Maintenance
198
Maintenance 
The BMW Maintenance 
System 
The BMW Maintenance System is 
designed to ensure that your vehicle will 
continue to furnish consistent reliability 
combined with optimized safety. The ser-
vice schedule also includes operations 
related to the vehicle's comfort and conve-
nience features, such as replacement of 
the filters for the inside air. The aim is to 
optimize maintenance with regard to 
reducing the cost of running the vehicle.
Should the day come when you decide to 
sell your BMW, you will find that a complete 
dealer service history is an asset of inesti-
mable value. 
CBS Condition Based Service 
CBS is a more advanced version of the 
Service Interval Display. Sensors combine 
with highly-specialized algorithms to sup-
ply service information that reflects your 
vehicle's actual operating conditions more 
precisely than ever before. 
The system now furnishes individual dis-
plays of the times remaining until the dead-
lines for specific service operations as well 
as official state inspections:
>Engine oil 
>Brakes: separate for front and rear 
>Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter 
>Brake fluid 
>Spark plugs >Vehicle check 
>Coolant 
>Official state inspections. 
CBS monitors both current and upcoming 
service requirements. After accessing the 
data stored in the vehicle's key, your BMW 
Service Advisor is able to suggest precisely 
the right array of service procedures for 
your own individual vehicle. 
By letting you define a service and main-
tenance regimen that reflects your own 
individual requirements, Condition Based 
Service builds the basis for trouble-free 
driving. 
You can find more detailed information 
on  the Service Interval Display on page 81. 
Service and Warranty Information 
Booklet for US models and 
Warranty and Service Guide Booklet 
for Canadian models
Please consult your Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet for US models and 
Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for 
Canadian models for additional information 
on service requirements. 
Have service and repair operations 
performed at your BMW center. 
Take the time to ensure that these service 
procedures are confirmed by entries in 
your vehicle's Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet for US models and War-
ranty and Service Guide Booklet for Cana-
dian models. These entries verify that your 
vehicle has received the specified regular 
maintenance, and may also be required 
when submitting warranty claims.< 
Care 
You can find everything you need to know 
on this topic by consulting the separate 
Caring for your vehicle brochure.  
         
        
        Everything from A to Z
224 Rear window blind, refer to 
Sun blinds 112
Rear window defroster 14
Rear window safety 
switch 10, 42
"Recirc." 52
Reclining seat 44
Redialing with portable 
phone 180
Redial list 180
Refueling 186
"Release" 24
Releasing the engine 
hood 194
Remote control 32, 33
Ð Comfort Access 34
Ð malfunctions 35
Removing condensation 
from windows 104
Replacement fuses 206
Replacement keys 33
Replacement tire 203
Replacing light bulbs 200
Replacing tires 192
Reserve warning 85
Reset 149
"RESET" for audio 
mode 151
Residual heat 105
"Right"
Ð for automatic climate 
control 106
Ð for seat heating 50
Right/left balance 
adjustment in audio 
mode 149
"RND"
Ð CD changer 161
Ð CD player 158
"Roadside Assistance" 182
Roller sun blinds for rear 
side windows 112
Roof-mounted luggage 
rack 125
"Route" 140Route
Ð display 139
Ð list 140
Ð map cancellation 140
Ð new 140
Ð selecting 137
"Route guid." 139, 141
Route map 140
"Route selec." 137
Route selection 137
Run-flat tires 192, 205
S
Safety belts 49
Safety belt tensioners, refer 
to Safety belts 49
Safety lock buttons 37
Sampling scan
Ð CD 158
Ð radio 153
"Save"
Ð "Individual" 107
"Save dest." 135
"SCAN"
Ð CD changer 161
Ð CD player 158
Ð radio 153
Scan
Ð CD changer 161
Ð CD player 158
Ð radio 152
Scan sampling
Ð CD changer 161
Ð CD player 158
Ð radio 153
Screen, refer to Control 
Display 15
Seat heating 49
Seat memory 53
Seats
Ð adjusting the seats 44
Ð sitting safely 44
"Seat temp." 50, 106
Seat ventilation, refer to 
Active seat ventilation 50
SECAM during 
TV mode 164Securing cargo, refer to 
Cargo 125
Securing the load 118
Selecting a new route for 
the navigation 
system 140
Selecting distance with 
active cruise control 76
Selecting new scale for 
navigation system 
display 140
Selecting stored radio 
stations 154
Selecting the waveband on 
the radio 152
Selection options with 
navigation system 132
Selector lever, automatic 
transmission 66
"Service" 81, 198
Ð "Emissions inspection"  82
Ð "Spark plugs" 81
Ð "State inspection" 82
Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet for 
US models 198
Service brakes 123
Service Interval 
Display 81, 198
Service Requirement 
Display, refer to Service 
Interval Display 198
"SET", refer to Setting the 
speed limit 86
"Set time" 109
Setting brightness of 
Control Center 89
"Settings" 18, 21, 24
Setting the brightness 89
Setting the speed limit 86
Setting time and date 88
Shiftlock 67
Short commands for voice 
command system 28
Shortest distance 137
"Shortest route" 137
"Short info" 18
Shoulder support 46