d.
To maintain and store speed or
to accelerate
Pre s s button + brie fly:
The s ys te m maintains and s tore s the
curre nt ve hicle s pe e d. Eve ry time you
brie fly touch the button, the s pe e d
incre as e s by approx. 0.6 mph/1 km/h.
Pre s s and hold button + :
The ve hicle acce le rate s without pre s -
s ure on the acce le rator pe dal. Whe n
you re le as e the button, the s ys te m
maintains and s tore s the curre nt s pe e d.
If, on a downhill gradie nt, the
e ngine 's braking e ffe ct is not s uffi-
cie nt, the controlle d s pe e d can be
e xce e de d. Spe e d can drop on uphill
grade s if the e ngine output is ins uffi-
cie nt.<
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To decelerate
Pre s s button brie fly:
Whe n cruis e control is active , e ve ry
brie f touch of the button re duce s the
s pe e d by approx. 0.6 mph/1 km/h.
Pre s s and hold button :
With the cruis e control active , the
s ys te m automatically re duce s the
throttle ope ning to s low the ve hicle .
Whe n you re le as e the button, the
s ys te m maintains and s tore s the cur-
re nt s pe e d.
To interrupt the cruise control
Whe n the s ys te m is activate d, pre s s
button 1. The indicator lamp s tays on.
You can us e the cruis e control again
whe ne ve r re quire d by calling up the
s pe e d that was s tore d las t.
In addition, the s ys te m is automatically
inte rrupte d in re s pons e to the following
conditions :
>Whe n you apply pre s s ure to the
brake pe dal
>Whe n you apply pre s s ure to the
clutch pe dal or whe n you move the
automatic trans mis s ion s e le ctor le ve r
from Drive to Ne utral
>If you e xce e d or fall be low the con-
trolle d s pe e d for an e xte nde d pe riod ,
by de pre s s ing the acce le rator, for
e xample .
To recall the stored setting
Pre s s button:
The ve hicle acce le rate s to and main-
tains the las t s pe e d s tore d.
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1 Odome te r
2 Trip odome te r
3 Outs ide te mpe rature dis play
Odometer
You can activate the dis plays s hown in
the illus tration with the ignition ke y in
pos ition 0 by pre s s ing the button in the
ins trume nt clus te r, re fe r to arrow.
The range of available dis plays varie s
according to your individual ve hicle 's
e quipme nt.
Trip odometer
To re s e t the trip odome te r to ze ro,
pre s s the button, re fe r to arrow, with
the ignition ke y in pos ition 1 or 2.
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Outside temperature display
The outs ide te mpe rature appe ars in the
dis play from ignition ke y pos ition 1 and
highe r.
You can change the units of me as ure -
me nt 6/7 by
1. pre s s ing and holding down the
button, re fe r to arrow, with the igni-
tion ke y in pos ition 1
2. and the n turning the ignition ke y to 0.
At the s ame time the units of me a-
s ure me nt in the te mpe rature dis play
of the automatic climate control will
be change d, re fe r to page 105.
Re fe r als o to page 80.
Ice warning
If the outs ide te mpe rature drops to
approx. +37.5 7/+3 6, a s ignal
s ounds as a warning and the dis play
flas he s for a brie f pe riod.
The ice warning doe s not alte r the
fact that s urface ice can form at
te mpe rature s above +37.5 7/+3 6,
on bridge s or s hade d road s urface s , for
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Odometer, outside temperature display
74nTachometer Energy control
BMW X5 3.0i, 4.4i
Do not ope rate the e ngine with the
ne e dle in the re d ove rs pe e d zone of the
gauge , re fe r to arrow.
To prote ct the e ngine , the e ngine man-
age me nt s ys te m automatically inte r-
rupts the fue l s upply in this range .
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BMW X5 4.6is
The orange pre -warning zone dis plays
curre nt pe rmis s ible e ngine s pe e ds ,
de pe nding on the e ngine te mpe rature .
As the e ngine te mpe rature incre as e s ,
s ome of the s e ctors for this pre -warning
zone will go out one afte r the othe r.
Avoid e ngine s pe e ds in the pre -warning
zone if pos s ible .
Do not ope rate the e ngine with the
ne e dle in the re d ove rs pe e d zone of the
gauge , re fe r to arrow.
To prote ct the e ngine , the e ngine man-
age me nt s ys te m automatically inte r-
rupts the fue l s upply in this range .
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BMW X5 3.0i, 4.4i
Indicate s the curre nt fue l cons umption
in mpg, on Canadian ve hicle s in lite rs /
100 km. This allows you to s e e whe the r
your curre nt driving s tyle is conducive
to fue l e conomy with minimum e xhaus t
e mis s ions .
Whe n the ve hicle is s tationary, the
dis play goe s to Maximum ze ro on
Canadian mode ls .
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Temperature gauge Fuel gauge
BMW X5 4.6is
The ge ne ral ope rating te mpe rature is
be twe e n 176 7/80 6 and 248 7/
120 6. Do not e xce e d the maximum
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If the indicator lamp come s on and
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>2.0 gal./8 lite rs 6-cylinde r e ngine
>2.5 gal./10 lite rs 8-cylinde r e ngine
of fue l s till in the tank.
Tank capacity: approx. 24.6 gal./
approx. 93 lite rs .
Ce rtain ope rating conditions whe re the
tilt of the ve hicle varie s , s uch as thos e
e ncounte re d in mountainous are as ,
may caus e the ne e dle to fluctuate
s lightly.
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ple te ly e mpty, as othe rwis e
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indicator lamp come s on brie fly to con-
firm that the s ys te m is ope rational.
76nCoolant temperature gauge Service Interval Display
Blue
The e ngine is s till cold. Drive at mod-
e rate e ngine and ve hicle s pe e ds .
Red
Whe n you s witch on the ignition, the
warning lamp come s on brie fly to con-
firm that the s ys te m is ope rational.
If the warning lamp come s on while
driving or the me s s age COOLANT
TEMPERATURE appe ars in the Che ck
Control: the e ngine is ove rhe ate d.
Switch off the e ngine imme diate ly and
allow it to cool down.
Che cking coolant le ve l, re fe r to
page 143.
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Normal ope rating range . It is not
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the e dge of the re d zone .
e quipme nt.
Green lamps
The numbe r of illuminate d lamps
de cre as e s as the time for your ne xt
mainte nance vis it approache s .
Yellow lamp
This fie ld appe ars toge the r with
OILSERVICE or INSPECTION.
Mainte nance is due . Ple as e contact
ce nte r for an appointme nt.
Red lamp
The mainte nance de adline has be e n
pas s e d.
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Check Control
Graphic display*
The following ale rts or s tatus me s s age s
are dis playe d with icons from ignition
ke y pos ition 2 and up until the de fe cts
are corre cte d:
1 Che ck low be ams
2 Add was he r fluid (goe s out afte r
approx. 1 minute )
3 Door ope n
4 Tailgate ope n
5 Che ck brake and tail lamps . A de fe c-
tive ce nte r brake lamp is indicate d by
the uppe r s ymbol.
Whe n you ope n the door afte r s topping,
a warning s ignal s ounds without a
vis ual indicator for:
>LIGHTS ON
>KEY IN IGNITION LOCK.
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Te xt me s s age s are us e d to ale rt the
drive r to s ys te m malfunctions whe n the
ignition ke y is turne d to pos ition 2. The
ale rt is accompanie d by an acous tic
s ignal.
1 Status me s s age s s ymbol
2 Dis play
3 CHECK button
Me s s age s conce rning s ys te m faults are
diffe re ntiate d bas e d on two prioritie s :
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Priority 1
The s e de fe cts are imme diate ly indi-
cate d by an acous tic s ignal and a
flas hing warning s ymbol 1. Simulta-
ne ous de fe cts will be dis playe d con-
s e cutive ly. The s e s tatus me s s age s
re main in the dis play until the de fe cts
are corre cte d. The y cannot be de le te d
by pre s s ing the CHECK button 3:
>RELEASE PARKINGBRAKE
>COOLANT TEMPERATURE
The coolant is ove rhe ate d. Stop the
ve hicle imme diate ly and s witch off
the e ngine , re fe r to page s 76 and 143
>STOP!ENGINE OILPRESS
The oil pre s s ure is too low. Stop the
ve hicle imme diate ly and s witch off
the e ngine , re fe r to page s 19 and 141
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>CHECK BRAKE FLUID
Indicate s that brake fluid is down to
approximate ly the minimum le ve l.
Top off the brake fluid at the ne xt
opportunity, re fe r to page 144. Have
the caus e of the brake fluid los s diag-
nos e d and corre cte d by your BMW
Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r
>TIRE LOW/FLAT*
Re duce ve hicle s pe e d imme diate ly
and s top the ve hicle . Avoid hard
brake applications . Do not ove rs te e r,
re fe r to page 98
>SELFLEVEL SUSP.INACT*
Ple as e cons ult the ne are s t
>SELFLEVEL SUSP.INACT*
max. 35 mph/max. 60 km/h*
The s e dis plays appe ar cons e cutive ly.
Do not e xce e d a maximum s pe e d of
35 mph/60 km/h.
Ple as e cons ult the ne are s t BMW
Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r
>LIMIT*
You will s e e this me s s age if the pro-
gramme d s pe e d limit has be e n
e xce e de d, re fe r to page 85.
Priority 2
The s e dis plays appe ar for 20 s e conds
whe n the ignition ke y is turne d to pos i-
tion 2. The warning s ymbols re main
afte r the me s s age dis appe ars . You can
call up the me s s age s again for dis play
by pre s s ing the CHECK button.
>TRUNKLID OPEN
This me s s age appe ars only at the
s tart of a trip
>DOOR OPEN
This me s s age appe ars afte r a min-
imal de fine d road s pe e d has be e n
e xce e de d
>FASTEN SEAT BELTS*
In addition to this me s s age , an indi-
cator lamp with the s afe ty be lt icon
appe ars and an acous tical s ignal is
s ounde d
>WASHER FLUID LOW
The fluid le ve l is too low; top off at
the ne xt opportunity, re fe r to
page 141
>CHECK ENGINE OIL LEV
The oil le ve l is at the abs olute min-
imum; re fill as s oon as pos s ible , re fe r
to page 141. Do not drive more than
approx. 30 mile s /50 km until you add
oil
>CHECK FILLER CAP
Che ck to s e e whe the r the fue l fille r
cap has be e n clos e d prope rly, re fe r
to page 25
>OUTSIDE TEMP. +23 7/5 6
This dis play is only an e xample . The
curre nt te mpe rature is dis playe d at
outs ide te mpe rature s of +37.5 7/
+3 6 and be low, re fe r als o to
page 73
>TIRE PRESSURE SET*
The RDC has importe d the curre nt
inflation pre s s ure in the tire s as the
targe t value s which the s ys te m will
monitor, re fe r to page 97
>CHECK TIRE PRESSURE*
Che ck and corre ct the tire inflation
pre s s ure to s pe cifications at the e ar-
lie s t opportunity, e .g. ne xt s top to
re fue l, re fe r to page 97
>TIRECONTROL INACTIVE*
A te mporary inte rfe re nce of the RDC
or a s ys te m fault, re fe r to page 98
>CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS
A lamp has faile d or the e le ctrical
circuit has a fault, re fe r to page 153
or cons ult a BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r
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>CHECK LOWBEAM LIGHTS
CHECK SIDE LIGHTS
CHECK REAR LIGHTS
CHECK FRONT FOGLAMPS
CHECK LICPLATE LIGHT
CHECK HIGHBEAM LIGHT
CHECK BACK UP LIGHTS
De fe ctive bulb or circuit, re fe r to
page 151 or cons ult a BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r
>TRANS. FAILSAFE PROG*
Ple as e cons ult the ne are s t
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r,
re fe r to page 67
>CHECK BRAKE LININGS
Have the brake pads ins pe cte d by
ce nte r, re fe r to page 133
>CHECK COOLANT LEVEL
Coolant too low, top off at the ne xt
opportunity, re fe r to page 143
>ENGINE FAILSAFE PROG
The re is a fault in the e ngine 's e le c-
tronic control s ys te m.
You can continue to drive with
re duce d e ngine output or e ngine
s pe e d.
Have the s ys te m che cke d by your
Displays after completion of trip
All of the malfunctions re gis te re d during
the trip appe ar cons e cutive ly whe n the
ignition ke y is turne d to pos ition 0.
The following dis plays will appe ar whe n
appropriate :
>LIGHTS ON
>KEY IN IGNITION LOCK
>CHECK ENGINE OIL LEV
Add e ngine oil at the ne xt opportu-
nity, e .g. ne xt s top to re fue l, re fe r to
page 141.
This dis play appe ars whe n you ope n
the drive r's door afte r parking the
ve hicle . A s upple me ntary acous tic
s ignal is als o he ard.
Status me s s age s re main available for a
pe riod of approx. thre e minute s afte r
the dis play goe s out and the ke y is
re move d from the ignition lock. Pre s s
the CHECK button 3. If the re we re mul-
tiple me s s age s , pre s s the CHECK
button re pe ate dly to vie w the m all in
s e que nce .
To check the Check Control
Pre s s the CHECK button 3 with the
ignition ke y in pos ition 2:
CHECK CONTROL OK appe ars in the
dis play.
No malfunctions are pre s e nt in the
monitore d s ys te ms .
Computer
You can find a de s cription of the com-
pute r on page s 80 and 85 as we ll as in
the Owne r's Manual for the Onboard
Compute r.
You can have the Che ck Control
and compute r me s s age s dis -
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Mode selection
From ignition ke y pos ition 1 and up,
you can call up information from the
compute r us ing the button in the turn
s ignal le ve r. By pre s s ing the button
brie fly in the dire ction of the s te e ring
column, you can call up a ne w function
for dis play.
The dis plays appe ar in the following
orde r: outs ide te mpe rature , ave rage
fue l cons umption, cruis ing range ,
ave rage s pe e d.
Starting with ignition ke y pos ition 1,
the las t active s e tting is dis playe d.
e quipme nt.
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You can change the units of me as ure -
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ture dis play by
1. pre s s ing and holding the trip odo-
me te r re s e t button with the ignition
ke y in pos ition 1
2. and the n turning the ignition ke y to 0.
At the s ame time the units of me a-
s ure me nt in the te mpe rature dis play
of the automatic climate control will
be change d, re fe r to page 105.
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Cruising range and average speed
The compute r bas e s its calculations
of the cruis ing range on the pre vious
driving s tyle and conditions .
The compute r ignore s any time s pe nt
with the ve hicle s tationary and the
e ngine s witche d off in its ave rage
s pe e d calculations .
To cancel the display
If the button in the turn s ignal le ve r is
pre s s e d brie fly while the ave rage s pe e d
is dis playe d, the compute r dis play can
be mas ke d out.
To restart calculations
If you continue to pre s s the button in
the turn s ignal le ve r, the ave rage value s
which we re jus t dis playe d for fue l con-
s umption and s pe e d will be re calcu-
late d from that point. The e ngine mus t
be running for this calculation.
Computer with alphanumeric
display*
If your ve hicle has Che ck Control with
alphanume ric dis play, the s ys te m's
compute r is de s cribe d be ginning on
page 85 and in the Owne r's Manual for
the Onboard Compute r.
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Multi-Information Display MID
Central display
The MID s e rve s as the ce ntral dis play
and ope ration for the following onboard
s ys te ms :
>Digital clock, e . g. time dis play, date
>Audio s ys te ms radio, cas s e tte , CD
>Compute r, e .g. fue l cons umption,
cruis ing range
>Ce llular phone , e .g. dialing.
You will find e xplanations and note s
for ope rating the digital clock and the
compute r on the following page s .
Ple as e re fe r to the s e parate Owne r's
Manuals for ope rating the audio s ys -
te ms , the ce llular phone and the
onboard compute r.
Any unre alis tic nume rical e ntrie s
will not be acce pte d.
All s tore d data will be los t if the powe r
s upply is inte rrupte d. Time dis play,
s witch-on time s for inde pe nde nt
he ating and ve ntilation, dis tance and
cruis e control s pe e d limit may have to
be re s e t once the powe r s upply has
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1 Function button for audio s ys te ms
2 Function button for the ce llular phone
3 Indicator lamp for inde pe nde nt ve nti-
lation
>re mains on if s witch-on time is
active
>flas he s while ope rating
4 Function button for the digital clock
and compute r
5 Indicator dis play for the various
onboard s ys te ms
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mode , the functions and alte rnative s
that can be s e le cte d at the buttons
are dis playe d he re
7 Entry and que ry buttons for ope rating
the various onboard s ys te ms
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Only make e ntrie s whe n the
ve hicle is s tationary to avoid
e ndange ring yours e lf or othe r road
us e rs .<
To call up time or date
Pre s s the le ft s ide of the button.
Dis play s hows :
You can have the time dis playe d in
12 or 24 hours .
To change the dis play:
If the 12-hour time dis play is in us e , AM
or PM appe ars afte r the time .
To change the time
Pre s s the right s ide of the button:
The dots flas h in the dis play.
To change the s e tting:
Pre s s on the le ft or right, or hold the
button down.
To s tore the e ntry:
Pre s s the right s ide of the button.

To change the date
Pre s s .
The dots and the DATE dis play flas h.
To change the s e tting:
Pre s s on le ft or right, or hold the button
down.
The clock take s le ap ye ars into account
and the re fore doe s not have to be re s e t
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Digital clock in the MID
Reminder signal
You can program a re minde r s ignal
Me mo to be he ard e ve ry hour, s o that
you are s ure not to mis s a ne ws
broadcas t.
Pre s s :
MEMO OFF appe ars in the dis play for
e ntry and que ry buttons , and the tone
s ymbol will appe ar in the uppe r right of
the dis play.
A s ignal is the n he ard 15 s e conds
be fore e ach hour.
Stopwatch
Pre s s .
Dis play s hows :
To s tart the s topwatch function:
To take an inte rme diate time re ading:
Pre s s .
Pre s s .
The s topwatch dis play can be s e e n
counting up; the s topwatch continue s
to run.
To halt the s topwatch:
The s topwatch is halte d whe n the
ignition ke y is turne d back to 0,
but s tarts to run again whe n the ignition
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84nDigital clock in the MID
Enter the switch-on times for the
independent ventilation
You can e nte r two diffe re nt s witch-on
time s .
The ve ntilation will s hut off automati-
cally afte r 30 minute s .
Ple as e follow the ins tructions for
ope rating the inde pe nde nt ve ntila-
tion that s tart on page 111.<
Pre s s on the le ft/right.
Dis play s hows :
Dis play flas he s , e . g. TIMER 1.
To e nte r the time :
Pre s s on the le ft/right, or hold the
button down.
To confirm the e ntry:
The activate d time is marke d with an
as te ris k.
The s witch-on time s re main s tore d until
ne w e ntrie s are made .
You can change s witch-on time s that
have alre ady be e n s tore d by making a
ne w time e ntry as de s cribe d above .
Whe n the s witch-on time is active , the
LED come s on in the MID. During actual
ope ration of the ve ntilation, the LED
flas he s . The LED goe s out whe n the
s ys te m is s witche d off.
To activate /de activate the time :
Pre s s twice .

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independent ventilation
on and off
The inde pe nde nt ve ntilation func-
tion can only be calle d up in igni-
tion ke y pos ition 1.<
Pre s s .
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Computer*** * in the MID
Only make e ntrie s whe n the
ve hicle is s tationary to avoid
e ndange ring yours e lf or othe r road
us e rs .<
Compute r calculations be gin at the
s tart of the journe y.
Information can als o be calle d up in the
dis play by re mote control, re fe r to
page 89.
Speed limit
Spe e d limit e ntry:
You can e nte r the road s pe e d he re
at which you wis h to he ar and s e e a
re minde r s ignal: a s ignal will s ound,
the word LIMIT will flas h, and with the
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play*, the s pe e d limit warning s tore d in
the me mory will appe ar on the ins tru-
me nt clus te r brie fly.
The s pe e d limit re minde r is only
re pe ate d if road s pe e d has falle n at
le as t 3 mph/approx. 5 km/h be low the
pre s e t s pe e d limit.
Pre s s .
Dis play s hows :
Ente r the limit by pre s s ing the function
buttons .
To corre ct an e ntry:
Pre s s the le ft s ide of the button and
re pe at the e ntry.
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Adopting the curre nt s pe e d as the
s pe e d limit:
Pre s s .
Pre s s twice at right.
De activating the s pe e d limit:
Pre s s .
The LIMIT dis play goe s out, but the
s tore d value is not los t and can be
re activate d by pre s s ing the LIMIT
button.
Distance to destination
The re maining dis tance to the de s tina-
tion will be dis playe d on the s cre e n.
Ente r the e ntire dis tance be fore s tarting
the journe y.
To e nte r:
Dis play s hows :
You can e nte r the dis tance by pre s s ing
the function buttons .
Pre s s the le ft s ide of the button and
Che cking s tore d value :
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Estimated time of arrival
Whe n you have e nte re d the dis tance to
your de s tination, you can obtain an
e s timate d time of arrival dis play which
is continuous ly update d by the com-
pute r as your ave rage driving pe riod
varie s .
The e s timate d time of arrival is dis -
playe d.
Cruising range
The dis tance which the ve hicle s hould
cove r on the re maining fue l in the tank
is dis playe d.
Pre s s :
The dis play s hows the probable range .
Whe n you have only e nough fue l
le ft to drive fe we r than 30 mile s /
50 km, the n re fue l, as othe rwis e e ngine
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can occur.<
The compute r will only re gis te r fue l
amounts ove r 1.8 gal/6 lite rs .
Fuel consumption
You can have the ave rage fue l con-
s umption dis playe d for two diffe re nt
dis tance s , for e xample a comple te
journe y and part of the journe y .
To s tart the calculation, s e le ct the
CONS function with the e ngine running.
Pre s s the le ft or right s ide of the button:
The dis play will s how the ave rage fue l
cons umption.
To re s tart the fue l cons umption
calculation:
Pre s s the le ft or right s ide of the button.
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Speed
You can call up a dis play of the
ve hicle 's ave rage s pe e d.
To s tart the calculation, s e le ct the
SPEED function with the e ngine run-
ning.
Pre s s :
The dis play s hows the ave rage s pe e d.
To re calculate the s pe e d:
Extended immobilizer function
You can e s tablis h a code that will pre -
ve nt the e ngine from be ing s tarte d
unle s s the code is e nte re d.
If you do not have acce s s to the code ,
the e me rge ncy de activation proce dure
will have to be carrie d out, re fe r to ne xt
page .
Es tablis hing and activating the code :
Dis play s hows :
Ente r the code with the function but-
tons .
Pre s s on the le ft s ide of the button and
Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 0.
De activate the code :
Whe n you are as ke d to e nte r the code
ignition ke y in pos ition 1 or 2:
>Ente r the code at the function but-
tons .
Afte r the code has be e n e nte re d cor-
re ctly and confirme d with the SET
button, the time dis play appe ars .
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Afte r thre e incorre ct code e ntrie s , or
thre e atte mpts to s tart the e ngine
without a code e ntry, the alarm will
s ound for 30 s e conds on ve hicle s fitte d
with an alarm s ys te m.
De activating the alarm in an
e me rge ncy:
If you have forgotte n the code , proce e d
as follows :
1. Dis conne ct the batte ry, wait approx.
2 minute s , the n re conne ct it. Note
that on ve hicle s with an alarm
s ys te m, the alarm will s ound
2. Se t the ignition ke y to pos ition 1:
The time dis play will count down for
the ne xt te n minute s
3. Afte r te n minute s , s tart the e ngine .
If the code be come s available
again in the me antime , it can be
e nte re d during the waiting pe riod afte r
pre s s ing the CODE button.<
Remote control
The button on the turn s ignal indicator
le ve r can be us e d to s e le ct the ite ms of
compute r information which are to
be dis playe d.
To do this , pre s s :
>the button on the le ve r until PROG
s hows on the dis play
>the MID buttons in the orde r in which
you wis h the information to be dis -
playe d.
Each time an e ntry is s tore d, the pro-
gram numbe r appe ars on the dis play.
To te rminate the s e le ction proce dure :
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dis playe d, pre s s
>the button on the le ve r until the dis -
play s hows PROG
>the SET button.
To obtain individual ite ms of informa-
tion, pre s s the button in brie fly as ofte n
as ne ce s s ary.
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The concept
PDC provide s e xtra s afe ty and conve -
nie nce during parking mane uve rs by pro-
viding an acous tic s ignal to indicate the
dis tance be twe e n your front and re ar
bumpe rs and the ne are s t obje ct. To do
this , four ultras onic s e ns ors in the front
and re ar bumpe rs e ach me as ure the dis -
tance to the ne are s t obje ct. The de te ction
range of the front s e ns ors and the two
s e ns ors locate d at the e nds of the re ar
bumpe r is approx. 2 ft/60 cm, while the
re ar ce nte r s e ns ors can de te ct obje cts to
a dis tance of approx. 5 ft/1.50 m.
PDC is a parking aid which re gis -
te rs obje cts whe n approaching
s lowly, as is the cas e during us ual
parking mane uve rs . Avoid approaching
obje cts too fas t, othe rwis e the s ys te m
may give warning of phys ical obs tacle s
too late .<
Automatic function
The s ys te m s tarts to ope rate automati-
cally approx. one s e cond afte r you
s e le ct re ve rs e or move the s e le ctor
le ve r into the R pos ition with the igni-
tion ke y in pos ition 2.
Wait for this brie f pe riod be fore
you s tart re ve rs ing.<
Manual activation
Pre s s the button; the indicator lamp
come s on.
Manual deactivation
Pre s s the button again; the indicator
lamp goe s out.
Automatic deactivation
Afte r driving a dis tance of more than
approx. 160 ft/50 m or e xce e ding a
s pe e d of approx. 20 mph/30 km/h, the
s ys te m s witche s off and the indicator
lamp goe s out. Switch the s ys te m on
again as re quire d.
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Acoustical signals
The dis tance from an obje ct is indicate d
in front with a highe r inte rmitte nt tone ,
and at the re ar with a lowe r inte rmitte nt
tone . As the dis tance be twe e n ve hicle
and obje ct de cre as e s , the inte rvals
be twe e n the tone s be come s horte r.
A continuous tone indicate s the pre s -
e nce of an obje ct le s s than approx. 1 ft/
30 cm away.
The warning s ignal is cance le d afte r
approx. 3 s e conds if you are moving
paralle l to a wall.
If the re is a malfunction of the s ys te m:
The indicator lamp flas he s and a s hort
s te ady s ignal tone is s ounde d
>if you activate PDC with the button
>whe n you s e le ct re ve rs e for the firs t
time afte r s witching on the ignition
>if a malfunction occurs while the PDC
s ys te m is active .
Switch the s ys te m off and have the
caus e of the malfunction corre cte d by
ce nte r.
Park Distance Control PDC*
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PDC* Dynamic Stability Control DSC
The PDC s ys te m doe s not re move
the drive r's pe rs onal re s pons ibility
for e valuating the dis tance be twe e n the
ve hicle and any obje cts . Eve n whe n
s e ns ors are involve d, the re is a blind
s pot in which obje cts cannot be
de te cte d. This applie s e s pe cially in
thos e cas e s whe re the s ys te m
approache s the phys ical cons traints of
ultras onic me as ure me nt, as occurs with
tow bars and traile r couplings , and in
the vicinity of thin or we dge -s hape d
obje cts . Similarly, low obje cts that have
alre ady be e n de te cte d - e .g. a curb-
s tone - may dis appe ar out of the range
of the s e ns ors be fore a continuous tone
is e mitte d.
Loud s ource s of s ound, ins ide and out-
s ide the ve hicle , could drown out the
PDC s ignal tone .<
Ke e p the s e ns ors cle an and fre e
of ice or s now in orde r to e ns ure
that they continue to ope rate e ffe ctive ly.
Do not apply high pre s s ure s pray to the
s e ns ors for a prolonge d pe riod of time.
Maintain an ade quate dis tance of more
than 4 in/10 cm.<
The concept
DSC maintains ve hicle s tability, eve n in
critical driving s ituations .
The s ys te m optimize s ve hicle s tability
during acce le ration and whe n s tarting
from a full s top, as we ll as optimizing
traction. In addition, it re cognize s
uns table ve hicle conditions , s uch as
unde rs te e ring or ove rs te e ring, and, as
far as is pos s ible within the laws of
phys ics , ke e ps the ve hicle on a s te ady
cours e by adapting the rpms and brake
applications to the individual whe e ls .
The s ys te m s tarts up automatically
e ach time you s tart the e ngine .
Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp in the ins tru-
me nt clus te r goe s out s hortly
afte r you s witch on the ignition,
re fe r to page 21.
Indicator lamp as he s :
The s ys te m is active and gove rns drive
and braking force.
If the indicator lamp fails to go out afte r
the e ngine is s tarte d, or come s on
during normal driving and s tays on:
The s ys te m is e ithe r de fe ctive or was
s witche d off with the button: the s tabi-
lizing applications de s cribe d to the le ft
are no longe r available . The ve hicle will
re main comple te ly ope rational, how-
e ve r, without DSC.
Cons ult your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r to have the s ys te m
re paire d.
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To switch the system off
Pre s s the button; the indicator lamp
come s on and s tays on.
Traction inte rve ntion re mains active ;
that is , braking inte rve ntion will con-
tinue .
In the following e xce ptional circum-
s tance s , it may be e ffe ctive to s witch
off the DSC for a s hort pe riod:
>Whe n rocking the ve hicle or s tarting
off in de e p s now or on loos e s urface s
>On s andy road s urface s
>On poor s urface s with de e p ruts
>If the whe e ls churn on muddy
s urface s
>Whe n driving with s now chains .
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As a re s ult of the traction inte rve n-
tion, the brake s may be s ubje cte d
to additional loads whe n the s ys te m is
s witche d off. For this re as on, it is pos -
s ible that the braking inte rve ntion will
be dis able d automatically for a brie f
pe riod in orde r to limit brake te mpe ra-
ture .
To maintain ve hicle s tability, always
drive with the s ys te m s witche d on whe n
pos s ible .<
To switch the system on again
lamp goe s out.
The laws of phys ics cannot be
re pe ale d, e ve n with DSC. An
appropriate driving s tyle always
re mains the re s pons ibility of the drive r.
We the re fore urge you to avoid us ing
the additional s afe ty margin of the
s ys te m as an e xcus e for taking ris ks .
Do not make any modifications to the
DSC s ys te m. Se rvice proce dure s on
the s ys te m are to be pe rforme d by
authorize d te chnicians only.<
Dynamic Brake Control DBC
DBC is an inte gral compone nt of the
DSC s ys te m.
The s ys te m re s ponds to s udde n, high-
inte ns ity applications of force to the
brake pe dal by automatically braking
the ve hicle with maximum boos t to
achie ve the s horte s t-pos s ible braking
dis tance s during panic s tops . This
s ys te m e xploits all the be ne fits of ABS.
Do not re duce the pre s s ure e xe rte d
agains t the brake pe dal until the
braking mane uve r has be e n comple te d.
DBC is de activate d whe n you re le as e
the brake pe dal.
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Hill Descent Control HDC
The concept
HDC is a s ys te m for driving downhill in
s te e p te rrain. This s ys te m re duce s
ve hicle s pe e d on s te e p downhill gradi-
e nts , thus allowing you to maintain con-
trol of your BMW unde r the s e condi-
tions .
The ve hicle move s at s lightly more than
walking s pe e d without active inte rve n-
tion from the drive r.
HDC is available for activation at
ve hicle s pe e ds be low approx. 20 mph/
35 km/h. Whe n driving down s te e p hills
with a s pe e d be low approx. 20 mph/
35 km/h, the ve hicle re duce s s pe e d
automatically down to s lightly more
than walking s pe e d (approx. 5 mph/
8 km/h) and the n maintains this s pe e d
at a cons tant.
You can us e the acce le rator or brake s
to vary this automatically controlle d
s pe e d within a range e xte nding from
approx. 3 mph/5 km/h to 15 mph/
25 km/h.
You can s pe cify a targe t s pe e d
within the s ame range by us ing the
+/ buttons of the cruis e control.
HDC is automatically de activate d once
ve hicle s pe e d again e xce e ds approx.
35 mph/60 km/h.
To switch the system on
Pre s s the button. The indicator lamp
come s on.
The indicator lamp flas he s whe n the
brake s are applie d automatically.
To switch the system off
lamp goe s out.
HDC is de activate d automatically above
a road s pe e d of approx. 35 mph/
60 km/h and whe n the ignition is
s witche d off.
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To use HDC
With manual trans mis s ion:
Us e HDC in firs t ge ar and in Re ve rs e
s ince the e ngine 's braking e ffe ct is
diminis he d in the highe r ge ars .
With automatic trans mis s ion:
You can us e HDC in e ve ry drive
pos ition.
In the event of a fault
The indicator lamp goe s out in the HDC
mode or doe s not come on whe n HDC
is s witche d on:
HDC is te mporarily not available if
brake te mpe rature is too high.
If the DSC indicator lamp als o
lights up:
The re is a fault in the HDC and
DSC s ys te ms . Have your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r ins pe ct this
s ys te m as s oon as pos s ible .
94nSelf-leveling suspension* 2-axle self-leveling suspension*
The warning lamp for the s e lf-
le ve ling s us pe ns ion come s on,
or the me s s age SELFLEVEL
SUSP.INACT appe ars in the Che ck
Control: the re is a malfunction in the
s e lf-le ve ling s us pe ns ion.
Stop and ins pe ct the ve hicle . If it is
riding s ignificantly lowe r in the re ar than
in the front, or if it is s itting at an incline
le ft re ar compare d to right re ar - con-
s ult the ne are s t BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r. Drive with appropriate
caution in the me antime . The ve hicle
has re duce d ground cle arance or
driving comfort is notice ably re duce d.
Eve n if the attitude of the ve hicle is
normal, you s hould cons ult the ne are s t
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r if
the warning lamp indicate s a s ys te m
malfunction.
The concept
Your ve hicle is e quippe d with 2-axle
s e lf-le ve ling s us pe ns ion acting on both
the front and re ar s us pe ns ion. This
s ys te m combine s automatic s e lf-le v-
e ling, which compe ns ate s for variations
in front-to-re ar load-dis tribution pat-
te rns , with a s e le ction fe ature allowing
drive rs to choos e from among s e ve ral
ride -he ight options .
You may choos e from among the fol-
lowing ride he ights :
>Standard
The s tandard s e tting is inte nde d for
mos t ope rating conditions , including
traile r towing
>Off-Road
Highe r ride he ight for incre as e d
ground cle arance
>Acce s s
Lowe rs ve hicle for more conve nie nt
cargo handling or e as ie r pas s e nge r
ingre s s and e xits
Change s in ride he ight are initiate d
e ithe r manually, us ing the control
button, re fe r to page 95, or automati-
cally in re s pons e to s pe cific s pe e ds .
Whe n the ride he ight is s e le cte d manu-
ally, the drive r has the additional option
of re vis ing the ride -he ight s e le ction by
e nte ring a ne w command during the
adjus tme nt proce s s .
Whe n the ve hicle is s tationary, the
s ys te m e xe cute s ride -he ight change s in
both dire ctions (up and down) whe n-
e ve r the doors are clos e d. The tailgate /
liftgate may be ope n. The s ys te m rais e s
the ve hicle only whe n the e ngine is run-
ning.
The s ys te m's automatic s e lf-le ve ling
fe ature automatically compe ns ate s for
variations in the ve hicle 's load.
Fre que nt change s in ride he ight
initiate d at s hort inte rvals can
ove rhe at the compre s s or, caus ing the
s ys te m to brie fly s us pe nd active ope ra-
tion.<
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2-axle self-leveling suspension*
Ride-height display
1 Off-Road
2 Standard
3 Acce s s
The LEDs not only s how the curre nt
ride he ight, but als o indicate change s :
>LED on: indicate s the ve hicle 's cur-
re nt ride he ight
>Ride -he ight LED flas he s while the
LED for the e arlie r le ve l re mains on:
the ride he ight is be ing adjus te d to a
ne w le ve l, e ithe r automatically or in
re s pons e to drive r input at the button.
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Whe n the s us pe ns ion re ache s the
ne w ride he ight the flas hing LED
re ve rts to continuous ope ration, and
the LED for the e arlie r le ve l goe s out
>LED for curre nt ride he ight flas he s for
roughly 3 s e conds whe n you pre s s
the button: change in ride he ight is
not pos s ible .
Raising
Available only whe n the e ngine is run-
ning.
From Standard to Off-Road:
Pre s s button 1 while trave ling at a
s pe e d of le s s than approx. 30 mph/
50 km/h.
From Acce s s to Standard:
>Pre s s button 1 or
>The s e tting automatically re ve rts to
the s tandard s e tting once the ve hicle
e xce e ds a s pe e d of roughly 20 mph/
35 km/h.
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Lowering
Available with ignition ke y in pos ition 2.
From Standard to Acce s s :
1. Pre s s button 2 while trave ling at le s s
than approx. 50 mph/80 km/h. The
s ys te m e nte rs its pre s e le ction mode .
The pre s e le ction mode is cance le d
>by pre s s ing button 1
>automatically once the ve hicle
e xce e ds a s pe e d of approx.
50 mph/80 km/h or roughly
60 s e conds afte r button 2 is
pre s s e d
2. Re duce s pe e d to be low approx.
15 mph/25 km/h within roughly
60 s e conds afte r pre s s ing button 2.
Whe n you pre s s button 2 at
s pe e ds be low approx. 15 mph/
25 km/h the s ys te m automatically
lowe rs the ve hicle to the Acce s s le ve l.<
From Off-Road to Standard:
>Pre s s button 2 or
>automatically once you e xce e d a
s pe e d of approx. 30 mph/50 km/h.
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Tire Pressure Monitor RDC*
The concept
RDC monitors the tire pre s s ure s at all
four tire s , e ve n whe n the ve hicle is
moving. The s ys te m provide s an ale rt
whe ne ve r the inflation pre s s ure drops
s ignificantly be low the s pe cifie d pre s -
s ure in one or more tire s .
In orde r for the s ys te m to le arn the cor-
re ct tire inflation pre s s ure , che ck the
inflation pre s s ure s in all tire s , re fe r to
the table on page 27 and make any
ne ce s s ary corre ctions . The n activate
the s ys te m.
This indicator lamp in the ins tru-
me nt clus te r or the Che ck Con-
trol will inform you if the tire
pre s s ure is diffe re nt from the le arne d
value s .
To switch the system on
1. Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 2, do
not s tart the e ngine
2. Maintain pre s s ure on the button until
the ye llow indicator lamp in the
ins trume nt clus te r come s on for s e v-
e ral s e conds or the me s s age TIRE
PRESSURE SET appe ars in the
Che ck Control
3. Afte r you have drive n for a fe w min-
ute s , the RDC will import the curre nt
inflation pre s s ure in the tire s as the
re fe re nce value s which the s ys te m
will monitor.
You will only have to re pe at this proce -
dure if the tire inflation pre s s ure mus t
be corre cte d. Othe rwis e , the RDC func-
tions automatically whe n the ignition
ke y is in pos ition 2, and thus ope rate s
whe ne ve r the ve hicle is drive n.
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If, afte r a ce rtain pe riod of time , the
inflation pre s s ure has gone down s ig-
nificantly, which is normal for any tire ,
the ye llow indicator lamp come s on or
the me s s age CHECK TIRE PRES-
SURE appe ars in the Che ck Control.
This ale rts you that you s hould have the
tire s inflate d to the s pe cifie d pre s s ure s
as s oon as pos s ible .
If you are prompte d to che ck the
tire pre s s ure s hortly afte r a cor-
re ction has be e n made , this indicate s
that the corre cte d value s we re not
accurate . Ple as e che ck the inflation
pre s s ure again and make corre ctions
according to the inflation pre s s ure
table . Afte r that re activate the s ys te m.<
98nTire Pressure Monitor RDC* Adaptive brake light
Flat tire
If the re is a tire failure with a los s of
inflation pre s s ure , the re d indicator
lamp come s on or the me s s age TIRE
LOW/FLAT appe ars in the Che ck
Control. In addition, an acous tic s ignal
s ounds .
If this occurs , re duce ve hicle s pe e d
imme diate ly and s top the ve hicle in a
s afe location. Avoid hard brake applica-
tions . Do not ove rs te e r. Re place the flat
tire .
The s pare tire which is available in
your ve hicle as s tandard e quip-
me nt is e quippe d with the e le ctronics
re quire d for RDC and, following activa-
tion of the s ys te m, is als o monitore d
afte r it is mounte d.<
RDC cannot ale rt you to s e ve re
and s udde n tire damage caus e d
by e xte rnal factors .<
Have the tire s change d at your
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle
ce nte r.
ce nte r has the information ne e de d for
working with RDC and is e quippe d with
the ne ce s s ary s pe cial tools .<
System malfunction
During the pe riod of the malfunction,
the ye llow indicator lamp come s on or
the me s s age TIRECONTROL INAC-
TIVE appe ars in the Che ck Control.
You will als o s e e the s ame me s s age
>in the e ve nt of a s ys te m malfunction
>if a whe e l is mounte d without the
RDC e le ctronics
>if, in addition to the s pare tire , addi-
tional whe e ls with RDC e le ctronics
are on board
>afte r ins tallation of one or s e ve ral
whe e ls with an e le ctronics s ys te m
s till unknown to the s ys te m.
It take s a fe w minute s to le arn the
ne w whe e l e le ctronics ID numbe rs
afte r s ys te m activation. Only the n can
RDC de te ct and re port a flat tire .
Ple as e contact your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r for additional
information.
The adaptive brake light provide s
drive rs of following ve hicle s with an
indication of the inte ns ity with which
the brake s are be ing applie d in your
own ve hicle .
The dis play occurs in two s tage s :
>Normal braking:
The brake light units within the tail
lamps and the high-mount brake
lamp inte grate d within the re ar
s poile r both light up with normal
inte ns ity
>Hard braking or braking with ABS
active :
The tail lamps als o come on, lighting
up with the s ame inte ns ity as the
brake lamps to provide a more con-
s picuous warning.
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Parking lamps side marker
lamps
The front, re ar and s ide ve hicle
lighting is s witche d on. You can
us e the parking lamps for
parking. For lighting on one s ide for
parking as an additional fe ature , re fe r to
page 100.
Low beams
Whe n the ignition is s witche d off
and the low be ams are on, only
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Whe n you activate the he adlamp
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LIGHTS ON warning
Whe ne ve r you ope n the drive r's door,
afte r having turne d the ignition ke y to
pos ition 0, you will he ar an acous tic
s ignal for a fe w s e conds to re mind you
that the lamps have not be e n s witche d
off.
On ve hicle s with alphanume ric Che ck
Control*:
The re minde r is give n through the
Che ck Control.
Daytime driving lamps*
The he adlamps are automatically
s witche d on for daylight driving at
ignition ke y pos ition 2.
Automatic headlamp control*
Whe n the s witch is s e t to this
pos ition the s ys te m automati-
cally activate s or de activate s the
low be ams in re s pons e to change s in
ambie nt light, e . g. in tunne ls , at dus k,
as we ll as rain and s now.
The ve hicle 's e xte rnal lamps
re main on cons tantly whe n you
s witch on the fog lamps afte r the he ad-
lamps have come on automatically.<
Automatic he adlamp control
cannot s e rve as a s ubs titute for
the drive r's judge me nt in de te rmining
whe n the ve hicle lamps s hould be
s witche d on. For e xample , the s e ns ors
are not able to de te ct fog. To avoid
s afe ty ris ks , you s hould re s pond to
the s e kinds of low-vis ibility s ituations
by s witching the he ad lamps on manu-
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You can have the s e ns itivity of
your ve hicle 's automatic he ad-
lamp control adjus te d.<
Parking lamps/Low beams
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Turn the rotary dial to adjus t the illumi-
nation inte ns ity.
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2 He adlamp flas he r blue indicator
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3 Standing lamps
Standing lamps, left or right*
As an additional fe ature , you can
illuminate your ve hicle on e ithe r s ide
for parking, if you wis h to do s o:
With the ignition ke y in pos ition 0,
e ngage the le ve r in the appropriate
turn s ignal pos ition.
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A gre e n indicator lamp appe ars
in the ins trume nt clus te r to indi-
cate that the front fog lamps are
on.
If the high be ams are s witche d on, the
fog lamps go out.
If the automatic he adlamp control
is activate d, the low be ams will
automatically be s witche d on whe n the
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Interior lamps
The inte rior lamps ope rate automati-
cally.
Switching the interior lamps on
and off manually
Pre s s the button brie fly.
If you want the inte rior lamps to re main
off all the time , pre s s and hold the
button for approx. 3 s e conds .
Pre s s the button brie fly to re ve rt to
normal ope ration.
The button for the inte rior lamps in the
re ar pas s e nge r are a only s witche s
the s e lamps on and off.
Front reading lamps*
Switche d on and off with the button 2
ne xt to e ach lamp.
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Rear reading lamps*
Switche d on and off with the button
ne xt to e ach lamp, re fe r to arrows .
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Footwell and cargo area lamps
The lamps are controlle d in the s ame
manne r as the front inte rior lamps .
Front area lighting*
This lighting s ys te m in the two e xte rior
mirrors illuminate s the ground in the
are a ne ar the two front doors . It is als o
controlle d in the s ame manne r as the
front inte rior lamps , but it doe s not
function while the ve hicle is moving.
In orde r to pre ve nt batte ry dis -
charge , all of the lamps in the
ve hicle are s witche d off automatically
approx. 15 minute s afte r the ignition
ke y is turne d to pos ition 0.<
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1 Airflow dire cte d toward the wind-
s hie ld and s ide windows
2 Airflow for the uppe r body 104
3 Front footwe ll ve ntilation
4 Re ar footwe ll ve ntilation
5 Airflow for the uppe r body in the re ar
s e at 104
6 Te mpe rature 103
7 Air dis tribution 103
8 Air s upply 103
9 Re ar window de fros te r 103
10 Air conditioning 103
11 Re circulate d-air mode 103
Air conditioner
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Air conditioner
Temperature
The graduations on the dial
provide ge ne ral re fe re nce
value s for the inte rior te mpe r-
ature . We re comme nd
+70 7/+22 6 as a comfortable
s e tting. Whe n you s tart the ve hicle , the
s ys te m adjus ts the air to the s e le cte d
te mpe rature as quickly as pos s ible , and
the n maintains that te mpe rature
cons tantly.
Air distribution
You can dire ct air to flow onto
the windows , toward the
uppe r body and into the
footwe ll . All inte rme diate
s e ttings are pos s ible . In the s e tting,
the re is a low flow of air onto the
windows to ke e p the m fre e of conde n-
s ation.
Air supply
You can adjus t the air s upply
through an infinite ly-variable
range . The he ating and ve nti-
lation be come more and more
e ffe ctive as the air s upply s e ttings are
incre as e d. In the 0 s e tting, the blowe r
and climate control are s witche d off
and the outs ide air s upply is blocke d.
Rear window defroster
Whe n the re ar window
de fros te r is activate d, the
indicator lamp come s on. The re ar
window de fros te r s witche s off automat-
ically.
Air conditioning
The air is coole d and de hu-
midifie d and de pe nding on
the te mpe rature s e tting warme d
again. De pe nding on the we athe r, the
winds hie ld may fog ove r brie fly whe n
the e ngine is s tarte d. You can re duce
conde ns ation forming on the windows
by s witching on the air conditioning.
During air conditioning conde ns a-
tion forms , which the n e xits unde r
the ve hicle . Trace s of conde ns e d wate r
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Recirculated-air mode
You can re s pond to unple as -
ant odors outs ide the ve hicle
by te mporarily s witching off the outs ide
air s upply. The s ys te m the n re circulate s
the air curre ntly within the ve hicle .
function buttons with the button for the
re circulate d-air mode , you can als o us e
this button to s witch to the re circulate d-
air mode , re fe r to page 23.
If the windows fog ove r in the
re circulate d-air mode , s witch the
re circulate d-air mode off and incre as e
the air s upply as re quire d.<
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Draft-free ventilation
You can adjus t the ve nt outle ts for the
uppe r body are a comple te ly for your
pe rs onal comfort:
1 Rotary dials for ope ning and clos ing
the ve nt outle ts through an infinite ly-
variable range
2 Le ve rs for adjus ting airflow dire ction
3 With the rotary dial you can adjus t the
te mpe rature of the incoming air:
>Turn toward blue colde r
>Turn toward re d warme r.
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1 Rotary dial for ope ning and clos ing
variable range
2 Le ve rs for adjus ting airflow dire ction.
The air that flows out he re is s ome what
coole r than the air de live re d to the foot-
we ll.
Particle filter
The particle filte r re move s dus t and
polle n from the incoming air. It is
re place d by your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r during re gular mainte -
nance . A s ubs tantial re duction in air
s upply indicate s that the filte r mus t be
re place d be fore normal mainte nance .
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To defrost windows and remove
condensation
1. You can s pe cify an inte rior te mpe ra-
ture that is comfortable for you with
the rotary te mpe rature dial. A good
s tarting point is +70 7/+22 6
2. Se t the air dis tribution rotary dial
to
3. Se t the blowe r/air s upply rotary dial
comple te ly to the right
4. Clos e the ve nt outle ts in the re ar
s e ating are a
5. Switch on the re ar window de fros te r
to de fros t the re ar window.
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2 Airflow for the uppe r body 109
3 Front footwe ll ve ntilation
4 Re ar footwe ll ve ntilation
5 Airflow for the uppe r body in the re ar
s e at 109
6 Automatic air dis tribution and air
s upply 107
7 Individual air dis tribution 107
8 Te mpe rature control
le ft-hand s ide 107
9 Dis play for te mpe rature and air
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Automatic climate control*
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10 Te mpe rature control
right-hand s ide 107
11 To de fros t windows and re move
conde ns ation 108
12 Air conditioning 108
13 Automatic re circulate d-air control
(AUC) 108
14 Re ar window de fros te r 108
15 Air s upply 107
16 Maximum cooling 108
or us ing up re s idual he at 109
17 Air grille for inte rior te mpe rature
s e ns or ple as e ke e p cle ar and
unobs tructe d
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Tips for pleasant driving
Us e the automatic s ys te m; that is pre s s
AUTO button 6. Se le ct an inte rior
te mpe rature that is comfortable for you.
De taile d s e tting options are de s cribe d
for you in the following s e ction.
Your BMW ce nte r can program
the s e ttings of your ve hicle in s uch
a manne r that, whe n you unlock the
ve hicle with your individualize d ke y,
your own pe rs onalize d s e tting for the
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Automatic air distribution
The AUTO program
as s ume s the adjus tme nt of
the air dis tribution and the air s upply for
you and als o adapts the te mpe rature to
e xte rnal influe nce s s umme r, winte r
to me e t pre fe re nce s you can s pe cify.
Individual air distribution
You can cance l the AUTO
program by s e le cting
s pe cific air dis tribution
patte rns for your pe rs onal
comfort, the automatic air
s upply re mains in ope ration. You can
dire ct air to flow onto the windows ,
toward the uppe r body , and into the
footwe ll . You can re activate the
automatic air dis tribution mode by
s e le cting the AUTO button.
Temperature
You can make individual
te mpe rature s e ttings on the
drive r's s ide or the front
pas s e nge r s ide . Your s e ttings will be
s hown in the dis play 9. The dis playe d
te mpe rature s are re fe re nce value s for
the inte rior te mpe rature . We re com-
me nd +70 7/+22 6 as a comfortable
s e tting, whe the r the air conditione r is
ope rating or not. Whe n you s tart the
ve hicle , this s ys te m e ns ure s that the
s e le cte d te mpe rature is achie ve d as
quickly as pos s ible . It the n maintains this
te mpe rature , re gardle s s of the s e as on.
To change the units of me as ure me nt
6/7 of the dis play, re fe r to page 73
or 0.
Air supply
In the AUTO program, the
air s upply is controlle d
automatically. AUTO will appe ar in the
dis play 9, re fe r to the ove rvie w on
page 105. Pre s s the le ft or right s ide of
the button to vary the air s upply. Whe n
your s e tting is dis playe d by bars , the
automatic air s upply is s witche d off.
Automatic air dis tribution maintains its
s e tting. You can re activate the auto-
matic air s upply by pre s s ing the AUTO
button.
Whe n you pre s s the le ft s ide of the but-
ton during ope ration at minimum blowe r
s pe e d all dis plays are cance le d: the
blowe r, he ating and air conditione r are
s witche d off. The outs ide air s upply is
clos e d. You can s witch the s ys te m
back on by pre s s ing any button of the
automatic climate control, e xce pt the
MAX button 16.
To defrost windows and remove
condensation
This program quickly
re move s ice and conde n-
s ation from the winds hie ld and the s ide
windows .
Air conditioning
The air is coole d and
de humidifie d and
de pe nding on the te mpe rature s e tting
warme d again. De pe nding on the
we athe r, the winds hie ld may fog ove r
brie fly whe n the e ngine is s tarte d. You
can re duce conde ns ation forming on
the windows by s witching on the air
conditioning.
During air conditioning conde ns a-
tion forms , which the n e xits unde r
the ve hicle . Trace s of conde ns e d wate r
of this kind are thus normal.<
Maximum cooling
You will ge t maximum
cooling capacity us ing this
program if the e ngine is running and
the outs ide te mpe rature is above
approx. +41 7/+5 6.
The te mpe rature dis play 9 jumps to
+60 7/+16 6, the s ys te m s witche s
ove r to the re circulate d-air mode , and
the air s tre ams out of the ve ntilation grill
with the maximum air s upply. That is
why you ne e d to ke e p the s e ope n if you
s e le ct this program.
Automatic recirculated-air
control AUC
If the re are unple as ant
odors or pollutants in the
outs ide air, you can te mporarily block
the air s upply from the outs ide . The
s ys te m the n re circulate s the air
curre ntly within the ve hicle . Pre s s the
button re pe ate dly to run through the
following control s e que nce
>Indicator lamps off: outs ide air s upply
ope rational
>Le ft-hand indicator lamp on AUC
mode : the s ys te m re cognize s pollut-
ants in the outs ide air and blocks the
flow of air whe n ne ce s s ary. The
s ys te m the n re circulate s the air
curre ntly within the ve hicle .
De pe nding on the air quality, the
automatic s ys te m the n s witche s back
and forth be twe e n outs ide air s upply
and re circulation of the air within the
ve hicle
>Right-hand indicator lamp on: the
outs ide air s upply into the ve hicle is
comple te ly blocke d. The s ys te m the n
re circulate s the air curre ntly within
the ve hicle .
function buttons with the button for
re circulate d-air mode , re fe r to page 23,
you can als o us e this button to s witch
be twe e n Off and the re circulate d-air
mode or AUC and the re circulate d-air
mode .
If the windows fog ove r in the
re circulate d-air mode , s witch the
re circulate d-air mode off and incre as e
the air s upply as re quire d.<
Rear window defroster
Whe n the re ar window
de fros te r is activate d,
the indicator lamp come s on. The
re ar window de fros te r s witche s off
automatically.
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The he at which is s tore d in
the e ngine is utilize d for
he ating the inte rior whe n the e ngine
has be e n s witche d off (while waiting at
a railroad cros s ing, for ins tance ).
In ignition ke y pos ition 1, you can alte r
the s e ttings of the automatic climate
control. With the ignition ke y in pos i-
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he ate d air to the winds hie ld, s ide
windows and footwe lls .
This function may be activate d
whe n the outs ide te mpe rature is
be low approx. 59 7/15 6, the e ngine
is at ope rating te mpe rature , and the
batte ry is ade quate ly charge d. The LED
on the button will light up whe n all
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Draft-free ventilation
You can adjus t the ve nt outle ts for the
uppe r body are a to s e le ct the optimum
airflow rate s and dire ctions for your
pe rs onal comfort:
1 Rotary dials for ope ning and clos ing
variable range
2 Se le ctor le ve rs for airflow dire ction
3 With the rotary dial you can adjus t the
te mpe rature of the incoming air.
>Turn toward re d warme r.
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1 Air s upply
2 Te mpe rature
3 Adjus ting the dire ction of the airflow
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0 Blowe r off
I Maximum blowe r s pe e d
You can adjus t the air s upply for the
ve nt outle ts through an infinite ly-vari-
able range be twe e n the 0 and I
s e ttings .
In the 0 s e tting, the blowe r is s witche d
off and the s upply of air through the
ve nt outle ts is blocke d.
Individual adjus tme nts on the front-s e at
control e le me nts influe nce the air
s upply for re ar pas s e nge r are a climate
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Temperature
Pas s e nge rs in the re ar s e ating are a can
adjus t the ir own te mpe rature for the
ve nt outle ts :
>Turn toward re d warme r
Whe n you s tart the ve hicle , this s ys te m
e ns ure s that the s e le cte d te mpe rature
is achie ve d as quickly as pos s ible . It
the n maintains this te mpe rature ,
re gardle s s of the s e as on.
A te mpe rature s e tting is only
pos s ible whe n the blowe r is
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activated-charcoal filter
The particle filte r re move s dus t and
polle n from the incoming air. The acti-
vate d-charcoal filte r provide s additional
prote ction by filte ring gas e ous pollut-
ants from the outs ide air. Your
re place s this combine d filte r as a s tan-
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nance . A s ubs tantial re duction in air
s upply indicate s that the filte r mus t be
re place d be fore normal mainte nance .
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Roller sun blinds for rear side
windows*
Us e the s trap to pull out the blinds , the n
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With rolle r s un blinds attache d, do
not ope n the windows during
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You can us e this s ys te m to ve ntilate the
inte rior and lowe r its te mpe rature , us ing
the blowe r of the inde pe nde nt ve ntila-
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The inde pe nde nt ve ntilation s ys te m is
ope rate d via the Multi-Information
dis play MID, re fe r to page 84 or via the
onboard compute r, re fe r to the s e pa-
rate Owne r's Manual.
You can s e t two diffe re nt time s for the
s ys te m to s tart; it will re main active for
30 minute s . You can als o s witch it on
and off dire ctly. Since the s ys te m us e s
a s ubs tantial amount of e le ctrical
curre nt, you s hould re frain from
s witching it on twice in s ucce s s ion
without allowing the batte ry to be
re charge d in normal ope ration be twe e n
us e .
Whe n a pre s e le cte d activation time is
s e t, the inde pe nde nt ve ntilation s ys te m
is ope rational at outs ide te mpe rature s
above +60 7/+16 6, or by dire ct
s witch activation.
The air e me rge s via the ve nt outle ts for
the uppe r body. The re fore , the ve nt
outle ts mus t be ope n for the s ys te m to
ope rate .
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The concept
The BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r
re place s up to thre e hand-he ld trans -
mitte rs of diffe re nt de vice s s uch as
garage door ope ne rs , alarm s ys te ms , or
door locking s ys te ms . The BMW
Unive rs al Trans mitte r re cognize s and
le arns the trans mitte d s ignal of e ach of
the original hand-he ld trans mitte rs .
The s ignal of an original hand-he ld
trans mitte r can be programme d on one
of the thre e channe l ke ys . Following
that, e ach of the de vice s can be actu-
ate d with the appropriate ly-programme d
channe l ke y. The indicator lamp flas he s
to confirm trans mis s ion of the s ignal.
If the ve hicle is s old, the me mory of the
channe l ke ys s hould be cle are d as
de s cribe d on page 114.
During programming and be fore
e ve ry re mote actuation of a
programme d de vice by the BMW
Unive rs al Trans mitte r, che ck to be s ure
that the re are no pe rs ons , animals or
obje cts within the actuation range of
the de vice in orde r to pre ve nt pos s ible
injurie s or damage . Als o, comply with
the s afe ty pre cautions of the original
hand-he ld trans mitte r.<
To Canadian re s ide nts :
During programming, your hand-
he ld trans mitte r may automatically s top
trans mitting afte r two s e conds . This
may not be long e nough to program the
BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r. If you are
programming from one of the s e hand-
he ld trans mitte rs , the Unive rs al Trans -
mitte r's light may be gin to flas h in a
s e rie s of double -blinks . If this occurs ,
continue to hold the button of the
Unive rs al Trans mitte r while you re acti-
vate your hand-he ld trans mitte r. You
may have to re pe at this function s e ve ral
time s while programming.<
Be fore programming, re ad the
Us e r information s e ction on
page 114.<
Original hand-held transmitter
If this s ymbol is pre s e nt on the
packaging or in the ins tructions
of the original hand-he ld trans -
mitte r, it may be as s ume d that this
hand-he ld trans mitte r is compatible
with the BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r.
BMW Universal Transmitter
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Checking for the conversion code
To de te rmine whe the r the original
hand-he ld trans mitte r is provide d with
a conve rs ion-code s ys te m, you may
e ithe r re ad the ins tructions for the orig-
inal hand-he ld trans mitte r or program a
channe l ke y as de s cribe d on the ne xt
page le ft-hand column unde r
Programming.
The n pre s s and hold the programme d
channe l ke y of the BMW Unive rs al
Trans mitte r. If the indicator lamp of the
BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r flas he s for
two s e conds and the n come s on
s te adily, the original hand-he ld trans -
mitte r is provide d with a conve rs ion-
code s ys te m. With a conve rs ion-code
s ys te m, program the channe l ke ys as
de s cribe d on the ne xt page right-hand
column unde r Programming a hand-
he ld trans mitte r with conve rs ion code .
If you have additional que s tions ,
ple as e cons ult your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r or call
1-800-355-3515.
You can als o vis it this we bs ite :
www.bmwus a.com.<
Programming
1 Channe l ke ys
2 Indicator lamp
3 Re ce ive r for programming
Re ad and comply with the s afe ty
pre cautions on the pre vious
page .<
1. Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 2
2. For initial us e :
Pre s s and hold both outs ide ke ys 1
until the indicator lamp 2 flas he s , and
the n re le as e the m. The thre e channe l
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4. Pre s s the trans mis s ion ke y of the
original hand-he ld trans mitte r, re fe r
to arrow 2, and the de s ire d channe l
ke y of the Inte grate d BMW Unive rs al
Trans mitte r, re fe r to arrow 1, s imulta-
ne ous ly. Re le as e both ke ys as s oon
as the indicator lamp flas he s rapidly
5. To program othe r original hand-he ld
trans mitte rs , re pe at s te ps 3 and 4.
The corre s ponding channe l ke y is now
programme d with the s ignal of the orig-
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Programming a hand-held
transmitter with conversion code
pre cautions on page 112.<
Whe n programming the BMW Unive rs al
Trans mitte r, cons ult the ins tructions for
the s pe cific de vice .
For us ing the BMW Unive rs al Trans -
mitte r with a conve rs ion-code s ys te m,
note the following s upple me ntal
programming ins tructions :
A s e cond pe rs on facilitate s
programming of the BMW
Unive rs al Trans mitte r.<
1. Program the BMW Unive rs al Trans -
mitte r as de s cribe d pre vious ly unde r
Programming
2. Pre s s and hold the programming ke y
on the re ce ive r of the de vice for
approx. two s e conds until the
programming lamp on the de vice
come s on
3. Pre s s the de s ire d channe l ke y of the
BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r thre e
time s .
If you have additional que s tions ,
ple as e cons ult your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r.<
Clearing the channel keys
pre cautions on page 112.<
The me mory of individual channe l ke ys
cannot be cle are d. Howe ve r, the thre e
channe l ke ys can be cle are d toge the r
as follows :
>Pre s s and hold both outs ide ke ys of
the BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r until
the indicator lamp flas he s , and the n
re le as e the m.
All of the channe l ke ys are cle are d.
User information
Do not us e this BMW Unive rs al Trans -
mitte r with any garage door ope ne r that
lacks s afe ty s top and re ve rs e fe ature s
as re quire d by fe de ral s afe ty s tandards ,
this include s any garage door ope ne r
mode l manufacture d be fore April 1s t,
1982.
This de vice complie s with Se ction 15 of
the FCC Rule s . Ope ration is s ubje ct to
the following two conditions : as de fine d
in the re gulations , this de vice mus t not
e mit harmful inte rfe re nce , and mus t be
s hie lde d agains t inte rfe re nce from
e xte rnal s ource s to pre ve nt unautho-
rize d or inadve rte nt activation.
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To open
Pull the handle . The lamp ins ide the
glove compartme nt come s on.
To close
Fold the cove r up.
To pre ve nt injury in the e ve nt of an
accide nt, clos e the glove
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Us e one of the mas te r ke ys . A mas te r
ke y is als o re quire d for unlocking.
If you turn ove r only your door and
ignition ke y for vale t parking, for
e xample , re fe r to page 30, acce s s to
the glove compartme nt is not
pos s ible .<
Rechargeable flashlight*
Locate d on the le ft-hand s ide of the
glove compartme nt.
Fe ature s inte gral ove rload-prote ction,
s o it can be le ft in its holde r continu-
ous ly.
To avoid comple te ly dis charging
and pos s ibly damaging the lamp,
always e ns ure that it is s witche d off
be fore ins e rting it in the s ocke t.<
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You will find two s torage compartme nts
in the armre s t be twe e n the front s e ats .
To ope n the top compartme nt:
Pre s s the button, re fe r to arrow 1.
You will find a ce llular phone * in this
compartme nt.
To move the armre s t or ope n the lowe r
compartme nt:
Pull the handle , re fe r to arrow 2.
In this compartme nt, you will find a coin
tray and a s torage compartme nt* for
cas s e tte s or CDs .
You will find additional s torage
compartme nts in all of the doors as we ll
as on the backre s ts of the front s e ats .
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Hands-free system
On ve hicle s with te le phone pre para-
tion*, the hands -fre e microphone is
pos itione d in the he adline r.
For furthe r information on the ce llular
phone , re fe r to the Te le phone Owne r's
Manual.
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Be low the s liding cove r, re fe r to illus tra-
tion.
Re move the ins e rt which is a compart-
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Beverage holder Glasses compartment Ashtray, front
Rear
At the e nd of the ce nte r cons ole unde r
the lighte r.
Pre s s brie fly to ope n; pus h back inward
to clos e .
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Pre s s the button to ope n; fold upward
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Pre s s the e dge of the lid , re fe r to arrow:
the as htray move s up and can be
re move d.
Cigarette lighter, front
Pre s s the lighte r 1 in.
The lighte r can be re move d as s oon as
it re tracts .
Hold or touch the hot cigare tte
lighte r by the knob only. Holding
or touching it in othe r are as could re s ult
in burns .
The cigare tte lighte r re mains ope ra-
tional whe n the ignition ke y has be e n
re move d. For this re as on, do not le ave
uns upe rvis e d childre n in the ve hicle .<
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Cigarette lighter socket
This s ocke t is s uitable for attaching
powe r s upplie s for flas hlights , car
vacuum cle ane rs and othe r appliance s
up to a rating of approx. 200 watts at
12 volts . Avoid damage to the s ocke t
caus e d by ins e rting plugs of a diffe re nt
s hape or s ize .
You will find additional powe r outle ts in
the cargo are a, re fe r to page 124.
To empty
Re move the ins e rt tray.
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The lighte r can be re move d as s oon as
it re tracts .
Hold or touch the hot cigare tte
lighte r by the knob only. Holding
or touching it in othe r are as could re s ult
in burns .
The cigare tte lighte r re mains ope ra-
tional whe n the ignition ke y has be e n
re move d. For this re as on, do not le ave
uns upe rvis e d childre n in the ve hicle .<
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Ski bag*
The s ki bag allows the s afe and cle an
trans port of up to 4 pairs of s tandard
s kis or up to two s nowboards .
With the le ngth of the s ki bag and the
additional s pace in the cargo are a, you
can s tore s kis with a le ngth of up to
6.8 ft/2.1 m. Be caus e of the tape re d
s hape of the bag, the s ki bag can only
accommodate two pairs of s kis with a
le ngth of 6.8 ft/2.1 m.
Loading
1. Fold the ce nte r armre s t outward.
Loos e n the trim from the uppe r
Ve lcrofas te ne r and place it on the
armre s t
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2. Pre s s button 1 downward and s wing
the cove r forward
3. Pre s s button 2: the cove r in the
cargo are a is unlocke d.
Toge the r with the pull-out cargo
floor, re fe r to page 124: pull the floor
out, re le as e the cove r and s lide the
floor back in the floor the n conce als
the cove r
4. Exte nd the s ki bag be twe e n the front
s e ats . The zippe r provide s conve n-
ie nt acce s s to the ins ide of the bag,
or can als o be le ft ope n to promote
drying.
To s tore the s ki bag, pe rform the above
s te ps in re ve rs e s e que nce .
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Securing the load
Se cure the bag's conte nts by
tighte ning down the re taining
s trap at the buckle .<
Ple as e be s ure that the s kis are cle an
be fore loading the m into the bag. Be
care ful to avoid damage from s harp
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If the cove r in the cargo are a is
conce ale d by the pull-out cargo
floor, do not fold the large r re ar back-
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the cove r.<
Fold the rear backrests down
Re ach into the re ce s s and pull forward ,
re fe r to arrow.
Whe n you fold back the backre s t,
be s ure that the catch e ngage s
s e cure ly. The re d warning indicator dis -
appe ars in the re ce s s whe n the catch is
e ngage d.
The ce nte r s afe ty be lt can be re tracte d
only whe n the large r backre s t is
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Cargo area cover
Pull the cove r out by the handle and
hook it in the re ar holde rs .
You can carry light obje cts s uch as
article s of clothing on the cove r.
Do not place he avy or hard
obje cts on the cove r. If you do s o,
the y could alre ady pos e a dange r to
ve hicle occupants during braking or
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Be fore you s lide it back into pos ition,
place the grip in the re ar fold of the
cove r.
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Whe n the cove r is pulle d out, it can be
ope ne d be hind the re ar-s e at backre s t
to gain acce s s to the cargo are a from
the re ar s e ats during a trip, for e xample .
For re moving the cove r, re fe r to the
ne xt column.
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1. Us e both hands to pre s s the cove r
toge the r on both s ide s and s lide it
forward, re fe r to arrow 1
2. Lift the cove r upward from the re ar
on both s ide s , re fe r to arrow 2, and
re move it.
Installation
Slide the cove r into the re taine rs on
both s ide s and the n pre s s it down at
the re ar until it e ngage s .
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Partition net*
1. Re move the bag with the partition
ne t from the re taine r by re le as ing the
hooks from the las hing e ye s on both
s ide s
2. Re move the partition ne t from the
bag and unroll it half way
Note how the bag with the parti-
tion ne t is s e cure d in the ve hicle
and how the partition ne t is rolle d up
and s tore d in the bag s o that you can
re turn e ve rything to its place afte r us e .
If your ve hicle is e quipe d with a pull-out
cargo floor be s ure to re ad the note on
page 124.<
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re taine rs for the partition ne t on both
s ide s of the roof, re fe r to arrow
4. Ins e rt the curve d e nds of the parti-
tion ne t rod in the re taine rs on both
s ide s
5. Now you can s lide the cove rs toward
the front again, re fe r to arrow
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7. Whe n the re ar backre s ts are folde d
down, you can ope n the Ve lcro
s trips , comple te ly unroll the partition
ne t, ins e rt it in the front re taine rs on
the roof and attach the thre e hooks
into the e ye s .
The illus tration s hows s e curing at the
bottom right as an e xample .
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Pull the handle to ope n the s ide cove rs .
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To acce s s the s pare whe e l.
To re le as e : pre s s the re ce s s in the
handle , re fe r to arrow, and rais e the
cove r with the handle .
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Fold the floor cover up
Lift up the black re taine r on the lowe r
s ide of the floor cove r and hook it into
the uppe r frame of the liftgate cutout.
Be fore you fold the floor cove r down,
re turn the re taine r to its original pos i-
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Whe n you fold the cove r cap s up, you
have acce s s to additional powe r out-
le ts .
You can us e the powe r outle ts for flas h-
lights , car vacuum cle ane rs or othe r
automotive appliance s with up to
approx. 200 watts at 12 volts . Avoid
damage to the s ocke t caus e d by
ins e rting plugs of a diffe re nt s hape or
s ize .
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To re le as e , pull the handle re ce s s
upward. The n pull the floor out.
Do not drive whe n the cargo floor
is pulle d out.
Do not re le as e the cargo floor on s te e p
grade s . If you do, it could e xte nd auto-
matically and caus e pe rs onal injurie s .
A load which is not prope rly s e cure d
could be gin to s lide if the floor e xte nds
automatically and the n drop to the
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Whe n it is e xte nde d, you can load the
cargo floor:
>With up to 990 Ibs /450 kg, dis trib-
ute d e ve nly acros s the e ntire s urface
>With up to 330 Ibs /150 kg on the re ar
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Do not ove rload the cargo floor
whe n it is e xte nde d. If you do s o,
it could caus e damage .
Whe n you s lide the cargo floor back in,
do not gras p it on the bottom. If you do
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For acce s s to the s pare whe e l or othe r
s tore d ite ms :
Swing the cargo floor up and s e cure it
with the rod, s e e de tail.
If your ve hicle has a partition ne t:
Take the bag with the partition ne t
out of the re taine r, re fe r to page 122,
be fore you rais e the cargo floor pane l.
Othe rwis e , the bag could s lide down-
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Stowing cargo
>Pos ition he avy cargo as far forward
as pos s ible dire ctly be hind the
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>Cove r s harp e dge s and corne rs
>Do not pile obje cts highe r than the
top e dge of the backre s t
>Fas te n the partition ne t, re fe r to
page 122, and e ns ure that carrie d
ite ms cannot pas s through the parti-
tion ne t
>If you are trans porting ve ry he avy
loads whe n the re ar s e at is not occu-
pie d, s e cure the oute r s afe ty be lts in
the oppos ite buckle s .
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>Se cure s malle r, light pie ce s with the
re taining s traps or a luggage ne t*, or
us e e las tic s traps , re fe r to page 38
>For large , he avy pie ce s , s e e your
for load-s e curing de vice s *. The
las hing e ye s provide d at the corne rs
of the cargo are a s e rve for mounting
the s e load-s e curing de vice s
>Re ad and comply with the informa-
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de vice s .
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load corre ctly. If you do not, it can
e ndange r the pas s e nge rs , e .g. s imply
during braking or e vas ive mane uve rs .
Do not e xce e d the pe rmis s ible gros s
ve hicle we ight and the pe rmis s ible axle
loads , re fe r to page 170. If you do, the
ope rating s afe ty of the ve hicle is no
longe r e ns ure d and you are in violation
of the law.
Do not carry hard or he avy obje cts
uns e cure d in the pas s e nge r compart-
me nt. If you do s o, the y may be pro-
je cte d through the air, e .g. s imply
during braking and e vas ive mane uve rs ,
thus e ndange ring ve hicle occupants .<
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Roof-mounted luggage rack*
A s pe cial rack s ys te m is available as an
optional e xtra for your BMW. Ple as e
comply with the pre cautions include d
with the ins tallation ins tructions .
Mounting points
Acce s s to the mounting points :
To fold up the cove r, re fe r to arrow,
ple as e us e the tool which is provide d
with the rack s ys te m.
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Cargo loading and driving hints
Roof-mounte d luggage racks rais e the
ce nte r of gravity of the ve hicle whe n
the y are loade d. For this re as on, the y
e xe rcis e a major e ffe ct on the ve hicle 's
handling and s te e ring re s pons e .
You s hould the re fore always re me mbe r
not to e xce e d the approve d roof
we ight, the approve d gros s ve hicle
we ight or the axle loads whe n loading
the rack.
You will find the s pe cifications unde r
Te chnical Data on page 170.
Make s ure that the load is not too
he avy, and atte mpt to dis tribute it
e ve nly. Always load the he avie s t pie ce s
on the bottom. Be s ure that ade quate
cle arance is maintaine d for rais ing the
s liding/tilt s unroof, and that obje cts do
not proje ct into the ope ning path of the
liftgate .
Always e ns ure that roof-mounte d
loads are tightly s e cure d, as loos e
loads can s hift or e ve n fly off the roof,
pos ing a s e rious hazard for following
traffic.<
Drive s moothly. Avoid s udde n acce le ra-
tion and braking mane uve rs . Take cor-
ne rs ge ntly.
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Overview
Index
Technical data
Mai nt e-
130nBreak-in procedures
To e ns ure that your ve hicle provide s
maximum e conomy throughout a long
s e rvice life , we re que s t that you
obs e rve the following ins tructions :
Engine and differential
Up to 1,200 mile s /2,000 km:
Drive at varying e ngine s pe e ds and
road s pe e ds , but do not e xce e d
4,500 rpm and the following road
s pe e ds during this initial pe riod:
6-cylinde r e ngine s : 100 mph/160 km/h
8-cylinde r e ngine s : 106 mph/170 km/h
Obe y your local and s tate maximum
s pe e d limits .
Re frain from us ing full throttle and avoid
pre s s ing the acce le rator be yond the
kickdown point.
Once you have drive n 1,200 mile s /
2,000 km, e ngine and ve hicle s pe e ds
can gradually be incre as e d.
You s hould als o comply with the s e
bre ak-in proce dure s s hould the e ngine
or one of the diffe re ntials be re place d
late r in the cours e of the ve hicle 's s e r-
vice life .
Tires
Due to te chnical factors as s ociate d
with the ir manufacture , tire s do not
achie ve the ir full traction pote ntial until
an initial bre ak-in pe riod has e laps e d.
For this re as on, drive with e xtra care
during the initial 200 mile s /300 km.
Obe y your local and s tate maximum
s pe e d limits .
Whe n the ve hicle is ope rate d on
we t or s lus hy roads , a we dge of
wate r may form be twe e n the tire and
the road s urface . This phe nome non is
re fe rre d to as aquaplaning, or hydro-
planing, and can le ad to partial or com-
ple te los s of traction, ve hicle control
and braking e ffe ctive ne s s . Re duce your
s pe e d on we t roads .<
Brake system
Approx. 300 mile s /500 km mus t e laps e
be fore the brake pads and rotors
achie ve the optimal pad-s urface and
we ar patte rns re quire d for trouble -fre e
ope ration and long s e rvice life late r on.
To bre ak in the s e parate parking brake
drums , apply the parking brake lightly
whe n coas ting to a s tands till at a traffic
s ignal, for ins tance , provide d that traffic
conditions allow you to do s o.
To avoid corros ion, re pe at this proce -
dure from time to time .
The brake lamps do not light up
whe n the parking brake is applie d.
Vacuum for the brake s ys te m s e rvo unit
on your BMW is available only whe n the
e ngine is running. Whe n you move the
ve hicle with the e ngine s witche d off
whe n towing, for ins tance s ubs tan-
tially highe r le ve ls of pe dal force will be
re quire d to brake the ve hicle .<
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Driving your BMW X5
Your BMW is right at home on all roads
and byways e ve n whe re the pave me nt
e nds . It combine s pe rmane nt four-
whe e l drive with the agility of a typical
pas s e nge r ve hicle .
On bad roads
Whe n you are driving on bad roads ,
the re are a fe w points which you s hould
s trictly obs e rve for your own s afe ty,
for that of your pas s e nge rs , and for the
s afe ty of the ve hicle :
>Familiarize yours e lf with the ve hicle
be fore you be gin driving. Do not take
ris ks with the ve hicle unde r any cir-
cums tance s
>Always adapt ve hicle s pe e d to road
conditions the s te e pe r and more
une ve n the road s urface is , the
s lowe r the ve hicle 's s pe e d s hould be
>You can ope rate your ve hicle on
uphill and downhill gradie nts with a
maximum s lope of 50 %. If you inte nd
to drive on e ithe r an uphill or downhill
gradie nt of this s te e pne s s , che ck to
be s ure in advance that the e ngine oil
and coolant le ve ls are both ne ar the
MAX mark, re fe r to page s 141
and 143.
Whe n driving down s te e p s lope s , us e
the Hill De s ce nt Control HDC, re fe r to
page 93.
Starting from a full s top is pos s ible on
uphill gradie nts of up to 32 %.
The pe rmitte d s ide tilt is als o 50 %
>While driving, watch care fully for
obs tacle s s uch as rocks or hole s . Try
to avoid the s e obs tacle s whe ne ve r
pos s ible
>On hill cre s ts and bumpy roads , for
e xample , be care ful to pre ve nt the
body from bottoming contact
be twe e n the body and the ground .
The ground cle arance of the ve hicle
is :
8 in/200 mm with up to four
pas s e nge rs
7 in/180 mm fully loade d without
s e lf-le ve ling s us pe ns ion
>Do not drive in wate r that is de e pe r
than 20 inche s /50 cm. If you mus t
drive through wate r up to that de pth,
drive at a walking s pe e d and do not
s top.
Afte r le aving the wate r, pre s s on the
footbrake ge ntly s e ve ral time s while
driving at a low s pe e d. The brake
applications will he lp to dry the
brake s , thus pre ve nting a re duction in
braking pe rformance caus e d by the
mois ture .
Back onto the paved road
In re comme nding that you obs e rve the
following points afte r driving on adve rs e
road s urface s , it is not as a be auty
tre atme nt for your BMW. Ins te ad, it is
inte nde d for the mainte nance of driving
s afe ty:
>Cle an accumulations of dirt from the
body and che ck the unde rcarriage for
damage
>Cle an mud, s now, ice and othe r
mate rials from the whe e ls and tire s .
Che ck the tire s for damage
>Che ck to de te rmine whe the r rocks ,
grave l or accumulations of dirt on the
brake rotors and calipe rs could influ-
e nce braking pe rformance . Re move
all s uch fore ign obje cts
>In orde r to cle an the brake rotors ,
apply the footbrake ge ntly s e ve ral
time s while driving at a low s pe e d. Be
s ure that following traffic is not
e ndange re d by this
>For cle aning the parking brake , apply
the le ve r s lightly at approx. 25 mph/
40 km/h and continue to drive for
approx. 200 yards /200 me te rs , pro-
vide d that traffic conditions allow you
to do s o.
132nGeneral driving notes Antilock Brake System Brake system
Brake s :
Do not drive with your foot re s ting
on the brake pe dal. Eve n light but con-
s is te nt pe dal pre s s ure can le ad to high
te mpe rature s , brake we ar and pos s ibly
e ve n brake failure .
Hydroplaning:
Whe n driving on we t or s lus hy roads ,
re duce ve hicle s pe e d. If you do not, a
we dge of wate r may form be twe e n the
tire s and the road s urface . This phe -
nome non is re fe rre d to as hydroplaning
or aquaplaning. It is characte rize d by a
partial or comple te los s of contact
be twe e n the tire s and the road s urface .
The ultimate re s ults are los s of s te e ring
and braking control.<
The concept
The Antilock Brake Sys te m ABS ke e ps
the whe e ls from locking during braking,
the re by e nhancing active driving s afe ty.
Braking with ABS
If you are in a s ituation that re quire s full
braking, you will e xploit the full be ne fits
of the ABS s ys te m if you apply max-
imum pe dal pre s s ure panic s top.
Puls ation at the brake pe dal combine d
with s ounds from the hydraulic circuits
indicate s to the drive r that ABS is in its
active mode .
Brake fluid level
If the brake fluid le ve l is too low and
brake pe dal trave l has be come longe r,
the re may be a de fe ct in one of the two
brake s ys te m's hydraulic circuits .
Proce e d to the ne are s t
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle
ce nte r. He re incre as e d pre s s ure on the
brake pe dal may be re quire d, and s light
pulling to the s ide and longe r braking
dis tance s may re s ult. Ple as e re me mbe r
to adapt your driving s tyle accord-
ingly.<
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Brake system
Disc brakes
Whe n the ve hicle is drive n only occa-
s ionally, during e xte nde d pe riods whe n
the ve hicle is not us e d at all, and in
ope rating conditions whe re brake appli-
cations are le s s fre que nt, the re is an
incre as e d te nde ncy for corros ion of the
rotors and accumulation of contamina-
tion on the brake pads . This occurs
be caus e the minimal pre s s ure which
mus t be e xe rte d by the pads to cle an
the dis cs by brake applications is not
re ache d.
If the brake rotors are corrode d, the y
will te nd to re s pond to braking with a
puls ating e ffe ct which e ve n e xte nde d
application will fail to cure .
Whe n driving in we t conditions and in
he avy rain, it is advis able to apply light
pre s s ure to the brake pe dal from time
to time . Watch traffic conditions to
e ns ure that this mane uve r doe s not
e ndange r othe r road us e rs . The he at
which is ge ne rate d by the brake appli-
cations he lps to dry the brake pads and
rotors . The braking force is the n imme -
diate ly available whe n re quire d.
Exte nde d or s te e p mountain de s ce nts
s hould be drive n in the ge ar in which
only minimal pe riodic brake application
is re quire d. This avoids e xce s s ive s train
on the brake s and pos s ible impairme nt
of the braking e ffe ct.
Do not coas t with the clutch
de pre s s e d or with the trans mis -
s ion or s e le ctor le ve r in ne utral. Do not
drive with the e ngine s witche d off. The
e ngine provide s no braking e ffe ct whe n
the clutch is de pre s s e d or the trans mis -
s ion is in ne utral, and the re is no
powe r-as s is t for braking or s te e ring
whe n the e ngine is not running.
BMW re comme nds having b rake
ins pe ctions pe rforme d at a BMW
Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r only. If
you do not, parts of the four-whe e l
drive s ys te m could be damage d.
Ne ve r allow floor mats , carpe ts or any
othe r obje cts to protrude into the are a
around the acce le rator, clutch and
brake pe dals and obs truct the ir move -
me nt.<
Brake pads
For your own s afe ty: us e only
brake pads that BMW has
re le as e d for your particular ve hicle
mode l. BMW cannot e valuate non-
approve d brake pads to de te rmine if
the y are s uite d for us e , and the re fore
cannot e ns ure the ope rating s afe ty of
the ve hicle if the y are ins talle d.<
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Information for your safety
The factory-approve d radial tire s are
matche d to the ve hicle and have be e n
s e le cte d to provide optimum s afe ty and
driving comfort on your ve hicle whe n
us e d corre ctly.
It is not me re ly the tire 's s e rvice life , but
als o driving comfort and above all e ls e
driving s afe ty which de pe nd on the
condition of the tire s and the mainte -
nance of the s pe cifie d tire pre s s ure .
Incorre ct inflation pre s s ure is a
fre que nt caus e of tire damage . It
als o s ignificantly influe nce s the road-
holding ability of your BMW. Che ck tire
inflation pre s s ure s including the s pare
whe e l re gularly, re fe r to page 26, at
le as t e ve ry two we e ks and be fore
be ginning a longe r trip. If this is not
done , incorre ct tire pre s s ure s can
caus e driving ins tability and tire
damage , ultimate ly re s ulting in an
accide nt.<
Tire tread Tire damage
Ins pe ct your tire s fre que ntly for tre ad
we ar, s igns of damage and for fore ign
obje cts lodge d in the tre ad. Che ck the
tre ad patte rn de pth.
Tre ad de pth s hould not be allowe d to
go be low 0.12 in/3 mm, e ve n though,
the le gally s pe cifie d minimum tre ad
de pth, for e xample in Europe , is only
0.063 in/1.6 mm. Be low a tre ad de pth
of 0.12 in/3 mm the re is an incre as e d
ris k of hydroplaning, e ve n at re lative ly
mode rate s pe e ds and with only s mall
amounts of wate r on the road.
Tre ad we ar indicators , re fe r to arrow,
are e mbe dde d around the tire circum-
fe re nce in the bas e of the tire tre ad.
The ir locations are indicate d on the tire
s ide wall with TWI Tre ad We ar Indi-
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1.6 mm the s e indicators , s ignal that the
tire s have re ache d the le gally pe rmis -
s ible we ar limit.
Do not drive on a de flate d flat
tire . A flat tire gre atly impairs
s te e ring and braking re s pons e , and can
le ad to comple te los s of control ove r
the ve hicle .
Avoid ove rloading the ve hicle s o that
the pe rmitte d load on the tire s is not
e xce e de d. Ove rloading le ads to ove r-
he ating and caus e s damage ins ide the
tire s . The ultimate re s ult can as s ume
the form of a s udde n air los s .
Unus ual vibrations e ncounte re d during
normal ve hicle ope ration, e .g. caus e d
by contact with curbs , e tc., can indicate
a flat tire or s ome othe r ve hicle mal-
function. This is als o true for irre gulari-
tie s in the ve hicle 's handling characte r-
is tics , s uch as a pronounce d te nde ncy
to pull to the le ft or right. Should this
occur, re s pond by imme diate ly
re ducing your s pe e d.
Tire inflation pressures Tire condition
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Tire condition Tire replacement
Proce e d care fully to the ne are s t
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r or
profe s s ional tire ce nte r, or have the
ve hicle towe d in to have it, its whe e ls
and tire s ins pe cte d.
Tire damage up to and including blow-
outs can e ndange r the live s of both the
ve hicle occupants and othe r road
us e rs .<
DOT Quality Grades
Tre ad we ar
Traction AA A B C
Te mpe rature A B C
All pas s e nge r car tire s mus t con-
form to Fe de ral Safe ty Re quire -
me nts in addition to the s e grade s .<
Tread wear
The tre ad we ar grade is a comparative
rating bas e d on the we ar rate of the tire
whe n te s te d unde r controlle d condi-
tions on a s pe cifie d gove rnme nt te s t
cours e .
For e xample , a tire grade d 150 would
we ar one and one -half 1 g time s as
we ll on the gove rnme nt cours e as a tire
grade d 100. The re lative pe rformance
of tire s de pe nds upon the actual condi-
tions of the ir us e , howe ve r, and may
de part s ignificantly from the norm due
to variations in driving habits , s e rvice
practice s and diffe re nce s in road char-
acte ris tics and climate .
Traction
The traction grade s , from highe s t to
lowe s t, are AA, A, B, and C.
Thos e grade s re pre s e nt the tire 's ability
to s top on we t pave me nt as me as ure d
unde r controlle d conditions on s pe ci-
fie d gove rnme nt te s t s urface s of
as phalt and concre te . A tire marke d C
may have poor traction pe rformance .
The traction grade as s igne d to
this tire is bas e d on s traight-
ahe ad braking traction te s ts , and doe s
not include acce le ration, corne ring,
hydroplaning, or pe ak traction charac-
te ris tics .<
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Temperature
The te mpe rature grade s are A, the
highe s t, B, and C, re pre s e nting the
tire 's re s is tance to the ge ne ration of
he at and its ability to dis s ipate he at
whe n te s te d unde r controlle d condi-
tions on a s pe cifie d indoor laboratory
te s t whe e l.
Sus taine d high te mpe rature can caus e
the mate rial of the tire to de ge ne rate
and re duce tire life , and e xce s s ive te m-
pe rature can le ad to a s udde n flat tire .
The grade C corre s ponds to a le ve l of
pe rformance which all pas s e nge r car
tire s mus t me e t unde r the Fe de ral
Motor Car Safe ty Standard No. 109.
Grade s B and A re pre s e nt highe r le ve ls
of pe rformance on the laboratory te s t
whe e l than the minimum re quire d by
law.
The te mpe rature grade for this tire
is e s tablis he d for a tire that is
prope rly inflate d and not ove rloade d.
Exce s s ive s pe e d, unde rinflation, or
e xce s s ive loading, e ithe r s e parate ly or
in combination, can caus e he at buildup
and pos s ible a tire failure .<
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Quality grade s can be found whe re
applicable on the tire s ide wall be twe e n
tre ad s houlde r and maximum s e ction
width. For e xample :
Tre ad we ar 200
Traction AA
Te mpe rature A
Tire age
BMW re comme nds the re place me nt of
all tire s i.e . als o of the s pare tire , inde -
pe nde ntly of actual we ar whe n the
tire s are no more than 6 ye ars old, e ve n
if a tire life of 10 ye ars is pos s ible .
The date on which the tire was manu-
facture d is indicate d by the code on the
s ide wall:
DOT ... 2602 indicate s that the tire was
manufacture d in we e k 26 of 2002.
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The right choice
Us e only whe e ls and tire s
approve d by BMW for the corre -
s ponding ve hicle mode l, as othe rwis e
the tire s may make contact with the
body as the re s ult of tole rance s de s pite
the s ame nominal s ize be ing us e d,
re s ulting in s e rious accide nts . If non-
approve d whe e ls and tire s are us e d,
BMW cannot e valuate the ir s uitability,
and the re fore cannot be he ld liable for
driving s afe ty.<
BMW te s ts ce rtain tire brands for e ach
tire s ize , clas s ifie s the m as road-s afe
and approve s the m. Cons ult your
more information. Obs e rve any re gula-
tions applicable in the country of us e ,
e .g. re quiring e ntry in the ve hicle docu-
me nts .
The corre ct whe e l and tire combi-
nation affe cts diffe re nt s ys te ms
s uch as ABS, ATC and DSC. The func-
tion of the s e s ys te ms is impaire d if
imprope r whe e l and tire combinations
are us e d.
For this re as on, us e only tire s of the
s ame brand and tre ad patte rn on the
ve hicle and, for e xample , re s tore the
approve d whe e l and tire combination
following a flat tire as s oon as
pos s ible .<
The us e of rims and lug bolts that
do not me e t the s pe cifications of
the original factory-ins talle d e quipme nt
will affe ct the s afe ope ration of your
ve hicle and may caus e an accide nt and
pe rs onal injury.
Ne ve r mix tire s of diffe re nt de s ign, s uch
as s te e l-be lte d radials with radial bias
be lte d or bias -ply tire s , e tc. Mixing tire
type s will adve rs e ly affe ct roadholding
and can le ad to los s of ve hicle
control.<
Storage
Store whe e ls or tire s in a cool, dry
place , prote cting the m agains t light
whe ne ve r pos s ible . Prote ct the tire s
agains t contact with oil, gre as e and
fue l.
138nWinter tires Snow chains*
Choosing the right tire
BMW re comme nds winte r tire s M+S
radial tire s for ope ration unde r
incle me nt winte r driving conditions .
While s o-calle d all-s e as on tire s with
M+S de s ignation provide be tte r winte r
traction than s umme r tire s with the load
ratings H, V, W, Y and ZR, the y ge ne r-
ally do not achie ve the pe rformance of
winte r tire s .
In the inte re s ts of s afe tracking and
s te e ring re s pons e , ins tall radial tire s
made by the s ame manufacture r and
with the s ame tre ad configuration on all
four whe e ls if you e le ct to mount winte r
tire s .
Do not exceed specified
maximum speeds
Neve r exce e d the maximum s pe e d
for which the tire s are rate d.
Unprofe s s ional atte mpts by layme n to
s e rvice tire s can le ad to damage and
accide nts .
Have this work pe rforme d by s kille d
profe s s ionals only. Your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r will be glad to
as s is t you with both the ir e xpe rtis e and
the prope r e quipme nt for your ve hicle .<
Tire condition, tire pressure
Winte r tire s dis play a pe rce ptible los s in
the ir ability to cope with winte r driving
conditions once the tre ad we ars to
be low 0.16 in/4 mm, and s hould thus
be re place d.
Comply with the s pe cifie d tire inflation
pre s s ure s and be s ure to have the
whe e l and tire as s e mblie s balance d
e ve ry time you change the tire s .
Only ce rtain s now chains have be e n
te s te d by BMW and clas s ifie d and
approve d as s afe . Cons ult your BMW
Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r for
de tails . The us e of narrow-link BMW
s now chains is approve d only in pairs
on the re ar whe e ls and only with the
following tire s ize s .
BMW X5 4.6is : 255/55 R18
All othe r mode ls : 235/65 R 17.
Comply with all manufacture r's s afe ty
pre cautions whe n mounting the chains .
Do not e xce e d a maximum s pe e d of
30 mph/50 km/h.
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To unlock
Pull the leve r locate d unde r the le ft-
hand s ide of the ins trume nt pane l.
Do not work on your ve hicle
without appropriate s kills . Failure
to work in an informe d, profe s s ional
manne r whe n s e rvicing compone nts
and mate rials cons titute s a s afe ty
hazard for ve hicle occupants and othe r
road us e rs. If you are not familiar with
the guide line s , ple as e have the ope ra-
tions pe rforme d by your BMW Sports
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Pull the re le as e handle and ope n the
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Allow the hood to fall from a he ight of
about 12 in/30 cm s o that it audibly
e ngage s .
To avoid injurie s , be s ure that the
trave l path of the hood is cle ar
whe n it is clos e d, as with all clos ing
proce dure s .
If it is de te rmine d that the hood is not
comple te ly clos e d while driving, s top
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1 Engine oil dips tick 141
2 Re s e rvoir for brake fluid unde r the
microfilte r trim pane l 144
3 Auxiliary te rminal for jump
s tarting 162
4 Coolant e xpans ion tank 143
5 Engine oil fille r ne ck 141
6 Re s e rvoir for winds hie ld and
he adlamp was he r s ys te m 141
Engine compartment essentials
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Washer fluid Engine oil
Windshield and headlamp washer
system
Approximate capacity is 8.2 US quarts /
7.8 lite rs .
Fill with wate r and if re quire d with a
was he r antifre e ze , according to manu-
facture r's re comme ndations .
It is more conve nie nt to mix the
was he r fluid be fore adding it to
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s ys te ms is inflammable . For this
re as on, ke e p it away from s ource s of
flame and s tore it only in its original
containe rs . Store it s o that it is inacce s -
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1. Park the ve hicle on a le ve l s urface
2. Switch the e ngine off afte r it has
re ache d normal ope rating te mpe ra-
ture
3. Afte r approx. 5 minute s , pull the
dips tick out and wipe it off with a
cle an lint-fre e cloth, pape r towe l, or
s imilar mate rial
4. Pus h the dips tick care fully all the way
into the guide tube and pull it out
again
5. The oil le ve l s hould be in be twe e n
the two marks on the dips tick.
As with fue l e conomy, oil cons umption
is dire ctly influe nce d by your driving
s tyle and ve hicle ope rating conditions .
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on the dips tick corre s ponds to approx.
1.1 US quarts /1 lite r. Do not fill be yond
the uppe r mark on the dips tick. Exce s s
oil will damage the e ngine
BMW X5 4.6is :
If the ve hicle 's pe rformance re s e rve s
are us e d e xte ns ive ly high-pe rfor-
mance driving the oil le ve l s hould be
maintaine d at the uppe r mark on the
dips tick.
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To add oil
While you s hould wait until the le ve l has
droppe d to jus t above the lowe r mark
be fore adding oil, you s hould ne ve r
allow the oil le ve l to fall be low this
marking.
BMW e ngine s are de s igne d to
ope rate without oil additive s ; the
us e of additive s could le ad to damage
in s ome cas e s . This is als o true for the
manual trans mis s ion, the automatic
trans mis s ion, the diffe re ntial, and the
powe r s te e ring s ys te m.<
Re comme ndation: have the oil change d
by your BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle
ce nte r.
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Continuous e xpos ure to us e d oil
has caus e d cance r in laboratory
te s ting. For this re as on, any s kin are as
that come into contact with oil s hould
be thoroughly was he d with s oap and
wate r.
Always s tore oils , gre as e and s imilar
mate rials s o that the y are inacce s s ible
to childre n. Comply with warning labe ls
and information on containe rs .<
Comply with the applicable e nvi-
ronme ntal laws re gulating the
dis pos al of us e d oil.<
Specified engine oils
The quality of the e ngine oil s e le cte d
has critical s ignificance for the ope ra-
tion and s e rvice life of an e ngine . Bas e d
on e xte ns ive te s ting, BMW has
approve d only ce rtain e ngine oils .
Us e only approve d BMW High Pe rfor-
mance Synthe tic Oil.
If you are unable to obtain BMW High
Pe rformance Synthe tic Oil, you can add
s mall amounts of s ynthe tic oil in
be twe e n oil change s . Us e only oils with
the API SH s pe cification or highe r.
As k your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r for de tails
conce rning the s pe cific BMW High
Pe rformance Synthe tic Oil or s ynthe tic
oils which have be e n approve d.<
You can als o call BMW of North
Ame rica at 1-800-831-1117 or vis it this
we bs ite : www.bmwus a.com to obtain
this information.
Viscosity ratings
Vis cos ity is the oil flow rating as e s tab-
lis he d in SAE clas s e s .
The s e le ction of the corre ct SAE clas s
de pe nds on the climatic conditions in
the are a whe re you typically drive your
BMW.
Approve d oils are in SAE clas s e s
5W-40 and 5W-30.<
The s e oils may be us e d for driving in all
ambie nt te mpe rature s .
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Do not add coolant to the cooling
s ys te m whe n the e ngine is hot. If
you atte mpt to do s o, e s caping coolant
can caus e burns .
To avoid the pos s ibility of damage late r
on, ne ve r us e anything othe r than
factory-approve d, nitrite and amino-
fre e e xte nde d-duty antifre e ze with
corros ion inhibitor. Your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r is familiar with
the factory s pe cifications .
Antifre e ze and anticorros ion age nts are
hazardous to he alth. You s hould always
s tore the m in the ir original containe r
and in a location which is inacce s s ible
to childre n.
Exte nde d-duty antifre e ze with corro-
s ion inhibitor contains the flammable
s ubs tance e thyle ne -glycol. For this
re as on, do not s pill antifre e ze with
corros ion inhibitor on hot e ngine parts .
It could ignite and caus e s e rious
burns .<
Checking coolant level and
adding coolant
Corre ct coolant le ve l whe n the e ngine
is cold approx. +68 7/+20 6:
1. Start by turning the cap of the e xpan-
s ion tank counte rclockwis e . Paus e to
allow any accumulate d pre s s ure to
e s cape , the n ope n
2. The coolant le ve l is corre ct whe n the
e nd of the re d float is aligne d with
the uppe r e dge of the fille r ope ning ,
re fe r to the arrow in the illus tration,
or max. 0.8 in/2 cm highe r, i. e . up to
the mark on the float, re fe r als o to the
s che matic diagram, ne xt to the cap
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re ache d do not ove rfill.
dis pos al of e xte nde d-duty antifre e ze
with corros ion inhibitor.<
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Brake fluid level
If the indicator lamp for the
brake hydraulic s ys te m appe ars
or if the CHECK BRAKE FLUID
warning appe ars in the Che ck
Control: the brake fluid le ve l is
too low.
Add brake fluid
The brake fluid re s e rvoir is locate d
unde r the microfilte r hous ing trim pane l
on the drive r's s ide of the ve hicle . For
adding brake fluid or for de te rmining
and corre cting the caus e of brake fluid
los s , cons ult your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r. Your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r is familiar with
the s pe cifications for factory-approve d
brake fluids DOT 4.
Brake fluid los s may re s ult in e xte nde d
brake pe dal trave l. For this s ituation,
re fe r to the note s on page 132.
Brake fluid is hygros copic, that is ,
it abs orbs mois ture from the air
ove r time .
In orde r to e ns ure the s afe ty and re li-
ability of the brake s ys te m, have the
brake fluid change d e ve ry two ye ars by
a BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r.
Re fe r als o to the Se rvice and Warranty
Information Bookle t for US mode ls or
the Warranty and Se rvice Guide
Bookle t for Canadian mode ls .
Brake fluid is toxic and damage s the
ve hicle 's paint. You s hould always s tore
it in its original containe r and in a loca-
tion which is out of re ach of childre n.
Do not s pill the fluid and do not fill the
brake fluid re s e rvoir be yond the
MAX mark. The brake fluid could ignite
upon contact with hot e ngine parts and
caus e s e rious burns .<
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The BMW Mainte nance Sys te m has
be e n de s igne d as a re liable me ans of
providing maximum driving and ope r-
ating s afe ty and as cos t-e ffe ctive ly as
pos s ible for you.
Ple as e ke e p in mind that re gular main-
te nance is not only ne ce s s ary for the
s afe ty of your ve hicle , but als o plays a
s ignificant role in maintaining the re s ale
value of the ve hicle .
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Service Interval Display
Conve ntional s ys te ms re ly s ole ly on
dis tance trave le d to de te rmine whe n
s e rvice is due . The BMW Mainte nance
Sys te m, on the othe r hand, be gan many
ye ars ago to take the actual conditions
unde r which the ve hicle is drive n into
cons ide ration. Afte r all, diffe re nt drive rs
can accumulate mile age in ve ry
diffe re nt ways .
From the point of vie w of mainte nance ,
62,000 mile s /100,000 km accumulate d
in s hort-dis tance urban driving are not
the e quivale nt of the s ame dis tance
cove re d at mode rate s pe e ds in long-
dis tance highway trave l.
The BMW Mainte nance Sys te m
include s the Engine Oil Se rvice and
Ins pe ctions I and II.
De te rmining the mainte nance inte rvals
according to the actual loads on the
ve hicle cove rs e ve ry kind of ope rating
s ituation. Howe ve r, e ve n thos e who
drive only s hort dis tance s s ignificantly
le s s than 6,000 mile s /10,000 km annu-
ally s hould have the e ngine oil
change d at le as t e ve ry 2 ye ars s ince oil
de te riorate s ove r time , re gardle s s of
us e .
Service and Warranty Information
Booklet US models/Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet
Canadian models
For additional information on mainte -
nance inte rvals and proce dure s , ple as e
re fe r to the Se rvice and Warranty Infor-
mation Bookle t for US mode ls or the
Warranty and Se rvice Guide Bookle t for
Canadian mode ls .
As a pre caution agains t corros ion, it is
advis able to have the body che cke d for
damage from rocks or grave l at the
s ame time , de pe nding upon ope rating
conditions .
Have your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r do the mainte -
nance and re pair.
Be s ure that all mainte nance work is
confirme d in the Se rvice and Warranty
Information Bookle t for US mode ls or
the Warranty and Se rvice Guide
Bookle t for Canadian mode ls .
The s e e ntrie s will cons titute your proof
that the ve hicle has re ce ive d re gular
mainte nance . The y are als o re quire d for
warranty claims .<
Car care
For all information on this s ubje ct, re fe r
to the Caring for your ve hicle manual.
The BMW Maintenance System
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Light-emitting diodes LEDs
Light-e mitting diode s ins talle d be hind
trans luce nt le ns e s s e rve as the light
s ource for many of the controls and dis -
plays in your ve hicle . The conce pt
be hind the ir ope ration is re late d to that
e mploye d for las e rs .
Do not re move the prote ctive le ns
and avoid s taring dire ctly at the
unfilte re d be am for s e ve ral hours , as
inflammation of the iris could re s ult.<
California laws re quire us to s tate the
following warning:
Engine e xhaus t, s ome of its con-
s titue nts , and ce rtain ve hicle com-
pone nts contain or e mit che micals
known to the State of California to
caus e cance r and birth de fe cts and
re productive harm. In addition, ce rtain
fluids containe d in ve hicle s and ce rtain
products of compone nt we ar contain or
e mit che micals known to the State of
California to caus e cance r and birth
de fe cts or othe r re productive harm.
Batte ry pos ts , te rminals and re late d
acce s s orie s contain le ad and le ad
compounds . Was h your hands afte r
handling.
Us e d e ngine oil contains che micals that
have caus e d cance r in laboratory ani-
mals . Always prote ct your s kin by
was hing thoroughly with s oap and
wate r.<
Technical modifications California Proposition 65 Warning
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OBD interface socket
The inte rface s ocke t for the Onboard
Diagnos tic is locate d on the le ft of the
drive r's s ide at the bottom of the ins tru-
me nt pane l and unde r a cove r. The
cove r has the le tte rs OBD on it.
The purpos e of the OBD s ys te m is to
e ns ure prope r ope ration of the e mis -
s ion control s ys te m for the ve hicle 's
life time . The s ys te m monitors e mis s ion-
re late d compone nts and s ys te ms for
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An illuminate d lamp informs you
of the ne e d for s e rvice , not of
the ne e d to s top the ve hicle .
Howe ve r, the s ys te ms s hould be
che cke d by your BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r at the e arlie s t pos s ible
opportunity.
Unde r ce rtain conditions , the indicator
will blink or flas h. This indicate s a rathe r
s e ve re le ve l of e ngine mis fire . Whe n
this occurs , you s hould re duce s pe e d
and cons ult the ne are s t BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r as s oon as pos -
s ible . Se ve re e ngine mis fire ove r only a
s hort pe riod of time can s e rious ly
damage e mis s ion control compone nts ,
e s pe cially the catalytic conve rte r.
Se rvice Engine Soon warning
Whe n the fille r cap is not prope rly
tighte ne d, the OBD s ys te m can
de te ct the vapor le ak and the indicator
will light up. If the fille r cap is s ubs e -
que ntly tighte ne d, the indicator s hould
go out within a fe w days .<
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Index
Technical data
Repai r s
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1. Move the wipe r to a fold-out pos i-
tion, re fe r to page 68
2. Lift the wipe r arm and pre s s the
s e curing s pring, re fe r to arrow
3. Pull the wipe r blade off toward the
wipe r arm
4. Ins e rt the ne w blade and s nap it into
place .
Fold the wipe rs back down onto
the winds hie ld be fore you turn the
ignition ke y to pos ition 1 or 2 again. If
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1. Hold the wipe r blade on the window
and re move /unclip the wipe r arm at
the articulate d joint, re fe r to arrow
2. Ins e rt a ne w wipe r blade and pre s s it
on/clip it into the wipe r arm.
Us e only wipe r blade s approve d
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Lamps and bulbs
The lamps and bulbs make e s s e ntial
contributions to the s afe ty of your
ve hicle . For this re as on, follow the
ins tructions be low care fully whe n
re placing a bulb. If you are not familiar
with any of the proce dure s , cons ult
ce nte r.
Do not touch the glas s portion of a
ne w bulb with your bare hands
s ince e ve n s mall amounts of impuritie s
burn into the s urface and re duce the
s e rvice life of the bulb. Us e a cle an
cloth, pape r napkin, or a s imilar mate -
rial, or hold the bulb by its me tallic
bas e .<
A re place me nt bulb s e t is available from
ce nte r.
Whe ne ve r working on the e le c-
trical s ys te m, s witch off the e le c-
trical acce s s ory you are working on or
dis conne ct the cable from the ne gative
te rminal of the batte ry. Failure to do this
could re s ult in s hort circuits .
Comply with any ins tructions provide d
by the bulb manufacture r. If you do not,
injurie s and damage s during the bulb
re place me nt can occur.<
The right s ide of the e ngine compart-
me nt.
1 Low be ams
2 High be ams
For che cking and adjus ting he ad-
lamp aim, ple as e contact your
BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle ce nte r.<
Low beams
H7 bulb, 55 watts
The bulb is pre s s urize d. The re -
fore , we ar s afe ty glas s e s and
prote ctive glove s . Failure to comply
with this pre caution could le ad to injury
if the bulb is accide ntally damage d
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1. Turn the bulb holde r to the le ft, re fe r
to arrow, and re move
2. Re move and re place the bulb.
High beams
HB3 bulb, 60 watts
1. Turn the bulb holde r to the le ft and
re move
2. Dis conne ct the plug
3. Plug the ne w bulb into the plug
conne ctor. Be s ure that it is s e cure ly
e ngage d
4. Ins tall in the oppos ite orde r.
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Xenon lamps*
The ope rating life of the s e lamp units is
e xtre me ly long and the like lihood of
failure ve ry low, provide d that the y are
not s witche d on and off a ve ry gre at
numbe r of time s . If one of the s e bulbs
s hould ne ve rthe le s s fail, it is pos s ible to
continue driving with gre at caution
us ing the fog lamps , provide d traffic
laws in your are a do not prohibit this .
Be caus e of the e xtre me ly high
voltage s involve d, any work on the
xe non lighting s ys te m s hould be carrie d
out by te chnically-qualifie d pe rs onne l
only. Failure to comply with this cre ate s
a ris k of fatal injury.<
Turn signal indicators/Standing
lamps side marker lamps front
Dual-filame nt bulb, 28/8 watts
Ple as e contact a BMW Sports Activity
Ve hicle ce nte r in cas e of a malfunction.
Side turn signal indicators
5 watt bulb
1. Us e finge r pre s s ure agains t the re ar
e nd of the lamp, re fe r to arrow, to
pre s s it forward for re moval
2. Pre s s ge ntly on the bulb and turn it to
the le ft to re move it
3. Re place the bulb.
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H3 bulb, 55 watts
1. Pull the cove r in front of the fog lamp
forward
2. Loos e n the two s cre ws , re fe r to
arrows , and re move the fog lamp
3. Turn the cove r cap on the re ar of the
fog lamp to the le ft and re move
4. Unhook the wire clamp, re move the
contact bas e and re place the bulb.
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Tail lamp assembly
Tail lamp 2: 21/5 watt bulb
Re maining bulbs : 21 watts
1 Turn s ignal indicator
2 Re ar lamps /Side marke r lamps
3 Backup lamps
4 Brake lamps
5 Re fle ctor
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1. Ope n the cove r in the s ide pane l
2. Lift the s ide pane l if ne ce s s ary
3. Pre s s ge ntly on the bulb holde r and
turn it to the le ft to re move it
4. Re move the bulb.
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Lamps in the tailgate :
1. Unclip the trim pane l in the tailgate
with a s cre wdrive r
2. Pre s s ge ntly on the bulb holde r and
turn it to the le ft to re move it
3. Re move the bulb.
Center high-mount brake lamp
LED s trip in the re ar s poile r: ple as e
contact a BMW Sports Activity Ve hicle
ce nte r in cas e of a malfunction.
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License plate lamps
5 watt bulb
1. Pre s s the lamp out to the s ide with a
s cre wdrive r
2. Re move the lamp and re place the
bulb.
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Safe ty pre cautions in the e ve nt of
a flat tire or whe e l change :
Stop the ve hicle as far as pos s ible from
pas s ing traffic. Park on a firm flat, s ur-
face . Switch on the hazard warning
flas he rs .
Turn the s te e ring whe e l to the s traight-
ahe ad pos ition, re move the ke y and
e ngage the s te e ring lock. Shift into 1s t
or re ve rs e , s e le ctor le ve r in Park with
automatic trans mis s ion, and e ngage
the parking brake .
All pas s e nge rs s hould be outs ide the
ve hicle and we ll away from your imme -
diate working are a, be hind a guardrail,
for ins tance .
If a warning triangle or portable hazard
warning lamp is re quire d, s e t it up on
the roads ide at an appropriate dis tance
from the re ar of the ve hicle .
Comply with all s afe ty guide line s and
re gulations .
Change the whe e l only on a le ve l, firm
s urface which is not s lippe ry. Avoid
jacking the ve hicle up on a s oft or s lip-
pe ry s urface , s now, ice , ve ry s mooth
s urface s , e tc., s ince it could s lide s ide -
ways .
Pos ition the jack on a firm s upport
s urface .
Do not place woode n blocks or s imilar
obje cts unde r the jack. If this is done ,
the jack might not be able to re ach its
full s upport capacity be caus e of the
limite d he ight.
Do not lie unde r the ve hicle or s tart the
e ngine whe n the ve hicle is s upporte d
by the jack. Failure to comply with this
cre ate s a ris k of fatal injury.<
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What you will need
In orde r to avoid rattling nois e s late r,
note the pos ition of the tools whe n you
re move the m and re turn the m to the ir
original pos ition whe n you are through
us ing the m.
>Two we dge s whe e l chocks
Ope n the liftgate and tailgate .
In the cargo are a, fold up the floor
cove r or pull-out cargo floor, re fe r to
page s 123, 124 or 125.
Take out the we dge s , re fe r to arrow,
ne xt to the s pare whe e l
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Re move from its holde r
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>Jack
Re move the rubbe r band from the
holde r, re fe r to arrow, and take out
the jack.
Whe n you have comple te d work,
s cre w the jack all the way back
down, re move the handle and ins e rt it
into its holde r.
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1. Loos e n the wing nut 1
2. Re move the plate 2 to the s ide
3. Uns cre w the thre ade d rod 3
comple te ly.
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Removal aid for the spare wheel
By us ing this de vice , you do not have to
lift the s pare whe e l out of the re ce s s by
hand.
Its tas k is to he lp you to move the whe e l
onto the tailgate , from whe re you can
e as ily lift it off.
1. Clos e the tailgate again
2. Gras p the handle of the re moval aid
be hind the s pare whe e l with both
hands and pull upward ove r the
tailgate , re fe r to arrow
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3. Hook both buckle s into the latch of
the tailgate , re fe r to arrow; the tail-
gate is re le as e d
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by me ans of the re moval aid onto the
tailgate
Hold the tailgate in the ope ne d
pos ition and do not allow it to
re tract s harply upward. If you do s o,
the re is a ris k of pe rs onal injury and
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6. Ins e rt the s upport rod in the tailgate
lock and pre s s down until it e ngage s ,
re fe r to arrow 1; the n lock hook of
rod in s trike r, re fe r to arrow 2
Be s ure that the s upport rod is
locke d firmly in place . If you fail to
do s o, it could re tract s harply upward
and caus e pe rs onal injury and ve hicle
damage .<
7. You can now re le as e the locke d tail-
gate and take the s pare whe e l down
from the tailgate . It is re comme nde d
that you le ave the tailgate locke d into
place until you have comple te d the
whe e l change and place d the whe e l
with the de fe ctive tire into the
re moval aid.
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1. Re ad care fully and comply with the
s afe ty pre cautions on page 154
2. Se cure the ve hicle to pre ve nt it from
rolling:
Place the we dge s (chocks ) be hind
the whe e ls on the s ide oppos ite the
s ide you are lifting. If the ve hicle is
parke d on a downward s lope , place
the we dge s s e cure ly in front of the
whe e ls . If the whe e l mus t be
change d on a s urface with a more
s e ve re s lope , take additional pre cau-
tions to s e cure the ve hicle from
rolling
3. Loos e n the lug bolts 1/2-turn
4. Ins e rt the jack handle into the jack,
re fe r to the illus tration in the ne xt
column
5. Pos ition the jack at the jacking point
clos e s t to the flat tire s o that the jack
bas e is ve rtically be low the jacking
point and the e ntire s urface of the
he ad of the jack will move into the
s quare re ce s s of the jacking point,
re fe r to the illus tration de tail, whe n
the jack is cranke d
6. Jack the ve hicle up until the whe e l
you are changing is rais e d from the
ground
7. Uns cre w the lug bolts and re move
the whe e l
8. Re move accumulations of mud or
dirt from the mounting s urface s of
the whe e l and hub. Cle an the lug
bolts
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9. Pos ition the s pare whe e l. Se cure
the whe e l by turning at le as t two
lug bolts into oppos ite bolt hole s
10. Scre w in the re maining lug bolts .
Tighte n all the bolts s e cure ly
11. Lowe r the jack and re move it from
be ne ath the ve hicle
12. Tighte n the lug bolts in a diagonal
patte rn
13. Che ck and corre ct the tire inflation
pre s s ure at the e arlie s t opportunity.
Ve hicle s with Tire Pre s s ure Monitor
RDC*:
Afte r mounting the s pare whe e l or
corre cting the tire inflation pre s -
s ure , re activate the s ys te m, re fe r to
page 97.
Prote ct valve s te ms and valve s from dirt
us ing s cre w-on valve s te m caps . Dirt in
the valve s te ms fre que ntly le ads to s low
le aks .
The ve hicle jack is de s igne d for
changing whe e ls only. Do not
atte mpt to rais e anothe r ve hicle mode l
with it or to rais e any load of any kind.
To do s o could caus e accide nts and
pe rs onal injury.
To e ns ure continue d s afe ty, have the
tightne s s of the lug bolts che cke d with
a calibrate d lug wre nch torque s pe ci-
fication: 101 lb-ft/140 Nm at the
e arlie s t opportunity.<
Store the whe e l and the tools in the
orde r oppos ite that for re moval.
Be fore re moving the s upport rod,
be s ure that the tailgate is he ld
down firmly. If you fail to do s o, it could
re tract s harply upward and caus e pe r-
s onal injury and ve hicle damage .
Afte r you re move the rod, clos e the tail-
gate care fully. Continue to hold it firmly
until it is comple te ly clos e d.<
If light-alloy whe e ls othe r than original
BMW light-alloy whe e ls have be e n
mounte d, it may be ne ce s s ary to us e
diffe re nt lug bolts for thos e whe e ls .
Re place the de fe ctive tire as s oon as
pos s ible and have the ne w whe e l/tire
balance d.
Driving with spare wheel
With ce rtain whe e l-and-tire com-
binations the s ize of the s pare
whe e l diffe rs from that of the othe r
whe e ls . The s pare whe e l is e quivale nt
to the s e in all s pe e d and load range s .
Howe ve r, to re s tore the original s tate ,
the normal whe e l s hould be re mounte d
as s oon as pos s ible .
Whe n the s pare whe e l is mounte d, the
maximum s pe e d rating is 130 mph/
210 km/h.<
160nBattery Fuses
Batte ry pos ts , te rminals and
re late d acce s s orie s contain le ad
and le ad compounds . Was h hands afte r
handling.<
Maintenance
The batte ry is mainte nance -fre e , that is ,
the original e le ctrolyte will normally las t
for the s e rvice life of the batte ry unde r
mode rate climatic conditions .
For all que s tions that re gard the
batte ry, ple as e cons ult your
Since the batte ry is mainte nance -fre e ,
the following is for your information
only.<
Do not dis conne ct the batte ry
whe n the e ngine is running. If
you do s o, the e ns uing voltage s urge
will damage the ve hicle 's onboard e le c-
tronics .<
Charging the battery
Charge the batte ry in the ve hicle only
whe n the e ngine is not running. Us e the
conne ctions provide d in the e ngine
compartme nt. For corre ct conne ctions ,
re fe r to Jump-s tarting on page 162.
Disposal
Re turn us e d batte rie s to a re cyc-
ling point or your BMW Sports
Activity Ve hicle ce nte r. Maintain the
batte ry in an upright pos ition for trans -
port and s torage . Se cure the batte ry
agains t tilting during trans port.<
In the glove compartment
Ope n the glove compartme nt and turn
the two quick-re le as e fas te ne rs to the
le ft.
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In the cargo area
Ope n the right cove r by pulling the
handle .
Do not atte mpt to re pair a burne d
fus e or re place it with a fus e
having a diffe re nt color or ampe re
rating. To do this could caus e a fire in
the ve hicle re s ulting from a circuit ove r-
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Whe n your batte ry is dis charge d you
can us e d two jumpe r cable s to s tart
your ve hicle with powe r from the bat-
te ry in a s e cond ve hicle . You can als o
us e the s ame me thod to he lp s tart
anothe r ve hicle . Always us e jumpe r
cable s with fully ins ulate d handle s on
the te rminal clamps .
Do not touch the live parts while
the e ngine is running. Failure to
comply with this cre ate s a ris k of fatal
injury. Care fully obs e rve the following
ins tructions to avoid pe rs onal injury
and/or damage to one or both ve hi-
cle s .<
1. Make s ure , that the batte ry on the
s upport ve hicle is rate d at 12 volts .
This information is provide d on the
batte ry labe l
2. Switch off the e ngine of the s upport
ve hicle . Switch off all e le ctrical
acce s s orie s in both ve hicle s e xce pt
the hazard warning flas he rs of the
s upport ve hicle
3. Make abs olute ly ce rtain that the re is
no contact be twe e n the bodywork of
the two ve hicle s ris k of s hort circuit
4. The s o-calle d jump s tart auxiliary te r-
minal in the e ngine compartme nt of
your BMW acts as the pos itive bat-
te ry te rminal. The cap of this jump
s tart auxiliary te rminal is ide ntifie d by
a + s ymbol. To ope n, tip up the cap,
re fe r to arrow.
Firs t conne ct a jump s tart cable to
the pos itive te rminal of the dis -
charge d batte ry, and the othe r e nd to
the pos itive te rminal of the s upport
ve hicle
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5. With the s e cond jumpe r cable , con-
ne ct the ne gative te rminals of the
two ve hicle s . Firs t conne ct the cable
to the s upport ve hicle 's ne gative bat-
te ry te rminal or a s uitable ground on
its e ngine or bodywork, and the n the
othe r e nd to the ne gative batte ry te r-
minal or a s uitable ground on the
e ngine or bodywork of the ve hicle
be ing s tarte d. The re is a s pe cial nut
for this purpos e on the le ft s ide pane l
of your BMW, re fe r to the arrow in
the illus tration
Always adhe re to this s e que nce
whe n conne cting jumpe r cable s ;
failure to obs e rve this proce dure can
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and le t it run at an incre as e d idling
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7. Start the e ngine on the ve hicle
ne e ding the jump-s tart, and allow it
to run as us ual. If the firs t s tart
atte mpt is not s ucce s s ful, wait a fe w
minute s be fore anothe r atte mpt in
orde r to allow the dis charge d batte ry
to re charge
8. Be fore dis conne cting the jumpe r
cable s le t the e ngine s run for a fe w
minute s
9. The n dis conne ct the jumpe r cable s
in re ve rs e s e que nce .
De pe nding on the caus e of the fault,
have the batte ry re charge d by your
Do not us e s pray s tarte r fluids to
s tart the e ngine .<
164nTowing the vehicle
Tow fitting
The s cre w-in tow fitting is s tore d
be ne ath the cargo are a floor. Carry it
with you at all time s . This fitting is
de s igne d for ins tallation in the tow
s ocke ts locate d at the front and re ar of
the ve hicle , and is inte nde d for towing
on pave d road s urface s only.
It s hould not be us e d to pull a ve hicle
out of de e p s now, mud, s and, e tc.
Always obs e rve all applicable towing
laws and re gulations .
Access to tow sockets
Front:
Us e a s cre wdrive r to pre s s the right or
le ft cove r out, re fe r to arrows .
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Scre w the tow fitting in until it is
tight. If you do not, the thre ads
could be damage d.
Do not tow the ve hicle by any compo-
ne nts of the running ge ar, or las h the m
down in any way. If you do s o, the com-
pone nts could be damage d, le ading to
pos s ible accide nts .<
Us e only a nylon towing s trap to tow
the ve hicle , s ince the inhe re nt re s il-
ie nce of this mate rial he lps prote ct both
ve hicle s from s udde n je rking move -
me nts .
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Avoid off-ce nte r towing. Be s ure
that the tow rope is pulle d tightly
whe n the towing ve hicle be gins to
move .<
Do not tow a ve hicle he avie r than
your own. If you do, it is no longe r
pos s ible to control ve hicle re s pons e .<
Tow-starting
It is not pos s ible to s tart the e ngine of a
ve hicle e quippe d with an automatic
trans mis s ion by towing or pus hing.
For ins tructions on Jump s tarting re fe r
to page 162.
Ne ve r atte mpt to us e your ve hicle to
pus h anothe r ve hicle . If you do s o,
damage to the e ne rgy-abs orbing
bumpe rs could re s ult.
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Towing a vehicle with automatic
transmission
1. Place the s e le ctor le ve r in pos ition N
2. Towing s pe e d:
Maximum 45 mph/70 km/h
3. Towing dis tance :
Maximum 95 mile s /150 km
4. Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 1 to
e ns ure that the brake lamps , turn
s ignal indicators , horn and wind-
s hie ld wipe rs re main ope rative , and
to pre ve nt the s te e ring lock from
e ngaging
5. Switch on the hazard warning
flas he rs , comply with country-s pe -
cific re gulations .
In the e ve nt of e le ctrical malfunction,
find s ome me ans of ide ntifying the
ve hicle in tow, for ins tance , place a s ign
or warning triangle in the re ar window.
Make s ure that the ignition ke y
re mains in pos ition 1 e ve n whe n
the e le ctrical s ys te m has faile d. This will
pre ve nt the s te e ring lock from
e ngaging. The s te e ring and brake s are
without powe r as s is t whe n the e ngine is
not running. This me ans that incre as e d
e ffort is re quire d for s te e ring and
braking.<
Towing with a commercial tow
truck
>Do not tow with s ling-type e quipme nt
>Us e a whe e l-lift or flatbe d carrie r
>Ple as e comply with applicable towing
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Ne ve r allow pas s e nge rs to ride in
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1. Place the ge ars hift le ve r or s e le ctor
le ve r in Ne utral
2. Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 0 or
re move it
3. Towing s pe e d:
Maximum 30 mph/50 km/h
4. Towing dis tance :
Maximum 95 mile s /150 km.
Re move the re ar drive s haft for
longe r towing dis tance s with the
front axle lifte d; re move the front drive -
s haft for towing ove r longe r dis tance s
with the re ar axle lifte d. Failure to
comply with this will re s ult in damage to
the trans fe r box.<
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Index
Technical data
I ndex
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An e ngine pe rformance te s t is authorize d only on an appropriate chas s is dynamome te r .
BMW X5 3.0i BMW X5 4.4i BMW X5 4.6is
Dis place me nt
Numbe r of cylinde rs
cu in/cm
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6
268.4/4,398
8
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8
Maximum output
at e ngine s pe e d
hp
rpm
225
5,900
290
5,400
340
5,700
Maximum torque
at e ngine s pe e d
Ib-ft/Nm
rpm
214/290
3,500
324/440
3,600
350/475
3,700
Compre s s ion ratio 10.2 10.0 10.5
Stroke
Bore
in/mm
in/mm
3.53/89.6
3.31/84
3.26/82.7
3.62/92.0
3.35/85.0
3.66/93.0
Fue l-inje ction s ys te m
Digital e le ctronic e ngine -manage me nt s ys te m
Engine specifications
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All dime ns ions are give n in inch/mm. He ight: with le ve l control s ys te m: 67.2/1,707; without le ve l control s ys te m:
67.5/ 1,715. He ight with roof-mounte d luggage rack: with le ve l control s ys te m: 68.5/1,740; without le ve l control
s ys te m: 68.8/1,748. Track width X5 3.0i: 62.0/1,576; X5 4.6is : front 61.7/1,566, re ar 62.8/1,596.
Min. turning circle dia.: 39.7 ft/12.1 me te rs
73.7/1,872
85.8/2,180
61.4/1,560 61.4/1,560
111/2,820
184/4,667
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170nWeights

BMW X5 3.0i BMW X5 4.4i BMW X5 4.6is
Curb we ight with one pe rs on, re ady for ope ration, full tank of fue l, options not include d
with manual trans mis s ion
with automatic trans mis s ion
Ibs /kg
Ibs /kg
4,533/2,056
4,586/2,080
4,824/2,188
4,824/2,188
Approve d gros s ve hicle we ight
with manual trans mis s ion
with automatic trans mis s ion
Ibs /kg
Ibs /kg
6,005/2,724
6,005/2,724

6,005/2,724
6,005/2,724
Approve d front axle load Ibs /kg
2,787/1,264
2,787/1,264 2,787/1,264
Approve d re ar axle load Ibs /kg 3,307/1,500 3,307/1,500 3,307/1,500
Approve d roof load capacity Ibs /kg 220/100
Ne ve r e xce e d e ithe r the approve d axle loads or the gros s ve hicle we ight.
Cargo are a capacity cu ft/l 16.4 54.4/465 1,540 according to DIN
69.04/1,955 according to SAE
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Note s
Fue l tank
Re s e rve
gal./lite rs
gal./lite rs
approx. 24.6/approx. 93
BMW X5 3.0i
BMW X5 4.4i, 4.6is
Fue l s pe cification: page 26
Winds hie ld was he r s ys te m
with he adlamp was he r s ys te m
quarts /lite rs approx. 8.2/approx. 7.8 For de tails : page 141
Cooling s ys te m including
he ate r circuit
quarts /lite rs 11.1/10.5 BMW X5 3.0i
13.7/13.0 BMW X5 4.4i, 4.6is
For de tails : page 143
Engine oil and filte r change quarts /lite rs 8.0/7.5 BMW X5 3.0i
8.5/8.0 BMW X5 4.4i, 4.6is
BMW High Pe rformance
Synthe tic Oil
For de tails : page 142
Manual and automatic trans mis s ion,
trans fe r box and diffe re ntial
Life time fluid, no fluid
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Overview
Index
Technical data
I ndex
Everything from A to Z
A
ABS Antilock Brake
Sys te m 20, 132
Acce s s orie s 9
Activate d-charcoal
filte r 110
Adaptive brake light 98
Adding
brake fluid 144
coolant 143
e ngine oil 141
was he r fluid 141
Adjus ting
he ad re s traints 47
mirrors 53
s e ats 44
s te e ring whe e l 52
thigh s upport 45
Air conditione r 102
Air dis tribution 103, 107
Air outle ts 102, 105
Air s upply 103, 107
Airbags 20, 55
Alarm s ys te m 39
Antifre e ze 143
Antilock Brake Sys te m
ABS 20, 132
Anti-the ft s ys te m 31
Approve d gros s ve hicle
we ight 170
Aquaplaning 132, 134
Arrival time 87
As htray
front 117
re ar 118
AUC Automatic re circulate d-
air control 108
Automatic climate
control 105
re moving conde ns ation
from the windows 107
Automatic cruis e control 71
Automatic curb monitor 51
Automatic dimming
e xte rior re arvie w
mirrors 54
inte rior re arvie w mirror 54
Automatic he adlamp
control 99
Automatic re circulate d-air
control AUC 108
Automatic s te e ring whe e l
adjus tme nt 52
Automatic trans mis s ion with
Ste ptronic 65
Ave rage fue l
cons umption 80
Ave rage s pe e d 80, 88
Avoiding uninte ntional
alarms 40
Axle loads 170
B
Backup lamps 65
bulb re place me nt 153
Batte ry 160
charge 160
dis charge d 163
Batte ry charge indicator
lamp 19
Batte ry, dis pos al 160
Be lts 49
Be ve rage holde r 116
Blowe r 103, 107
BMW comfort s e at 46
BMW High Pe rformance
Synthe tic Oil 142
BMW Mainte nance
Sys te m 145
BMW s ports s e at 45
BMW Unive rs al
Trans mitte r 112
Brake fluid 144
Brake fluid le ve l 144
Brake lamps
Brake light, adaptive 98
Brake s ys te m 132
brake fluid 144
brake fluid le ve l 133
brake pads indicator 21
dis c brake s 133
hydraulic s ys te m
indicator 19
malfunctions 132
Bre ak-in proce dure s 130
Bulbs and lamps 151
C
California Propos ition
65 Warning 146
Can holde r, re fe r to
be ve rage holde r 116
Capacitie s 171
Cargo are a 38, 120
capacity 170
cove r 120
lamps 101
partition ne t 122
Cargo floor, pull-out 124
Cargo loading 126
Ce llular phone 116
hands -fre e s ys te m 116
Ce nte r high-mount brake
lamp 153
Ce nte r (high-mount) brake
lamp 153
Everything from A to Z 175n
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Ce ntral locking s ys te m 30
button 35
Changing a whe e l 155
CHECK button 77
Che ck Control 77
Che ck tire pre s s ure s 26
Che cking
e ngine oil le ve l 142
Child-s afe ty locks 60
Cigare tte lighte r
front 117
re ar 118
s ocke t 118
Cle an the winds hie ld 69
Climate control in the re ar
pas s e nge r are a 109
Clock 82
re fe r als o to the Owne r's
Manual for the Onboard
Compute r
Cockpit 14
Code 88
activating 88
de activating 88
s e le cting 88
Comfort s e at 46
Compartme nts 116
Compute r 80, 81, 85
Compute r
re mote control 89
Configuring individual
s e ttings via Ve hicle and
Ke y Me mory 61
Cons umption, fue l 87
Conve nie nce ope ration of
windows and s liding/tilt
s unroof 34
Conve nie nce s tarting
fe ature 63
Coolant 143
te mpe rature gauge 76
Copyright notice 4
Corre ct s itting pos ture 44
s e at adjus tme nt 44
Cruis e control 71
Cruis ing range 80, 87
Cup holde r 116
Curb we ight 170
D
Data link conne ctor for On-
board Diagnos tics 147
Date
calling up 82
changing 82
Compute r
Daytime driving lamp 99
DBC Dynamic Brake
Control 21, 92
De activating the inte rior
motion s e ns or 32, 40
De e p wate r 131
De fros ting the
windows 104, 107
Digital clock 82
Compute r
Dime ns ions 169
Dips tick, e ngine oil 142
Dis c brake s 133
Dis place me nt 168
Dis play lighting 100
Dis plays 15, 16, 17, 18
Dis pos al
us e d batte rie s 160
us e d oil 142
Dis pos al of batte ry 160
Dis tance from
de s tination 86
Dis tance warning 90
Divide d re ar backre s t 120
Door ke ys 30
Doors
conve nie nce ope ration 34
manual ope ration 34
re mote control 32
unlocking and locking 34
DOT Quality Grade s 135
Drink holde r, re fe r to
Driving note s 132
Driving through wate r 131
Driving with s pare
whe e l 159
Driving your BMW X5 131
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 21, 91
Dynamic Brake Control
DBC 21, 92
DSC 21, 91
E
Ele ctric powe r windows 40
Ele ctrical malfunction
liftgate 36
s liding/tilt s unroof 43
tailgate 38
Ele me nts of ope ration 14
Eme rge ncy ope ration
doors 34
liftgate 36
tailgate 38
Ene rgy control 74
Engine
output 168
powe r rating 168
s pe cifications 168
Engine compartme nt
e s s e ntials 140
Engine coolant 143
Engine oil 141, 142
cons umption 141
grade s 142
le ve l 20
pre s s ure 19
Es timate d time of arrival 87
Exte rior mirrors 53
Exte rior re arvie w mirrors ,
automatic dimming
fe ature 54
F
Failure of an e le ctrical
acce s s ory 160
Filling the winds hie ld was he r
re s e rvoir 141
Firs t-aid kit 24
Fittings , tow-s tarting and
towing 164
Flas hlight 115
Flat tire 98, 134, 155
Fog lamps 100
Folding re ar backre s t 120
Footbrake 133
Front are a lighting 101
Front fog lamps 100
Front s e at adjus tme nt 44
Fros t prote ction,
radiator 143
Fue l 26
capacity 171
dis play 75
gauge 75
quality 26
s pe cifications 26
Fue l cons umption 87
ave rage 87
Fue l fille r door 24
e le ctrical malfunction 24
Fus e s 160
G
Garage -door ope ne r 112
Gas oline 26
Ge ne ral driving note s 132
Glas s e s compartme nt 117
Glove compartme nt 115
Gros s ve hicle we ight 170
Ground cle arance 131
H
Handbrake 64
Hands -fre e s ys te m 116
Hazard warning flas he rs 14
Hazard warning triangle 24
HDC Hill De s ce nt
Control 93
He ad re s traints 47
He adlamp flas he r 68
He adlamp was he r
s ys te m 69, 141
He ate d s e ats 51
He ate d s te e ring whe e l 53
He ating and
ve ntilation 102, 105
He ating while s toppe d 109
He avy cargo 126
He ight 169
He ight adjus tme nt
s e ats 46
High be ams 22, 100
High-mount brake lamp 153
Hill De s ce nt Control
HDC 93
Holde r for cans , re fe r to
Hood 139
Hood re le as e 139
Hydraulic Brake As s is tant
re fe r to DBC 21
Hydroplaning 132, 134
I
Ice warning 73
Ide ntification, tire s 137
Ignition ke y 30
Ignition lock 62
Imprint 4
Inde pe nde nt ve ntilation
s ys te m 84, 111
s witching on and off 84
Indicator lamps 19
Inflation pre s s ure s ,
tire s 134
monitoring 97
INSPECTION 76
Ins trume nt
clus te r 15, 16, 17, 18
Ins trume nt lighting 100
Ins trume nt
pane l 15, 16, 17, 18
Inte ns ive cle aning
s ys te m 69
Inte rior lamps 101
re mote control 32
Inte rior mirrors 54
Inte rior motion s e ns or 40
Inte rior re arvie w mirror,
automatic dimming
fe ature 54
Inte rlock 62
Inte rmitte nt wipe 68
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Jack 155, 156, 158
Jump-s tarting 162
K
Ke y Me mory 61
Ke ys 30
Ke ys with radio re mote
control 30
Kickdown mode 66
L
Lamps and bulbs 151
Las hing e ye s 38, 126
LATCH Lowe r Anchors and
Te the rs for CHildre n
child-re s traint s ys te m 60
Le ad-fre e gas oline 26
Le ngth 169
Lice ns e plate lamps
Liftgate 36
ope ning from the
ins ide 36
re le as e following an
e le ctrical
malfunction 36, 38
re mote control
ope ration 32
Lighte r 117
LIGHTS ON warning 99
Load-s e curing de vice s 126
Louve rs 102, 105
Low be ams 99
automatic 99
Low-fue l warning lamp 75
Lug bolts 158
Lug wre nch 155
Luggage ne t 38
Luggage s traps 38
Lumbar s upport 46
M
M+S radial tire s 138
Mainte nance 76, 145
Mainte nance Sys te m 145
Malfunction dis plays 77
Manual ope ration
doors 34
fue l fille r door 24
liftgate 36
tailgate 38
Manual trans mis s ion 64
Mas te r ke y 30
Maximum cooling 108
Me chanical s e at 45
Me mory 50
drive r's s e at 50
mirrors 50
Me s s age s conce rning
s ys te m malfunctions 77
MID Multi-Information
Dis play 81
digital clock 82
Mirror de fros ting 53
Mirror me mory 50
Mirrors 53
Modifications ,
te chnical 9, 146
Monitoring inflation
pre s s ure , tire s 97
Moonroof 42
Multifunction buttons ,
Multi-Information Dis play
MID 81
digital clock 82
N
Navigation s ys te m, re fe r to
the s e parate Owne r's
Manual
O
OBD inte rface s ocke t 147
Odome te r 73
Oil
additive s 142
cons umption 142
dips tick 142
grade s 142
te mpe rature gauge 75
Oil change inte rval, re fe r to
the Se rvice and Warranty
Information Bookle t for US
mode ls or to the Warranty
and Se rvice Guide Bookle t
for Canadian mode ls
Oil le ve l 20
indicator lamp 20
Oil pre s s ure , indicator
lamp 19
OILSERVICE 76
Onboard compute r, re fe r to
the s e parate Owne r's
Manual
Onboard Diagnos tic
s ys te m 147
Onboard tool kit 150
from the ins ide 35
from the outs ide 34
us ing the ke y 34
us ing the re mote
control 31
Outle ts , ve ntilation 102, 105
Outs ide te mpe rature
dis play 73
in the compute r 80
P
Park Dis tance Control
PDC 90
Parking aid 90
Parking brake 20, 64
Parking lamps 99
Particle filte r 104, 110
Pas s e nge r s ide mirror tilt
function 51
PDC Park Dis tance
Control 90
warning lamp 20
Poor driving conditions 131
Powe r los s
Powe r outle ts
flas hlight 124
othe r appliance s 124
vacuum cle ane r 124
Powe r rating 168
Powe r re ar-s e at
backre s ts 48
Powe r s e at 46
Powe r windows 40
s afe ty s witch 41
Pull-out cargo floor 124
R
Rain s e ns or 68
RDC Tire Pre s s ure
Monitor 97
warning lamp 19, 21
Re ar backre s ts , folding
down 120
Re ar lamps 153
Re ar pas s e nge r are a climate
control 109
Re ar s e ats , powe r 48
Re ar window
de fros te r 103, 108
Re ar window wipe r 70
blade re place me nt 150
Re ar-s e at backre s t, folding
down 120
Re ar-s e at backre s ts ,
powe r 48
Re arvie w mirrors
e xte rior 53
inte rior 54
Re charge able flas hlight 115
Re circulate d-air
mode 103, 108
Re clining s e at 44
Re fue ling 24, 181
Re le as ing
hood 139
tailgate following an
Re minde r s ignal Me mo 83
Re mote control 31
compute r 89
Re moval aid for the s pare
whe e l 156
Re moving conde ns ation
from the
windows 104, 107
Re placing
antifre e ze , radiator 143
bulbs 151
fus e s 160
winds hie ld wipe r
blade s 150
Re porting s afe ty de fe cts 10
Re s e rvoir, was he r
s ys te m 141
Re s idual he at 106, 109
Re ve rs e 65
Rims 137
Rolle r s un blinds 111
Roof load capacity 170
Roof-mounte d luggage
rack 127
S
Safe s e ating pos ition 44
with airbags 44
with s afe ty be lts 44
Safe ty be lts 49
he ight adjus tme nt 49
Safe ty de fe cts , re porting 10
Safe ty lock buttons 35
Se at adjus tme nt 44
Se at be lts 49
Se at, e le ctric powe r 46
Se at he ating 51
Se at, me chanical 45
Se at me mory 50
Se at, mirror and s te e ring
whe e l me mory 50
Se curing cargo 38, 126
Se le ctor le ve r, automatic
trans mis s ion 66
Se lf-le ve ling
s us pe ns ion 94, 131
inactive 94
warning lamp 21
Se rvice and Warranty
Information Bookle t for US
mode ls 145
Se rvice Engine Soon
indicator lamp 21
Se rvice Inte rval
Dis play 76, 145
Se t te mpe rature 107
Shiftlock 66
Shoulde r s upport 47
Side airbags 55
Side Impact He ad Prote ction
Sys te m 55
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Sitting s afe ly with
airbags 44
Sitting s afe ly with s afe ty
be lts 44
Ski bag 119
Sliding/tilt s unroof 42
clos ing following an
powe r los s 43
re mote control 32
Snow chains 138
Socke t
powe r s upplie s 118
vacuum cle ane r 118
Spare ke y 30
Spare tire 156
Spare whe e l 156
re moval aid 156
Spare whe e l, driving 159
Spe ake r 116
Spe cial fe ature s of winte r
tire s 138
Spe cial was h program 69
Spe e d 88
Spe e d control 71
Spe e d limit 85, 86
Spe e dome te r 15, 17, 18
Sports s e at 45
Standing lamps 100
Starting as s is tance 163
Starting proble ms 63, 163
Starting the e ngine 62, 63
Ste e ring lock 62
Ste e ring whe e l
adjus tme nt 52
adjus tme nt, automatic 52
he ating 53
lock 62
me mory 50
Ste e ring whe e l with
multifunction buttons 23
Ste ptronic 65
Stopwatch 83
Storage compartme nts 116
in the cargo are a 123
Summe r tire s 137
Sunroof 42
Suns hade s 111
Switching off the e ngine 63
Switch-on time s
input 84
Symbols 8
Synthe tic oils 142
Sys te m malfunction
indicators 77
T
Tachome te r 74
Tail lamps 153
Tailgate 37
ope ning from the
outs ide 36
re le as e following an
re mote control
ope ration 32
Tank capacity 171
Te chnical
modifications 9, 146
Te le phone pre paration 116
Te mpe rature dis play,
outs ide
te mpe rature 73, 80
Te mpe rature gauge 75, 76
Te mpe rature
laye ring 104, 109
Te mpe rature s e tting 107
Thigh s upport
adjus tme nt 45
Third brake lamp 153
Tilt alarm 32
Tilt alarm s e ns or 40
Tilt function, pas s e nge r s ide
mirror 51
Time
calling up 82
changing 82
of arrival, e s timate d 87
Time r
re fe r to Stopwatch
Compute r
Tire 134
damage 134
pre s s ure monitoring 97
re place me nt 135
tre ad 134
Tire condition 134
Tire inflation
pre s s ure s 26, 134
monitoring 97
table 27
Tire Pre s s ure Monitor
RDC 97
warning lamp 19, 21
Tire Quality Grading 136
Tools 150
Torque 168
Tow fittings 164
Towing the ve hicle 164
Tow-s tarting 164
Track width 169
Traction Control Sys te m,
re fe r to DSC 91
Trans mis s ion 64, 65
Trans porting childre n
s afe ly 58
Tre ad de pth, tire s 134
Trip odome te r 73
Turn s ignal indicator 68
Turning circle 169
Two-axle s e lf-le ve ling
s us pe ns ion 94
dis play 95
lowe ring 96
rais ing 95
U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading 136
Unive rs al Trans mitte r 112
Us e d batte rie s ,
dis pos al 160
Us e d oil, dis pos al 142
V
Vacuum cle ane r
powe r outle t 124
s ocke t 118
Valve caps 159
Variable Ride He ight 94
Ve hicle batte ry 160
Ve hicle jack 155
Ve hicle ke ys 30
Ve hicle Me mory 61
Ve hicle vacuum cle ane r
powe r outle t 124
s ocke t 118
Ve ntilation 102, 104, 109
draft-fre e 104, 109
in the re ar 104, 109
while parke d 111
Vis cos ity 142
Voice e ntry 23
W
Warm fe e t cool he ad 104
Warning lamps 19
Warning me s s age s 77
Warning triangle 24
Warranty and Se rvice Guide
Bookle t for Canadian
mode ls 145
Was he r fluid 141
Was he r re s e rvoir, filling 141
Was he r/wipe r s ys te m 68
We ights 170
Whe e l and tire
combinations 137
Whe e l, changing 155
Whe e lbas e 169
Whe e ls and tire s 137
Width 169
Windows 40
re mote control 32
Winds hie ld
inte ns ive cle aning
program 68
s pe cial was h program 68
Winds hie ld was he r
filling re s e rvoir 141
Winds hie ld wipe r 68
blade re place me nt 150
Winte r tire s 138
Wipe r blade
re place me nt 150
Wipe rs 68
Work in the e ngine
compartme nt 139
X
Xe non lamps 152
So that you will have important s pe cifi-
cations available whe n you s top to
re fue l, we re comme nd that you s upple -
me nt this table with data which apply to
your ve hicle .
Cons ult the inde x for individual
s pe cifications .
Fuel
Ple as e e nte r your pre fe rre d fue l he re .
Engine oil
The oil volume be twe e n the two marks
on the oil dips tick corre s ponds to
approx. 1.1 US quarts /1 lite r.
De s ignation
Quality
Tire inflation pressures Summe r Winte r
Front Re ar Front Re ar
4 pe rs ons
5 pe rs ons or 4 plus luggage
Refueling
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