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Driving tips
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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.
Switch off these functions if they are not
needed.
If necessary, observe the gear shift indicator of
the vehicle, refer to page 90.
The ECO PRO driving program supports the
energy conserving use of comfort features.
These functions are automatically deactivated
partially or completely.
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 the vehicle maintained regularly to ach‐
ieve optimal vehicle efficiency and service life.
BMW recommends that maintenance work be
performed by a BMW dealer’s 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.
For information on the BMW Maintenance
System, refer to page 225.
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
Concept
Auto Start/Stop function
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.
The Auto Start/Stop function of the vehicle au‐
tomatically switches off the engine during a
stop.
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.
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.
In addition, fuel consumption is also deter‐
mined by other factors, such as driving style,
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In addition, context-sensitive instructions are
displayed to assist with an optimized fuel con‐
sumption driving style.
Via iDrive
1. "Settings"
2. "ECO PRO mode"
With respective equipment:
The achieved extended range is displayed in
the instrument cluster as bonus range.
1. "Settings"
General information
The system includes the following
EfficientDynamics functions and displays:
2. "Driving mode"
3. "Configure ECO PRO"
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ECO PRO bonus range, refer to page 190.
ECO PRO limit
ECO PRO tips driving instruction, refer to
page 190.
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"ECO PRO speed warning":
An ECO PRO tip is displayed if the speed
of the set ECO PRO limit is exceeded.
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ECO PRO climate control, refer to
page 189.
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"Tip at:":
ECO PRO coasting driving condition, refer
to page 191.
Set the desired ECO PRO speed.
ECO PRO climate control
To activate ECO PRO climate control:
"ECO PRO climate control"
Overview
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 vehicle's interior, fuel consump‐
tion can be economized.
The mirror heating is made available when out‐
side temperatures are very cold.
Driving Dynamics Control
Coasting
To activate coasting:
"Coasting"
Activating ECO PRO
Press button repeatedly until ECO
PRO is displayed in the instrument
Fuel-efficiency can be optimized by disengag‐
ing the engine and coasting with the engine
idling.
cluster.
This function is only available in ECO PRO
mode.
Configuring ECO PRO
Deactivate the function to use the braking ef‐
fect of the engine when traveling downhill.
Via the Driving Dynamics Control
1. Activate ECO PRO.
ECO PRO potential savings
2. "Configure ECO PRO"
Shows potential savings with the current set‐
tings in percentages.
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Your driving style's efficiency is shown by the
bar's color:
Display in the instrument cluster
ECO PRO bonus range
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Blue display: efficient driving style as long
as the mark moves within the blue range.
An adjusted driving style helps
you extend your driving range.
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Gray display: adjust driving style, e.g., by
backing off the accelerator pedal.
This may be displayed as the
bonus range in the instrument
cluster.
The display switches to blue as soon as all
conditions for driving with optimized fuel effi‐
ciency.
The bonus range is shown in the range display.
The bonus range is automatically reset every
time the vehicle is refueled.
ECO PRO tip, driving tip
The arrow indicates that the driving
style can be adjusted to be more fuel
efficient, e.g., by backing off the accel‐
erator.
ECO PRO efficiency display
Display in the instrument cluster
Activating the driving style indicator
and ECO PRO tips
The efficiency display and ECO PRO tips in the
instrument cluster appear when the ECO PRO
display is activated.
To activate the indicator:
1. "Settings"
2. "Instrument cluster"
3. "ECO PRO Info"
Display in the instrument cluster with extended
range
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.
Reduce speed to the selected ECO
PRO speed.
A mark in the efficiency display informs about
the current driving style.
Steptronic transmission: shift from
M/S to D.
Mark in the area of arrow 1: display of the en‐
ergy recovered by coasting or when braking.
Mark in the area of arrow 2: display when ac‐
celerating.
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Indications on the Control Display
Displaying EfficientDynamics info
Coasting
Concept
Information on fuel consumption and technol‐
ogy can be displayed while driving.
The function 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.
1. "Vehicle info"
2. "EfficientDynamics"
Displaying fuel consumption history
The average fuel consumption can be dis‐
played within an adjustable time frame.
This driving condition is referred to as coast‐
ing.
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.
General information
"Consumption history"
Coasting is a component of the ECO PRO driv‐
ing mode.
Adjusting the fuel consumption
history time frame
Coasting is automatically activated when ECO
PRO mode is called via the Driving Dynamics
Control.
1.
Select the symbol.
2. Adjust the time frame.
The function is available in a certain speed
range.
Resetting fuel consumption history
1. Open "Options".
A proactive driving style helps the driver to use
the function as often as possible and supports
the fuel-conserving effect of coasting.
2. "Reset consumption history"
Displaying EfficientDynamics info
The current efficiency can be displayed.
"EfficientDynamics info"
Functional requirements
In ECO PRO mode, this function is available in
a speed range from approximately
30 mph/50 km/h to 100 mph/160 km/h if the
following conditions are met:
The following systems are displayed:
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Auto Start/Stop function.
Energy recovery.
Climate control output.
Coasting.
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Accelerator pedal and brake pedal are not
operated.
The selector lever is in selector lever posi‐
tion D.
Display ECO PRO tips
Engine and transmission are at operating
temperature.
"ECO PRO tips"
Settings are stored for the profile currently
used.
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Indications on the Control Display
Operation via shift paddles
Concept
The coasting driving condition is displayed in
EfficientDynamics Info while this driving mode
is active.
Depending on your vehicle's equipment, the
coasting mode can be influenced with the shift
paddles.
Activating, deactivating coasting via shift
paddles
1. Using the shift paddle + shift to the highest
gear.
2. Press shift paddle + again to enter coasting
mode.
To deactivate, press shift paddle - .
Color code blue, arrow 1, and symbol, arrow 2:
driving condition coasting.
Display
Displaying EfficientDynamics info
1. "Vehicle info"
Display in the instrument cluster
2. "EfficientDynamics"
3.
"EfficientDynamics info"
Deactivating the function manually
The function can be deactivated in the Config‐
ure ECO PRO menu, e.g., to use the braking
effect of the engine when traveling downhill.
Settings are stored for the profile currently
used.
The mark in the efficiency display is backlit in
blue and is located at the zero point. The tach‐
ometer approximately indicates idle speed.
System limits
The function is not available if one of the fol‐
lowing conditions applies:
The coasting point indicator is illuminated at
the zero point during coasting.
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DSC OFF or TRACTION activated.
If cruise control is activated.
Display in the instrument cluster with
extended range
If driving in the dynamic limit range.
If driving on steep uphill or downhill grades.
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.
If the battery charge state is temporarily
too low.
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If the vehicle electrical system is drawing
excessive current.
The coasting point indicator is illuminated at
the zero point during coasting.
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