Mobile Service; Starting With A Flat Battery - BMW M5 Owner's Handbook Manual

First aid pouch*
Certain items in the first aid pouch have a
limited useful life. Check the expiry dates
of the contents regularly and replace any items
that have expired. Replacements are available
in any chemists. Comply with legal require-
ments concerning the need to carry a first aid
pouch in the car.<
You will find the first aid pouch in the luggage
compartment lid.
Unscrew the wing bolt to remove.

Mobile Service*

The BMW Group's Mobile Service is there to
provide breakdown assistance for you round
the clock, including at weekends and on public
holidays.
The telephone numbers for Mobile Service in
your home country are in the Contact booklet.
In vehicles equipped with BMW Assist or Tele-
Service, you can establish contact with the
BMW Group's Mobile Service for breakdown
assistance directly via iDrive, see page 151.

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
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accident may occur. Do not depart from the
procedure described below, otherwise personal
injury could result or one or both vehicles be
damaged.<
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 all 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 at the
Your BMW has a jump-starting connection in
the engine compartment which acts as the bat-
tery's positive terminal, see also Engine com-
partment overview on page 168. The cap is
marked with +.
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.
battery.<