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Setting date
1.Select "Date" and press the controller.
2.Select "Set date" and press the controller.
The first section of the date display is
selected, in this case the month.
3.Turn the controller to make the adjustment.
4.Press the controller to apply the setting.
The next adjustment is selected.
5.Make the remaining adjustments. After the
last adjustment, the date is stored.
Changing date format
1.Select "Date format" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select the desired format and press the
controller.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Brightness of Control Display
The brightness is automatically adapted to the
ambient lighting conditions. However, you can
change the base 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 fuel
consumption, distances, temperature and
pressure.
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.

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7.Press the controller.
8.Select the desired unit of measure and
press the controller.
The settings are stored for the remote control
currently 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 select a different language
for the text displays.
7.Select the desired language and press the
controller.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.

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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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Communications
Entertainment
Mobility
Entering house number
All house numbers stored for the street on the
navigation DVD can be entered.
1.Select "House number" and press the con-
troller.
2.Enter the house number:
Select the individual digits and press the
controller.
3.Change into the third field from the top.
Turn the controller until the house number
is selected and press the controller.
Starting destination guidance with
manual destination entry
>Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Destination guidance starts immediately.
>If destination guidance is not to be started
immediately:
Select "Add to destination list" and press
the controller.
The destination is stored in the destination
list, refer to page131.
Entering destination via
voice*
You can enter a desired destination with 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 system
read aloud the possible commands.<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 town/city of destination
The town/city of destination can be spelled or
entered as an entire word.
Spelling town/city of destination
To enter the town/city of destination, spell it
using the customary spelling 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 towns/cit-
ies of destination that match your entries.
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
town/city of destination. The more let-
ters you say, the more exactly the sys-
tem recognizes the town/city.

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Displaying towns/cities and streets of
the 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 with
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/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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Everything from A to Z
236 Brake system114
– brake pads114
– brake rotors116
– breaking-in114
– warning lamp13,83
Braking safely116
Breakdown, M Mobility
System212
Breakdown assistance186
Breakdown services, refer to
Roadside Assistance220
Breaking-in114
Breaking-in brake pads114
Breaking-in the clutch114
Breaking-in the differential,
refer to Engine and
differential114
"Brightness"78,93
Brightness of Control
Display78
Button for starting engine,
refer to Start/Stop button58
Buttons on steering wheel11
Bypassing route sections140
C
California Proposition 65
Warning6
"Call"178,189
Call
– accepting176
– displaying accepted179
– ending177
– in absence179
– rejecting177
– starting177
Calling
– by entering phone
number177
– from phone book178
– from Top 8 list179
– redialing179
Can holder, refer to Cup
holders108
Capacities228
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery217Car care, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Car-care products, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
"Car Data"70
Care208
– refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Cargo loading
– securing cargo118
– stowing cargo117
– vehicle117
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
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 phone171
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest107
– refer to Mobile phone170
– refer to separate operating
instructions
Car radio, refer to Radio152
Car wash116
– refer to Before driving into a
car wash116
– refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system115"Categories"158
CBC Cornering Brake
Control
81
CBS Condition Based
Service207
"CD"148,161
CD changer161
– controls148
– fast forward/reverse164
– installation location164
– random sequence164
– repeating a track163
– sampling a track163
– selecting a CD161
– selecting a track162
– switching on/off148
– tone control149
– volume149
CD player161
– controls148
– fast forward/reverse164
– random sequence164
– repeating a track163
– sampling a track163
– selecting a track162
– switching on/off148
– tone control149
– volume149
Center armrest, adjusting
height107
Center console14
"Central locking"30
Central locking
– from inside32
– from outside30
Central locking system30
– comfort access37
– hotel function33
Changes, technical, refer to
For your own safety6
Changing a wheel215
Changing language on
Control Display79
Changing scale for navigation
system display138
Changing units of measure on
Control Display78

Everything from A to Z
242 Indicator/warning lamps
– ABS Antilock Brake
System83
– airbags90
– brake system83
– DSC13,82
– Flat Tire Monitor86
– handbrake13,60
– MDrive13,54
– M Dynamic Mode13,82
– parking lamps/low beams13
– safety belt warning51
– TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor87
Indicator and warning lamps,
overview13
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure196
Inflation pressure monitoring
– refer to Flat Tire Monitor84
– refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor86
Info menu17
Information
– on another location130
– on current position130
– on town/city of
destination130
"Information" for navigation
system130
Information menu, refer to
imenu17
"Information on
destination"131
Information service188
"Info sources"72
Initializing
– Flat Tire Monitor85
– radio, refer to Storing
stations154
– refer to Power failure217
– seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory48
– time and date76
"Input map"129
Installation location
– CD changer164
– drive for navigation DVD122Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions139
Instrument cluster12
Instrument illumination, refer
to Instrument lighting97
Instrument lighting97
Instrument panel, refer to
Cockpit
10
Instrument panel, refer to
Instrument cluster12
Integrated key28
Integrated universal remote
control105
Interesting destination for
navigation130
"Interim time"76
Interior lamps97
– switching on with remote
control31
Interior motion sensor36
– switching off36
Interior rearview mirror,
automatic dimming
feature52
Intermittent wiper mode65
J
Jacking points216
Joystick, refer to iDrive16
Jump starting220
K
Keyless-Go, refer to Comfort
access37
Keyless opening and closing,
refer to Comfort access37
Key Memory, refer to Personal
Profile29
"Keypad"180
Keys28
– key-related settings, refer to
Personal Profile29
– spare key28
Kick-down, refer to Drive
mode62Knee airbags89
Knock control195
L
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
low beams95
Lamps and bulbs209
"Language / Units"78
– for navigation
system123,139
"Languages"79
– for navigation
system123,139
Lashing eyes, refer to
Securing cargo118
Last destinations, refer to
Destination list131
"Last seat pos."49
LATCH child restraint fixing
system57
LEDs light-emitting
diodes209
Length, refer to
Dimensions226
License plate lamps, replacing
bulbs212
Light-emitting diodes
LEDs209
Lighter108
"Lighting"65,96
Lighting
– instruments97
– lamps and bulbs209
– of the vehicle, refer to
Lamps95
Light switch95
"Limit"75
Loading, refer to Cargo
loading117
Load securing equipment,
refer to Securing cargo118
"Lock after driving"33
Lock buttons in the doors,
refer to Locking33

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Storing sitting position, refer
to Seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory48
Storing tires201
"Street" for destination
entry126
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires196
"Surround Settings", refer to
Tone control150
SW, waveband152
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching on
– audio148
– CD changer148
– CD player148
– radio148
Swiveling headlamps, refer to
Adaptive Head Light96
Symbols4
– indicator and warning
lamps13
– navigation system143
– status information20
– traffic information with
navigation system140
T
Tachometer68
Tail lamps211
– replacing bulbs211
Tank capacity
– also refer to Capacities228
– fuel tank capacity194
Target cursor for
navigation129
Technical alterations, refer to
For your own safety6
Technical data226
Telematics, refer to
BMW Assist185
Telephone
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest107
– refer to Mobile phone170
– refer to separate operating
instructions"Telephone list"53
TeleService187
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body
region101
– adjusting with automatic
climate control100
– changing units of
measure78
– refer to Coolant
temperature68
Temperature display
– changing units of
measure78
– outside temperature68
– outside temperature
warning69
Temperature gauge, engine
oil69
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control66
"Terminate services"190
"Text language"79
"Theater", refer to Tone
control151
The individual vehicle5
Tie-down points, refer to
Securing cargo118
Tightening torque of the lug
bolts, refer to After
mounting216
Tilt alarm sensor36
– switching off36
Tilting down passenger-side
exterior mirror52
"Time"77
"Time / Date"77
"Time format"77
Timer, refer to Preselecting
activation time103
"Timer 1" for parked-car
ventilation103
"Timer 2" for parked-car
ventilation103
Tire inflation pressure
196
Tire pressure loss87
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM86Tire Quality Grading198
Tire replacement, new wheels
and tires200
Tires
– age198
– air loss86,87
– breaking-in114
– condition199
– damage199
– inflation pressure196
– minimum tread depth199
– M Mobility System212
– monitoring inflation
pressure, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor84
– new wheels and tires200
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Tire Pressure Monitor86
– replacing200
– retreaded tires200
– size197
– size, refer to The right
wheels and tires200
– wear indicators199
– wheel/tire combination200
– winter tires200
TMC station, refer to Traffic
information140
"Tone"149
Tone dialing method180
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting149
– middle setting151
Tone on locking/unlocking31
Tools, refer to Onboard tool
kit209
Top40
"Top 8" for mobile phone178
Torque, lug bolts, refer to
After mounting216
Touch tone dialing, refer to
Tone dialing method180
Tow bar222
Tow fitting221