2015 BMW 5 SERIES weight

535dApproved front axle loadlbs/kg2,550/1,157Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,910/1,320Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg220/100Cargo area capacitycu ft/liters18.4/520

528i xDriveApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg5,170/2,345Loadlbs/kg948/430Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,447/1,110Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,888/1,310Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg220/100Cargo area capacitycu ft/liters18.4/520

535i xDriveApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg5,379/2,440Loadlbs/kg992/450Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,701/1,225Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,910/1,320Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg220/100Cargo area capacitycu ft/liters18.4/520

550i xDriveApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg5,600/2,540Loadlbs/kg948/430Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,800/1,270Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,954/1,340Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg220/100Cargo area capacitycu ft/liters18.4/520Seite 260ReferenceTechnical data260
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535d xDriveApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg5,390/2,445Loadlbs/kg950/431Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,700/1,225Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,910/1,320Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg220/100Cargo area capacitycu ft/liters18.4/520
Capacities

US gal/litersNotesFuel tank, approx.18.5/70Fuel quality, refer to
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 135
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 143
Acceleration Assistant, refer to Launch Control 82
Accessories and parts 7
Activated-charcoal filter 168
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 131
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 143
Active Protection 132
Active seat, front 56
Active seat ventilation, front 57
Active Steering, integral 139
Adaptive brake assistant 135
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 132
Adaptive drive 138
Adaptive Light Control 104
Additives, oil 233
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 53
After washing vehicle 252
Airbags 108
Airbags, indicator/warning light 109
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 167
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 167
Air distribution, manual 166
Air flow, automatic climate control 166
Air outlets, see ventila‐ tion 168
Air pressure, tires 211 Alarm system 47
Alarm, unintentional 48
All around the center con‐ sole 16
All around the roofliner 17
All around the steering wheel 14
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 224
All-wheel-drive 137
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 173
Alternative oil types 233
Ambient light 107
Animal detection, see Night Vision 126
Antifreeze, washer fluid 78
Antilock Brake System, ABS 135
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 135
Approved axle load 259
Approved engine oils, see Suitable engine oil
types 233
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 182
Arrival time 98
Ashtray 174
Ashtray, front 174, 175
Ashtray, rear 175
Assistance when driving off 135
Attentiveness assistant 133
AUTO H button 74
AUTO H button, refer to Au‐ tomatic Hold 74
AUTO intensity 166
Automatic car wash 251
Automatic climate con‐ trol 165 Automatic Cruise Control
with Stop & Go 143
Automatic Curb Monitor 62
Automatic deactivation, front- seat passenger airbags 110
Automatic headlight con‐ trol 104
Automatic Hold 74
Automatic locking 46
Automatic recirculated-air control 167
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 40
Automatic transmission, see Steptronic transmission 79
Automatic trunk lid 41
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 166
AUTO program, intensity 166
Auto Start/Stop function 71
Average fuel consumption 98
Average speed 98
Axle loads, weights 259
B Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 55
Backrest, width 55
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 246
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 249
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 243
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 35
Battery, vehicle 243
Belts, safety belts 57
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 183 Seite 262ReferenceEverything from A to Z262
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EfficientDynamics 199
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 84
Electronic oil measure‐ ment 231
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 135
Emergency detection, remote control 35
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 204
Emergency Request 245
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 35
Emergency unlocking, trans‐ mission lock 82
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 43
Energy Control 93
Energy recovery 94
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 71
Engine, automatic switch- off 71
Engine compartment 229
Engine compartment, work‐ ing in 229
Engine coolant 234
Engine idling when driving, coasting 199
Engine oil 231
Engine oil, adding 232
Engine oil additives 233
Engine oil change 233
Engine oil filler neck 232
Engine oil temperature 92
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 233
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 233
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 35
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 246
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 70 Engine stop 71
Engine temperature 92
Entering a car wash 251
Equipment, interior 172
Error displays, see Check Control 88
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 135
Exchanging wheels/tires 223
Exhaust system 189
Exterior mirror, automatic dimming feature 63
Exterior mirrors 62
External start 246
External temperature dis‐ play 93
External temperature warn‐ ing 93
Eyes for securing cargo 193
F
Failure message, see Check Control 88
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 48
Fan, refer to Air flow 166
Filler neck for engine oil 232
Fine wood, care 253
First aid kit 246
Fitting for towing, see Tow fit‐ ting 249
Flat tire, changing wheels 243
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 115
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 111
Flat tire, warning lamp 112, 115
Flooding 190
Floor carpet, care 254
Floor mats, care 254
Fold down the rear seat back‐ rest, see Though-loading
system 177
Fold-out position, wiper 78 Foot brake 190
Front airbags 108
Front-end collision warning with braking function 120
Front-end collision warning with City Braking func‐
tion 118
Front fog lights 106
Front fog lights, bulb replace‐ ment 241
Front lights 239
front-seat passenger airbags, automatic deactivation 110
Front-seat passenger airbags, indicator lamp 110
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 115
Fuel 206
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 98
Fuel filler flap 204
Fuel gauge 92
Fuel lid 204
Fuel quality 206
Fuel recommendation 206
Fuel, tank capacity 261
Fuse 244
G
Garage door opener, refer to Universal Integrated Remote
Control 172
Gasoline 206
Gear change, Steptronic transmission 80
Gear shift indicator 95
General driving notes 188
Glare shield 174
Glass sunroof, powered 50
Glove compartment 181
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Stability control systems 135
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 71
Start/Stop button 69
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 35
Starting the engine 70
Status control display, tires 112
Status information, iDrive 22
Status of Owner's Manual 7
Steering, Integral Active Steering 139
Steering wheel, adjusting 63
Steering wheel heating 64
Steering wheel memory 61
Steptronic Sport transmis‐ sion, refer to Steptronic
transmission 79
Steptronic transmission 79
Stopping the engine 71
Storage compartment, re‐ mote control 184
Storage compartments 181
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 181
Storage, tires 224
Storing the vehicle 254
Suitable engine oils 233
Summer tires, tread 222
Sun visor 174
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 91
Surround View 154
Suspension settings 139
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 139
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 171
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 22
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 167 T
Tachometer 92
Tail and brake lights 241
Tail lights 241
Tail lights, bulb replace‐ ment 241
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 258
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 166
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 93
Temperature, engine oil 92
Terminal, starting aid 247
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 91
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 47
Thermal camera, see Night Vision 126
Thigh support 55
Through-loading system 177
Tilt alarm sensor 47
Time of arrival 98
Tire damage 222
Tire identification marks 220
Tire inflation pressure 211
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 115
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 111
Tires, changing 223
Tire sealant 224
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 211
Tires, run-flat tires 224
Tire tread 222
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 238 Top View 158
Total vehicle weight 259
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 249
Towing 248
Tow lug, see Tow fitting 249
Tow-starting 248
Tow truck 249
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 111
Traction control 136
TRACTION, driving dynam‐ ics 136
Transmission lock, electronic unlocking 82
Transmission, manual trans‐ mission 79
Transmission, see Steptronic transmission 79
Transporting children safely 65
Tread, tires 222
Trip computer 98
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 76
Trip odometer 92
Truck for tow-starting/ towing 249
Trunk lid, automatic 41
Trunk lid closing 41
Trunk lid, closing with no- touch activation 44
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 43
Trunk lid, hotel function 42
Trunk lid opening 40
Trunk lid, opening with no- touch activation 44
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 38
Turning circle 258
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 156
Turn signals, operation 76
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U
Unintentional alarm 48
Units of measure 100
Universal remote control 172
Unlock button, Steptronic transmission 80
Unlocking/locking via door lock 39
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 37
Unlocking, settings 46
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 253
USB interface 177
V
Vanity mirror 174
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 139
Vehicle battery 243
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 243
Vehicle, break-in 188
Vehicle care 252
Vehicle features and op‐ tions 6
Vehicle identification num‐ ber 9
Vehicle jack 243
Vehicle paint 252
Vehicle storage 254
Vehicle wash 251
Ventilation 168
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 171
Venting, see ventilation 168
Vent, see ventilation 168
VIN, see vehicle identification number 9
Voice activation system 26 W
Warning and indicator lamps, see Check Control 88
Warning displays, see Check Control 88
Warning messages, see Check Control 88
Warning triangle 246
Warranty 7
Washer fluid 78
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 78
Washer system 77
Washing, vehicle 251
Water on roads 190
Weights 259
Welcome lamps during un‐ locking 37
Welcome lights 103
Wheel base, vehicle 258
Wheel cleaner 253
Wheels, changing 223
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 211
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 115
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 111
Width, vehicle 258
Window defroster, rear 167
Windows, powered 48
Windshield, climate con‐ trol 189
Windshield washer fluid 78
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 78
Windshield washer sys‐ tem 77
Windshield wiper 77
Winter diesel 207
Winter storage, care 254
Winter tires, suitable tires 224
Winter tires, tread 222
Wiper 77 Wiper blades, replacing 238
Wiper fluid 78
Wiper, fold-out position 78
Wiper system 77
Wood, care 253
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 24
Wrench, see Onboard vehicle tool kit 238
X
xDrive 137
Xenon headlights, bulb re‐ placement 239 Seite 271Everything from A to ZReference271
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