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Notes
4
Notes
Using this Owner's Manual
We have made every effort to ensure that you 
are able to find what you need in this Owner's 
Manual as quickly as possible. The fastest way 
to find specific topics is to use the detailed 
index at the back of the manual. If you wish to 
gain an initial overview of your vehicle, you will 
find this in the first chapter.
Should you want to sell your BMW some day, 
please remember to pass on the Owner's Man-
ual as well; it is an important component of your 
vehicle.
Additional sources of information
Should you have any other questions, your 
BMW center will be glad to advise you at any 
time.
You can find information on BMW, e.g. technol-
ogy, on the Internet at www.bmwusa.com.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be fol-
lowed precisely in order to avoid the pos-
sibility of personal injury and serious damage to 
the vehicle.<
Indicates information that will assist you 
in gaining the optimum benefit from your 
vehicle and enable you to care more effectively 
for your vehicle.<
Refers to measures that can be taken to 
help protect the environment.<
tion.
*Indicates special equipment, country-spe-
cific equipment and optional extras, as well as 
equipment and functions not yet available at the 
time of printing.
"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to 
select individual functions.
{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice 
command system.
{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the 
voice command system.
Symbols on vehicle components
Indicates that you should consult the rel-
evant section of this Owner's Manual for 
information on a particular part or assembly. 
         
        
        
     
        
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At a glance
This overview of buttons, switches and displays
is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's
operating environment. The section will also
assist you in becoming acquainted with the
control concepts and options available for
operating the various systems.
At a glance 
         
        
        
     
        
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Cockpit
10
Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1Convertible: opening and closing rear 
window39
2Convertible: opening and closing windows 
together39
3Convertible: opening and closing rear 
windows39
4Opening and closing front windows38
5Folding exterior mirrors in and out
*52
6Adjusting exterior mirrors52
Automatic curb monitor52
8Shift paddles62
7
Turn signals64
High beams, headlamp flasher97
Roadside parking lamps97
Check Control73
Computer69 
         
        
        
     
        
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At a glance
 11Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
9Buttons on steering wheel
10Instrument cluster12
13Ignition lock58
14Horn, entire surface
17Releasing hood20218Opening luggage compartment lid34
Mobile phone
*171
>Press: accepting and ending 
call, starting dialing
* for 
selected phone number and 
redialing if no phone number is 
selected
>Press and hold: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice 
command system
* 22
Changing radio station152
Selecting music track162
Scrolling in phone book and in lists 
with stored phone numbers
MDrive, call up individual 
settings54
Individually programmable53 
11
Windshield wipers65
Rain sensor65
12Starting/stopping engine and 
switching ignition on/off 58
15
Steering wheel adjustment53
16
Cruise control66
19
Head-Up Display*91
20
Parking lamps95
Low beams95
Daytime running lamps
*96
Automatic headlamp control95
Daytime running lamps
*96
Adaptive Head Light
*96
21
Instrument lighting97 
         
        
        
     
        
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Cockpit
12
Instrument cluster
1Indicator lamps for turn signals
2Speedometer
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Tachometer68
5Engine oil thermometer69
6Display for
>Computer69
Engine oil level203
>Indicator and warning lamps73
>Speed of cruise control677Display for
>Sequential Manual Transmission with 
Drivelogic62
>Engine oil level for manual 
transmission203
> Check Control message present73
>Odometer and trip odometer68
>Date and remaining distance to be 
driven for service requirements71
8Fuel gauge69
9Resetting trip odometer68 
         
        
        
     
        
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At a glance
 13Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in 
different combinations and colors.
When the engine is started or the ignition is 
switched on, some lamps are checked for 
proper operation and light up briefly in the pro-
cess.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the bottom edge of the Con-
trol Display explain the meaning of the indicator 
and warning lamps displayed.
You can consult Check Control for additional 
information, e.g. regarding the cause of a mal-
function or the appropriate actions to take, refer 
to page73.In urgent cases, this information will be shown 
as soon as the corresponding lamp lights up.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps indicate that cer-
tain functions are activated or deactivated:
MDrive54
Handbrake applied60
Handbrake applied for Canadian 
models
Parking lamps/low beams95
M Dynamic Mode82
High beams/headlamp flasher97 
Lamp flashes:
DSC controls the drive and braking 
forces for maintaining vehicle 
stability82  
         
        
        
     
        
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Cockpit
14
Around the center console: controls and displays 
         
        
        
     
        
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At a glance
 15Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
1Microphone for hands-free mode for 
telephone
* 
and voice command system*22
Convertible: microphone on steering 
column
2Reading lamps98
3SOS: initiating an emergency call219
4Interior lamps97
5Passenger airbag status lamp90
6Control Display16
7Hazard warning flashers
8Central locking system32
9Automatic climate control99
10Changing
>radio station162 162
>Track162 162
11Ejecting
>navigation DVD
*122
>audio CD162 16212Drive for navigation DVD in Professional
* 
navigation system122
13Drive for audio CDs162 162
14Entertainment sound output on/off 
and adjusting volume162 162
16Bracket for cup holder
*108
17Controller16
Turn, press or move horizontally in four 
directions
18Activating voice command system
*22
19Opening start menu on Control Display17
20Drivelogic of Sequential Manual 
Transmission62
21EDC Electronic Damper Control for 
Sequential Manual Transmission84
22DSC Dynamic Stability Control for 
Sequential Manual Transmission82
23M Engine Dynamic Control POWER for 
Sequential Manual Transmission64
24EDC Electronic Damper Control for manual 
transmission
*84
25MDM M Dynamic Mode for manual 
transmission82 Temperature setting, left/right99
Automatic air distribution and 
volume100
Cooling function101
AUC Automatic recirculated-air 
control102
Recirculated-air mode102
Maximum cooling102
Residual heat mode102
Switching off automatic climate 
control102
Air volume101
Defrosting windows and removing 
condensation101
Rear window defroster99
15
Heated seats51
PDC Park Distance Control
*80
Flat Tire Monitor84
Convertible: opening the convert-
ible top41
Convertible: closing the convertible 
top41