Drivin g
Ig n itio n lo c k
d e c re a s e a s th e e ngine wa rm s up . If e ngine
s p e e d d oe s n ot d e c re a s e , s e rvic e is
re q uire d .
To p re ve nt th e b a tte ry fro m d is c ha rg ing,
a lwa ys s witc h o ff e le c tric a l d e vic e s w hic h
a re n ot in u s e a nd th e ig nitio n w he n th e
ve hic le is n ot b e ing d rive n.
Do n ot ru n th e e ngine in c los e d
ro om s , a s o th e rw is e in ha ling to xic
e xh a us t g a s e s c a n c a us e unc ons c ious ne s s
a nd d e a th . Th e e xh a us t g a s e s c onta in c a r-
b on m onoxid e , a n o d orle s s a nd c olorle s s ,
b ut h ighly to xic g a s . Do n ot le a ve th e ve hi-
c le u na tte nd e d w ith th e e ngine ru nning,
s inc e a n una tte nd e d ve hic le with a ru nning
e ngine re p re s e nts a s a fe ty h a za rd .
Wh e n d rivin g, s ta nd ing a t id le a nd w hile
p a rkin g ta ke c a re to a vo id p os s ib le c onta c t
b e tw e e n a h ot e xh a us t s ys te m a nd a ny
highly fla m m a b le m a te ria ls s uc h a s h a y,
le a ve s , g ra s s , e tc . S uc h c onta c t c ould le a d
to a fire , re s ulting in s e rio us p e rs ona l injury
a nd p ro p e rty d a m a ge .<
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S te e rin g lo c ke d
The ke y c a n only b e ins e rte d or re m ove d in
th is p os itio n.
Afte r re m oving th e ke y, tu rn th e s te e ring
whe e l s lightly to th e le ft o r rig ht u ntil yo u
he a r th e lo c k e nga ge .
Ve hic le s with a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion:
Only m ove th e s e le c to r le ve r fro m
p os itio n P w ith th e e ngine ru nning. To tu rn
th e ke y b a c k to p os itio n 0 o r to re m ove it,
firs t p la c e th e s e le c to r le ve r in p os itio n P :
Inte rlo c k.<
In d ic a to r la m p s
If the S e rvic e En gine S oon ind ic a to r
la m p c om e s o n e ith e r c ontin uous ly
or in te rm itte ntly, th is in d ic a te s a
fa ult in th e e m is s ions -re la te d e le c tro nic
s ys te m s . Alth ough th e ve hic le re m a ins
op e ra tio na l, yo u s hould h a ve th e s ys te m s
c he c ke d b y yo ur B MW S p orts Ac tivity
Ve hic le C e nte r a t th e e a rlie s t p os s ib le
op p ortu nity.
1
S te e rin g u n lo c ke d
A s light s te e ring w he e l m ove m e nt o fte n
m a ke s it e a s ie r to tu rn th e ke y fro m 0 to 1 .
Ind ivid ua l c urre nt c ons um e rs a re re a d y fo r
op e ra tio n.
2
Ig n itio n s w itc h e d o n
All ve hic le s ys te m s a re re a d y fo r o p e ra tio n.
The illum ina te d ind ic a to r inform s yo u of th e
ne e d fo r s e rvic e , n ot th a t yo u n e e d to s to p
th e ve hic le . Ho we ve r, th e s ys te m s s hould
b e c he c ke d b y yo ur B MW S p orts Ac tivity
Ve hic le C e nte r a t th e n e xt o p p ortu nity.
3
En g in e s ta rt
En g in e
If th e in d ic a to r b links o r fla s he s , th is in d i-
c a te s a high le ve l of e ngine m is fire . Re d uc e
s p e e d a nd c onta c t th e n e a re s t B MW
S p orts Ac tivity Ve hic le Ce nte r im m e d ia te ly.
S e ve re e ngine m is firing o ve r e ve n a s hort
p e rio d o f tim e c a n s e rio us ly d a m a ge e m is -
Do n ot a llow th e e ngine to w a rm u p w hile
id ling. Drive o ff im m e d ia te ly a t m od e ra te
e ngine s p e e d .
En gine id le s p e e d is c ontro lle d b y th e
e ngine c om p ute r s ys te m . In c re a s e d
s p e e d s a t s ta rtu p a re n orm a l a nd s hould
3
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