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Contents 
The fastest way to find specific topics is 
to use the index, refer to page218.
Using this Owner's Manual
4 Notes
7 Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10Cockpit 
17 Control Center 
26 Voice command
Controls
34Opening and closing
46 Adjustments
58 Transporting children safely 
62 Driving
81 Everything under control
91 Technology for comfort, convenience 
and safety
100 Lamps 
103 A congenial climate
112 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
122Things to remember when driving
Navigation
130Starting navigation system
132 Destination entry 
139 Destination guidance 
145 What to do if …
Entertainment
148On/off, tone
152 Radio 
158 CD Compact Disc 
160 CD changer 
163 TV 
165 DVD changer 
Communications
174Using the phone in your vehicle
182 BMW Assist 
Mobility
186Refueling 
188 Wheels and tires 
194 Under the hood 
198 Maintenance
200 Rules and regulations
201 Replacing components
209 Giving and receiving assistance 
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214Technical data 
218 Everything from A to Z  

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Your individual vehicle 
On purchasing your BMW, you have 
decided in favor of a model with individual-
ized equipment and features. This Owner's 
Manual describes the entire array of 
options and equipment available with a 
specific BMW model.
Please bear in mind that the manual may 
contain information on accessories and 
equipment that you have not specified for 
your own vehicle. Sections describing 
options and special equipment are marked 
by asterisks
* to assist you in identifying 
possible differences between the descrip-
tions in this manual and your own vehicle's 
equipment.
Should your BMW be equipped with fea-
tures or accessories not described in this 
Owner's Manual, please consult the 
enclosed Supplementary Owner's Man-
ual(s).
Editorial notice 
BMW pursues a policy of continuous, 
ongoing development that is conceived to 
ensure that our vehicles continue to 
embody the highest quality and safety 
standards combined with advanced, state-
of-the-art technology. 
For this reason, the features described in 
this Owner's Manual may differ from those 
on your vehicle. Nor can errors and omis-
sions be entirely ruled out. You are there-
fore asked to appreciate that no claims can 
be entertained on the basis of the data, 
illustrations or descriptions in this Owner's 
Manual. 
For your own safety 
Maintenance and repair
Advanced technology, e.g. the use of 
modern materials and high-perfor-
mance electronics, requires specially 
adapted maintenance and repair methods. 
Therefore, only have corresponding work 
on your BMW carried out by a BMW center 
or a workshop that works according to 
BMW repair procedures with correspond-
ingly trained personnel. If work is carried 
out improperly there is a danger of conse-
quential damage and the related safety 
risks.< 
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine 
parts and accessories approved by 
BMW. 
When you purchase accessories tested 
and approved by BMW and Genuine BMW 
Parts, you simultaneously acquire the 
assurance that they have been thoroughly 
tested by BMW to ensure optimized perfor-
mance when installed on your vehicle. 
BMW warrants these parts to be free from 
defects in material and workmanship. 
BMW will not accept any liability for dam-
age resulting from installation of parts and 
accessories not approved by BMW. 
BMW cannot test every product made by 
other manufacturers to verify if it can be 
used on a BMW safely and without risk to 
either the vehicle, its operation, or its occu-
pants. 
Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories 
and other products approved by BMW, 
together with professional advice on using 
these items, are available from all BMW 
centers. 
Installation and operation of non-BMW 
approved accessories such as alarms, 
radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, 
suspension components, brake dust 
shields, telephones, including operation of 
any mobile phone from within the vehicle 
without using an externally mounted 
antenna, or transceiver equipment, for 
instance, CBs, walkie-talkie, ham radio or  

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Reporting safety defects
The following only applies to vehicles 
owned and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect 
which could cause a crash or could cause 
injury or death, you should immediately 
inform the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to noti-
fying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. 
Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-
1227, Telephone (800) 831-1117. 
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it 
may open an investigation, and if it finds 
that a safety defect exists in a group of 
vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy 
campaign. However, NHTSA cannot 
become involved in individual problems 
between you, your dealer, or BMW of North 
America, LLC. 
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the 
Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-
9393 (or 366-0123 in Washington, D.C. 
area) or write to: NHTSA, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, Washington, D.C. 
20590. You can also obtain other informa-
tion about motor vehicle safety from the 
Hotline.  

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1Glasses compartment116
2Storage compartment116
3Switching audio and video sources on/
off and adjusting volume149
4Telephone keypad, folding176
5Automatic air distribution and supply, 
left side of passenger 
compartment104
6Outside air/AUC Automatic recircu-
lated-air control/Recirculated air105
7Defrosting windshield and windows and 
removing condensation105
8Control Display17
9Temperature, left side of passenger 
compartment: turn 
For maximum cooling: press105
10Glass roof, electric
*44
11Memory keys for integrated universal 
remote control
*112
12Air supply, left side of passenger com-
partment: turn 
To switch off automatic climate control: 
press105,107
13Reading lamps102
14Hazard warning flashers
15Interior lamps102
16Air supply on right side of passenger 
compartment10417Temperature, right side of passenger 
compartment: turn 
For residual heat utilization: press105
18Rear window defroster
19Air conditioning105
20Starting an emergency call177
21Opening the glove compartment
22Automatic air distribution and supply, 
right side of passenger 
compartment107
23Station/track search and CD
*, TV* 
and DVD
*148
24Central locking system38
25Controller17
26Control Center buttons17
27Seat adjustment47
Heated seats
*52
Active seat ventilation
*52
Active seat for driver
*53
Seat, mirror and steering wheel 
memory55 

Cockpit
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Buttons on steering wheel 
Buttons are integrated in the steering 
wheel for fast operation of the following 
functions without being distracted from 
driving: 
>The Steptronic of the automatic trans-
mission 
>Selected audio source functions 
>Selected portable phone functions
>The voice command system
>Selected TV and DVD functions.
The buttons on the steering wheel are 
only operational when the corre-
sponding systems are switched on.< 
Telephone:
Accept call, make calls, end call
Volume
Voice command system
*: 
Switch on and off
Fast forward/reverse:
>Radio 
Press briefly: next stored station 
Extended pressure: automatic tuning 
>CD
*
Press briefly: skipping tracks
Extended pressure: fast forward/
reverse
>TV
*
Select station
>DVD
*
Search for chapterAvailable for individual programming: 
Programming button function, refer to 
page54. 
Steptronic: 
Press briefly to proceed through a selection 
sequence consisting of the automatic pro-
gram, the Sport program, and the manual 
mode, refer to page68. 
Steptronic: upshifting and downshifting, 
refer to page70. 

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Menus in Control Display 
You can select from an extended range of 
functions and setting options: 
1BMW Assist
*182
2Communication 
>Using the phone174
>Portable phone, refer to separate 
Owner's Manual
3Car data 
>Computer85
>Limit87
>Stopwatch88
>Service required82
>Accessing Check Control 
messages834Navigation
*130
5Help 
>Brief help text displays22
>Menu name for menu change
6Entertainment 
>Radio152
>CD player
*158
>CD changer
*160
>TV
*163
>DVD
*165 

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Top and bottom status lines 
1Hands-free mode active 
2Display field for calls received in 
absence
3Portable phone reception strength
4Display field
>of the telephone provider
>of the entered/selected phone num-
ber
5Telephone status 
>Green: incoming or outgoing call 
>Red: no network available 
>Lit up yellow: 
The network of another provider is 
being used, partner network 
Flashing yellow: 
The network of another provider is 
being used, external network 
Roaming in a partner or external 
network entails higher call 
charges than in your home network.<6Traffic Message Channel activated, cur-
rently not available
7Display of Check Control83 
>Yellow: priority 2, the symbol flashes 
briefly. You can use the "Car data" 
menu to have the status report 
shown on the Control Display 
>Red: priority 1, these messages 
appear immediately, accompanied 
by a gong and a flashing symbol 
Status service requirement display82 
>Red: at least one service interval has 
been exceeded 
8Temperature selection display, right 
side of passenger compartment 
9Air supply, right side of passenger com-
partment 
10Entertainment: display for radio, CD, 
TV, DVD
11Air supply, left side of passenger com-
partment 
12Temperature selection display, left side 
of passenger compartment 
Assistance window
The status lines in the assistance window 
show the following:
>Outside temperature 
>Navigation system destination
>Time 
>Date. 

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Control Center in rear* 
Rear screen 
Folding open rear screen:
1.Swing folding arm upward until it 
engages
2.Fold open rear screen.
The rear screen is ready for operation.
Folding down rear screen:
1.Align rear screen straight
2.Fold rear screen downward; folding arm 
unlocks
3.Swing folding arm downward.
Swing the rear screen downward 
when the ski bag is used, as other-
wise it could be damaged.
Do not swing the rear screen up or down 
with the cup holders open, as otherwise it 
could be damaged.<
The rear screen switches off automat-
ically when it is swung downward.
Some functions are not available on the 
rear screen, e.g. the BMW Assist function 
can only be operated in the front Control 
Display. Some functions only permit limited 
operation on the rear screen, e.g. the 
speed limit can only be displayed. Setting 
is carried out via the front controller, refer 
to page87.<
Controller/buttons
The controller and buttons are located on 
the center armrest.
Rear lock 
The available functions are operated with 
the respective controller.
In the Control Center, you can limit or deac-
tivate operation of the rear screen.
1.Select "Settings" and confirm your 
selection
2.Select "Rear" and confirm your selec-
tion
3.Set operation of rear screen:
>Select "Limited Release" and con-
firm to lock the functions used in the 
front Control Display
When headphones are con-
nected, all audio and video func-
tions continue to be selectable in the 
rear, with the exception of the audio or 
video source activated in the front Con-
trol Display.<
>Select "None Release" and confirm 
to switch off the rear screen
>Select "Full Release" and confirm to 
switch off all locks
>Select "Release" and confirm to 
switch individual menus on or off:
Communication: select "Comm." and 
confirm your selection.
Entertainment: select "Entertainm." and 
confirm your selection.