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Roadside assistance, Jump starting, Giving and receiving assistance – BMW X5 xDrive35d 2009 User Manual

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Giving and receiving assistance

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replace the contents concerned in good time if
necessary.

BMW X5

BMW X6

The first aid kit is stored in the cargo bay,
behind the left side panel.

Roadside Assistance*

The BMW Roadside Assistance offers you
assistance in the event of a breakdown around
the clock, including on weekends and public
holidays.
The phone numbers of the Roadside Assis-
tance in your home country can be found in the
Contact brochure.
With BMW Assist or BMW TeleServices, you
can contact BMW Roadside Assistance for
assistance in the event of a breakdown directly
via iDrive, refer to page

236

.

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. Care-
fully adhere to the following sequence, both to
prevent damage to one or both vehicles, and to
guard against possible personal injuries.

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Preparation

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 bat-
tery.

2.

Switch off the engine of the assisting vehi-
cle.

3.

Switch off any electrical systems and com-
ponents in both vehicles.

There must not be any contact between
the bodies of the two vehicles, otherwise

there is a danger of shorting.

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Connecting jumper cables

To avoid personal injury from sparks, fol-
low this sequence when connecting

jumper cables.

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On your BMW the so-called starting-aid termi-
nal in the engine compartment acts as the bat-
tery positive terminal, also refer to the engine
compartment overview on page

259

. The cover

cap is marked with +.

1.

Fold open the cover of the BMW starting-
aid terminal. To do so, pull the tab.

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