BMW 3: BMW Roadside Assistance
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Contact the BMW Group Roadside Assistance if assistance is needed in the event of a breakdown.
General information
In the event of a breakdown, data on the vehicle's condition is transmitted to the BMW Roadside Assistance.
There are various ways of contacting BMW Roadside Assistance.
- Via a Check Control message.
- Calling with a mobile phone.
- Via the BMW Connected app.
Functional requirements
- Active ConnectedDrive contract, equipment with intelligent emergency call or BMW ConnectedDrive services.
- Cellular network reception.
- Standby state is switched on.
Starting manually
If the vehicle is equipped with Teleservices, support is offered through Teleservice Diagnosis.
Via iDrive:
1. "APPS".
2. "Installed apps".
3. "BMW Assist".
4. If necessary, "BMW Roadside Assistance".
A voice connection is established.
Teleservice Diagnosis
Teleservice Diagnosis enables the wireless transmission of detailed vehicle data that is important for vehicle diagnosis. This data is transmitted automatically. It may be necessary to approve this on the Control Display.
Teleservice Help
Depending on the country, Teleservice Help enables an in-depth diagnosis of the vehicle by BMW Roadside Assistance via wireless transmission.
You can launch Teleservice Help by requesting it through BMW Roadside Assistance.
1. Park the vehicle in a safe place.
2. Set the parking brake.
3. Control Display is switched on.
4. Confirm Teleservice Help.
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BMW Accident Assistance
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BMW Group Accident Assistance can be contacted
if assistance is needed in the event of an
accident.
General information
If the vehicle sensors detect a minor to moderately
severe accident, whi
Emergency Request
Intelligent emergency call
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In case of an emergency, an Emergency Request
can be triggered automatically by the system
or manually.
General information
Only press the SOS button in an emergency
Jump-starting
General information
If the battery is discharged, the engine can be
started using the battery of another vehicle and
two jumper cables. Only use jumper cables with
fully insulated clamp handles.
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Actions in the event of a flat tire
Normal tires
1. Identify the damaged tire.
Check the tire inflation pressure in all four
tires, for instance using the tire pressure gage
of a flat tire kit.
For tires with special approval: if the tire inflation
pressure in all four tires is correct, the TPM may not have been reset. In this
case
Renaming a driver profile
Countries in which ConnectedDrive is not available:
The name that was assigned when the driver
profile was set up can be changed via iDrive:
1. "CAR".
2. "Driver profiles".
As an alternative for Steps 1 and 2, the profile
image can be tapped in the top status bar.
3. Select driver profile.
4. "S
