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Check Control >CHECK LOWBEAM LIGHTS
CHECK SIDE LIGHTS
CHECK REAR LIGHTS
CHECK FRONT FOGLAMPS
CHECK LICPLATE LIGHT
CHECK HIGHBEAM LIGHT
CHECK BACK UP LIGHTS
Defective bulb or circuit, refer to
page 153 or consult a BMW Sports
Activity Vehicle center
>TRANS. FAILSAFE PROG
Please consult the nearest
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle center,
refer to page 68
>CHECK BRAKE LININGS
Have the brake pads inspected by
your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle
center, refer to page 135
>CHECK COOLANT LEVEL
Coolant too low, top off at the next
opportunity, refer to page 145
>ENGINE FAILSAFE PROG
There is a fault in the engine's elec-
tronic control system.
You can continue to drive with
reduced engine output or engine
speed. Have the system checked by
your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle
center.
Displays after completion of trip All of the malfunctions registered during
the trip appear consecutively when the
ignition key is turned to position 0.
The following displays will appear when
appropriate:
>LIGHTS ON
>KEY IN IGNITION LOCK
>CHECK ENGINE OIL LEV
Add engine oil at the next opportunity
(next stop to refuel), refer to
page 143.
This display appears when you open
the driver's door after parking the
vehicle. A supplementary gong is also
heard.
Status messages remain available for a
period of approx. three minutes after
the display goes out and the key is
removed from the ignition lock. Press
the CHECK button 3. If there were
multiple messages, press the CHECK
button repeatedly to view them all in
sequence.
To check the Check Control Press the CHECK button 3 with the
ignition key in position 2:
CHECK CONTROL OK appears in the
display.
No malfunctions are present in the
monitored systems.Computer You can find a description of the
computer on pages 80 and 86 as well
as in the Owner's Manual for the
Onboard Computer.
You can have the Check Control
and computer messages
displayed in a different language.<
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ComputerMode selection From ignition key position 1 and up,
you can call up information from the
computer using the button in the turn
signal lever. By pressing the button
briefly in the direction of the steering
column, you can call up a new function
for display.
The displays appear in the following
order: outside temperature, average
fuel consumption, cruising range,
average speed.
Starting with ignition key position 1,
the last active setting is displayed.
The range of available displays varies
according to your individual vehicle's
equipment.530de228
Outside temperature and average
fuel consumption You can change the units of measure-
ment (6/7) for the outside tempera-
ture display by
1. pressing and holding the trip
odometer reset button (in ignition
key position 1)
2. and then turning the ignition key to 0.
Refer also to page 74.390us126
Cruising range and average speed The computer bases its calculations
of the cruising range on the previous
driving style and conditions.
The computer ignores any time spent
with the vehicle stationary and the
engine switched off in its average
speed calculations.To cancel the display If the button in the turn signal lever is
pressed briefly while the average speed
is displayed, the computer display can
be masked out. To restart calculationsIf you continue to press the button in
the turn signal lever, the average values
which were just displayed for fuel
consumption and speed will be recal-
culated from that point. The engine
must be running for this calculation.Computer with alphanumeric
display
*
If your vehicle has Check Control with
alphanumeric display, the system's
computer is described beginning on
page 86 and in the Owner's Manual for
the Onboard Computer.
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power supplies119t
vacuum cleaner119t
Spare key30
Spare tire158t
Spare wheel158
removal aid159t
Speaker117
Special features of winter
tires140
Special wash program70
Speed89
Speed control71
Speed limit86, 87
Speedometer15, 17
Sports seat45
Standing lamps101
Starting assistance164t
Starting
problems63t, 164t
Starting the engine62, 63
Steering wheel
adjustment52
adjustment, automatic52
heating53
lock62
memory50
Steering wheel with
multifunction buttons22
Steptronic66
Stopwatch84Storage compartments116
in the cargo area124
Summer tires139
Sunroof42
Sunshades112
Switching off the engine64
Switching off the vehicle64
Switch-on times
input85
Symbols8
Synthetic oils144
System malfunction
indicators77
TTachometer75
Tail lamps155t
bulb replacement155t
Tailgate37
opening from the
outside36
radio control operation33
release following an
electrical
malfunction38t
Tank capacity173
Technical
modifications10, 148
Telephone preparation117Temperature display,
outside
temperature74, 80
Temperature gauge76
Temperature
layering105, 110
Temperature setting108t
Thigh support
adjustment45
Third brake lamp156
Tilt alarm33
Tilt alarm sensor40
Tilt function, passenger side
mirror51
Time
calling up83
changing83
of arrival, estimated88
Timer
refer to Stopwatch
refer also to the Owner's
Manual for the Onboard
Computer
Tire136
damage136t
pressure monitoring98
renewal137
tread136
Tire inflation
pressures26, 136
monitoring98
table27Tire Pressure Monitor
(RDC)98
warning lamp18, 20
Tire Quality Grading138
Tools152t
Torque170
Tow fittings166t
Towing the vehicle166t
Tow-starting166t
Track width171
Traction Control System,
refer to DSC92
Transmission65, 66
Transporting children
safely58
Tread depth, tires136
Trip odometer74
Turn signal indicator69
bulb replacement154t
Turning circle171
UUniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQR)138
Universal Transmitter113
Used batteries,
disposal162
Used oil, disposal144t