
Everything from A - Z
266 Start/stop button56
– starting the engine57
– switching off the engine57
"Start guidance"133
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine57
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump starting236
Starting difficulties
– jump starting236
Starting the engine
– start/stop button56
Start menu17
"Start service"198
"Start Service" for BMW 
Assist200
"State / Province" in 
destination entry131
Station
– refer to Radio160
"Status"77
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steering wheel50
– adjustment50
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– freely programmable 
buttons50
– lock56
– locking with convenient 
access37
– programmable buttons50
"Steering wheel buttons"51
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering93
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic58
"Stopwatch"84
Stopwatch83
Storage compartments110
Storage nets115
"Store" for satellite radio168
"Store in address book" in 
navigation139
"Store" on the radio162
Storing current position139
Storing radio stations162Storing seat positions, refer to 
Seat and mirror memory47
Storing tires220
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments110
"Street" in destination 
entry133
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires208
Sun blinds109
Surface ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning71
"Surround Settings", refer to 
Tone control158
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine57
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button56
Switching on
– audio156
– CD changer156
– CD player156
– radio156
Switching on the hour 
signal80
Switching the cooling function 
on and off103
Switch-on times of parked car 
ventilation, preselecting104
Symbols4
– navigation system150
– status information20
– traffic info for navigation 
system147
T
Tachometer71
Tailgate
– convenient access37
– emergency operation, refer 
to Opening manually33
– opening from inside33
– opening from outside33
– opening manually33
– remote control30
Tail lamps231
– replacing bulb232Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities246
Technical data242
– capacities246
– dimensions243
Technical modifications, refer 
to For your own safety5
Telematics, refer to 
TeleService, BMW 
Assist197
Telephone
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest110
– refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
Telephone, refer to Mobile 
phone182
"Telephone list"51
TeleService199
Temperature
– automatic climate 
control101
– changing unit of measure76
– coolant, refer to Coolant 
temperature72
Temperature display
– outside temperature71
– outside temperature 
warning71
– setting the units76
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control63
Tensioning straps, refer to 
Securing cargo124
"Terminate services"202
"Text language"84
"Theater" for Tone 
control158
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp233
Through-loading system113
Through-loading system, 
refer to Expanding the cargo 
bay114
Tilt alarm sensor36
Tilt function, passenger-side 
mirror49
"Time"80 

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Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
"Time / Date"79,80,81
"Time format"80
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
switch-on times104
"Timer 2" for parked car 
ventilation/heating105
"Timer 1" for parked car 
ventilation/heating105
Tire inflation pressure208
– loss90,91
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor89
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM90
– resetting the system91
– system limitations90
– warning lamp92
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor90
Tire Quality Grading217
Tires
– age217,218
– air loss92
– breaking in120
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels233
– condition218
– damage218
– inflation pressure208
– labels217
– minimum tread depth218
– new wheels and tires219
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor89
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM90
– puncture90
– replacing219
– Run-Flat219
– size217
– storage220
– tread depth218
– wear indicators, refer to 
Minimum tread depth218
– wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires219
– winter tires220TMC station, refer to Traffic 
information147
"Tone"157
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting157
– middle setting159
Tools, refer to Onboard tool 
kit228
"Top 8" for mobile phone190
Torque, refer to Engine 
data242
Touch tone dialing192
Tow bar238
Tow fitting238
– screw thread238
Tow fittings for tow-starting 
and towing away238
Towing237
– car with automatic 
transmission237
– methods238
Towing and tow-starting237
Town/city for destination131
"Town / City" in destination 
entry131
Tow rope239
Tow-starting237,239
"TPM"91
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor90
Tracks
– random play sequence172
– sampling, Scan171
– searching for171
Track width, refer to 
Dimensions243
Traction control, refer to DSC 
Dynamic Stability 
Control86
Traffic information for 
navigation
– calling up148
– display on route map149
– during destination 
guidance150
– switching on/off147
– symbols150
"Traffic Info settings"148Traffic jam
– displaying traffic 
information147
– driving around150
Transmission
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
– manual transmission58
– overriding selector lever lock 
for automatic transmission 
with Steptronic60
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector 
lever position59
– refer to P Park59
Transporting children 
safely52
Transport securing devices, 
refer to Securing cargo124
Tread depth, refer to Minimum 
tire tread
218
Treble, refer to Treble and 
bass157
Treble, tone control157
"Trip computer"74
Trip computer74
Trip-distance counter, refer to 
Trip odometer71
"Triple turn signal"61
Triple turn signal activation61
Trip odometer71
Trunk, refer to Cargo bay114
Trunk lid33
Trunk lid, refer to Luggage 
compartment lid/tailgate33
Turning circle, refer to 
Dimensions243
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp12
– replacing bulbs231
– triple turn signal61
Turn signals60
Tying down loads, refer to 
Cargo loading124 

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268
U
Underbody protection, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR217
"Units"76
Units
– average consumption76
– temperature76
Universal garage door opener, 
refer to Integrated universal 
remote control106
Universal mobile phone 
preparation package, refer 
to separate Owner's Manual
Universal remote control106
Unlatching, refer to 
Unlocking36
"Unlock button"30
Unlocking
– from inside32
– from outside29
– luggage compartment lid37
– tailgate37
– without remote control, refer 
to Convenient access36
"Update services"201
USB-audio interface176
"USB" for audio 
mode175,177
V
Vehicle
– battery233
– breaking in120
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– cargo loading123
– Identification Number, refer 
to Engine compartment222
– measurements, refer to 
Dimensions243
– parking57
– washing, refer to Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
– weight245"Vehicle / Tires" for 
unlocking30
Vehicle decommissioning
– refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Vehicle jack233
Vehicle position, refer to 
Displaying current 
position151
Ventilation103
– draft-free103
– in the rear104
Ventilation, refer to 
Climate100
Ventilation while at a 
standstill104
Vents, refer to Ventilation103
"Vent settings"101
Voice commands
– overview23
– short commands247
Voice instructions from 
navigation system146
– muting51,147
– repeating51,147
– switching on/off146
– volume147
Voice phone book194
Volume156
– audio sources156
– fuel tank, refer to 
Capacities246
– mobile phone187
– speed-dependent 
control157
– voice instructions147
Volume distribution
– front/rear157
– left/right157
W
Warning and indicator 
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control81
Warning triangle236
Washer fluid62
– content of the reservoir63Washer fluid reservoir62
Washing the car, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Waste tray, refer to 
Ashtray111
Water on roads, refer to 
Driving through water122
Waveband with the radio160
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth218
Weights245
Welcome lamps96
"Welcome light"97
Wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires219
Wheelbase, refer to 
Dimensions243
Wheels, new219
Wheels and tires208
Width, refer to 
Dimensions243
Windows38
– convenient operation30
– opening, closing38
– pinch protection system39
– rear window35
– safety switch39
Windows, indicator on Control 
Display16
Windshield
– cleaning62
Windshield wash61
– filling capacity, reservoir246
– nozzles62
– rear window62
– reservoir for washer fluid62
– washer fluid62
Windshield wiper blades, 
changing228
Windshield wipers, blades, 
care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Windshield wipers, refer to 
Wiper system61
Winter tires220
– setting speed limit83
– storage220 

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Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Wiper blade replacement228
Wiper system61
"With highways" in 
navigation141
Wooden trim, refer to Caring 
for your vehicle brochure
Word-matching principle for 
navigation142
Work in the engine 
compartment221
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to 
Onboard tool kit228
X
xDrive87
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb229
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to Personal 
Profile28