At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Mobility
Reference
9
7 Instrument cluster 10
9 Buttons on the steering wheel
10 Ignition lock 11
Horn: the entire surface
13 Releasing the hood
14 Opening the luggage compartment lid/tail-
gate
6
Turn signal indicators
High beams, headlamp flasher
Roadside parking lamps
*
Computer
8 Windshield wipers
Rain sensor
*
Volume
>
Press: to accept and end a
telephone call; to start dialing
for selected telephone num-
bers
> Press longer: activate and
deactivate voice entry
*
Fast forward/rewind
>Radio
Press: next station stored
Press longer: station search
> CD
Press: jump to next track
Press longer: fast forward/
rewind
> Telephone
Scan register of names
Display/hide telephone book. Dis-
play the entries one after another
with the forward/backward buttons
12 Cruise control*
Under the hood
28
Under the hood
Important parts in the engine compartment
1Washer fluid reservoir for headlamp and
windshield washer system
2 Filler neck for engine oil, refer to Adding
engine oil
3 Jump-starting connection 4
Reservoir for brake fluid
5 Coolant expansion tank
6 Chassis ground, negative terminal
7 Dipstick for engine oil, refer to Checking the
oil level
Engine oil
Like fuel consumption, engine oil consumption
depends on your driving style and the vehicle's
operating conditions.
Warning lamp
Engine oil pressure
The warning lamp lights up in red:
The engine oil pressure is too low.
Stop the vehicle immediately and
switch off the engine. Check the engine oil level
and top up if necessary. If the oil level is correct,
please contact your nearest BMW center or a
workshop that works according to BMW repair procedures with correspondingly trained per-
sonnel.
Do not continue driving, otherwise the
engine could sustain serious damage
from inadequate lubrication. <
Engine oil level
The warning lamp lights up in yellow
while you are driving. A signal also
sounds.
The oil level is at the absolute minimum; check
engine oil level using dipstick 7 and refill as
soon as possible. Do not drive more than
30 miles/50 km before refilling.