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Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is to use 
the index, refer to page217.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
Reporting safety defects 7
At a glance
10Cockpit
16iDrive
22Voice command system
Controls
28Opening and closing
47Adjustments
56Transporting children safely
58Driving
74Everything under control
85Technology for comfort, convenience 
and safety
96Lamps
100Climate
106Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
114Things to remember when driving
Navigation
120Starting navigation system
121Destination entry
132Destination guidance
137What to do if …
Entertainment
140On/off and tone
144Radio
153CD player and CD changer
Communications
162Telephoning
174TeleService, BMW Assist
Mobility
182Refueling
184Wheels and tires
190Under the hood
195Maintenance
197Replacing components
202Giving and receiving assistance
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210Technical data
213Short commands of the voice command 
system
217Everything from A to Z 

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1Coupe: glass sunroof, electric with raise 
function
*40
2Microphone for handsfree mode for 
telephone
* 
and voice command system*22
Convertible: microphone on steering 
column
3Reading lamps99
4Interior lamps99
5Coupe: initiating emergency call
*202
6Indicator/warning lamp for front passenger 
airbag
*92
7Convertible: initiating emergency 
call
*202
8Control Display16
9Hazard warning flashers
10Central locking system32
11Automatic climate control100
12Changing
>radio station145
>track14013Ejecting
>navigation DVD
*120
>audio CD140
14Player for navigation DVD in Professional
* 
navigation system120
15Drive for audio CDs140
16Switching audio sources on/off and 
adjusting volume141
18Bracket for cup holder109
19Controller16
Turn, press or move horizontally in four 
directions
20Activating voice command system
*22
21Opening start menu on Control Display17
22Dynamic Driving Control64 Temperature setting, 
left/right100
Automatic air distribution and 
volume101
Cooling function102
AUC Automatic recirculated-air 
control103
Maximum cooling103
Residual heat mode103
Switching off automatic climate 
control103
Air volume102
Defrosting windows and removing 
condensation102
Rear window defroster100
17
Heated seats52
PDC Park Distance Control
*85
DTC Dynamic Traction Control87
Convertible: opening the convert-
ible top42
Convertible: closing the convertible 
top42 

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Menu overview
Communication
>Telephone*
>BMW Assist* or TeleService*
Navigation or onboard information
>Navigation system*
>Onboard info, e.g. for displaying of the 
average fuel consumption
Entertainment
>Radio
>CD player and CD changer
*
Climate
>Air distribution
>Automatic program
>Parked car ventilation
 menu
>Switching off the Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central 
locking system
>Display of the service requirements and 
dates for statutory emission and vehicle 
inspections
>Settings for the telephone
Basic operation
With the ignition switch at radio readiness or 
higher, refer to page58, the following message 
appears on the Control Display:
To confirm the message:
Press the controller.
This opens the start menu.
Start menu
You can call up all the functions of iDrive using 
five menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the   button.
To open the start menu from the   menu:
Press the   button twice. 

iDrive
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Opening menu items of start menu
From the start menu, you can call up the four 
menu items Communication, Navigation, Enter-
tainment, and Climate by moving the controller 
left, right, forward, or back. Depending on your 
selection, the last menu opened will be dis-
played in each case.
You can open the   menu by pressing the con-
troller.
Comfort opening of menu items
Convenience opening offers you the option of:
>Opening a menu item of the start menu in 
the view last selected
>Direct switching between Communication, 
Navigation, Entertainment and Climate 
without pressing the   button
To do so, move the controller in the corre-
sponding direction and hold it for longer than 
approx. 2 seconds.
Displays in menu
1Each menu is divided into fields. The cur-
rently selected field appears brighter.
2A symbol indicates the last selected menu 
item of the start menu: 
1Menu items are usually grouped in horizon-
tal or vertical lists.
2Arrows indicate the possibility of accessing 
other menu items that are not currently vis-
ible.
3Settings are displayed graphically or 
numerically.
Communication
Navigation or onboard info
Entertainment
Climate
 menu 

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Remove the adapter from the holder in the 
glove compartment and slide the spare key into 
the adapter.
Personal Profile
The concept
You can set a number of functions of your BMW 
individually according to your preferences. 
Personal Profile ensures that most of these set-
tings are stored for the remote control currently 
in use without you having to do anything. When 
the vehicle is unlocked, the corresponding 
remote control is detected and the settings 
stored for it are called up and carried out.
This means that you will always find your BMW 
set to your own personal settings even if 
another person with his/her own remote control 
and settings has used the vehicle since the last 
time you drove it. The individual settings are 
stored for a maximum of four remote controls.
Personal Profile settings
>When unlocking with the remote control, 
either unlock only the driver's door or 
unlock the entire vehicle, refer to page30
>Locking the vehicle after a short time or 
after starting to drive, refer to page32
>Assigning the programmable buttons on 
the steering wheel, refer to page54>Display settings for the Control Display:
>Brightness of the Control Display, refer 
to page83
>Units of measure for consumption, 
route/distances, temperature and pres-
sure, refer to page83
>Language on the Control Display, refer 
to page84
>12h/24h clock mode, refer to page83
>Date format, refer to page83
>Displaying optical warning for the PDC Park 
Distance Control
*, refer to page85
>Selection and brightness of the display for 
the Head-Up Display
*, refer to page94
>Air distribution, temperature in the upper 
body region, and intensity for the automatic 
climate control, refer to page101
>Adjusting the voice instructions for the des-
tination guidance of the navigation sys-
tem
*, refer to page135
The most recent settings for the following are 
also called up during unlocking:
>Driver's seat, exterior-mirror and steering-
wheel position, refer to page49
>The volume and tone settings for audio 
sources, refer to page141
>The display of the stored stations for the 
radio, refer to page144
>The volume setting for the telephone, refer 
to page166
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for opera-
tion whenever the driver's door is closed. 
The system either locks or unlocks all of the fol-
lowing:
>Doors
>Compartment in the front center console
>Luggage compartment lid
>Fuel filler door 

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The handle recesses on the interior trim of the 
luggage compartment lid make it easier to pull 
down.
If special circumstances should make it abso-
lutely necessary to operate the vehicle with the 
luggage compartment lid open:
1.Coupe: close both windows and the glass 
sunroof
*. 
Convertible: with the convertible top 
closed, close all windows, including the rear 
window.
2.Increase the air volume of the automatic 
climate control to a high level, refer to 
page102.
Luggage compartment
There are four lashing eyes on the inner corners 
of the luggage compartment for securing lug-
gage nets
* or securing straps to fix luggage in 
position.
Also refer to Securing cargo, page117.
Convertible: increasing luggage 
compartment capacity
With the convertible top closed, you can 
enlarge the luggage compartment capacity.To do so, unfold the handle and press it down-
ward in the direction of travel, refer to arrow. 
This moves the convertible top compartment 
floor into the raised position.
Before opening the convertible top, execute 
this procedure in reverse order.
The convertible top cannot be opened if 
the convertible top compartment floor is 
in the raised position.<
Alarm system
The concept
The vehicle alarm system responds:
>To the opening of a door, the hood, or the 
luggage compartment lid
>To movements in the vehicle interior: inte-
rior motion sensor, see below
>To changes in the vehicle's tilt if someone 
attempts to steal the wheels or tow the 
vehicle
>To interruptions in battery voltage
Unauthorized operations are briefly signaled by 
the alarm system:
>by triggering an acoustic alarm
>by switching on
 the hazard warning flashers
>by flashing the high beams
Arming and disarming alarm system
When you lock or unlock the vehicle, either with 
the remote control or at the door lock, the alarm 
system is armed or disarmed at the same time.
You can open the luggage compartment lid, 
even with the system armed, by using the   
button of the remote control, refer to page31. 
When the luggage compartment lid is closed, it 
is once again locked and monitored.
Switching off alarm
>Unlock the vehicle using the remote control, 
refer to page30, or
>insert the remote control as far as possible 
into the ignition lock, refer to page58. 

Opening and closing
42 In order to avoid damage, do not operate 
the convertible top at temperatures 
below + 147/–106.
Do not leave the convertible top in its storage 
compartment for longer than one day when wet; 
otherwise, damage from moisture can occur.
Do not place any objects on the convertible top; 
otherwise, if the top were to be operated, these 
objects could fall off and lead to damage or 
injury.
Never move the convertible top when the roll-
over protection system is raised.
Driving without having completed the opening 
or closing action can lead to damage or injury.
Do not place hands in the top mechanism dur-
ing the opening and closing action. Keep chil-
dren away from the travel path of the convert-
ible top.
For safety reasons, do not operate the convert-
ible top unless the vehicle is stationary.<
If you have initiated top operation with the 
vehicle at a stop and then start to drive, 
e.g. at a traffic light, you can continue the 
initiated operation up to a speed of 20 mph/
30 km/h:
To do so, press and hold the corresponding 
button.<
Partial vacuums that occur at higher 
speeds in the passenger compartment 
can make the convertible top flap. Use the auto-
matic climate control to increase the air supply 
so that a partial vacuum in the vehicle does not 
occur.<
Prior to opening and closing
>Read the safety precautions above carefully 
and comply with them fully.
>Make sure that the convertible top com-
partment floor in the luggage compartment 
is in the lowered position, refer to page35; 
otherwise, the convertible top cannot be 
opened.
>Make sure that the luggage compartment 
lid is closed.
Opening and closing
Ignition key in radio ready position or higher, 
refer to page58, with the vehicle stationary:
To avoid putting excessive strain on the 
battery, operate the convertible top only 
when the engine is running, if possible.
Before closing the convertible top, remove for-
eign objects from the windshield frame, as 
these might inhibit closing of the convertible 
top.<
1Closing
2LED
3Opening
When the button for operating the con-
vertible top is pressed, the side windows 
move downward slightly and the rear window is 
lowered completely.
If you hold down the button after the LED2 
goes out, then the windows travel upward 
again.
If the convertible top is not completely open or 
closed, then the luggage compartment lid can-
not be opened.<
LED
In the following situations, in addition to the 
LED, a message is displayed on the Control 
Display and an acoustic signal may sound:
>During convertible top operation, the LED 
lights up green. It goes out as soon as the 
opening or closing action is finished.
>If the LED flashes red when you release the 
button, the opening or closing action has 
not yet finished. 

Climate
100
Climate
Automatic climate control
1Airflow directed toward the windshield 
and side windows
2Air for the upper body area, refer to 
Ventilation on page103
3Air to footwell
4Temperature, left side of passenger 
compartment
5Maximum cooling
6Defrosting windows and removing 
condensation
7Air volume, manual
8Switching off automatic climate control9Switching cooling function on and off 
manually
10Temperature, right side of passenger 
compartment
11Residual heat mode
12AUTO program
13AUC automatic recirculated-air control/
recirculated air mode
14LED for parked car ventilation
15Rear window defroster
16Air grill for interior temperature sensor – 
please keep clear and unobstructed