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AT A GLANCE
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Overview
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features that are not necessarily
available in your vehicle, for instance, due to the
selected options or country versions. This also
applies to safety-related functions and systems.
When using these functions and systems, the
applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐
served.
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Vehicle battery
Electrical drive unit
High-voltage battery
Fuel filler flap
BMW eDRIVE
Special features of the BMW i
Combustion engine
Charging socket
High-voltage system
This BMW i is a hybrid vehicle. In addition to the
combustion engine, the vehicle features a high-
voltage system that consists of an electric motor
and a high-voltage battery among other things.
Concept
The hybrid system makes it possible to optimize
fuel consumption and driving characteristics.
An electric motor assists the combustion engine.
In certain driving situations, the vehicle can also
be driven using only electric power, thereby re‐
ducing fuel consumption.
Carbon body
The vehicle consists of the functional units:
▷ Drive module of aluminum.
In addition to this, the electric motor acts like a
generator: during braking and coasting, the elec‐
tric motor converts the vehicle's kinetic energy
into electricity. The current is stored in the high-
voltage battery and is used to drive the electric
motor.
▷ Life module of carbon fiber reinforced plastic,
CFRP.
Functions
Assistance from the electric motor:
ASSIST and eBOOST
Driving off and accelerating require a lot of en‐
ergy. To reduce fuel consumption during high
acceleration and to optimize acceleration, the
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