BMW 525I SEDAN, Owner'S Manual

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The first-aid kit is located in the luggage
compartment lid.
Loosen the wingnut to open.
Roadside Assistance *
The Roadside Assistance of the BMW
Group offers you assistance in the event of
a breakdown around the clock, also at
weekends and on public holidays.
The phone numbers of the Roadside Assis-
tance in your home country can be found in
the BMW Dealer Directory.
In the case of vehicles with BMW Assist or
TeleService, you can contact the Roadside
Assistance of the BMW Group for assis-
tance in the event of a breakdown directly
via the Control Center, refer to page
158 .
Jump-starting
When your battery is discharged, you can
use two jumper cables to start your BMW
with power from the battery in a second
vehicle. You can also use the same method
to help start another vehicle. Use only
jumper cables with fully-insulated clamp
handles.
To avoid the risk of potentially fatal
injury, always avoid all contact with
electrical components while the engine is
running. Carefully adhere to the following
sequence, both to prevent damage to one
or both vehicles, and to guard against pos-
sible personal injuries.
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Preparing
1. Check whether the battery of the other
vehicle has a voltage of 12 Volts and
approximately the same capacitance
in Ah. This information can be found on
the battery
2. Switch off the engine of the support
vehicle
3. Switch off any consumer units in both
vehicles.
There must not be any contact
between the bodies of the two vehi-
cles, as otherwise there is a danger of
shorting.
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Connecting jumper cables
To avoid personal injury from sparks,
always observe this sequence when
connecting jumper cables.
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On your BMW, the so-called starting-aid
terminal in the engine compartment serves
as the battery positive terminal, also refer
to Engine compartment essentials on
page
174 . The is embossed on
the cover.
1. Fold open the cover of the BMW start-
ing-aid terminal. To do so, pull the tab
2. Attach one end of the jumper cable
plus/+ to the positive terminal of the
battery or a starting-aid terminal of the
vehicle providing assistance
3. Attach the second end of the cable to
the positive terminal of the battery or to
a starting-aid terminal of the vehicle to
be started
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