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Changing a wheel
Safety precautions in the event of 
a flat tire or wheel change:
Stop the vehicle as far as possible from 
passing traffic. Park on a firm support 
surface. Switch on the hazard warning 
flashers. Turn the steering wheel to the 
straight-ahead position, remove the key 
and engage the steering lock. Shift into 
1st or reverse (selector lever in Park 
with automatic transmission) and 
engage the parking brake.
All passengers should be outside the 
vehicle and well away from your imme-
diate working area (behind a guardrail, 
for example).
If a warning triangle or portable hazard 
warning lamp is available, set it up on 
the roadside at an appropriate distance 
from the rear of the vehicle. Comply 
with all local safety guidelines and 
regulations.
Change the wheel only on a level, firm 
surface which is not slippery. Avoid 
jacking the vehicle on a soft or slippery 
support surface (snow, ice, loose 
gravel, etc.), as either the vehicle or the 
jack could slip sideways.
Position the jack on a firm support 
surface.
Do not place wooden blocks or similar 
objects under the jack. They could 
prevent the jack from extending to its 
full height and reduce its support 
capacity.
Do not lie under the vehicle or start the 
engine when the vehicle is supported 
by the jack Ð risk of fatal injury.<
Your BMW is equipped with a spare tire 
or a space-saver tire designed for 
temporary use in maintaining the 
vehicle's mobility in an emergency.
To remove the spare tire, lift the 
floor panel in the luggage 
compartment completely out, refer to 
page 35.<
What you will needIn order to avoid rattling noises later, 
note the position of the tools when you 
remove them and return them to their 
original position when you are done 
using them.
>Jack 1
Lift the floor panel within the luggage 
compartment, refer to page 35 and 
undo the red wingnut (arrow).
When you have completed work, 
screw the jack all the way back 
down. Fold the handle back and 
insert it in its holder
>Chock 2
Located behind the jack on the wall 
in the luggage compartment. Loosen 
the wing nut to remove it 

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Changing a wheelAlways use BMW-approved balance 
weights on black-finished aluminum-
alloy wheels. Never allow anyone to 
attempt to balance these wheels using 
conventional rim-clip balance weights.Driving with the space-saver 
spare tireDrive cautiously. Do not exceed a 
speed of 50 mph (80 km/h).
You can anticipate changes in vehicle 
handling such as delayed braking 
response, longer braking distances and 
sacrifices in roadholding.
The changes in handling characteristics 
will be even more pronounced if winter 
tires are mounted.
Only one space-saver spare tire 
may be mounted at a time. Rein-
stall wheels and tires of the same size 
and specification as soon as possible. 
Maintain correct tire pressures. Refer to 
page 25.<
Safety tires
*
Safety tires consists of self-contained 
tires and special rims. The tire rein-
forcement ensures that the tire retains 
some residual safety in the event of 
pressure drop and driving remains 
possible to a restricted degree. The 
vehicle is equipped with Tire Pressure 
Monitor (RDC) or Flat Tire Monitor, 
which indicate a flat tire.Flat tireIf there is a tire failure, the red warning 
lamp symbol lights up. A supplemen-
tary gong is also heard.
For additional information on Tire Pres-
sure Monitor (RDC) or Flat Tire Monitor 
refer to pages 73 bzw. 75.
Reduce vehicle speed carefully to 
under 50 mph (80 km/h), avoiding hard 
brake applications and steering maneu-
vers.
With the safety tires, you can drive 
another approx. 155 miles (250 km) to 
reach a safe parking location, a service 
station or the nearest BMW center. 
With a low vehicle load, this can also be 
considerably more than 155 miles 
(250 km).Safety tires are only possible in 
conjunction with Tire Pressure 
Monitor (RDC) or Flat Tire Monitor.<
If the defective wheel can not be seen 
as such immediately from the outside, 
check the tire inflation pressure at all 
four wheels.
Have the tires changed by your 
BMW center. For safety reasons, 
do not have a safety tire repaired. Your 
BMW center has the information 
needed for working with safety tires 
and is equipped with the necessary 
special tools.<
If appropriate, please consult your 
BMW center to reequip your 
vehicle from summer to winter tires Ð or 
vice versa.< 

Everything from A to Z
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C 
California Proposition 
65 Warning114 
Canned beverage holder88 
Capacities135 
Car care, refer to the "Caring 
for your vehicle" manual 
Car keys28 
Car wash systems, refer to 
the "Caring for your 
vehicle" manual 
Care of upholstery materials, 
refer to the "Caring for your 
vehicle" manual 
Cargo loading93 
CBC (Cornering Brake 
Control)18, 71 
Cellular phone89 
refer also to the separate 
"Owner's Manual" 
Center (high-mount) brake 
lamp122 
Center 3-point belt in the 
rear91 
Center armrest87 
Central locking system28 
button32 Changing a wheel123 
Check Control66 
Check engine oil level109 
Checking tire inflation 
pressure24 
Child restraint 
installation52 
Child-restraint anchorage 
points51 
Clean the headlamps61 
Cleaning windshield61 
Clock66 
refer also to the "Radio 
Owner's Manual" or to the 
"Onboard Computer 
Owner's Manual" 
Clothes hooks90 
Cockpit14 
Coin box88 
Compartments87 
Compression132 
Computer refer also to the "Onboard 
Computer Owner's 
Manual" 
Configuring individual 
settings with Vehicle and 
Key Memory53 
Consumption68 
display65 
Convenience operation via 
the door lock 
sliding/tilt sunroof31 
windows31 
Coolant111 
Coolant temperature 
gauge65 
Cooling system, 
capacity135 
Copyright4 
Cornering Brake Control 
(CBC)18, 71 
Correct sitting posture40 
Cover, sun blinds86 
Cruise control62 
Cruising range68 
Cup holder, refer to 
beverage holder88 
Curb weight134 Current check indicator17 
D 
Dash lighting78 
Dashboard14 
Data 
dimensions133 
engine132 
technical132 
weights134 
Daytime driving lamp77 
DBC (Dynamic Brake 
Control)19, 72 
Deep water99 
Defrost setting82, 84 
Defrost windows82, 84 
Defrostable rear 
window81, 85 
Digital clock66 
Dimensions133 
Dipstick, engine oil109 
Displacement132 
Display lighting78 
Displays15 
Distance warning69  

Everything from A to ZDivided rear-seat 
backrest91 
Door keys28 
Doors 
electrical malfunction31 
locking and unlocking29 
manual operation31 
DOT Quality Grades102 
Draft-free ventilation82, 85 
Driving notes99 
DSC (Dynamic Stability 
Control)19, 71 
Dynamic Brake Control 
(DBC)19, 72 
Dynamic Stability Control 
(DSC)19, 71 E 
Electric power windows38 
Electrical heating, exterior 
mirror47 
Electrical malfunction 
doors31 
fuel filler door22 
luggage compartment 
lid33 
sliding/tilt sunroof39 Elements of operation14 
Emergency release of 
luggage compartment lid 
from luggage 
compartment's interior35 
Energy control64 
Engine compartment 
essentials107 
Engine coolant, refer to 
coolant111 
Engine data132 
Engine oil 
capacity135 
consumption109 
level19 
level, check109 
level, indicator lamp17 
pressure17 
pressure, indicator 
lamp17 
quality110 
specifications110 
viscosity110 
Engine speed132 
Engine, starting54 
Engine, switching off55 
Entering the rear43 
Exterior mirrors47 
electrical heating47 
F 
Failure messages66 
Fault displays66 
Filling capacities135 
Finger guard38 
Fittings, tow starting and 
towing129 
Flashlight87 
Flat Tire 
Monitor75, 103, 126 
Flat tires101, 123, 126 
Floor mat, luggage 
compartment35 
Floor panel, luggage 
compartment35 
Fog lamps78 
Follow me home lamps77 
Fuel consumption68 
display65 
Fuel filler door22 
electrical malfunction22 
manual operation22 
Fuel gauge65 
Fuel preparation132 
Fuel reserve indicator 
lamp65 
Fuel specifications23 
Fuel tank capacity135 
Fuel tank gauge65 
Fuses127 
G 
Gasoline gauge65 
Glove compartment87 
Grilles83 
Gross vehicle weight134 H 
Handbrake56 
Hands-free system89 
Hazard warning triangle22 
Head restraints43 
Headlamp cover, care119 
Headlamp flasher78 
Headlamp washer 
system108 
capacity135 
Headlamps77 
Headlight control77 
Headrests43 
Heated seats46 
Heater and ventilation83 
Heavy cargo93 
Height133 
High beams20, 59, 78 
bulb replacement119 
Holder for canned 
beverages88 
Hood release106 
Horn14  

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I 
Ice warning67 
Icy roads67 
Ignition keys28 
Ignition lock54 
Imprint4 
Indicator lamps17 
Inflation pressures, 
tires24, 25, 101 
Inside rearview mirror 
automatic-dimming 
feature48 
INSPECTION65 
Instrument cluster15 
Instrument lighting78 
Instruments15 
Interface socket 
for Onboard 
Diagnostics115 
Interior lamps30, 79 
remote control30 
Interior motion sensor36 
switching off37 
Interior rearview mirror47 
Interlock54 
J 
Jack123 
Jump-starting128 K 
Key Memory53 
Key with remote control 
unit28 
Keys28 L 
Lamps and bulbs, 
replacement118 
Lashing eyes93 
LATCH child-restraint 
mounting system51 
Length133 
License plate lamp 
bulb replacement122 
Litter bag holder88 
Load-securing devices93 
Lock buttons32 
Louvers80 
Low beams77 
bulb replacement119 
Lug wrench123 Luggage compartment35 
capacity134 
floor mat35 
floor panel35 
secure separately33 
Luggage compartment lid 
electrical malfunction33 
emergency release from 
luggage compartment's 
interior35 
manual operation33 
remote control30 
Luggage compartment 
lighting33 
Luggage rack94 
Lumbar support42 
M 
M+S tires105 
Maintenance65, 113 
Malfunction displays66 
Manual operation 
doors31 
fuel filler door22 
luggage compartment 
lid33 
sliding/tilt sunroof39 
Manual seat adjustment41 
Manual transmission56 Manually controlled 
recirculated-air85 
Master key28 
MFL (Multifunction steering 
wheel)21 
Microfilter82, 86 
Mirror heating47 
Mirror memory45 
Mirrors47 
Modifications, 
technical10, 114 
Motion sensor, refer to 
interior motion sensor 
Multifunction steering wheel 
(MFL)21 
O 
OBD interface socket115 
Odometer64 
Oil 
additives109 
capacity135 
consumption109 
quality110 
specifications110 
viscosity110  

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Selector lever, automatic 
transmission57 
Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet (US 
models)113 
Service Interval 
Display65, 113 
Setting temperature81 
Shiftlock57 
Side airbags48 
Side Impact Head Protection 
System48 
Ski bag92 
Sliding/tilt sunroof38 
electrical malfunction39 
manual operation39 
Snow chains105 
Socket89 
Sound system86 
Space-saver spare 
tire25, 123 
Spare key28 
Spare tire123 
Speedometer15 
Sport steering wheel21 
Sports seat 
manual adjustment41 
power adjustment42 Standing lamps78 
Starting the engine54 
Steering wheel46 
Steering wheel lock54 
Stopping the vehicle55 
Storage compartments87 
Stowing cargo93 
Stroke132 
Sun blind cover86 
Switching off the engine55 
Switching off the interior 
motion sensor37 
Switching off the tilt alarm 
sensor37 
Symbols8 
Synthetic oils110 
T 
Tachometer64 
Tail lamps 
bulb replacement121 
Tank capacity135 
Technical data132 
Technical 
modifications10, 114 
Telephone preparation89 
Temperature display 
outside temperature67 Temperature gauge 
engine coolant65 
Temperature 
layering82, 85 
Thigh support 
adjustment41 
Third brake light122 
Through-loading system91 
Tilt alarm sensor30, 37 
remote control30 
switching off37 
Tire change123 
Tire condition101 
Tire damage101 
Tire inflation 
pressures24, 101 
monitoring73 
table25 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
(RDC)73, 103, 126 
Tire pressure warning73 
Tire Quality Grading103 
Tire replacement102 
Tire tread101 
Tires and wheels101 
Tool kit118 
Torque132 
Towing fittings129 Towing the vehicle129 
Track133 
Transmission56 
Transmitter keys28 
Transporting children 
safely51 
Tread depth, tires101 
Tread Wear Indicator101 
Trip odometer64 
Trunk lid, refer to luggage 
compartment lid33 
Trunk, refer to luggage 
compartment35 
Turn signal 
indicator20, 59, 120 
bulb replacement120 
Turning radius133 
U 
Uniform Tire Quality 
Grading103  

Everything from A to ZV 
Vehicle Memory53 
Vehicle weight134 
Vehicle, starting54 
Ventilation80, 83 
draft-free82, 85 W
 
Warning lamp "Fasten safety 
belts"18 
Warning lamps17 
Warning messages66 
Warning triangle22 
Warranty and Service Guide 
Booklet (Canadian 
models)113 
Washer fluids108 
adding108 
Washer nozzles, 
adjusting108 
Washer reservoir, filling108 
Washing your vehicle, refer 
to the "Caring for your 
vehicle" manual 
Water on roadways99 Weights134 
Wheel and tire 
combinations104 
Wheelbase133 
Wheels and tires101 
Width133 
Windows38 
Windshield washer reservoir 
capacity135 
filling108 
Windshield washer, 
filling108 
Windshield wiper60 
blade replacement118 
Winter tires105 
Wiper system60 
Work in the engine 
compartment106 
X 
Xenon lamps119