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the risk of serious property damage as well as 
personal injury.

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BMW discourages the use of mobile 
communications devices, e.g. mobile 

phones, inside the vehicle without a direct con-
nection to an outside antenna. Otherwise, the 
vehicle electronics and mobile communication 
device can influence one another. In addition, 
there is no assurance that the radiation which 
results from transmission will be dissipated 
from the vehicle interior.

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This feature is controlled by two photocells in 
the inside rearview mirror. One is integrated into 
the glass of the mirror, while the other is located 
at an offset position on the rear of the mirror 
housing.
For trouble-free operation, keep the photocells 
clean and do not cover the area between the 
interior rearview mirror and the windshield. Do 
not attach stickers of any kind to the windshield 
in front of the mirror, either.

When driving on wet or slushy roads, 
reduce road speed. If you do not, a wedge 

of water can form between tires and road sur-
face. This phenomenon is referred to as hydro-
planing, and is characterized by a partial or 
complete loss of contact between the tires and 
the road surface, ultimately undermining your 
ability to steer and brake the vehicle.

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The risk of hydroplaning increases as the tread 
depth of the tires decreases, refer also to Mini-
mum tire tread on page

Do not drive through water on the road if it 
is deeper than 1 ft/30 cm, and then only at 

walking speed at the most. Otherwise, the vehi-
cle's engine, the electrical systems and the 
transmission may be damaged.

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The starting assistant enables starting off on 
slopes virtually without rolling back.

1.

Hold the vehicle with the footbrake.

2.

Make sure that the handbrake is released.

3.

Release the footbrake and immediately 
drive off quickly.

The starting assistant holds the vehicle 
for approx. 1 second after releasing the 

footbrake. Depending on the load, the vehicle 
may also roll back slightly during this time. After 
releasing the footbrake, immediately start 
quickly, otherwise the starting assistant no 
longer holds the vehicle after approx. 1 second 
and it begins to roll back.

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Start off quickly on slopes. Do not hold 
the vehicle on a hill by pressing the accel-

erator, but apply the footbrake or handbrake 
instead. Otherwise overheating and heavy wear 
can result in the area of the Sequential Manual 
Transmission.

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To protect the clutch of the Sequential Manual 
Transmission from overheating, the starting-off 
behavior is changed under heavy loading, e.g. a 
rapid succession of starts on slopes. This can 
be noticed from shaking during starting off.

1.

Select program "P 400" of M Engine 
Dynamic Control, refer to page

2.

Gently press accelerator pedal to prevent 
wheels from spinning when starting off.

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