2002 BMW 745LI SEDAN automatic transmission

Technical data
194
Weights Never exceed either the approved axle
loads or the gross vehicle weight. Capacities
BMW 745i
BMW 745Li
Vehicle curb weight: incl. one person,
full tank of fuel, ready for operation,
without options lbs./kg 4376/1985 4464/2025
Approved gross vehicle load lbs./kg 5434/2465 5523/2505
Approved front axle load lbs./kg 2557/1160 2602/1180
Approved rear axle load lbs./kg 2987/1355 3020/1370
Approved roof load lbs./kg 220/100
Luggage compartment capacity cu ft/l 17.7/500
Notes
Fuel tank
Reserve gal./liters
gal./litersapprox. 23.2/88
approx. 2.6/10 Fuel specification: page 169
Windshield washer reser-
voir incl. headlamp wipe/
wash system quarts/liters approx. 8.2/7.8 For details: page 73
Cooling system including
heater circuit quarts/liters 14.8/14.0 For details: page 177
Engine oil and filter change quarts/liters 8.5/8.0 BMW High Performance
Synthetic Oil
Specifications: page 177
Automatic transmission
and differential ÐLifetime fluid,
no fluid change required

195
At a glanceControlsDriving tipsCommunicationsNavigationEntertainmentMobilityReference
A"ABC..." for
navigation 126, 127
ABS (Antilock Brake
System) 91
"ACCEPT" for
navigation 130
Accessories 8
Activated-charcoal
filter 104
Activation
Ð mobile phone 162
Activation time 106
Active head restraints,
front 48
Active seat 52
Active seat ventilation 51
Adapter for spare key 34
Adaptive brake lamp 94
Adding oil to engine 176
Adding washer fluid 73
"Address book" 134
Adjusting thigh support 46
Airbags 55
Air distribution 100, 103
Airflow
Ð rear air conditioner 105
Air outlet vents 99
Air pressure 170
Ð see also tire inflation
pressure 170
Air supply 101
AKI, refer to Fuel
specifications 169
Alarm system 40
Ð avoiding unintentional
alarms 41
All-season tires 173
"AM..." 140, 143
AM waveband 143
Anchorages 120
Antifreeze 177
Ð coolant 177
Ð washer fluid 73Antilock Brake System
(ABS) 91
Anti-theft system 35
Approved gross vehicle
weight 194
Aquaplaning 118, 171
Armrest, see Center
armrest 113
Arrival time 83
"Arrow display" with navi-
gation system 132
"AS ADDRESS" at current
location 135
"AS ADDRESS" in address
directory 134, 135
"AS ADDRESS" with desti-
nation list 130
"AS ADDRESS" with
manual destination
entry 126
"AS ADDRESS" with map-
guided destination
selection 129
"AS ADDRESS" with recent
destinations 130
"AS DEST." with address
directory 134
"AS DEST." with manual
destination entry 126
"AS DEST." with map-
guided destination
selection 129
"AS DEST." with recent
destinations 130
Ashtray
Ð front 112
Assistance window, refer to
Control Center 23
Ð help texts 23
Ð status lines 24
AUC (Automatic recircula-
ted-air control) 101
Audio 140
"AUTO," refer to Automatic
climate control 103Automatic
Ð cruise control 73
Ð headlamp control 96
Ð luggage compartment lid
operation 36, 39
Ð steering wheel
adjustment 53
Automatic air
distribution 100
Automatic climate
control 99
Ð automatic air
distribution 100
Ð rear air conditioner 105
Ð rear cooler 110
Ð settings in Control
Display 103
Automatic curb monitor 54
Automatic Hold
Ð parking 64
Ð parking brake 63
Automatic recirculated-air
control (AUC) 101
Automatic transmission
with L mode 66
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 69
"Auto P" 54, 64
"Auxiliary heater" 106
Average fuel
consumption 83
Average speed 83
Avoid false alarms 41
"Avoid motorway" 131
"Avoid route" 133
"Avoid sect." 133
"Avoid tolls" 131
Avoid unintentional
alarms 41
"A-Z" 163
BBackrest, adjusting 46, 47
Backrests, see Seats 45
Everything from A to ZContents

Everything from A to Z
198 "EDC" 92
Ð "Comfort" 92
Ð "Sport" 92
EDC (Electronic Damping
Control) 92
Electrical malfunction
Ð automatic transmission
lockout 70
Ð fuel filler door 168
Ð parking brake, emergency
use 65
Ð sliding/tilt sunroof 44
Electric power seats 46
Electric power windows 42
Electric seats 46
Electric steering column
adjustment 53
Electronic Brake-force Dis-
tribution (EBV) 91
Electronic Damping Control
(EDC) 92
Elements of operation 12
Emergency operation
Ð doors 37
Ð fuel filler door 168
Ð luggage compartment
lid 40
Ð sliding/tilt sunroof 44
Ð transmission lockout
(automatic
transmission) 70
Emergency SOS call
Ð automatic activation 161
"Emissions inspection" 79
Energy Control 83
Engine compartment 176
Engine coolant 176, 177
"Engine oil" 179
Engine oil
Ð consumption 176
Ð grades 177
Engine oils 177
Engine output, data 192
Engine specifications 192
"Entertainment" 19, 22
Estimated time of arrival 83
Extended vehicle storage,
see supplemental Car
care manual
Exterior mirrors 52
Ð automatic dimming 52"Extra" in "Climate"
menu 103
"Extra" with rear air
conditioner 105
"Extra" with rear cooler 110
FFactory preparations for
phone installation 161
Fader 141
Failure of an electrical
accessory 186
"Fastest route" 131
Fastest route 131
Fault displays 80
Filling the washer
reservoir 73
Filling the windshield
washer reservoir 73
First-aid kit 187
Fittings, tow-starting and
towing 189
Flashlight 111
Flat tires 171
"FM..." 140, 143
FM waveband 143
Fog lamps 97
"Footwell" 103
Footwell lamps 98
Forward lamps 98
Front armrest 111
Front seat adjustment 45
Fuel 169
Fuel consumption
display 83
Fuel economy 83
Fuel filler cap cover 168
Fuel filler door
Ð releasing in the event of
electrical defect 168
Fuel gauge 82
Fuel level display 82, 83
Fuel specifications 169
Fuel tank capacity 168
Fuses 186
GGarage door opener, refer
to Universal garage door
opener 108
Gasoline 169
General operating
information 118
Glasses compartment 111
Glove compartment 110
GPS, refer to Navigation
system 124
GPS navigation system 124
Ð address book, refer to
Creating a directory 134
Ð current location 135
Ð destination entry 126
Ð destination guidance in
assistance window 125
Ð destination list 130
Ð digital coverage area 124
Ð directory 128
Ð manual entry of destina-
tion address 126
Ð map CD 124
Ð map-guided destination
selection 128
Ð new route 133
Ð recent destinations 130
Ð route display 132
Ð route list 132
Ð route selection 130
Ð safety 124
Ð selecting destination in
"Information" 129
Ð selecting points of
interest 129
Ð selection options 126
Ð start active guidance 131
Ð starting 125
Ð terminate/interrupt active
guidance 134
Ð voice guidance 133
Ð wordmatch principle 136
Guidance
Ð terminate 134
Guidance system
Ð interrupt 134
Ð starting 131

199
At a glanceControlsDriving tipsCommunicationsNavigationEntertainmentMobilityReference
HHandbrake, refer to Parking
brake 62
Hand lamp 111
Hands-free
microphone 161
Hands-free system 161
Hazard warning flashers 16
Headlamp control 96
Headlamp flasher 71
Headlamps, low beam 96
Headlamp washers 72, 73
Head restraints 48
Ð front head restraints,
active 48
Heated steering wheel 53
Heating and ventilation 99
Heating while stopped 101
Height 193
Height adjustment
Ð seats 46
Ð steering column 53
"Help" 19, 22
Help texts in Control
Display 23
High beams 97
Ð bulb replacement 182
High-mount brake
lamp 183
Home address 135
Hood release 175
Horn 13
Hydraulic Brake Assistant,
refer to DBC 91IIce warning 77
Ignition key 34
Ignition lock 61
"Indep. ventil." 106
Indicator lamps 15
"Individual" 104
Individual button assign-
ments on steering
wheel 53
Inflation pressure 170
Inflation pressure control,
tires 92
Info Display 14"Information" for
navigation 129
Instrument cluster, refer to
Info Display 14
Instrument lighting 97
Instrument panel 12, 16
Instrument panel switch 71
Interior lamps 97
Ð remote control 36
Interior motion sensor 41
Interior protection
Ð deactivating 36, 41
Interior rearview mirror 52
Ð automatic dimming 52
Intermittent wipe 71
JJack 184
Jump-starting 187KKey Memory 59
Key Pad control
buttons 160
Key Pad digit buttons 160
Key Pad with mobile
phone 160
Keys 34
Ð adapter for spare key 34
Kickdown 68L"Last" 164
"Last destin." 130
LATCH, refer to LATCH
child-restraint system 58
"Left"
Ð for heated seats 51
Ð with automatic climate
control 103
Length 193
Level control system 94
License plate lamp, bulb
replacement 183
Lighter 113
Lights on warning 96
Light switch 96
"Limit" 84Limit selection,
adjustment 84
Litter container 111
L mode on automatic
transmission 66
Loading 120
Loading the vehicle 120
"LOCATION" 135
"Location" 129, 135
Lock Code 162
Locking
Ð from the outside 35
Louvers 99
Low beams
Ð automatic 96
Lower back support, refer
to lumbar support 46
Lug bolts 185
Luggage compartment
capacity 194
Luggage compartment lid
Ð emergency release 40
Ð locking separately 39
Ð opening from the
inside 39
Ð opening from the
outside 38
Ð operating via remote
control 36
Luggage compartment lid
operation,
automatic 36, 39
Luggage compartment
net 40
Luggage rack, refer to
Roof-mounted luggage
rack 120
Lug wrench 184
Lumbar support 46
MM+S tires 173
Maintenance 179
Make-up mirror 53
Malfunction displays 80
"M AM" 144, 145
Manually controlled recir-
culated air 101

Everything from A to Z
200 Manual operation
Ð doors 37
Ð sliding/tilt sunroof 44
Manual release
Ð automatic transmission
lockout 70
Ð fuel filler door 168
Ð luggage compartment
lid 40
Manual station search 143
Map CD 124
"Map facing N." with navi-
gation system 132
Maximum axle loads 194
Maximum roof weight 194
Maximum speed, see
Limit 84
"MD" 140, 151
MD player 151
Ð fast forward 151
Ð random play 152
Ð reverse 151
Ð sampling 152
Ð scan function 152
Ð switching on 151
Ð track skip 151
"Memo" 86
"Memorize"
Ð "Individual" 104
Memory, refer to Seat, mir-
ror and steering wheel
memory 54
"Memory" for audio
system 140
"Menu name" 23
Menus
Ð computer 22
Ð Control Display 22
"MFL" 53
"M FM" 144, 145
"Microfilter" 179
Microfilter 104
Microphone for hands-free
system 161
MiniDisc, refer to MD 151
Mirrors 52
Ð mirror heaters 52
Ð mirror memory 54
"Missed" 164
Missed calls 164Mobile phone
Ð calling 162
Ð call termination 162
Ð controlling with the but-
tons on the steering
wheel 18
Ð emergency calls 161
Ð hands-free system 161
Ð missed calls 164
Ð operating using the
Control Display 159
Ð redialing 164
Ð selecting phone
numbers 162
Ð switching on and off 162
Ð Top 8 list 163
Ð using with Key Pad 160
Mobile phone, refer to
separate mobile phone
manual 158
Mobile phone battery 159
Mobile phone codes 162
Modifications,
technical 8, 98
Monitor, refer to Control
Center 19
Most frequently called
numbers 163
Most recent mobile phone
numbers 164
N"Navigation" 19, 22
Navigation computer
Ð installation location 124
Navigation destination
Ð manual entry 126
Ð selecting with map 128
Navigation system
Ð destination list 130
Ð digital coverage area 124
Ð town and city centers 136
Ð voice guidance 133
Navigation system
"ACCEPT" command 135
Navigation system "View"
function 132
Navigation target
cursor 128, 129
"Navi info" 54"New route" 133
"Next"
Ð map-guided destination
selection 129
Ð searching for points of
interest 130
Nozzles 99
O"OB data" 19, 22
OBD interface socket 180
Occupant-restraint
systems 50, 55
Odometer 77
Oil additives 177
Oil change intervals, refer
to Service Interval
Display 78
Oil consumption 176
Oil dipstick 176
Oil specifications 177
"ON / OFF" speed limit 84
Onboard Diagnostic (OBD)
system 180
Ð interface socket 180
Onboard tool kit 181
"On country" 130
"On current loc." 129
"1,2,3" 163
"On town/city" 130
Opening and closing
Ð from the inside 37
Ð from the outside 37
Oral note 27
Orientation
Ð changing the display 132
Orientation menu 19
Orientation to north 132
Outside temperature
display 77PPaint and finish care, refer
to Car care manual
Panic mode 36
Park Distance Control
(PDC) 88
Parked-car ventilation 106
Parking aid 88

201
At a glanceControlsDriving tipsCommunicationsNavigationEntertainmentMobilityReference
Parking brake 62
Ð Automatic Hold 63
Ð manual operation 65
Parking brake lockout, refer
to Transmission
lockout 67, 70
Parking lamps 96
Ð bulb replacement 182
Parking with
Automatic Hold 64
Passenger-side mirror tilt
function 54
PDC (Park Distance
Control) 88
"PDC pic." 88
Phone directory 162
Ð deleting all entries 163
Ð dialing numbers using
voice command
system 163
Ð entering numbers in voice
command directory 163
Ð entry deletion 163
Ð viewing entries 163
Phone number, see Mobile
phone 162
Please fasten safety belts
warning lamp 50
Pollen 104
Power electric seat 47
Power rating 192
Power socket 113
Pressure, tires 170
Pressure control, tires 92
Programmable cruise
control 73
Programming settings,
refer to Car Memory, Key
Memory 59
Publishers 2
RRadio
Ð autostore 144
Ð memory locations 144
Ð search 144
Ð station search 144
Ð station selection 145
Ð switching on and off 140
Ð waveband selection 143
Ð Weather Band 145
Radio "Autostore"
feature 144
Radio mode 61
Radio "SCAN"
feature 143, 144
Rain sensor 72
"RDC" 93
RDC (Tire Pressure
Monitor) 92
Reading lamps 98
Rear air conditioner 105
Ð activation and deactiva-
tion in Control
Display 105
Ð air supply 105
Ð cooling adjustment 105
Ð deactivating 105
Rear armrest, see Center
armrest 113
Rear cooler 110
Rear seat heaters 51
Rear seats
Ð adjusting passenger seat
from the rear 47
Ð comfort seat
adjustments 47
Ð head restraint
adjustment 48
Rearview mirror 52
Rear window blind, see Sun
blind 109
Rear window defroster 16
Rear window safety
switch 13
"Recirc. air" 53
Reclining seat 45
Redialing with mobile
phone 164
Redial list 164Refrigerator box, refer to
Rear cooler 110
Refueling 168
Releasing the hood 175
Remaining distance 83
Remote control 34, 35
Remote-control unit 34
Removing condensation
from windows 101
Replacement fuses 186
Replacement keys 35
Replacing tires 172
Reserve warning 82
Reservoir, washer
system 73
Reset 141
Residual heat 101
"Right"
Ð for heated seats 51
Ð with automatic climate
control 103
"RND" with CD
changer 150
"RND" with CD player 147
"RND" with MD player 152
Roadside assistance calls
Ð manual activation 161
Roof-mounted luggage
rack 120
Route
Ð display 132
Ð list 132
Ð map cancelation 132
Ð map display 132
Ð selection 130
"Route guide" 131, 134
"Route select" 131
SSafety belts 50
Safety belt tensioners, see
Safety belts 50
Safety lock buttons 38
Safety precautions to
observe when using your
phone 158
Safety switch for rear
windows 42

Everything from A to Z
202 Sampling
Ð CD changer 149
Ð MD player 152
Satellite 124
Scan
Ð CD player 147
Ð MiniDisc 152
Ð radio 143
Scan, station sampling
Ð radio 143
Scan audio sampling
Ð CD 147
Scan mode
Ð radio 144
"SCAN" with CD
changer 149
"SCAN" with CD player 147
"SCAN" with MD
player 152
Seat heating 50
Seat memory 54
Seats
Ð adjusting 45
Ð correct position 45
"Seat temp." 51, 103
Seat ventilation, see Active
seat ventilation 51
Securing cargo, see
Cargo 120
Securing the load 114
Selecting new route with
navigation system 133
Selecting new scale for
navigation system
display 132
Selecting stored radio
stations 145
Selector lever, automatic
transmission 67
Select "Route" 133
"Service" 78, 179
Ð "Emissions inspection" 79
Ð "Spark plugs" 78
Ð "State inspection" 79
Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet (US
models) 179
Service brakes 119
Service Guide Booklet
(Canadian models) 179Service Interval
Display 78, 179
Service Requirement Dis-
play, see Service Interval
Display 179
"SET", refer to Setting
speed limit 84
Set time 106
"Settings" 19, 22
Setting time and date 86
Shifting, refer to Automatic
transmission with
Steptronic 69
Shiftlock 67
"Shortest route" 131
Shortest travel
distance 131
Shoulder support 46
"Side" in sound system
operation 153
Side window blind, see Sun
blinds 109
Sitting correctly 45
Ski bag 114
Sliding/tilt sunroof 43
Ð closing in the event of an
electrical defect 44
Ð convenience mode 37
Snow chains 173, 174
Soft Close Automatic
Ð doors 38
Ð luggage compartment
lid 39
SOS call
Ð using SOS button 161
Sound system
Ð switching on and off 140
Ð volume 141
Sound system adjustments
Ð balance 141
Ð bass 141
Ð default settings 142
Ð fader, front/rear 141
Ð left/right 141
Ð treble 141
Sound system "AUTO"
function 145
Sound system "Balance"
adjustment 141
Sound system "Bass"
adjustment 141Sound system "Dolby..."
feature 153
Sound system "Fader"
adjustment 141
Sound system "MANUAL"
selection mode 144
Sound system "Memorize"
feature 144
Sound system "Memory"
feature 141, 144
Sound system "Reset"
function 142
Sound system "Speed Vol."
feature 142
Spare fuses 186
Spare key 34
Ð adapter 34
Spare tire 184
"Spark plugs" 78, 179
Specifications for engine
oil 177
Speed limit
Ð "Limit" 84
Speed limit selection,
revision 84
Speedometer 14
"Sport"
Ð "EDC" 92
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control 89
Standing lamps 97
Start/stop button 61
Starting 62
Starting assistance 187
Starting problems 62, 188
Starting the engine 62
"State inspection" 79
Station
Ð sample 143
Ð scan mode 144
Status lines in Control
Center 24
Steering column
Ð adjustment 53
Steering wheel 18
Ð individual button assign-
ment options 53
Steering wheel adjustment,
automatic 53
Steering wheel heater 53
Steering wheel memory 54

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Steptronic 69
Stopwatch 85
Storage, refer to Car care
manual
Storage compartments 111
Storing preset speeds,
refer to Programmable
cruise control 75
Straps, refer to
Loading 120
Summer tires 173
Sun blinds 109
Switch for battery 185
Switching air conditioner
on and off 101
Switching off the engine 62
Switching off with mobile
phone 162
Switching on
Ð audio 140
Ð cassette deck 153
Ð CD changer 149
Ð CD player 146
Ð MD player 151
Ð radio 140
Symbols 6
Ð Control Center 20
System failure reports, refer
to Check Control 80TTachometer 77
Tail lamps 183
Ð bulb replacement 183
"Tape" 140, 153
Technical
modifications 8, 98
Telephone, refer to Mobile
phone 158
Telephone directory
Ð creating voice command
telephone directory 162
Ð dialing numbers 163
Ð updating voice command
telephone directory 162
"Temp. distribution" 51
Temperature
adjustment 101
Temperature display, out-
side temperature 77Third brake lamp 183
Tilt function, passenger-
side mirror 54
Time
Ð of arrival, estimated 83
Timing 85
Tire change 184
Tire inflation pressures 170
Tire pressure monitor 92
Tire Quality Grading 172
Tires
Ð flat tire 184
Ð tire changes 184
Ð tire damage 171
Ð tire inflation
pressures 170
Ð tire pressure monitoring
system 92
Ð tire replacement 172
Ð tire size, refer to Wheel
and tire
combinations 173
Ð tire tread 171
Ð tire tread wear
indicators 171
Title search
Ð cassette deck 154
Tone in audio operation
Ð adjusting 141
"Tone" in sound system
operation 141
Tools 181
"TOP 8" 163
Torque 192
Tow fittings 188
Towing 188
Track 193
Traction Control System,
refer to DSC 89
Traffic congestion, refer to
Selecting new route 133
Transmission
Ð automatic transmission
with L mode 66
Ð automatic transmission
with Steptronic 69
Transmission
lockout 67, 70
Ð manual release 70
Travel route, see Route 132
Tread depth, tires 171"Treble" in sound system
operation 141
Trip odometer 77
Trunk lid
Ð emergency release 40
Ð refer to luggage compart-
ment lid 38
Turning circle 193
Turn signal indicators 71
Ð bulb
replacement 182, 183
UUndercoating, refer to Car
care manual
Uniform Tire Quality Gra-
ding (UTQR) 172
Universal garage door
opener 108
Upholstery care, refer
to Car Care
Used batteries 186
User controls 16
"Using motorway" 130VVacuum cleaner
connection 113
Valve caps 185
Vanity mirror 53
Vehicle battery 185
Vehicle dimensions 193
Vehicle keys 34
Vehicle stability control 89
Ventilation 102
Ventilation, draft-free 102
Ventilation while
parked 106
Vents, ventilation 99
"View" with navigation
system 132, 133
Viscosity 177
Voice command
system 18, 25
Voice command system
notebook 27