Contents
Notes
About this Owner's Manual4
Additional sources of
information4
Symbols used4
Your individual vehicle5
Status at time of printing5
For your own safety5
Service and warranty6
Reporting safety defects7
Overview
Cockpit14
Instrument cluster16
Indicator and warning lamps18
Buttons in steering wheel*21
Hazard warning triangle*22
First-aid kit*22
Refueling23
Fuel specifications24
Controls and features
Opening and closing:
Keys28
Central locking system28
Opening and closing – via the
remote control29
Opening and closing – via the
door lock31
Opening and closing – from the
inside32
Luggage compartment lid33
Luggage compartment35
Alarm system*36
Electric power windows38
Glass sunroof, electric*39
Adjustments:
Safe seating position41
Seats42
Manual seat adjustment42
Power seat adjustment*44
Lumbar support*44
Head restraints45
Entering the rear45
Safety belts46
Seat and mirror memory*47
Seat heating*48
Mirrors49
Steering wheel50
44
Power seat adjustment*Seat adjustment1Tilt angle
2Forward/backward adjustment
3Cushion height
4Backrest angle
The head restraint is adjusted manually,
refer to page 45.
With the BMW sports seat you can also
adjust the thigh support, refer to
page 43.
Please refer to the adjustment
instructions on page 42 to reduce
the risk of personal injury.<
Lumbar support*AdjustmentsYou can adjust the backrest's contour
to support the lordosis of the spine, i.e.
the curvature of its lumbar section.
The upper hips and spinal column
receive supplementary support to help
you maintain a relaxed, upright posture.
>Press the front or rear of the switch:
increase or decrease the curvature
>Press the upper or lower end of the
switch: shift the curvature up or
down.
Everything from A to ZLuggage compartment lid 33
emergency operation 33
emergency release 35
indicator lamp 76
opening from inside the
vehicle 33
opening from outside 33
remote control 30
securing separately 33
unlocking manually 33
Luggage compartment light-
ing 33
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack 109
Lumbar support 44
M
Maintenance 76, 130
Maintenance system 130
Making telephone calls,
refer to the telephone
Owner's Manual
Malfunction
door lock 31
fuel filler door 23
Malfunction displays 76Manual operation
door lock 31
driver's door 31
fuel filler door 23
glass sunroof 40
luggage compartment
lid 33
Manual transmission 62
Master keys
with remote control 28
MC operation, refer to the
Owner's Manual for
Radio/Onboard Computer
MD operation, refer to the
Owner's Manual for
Radio/Onboard Computer
Mechanical seats 42
Memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 47
Memory, refer to Vehicle
Memory, Key Memory 58
Microfilter
air conditioning 93
automatic climate
control 98
Microphone 101
Mini disc operation, refer to
the Owner's Manual for
Radio/Onboard Computer
Mirror
automatic curb monitor 48Mirrors 49
heated 49
memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 47
Mobile Service 147
Modifications, technical,
refer to For your own
safety 5
Multifunction steering
wheel 21
Multifunction switch
turn signal indicator/head-
lamp flasher 70
washer/wiper system 71
N
Navigation system, refer to
the Owner's Manual for
Radio/Onboard Computer
Neck restraints, refer to
Head restraints 45
Nets 100
Nozzles, refer to Ventilation
90, 94
Nylon rope, refer to Towing
and tow-starting the vehi-
cle 149
O
OBD interface socket 132
Odometer 74Oil
additives, refer to Adding
engine oil 127
capacity 157
dipstick 126
quality 127
Oil change interval, refer
to Service interval
display 130
Oil change intervals, refer to
the Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for US
models/Warranty and Ser-
vice Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
Oil consumption 126
Oil dipstick 126
Oil filter change 157
Oil level
checking 126
indicator lamp 18
Oil pressure
indicator lamp 18
OIL SERVICE 76
Oil types 127
Old batteries, refer to Dis-
posal 145
Onboard computer 78
Onboard computer, refer to
the Owner's Manual for
Onboard Computer
Onboard tool kit 136