Online Edition For Part No. 01 40 2 917 801 - Ii/13 - BMW 3 SERIES SEDAN Owner's Manual

Driving style
In the tachometer, a mark in the bar display in‐
dicates the current efficiency of the driving style.
The efficiency of the driving style is shown by
the color of the bar:
▷ Blue display: efficient driving style as long as
the mark moves within the blue range.
▷ Gray display: adjust driving style, e. g. by
backing off the accelerator pedal.
The display switches to blue as soon as all con‐
ditions for fuel-economy-optimized driving are
met.
ECO PRO Tip - driving instruction
The arrow indicates that the driving style can be
adjusted to be more fuel efficient by backing off
the accelerator for instance.
Note
The driving style display and ECO PRO tips in
the instrument cluster appear when the ECO
PRO display is activated.

Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 917 801 - II/13

Saving fuel
Activating driving style and ECO PRO tips:
1. "Settings"
2. "Info display"
3. "ECO PRO Info"
ECO PRO tip - Symbols
An additional symbol and a text instruction are
displayed.
Symbol Measure
For efficient driving style, back off the
accelerator or delay accelerating to
allow time to assess road conditions.
Reduce speed to the selected ECO
PRO speed.
Automatic transmission: switch from
S/M to D or avoid manual shift inter‐
ventions.
Manual shift transmission: follow
shifting instructions.
Manual shift transmission: engage
neutral for engine stop.
Indications on the Control Display
EfficientDynamics
Information on fuel consumption and technol‐
ogy can be displayed during driving.
1. "Vehicle Info"
2. "EfficientDynamics"
Displaying fuel consumption history
The average fuel consumption can be displayed
within an adjustable time frame.
Vertical bars show consumption for the selected
time frame.
Interruptions in the journey are shown as dark
breaks on the horizontal time axis below the
bars.
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