
Wheels and tires
212
Tire age
For various reasons, such as the development 
of brittleness, BMW recommends tire replace-
ment after no more than 6 years, regardless of 
the actual wear of the tires.
The manufacturing date of tires is contained in 
the tire coding: 
DOT ... 0705 means that the tire was manufac-
tured in week 07 of 2005.
Run-Flat Tires
The symbol identifying Run-Flat Tires is a circle 
with the letters RSC on the sidewall. 
Run-Flat Tires comprise a conditionally self-
supporting tire and a special rim. The reinforce-
ment in the sidewalls ensures that the tire can 
continue to be used subject to certain restric-
tions, even if depressurized.
For information on continuing to drive with a flat 
tire, refer to Indication of a flat tire, page91.
New wheels and tires
Have new wheels and tires installed only 
by your BMW center or tire shop that 
works according to BMW repair procedures 
with correspondingly trained personnel. If this 
work is not carried out properly, there is a dan-
ger of subsequent damage and related safety 
h a z a r d s .  M a k e s u re  t h a t  t h e  n e w  w h ee l s  a r e  b a l-
anced.<
Retreaded tires
BMW recommends that you do not use 
retreaded tires, since driving safety may be impaired. The causes for this include poten-
tially different tire casing structures and often 
wide variations in tire age, which can result in a 
limited service life.<
Correct wheels and tires
When mounting new tires or changing over 
from summer to winter tires and vice versa, 
mount Run-Flat Tires for your own safety. In the 
event of a flat, moreover, no spare wheel is 
available. Your BMW center will be glad to 
advise you.
For safety reasons, BMW recommends 
that damaged Run-Flat Tires be replaced 
rather than repaired.<
BMW recommends that you use only 
wheel and tire combinations that BMW 
has tested and approved for your particular 
vehicle. Variations in factors such as manufac-
turing tolerances mean that even wheels and 
tires with identical official size ratings could 
actually have different dimensions, which could 
lead to body contact and thus to severe acci-
dents. If non-approved wheels and tires are 
used, BMW cannot evaluate their suitability, 
and therefore cannot guarantee their driving 
safety.<
You can inquire about the right wheel/tire com-
bination at your BMW center.
The correct combination of wheels and tires is 
also necessary to ensure reliable operation of 
various vehicle systems such as ABS and DSC.
To maintain good handling and vehicle 
response, use only tires of a single brand and 
tread configuration. After a tire has been dam-
aged, mount the previous wheel and tire combi-
nation again as soon as possible.
Wheels with Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM electronics
When mounting new tires or changing over 
from summer to winter tires, or vice versa, only 
use wheels with TPM electronics; otherwise the 
Tire Pressure Monitor may not be able to detect 
a puncture, refer to page91. Your BMW center 
will be glad to advise you. 

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Mobility
Dimensions
Sedan
All dimensions given in inches/mm. 
Smallest turning circle diam.: 36 ft 1 in/11.0 m, with xDrive: 38 ft 9 in/11.8 m. 

Technical data
238
Sports Wagon
All dimensions given in inches/mm. 
Smallest turning circle diam.: 36 ft 1 in/11.0 m, with xDrive: 38 ft 9 in/11.8 m. 

Everything from A - Z
250 Courtesy lamps, refer to 
Interior lamps100
Cross-hairs in navigation136
Cruise control64
– active66
– malfunction65
Cruising range74
Cup holders111
Curb weight, refer to 
Weights239
Current fuel consumption, 
refer to Energy Control73
"Current position"150
Current position
– displaying150
– entering139
– storing139
"Customer 
Relations"184,193
D
Dashboard, refer to 
Cockpit10
Dashboard, refer to 
Instrument cluster12
Dashboard lighting, refer to 
Instrument lighting100
Data, technical236
– dimensions237
– engine236
– weights239
"Date"82
Date
– setting81
– setting format82
"Date format"82
"Daytime running lamps"98
Daytime running lamps98
DBC Dynamic Brake 
Control87
DCC, refer to Cruise 
control64
"Deactivated"49
Deactivating front passenger 
airbags95
Deadlocking, refer to 
Locking30Decommissioning the vehicle
– refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Defect
– door lock31
– fuel filler door200
– glass sunroof40
– panorama glass roof42
Defogging windows104
Defrost, windows104
Defrosting windows104
Defrosting windows and 
removing condensation
– automatic climate 
control104
Defrosting windshield, refer to 
Defrosting windows104
Defrost position, refer to 
Defrosting windows104
"Delete address book" in 
navigation140
"Delete all numbers" on the 
mobile phone184
"Delete data" in 
navigation140
"Delete" for mobile 
phone183
Destination address
– deleting140
– entering131,134
Destination for navigation
– entry131
– navigation list138
– selecting from address 
book139
– selecting using 
information137
– storing139Destination guidance143
– canceling voice 
instructions52
– changing specified 
route141
– displaying route144
– displaying routes144
– distance and arrival143
– starting143
– terminating/continuing143
– voice instructions146
– volume of voice 
instructions147
Destination list for navigation 
system138
Destinations recently driven 
to138
Detour, refer to Driving around 
a traffic jam150
Detour during navigation150
"Detour" in navigation150
"Dial" for mobile phone181
"Dial number"182
Digital clock72
Digital compass108
Dimensions237
Directional indicators, refer to 
Turn signals61
Direction instructions, refer to 
Voice instructions146
Directory for navigation, refer 
to Address book138
Displacement, refer to Engine 
data236
Display, refer to iDrive 
controls16
Display lighting, refer to 
Instrument lighting100
"Display off"21
Displays
– on the Control Display16
Displays, refer to Instrument 
cluster12
Displays and controls10
Disposal
– coolant217
– remote control battery38
– vehicle battery227 

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Mobility
General driving notes122
Glass sunroof, electric39
– closing after electrical 
malfunction40
– convenient operation30,31
– initializing40
– opening, closing40
– operation with convenient 
access37
– pinch protection system40
– power failure40
– raising39
– remote control30
Glove compartment110
– rechargeable flashlight110
GPS navigation, refer to 
Navigation system130
Grills101
Gross vehicle weight, refer to 
Weights239
H
Halogen lamps
– replacing bulbs222
Handbrake, refer to Parking 
brake59
Hand lamp, refer to 
Rechargeable flashlight110
Hands-free system14
Hazard warning flashers14
HDC Hill Descent Control88
Head airbags95
Headlamp control, 
automatic97
Headlamp cover222
Headlamp flasher61
– indicator lamp11,13
Headlamps
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– replacing bulbs222
Head restraints46
– front, removing47
– rear, removing47
– sitting safely44Heated
– mirrors50
– rear window104
– seats48
Heating
– mirrors50
– rear window104
– residual heat104
– seats48
Heating and ventilation, refer 
to Climate101
Heating while at a standstill, 
refer to Using residual 
heat104
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing 
cargo125
Height, refer to 
Dimensions237
Height adjustment
– seats45
– steering wheel51
High beams99
– headlamp flasher99
– indicator lamp13
– replacing bulbs222
High water, refer to Driving 
through water123
Highways, refer to Route 
criteria141
Hill Descent Control HDC88
Hills123
Holders for cups111
Home address140
"Home address" in 
navigation141
Homepage BMW4
Hood214
Hooks for shopping bags116
Horn10,11
Hotel function34
Hot exhaust system122
"Hour memo"81
"House number" in 
destination entry134
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to 
Dynamic Brake Control 
DBC87
Hydroplaning123
I
Ice warning, refer to Outside 
temperature
warning72
ID3 tag, refer to Information 
about the track168
Identification marks
– Run-Flat Tires212
– tire coding210
iDrive16
– adjusting brightness85
– assistance window20
– automatic climate 
control102
– changing language85
– changing units of measure 
and display format77
– confirming selection or 
entry19
– controls16
– displays, menus17
– menu guidance17
– operating principle16
– overview16
– selecting a menu item19
– setting the date and time80
– start menu17
– status information20
– switching menu pages19
– symbols18
iDrive operating principle16
Ignition57
– switched off57
– switched on57
Ignition key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key28
Ignition key position 1, refer to 
Radio readiness57
Ignition key position 2, refer to 
Ignition on57
Ignition lock57
i menu18
Indicator and warning 
lamps13
– Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM93
Individual air distribution102 

Everything from A - Z
254 Individually programmable 
buttons on steering 
wheel51
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire 
inflation pressure202
Inflation pressure monitoring, 
refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM91
Information
– on another location137
– on country137
– on current position137
– on destination location137
Information menu, refer to 
i menu18
"Information on 
destination"138
"Info sources"78
Initializing
– active steering94
– after power failure227
– compass, refer to 
Calibrating109
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM90
– glass sunroof40
– panorama glass roof42
"Input map"136
Installation location
– CD changer170
– drive for navigation DVD and 
audio CD130
– telephone110
Instructions for navigation 
system, refer to Voice 
instructions146
Instrument cluster12
Instrument lighting100
Instrument panel, refer to 
Cockpit10
Integrated key28
Integrated universal remote 
control107
Interesting destination for 
navigation137
"Interim time"85
Interior lamps100
– remote control30
Interior motion sensor36Interior rearview mirror51
– automatic dimming 
feature51
– compass108
Interlock, refer to Disengaging 
the remote control59
Intermittent mode of the 
wipers62
J
Jacking points227
Joystick, refer to iDrive16
Jumpering, refer to Jump 
starting230
Jump starting230
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control28
Keyless go, refer to 
Convenient access36
Keyless opening and closing, 
refer to Convenient 
access36
Key Memory, refer to Personal 
Profile28
Kick-down60
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic60
Knock control201
L
Lamps
– automatic headlamp 
control97
– parking lamps/low beams97
Lamps and bulbs, replacing 
bulbs222
"Language / Units"77
"Language / Units" in 
navigation146
"Languages" in 
navigation146
"Languages"on the control 
display85Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer 
to Safety belts49
Lashing eyes, refer to 
Securing cargo125
Last destinations, refer to 
Destination list138
"Last seat pos."49
LATCH child-restraint fixing 
system55
LED Light-emitting 
diodes222
Length, refer to 
Dimensions237
License plate lamp, replacing 
bulbs226
Light-emitting diodes 
LED222
Lighter112
– connecting electrical 
appliances112
"Lighting"62,98
Lighting
– instruments100
– lamps and bulbs222
– vehicle, refer to Lamps97
Light-metal alloy wheels, care, 
refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Light switch97
"Limit"84
Limit, refer to Speed limit84
Load securing equipment, 
refer to Securing cargo125
Lock buttons, doors, refer to 
Locking32
Locking
– adjusting confirmation 
signal30
– from inside32
– from outside30
– without remote control, refer 
to Convenient access36
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals30
– from inside32
– from outside29
Low beams97
– automatic97
– replacing bulbs222 

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Mobility
Lower back support, refer to 
Lumbar support46
Luggage compartment lid32
– convenient access37
– emergency operation, refer 
to Opening manually33
– emergency release34
– locking or unlocking 
separately34
– opening from inside33
– opening from outside33
– opening manually33
– remote control30
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack126
Lumbar support46
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter 
tires213
Maintenance, refer to Service 
Booklet
Maintenance system219
Malfunction
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic61
– luggage compartment lid/
tailgate33
– tires91
Malfunction warnings, refer to 
Check Control82
Manual mode, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic60
"Manual" on the radio161
Manual operation
– door lock31
– driver's door31
– fuel filler door200
– glass sunroof40
– luggage compartment lid/
tailgate33
– panorama glass roof42
– transmission lock, automatic 
transmission61
Manual transmission59Map
– changing scale145
– destination entry136
"Map direction of travel"145
"Map facing north"145
Master key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key28
Maximum cooling103
Maximum speed
– with winter tires213
Measurements, refer to 
Dimensions237
Memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory48
MENU button16
Menus
– Control Display17
Menus, refer to iDrive16
Microfilter
– BMW Maintenance 
System219
– for automatic climate 
control105
Microfilter/activated-charcoal 
filter
– BMW Maintenance 
System219
Microphone
– telephone14
– voice input14
Mirror dimming feature51
Mirrors50
– automatic curb monitor50
– exterior mirrors50
– heating50
– interior rearview mirror51
– memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory48
"Missed calls"182
Missed calls183Mobile phone
– accepted calls183
– adjusting volume180
– calling181
– ending call182
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest110
– missed calls183
– operation via iDrive181
– redialing183
– refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
– Top 8183
– touch tone dialing184
Mobile phone, installation 
location, refer to Center 
armrest110
Mobile phone, refer to the 
separate Owner's Manual
Mobile phone in the 
vehicle122
Mobile phones, use inside the 
car, refer to Mobile phone in 
the vehicle122
Modifications, technical, refer 
to For your own safety5
Monitor, refer to iDrive 
controls16
Monitoring system for tire 
pressures, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor90
"Monitor on / off"52
Most recent mobile phone 
numbers183
MP3, refer to Compressed 
audio files166
Multifunctional steering 
wheel, refer to Buttons on 
the steering wheel11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher61
– refer to Wiper system62
Multimedia screen, refer to 
iDrive16
Music tracks, refer to 
Tracks167
"Mute on / off"52 

Reference 261
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Tailgate
– convenient access37
– emergency operation, refer 
to Opening manually33
– opening from inside33
– opening from outside33
– opening manually33
– remote control30
Tail lamps224
– replacing bulbs225,226
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities241
Technical data236
– capacities241
– dimensions237
Technical modifications, refer 
to For your own safety5
Telematics, refer to 
TeleService, BMW 
Assist190
Telephone
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest110
– refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
Telephone, refer to Mobile 
phone176
"Telephone list"52
TeleService192
Temperature
– automatic climate 
control102
– changing unit of measure77
– coolant, refer to Coolant 
temperature73
Temperature display
– outside temperature72
– outside temperature 
warning72
– setting the units77
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control64
Tensioning straps, refer to 
Securing cargo125
"Terminate services"195
"Text language"85
"Theater" for Tone 
control158
The individual vehicle5Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp226
Through-loading system113
Through-loading system, 
refer to Expanding the cargo 
bay115
"TI"148
Tilt alarm sensor36
Tilt function, passenger-side 
mirror50
"Time"81
"Time / Date"80,
81,82
"Time format"81
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
switch-on times105
"Timer 1" for parked car 
ventilation/heating106
"Timer 2" for parked car 
ventilation/heating106
Tire inflation pressure202
– loss91,92
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor90
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM91
– resetting the system92
– system limitations91
– warning lamp93
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor91
Tire Quality Grading210Tires
– age210,212
– air loss93
– breaking in122
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels227
– condition211
– damage211
– inflation pressure202
– labels210
– minimum tread depth211
– new wheels and tires212
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor90
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM91
– puncture91
– replacing212
– Run-Flat212
– size210
– storage213
– tread depth211
– wear indicators, refer to 
Minimum tread depth211
– wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires212
– winter tires213
TMC station, refer to Traffic 
information147
"Tone"157
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting157
– middle setting159
Tools, refer to Onboard tool 
kit
221
"Top 8" for mobile phone182
Torque, refer to Engine 
data236
Touch tone dialing184
Tow bar232
Tow fitting231
– screw thread232
Tow fittings for tow-starting 
and towing away231