Everything from A to Z
198 Automatic
– air distribution 89
– air volume 89
– cruise control 62
– curb monitor 45
– headlamp control 85
– service notification 156
– station search 131
– steering wheel 
adjustment 49
– storing stations 132
Automatic car wash 102
– also refer to the Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
Automatic climate 
control 88
– automatic air 
distribution 89
– convertible program 91
– settings using Control 
Center 90
– switching off 90
"Automatic programs" 91
Automatic recirculated-air 
control, AUC 89
Automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 58
– convenience start 55
– Dynamic Driving 
Control 59
– interlock 54
– kickdown 59
– selector lever interlock 58
– shiftlock 58
– starting engine 55
– towing 186
– tow-starting 187
– warning lamp 59
"Automatic ventilation" 92
AUTO program with 
automatic climate 
control 89
"Autostore" on the 
radio 130, 132
"AUTO" with automatic 
climate control 91
Average fuel 
consumption 69
– setting units 72
Average speed 69"Avoid ferries" for 
navigation 116
Avoid freeways for 
navigation 116
"Avoid highways" for 
navigation 116
Avoiding unintentional 
alarms 33
"Avoid tollroads" for 
navigation 116
Axle loads, refer to 
Weights 190
"A - Z" 148
B
Backrests, refer to 
Seats 43
Backup lamps, refer to 
Reverse gear 56
– replacing the bulbs 180
Balance, refer to 
Adjusting the tone 128
Balance adjustment in 
audio mode
– right/left 128
Bass, refer to 
Adjusting the tone 127
"Bass", refer to 
Adjusting the tone 128
Battery 181
– in the remote control 26
– jump-starting 184
Being towed 186
Belts, refer to 
Safety belts 47
Beverage holder, refer to 
Cup holders 97
Black ice, refer to 
Ice warning 64
Blower, refer to 
Air volume 89
BMW Assist 155
– enabling 155
– services offered 156
BMW maintenance 
system 174
"BMW Service" 157
"BMW Service 
settings" 155Bore, refer to 
Engine data 190
Bottle holder, refer to 
Cup holders 97
Brake Assistant, refer to 
DBC Dynamic Brake 
Control 78
Brake fluid 173
– warning lamp 173
Brake Force Display 80
Brake hydraulic 
system 173
Brake lamps
– replacing the bulbs 180
– two-stage brake lamps 80
Brake pads 173
– break-in procedure 102
Brake pedal, refer to 
Brakes 103
Brake rotors 103
Brakes 103
– ABS Antilock Brake 
System 76
– brake fluid 173
– Brake Force Display 80
– brake pads 102, 173
– break-in procedure 102
– handbrake 55
Brake system 102
– brake fluid level 173
– brake pads 173
– brake rotors 103
– break-in procedure 102
– warning lamp 13, 78, 173
Brake wear warning
– brake pads 173
– warning lamp 173
Breakdown assistance 156
Breakdown services, refer 
to Roadside 
Assistance 184
Breaking-in the clutch 102
Breaking-in the 
differential 102
Break-in procedures 102
"Brightness" 72
Buttons on the steering 
wheel 11