Battery Replacement; Charging The Battery; Vehicle Battery - BMW X5 Owner's Manual

Check for secure seating of the lug
bolts
For safety reasons, have the secure seat‐
ing of the lug bolts checked with a cali‐
brated torque wrench; otherwise, a safety
hazard results from incorrectly tightened
lug bolts.◀
2. Stow the defective wheel in the cargo area.
The defective wheel cannot be stored un‐
der the cargo floor cover because of its
size.
3. Check tire inflation pressure at the next op‐
portunity and correct as needed.
4. Reinitialize the Flat Tire Monitor, refer to
page 111.
Reinitialize the Tire Pressure Monitor, refer
to page 108.
5. Replace the damaged tires as soon as pos‐
sible.
Driving with the compact wheel
Watch the speed when driving with the
compact wheel
Drive conservatively and do not exceed a
speed of 50 mph/80 km/h; otherwise, changed
driving characteristics such as reduced lane
stability while braking, extended braking dis‐
tance and changed self-steering properties in
the limit area.◀
Mounting only one compact wheel
Only a single compact wheel may be
mounted. Reinstall wheels and tires of the
original size as quickly as possible; otherwise,
there is a safety risk.◀

Vehicle battery

Maintenance
The battery is maintenance-free. The added
amount of acid is sufficient for the service life
of the battery.
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Replacing components
Your service center will be glad to advise you
on questions regarding the battery.

Battery replacement

Use approved vehicle batteries only
Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manufacturer;
otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged and
systems or functions may not be fully availa‐
ble.◀
After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your service cen‐
ter to ensure that all comfort functions are fully
available and that any Check Control mes‐
sages of these comfort functions are no longer
displayed.

Charging the battery

Note
Do not plug chargers into the socket
Do not connect battery chargers to the
factory-installed sockets in the vehicle as this
may damage the battery.◀
General information
Make sure that the battery is always suffi‐
ciently charged to guarantee that the battery
remains usable for its full service life.
The battery may need to be charged in the fol‐
lowing cases:
▷ When making frequent short-distance
drives.
▷ If the vehicle is not used for prolonged pe‐
riods, longer than a month.
Starting aid terminals
In the vehicle, only charge the battery via the
starting aid terminals, refer to page 241, in the
engine compartment with the engine off.
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