Mobile Service; Starting With A Flat Battery - BMW 2007X5 3.0si Owner's Handbook Manual

First aid pouch*
Certain items in the first aid pouch have a lim-
ited useful life. Check the expiry dates of the
contents regularly and replace any items that
have expired.
The first aid pouch is located in the load area.
Open the left-hand side trim.

Mobile Service*

The BMW Group's Mobile Service – Emergency
Service – is there to assist you round the clock
in the event of a breakdown, including at week-
ends and on public holidays.
The telephone numbers for Mobile Service in
your home country are in the Contact booklet.
In cars equipped with BMW Assist or TeleServ-
ice, you can establish contact with the BMW
Group's Mobile Service for breakdown assist-
ance directly via iDrive, see separate Owner's
Handbook.

Starting with a flat battery

If your car's battery is flat, the engine of your
BMW can be started with the aid of two jump
leads from another vehicle's battery. In the
same way, you can help another car to start.
Use only leads with fully insulated terminal
clamps.
Do not touch any electrically live parts
when the engine is running, or a fatal acci-
dent may occur. Do not depart from the proce-
dure described below, otherwise personal
injury could result or one or both vehicles sus-
tain damage.<
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Preparations
1. Check whether the battery of the other
vehicle has a voltage of 12 Volt and approx-
imately the same capacity in Amp/h. This
should be printed on the battery.
2. Switch off the engine of the donor vehicle.
3. Switch off any consumers in both vehicles.
The bodies of the two vehicles must not
make contact, otherwise there is the risk
of a short-circuit.<
Connecting the jump leads
Connect the jump leads in the correct
order, so that no sparks which could
cause injury occur.<
On your BMW, the jump-starting connection in
the engine compartment acts as the battery's
positive terminal, see also overview of engine
compartment on page 220. Its cap is marked +.
1. Fold open the cover on the BMW's jump-
starting connection by pulling the tab.
2. Connect a terminal clamp on the positive/+
lead to the battery's positive terminal or to a
jump-starting connection on the donor
vehicle.
3. Connect the other terminal clamp to the
battery's positive terminal or to a jump-
starting connection on the vehicle to be
started.
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