User Manual - Page 291

For 2016 BMW 7 SERIES.

Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
Care
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems. The respectively applicable country
provisions must be observed when using the
respective features and systems.
Car washes
General information
Regularly remove foreign objects such as
leaves in the area below the windshield when
the hood is raised.
Wash your vehicle frequently, particularly in
winter. Intense soiling and road salt can dam‐
age the vehicle.
Steam blaster and high-pressure
washer
Information
CAUTION
When cleaning with high-pressure wash‐
ers, components can be damaged due to the
pressure or temperatures being too high.
There is risk of property damage. Maintain suf‐
ficient distance and do not spray too long con‐
tinuously. Follow the user's manual for the
high-pressure washer.◀
Distances and temperature
Maximum temperature: 140 ℉/60 ℃.
Minimum distance from sensors, cameras,
seals: 12 in/30 cm.
Minimum distance from glass sunroof:
31.5 inches/80 cm.
Automatic car washes
Information
Note the following:
Give preference to cloth car washes or
those that use soft brushes in order to
avoid paint damage.
Make sure that the wheels and tires are not
damaged by the transport mechanisms.
Fold in the exterior mirrors; otherwise, they
may be damaged, depending on the width
of the vehicle.
Deactivate the rain sensor, refer to
page 104, to avoid unintentional wiper acti‐
vation.
In some cases, an unintentional alarm can
be triggered by the interior motion sensor
of the alarm system. Follow the instruc‐
tions on avoiding an unintentional alarm,
refer to page 70.
CAUTION
Too high guide rails in car washes can
damage body parts. There is risk of property
damage. Avoid car washes with guide rails
higher than 4 in/10 cm.◀
Before driving into a car wash
In order to ensure that the vehicle can roll in a
car wash, take the following steps:
1.
Drive into the car wash.
2. Engage selector lever position N.
3. Deactivating Automatic Hold, refer to
page 102.
4. Release the parking brake.
5. Switch off drive readiness.
Seite 291
Care Mobility
291
Online Edition for Part no. 0140 2 964 330 - VI/15
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...