
Notes
6 to the vehicle, compromise its safety, interfere
with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the
validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. See your
BMW center for additional information.<
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of
the emission control devices and sys-
tems may be performed by any automotive
repair establishment or individual using any cer-
tified automotive part.<
California Proposition 65 warning
California law requires us to issue the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of
automobile components and parts,
including components found in the interior fur-
nishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer
and birth defects and reproductive harm. In
addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and
certain products of component wear contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accesso-
ries contain lead and lead compounds. Wash
your hands after handling.
Used engine oil contains chemicals that have
caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always
protect your skin by washing thoroughly with
soap and water.<
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following warran-
ties:
>New Vehicle Limited Warranty
>Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
>Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
>Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
>California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following applies only 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 notifying BMW of North
America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New
Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831-
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 call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Adminis-
trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov
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Opening and closing
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Opening and closing
Keys/remote controls
Each remote control contains a rechargeable
battery that is automatically recharged when it
is in the ignition lock while the car is being
driven. Use each remote control at least twice a
year for longer road trips in order to maintain the
batteries' charge status. In cars with convenient
access
*, the remote control contains a replace-
able battery, refer to page36.
The settings called up and implemented when
the car is unlocked depend on which remote
control is used to unlock the car, refer to Per-
sonal Profile, page28.
In addition, information about service require-
ments is stored in the remote control, refer to
Service data in the remote control, page196.
Integrated key
Press button1 to release the key.
The integrated key fits the following locks:
>Glove compartment, refer to page104
>Driver's door, refer to page31
>Luggage compartment lid, refer to page33
New remote controls
Your BMW center can supply new remote con-
trols with integrated keys as additional units or
as replacements in the event of loss.
Personal Profile
The concept
You can set many of your BMW's functions to
suit your personal needs and preferences.
Without any action on your part, Personal Pro-
file ensures that most of these settings are
stored for the remote control currently in use.
When you unlock the car, the remote control
used for the purpose is recognized and the set-
tings stored for it are called up and imple-
mented.
This means that your personal settings are
active when you return to your BMW, even if the
car was used in the meantime by someone else
with a remote control of their own and the set-
tings were changed accordingly. The individual
settings are stored for up to three remote con-
trols.
Personal Profile settings
For more information on specific settings, refer
to the specified pages.
>Response of the central locking system
when the car is unlocked, refer to page29
>Automatic locking of the vehicle, refer to
page32
>Automatic call-up
* of the driver's seat and
exterior-mirror positions after unlocking,
refer to page44
>Functions assigned to the programmable
buttons
* on the steering wheel, refer to
page48
>12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to page74
>Date format, refer to page75
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Pressure monitoring, tires82
– Flat Tire Monitor82
Pressure monitoring of tires,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM84
Programmable buttons on the
steering wheel11
Protection function, refer to
Pinch protection system
– glass sunroof, electric38
– windows37
Providing medical assistance,
refer to First add pouch203
R
Radio
– autostore145
– controls140
– listening to stations144
– sampling stations145
– satellite radio149
– selecting a
waveband140,144
– selecting the frequency
manually145
– station search145
– stations with best
reception145
– storing stations146
– switching on/off140
– tone control141
– volume141
Radio position, refer to Radio
readiness52
Radio readiness52
– switched off52
– switched on52
Radio-remote key, refer to
Remote control with
integrated key28
Rain sensor57
"Random", refer to Random
play155
"Random all" for audio
mode156
"Random directory" for audio
mode156
Random play155"RDS" Radio Data
System147
Reading lamps94
Rear lamps, refer to Tail
lamps200
– replacing bulbs200
Rear seat backs
– folding107
Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints43
Rear turn signals
– replacing bulbs200
Rear ventilation98
Rearview mirror, refer to
Mirrors47
Rear window defroster98
Rear window roller blind, refer
to Roller sun blinds104
"Received calls"168
Receiving level of mobile
phone, refer to Status
information20
Rechargeable flashlight104
Recirculated-air mode97
Recirculation of air, refer to
Recirculated-air mode97
Reclining seat, refer to
Backrest
41
Recording times, refer to
Stopwatch78
"Redial" for mobile phone168
Refueling182
Releasing
– hood191
Remaining distance, refer to
Cruising range67
Remote control28
– battery renewal36
– convenient access35
– garage door opener101
– luggage compartment lid30
– malfunction31,36
– removing from the ignition
lock52
– service data196
"Repeat directory" for audio
mode155
"Repeat" for audio mode155"Repeat track" for audio
mode155
Replacement remote
control28
Replacing bulbs, refer to
Lamps and bulbs198
Replacing tires189
Replacing tires, refer to New
wheels and tires189
Reporting safety defects6
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel
gauge67
"Reset"83,85
Reset, refer to Resetting tone
settings143
"Reset" for stopwatch78
"Reset" for tone settings143
Residual heat98
Restraint systems
– for children50
– refer to Safety belts45
Reverse
– CD changer156
– CD player156
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic55
– manual transmission54
Road map134
"Roadside Assistance"177
Roadside
Assistance177,203
Roadside parking lamps92
Roadworthiness test, refer to
Service requirements71
Roller sun blinds
104
Roof load capacity212
Roof-mounted luggage
rack115
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,
towing away206
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to
iDrive16
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