Your BMW has a special nut as body ground or
negative pole.
Using a tow fitting
The screw-in tow fitting must always be carried
in the car. It can be screwed in at the front or
rear of the BMW.
It is stored with the onboard vehicle tool kit
underneath the floor mat in the cargo area, refer
to page 132.
Use only the tow fitting provided with the
vehicle and screw it all the way in. Use the
tow fitting for towing on paved roads only. Avoid
lateral loading of the tow fitting, e.g. do not lift
the vehicle by the tow fitting. Otherwise, the
tow fitting and the vehicle could be damaged.<
5.
Attach the second terminal clamp of the
minus/– jumper cable to the negative termi-
nal of the battery or to the engine or body
ground of the vehicle to be started.
Access to screw thread
Rectangular cover panel in bumper:
Press the arrow on the cover.
Starting the engine
1.
Start the engine of the donor vehicle and
allow it to run for a few minutes at slightly
increased idle speed.
Front
2.
Start the engine on the other vehicle in the
usual way.
If the first start attempt is not successful,
wait a few minutes before another attempt
in order to allow the discharged battery to
recharge.
3.
4.
Let the engines run for a few minutes.
Disconnect the jumper cables by reversing
the above connecting sequence.
Rear
If necessary, have the battery checked and
recharged.
Never use spray fluids to start the
engine.<
Tow-starting, towing away
Observe the applicable laws and regula-
tions for tow-starting and towing vehi-
cles.<
Being towed
Do not transport any passengers other
than the driver in a vehicle that is being
towed.<
Make sure that the ignition is switched on,
refer to page 48; otherwise, the low-beam
headlamps, tail lamps, turn signal indicators and
windshield wipers may be unavailable. Power
steering assistance is not available when the
engine is not running. Thus, braking and steer-
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| Categories | BMW 1-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BME E81, BMW 128i, BMW 135i, BMW E82, BMW E87, BMW E88 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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