General driving notes

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Exterior & Styling
The 2011 5 Series is further proof that BMW is pulling itself out of an awkward design era. Recently, the only element that had seemed to tie one model to another was an ill-conceived — and poorly ...

Fuel tank capacity
Approx. 22.5 US gallons/85 liters, including the reserve capacity of approx. 2.1 US gallons/8 liters. X5 xDrive50i/X6 xDrive50i: reserve capacity of approx. 3.2 gallons/12 liters. Refuel promp ...

Activating/deactivating the systemmanually
Using the button Press the button. ► LED comes on: Auto Start Stop function is deactivated. The engine is started during an automatic engine stop. The engine can only be stopped or ...