Being Towed - BMW M5 Owner's Handbook Manual

4. Connect a terminal clamp on the negative/–
lead to the battery's negative terminal or to
the engine or body earth connection on the
donor vehicle.
Your BMW has a special nut to act as the
body earth or negative terminal.
5. Connect the second terminal clamp to the
battery's negative terminal or to a ground/
earth connection on the engine or body of
the vehicle to be started.
Starting the engine
1. Start the engine of the donor vehicle and
allow it to run for a few minutes at an
increased engine speed.
2. Start the engine of the other vehicle in the
customary way.
If an initial attempt to start the engine fails,
wait several minutes until the flat battery
has been recharged to a slightly greater
degree.
3. Allow the engines to run for a few minutes.
4. Disconnect the jump leads in the opposite
order from that in which they were originally
attached.
Check the battery if necessary and have it
recharged.
Do not use the spray products sold as
starting aids.<
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Towing away and
tow-starting
Using towing eye
The screw-in towing eye must always be car-
ried on the car. It can be screwed into the front
or rear end of the BMW.
It is stored in the toolkit in the luggage compart-
ment lid, see page 174.
To avoid damaging the towing eye and
the car, observe the following rules: use
only the towing eye supplied with the car, and
make sure that it is screwed in fully and is tight.
Only use the towing eye for towing on roads.
Avoid lateral loads on the towing eye, e.g. do
not raise the car at the towing
Access to screw thread
Rectangular cover in bumper: press on the
arrow symbol on the cover.
Front
Rear

Being towed

Ensure that the ignition key is turned to
position 1, otherwise the steering lock
could engage, rendering it impossible to steer
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