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The stations of the last selection criterion are
displayed again after a short time.
The stations are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Changing a memory location
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "Presets" and press the controller.
2.Select the desired station.
3.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
4.Select "Store" and press the controller.
5.Turn the controller until the desired mem-
ory position is selected.
The number of the memory position
appears beside the name or frequency of
the station.
6.Press the controller.
The station is stored.
RDS Radio Data System
RDS transmits additional information in the FM
frequency range. RDS stations have the follow-
ing properties:
>In the case of broadcasting networks that
transmit over a number of frequencies,
there is an automatic switch to the fre-
quency with the best reception quality.
>If the reception conditions are good, the
station names are shown on the Control
Display. If the reception is weak or dis-
rupted, it can take some time before the
station names appear.
Weather Band*
Weather Radio is a service of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA –
of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Weather
messages are repeated every four to six min-
utes and are routinely revised every one to three
hours, or more frequently if needed. Most of the
stations operate 24 hours daily. During severe
weather, National Weather Service forecasters
can interrupt the routine weather broadcasts
and substitute special warning messages. If you
have a question concerning NOAA Weather
Radio, please contact your nearest National
Weather Service Office, or write to National
Weather Service – Attn: W/OM11 –, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
1325 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD.
20910.
Selecting Weather Band
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Select "WB" and press the controller.
2.Select the Weather Band station and press
the controller.
The Weather Band station may be unavailable
in some regions.
Radio
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Satellite radio*
You can receive up to 100 different channels
with high sound quality.
The channels are offered to you in predefined
packages. To receive the channels of your
choice, you must have this package enabled.
You may experience signal drops and
muting events related to this new tech-
nology.<
Enabling or disabling channels
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the controller backward to open
"Entertainment".
3.Select "SAT".
4.Press the controller.The channels are displayed.
These channels are enabled.Enabling
1.Select a channel that has not yet been
enabled and press the controller.
A telephone number and the electronic
serial number, ESN, are displayed.
The electronic serial number is
required to enable or disable.<
2.To have the channels enabled:
Dial phone number.
Disabling
1.Select an enabled channel and press the
controller.
2.Select "ESN" and press the controller.
The electronic serial number, ESN, is dis-
played.
The electronic serial number is
required to disable.<
3.To have the channels disabled:
Dial phone number.
Radio
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Storing channel
1.Select desired channel.
2.Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
3.Select "Store" and press the controller.
"Presets" is displayed.
4.Turn the controller to select a memory loca-
tion and press the controller.
The channel is stored. The stations of the last
selection criterion are displayed again after a
short time.
Changing channel with buttons next to
CD player
Press the button for the corresponding
direction.
The system switches to the next enabled chan-
nel.
Notes
When there is a signal blockage or the transmis-
sion is suspended momentarily for more than
4 seconds, a message appears on the Control
Display.
Service may be interrupted or unavailable
for specific reasons such as environmen-
tal or topographic conditions and others that
Satellite Radio cannot directly control.
Signal may not be available under tunnels, in
parking garages, next to tall buildings, nearby
trees with dense foliage, nearby mountains or
other possible strong sources of radio interfer-
ence.
Service should resume normally after the
source of signal unavailability has been
cleared.<
Replacing components
184
Power failure
Following a temporary interruption of the power
supply, the operation of some equipment is lim-
ited and must be reinitialized. Individual settings
are also lost and have to be updated:
>Active steering
The system is deactivated and has to be ini-
tialized, refer to page86. Until then, the
steering will react in an unaccustomed
manner.
>Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory
The position must be stored again, refer to
page46.
>Time and date
The settings must be updated, refer to
page78.
>Radio
Radio stations have to be stored again, refer
to page138.
>Navigation system
You must wait until it becomes operational
again, refer to page129.
Fuses
Never attempt to repair a blown fuse, and
do not replace a defective fuse with a sub-
stitute of another color or amperage rating, as
this could lead to overloading of the wiring, ulti-
mately resulting in a fire in the vehicle.<
Spare fuses and a pair of plastic tweezers are
located in the compartment for the onboard tool
kit, refer to page180.
Information on fuse allocation is located below
the bracket for the onboard tool kit, see below.
In glove compartment
1.Press the button on the back in the center of
partition1 and pull out the partition upward,
arrow2.
2.Press the coupling downward, arrow3, and
fold the lid 4 forward.
In luggage compartment
Fold up the cover under the floor mat and
remove the bracket for the onboard tool kit.
Information on fuse allocation1 and additional
fuses2 are provided there.
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Onboard information
Entertainment
Climate
Changing scale127{Scale ... kilometers} or
{Scale ... meters}
Displaying streets and towns/cities of the
route127{Route list}
FunctionCommand
FunctionCommand
Displaying the computer75{Onboard info}
Displaying the trip computer75{Trip computer}
Setting speed limit76{Limit}
Starting the stopwatch77{Stopwatch}
FunctionCommand
Switching on radio136{Radio on}
Opening "FM"136{FM menu}
Opening "AM"136{AM menu}
Selecting the radio station136{Station} name
Opening "Presets"136{FM presets} or
{AM presets}
Selecting stored stations136{Station ...}
Opening "Manual"137{FM manual} or
{AM manual}
Opening the radio station with the best
reception138{AM Autostore}
Opening "CD"143{CD menu}
Selecting a CD143{CD 1...6}
Selecting a track144{Track ...}
FunctionCommand
Opening "Vent settings"96{Vent settings}
Opening "Automatic programs"97{Automatic programs}
Opening "Parked car operation"98{Parked car operation}
Opening "Automatic ventilation"98{Automatic ventilation}
Displaying the activation times98{Activation time}
Everything from A to Z
200 Audio132
– controls132
– switching on/off132
– tone control133
– volume133
Automatic
– air distribution95
– air volume95
– cruise control61,62
– headlamp control91
– service notification160
– steering wheel adjustment,
refer to Easy entry/exit50
– storing stations138
Automatic car washes110
– also refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Automatic climate control94
– automatic air distribution95
– convertible program97
– settings using Control
Center96
– switching off96
Automatic curb monitor47
"Automatic programs"97
Automatic recirculated-air
control AUC95
Automatic station search137
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
– convenience start55
– Dynamic Driving Control59
– interlock54
– kick-down58
– selector lever interlock58
– shiftlock58
– starting engine55
– towing188
– tow-starting189
"Automatic ventilation"98
AUTO program with
automatic climate control95
"Autostore" on the
radio136,138
Average fuel consumption74
– setting units77
Average speed74"Avoid ferries" for
navigation123
Avoid freeways for
navigation122
"Avoid highways" for
navigation122
Avoiding unintentional
alarms35
"Avoid tollroads" for
navigation123
Axle loads, refer to
Weights192
"A - Z"153
B
Backrests, refer to Seats44
Backup lamps, refer to
Reverse gear56
Balance, refer to Tone
control134
Balance adjustment in audio
mode, right/left134
Bandages, refer to First-aid
kit186
"Bass", refer to Tone
control134
Bass, refer to Tone
control133
Battery
– jump starting186
– refer to Vehicle battery183
Being towed188
Belts, refer to Safety belts48
Beverage holder, refer to Cup
holders103
Black ice, refer to Ice
warning69
Blower, refer to Air volume95
BMW Assist159
– enabling159
– services offered160
BMW maintenance
system178
"BMW Service"161
"BMW Service settings"159
Bottle holder, refer to Cup
holders103Brake Assistant, refer to DBC
Dynamic Brake Control81
Brake fluid177
– warning lamp177
Brake Force Display86
Brake hydraulic system177
Brake lamps
– Brake Force Display86
– replacing bulbs182
Brake pads177
– breaking-in108
Brake rotors110
Brakes109
– ABS Antilock Brake
System81
– brake fluid177
– Brake Force Display86
– brake pads108,177
– breaking-in108
– CBC Cornering Brake
Control81
– handbrake55
Brake system108
– brake fluid level177
– brake pads108,177
– brake rotors110
– breaking-in108
– warning lamp13,83,177
Brake wear warning
– brake pads177
Braking
– electronic brake-force
distribution81
– refer to Braking safely109
Breakdown assistance161
Breakdown services, refer to
Roadside Assistance186
Breaking-in108
– clutch108
– differential108
Break wear warning
– warning lamp177
"Brightness"77
Buttons on steering wheel11
Bypassing route sections128
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C
California law
– Event Data Recorders179
California Proposition 65
Warning6
"Call"153
Call
– accepting152
– display accepted153
– ending152
– in absence153
– starting152
Calling
– from phone book153
– from the Top 8 list153
– redialing153
"Call sender"156
Can holder, refer to Cup
holders103
Capacities195
Capacity of the luggage
compartment192
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery183
Car care, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
Car-care products, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
"Car data"74
Care, refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Cargo loading
– securing cargo111
– stowing cargo111
– vehicle110
Caring for artificial leather,
refer to the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Caring for leather, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Caring for light-alloy wheels,
refer to the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Caring for plastic, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochureCaring for the carpet, refer to
the Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Caring for the vehicle finish,
refer to the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Car keys, refer to Key set28
Car phone151
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest102
– refer to Portable phone150
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Car radio, refer to Radio136
Car wash110
– also refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
– refer to Before driving into a
car wash110
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system108
"Categories"141
CBC Cornering Brake
Control81
CBS Condition Based
Service178
"CD"133,143
CD changer143
– controls132
– fast forward/reverse145
– installation location145
– playing a track145
– random play sequence145
– repeating a track144
– selecting a CD144
– selecting a track144
– switching on/off132
– tone control133
– volume133
CD player143
– controls132
– fast forward/reverse145
– playing a track145
– random play sequence145
– repeating a track144
– selecting a track144
– switching on/off132
– tone control133
– volume133Center armrest
– adjusting the height102
– front102
Center console14
"Central locking"29
Central locking system29
– from inside vehicle31
Changes, technical, refer to
For your own safety6
Changing a wheel183
Changing gear
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
Changing language on
Control Display78
Changing measurement units
on Control Display77
Changing wheels183
CHECK button73
Check Control71
"Check Control
messages"73
Check Gas Cap166
Checking the air pressure,
refer to Tire inflation
pressure168
Child's seats, refer to Child-
restraint systems52
Child-restraint fixing system
LATCH53
Child restraints52
Child-restraint systems52
Chrome parts, care, refer to
the Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Cigarette lighter103
Cleaning, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
Cleaning the windshield, refer
to Wiper system61
"Climate"96
Clock69
– 12h/24h mode78
– setting time and date78
Closing
– from inside31
– from outside29
Clothes hooks, Coupe102
Cockpit10
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M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires172
Maintenance, refer to the
Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet for US
models or to the Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet
for Canadian models178
Maintenance system178
Malfunction
– convertible top41
– door lock31
– fuel filler door166
– glass sunroof38
– luggage compartment
lid32,33
Malfunction warnings, refer to
Check Control71
Manual air distribution96
Manual mode with automatic
transmission with
Steptronic58
"Manual" on the radio137
Manual operation
– convertible top41
– door lock31
– driver's door31
– fuel filler door166
– glass sunroof38
– luggage compartment
lid32,33
Manual transmission56
Map
– changing scale127
– destination entry117
"Map, direction of travel"127
"Map, facing north"127
Map facing north127
Master key with remote
control28
Maximum cooling95
Maximum speed with winter
tires173Memory
– refer to Key Memory28
– refer to Seat, mirror and
steering wheel memory46
Menus, refer to Control
Center16
Microfilter97
Microphone
– for hands-free system151
– for portable phone14
– for voice command
system14
Mirror dimming feature50
Mirrors49
– automatic curb monitor47
– heating50
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror
and steering wheel
memory46
"Missed calls"154
Missed calls153
Mobile communication
devices in vehicle109
Mobile Service, refer to
Roadside Assistance186
Monitor, refer to Control
Center16
"Monitor display on"81
"Monitor on / off"51
Most recent portable phone
numbers153
Multi-function steering wheel,
refer to Buttons on the
steering wheel11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher60
– refer to Wiper/washer
system60
Music track, finding145
"Mute on / off"51
MW, waveband136
N
"Navigation"115
Navigation destination
– manual entry115
– selecting via map117
Navigation drive, installation
location114
Navigation DVD114
Navigation system114
– address book120
– bypassing route
sections128
– destination entry115
– destination guidance in
assistance window114
– destination list119
– displaying current
position125
– entering a destination
manually115
– looking for interesting
destination118
– navigation DVD114
– route display127
– route list127
– selecting destination using
information118
– selecting destination via
map117
– selecting route criteria122
– starting115
– starting destination
guidance124
– switching off, refer to Termi-
nating/continuing desti-
nation guidance125
– terminating/continuing
destination guidance125
– voice instructions126
– volume adjustment126
"Navigation voice instructions
on"126
Neck support, refer to Front
head restraints47
"New address" for
navigation120
"New destination"115,117