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Brightness of Control Display
The brightness is automatically adapted to the 
ambient lighting conditions. However, you can 
change the basic setting.
iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to 
page16.
1.Press the   button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the   menu.
3.Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4.Select "Display settings" and press the 
controller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the 
controller until "Brightness" is selected and 
press the controller.
6.If necessary, move the controller to the right 
to select "Display".
7.Turn the controller until the desired setting 
is selected.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Units of measure
You can change the units of measure for con-
sumption, distances, temperature and pres-
sure.
iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to 
page16.
1.Press the   button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the   menu.
3.Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4.Select "Language / Units" and press the 
controller.5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the 
controller until "Units" is selected and press 
the controller.
6.Select the menu item to be set and press 
the controller.
7.Select the desired unit of measure and 
press the controller.
The settings are stored for the remote key cur-
rently in use.
Language on Control Display
iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to 
page16.
1.Press the   button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the   menu.
3.Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4.Select "Language / Units" and press the 
controller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the 
controller until "Languages" is selected and 
press the controller.
6.Select "Text language" and press the con-
troller. You can change the language of the 
text displays. 

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88 7.Select and activate the desired language by 
pressing the controller.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Volume of warning tones*
On vehicles equipped with a single drive, you 
can increase or decrease the volume of the 
warning tones, e.g. for the safety belt reminder, 
compared to the entertainment sound output. 
The warning tones have a specified minimum 
and maximum volume that cannot be dropped 
below or exceeded.
1.Select "Tone / volume" and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "Volume settings" and press the 
controller.
3.Change to the second field from the top if 
necessary. Select "Warning tones" and 
press the controller.
4.If necessary, change the field and turn the 
controller.
The setting is applied. 

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4.Turn the controller until "Language / Units" 
is selected and press the controller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the 
controller until "Languages" is selected and 
press the controller.
6.Select "Arrow display pop-up instructions" 
and press the controller.
 The arrow display is shown. 

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Starting destination guidance with 
manual destination entry
>Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Destination guidance starts immediately.
>If the destination guidance does not need to 
be started immediately:
Select "Add to destination list" and press 
the controller.
The destination is stored in the destination 
list, refer to page149.
Entering destination via 
voice*
You can enter a desired destination via the 
voice command system. When entering the 
destination, it is possible to change between 
voice command and iDrive at any time. Reacti-
vate the voice command function for this pur-
pose if necessary.
With {Options} you can have the possible 
commands read aloud.<
1.Press the   button on the steering wheel 
or in the center console.
Selecting country
1.Wait for the system to ask for the country of 
destination.
Say the name of the country of destination in 
the language of the voice command system.
Entering destination
The destination can be spelled or entered as an 
entire word.
Spelling destination
To enter the destination, spell it using the 
orthography of the country of destination. 
Pronounce the letters smoothly and at normal 
volume, avoiding excessive emphasis and 
pauses.
The system can suggest up to 20 desti-
nations that match your entries. Up to 
6 entries are displayed at once on the Con-
trol Display.
2.{Enter address}
2.Say the name of the country of destina-
tion.
1.Spell town/city name:
Say at least the first three letters of the 
destination. The more letters you say, 
the more exactly the system recognizes 
the town/city.
A destination is suggested by the system.
2.Select town/city:
>Select highlighted town/city: {Yes}
>Select other town/city: {No}
>Select entry, e.g. {Entry 3}
>To show other entries in the list: 
{Next page}
>To respell the town/city: {Repeat} 

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Displaying streets and towns/cities of 
route
You can have the roads and towns along the 
route displayed during destination guidance.
The distances remaining to be traveled on each 
individual road are also displayed.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Change into the third field from the top. 
Turn the controller until "Route list" is 
selected and press the controller.
To exit the menu:
 Select the arrow and press the controller.
Destination guidance via 
voice instructions
Switching voice instructions on/off
Voice instructions can be switched on or off 
during the destination guidance in the arrow or 
map view:
Select the   symbol and press the controller.To switch the voice instructions on and off at 
any time:
1.Press the   button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the   menu.
3.Turn the controller until "Settings" is 
selected and press the controller.
4.Turn the controller until "Language / Units" 
is selected and press the controller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the 
controller until "Languages" is selected and 
press the controller.
6.Select "Navigation voice instructions" and 
press the controller.
 The voice instructions are switched on.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use
*. 

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Cargo bay cover, refer to Roll-
up cover124
Caring for artificial leather, 
refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Caring for leather, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Caring for light-alloy wheels, 
refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Caring for plastic, refer to the 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Caring for the carpet, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Caring for the vehicle finish, 
refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Car key, refer to Keys/remote 
control28
Car phone192
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest120
– refer to Mobile phone192
– refer to separate operating 
instructions
Car radio, refer to Radio170
Car wash61,134
– also refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– with comfort access40
Catalytic converter, refer to 
Hot exhaust system132
"Categories"177
CBC Cornering Brake 
Control90
CBS Condition Based 
Service232
"CD"166,179CD changer179
– controls166
– fast forward/reverse183
– installation location183
– random sequence182
– repeating a track182
– sampling tracks181
– selecting a CD180
– selecting a track180
– switching on/off166
– tone control167
– volume167
CD player179
– controls166
– fast forward/reverse183
– random sequence182
– repeating a track182
– sampling a track181
– selecting a track180
– switching on/off166
– tone control167
– volume
167
Center armrest
– front120
– rear123
Center brake lamp238
Center console14
"Central locking"30
Central locking
– from inside33
– from outside30
Central locking system30
– comfort access39
Changes, technical
– refer to For your own 
safety5
– refer to Parts and 
accessories6
Changing language on 
Control Display87
Changing scale for 
navigation156
Changing units of measure on 
Control Display87
Changing wheels226,239
CHECK button83
Check Control82
"Check Control 
messages"83Check Gas Cap217
Checking the air pressure, 
refer to Tire inflation 
pressure218
Child restraint fixing system 
LATCH58
Child restraints56
Child restraint systems56
Child-safety lock59
Child seats, refer to 
Transporting children 
safely56
Chime, refer to Check 
Control82
Chock240
Chrome parts, refer to Caring 
for your vehicle brochure
Cigarette lighter122
Cigarette lighter socket, refer 
to Connecting electrical 
devices122
Cleaning, refer to Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
"Climate"51,112
Clock77
– 12h/24h mode86
– hour signal86
– setting time and date85
Closing
– from inside33
– from outside30
Closing fuel filler cap217
Clothes hooks121
Cockpit10
Cold start, refer to Starting 
engine61
Comfort access39
– observe in car wash40
– replacing battery, remote 
control40
Comfort area, refer to Around 
the center console14
Comfort operation
– glass sunroof31
– windows31
– windows with comfort 
access39
– with comfort access39
Comfort seat46 

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Inflation pressure, refer to Tire 
inflation pressure218
Inflation pressure monitoring
– refer to Flat Tire Monitor94
– refer to TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor95
Info menu17
Information
– on another location147
– on current position147
– on destination location147
"Information" for navigation 
system147
Information menu, refer to 
imenu17
"Information on 
destination"149
Information service210
"Info sources"80
Initializing
– Flat Tire Monitor94
– radio, refer to Storing 
stations172
– refer to Power failure242
– refer to Setting time and 
date85
– seat, mirror and steering 
wheel memory47
"Input map"147
Installation location
– CD changer183
– drive for navigation DVD140
– mobile phone120
Instructions for navigation 
system, refer to Voice 
instructions157
Instrument cluster12
Instrument illumination, refer 
to Instrument lighting110
Instrument lighting110
Instrument panel
– refer to Cockpit10
– refer to Instrument 
cluster12
Integrated key28
Integrated universal remote 
control118
Interesting destination for 
navigation147"Interim time"85
Interior lamps110
– switching on with remote 
control31
Interior motion sensor38
– switching off38
Interior rearview mirror53
– automatic dimming 
feature53
Intermittent mode of the 
wipers67
J
Jacking points241
Joystick
– refer to iDrive16
– refer to Selector lever, 
selecting transmission 
positions63
Jump starting246
K
Keyless-Go, refer to Comfort 
access39
Keyless opening and closing, 
refer to Comfort access39
Key Memory, refer to Personal 
Profile29
"Keypad"202
Keys28
– key-related settings, refer to 
Personal Profile29
– spare key28
Kick-down, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic63
Knock control217
L
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
low beams107
Lamps and bulbs235
Lane limit lines, refer to 
Leaving lane warning105"Language / Units"87
– for navigation 
system141,157
"Languages"87
– for navigation 
system141,157
Lashing eyes, refer to 
Securing cargo135
Last destinations, refer to 
Destination list149
"Last seat pos."48
LATCH child restraint fixing 
system58
Leaving lane warning105
LEDs light-emitting 
diodes235
Length, refer to 
Dimensions253
License plate lamp, replacing 
bulbs239
Light-emitting diodes 
LEDs235
Lighter122
"Lighting"66
Lighting
– instruments110
– lamps and bulbs235
– of the vehicle, refer to 
Lamps107
Light switch107
"Limit"84
Loading
– securing cargo135
– stowing cargo135
– vehicle134
Load securing equipment, 
refer to Securing cargo135
"Lock after driving"33
Locking31,33
– confirmation signals31
– from inside33
– from outside31
– without key, refer to Comfort 
access39
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals31
– from inside33
– from outside30 

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276 Safety systems
– ABS Antilock Brake 
System90
– airbags99
– driving stability control 
systems90
– safety belts50
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat 
tires226
Satellite radio176
– enabling channel176
– selecting channel177
– storing channel177
"SAT" with radio166,176
"Save current 
destination"152
"Scan"
– music tracks on CD181
– stations with radio171
Scan
– CD changer181
– CD player181
– radio171
"Scan all" in audio mode181
"Scan directory" in audio 
mode181
Screen, refer to iDrive16
Screw thread for tow 
fitting247
SDARS, refer to Satellite 
radio176
"Seat heater distribution"51
Seats46
– active backrest width 
adjustment47
– adjusting the seats46
– comfort seat46
– easy entry/exit47
– heating51
– lumbar support47
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror 
and steering wheel 
memory47
– shoulder support46
– sitting safely45
– storing the setting47
– thigh support46
– ventilation, refer to Active 
seat ventilation52Securing load
– refer to Securing cargo135
– with ski bag, refer to 
Securing cargo127
"Select as 
destination"148,211
"Select current speed"84
Selecting audio sources, refer 
to Operation via iDrive166
Selecting distance with active 
cruise control71
Selecting frequency 
manually171
Selecting menu items19
Selecting route152
Selection options with 
navigation system152
Selector lever interlock, 
automatic transmission, 
refer to Engaging 
transmission position63
Self-leveling suspension93
Separation net, Sports 
Wagon125
"Service"80,209,229
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance245
Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet for 
US models232
Service Interval Display
– refer to CBS Condition 
Based Service232
– refer to Service 
requirements80
"Service notification"209
"Service Request"202,209
"Service 
requirements"81,209,230
Service requirements80
– refer to CBS Condition 
Based Service232
"Service Status"213
"Set"
– in audio mode166
– on trip computer80
"Set date"86
"Set service date"81
"Set time"86Setting button, refer to 
Controls, controller16
"Settings"213
– for BMW Assist211
– for unlocking30
Settings
– BMW Night Vision104
– changing on Control 
Display85
– clock, 12h/24h mode86
– configuring, refer to 
Personal Profile29
– date86
– language87
– units of measure87
Settings menu, refer to 
imenu17
Setting time, refer to 
Preselecting activation 
times116
Shifting gears, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic63
Shift paddles on steering 
wheel65
Short commands of voice 
command system257
"Short route" for 
navigation152
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route152
Shoulder support46
"Show current position"147
"Show destination 
position"147
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer182
– CD player182
Side airbags99
Side marker lamps, replacing 
bulbs237
Side-mounted turn signals, 
replacing bulbs237
Side window blinds, refer to 
Sun blinds119
Signal horn, refer to Horn10