Reference 251
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Starting off on slopes, refer to 
Starting assistant125
Start menu, iDrive17
"Start route guidance"138
"Start service"189
"State / Province" for desti-
nation entry134
"State inspection"78
Station, refer to Radio156
"Stations", presets163
"Status"78
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steering wheel
– adjustment52
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– easy entry/exit52
– heating52
– lock58
– locking58
– memory47
– programmable buttons53
"Steering wheel buttons"53
Steering-wheel shift buttons, 
refer to Shift paddles62
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering93
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic63
"Stop" for stopwatch82
"Stopwatch"82
Stopwatch81
Storage area package119
Storage compartments114
"Store in address book" for 
navigation system140
"Store" on the radio158,163
Storing current position140
Storing radio stations158
Storing sitting position, refer 
to Seat, mirror and steering 
wheel memory47
Storing tires202
Straps, refer to Loading128
"Street" for destination 
entry135Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires196
Sun blinds112
"Surround Settings", refer to 
Tone control154
SW, waveband156
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching between high 
beams and low beams, 
automatic, refer to High-
beam assistant103
Switching cooling function on 
and off107
Switching off engine60
Switching off tilt alarm 
sensor38
Switching on
– audio152
– CD changer152
– CD player152
– radio152
Switching on hour signal83
Swiveling headlamps, refer to 
Adaptive Head Light102
Symbols4
– indicator/warning lamps13
T
Tachometer74
"Tailgate"36
Tailgate33,35
– automatic operation36
– locking and unlocking from 
inside32
– opening from inside, Sports 
Wagon35
Tail lamps213
– replacing bulbs213
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities230
Target cursor for 
navigation138
Technical alterations, refer to 
For your own safety5
Technical data226
Telematic, refer to 
TeleService, 
BMW Assist187Telephone, refer to Mobile 
phone174
"Telephone list"53
TeleService187
– enabling187
– services offered188
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body 
region106
– adjusting with automatic 
climate control106
– of coolant, refer to Coolant 
temperature74
Temperature display
– outside temperature74
– setting units84
– temperature warning74
Temperature warning74
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control66
"Terminate services"190
"Text language"84
"Theater", refer to Tone 
control154
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp214
Through-loading system116
Tightening torque of the lug 
bolts, refer to After 
mounting217
Tilting down passenger-side 
exterior mirror52
"Time"83
"Time format"83
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
activation time109
"Timer 1" for parked car 
ventilation110
"Timer 2" for parked car 
ventilation110
Tire inflation pressures196
Tire pressure loss90,91
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor89
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM91
Tire Quality Grading200 
         
        
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
V
Valve screw caps, refer to 
After mounting217
Vehicle
– battery217
– breaking-in124
– care210
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– dimensions227
– loading126
– parking60
– washing, refer to Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
– weights229
Vehicle jack215
– jacking points216
Vehicle position, refer to 
Displaying current 
position148
"Vehicle settings" for 
unlocking30
Ventilation108
– draft-free108
– in the rear109
– while stationary109
Venting, refer to 
Ventilation108
Vent outlets of the automatic 
climate control105
Vents, refer to Ventilation108
"Vent settings"107
Voice, refer to Destination 
guidance with voice 
instructions147
Voice command system22
– short commands231
Voice instructions for 
navigation system147
– muting53
– repeating53,147
– switching on/off53,147
– volume147
Voice phone book184Volume152
– audio sources152
– mobile phone178
– setting speed-
dependent154
– voice instructions147
W
Warning lamps, refer to 
Indicator and warning 
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control79
Warning triangle219
Warranty and Service Guide 
Booklet for Canadian 
models209
Washer fluid66
– capacity of the reservoir66
Washer fluid reservoir66
Water on roads, refer to 
Driving through water125
Waveband for radio156
"WB"152,160
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth201
Weather news flashes159
Website4
Weights229
Wheel/tire combination, refer 
to New wheels and tires201
Wheel/tire damage201
Wheelbase, refer to 
Dimensions227
Wheels and tires196
Width, refer to 
Dimensions227
Windows40
– auto-remote operation from 
outside32
– comfort operation with 
comfort access39
– convenience operation31
– rear window, Sports 
Wagon34
– safety switch41Windshield
– cleaning, refer to Wiper 
system66
– defrosting, refer to 
Defrosting windows107
– displays, refer to Head-Up 
Display96
Windshield washer system
– refer to Wiper system65
– windshield washer 
nozzles66
Windshield wipers, refer to 
Washer system65
– wiper blade 
replacement211
Winter tires202
– setting speed limit81
– storage202
Wiper blade replacement211
Wiper system65
– rain sensor65
– washer fluid66
– windshield washer 
nozzles66
"With highways" for 
navigation system143
Word matching principle for 
navigation143
Working in the engine 
compartment204
Wrenches/screwdrivers, refer 
to Onboard toolkit211
X
xDrive87
Xenon lamps213
– replacing bulbs213
Z
"Zoom" with BMW Night 
Vision100