Using the phone in your vehicle
180 The connection is established.
Here, the dialed number appears in the
upper status line, refer to page23.
The system dials the number.
The connection can also be estab-
lished using the button on the steer-
ing wheel or the telephone keypad.<
Select and confirm to end the call.
Viewing entries
Deleting individual entries
Deleting entire phone book
Selecting a number from
Top 8 list
The eight numbers that you call most fre-
quently on the BMW portable phone are
automatically stored in the Top 8 list.
The phone numbers are only stored in
the Top 8 list when these phone num-
bers are stored as an entry in the portable
phone.<
The number called most often appears at
the top of the list.1.In the "Communication" menu, select
"TOP 8" and confirm your selection
2.Select an entry from the list that now
appears on the display, and confirm
your selection
3.Select and confirm your selec-
tion.
The connection is established. Here,
the dialed number appears in the upper
status line, refer to page23.
The connection can also be set up
using the button on the steering
wheel or the telephone keypad.<
Select and confirm to end the call.
Redialing
Numbers that you reached on earlier
attempts as well as numbers that were
unavailable are automatically stored in your
redialing list. A total of 8 phone numbers
can be stored. The last number dialed is at
the top of the list.
1.Select "Communication"
2.Select "Last" and confirm your selection
3.Select an entry from the list that now
appears on the display, and confirm
your selection
4.Select and confirm your selec-
tion.
The connection is established. Here,
the dialed number appears in the upper
status line, refer to page23.
The connection can also be set up
using the button on the steering
wheel or the telephone keypad.< 1.{Select name}
2.Enter name.
{Read out}
>To scroll forward:
{Next}
>To scroll back:
{Previous}
>To repeat entry:
{Repeat}
>To call:
{Dial}.
1.{Telephone}
2.{Delete entry}
3.Enter name.
1.{Telephone}
2.{Delete telephone book}.
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Entertainment
Reference
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips Communications
Navigation
Mobility
You can use the voice command system to
redial the last number called:
Select and confirm to end the call.
Missed calls
If the phone number of the caller was trans-
ferred, you can have a list of all missed calls
displayed if this service is supported by
your wireless service provider.
1.Select "Communication"
2.Select "Missed" and confirm your
selection A call in your absence is indi-
cated with a letter icon in the upper sta-
tus line, refer to page23
3.Select an entry from the list that now
appears on the display, and confirm
your selection
4.Select and confirm your selec-
tion.
The connection is established. Here,
the dialed number appears in the upper
status line, refer to page23.
The connection can also be set up
using the button on the steering
wheel or the telephone keypad.<
Select and confirm to end the call.{Redial}.
BMW Assist
182
BMW Assist
To avoid posing an unnecessary haz-
ard, both to your own vehicle's occu-
pants and to other road users, only make
entries with the vehicle stationary.<
Requirements
If the following requirements are met, you
can call up BMW Assist:
>Telephone is connected and switched
on
>The lock code has been entered
>The mobile communications network is
available
>GPS reception for transmission of the
data is ensured.
The position of the vehicle can influ-
ence the mobile communications/
GPS reception. As a rule, mobile communi-
cations/GPS reception is only possible
under a clear sky.
When vehicle data is exchanged with the
BMW Service Center, a corresponding
message appears on the Control Display.<
Roadside Assistance of the
BMW Group
Here, you can automatically dial the num-
ber of the Roadside Assistance of the BMW
Group, your BMW center or BMW Cus-
tomer Relations.
To contact Roadside Assistance, for exam-
ple in the event of a breakdown:
1.Select "BMW Assist" and confirm your
selection
2.Select "BMW Services" and confirm
your selection
3.Select "Roadside Assistance" and con-
firm your selection.
The current vehicle position is dis-
played4.Select "ACTIVATE" and confirm your
selection.
The data of your vehicle is transmitted
to BMW center.
The BMW center forwards the current vehi-
cle position and the customer profile and
other vehicle data to the relevant Roadside
Assistance service.
To speak to your BMW center or BMW
Customer Relations your portable phone
must be connected to the cradle in the cen-
ter console. A voice connection will be
established.
For technical reasons, the emergency
call cannot be guaranteed under
unfavorable conditions.<
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Everything from A to Z
218
Everything from A to Z
Index
A
A/C operation
– automatic climate
control105
"ABC..." for navigation132
ABS Antilock Brake
System92
– indicator lamp13
ACC, refer to Active cruise
control75
"ACCEPT" for
navigation137,143
Accepting call
– automatic177
– during a call179
Accessories, refer to Your
individual vehicle5
Accident, refer to
– Giving and receiving
assistance209
– Roadside Assistance182
"ACTIVATE",
BMW Assist182
Activated-charcoal
filter108
Active cruise control75
– malfunction80
Active head restraints,
front49
Active seat53
Active seat ventilation52
Adapter for spare key35
Adaptive Head Light101
Address
– deleting143
– displaying142
– entering143
– storing142
– storing current
position143
"Address book" for
navigation142
Adjust cooling capacity of
rear air conditioner109Adjusting interior
temperature105
Adjusting seats47
Air, drying, refer to
A/C operation105
Airbags98
– indicator lamp13
– safe sitting position46
Air conditioner in the
rear109
Air conditioner mode105
Air conditioning in rear109
Air conditioning while
parked110
Air distribution
– automatic climate
control104,107
– individual108
Airing, refer to
Ventilation106,110
Air jets, refer to
Ventilation106,110
Air pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure188
Air recirculation, refer to
Recirculated air105
Air supply
– automatic climate
control105
– rear air conditioner109
Air vents, refer to
Ventilation106
AKI, refer to Fuel
specifications187
Alarm system42
– avoiding unintentional
alarms43
All-season tires, refer to
Winter tires193
Altering stretch of road140
Alternate route, refer to
Detour140
"AM..."
– audio mode148
– radio152,154AM waveband152
"ANGLE" for
DVD mode169
Antenna174
Antenna for portable
phone174
Antifreeze
– coolant196
– washer fluid73
Antilock Brake System ABS
– indicator lamp13
Anti-theft alarm system35
– refer to Alarm system42
Anti-trapping mechanism
– glass roof, electric45
– power windows44
Armrest, refer to Center
armrest115,118
"Arrow display" for
navigation139,140
Arrow display for
navigation140
"AS ADDRESS", navigation
– creating directory142
– current position143
– destination entry133
– destination list137
– home address142
– recent destinations136
"AS DEST.", navigation
– recent destinations136
Ashtray117
– front117
– rear117
Assist182
Assistance system, refer to
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control93
Assistance window
– help texts22
– refer to Control Center22
– status lines23
AUC Automatic
recirculated-air
control105
Reference 219
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
"Audio"
– audio mode148
– radio152
Audio148
– adjusting tone149
– controls148
– switching on/off149
– volume149
"AUDIO" for
DVD mode169
Audio mode148
"AUTO", automatic climate
control107
Automatic
– air distribution104
– air supply104
– headlamp control100
– luggage compartment lid
operation36,41
– steering wheel
adjustment54
– windshield washer72
Automatic car wash, refer
to the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Automatic climate
control103
– rear air conditioner109
– rear cooler114
– settings in Control
Display107
Automatic curb monitor56
Automatic Hold
– parking65
– parking brake65
Automatic recirculated-air
control AUC105
Automatic soft closing
– doors39
– luggage compartment
lid40
Automatic station
search152
Automatic station
storage153Automatic transmission
with Steptronic68
– ignition62
– interlock62
– selector lever interlock68
– shiftlock69
– towing210
"AUTO P"
– function button54
– vehicle65
AUTO program, refer to
Automatic air
distribution104
"AUTOSTOR" for radio154
Average fuel
consumption86
– setting units89
Average speed86
– setting units89
"Avoid highway"137
Avoiding tolls137
"Avoid route"141
"Avoid sect."140
"Avoid tolls"137
Axle loads, refer to
Weights216
"A-Z", telephone179
B
Backrests, refer to Seat
adjustment47,48
Backrest width
adjustment47
Backup lamps, bulb
replacement203
"Balance" in audio
mode150
Bandages, refer to
First-aid kit209
Bar, towing211
"Bass" in audio mode150
Battery207
– indicator lamp207
– jump-starting209
– remote control34
– switch207
"BC", refer to Computer87
Belts, refer to Safety
belts51
Beverage holders116Blower, automatic climate
control103
BMW active seat53
"BMW Assist"182
BMW Assist182
BMW Maintenance
System198
"BMW Services",
BMW Assist182
Bottle holder, refer to
Beverage holders116
Brake fluid197
– indicator lamp13
– level197
Brake Force Display97
Brake hydraulic
systems197
Brake lamps
– adaptive, refer to Brake
force display97
– bulb replacement203
– indicator lamp, defective
lamp83
Brake pad wear indicator,
indicator lamp13
Brake rotors
– brake system123
– break-in122
Brakes123
– ABS92
– brake fluid197
– break-in122
– indicator/warning
lamps13,92,94
– parking brake64
Brake system197
– brake fluid level197
– brake pads82
– break-in122
– disc brakes123
– indicator lamp13
Breakdown recovery, refer
to Roadside
Assistance182
Breakdown service, refer to
Roadside Assistance182
Break-in procedures122
"Brief info", Control
Center22
Everything from A to Z
220 "Brightness"
– in the Control Center90
– in TV mode164
Brightness90
– in TV mode164
– on Control Display90
Bulb replacement, refer to
Lamps and bulbs201
Buttons on multi-function
steering wheel16
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic70
Bypassing traffic
congestion140
C
Calculating distance86
California laws
– Event Data Recorders200
– Proposition 65
Warning200
Call
– beginning178
– during a call179
– ending178
– replacing179
– when absent181
Calling
– from phone book179
– from the Top 8 list180
– redialing180
– with telephone keypad,
folding176
Calls, switching between
two calls179
Can holder, refer to
Beverage holders116
Capacities217
Car care, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
Car-care products, refer to
the Caring for your vehicle
brochure
"Car data", vehicle84
Care, refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Caring for the vehicle finish,
refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Car jack points205Car key, refer to
Key/remote control34
Carpet care, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Car phone, refer to
separate portable phone
Owner's Manual174
Car radio, refer to
Radio152
Car wash122
– refer to the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– with Comfort Access122
Catalytic converter, refer to
High temperatures122
CBC Cornering Brake
Control92
– warning lamp13
CBS Condition Based
Service198
"CD"
– in audio mode148
– in CD player mode158
CD changer160
– adjusting tone149
– controls148
– fast forward, reverse162
– location160
– random sequence161
– sampling161
– selecting a CD161
– selecting track162
– starting160
– volume149
CD player158
– adjusting tone149
– controls148
– fast forward, reverse159
– random sequence158
– sampling158
– selecting tracks158
– starting158
– volume149
Center armrest115,118
Center brake lamp, bulb
replacement203
Center console, refer to
Comfort features14Central locking system35
– Comfort Access37
– interior38
"CHANGE" for
navigation137
Changes, technical, refer to
For your own safety5
Changing language89
Changing navigation CDs/
DVDs130
Changing scale140
Changing settings on the
Control Display89
Changing time display89
Changing units of measure
in Control Display89
Changing wheels204
Charge current indicator
lamp83
CHECK button84
Check Control83
– "Check"84
Child's seats, refer to Child-
restraint systems58
Child-restraint systems58
Child-safety lock60
Chrome parts, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Chrome-plated parts, care,
refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Cigarette lighter117,118
Cleaning, vehicle, refer to
the Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Cleaning windshield72
Climate comfort
windshield126
"Climate" for seat
heating52
"Clock"90
Clock81
– 12/24-hour mode89
– setting90
– setting time and date90
Closing
– from inside38
– from outside35
Clothes hooks116
Cockpit10,14
Everything from A to Z
222 Defrosting windows105
– automatic climate
control105
Defrosting windows and
removing condensation,
automatic climate
control105
Defrosting windshield,
refer to Defrosting
windows105
"DELETE" for
navigation136,137
Destination address
– deleting137
– entering134
Destination for
navigation132
– selecting using voice142
– selecting via
information135
Destination guidance139
– changing route
specifications137
– continuing142
– displaying driving
route131
– distance and arrival86
– interrupting142
– interrupting voice
instructions141
– selecting new route140
– starting139
– terminating142
– volume of voice
instructions141
Destinations recently
driven to137
"Dest. input" for
navigation132
"Detour" for navigation141
Dialed numbers for
telephone180
Differential, break-in122
Digital clock81
Dimensions215
Dimmed interior mirror53
Dipstick, engine oil195
Directional indicators,
refer to Turn signals71Direction instruction, refer
to Voice instructions141
Directory, refer to
– Address book142
– Phone book179
Disc brakes123
Displacement, refer to
Engine specifications214
Display, refer to Control
Display18
Display direction,
altering140
Display elements12
Display illumination101
Display lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting101
Display of faults83
Displays, refer to Info
Display12
Disposal
– battery of remote
control37
– vehicle battery207
Distance86
– unit of measure89
Distance control, refer to
Active cruise control75
Distance to destination86
Distance warning91
Door entry lighting102
Door keys34
Door lock38
DOT Quality Grades190
Draft-free ventilation106
Driving lamps, refer to
Parking lamps/
low beams100
Driving notes122
Driving stability control92
Driving through water,
flooding123
Driving time87
Dry air, refer to
A/C operation105
"DSC", vehicle94
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control93
– indicator lamp13
"DTC", vehicle93DTC Dynamic Traction
Control93
– indicator lamp13
"DVD"
– in audio mode148
– in DVD mode166
DVD changer165
– adjusting picture168
– adjusting tone149
– controls148
– country codes166
– DVD controller166
– fast forward167
– fast reverse167
– freezing frame168
– searching for chapter168
– selecting a track167
– selecting DVD167
– selecting language168
– selecting picture
format168
– selecting subtitles168
– specific menu169
– starting166
– volume149
DVD multimedia changer,
refer to DVD changer165
Dynamic Brake Control
DBC94
– indicator lamp13
Dynamic destination
guidance, traffic
information during
destination guidance140
Dynamic Drive95
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC93
– indicator lamp13
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC93
– indicator lamp13
E
EBV Electronic brake-force
distribution93
EDC Electronic Damping
Control95
Editorial notice5
Reference 223
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Electrical defect
– door lock38
– driver's door38
– fuel filler door186
– glass roof, electric45
– luggage compartment
lid40
– parking brake66
– transmission interlock for
automatic transmission
with Steptronic70
Electric steering wheel
adjustment54
Electronic Damping Control
EDC95
Electronic Stability
Program ESP, refer to
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control93
Electronic toll collection
device, refer to
Entry/pass tags126
Emergency actuation, refer
to Manual operation
– driver's door38
– fuel filler door186
– glass roof, electric45
– luggage compartment
lid40
– parking brake66
– transmission interlock for
automatic transmission
with Steptronic70
Emergency call177
– dialing phone number178
– with emergency call
button177
Emergency release of
luggage compartment lid
from luggage
compartment's interior41
Emergency services, refer
to Roadside
Assistance182
"Emissions inspection",
vehicle83
Energy-conscious driving,
refer to Energy Control86
Energy Control86
Engaging locks from
inside39Engine
– break-in122
– data214
– indicator lamp13
– speed214
– starting63
– switching off63
Engine compartment195
Engine coolant196
Engine oil195
– filling capacity217
– indicator/warning lamp83
– specified engine oils196
Engine oil level195
Engine oil pressure83
Engine oil sensor83
Engine output, refer to
Engine specifications214
Engine specifications214
Engine speed214
Entering country133
Entering house number134
Entering intersection134
Entering street134
Entering switch-on time of
independent ventilation
system110
"Entertainm.",
Control Center24
"Entertainment" in audio
mode148
Entry/pass tags126
Entry map for current
position and
destination132
Environmentally friendly
driving, refer to
Energy Control86
Equalizer150
ESP Electronic Stability
Program, refer to DSC
Dynamic Stability
Control93
Exhaust system, refer to
High temperatures122
Exterior mirrors53
– automatic dimming
feature53
"Extra"
– rear air conditioning109
– rear cooler114F
"Fader" in audio mode150
Failure messages13
– refer to Check Control83
Failure of a current
consumer207
False alarm, refer to
Avoiding unintentional
alarms43
Fan, refer to Air supply105
Fasten safety belt51
Fastest route137
"Fastest route" for
navigation137
Fast forward
– CD159,162
– DVD167
Fault displays, refer to
Check Control83
Filter, refer to Microfilter/
activated-charcoal
filter108
Fine wood, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
First aid, refer to First-aid
kit209
First-aid kit209
Fittings for tow-starting and
towing210
Flashlight, refer to
Rechargeable
flashlight115
Flat tire206
– Flat Tire Monitor95
– refer to Tire condition191
– run-flat tires206
– spare tire205
Flat Tire Monitor95
– indicator lamp96
Flooding, refer to Driving
through water123
Floor coverings, carpet,
refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Floor mat, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure