2004 BMW 645CI COUPE&CONVERTIBLE Owners Manual

Reference 207
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Random play
– CD changer 140
– CD player 140
Reading lamps 87
Rear lamps, refer to
Tail lamps 180
Rearview mirror 48
Rear window defroster 89
"Received calls" 149
Receiving level of portable
phone, refer to Status
information 19
Reception
– quality 133
– radio stations 133
– regional station 132
Rechargeable flashlight 95
Recirculated-air mode,
refer to AUC Automatic
recirculated-air
control 89
Recirculation of air, refer to
AUC Automatic recircu-
lated-air control 89
Reclining seat, refer to
Backrest 43
Recording times, refer to
Stopwatch 72
"Redial" for portable
phone 149
Redialing with portable
phone 149
Refueling 162
Releasing, engine
hood 170
"Relock door if not
opened" 29
Remaining distance
– refer to Computer 70
– refer to Cruising range 69
Remote control 26
– garage-door opener 94
– luggage compartment
lid 28
– malfunctions 28
"Repeat" in audio
mode 139
"repeat track" in audio
mode 139
Replacement fuses 182Replacement of tires,
changing a wheel 181
Replacing bulbs, refer to
Lamps and bulbs 178
Replacing wheels/tires 168
Reporting an accident,
refer to Initiating an
emergency call 183
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to
Fuel gauge 65
"Reset"
– for stopwatch 72
– in audio mode 129
Residual heat mode 90
Restraint systems
– for children 51
– refer to Safety belts 47
Retreaded tires 168
Reverse, fast
– CD changer 140
– CD player 140
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 59
– manual transmission 56
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 57
Road map 120
"Roadside Assistance" 157
Roadside Assistance 184
Roadside parking lamps 86
"Roaming" 158
Rollover protection system
on Convertible 82
– lowering 82
Rope, refer to Towing and
tow-starting 185
Rotary pushbutton, refer to
Control Center 16
Route
– bypassing sections 120
– changing 116, 120
– display 120
– displaying map 120
– displaying the arrow
view 119
– list 120
– selecting 116
– selecting criteria 116"Route list" for
navigation 120
Route map 119
"Route preference" 116
Route selection 116
Run-flat tires 168
– continuing driving with a
damaged tire 168
– flat tire 80
– tire inflation
pressure 164, 168
– tire replacement 168, 169
– winter tires 169
S
Safety belts 47
– damage 47
– sitting safely 42
– warning lamp 47
Safety belt tensioners, refer
to Safety belts 47
Safety systems
– ABS Antilock Brake
System 76
– airbags 81
– DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 77
– rollover protection
system, convertible 82
– safety belts 47
Satellite radio 133
– activating 134
– selecting channel 134
– storing channel 134
"SAT" on the radio 134
"Scan"
– playing stations 131
– playing tracks 139
Scan
– CD changer 139
– CD player 139
– radio 131
"scan directory" in audio
mode 139
Screen, refer to
Control Center 16
"Screen on / off" 49
Screw-on valve caps 181

Everything from A to Z
208 Screw thread for tow
fitting 186
Seats 43
– adjusting 43
– heating 47
– memory, refer to Seat,
mirror and steering wheel
memory 44
– sitting safely 42
– sports seat 43
– storing the setting 44
– thigh support 43
Securing load 98
"Select as destination" 113
"Select current speed" 71
Selecting audio sources,
refer to Operation using
Control Center 126
Selecting frequency
manually 131
Selecting menu items 18
Selecting new scale for
navigation system
display 120
Selecting route 116
Selection options with
navigation system 116
Selector lever
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
– manual transmission 56
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 56
Selector lever interlock,
refer to Shiftlock
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 57
Sequential manual trans-
mission, SMG 56
"Service" 65, 156
Service, refer to
Roadside Assistance 184
Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet for US
models 174
"Service notification" 156
"Service Request" 157Service requirement
display 65
– also refer to CBS
Condition Based
Service 174
"Service
requirements" 65, 156
"Service Status" 155
"Set date" 74
"Set" in audio mode 127
"Set service date" 66
"Set time" 73
Setting road-speed limit 71
Settings
– changing on the
Control Display 72
– configuring, refer to
Key Memory 26
Setting the time, refer to
Preselecting activation
time 93
"Set tire pressure" 79
Shifting gears with
automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
Short commands of the
voice command
system 194
"Short cut / Telephone" 49
Shortest route for
navigation 116
"Short route" for
navigation 116
"Show current
position" 112
"Show destination
position" 112
Side airbags 81
Side marker lamps,
replacing the bulbs 180
Side turn signals, replacing
the bulbs 180
Sill panel lighting 87
Sitting safely 42
– with airbags 42
– with safety belts 42
Ski bag 98
Sliding/tilt roof, refer to
Glass roof, electric with
raise function 35SMG Sequential manual
transmission 56
– acceleration assistant 60
– convenience start 55
– Dynamic Driving
Control 59
– gear display 57
– kickdown 57
– overheating 58
– shiftlock 57
– towing 186
– tow-starting 187
– warning lamp 58
"SMS" 150
Snow chains 169
Socket
– for Onboard Diagnosis
interface 176
– in front passenger
footwell 98
– refer to Cigarette lighter
socket 97
SOS, refer to Initiating an
emergency call 183
Sound output for Enter-
tainment on/off 127
Spare fuses 182
Spare key 26
Special oils, refer to
Specified engine oils 172
Specified engine oils 172
Speed-dependent
volume 128
Speed limit warning, refer
to Speed limit 71
Speedometer 12
"Speed volume", refer to
Adjusting the tone 128
Speed with winter tires 169
Sport program
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 59
– Dynamic Driving
Control 59
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems 76
"Start" for stopwatch 72
"Start guidance" 111, 118
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump-starting 184

Reference 209
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 184
– refer to Starting engine 54
Starting engine 54
Start menu 17
"Start route guidance" 112
"Start service" 157
"State / Province" for desti-
nation entry 110
"State inspection" 66
Station, refer to Radio 130
"Status" 65
Status of this Owner's
Manual at time of
printing 5
Steering wheel 11
– adjustment 48
– automatic adjustment 49
– buttons on steering
wheel 11
– heating 49
– individual button
assignment options 49
– memory 44
"Steering wheel
buttons" 49
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 80
Steptronic, refer to
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
"Stop" for stopwatch 72
"Stopwatch" 72
Stopwatch 72
Storage compartments 96
"Store in address book" for
navigation 114
"Store" on the
radio 132, 135
Storing current
position 114
Storing sitting position,
refer to Seat, mirror and
steering wheel
memory 44
Storing tires 169
Straps, refer to
Loading 105
"Street" for destination
entry 111Stroke, refer to
Engine data 190
Summer tires, refer to
Wheels and tires 164
SW, waveband 130
Switches, refer to
Cockpit 10
Switching navigation voice
instructions on/off 119
Switching off
– engine 55
– interior motion sensor 33
– tilt alarm sensor 33
Switching on
– audio 126
– CD changer 126
– CD player 126
– portable phone 145
– radio 126
Switching on hour signal 73
Switching the cooling
function on and off 89
Swiveling headlamps, refer
to Adaptive Head Light 86
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 64
Tail lamps 180
– replacing the bulbs 180
Tank capacity, refer to
Fuel tank capacity 162
Target cursor for
navigation 112
Technical changes, refer to
For your own safety 6
Technical data 190
Telematic 155
Telephone
– refer to Portable
phone 144
– refer to separate
Owner's Manual
TeleService 155
– enabling 155
– services offered 156
Temperature
adjustment 89Temperature display
– ice warning 64
– outside temperature 64
– setting measurement
units 64
Temperature gauge,
engine oil 65
Tempomat, refer to
Cruise control 62
"Terminate services" 158
"Text language" 73
The individual vehicle 5
Tilt function, passenger-
side mirror 45
"Time" 73
"Time 1" for independent
ventilation 93
"Time 2" for independent
ventilation 93
"Time format" 73
Timer, refer to Preselecting
activation time 93
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 79
Tire Quality Grading 166
Tires
– age 166
– air loss 80
– break-in procedure 102
– changing 168
– condition 167
– damage 167
– flat 168
– inflation pressure 164
– new wheels and tires 168
– pressure monitoring, refer
to Flat Tire Monitor 79
– replacing 168
– retreaded tires 168
– run-flat tires 168
– size 168
– tread 167
– wear indicators 167
– wheel/tire
combination 168
– winter tires 169
"Tone" 128
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting 127
– middle setting 129

Everything from A to Z
210 Tools, refer to
Onboard tool kit 178
"Top 8" for portable
phone 149
Torque, refer to
Engine specifications 190
Touch tone dialing 150
Tow fitting 186
Towing 185
– tow fitting 186
– vehicles with automatic
transmission 186
– vehicles with SMG
Sequential manual
transmission 186
– with tow bar 186
– with tow-rope 187
– with tow truck 187
"Town / City" for desti-
nation entry 111
Tow-starting 187
Tracks
– random play
sequence 139, 140
– sample scan 139
Track width, refer to
Dimensions 191
Traction control, refer to
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 77
Traffic congestion, refer to
Bypassing route
sections 120
Transmission
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
– manual transmission 56
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 56
Transporting children
safely 51
Transport securing device,
refer to Securing the
load 105
Tread depth, refer to
Minimum tread depth 167
"Treble", refer to
Adjusting the tone 128
"Trip computer" 70Trip computer 70
Trip-distance counter, refer
to Trip odometer 64
"Triple turn signal
activation" 60
Trip odometer 64
Trunk, refer to Luggage
compartment 30
Trunk lid, refer to Luggage
compartment lid 30
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 191
Turn signals 60
– indicator lamp 13
– replacing the bulbs 179
U
Underbody protection,
refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading/UTQR 166
"Units" 72
Units
– average fuel
consumption 72
– temperature 72
Universal garage-door
opener, refer to
Integrated universal
remote control 94
Universal remote control,
refer to Integrated
universal remote
control 94
"Unlock button" 27
Unlock code 147
Unlocking
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Unlocking and locking
doors, setting confir-
mation signals 28
"Update services" 158
V
Vehicle
– battery 181
– break-in procedure 102
– care 175
– care, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
– decommissioning, refer to
the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– dimensions 191
– loading 104
– parking 55
– position, refer to
Displaying current
position 109
– washing, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
– weights 190
"Vehicle settings" 27
"Ventilation" 92
Ventilation 92
– draft-free 92
– independent
ventilation 92
Vent outlets of automatic
climate control 88
"Vent settings" 91
Voice command system 20
Voice instructions for
navigation system 119
– muting 50, 119
– repeating 50, 119
– switching on/off 50, 119
– volume 119
Voice phone book 153
Volume 126
– audio sources 126
– portable phone 146
– setting speed-
dependent 128
– setting using buttons on
steering wheel 11
– voice instructions 119
Volume adjustment in audio
mode, front-to-rear 128
Volume of the luggage
compartment 190

Reference 211
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
W
Warning lamps, refer to
Indicator/warning
lamps 13
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control 66
Warning triangle 184
Warranty and Service
Guide Booklet for
Canadian models 174
Washer fluid
– capacity of the
reservoir 62
– wiper system 62
Washer fluid reservoir 62
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water 103
Waveband 130
"WB" 127, 133
Wear indicators in tires 167
Weights 190
Wheel/tire combination,
refer to New wheels and
tires 168
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions 191
Wheels and tires 164
Width, refer to
Dimensions 191
Wind deflector 40
Windows 33
– convenience
operation 27, 29
– opening and closing,
Convertible 34
– opening and closing,
Coupe 34
– rear window,
Convertible 35
Windshield washer
nozzles 61
Windshield washer system,
refer to Washer/wiper
system 61
Windshield wiper blade
replacement 178
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper/washer system 61Winter tires 169
– setting speed limit 71
– storage 169
Wiper blade
replacement 178
Wiper system 61
– washer fluid 62
– windshield washer
nozzles 61
"With highways" for
navigation 116
Wordmatch principle for
navigation 117
Working in the engine
compartment 170
Wrenches/screwdrivers,
refer to Onboard tool
kit 178
X
Xenon lamps 178
– replacing the bulbs 178

Refueling
To ensure that you always have all the
essential data at hand when refueling, we
recommend that you fill in the following
tables with the specifications and informa-
tion that apply to your vehicle. Consult the
index for individual specifications. Fuel
Engine oil
The oil quantity between the middle of
the two marks on the dipstick is approx.
1.6 US quarts/1.5 liters.
Tire inflation pressures
Designation
Please enter your preferred fuel here.
Quality
Summer tires
FrontRearWinter tires
FrontRear
Up to 4 persons
4 persons plus luggage

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