Contents
Operation, maintenance
Special operating instructions:
Break-in procedures120
General driving notes121
Antilock Brake System
(ABS)121
Brake system122
Wheels and tires:
Tire inflation pressure124
Tire condition124
Tire replacement125
Wheel and tire
combinations127
Winter tires127
In the engine compartment:
Hood129
Engine compartment
essentials130
Washer fluids132
Engine oil132
Coolant134
Brake fluid135
Maintenance:
The BMW Maintenance
System136
Laws and regulations:
California Proposition 65
warning138
OBD interface socket138
Owner service procedures
Replacement procedures:
Onboard tool kit142
Windshield wiper blades142
Lamps and bulbs143
Changing a wheel147
Run Flat tires*150
Battery151
Fuses151
Giving and receiving
assistance: Receiving assistance152
Jump-starting153
Towing the vehicle154
Technical data
Engine data160
Dimensions161
Weights162
Capacities163
76
Cleaning windshield and
headlamps*0Wipers retracted
1Clean windshield and headlamps
2Rear window wiper intermittent mode
3Clean the rear window
Do not use the washers if there is
any danger that the fluid will
freeze on the windshield, as your vision
could be obscured. Always use a wind-
shield washer antifreeze in cold
weather. Refer to page 132.
Do not use the washers when the reser-
voir is empty. This could cause damage
to the washer pump.<
The system sprays washer fluid against
the windshield and activates the wipers
for a brief period. When the vehicle's
lighting system is switched on, the
headlamps will also be cleaned at rea-
sonable intervals.Rear window wiperRear window wiper in intermittent
mode. When reverse gear is engaged,
continuous operation is switched on
automatically.
You can also program the interval:
>Briefly move the wiper lever from
position 0 to position 2
>The period that elapses until the wip-
ers again start to move – from
position 0 to 2 – is the programmed
interval for intermittent operation –
max. 30 seconds.Cleaning the rear windowThe system sprays washer fluid onto
the rear window.
To change the wiper blades refer to
page 142.
Windshield washer nozzlesThe windshield washer nozzles are
heated automatically* when the ignition
key is in position 2.
Washer/wiper system/Rain sensor*
Everything from A to ZTrunk lid, refer to Tailgate 35
Trunk lighting, refer to cargo
area lighting 35
Trunk, refer to Cargo area
Turn signal indicator 74
bulb replacement 144
indicator lamp 20
Turn signal indicator, side
bulb replacement 145
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 161
TV function, refer to the
Owner's Manual for
Onboard Computer
U
Underbody protection, refer
to the Caring for your vehi-
cle brochure
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading 126
Units
average fuel
consumption 84
temperature 83
Unlocking
from inside 35
from outside 31, 34
V
Valve
screw caps 148Vehicle
battery 151
break-in procedures 120
care, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
dimensions 161
loading 113
starting 63
switching off 65
washing, refer to the Car-
ing for your vehicle bro-
chure 75
weight 162
Vehicle Memory 61
Vehicle storage
refer to the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Vehicle weight 162
Ventilation 96, 100
draft-free 99, 103
Viscosity 134
Voice Input System 22
Voice recognition, refer to
separate Owner's Manual
Volume
cargo area 162
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 18Warning lamp
Please fasten safety
belts 18
Warning messages 81
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet 136
Warranty, refer to separate
booklet 7
Washer fluid
adding 132, 163
Washer fluid reservoir 132
volume 132
Washer jets, refer to Wind-
shield washer jets 76
Washer/wiper system 75, 76
washer fluid 132
Waste tray, refer to
Ashtray 108
Water on roadways, deep
water 121
Weights 162
Wheel and tire
combinations 127
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen-
sions 161
Wheels and tires 127
Wheelslip control DSC 86
Width, refer to
Dimensions 161
Window condensation
removing 99, 102Windows
convenience operation
32, 34
power 40
remote control 31, 32
Windshield washer
nozzles 76
Windshield washer reservoir
volume, see
Capacities 163
Windshield washer reser-
voir, filling 132, 163
Windshield wipers, refer to
Washer/wiper system 75
Winter tires 127
condition 128
storing 127
Wiper blades
replacing 142
Work in the engine compart-
ment 129
Wrench, refer to Onboard
tool kit 142
X
Xenon lamps
bulb replacement 143
