
Mobility
 193Reference
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
5.Attach the second end of the cable to 
the negative terminal of the battery or to 
the engine or body ground of the vehi-
cle to be started. 
Starting the engine 
1.Start the engine on the support vehicle 
and allow it to run for several minutes at 
a fast idle 
2.Start the engine on the other vehicle in 
the usual way. 
If the first start attempt is not success-
ful, wait a few minutes before another 
attempt in order to allow the discharged 
battery to recharge 
3.Let the engines run for a few minutes 
4.Disconnect the jumper cables by 
reversing the connection sequence. 
If required, have the battery inspected and 
recharged at your BMW center. 
Never use spray fluids to start the 
engine.<
Towing
Always observe all applicable towing 
laws and regulations.< 
Towing with a commercial tow truck 
>Use a wheel lift or flatbed carrier 
>Do not tow with sling-type equipment. 
Never allow passengers to ride on a 
towed vehicle for any reason.< 
Towing with raised front axle 
Vehicles with automatic 
transmission: 
1.Towing speed: 
Maximum 45 mph/70 km/h 
2.Towing distance: 
Maximum of 90 miles/150 km. 
Vehicles with Sequential manual 
transmission SMG 
With the ignition switched on, engage the 
selector lever position N, then switch off 
the ignition again. 
Tow fitting 
The threaded tow fitting is stored in the tool 
kit mounted on the inside of the luggage 
compartment lid, refer to page 184, and 
should always remain in the vehicle. It can 
be screwed to the front or rear of the vehi-
cle.  

Everything from A to Z
206 Directory for navigation, 
refer to Address 
book 120
Disc brakes 107
Displacement, refer to 
Engine data 198
Display lighting 88
Displays
Ð refer to Cockpit 10
Ð refer to Control Display 17
Ð refer to Instrument 
cluster 12
Displays on the windshield, 
refer to Head-Up 
Display 85
Disposal
Ð brake fluid 180
Ð coolant 179
Ð engine oil 179
Ð vehicle battery 189
Distance, refer to 
Computer 71
Distance cruise control, 
refer to Active cruise 
control 59
"Distance to destin.Ò 71
Distance to destination, 
refer to Computer 71
Distance warning, refer to 
Park Distance Control 76
Divided rear seat back, 
refer to Fold down rear 
seat 101
Door entry lighting 89
Door keys 26
Door lock 29
"Door locks" 28
Doors
Ð manual operation 29
Ð remote control 28
DOT Quality Grades 173
Draft-free ventilation 94
"Driver" 42
"Driver's door only" 28
Driving light, refer to 
Parking lamps/low 
beams 87
Driving notes 106
Driving stability control 78
Driving tips, refer to Driving 
notes 106Dry air, refer to Cooling 
function 91
Drying the air, refer to 
Cooling function 91
DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 78
Ð indicator lamp 78
DTC Dynamic Traction 
Control 79
Ð indicator lamp 79
DVD for navigation 114
Dynamic Brake Control 79
Ð indicator lamp 79
Dynamic Driving Control 54
"Dynamic route" for 
navigation 121
Dynamic Stability 
Control 78
Ð indicator lamp 78
Dynamic Traction 
Control 79
Ð indicator lamp 79
E
EBV Electronic Brake Force 
Distribution 78
"Edit" on the portable 
phone 154
Electrical malfunction
Ð door lock 29
Ð fuel filler door 168
Ð glass roof 35
Ð luggage compartment 
lid 31
Electrical power windows, 
refer to Windows 33
Electronic Brake
Force Distribution EBV 78
Electronic Stability 
Program ESP, refer to 
DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 78
Emergency assistance, 
refer to Roadside 
Assistance 191
Emergency call 190
Emergency operation, refer 
to Manual operationEmergency release of 
luggage compartment lid 
from luggage 
compartmentÕs interior 32
Emergency services, refer 
to Roadside 
Assistance 191
"Emission inspect." 67, 67
"Enable services" 162
"End call" 154
Energy-conscious driving, 
refer to Energy Control 66
Energy Control 66
Engine
Ð breaking-in 
procedure 106
Ð data 198
Ð speed 198
Ð starting 49
Engine compartment 178
Engine coolant 179
Engine hood 177
Engine oil
Ð adding 179
Ð checking the oil level 178
Ð prescribed oils 179
Engine output, refer to 
Engine data 198
Engine speed 198
"Enter address" 116
Entering destination 117
Entering house number or 
intersection 117
Entering switch-on times of 
independent ventilation/
heating 95
Entering the address 116
Entering the 
intersection 117
Entering the town/city for 
navigation 117
Entering zip code for 
navigation 117
"Entertainment" 130
"Entertainment 
settings" 131
"Equalizer" 133
"Equalizer", audio 
systems 131 

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Entertainment
Mobility
ESP Electronic Stability 
Program, refer to DSC 
Dynamic Stability 
Control 78
Exhaust system, refer to 
High temperatures 106
Exterior mirrors 42
Ð automatic dimming 
feature 43
F
"Fader", audio systems  132
Failure messages, refer to 
Check Control 68
False alarms, refer to 
Avoiding unintentional 
alarms 33
False alarms with the Flat 
Tire Monitor 80
Fastening safety belts, refer 
to Safety belt
Ð indicator lamp 40
"Fastest route" for 
navigation 121
Fastest route for 
navigation 121
First aid, refer to First aid 
kit 191
First aid kit 191
Fitting for towing 193
Flashlight, refer to 
Rechargeable 
flashlight 98
Flash when locking/
unlocking 28
Flat tire
Ð compact wheel 187
Ð Flat Tire Monitor 81
Ð refer also to Changing a 
wheel 187
Ð refer also to Tire 
condition 173
Ð run-flat tires 81, 175
Flat Tire Monitor 80
Ð false alarms 80
Ð indicator lamp 81
Ð initializing the system 81
Ð malfunctions 82
Floods, refer to Water on 
the road 107"FM", waveband 130, 134
FM, waveband 134
Fog lamps 89
Ð indicator lamp 89
Fold down rear seat 101
Folding rear seat back 101
Footwell lamps 89
Forward, fast
Ð CD changer 146
Ð CD player 142
For your own safety 6
Front airbags 83
Front armrest 98
Front head restraints 40
Front seat adjustment 36
Front-to-rear adjustment  in 
Audio mode 132
"FTM" 81
Fuel 169
Ð display 66
Ð quality 169
Ð tank volume 66
Fuel clock, refer to Fuel 
gauge 66
Fuel display, refer to Fuel 
gauge 66
Fuel filler door 168
Ð releasing in the event of 
electrical malfunction 168
Fuel specifications 169
Fuses 189
G
Garage door opener, refer 
to Integrated universal 
remote control 96
Gasoline, refer to Fuel 
quality 169
Gasoline display, refer to 
Fuel gauge 66
Gear changes, refer to 
Automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 55
Gear display 54
Gearshift lever
Ð automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 55
Ð manual transmission 51
Ð Sequential manual 
transmission SMG 51General car care, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
General driving notes 106
Glass roof, electrical 34
Ð closing in the event of an 
electrical defect 35
Ð convenience operation 29
Ð remote control 28
Glove compartment 98
Ð lighting 98
GPS navigation, refer to 
Navigation system 114
Grilles of the automatic 
climate control 90
Gross vehicle weight, refer 
to Weights 200
H
Halogen lamps 185
Handbrake 50
Ð indicator lamp 50
Hands-free unit 151
Hazard warning flashers 14
Head airbags 83
Headlamp control, 
automatic 87
Headlamp flasher 56
Headlamps 87
Ð care, refer to Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
Ð replacing the bulbs 185
Headlamp washers 57
Head Light, refer to 
Adaptive Head Light 88
Head restraints 39
Ð front 39
Ð front, active 40
Ð rear 40
"Head-Up Display" 44
Head-Up Display 85
Heated mirrors 43
Heated rear window 91
Heated seats 41
Heated steering wheel 44
"Heated steering wheel on / 
off" 44
Heater, rear window 91 

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Pathway lighting 87
"PDC" 77
PDC Park Distance 
Control 76
"Phone" 152
Phone book 152
Phone numbers
Ð deleting in the phone 
book 155
Ð dialing 153
Ð most recent numbers 154
Ð selecting in the phone 
book 154
Ð Top-8 154
Please fasten safety belt 
warning lamp 41
Portable phone
Ð accepted calls 154
Ð adjusting volume 152
Ð calling 153
Ð call termination 154
Ð controlling with the 
buttons on the steering 
wheel 11
Ð entering unlock code 152
Ð hands-free system 151
Ð installation location, refer 
to Center armrest 98
Ð missed calls 154
Ð phone book 154
Ð redialing 154
Ð refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
Ð SMS 156
Ð Top-8 154
Ð touch tone redialing 156
Portable phone, refer to 
separate Owner's Manual
Portable phone battery 151
Portable phone codes 152
Portable phone in 
vehicle 108
Portable phones, use in the 
interior, refer to Mobile 
communications in the 
vehicle 108
Position
Ð displaying 115
"Presets" on the 
radio 134, 138
Pressure, tires 170Pressure monitoring, 
tires 80
"Profile" 165
Programming button 
function 44
Programming buttons on 
steering wheel 44
R
Radio
Ð adjusting the tone 131
Ð autostore 135
Ð controls 130
Ð play station 135
Ð satellite radio 138
Ð selecting the 
waveband 130, 134
Ð station search 136
Ð station selection 134
Ð station with the best 
reception 135
Ð store station 136
Ð switching on/off 130
Ð volume 131
Ð Weather Band 137
Radio-control key, refer to 
Central key with remote 
control 26
Rain sensor 57
"RandomÒ, random 
sequence 
generator 142, 146
Random play
Ð CD changer 146
Ð CD player 142
Reading lamps 89
Rear armrest 101
Rear center armrest 101
Rear head restraints 40
Rear lamps
Ð replacing the bulbs 186
Rear seat back, folding 101
Rear seats
Ð folding backrests 101
Ð head restraint 
adjustment 40
Ð heating 41
Rear ventilation 94
Rearview mirror 42Rear window blind, refer to 
Roller sun blinds 97
Rear window safety 
switch 34
"Received calls" 155
Receiving level of portable 
phone, refer to Status 
information 18
Recent destinations 119
Recent portable phone 
numbers 154
Reception
Ð quality 137
Ð radio stations 137
Ð regional
program 135
Recirculated air 91
Reclining seat, refer to 
Backrest 37
Recording times, refer to 
Stopwatch 73
"Redial" for portable 
phone 155
Redialing with portable 
phone 154
Refueling 168
"Relock door if not 
opened" 30
Remaining distance 71
Remote control 26
Ð garage-door opener 96
Ð luggage compartment 
lid 28
Ð malfunctions 29
"Repeat" on the 
radio 142, 145
Replacement fuses 189
Replacement keys 29
Replacement of 
wheels 174
Replacing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs 184
Replacing wheels/tires 174
Reporting an accident, 
refer to Starting an 
emergency call 190
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to 
Fuel gauge 66
"Reset" for stopwatch 73
Residual heat 92