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Mutual aid
Mobile Service
BMW Group's Mobile Service (Emer-
gency Service) is there to assist you in
the event of a breakdown, at any time of
the day, at weekends and on public hol-
idays.
The telephone numbers of the Mobile
Service centre in your country are listed
in the "Service Contact" brochure.
Starting with a flat battery
Do not use the spray products sold as
starting aids.
If the car's own battery is flat, the
engine of your BMW can be started by
using two jump leads from another
vehicle's battery. Conversely, you can
also jump-start another vehicle with
your BMW. Use only jump leads with
fully insulated battery-post clips.
Do not touch any electrically live
parts when the engine is running,
or a fatal accident may occur. Do not
depart from the procedure described
below, otherwise personal injury could
result or one or both vehicles be dam-
aged.
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1. Check that the other vehicle's battery
has a voltage of 12 V. This informa-
tion is on the battery label
2. Switch off the engine of the donor
vehicle and all consumers in both
vehicles – with the exception of the
hazard warning lights of the donor
vehicle
3. Make sure that the bodies of the two
vehicles do not touch – risk of short-
circuit
4. Your BMW's jump-starting connec-
tion in the engine compartment acts
as the positive terminal of the bat-
tery. The protective cap on your
BMW's jump-starting connection is
marked "+". Open the cap by pulling
the tab, see arrow 1.
Begin by connecting the clip on one
end of the jump lead to the positive
terminal of the discharged battery,
then connect the other end to the
positive terminal of the donor battery
5. Use the second jump lead to connect
the negative terminals of the batter-
ies in the two vehicles. Make the first
connection to the negative terminal
of the donor battery or to earth
(ground) on the engine or body of the
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