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Reference 201
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Capacities
Notes
Fuel tank
Reserve gal/liters
gal/litersapprox. 18.5/70
approx. 2.1/8Fuel quality: page 169
Window and headlamp
washer system quarts/liters approx. 3.2/3 For details: page 57
Engine with oil filter
renewal
525i/530i
545iquarts/liters
quarts/liters6.9/6.5
8.5/8.0BMW High Performance
Synthetic Oil.
Oil grades: page 179
Manual, automatic
transmission and
differential Ð Lifetime fluid, no fluid change
required
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Reference 203
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 54
Ð indicator lamp 56
Ð interlock 49
Ð selector lever interlock 55
Ð shiftlock 55
Ð sport program 55
Ð starting the engine 50
Ð towing 193
AUTO program, refer to
Automatic air distribution
and volume 91
"Autostore" on the
radio 136
"AUTO" with automatic
climate control 93
Average fuel
consumption 70
Ð setting the units 74
Average speed 70
"Avoid ferries" for
navigation 121
"Avoid freeways / tolls" for
navigation 121
Avoiding unintentional
alarms 33
"Avoid tollroads" for
navigation 121
Axle loads, refer to
Weights 200
"A - Z" 154
B
Backrests, refer to
Seats 36
Backrest width
adjustment 37
Backup lamps, refer to
Reverse gear 51
Ð replacing the bulbs 186
"Balance", audio
system 132
Balance, refer to Tone
control 131
"Bass", audio system 132
Bass, refer to Tone
control 131
Battery 188
Ð in the remote control 26
Ð jump-starting 192Belts, refer to Safety
belts 36, 40
Beverage holders 99
Black ice, refer to Ice
warning 65
Blocking sections of a route
for navigation 125
Blower, refer to Air
volume 91
BMW Assist 161
Ð enabling 161
Ð services offered 162
"BMW Info" 163
BMW Maintenance
System 181
"BMW Service
settings" 161
Bore, refer to Engine
data 198
Bottle holder, refer to
Beverage holders 99
Brake Assistant, refer to
DBC Dynamic Braking
Control 79
Brake fluid 180
Ð indicator lamp 180
Ð level 180
Ð replacing 180
Brake force display 82
Brake hydraulic
systems 180
Brake lamps, replacing the
bulbs 186
Brake pads 107
Ð breaking-in
procedure 106
Brake pedal, refer to
Brakes 107
Brake rotors 107
Brakes 107
Ð ABS 77
Ð brake fluid 180
Ð breaking-in
procedure 106
Ð handbrake 50Brake system 106
Ð brake-fluid level 180
Ð brake pads 107
Ð breaking-in
procedure 106
Ð disc brakes 107
Ð indicator lamp 13, 107
Breakdown services, refer
to Roadside
Assistance 191
Break-in procedures 106
Ð brakes 106
Ð clutch 106
Ð differential 106
Ð engine 106
Brightness on the Control
Display 73
Bulbs and lamps
Ð replacing the bulbs 184
Buttons on steering
wheel 11
C
California Proposition
65 Warning 183
"Call" 154
Call
Ð accepting 153
Ð display accepted 154
Ð ending 154
Ð in absence 154
Ð starting 153
Calling
Ð from phone book 154
Ð from the Top 8 list 154
Ð redialing 154
Calling up traffic
information 126
"Call sender" 156
"Call Sirius" 138
Can holder, refer to
Beverage holders 99
Capacities 201
Car battery, refer to
Battery 188
Car care, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Car-care products, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
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Reference 205
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Condition Based Service
CBS 181
"Confirmation" 28
Confirmation signals for
vehicle locking 28
"Confirm unlock code" 153
Connecting a vacuum
cleaner, refer to Lighter
socket 100
Consumption display
Ð refer to average
fuel consumption 70
Consumption indicator
Ð refer to Energy Control 66
"Continue guidance to
dest.?" 126
Control Center 16
Ð adjusting the
brightness 73
Ð assistance window 18
Ð automatic climate
control 92
Ð changing settings 73
Ð changing the menu
page 19
Ð confirming selection or
entry 19
Ð display, menus 16
Ð language selection 74
Ð lists 19
Ð menu item selection 19
Ð selecting units of measure
and display format 74
Ð setting time and date 74
Ð status information 18
Ð symbols 17
Control Display 16
Controller, refer to Control
Center 16
Controls, audio
systems 130
Controls, refer to
Cockpit 10
Convenience operation
Ð glass roof 28
Ð windows 28
Convenience start, refer to
Starting the engine 49
Coolant 179, 180
Ð level 180
Cooling, maximum 91Cornering Brake Control 78
"Country" for destination
entry 117
Country of destination for
navigation 116
Courtesy lighting 89
Cruise control 58
Ð active cruise control 59
Ð indicator lamp 11
Cruising range 70
Cup holder, refer to
Beverage holders 99
Curb weight, refer to
Weights 200
Current fuel
consumption 66
"Current position" 115
"Customer Relations" 163
Cylinders, refer to Engine
data 198
D
Dashboard, refer to
Cockpit 10
Data 198
Ð capacities 201
Ð dimensions 199
Ð engine 198
Ð weights 200
Date 65
Ð calling up 65
Ð display format 75
Ð setting 75
Daytime driving lamps 87
DBC Dynamic Brake
Control 79
Ð indicator lamp 79
Decommissioning the
vehicle, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Defect
Ð automatic
transmission 56
Ð door lock 29
Ð fuel filler door 168
Ð glass roof 35
Ð luggage compartment
lid 31
Ð Sequential manual
transmission SMG 53Defrosting the windshield,
refer to Defrosting
windows 91
Defrosting windows and
removing
condensation 91
Defrost position, refer to
Defrosting windows 91
"Delete address book" for
navigation 121
"Delete all numbers" on the
portable phone 155
"Delete data" for
navigation 121
"Delete" for portable
phone 155
Deleting the destination
address 120
Destination for navigation
Ð entry 116
Ð recent destinations 119
Ð selecting via map 118
Ð selecting with
information 118
Ð storing 120
Destination guidance 123
Ð changing specified
route 121
Ð interrupting voice
instructions 125
Ð selecting a new route 125
Ð terminating/
continuing 126
Ð volume of voice
instructions 125
"Detour" 126
"Dial number" 153
Digital clock 65
Dimensions 199
Dipstick for engine oil 178
Directional indicators, refer
to Turn signal
indicators 56
Direction announcements,
refer to Voice
instructions 124
Direction instructions, refer
to Voice instructions 124
Directory, refer to Phone
book 154