Recharging The Battery - BMW M5 Owner's Handbook Manual

Thiefproof wheel studs
1 Wheel stud for adapter
2 Adapter, in the recess beneath the luggage
compartment floor
Removing a wheel stud
1. Insert the adapter 2 in the wheel stud.
2. Unscrew wheel stud 1.
After inserting, remove the adapter again.
A code number is embossed on the face of the
adapter. Please note this number and keep the
details in a safe place in the event of the adapter
being lost.
Car battery
Maintenance
The battery needs no routine maintenance
whatsoever, in other words the quantity of acid
it contains will normally last for the full operating
life of the battery in temperate climates. BMW
Service will gladly advise you on all matters
relating to batteries.

Recharging the battery

Recharge the battery only with the engine
stopped, via the connections in the engine
compartment. Connections, see Starting with a
flat battery on page 184.
Disposal
After changing batteries, have any old
batteries disposed of by BMW Service or
take them to an official collecting point. Batter-
ies filled with acid should be transported and
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stored upright. Protect batteries against falling
over when in transit.<
Power failure
After a temporary power failure, the functions of
certain equipment items may be restricted, as
they require reinitialising. Individual settings
may likewise have been lost and will have to be
reprogrammed:
> Seat, mirror and steering wheel position
memory
The positions must be reprogrammed, see
page 37.
> Time and date
The settings must be updated, see page
onwards.
> Radio
It may be necessary to enter the stations in
the memory again, see page 136.
>
Navigation system
Wait for full functionality to be restored, see
page 125.
Fuses
Do not repair blown fuses or replace them
with fuses with different colours or
ampere ratings, otherwise overloaded electrical
wires can cause a fire in the
There are spare fuses, plastic tweezers and
details of the layout of the fuses in the toolkit
compartment, see page 174.
In glove box
1. Open both quick-release fasteners.
2. Fold the lid forwards or take it off.
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