Contents
Notes
About this Owner's Manual4
Symbols used4
Your individual vehicle4
Status at time of printing5
For your own safety5
Symbol on vehicle parts6
Service and warranty6
Reporting safety defects6
Overview
Cockpit14
Instrument cluster16
Indicator and warning lamps18
Steering wheel with multifunction
buttons*21
Hazard warning triangle*22
First-aid kit*22
Refueling23
Fuel specifications24
Tire inflation pressure24
Controls and features
Opening and closing:
Keys30
Central locking system30
Opening and closing – via the
remote control31
Opening and closing – via the
door lock33
Opening and closing – from the
inside34
Luggage compartment lid35
Luggage compartment37
Alarm system*38
Electric power windows40
Sliding/tilt sunroof*41
Adjustments:
Safe seating position43
Seats43
Manual seat adjustment44
Power seat adjustment*45
Lumbar support*45
Head restraints46
Entering the rear46
Safety belts47
Seat and mirror memory*48
Seat heating*49
Steering wheel50
Mirrors50
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Power seat adjustment*Seat adjustment1Tilt angle
2Forward/backward adjustment
3Cushion height
4Backrest angle
The head restraint is adjusted manually,
refer to page 46.
With the BMW sports seat you can also
adjust the thigh support, refer to
page 44.
Please refer to the adjustment
instructions on page 43 to reduce
the risk of personal injury.<
Lumbar support*AdjustmentsYou can adjust the backrest's contour
for additional support in the curvature
of your spine's lumbar region.
The upper hips and spinal column
receive supplementary support to help
you maintain a relaxed, upright posture.
>Press front/rear of switch:
increase/decrease curvature
>Press the upper/lower end of the
switch: increase the upper/lower cur-
vature.
OverviewControlsMaintenanceRepairsDataIndex
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Everything from A to ZFuel tank
capacity 149
display 71
gauge 71
Fuel-injection system 146
Fuses, replacing 140
G
Gasoline 24
Gasoline gauge 71
Glove compartment 97
Grills 88, 92
Gross vehicle weight 148
H
Hands-free system 99
Harman Kardon premium
sound system 97
Hazard warning flashers 14
Hazard warning triangle 22
Head airbags 52
Head restraints 46
Headlamp flasher 86
Headlamp washer system
120, 149
Headlamps 85
automatic control 85
Heated seats 49
Heating and ventilation 92
Heavy loads 104
High beams 20, 66, 86
replacing bulb 131Holder for
beverages 98
litter bag 99
Hood release 116
Horn 14
Hydraulic brake assistant,
see DBC
Hydroplaning 109, 111
I
Ice warning 74
Icy roads 74
Ignition key 30
Ignition lock 59
Imprint 4
Indicator lamps 18
Inflation pressure 24, 111
monitoring 81
INSPECTION 72
Instrument cluster 16
Instrument lighting 86
Instrument panel 14, 16
Interface socket for onboard
diagnostics 126
Interior lamps 32, 87
remote control 32
Interior motion sensor 38
switching off 39
Interior rearview mirror 51
automatic dimming
feature 51
Interlock 59Intermittent mode 67
J
Jack 135
Jump-starting 141
K
Key Memory 58
Keys 30
with remote control 30
L
Lamps, replacing 131
LATCH child-restraint
mounting system 56
Length 147
License plate lamp
replacing bulb 135
Light switch 85
Lighter 100
LIGHTS ON warning 85
Litter bag holder 99
Load-securing devices 105
Lock, steering wheel 59
Low beams 85
automatic 85
replacing bulb 131
Lug wrench 135
Luggage compartment 35
capacity 148
floor mat 38
floor panel 37Luggage compartment lid 35
emergency operation 35
emergency release 37
remote control 32
securing separately 35
Luggage compartment light-
ing 35
Luggage rack 105
Lumbar support 45
M
M+S tires 114
Maintenance 72, 124
Malfunction displays 72
Manual transmission 62
MC operation, refer to the
Owner's Manual for Radio
MD operation, refer to the
Owner's Manual for Radio
Memory 48
Memory settings 58
Microfilter 91, 96
Microphone 99
Mirror
automatic curb monitor 49
Mirror defrosting 50
Mirror memory 48
Mirrors 50
Modifications, technical 5
Multifunction switch 66
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