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Mobile Service*To establish contact with the BMW
Group's Mobile Service:
Press button 2 for at least 2 seconds.
The indicator lamp above the buttons
lights up. As soon as a telephone con-
nection has been set up with the Mobile
Service, the indicator lamp flashes.
Depending on the country you are in,
your vehicle's current location will also
be transmitted if your vehicle is
equipped with an activated BMW Assist
function.
Jump-startingWhen your battery is discharged, you
can use two jumper cables to start your
vehicle with power from the battery in a
second vehicle. You can also use the
same method to help start another
vehicle. Use only jumper cables with
fully insulated handles on the terminal
clamps.
Do not touch high-voltage wiring
and cables on a running engine.
Contact with components carrying high
voltage can be harmful or fatal.
Carefully observe the following instruc-
tions to avoid personal injury and/or
damage to one or both vehicles. support vehicle has 12 volts and
approximately the same capacity –
measured in Ah. This information is
provided on the battery
2. Stop the engine of the support vehi-
cle
3. Switch off all consumers in both
vehicles.
Make absolutely certain that there
is no contact between the body-
work of the two vehicles, otherwise
there is a short circuit hazard.<
Connecting the jumper cables
Be sure to connect the jumper
cables in the right order; other-
wise there is a risk of injury due to
sparks being created near the battery.<
The jump-starting terminal located in
your BMW's engine compartment
serves as the positive battery terminal;
refer also to the engine compartment
overview on page 124. The cover of this
auxiliary terminal is marked with a +.
1. Open the cover of the BMW jump-
starting terminal. Do so by pulling the
tab – see arrow 1
2. Connect one terminal clamp of the
plus/+ jumper cable to the positive
terminal of the battery or to a jump-
starting terminal in the donor vehicle
Receiving assistance
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Everything from A to Z
165
Interior lamps 92
remote control 30
Interior motion sensor 36, 37
switching off 37
Interior rearview mirror
automatic dimming
feature 53
Interior temperature
adjusting 96
Intermittent mode, wipers 76
Interval display, service 81
J
Jump-starting 147
K
Key Memory 64
Keys 28
with remote control 28
L
Lamp defect 137
Lamps
reading lamps 92
Lamps and bulbs 137
Lashing down loads, refer to
Cargo loading 104
Lashing eyelets, refer to
Securing cargo 106
Lashing fittings, refer to
Securing cargo 106LATCH child-restraint
mounting system 60
Leather care, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Leaving the vehicle 68
LEDs light-emitting
diodes 140
Length, refer to
Dimensions 155
License plate lamp
bulb replacement 140
Light switch 90
Light-emitting diodes
(LEDs) 140
Lighter 100
LIGHTS ON warning 90
Lights, refer to Parking
lamps/Low beams 90
Load, determining the maxi-
mum 104
Load, refer to Cargo
loading 104
Loading
vehicle 104
Load-securing devices 106
Lock buttons on doors, refer
to Locking 32
Lock, steering wheel 65
Locking
from inside 32
from outside 29, 31Locking and unlocking
doors
from inside 32
from outside 29, 31
Low beams 90
automatic 90
bulb replacement 137
indicator lamp, defective
lamp 81
Luggage compartment 35
capacity 156
emergency operation,
refer to Manual
operation 33
floor panel 35
increase volume 35
lid 33
lighting 33
opening from outside 33
opening, remote
control 30
opening/closing, refer to
Luggage compartment
lid 33
remote control 30
securing separately 33
volume 156Luggage compartment lid 33
emergency operation 33
emergency release 34
indicator lamp 81
opening from inside the
vehicle 33
opening from outside 33
remote control 30
unlocking manually 33
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack 107
Lumbar support 48
M
M Engine dynamics
control 89
M Mobility system 141
Maintenance 81, 130
Maintenance system 130
Malfunction
convertible top 42
door lock 31
fuel filler door 24
Malfunction displays 81
Manual operation
convertible top 42
door lock 31
driver's door 31
fuel filler door 24
luggage compartment
lid 33
power convertible top 42
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Everything from A to ZSequential M gearbox with
Drivelogic 70
indicator lamp 19, 74
tow-starting 150
Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet 130
Service Engine Soon
warning lamp 19
Service interval display
81, 130
Shift lights 74
Shift paddles 71
Side airbags 55
Side turn signal indicators
bulb replacement 138
Size 155
Ski bag 102
Slipstream deflector, refer to
Wind deflector 44
SMG Drivelogic 70
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray 100
Snow chains 122
SOS, refer to Emergency
call 146
Spare key 28
Special oils 127
Special oils, refer to Speci-
fied engine oils 127
Specified engine oils 127
Specified oils 127Speed gauge, refer to
Speedometer 16
Speedometer 16
Sport mode 89
Sports seat 47
Stability control, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC) 86
Standing lamps 91
bulb replacement 137
Starting difficulties
jump-starting 147
temperature 66
Starting the engine 66
Starting, refer to Starting the
engine 66
Starting-off assistance
DSC 86
gradient assistance 73
Status of the Owner's Man-
ual 5
Steering wheel lock 65
Steering wheel, adjusting 54
Storage compartments 99
Storage nets 99
Storing seat positions,
refer to Seat and mirror
memory 51
Storing tires 121
Stroke, refer to Engine
data 154Surface ice, refer to Ice
warning 83
Switches, refer to
Cockpit 14
Switching off
engine 68
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 79
Tail lamps
bulb replacement 139
Tail lamps, refer to Rear
lamps 139
Tank capacity, refer to Fuel
tank capacity 157
Tank indicator, refer to Fuel
gauge 80
Technical data 154
Technical modifications 6
Technical modifications,
refer to For your own
safety 6
Telephone hookup
microphone 100
Telephone, refer to the sep-
arate Owner's Manual
Television, refer to the
Owner's Manual for
Onboard ComputerTemperature
automatic climate
control 96
Temperature adjustment 96
Temperature display
engine coolant 80
ice warning 83
outside temperature 83
setting units 83
Temperature layering 97
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control 77
Thigh support area, adjust-
ing 47
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center high-mount brake
lamp 140
Threaded socket for towing
eyelet 149
Three-point safety belt 50
Tilt alarm sensor 37
switching off 37
Tilting passenger-side exte-
rior mirror 52
Time 82
Tire inflation pressure 116
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 87

Everything from A to Z
169
Tires
age 118
breaking in 110
condition 119
damage 119
flat 141
inflation pressure 116
storing 121
tread 119, 120
tread wear indicators,
refer to Tire tread 120
winter tires 120
Tools, refer to Onboard tool
kit 136
Torque
engine 154
Tow bar 149
Tow rope 149
Towing 149
Towing eyelet 149
Towing the vehicle 149
Tow-starting 149
Track width, refer to Dimen-
sions 155
Transmission
breaking in 110
Transport securing devices,
refer to Securing
cargo 106
Transporting children
safely 58Trap protection
electric power windows 38
Tread depth, refer to Tire
tread 120
Tread wear indicators in the
tires, refer to Tire
tread 120
Tread wear, tires 120
Trip distance recorder, refer
to Trip odometer 79
Trip meter, refer to Trip
odometer 79
Trip odometer 79
Trunk lid, refer to Luggage
compartment lid 33
Trunk lighting, refer to Lug-
gage compartment light-
ing 33
Turn signal indicator 75
bulb replacement 138
indicator lamp 20
Turn signal indicator, side
bulb replacement 138
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 155
TV function, refer to the
Owner's Manual for
Onboard ComputerU
Underbody protection, refer
to the Caring for your vehi-
cle brochure
Units
average fuel
consumption 84
temperature 83
Unlocking
from inside 32
from outside 29, 31
Upshift indicator, refer to
Shift Lights 74
Using antifreeze 128
V
Vehicle
battery 144
break-in procedures 110
dimensions 155
leaving the vehicle 68
loading 104
starting 66
washing, refer to the Car-
ing for your vehicle bro-
chure 76
weight 156
Vehicle Memory 64
Vehicle weight 156
Ventilation 94
draft-free 97
Viscosity 127Voice command system 22
microphone 100
Voice control, refer to sepa-
rate Owner's Manual
Volume
luggage compartment 156
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 18
Warning lamp 'Please fas-
ten safety belts' 18
Warning messages 81
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet 130
Warranty, refer also to sepa-
rate booklet 7
Washer fluid
adding 126, 157
Washer fluid reservoir 126
volume 126
Washer jets, refer to Wind-
shield washer jets 77
Washer/wiper system 76, 77
washer fluid 126
Waste tray, refer to
Ashtray 100
Weights 156
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen-
sions 155
Wheels and tires 116
Wheelslip control DSC 86
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