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Maintenance
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Maintenance
BMW Maintenance System
The BMW Maintenance System supports the
preservation of the traffic and operating safety
of your BMW. The objective is to optimize
efforts with respect to minimal vehicle mainte-
nance costs.
If and when you come to sell your BMW, a com-
prehensive record of servicing will prove a sig-
nificant benefit.
CBS Condition Based Service
Sensors and special algorithms take the differ-
ent driving conditions of your BMW into
account. Condition Based Service uses this to
determine the current and future service
requirements. By letting you define a service
and maintenance regimen that reflects your
own individual requirements, the system builds
the basis for trouble-free driving.
On the Control Display, you can have the
remaining times or distances for selected main-
tenance tasks and any legally prescribed dates
displayed, refer to page76:
>Engine oil
>Brake pads: separately for front and rear
>Brake fluid
>Vehicle check
>Legally mandated inspections depending
on local regulations
Service data in the remote control
Your vehicle continuously stores service-
requirement information in the remote control
while you are driving. Your BMW Service Advi-
sor can read out this data from the remote con-
trol unit, and propose an optimized mainte-
nance approach. Whenever you take your car in
for servicing you should therefore hand your
BMW Service Advisor the remote control unit
that you last used.
Make sure that the date is always set cor-
rectly, refer to page80; otherwise the
effectiveness of Condition Based Service CBS
is not assured.<
Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models and Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
Please consult your Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet for US models and Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models
for additional information on service require-
ments.
BMW recommends that you have service
and repair operations performed at your
BMW center.
Take the time to ensure that these service pro-
cedures are confirmed by entries in your vehi-
cle's Service and Warranty Information Booklet
for US models and Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian models. These entries
verify that your vehicle has received the speci-
fied regular maintenance.<

Reference 257
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control86
DTC Dynamic Traction
Control87
– indicator/warning lamp87
DVD for navigation128
Dynamic Brake Control
DBC86
"Dynamic route" in
navigation141
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC
– indicator/warning lamp87
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC
– indicator/warning lamp87
E
EBV Electronic brake-force
distribution86
Eject button, refer to Buttons
on the CD player156
Electrical malfunction
– door lock31
– driver's door31
– fuel filler door206
– glass roof40
– luggage compartment lid/
tailgate33
– panorama glass roof42
Electric seat adjustment44
Electric steering wheel lock
– with convenient access37
Electronic oil level check222
Emergency actuation,
automatic transmission,
refer to Overriding selector
lever lock60
Emergency operation
– fuel filler door, manual
release206
Emergency operation, refer to
Closing manually
– glass roof40
– panorama glass roof42
Emergency operation, refer to
Manual operation
– door lock31Emergency release
– luggage compartment lid
from inside34
Emergency Request235
Emergency services, refer to
Roadside Assistance235
"Enabled services"202
"Enable services"203
"End call"189
Energy, saving
– saving fuel120
Energy-conscious driving,
refer to Energy Control72
Energy Control72
Engine
– breaking in120
– data242
– overheated, refer to Coolant
temperature72
– speed242
– starting57
– starting, convenient
access36
– switching off57
Engine compartment222
Engine coolant, refer to
Coolant224
Engine oil
– adding224
– BMW Maintenance
System226
– capacity246
– checking level222
– intervals between changes,
refer to Service
requirements76
"Engine oil level"223
Engine output, refer to Engine
data242
Engine speed, refer to Engine
data242
Engine starting, refer to
Starting the engine57
"Enter address"131
Entering a destination131
Entering a destination
country131
Entering a house number or
intersection133Entering an intersection132
Entering a street132
"Entertainment"156
Entry lamps, refer to Interior
lamps99
Environmentally friendly
driving, refer to Energy
Control72
"Equalizer", refer to Tone
control159
Equalizer, refer to Tone
control158
Error messages, refer to
Check Control81
"ESN"166
ESP Electronic Stability
Program, refer to DSC
Dynamic Stability
Control86
Event data recorders227
Exhaust system, refer to Hot
exhaust system121
Expanding the cargo bay114
Exterior mirrors49
– adjusting49
– automatic dimming
feature50
– automatic heating49
– folding in and out49
External audio device110
External audio device, refer to
AUX-In port175
Eyes
– for tow-starting and towing
away238
– for tying down loads124
F
Fader, tone control157
Failure messages, refer to
Check Control81
Failure of an electrical
consumer234
False alarm
– avoiding unintentional
alarm36
– switching off an alarm36

Everything from A - Z
262 Navigation system128
– address book138
– changing a route147
– destination entry130
– destination guidance in
assistance window128
– destination list137
– displaying current
position151
– entering a destination
manually130,134
– last destinations137
– navigation DVD128
– opening130
– route display144
– route list146
– searching for a special
destination136
– selecting destination using
information136
– selecting destination via
map135
– selecting route criteria141
– starting destination
guidance143
– switching off, refer to
Terminating/continuing
destination guidance143
– terminating/continuing
destination guidance143
– voice instructions146
– volume adjustment147
"Navigation voice
instructions"129
"Navigation voice
instructions" via buttons on
the steering wheel51
Neck support, refer to Head
restraints45
Nets, refer to Storage
compartments110
"New address" in
navigation139
"New destination"131,135
"New route"147
New tires219
"Next entertainment
source"51
North-facing map145Nozzles100
Number of cylinders, refer to
Engine data242
Nylon rope, refer to Tow
rope239
O
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for On-Board Diagnosis227
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications207
Odometer71
Oil, refer to Engine oil222
Oil consumption222
Oil level222
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal234
"On a new destination" in
navigation137
"Onboard info"74
Onboard tool kit228
"On destination"137
"On location"137
Opening and closing
– convenient access36
– from inside32
– from outside29
– using the door lock31
– via the remote control29
Operation by voice for mobile
phone193
– adjusting volume194
– canceling193
– correcting phone
number194
– dialing phone number194
– placing a call194
– redialing194
– voice commands193
– voice phone book194
"Options"201
Orientation menu, refer to
Start menu17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation103
Output, refer to Engine
data242Outside-air mode
– automatic climate
control102
Outside-temperature
display71
– changing units of
measure76
– in computer76
Outside temperature
warning71
Overheated engine, refer to
Coolant temperature72
Overriding selector lever
lock60
P
Panorama glass roof40
– closing after electrical
malfunction42
– comfort position41
– convenient operation30
– initializing42
– opening, closing41
– pinch protection system41
– power failure42
– raising41
– remote control30
Park assistant, refer to Park
Distance Control85
"Parked car operation"104
"Parked car ventilation"104
Parked car ventilation104
– activating switch-on
times105
– preselecting switch-on
times104
– switching on and off
directly104
Parking
– vehicle57
Parking aid, refer to PDC Park
Distance Control85
Parking brake57
– indicator lamp58
Parking lamps96
Parking lamps/low beams96
– replacing bulbs230
Partition net114