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Saving fuel
Driving tips
Saving fuel
Vehicle features and options
Close the windows and glass
sunroof
Driving with the glass sunroof and windows
open results in increased air resistance and
thereby reduces the range.
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems. The respectively applicable country
provisions must be observed when using the
respective features and systems.
Tires
General information
Tires can affect fuel consumption in various
ways, e.g., tire size may influence fuel con‐
sumption.
General information
Your vehicle contains advanced technology for
the reduction of fuel consumption and emis‐
sions.
Check the tire inflation pressure
regularly
Check and, if needed, correct the tire inflation
pressure at least twice a month and before
starting on a long trip.
Fuel consumption depends on a number of dif‐
ferent factors.
Carrying out certain measures, such as a mod‐
erate driving style and regular maintenance,
can influence fuel consumption and the envi‐
ronmental impact.
Low tire inflation pressure increases rolling re‐
sistance and thus raises fuel consumption and
tire wear.
Drive away immediately
Remove unnecessary cargo
Do not wait for the engine to warm-up while
the vehicle remains stationary. Start driving
right away, but at moderate engine speeds.
Additional weight increases fuel consumption.
Remove attached parts
following use
This is the quickest way of warming the cold
engine up to operating temperature.
Remove auxiliary mirrors, roof or rear luggage
racks which are no longer required following
use.
Look well ahead when
driving
Attached parts on the vehicle impair the aero‐
dynamics and increase the fuel consumption.
Avoid unnecessary acceleration and braking.
By maintaining a suitable distance to the vehi‐
cle driving ahead of you.
Driving smoothly and proactively reduces fuel
consumption.
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road conditions, maintenance or environmental
factors.
Avoid high engine speeds
As a rule: driving at low engine speeds lowers
fuel consumption and reduces wear.
Use 1st gear to get the vehicle moving. Start‐
ing with the 2nd gear, accelerate rapidly. When
accelerating, shift up before reaching high en‐
gine speeds.
Switch off any functions that
are not currently needed
Functions such as seat heating and the rear
window defroster require a lot of energy and
reduce the range, especially in city and stop-
and-go traffic.
When you reach the desired speed, shift into
the highest applicable gear and drive with the
engine speed as low as possible and at a con‐
stant speed.
Reel off these functions if they are not needed.
The ECO PRO driving program supports the
energy conserving use of comfort features.
These functions are automatically deactivated
partially or completely.
If necessary, observe the gear shift indicator of
the vehicle, refer to page 87.
Use coasting
When approaching a red light, take your foot
off the accelerator and let the vehicle coast to
a halt.
Have maintenance carried
out
Have vehicles maintained regularly to achieve
optimal vehicle efficiency and operating life.
The maintenance should be carried out by
your service center.
For going downhill take your foot off the accel‐
erator and let the vehicle roll.
The flow of fuel is interrupted while coasting.
Also note the BMW Maintenance System, refer
to page 215.
Switch off the engine during
longer stops
Switch off the engine during longer stops, e.g.,
at traffic lights, railroad crossings or in traffic
congestion.
ECO PRO
The concept
ECO PRO supports a driving style that saves
on fuel consumption. For this purpose, the en‐
gine control and comfort features, e. g. the cli‐
mate control output, are adjusted.
Auto Start/Stop function
The Auto Start/Stop function of your vehicle
automatically switches off the engine during a
stop.
Under certain conditions the engine is auto‐
matically decoupled from the transmission in
the D selector lever position. The vehicle con‐
tinues traveling with the engine idling to re‐
duce fuel consumption. Selector lever position
D remains engaged.
If the engine is switched off and then restarted
rather than leaving the engine running con‐
stantly, fuel consumption and emissions are
reduced. Savings can begin within a few sec‐
onds of switching off the engine.
In addition, fuel consumption is also deter‐
mined by other factors, such as driving style,
In addition, context-sensitive instructions are
displayed to assist with an optimized fuel con‐
sumption driving style.
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The achieved extended range is displayed in
the instrument cluster as bonus range.
The output is reduced once the set ECO
PRO speed is reached.
Overview
Coasting
The system includes the following
EfficientDynamics functions and displays:
Fuel-efficiency can be optimized by disengag‐
ing the engine and Coasting, refer to
page 185, with the engine idling.
▷
▷
ECO PRO bonus range, refer to page 183.
This function is only available in ECO PRO
mode.
ECO PRO tips driving instruction, refer to
page 184
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▷
ECO PRO climate control, refer to
page 183.
ECO PRO climate control
"ECO PRO climate control"
ECO PRO coasting driving status, refer to
page 185.
Climate control is set to be fuel-efficient.
By making a slight change to the set tempera‐
ture, or slowly adjusting the rate of heating or
cooling of the car's interior, fuel consumption
can be economized.
Activate ECO PRO
Press button repeatedly until ECO
PRO is displayed in the instrument
The mirror heating is made available when out‐
side temperatures are very cold.
cluster.
Configuring ECO PRO
ECO PRO potential
Shows potential savings with the current set‐
tings in percentages.
Via the Driving Dynamics Control
1. Activate ECO PRO.
2. "Configure ECO PRO"
Display in the instrument cluster
ECO PRO bonus range
3. Configure the program.
Via the iDrive
1. "Settings"
2. "ECO PRO mode"
Or
An adjusted driving style helps
you extend your driving range.
This may be displayed as the
bonus range in the instrument
cluster.
1. "Settings"
The bonus range is shown in the range display.
2. "Driving mode"
3. "Configure ECO PRO"
Configure the program.
The bonus range is automatically reset every
time the vehicle is refueled.
ECO PRO Tip
▷
"Tip at:":
Adjust the ECO PRO speed.
"ECO PRO speed warning":
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Efficiency display
ECO PRO tip, driving tip
The arrow indicates that the driving
style can be adjusted to be more fuel
efficient by backing off the accelerator
Display in the instrument cluster
for instance.
Note
The efficiency display and ECO PRO tips in the
instrument cluster appear when the ECO PRO
display is activated.
Activating driving style and ECO PRO tips:
1. "Settings"
Display in the instrument cluster with extended
range
2. "Instrument cluster"
3. "ECO PRO Info"
ECO PRO tip, symbols
An additional symbol and text instructions are
displayed.
Symbol Measure
For efficient driving back off the ac‐
celerator or delay accelerating to al‐
low time to assess road conditions.
A mark in the efficiency display informs about
the current driving style.
Reduce speed to the selected ECO
PRO speed.
Mark in the area of arrow 1: display of the en‐
ergy recovered by coasting or when braking.
Steptronic transmission: shift from
M/S to D.
Mark in the area of arrow 2: display when ac‐
celerating.
Your driving style's efficiency is shown by the
bar's color:
Indications on the Control Display
EfficientDynamics
Information on fuel consumption and technol‐
ogy can be displayed while driving.
▷
Blue display: efficient driving style as long
as the mark moves within the blue range.
▷
Gray display: adjust driving style, e. g. by
backing off the accelerator pedal.
1. "Vehicle info"
The display switches to blue as soon as all
conditions for fuel-efficiency-optimized driving
are met.
2. "EfficientDynamics"
Displaying fuel consumption history
The average fuel consumption can be dis‐
played within an adjustable time frame.
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Vertical bars show consumption for the se‐
lected time frame.
As soon as you step on the brake or accelera‐
tor pedal, the engine is automatically coupled
again.
Trip interruptions are represented below the
bar on the time axis.
Hints
"Consumption history"
Coasting is a component of the ECO PRO, re‐
fer to page 182, driving mode.
Adjusting fuel consumption history
time frame
Coasting is automatically activated when ECO
PRO mode is called via the Driving Dynamics
Control.
Select the symbol.
The function is available in a certain speed
range.
Resetting fuel consumption history
1. Open "Options".
A proactively driving style helps the driver to
use the function as often as possible and sup‐
ports the fuel-conserving effect of coasting.
2. "Reset consumption history"
Displaying EfficientDynamics info
The current efficiency can be displayed.
"EfficientDynamics info"
Safety mode
The function is not available under one of the
following conditions.
The following systems are displayed:
▷
▷
▷
▷
Auto Start/Stop function.
Energy recovery.
Climate control output.
Coasting.
▷
▷
DSC OFF or TRACTION activated.
Driving in the dynamic limit range and on
steep uphill or downhill grades.
▷
Battery charge status temporarily too low
or vehicle electrical system drawing exces‐
sive current.
Display ECO PRO tips
▷
Cruise control activated.
"ECO PRO Tips"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
Functional requirements
In ECO PRO mode, this function is available in
a speed range from approximately 30 mph, ap‐
prox. 50 km/h to 100 mph, approx. 160 km/h, if
the following conditions are met:
Coasting
The concept
▷
▷
▷
Accelerator pedal and brake pedal are not
operated.
The system helps to conserve fuel.
To do this, under certain conditions the engine
is automatically decoupled from the transmis‐
sion when selector lever position D is set. The
vehicle continues traveling with the engine
idling to reduce fuel consumption. Selector
lever position D remains engaged.
The selector lever is in selector lever posi‐
tion D.
Engine and transmission are at operating
temperature.
The driving status Coast can be influenced
with the shift paddles.
This driving condition is referred to as coast‐
ing.
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Display
Display in the instrument cluster
Color code blue, arrow 1, and symbol, arrow 2:
driving condition Coasting.
Displaying EfficientDynamics info
1. "Vehicle info"
The mark in the efficiency display is backlit in
blue and is located at the zero point. The tach‐
ometer approximately indicates idle speed.
2. "EfficientDynamics"
The coasting point indicator is illuminated at
the zero point during coasting.
3.
"EfficientDynamics info"
Deactivating the system manually
Display in the instrument cluster with
extended range
The function can be deactivated in the Config‐
ure ECO PRO, refer to page 183, menu, e.g., to
use the braking effect of the engine when trav‐
eling downhill.
The mark in the efficiency dis‐
play below the tachometer is
backlit in blue and is located at
the zero point. The tachometer
approximately indicates idle
speed.
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
The coasting point indicator is illuminated at
the zero point during coasting.
Indications on the Control Display
The Coasting driving condition is displayed in
EfficientDynamics Info while this driving mode
is active.
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