
Everything from A to Z
266 Blower, refer to Air 
volume116
"Bluetooth"195
"BMW Assist"210
BMW Assist209
– activating214
– concierge service212
– contacting BMW Customer 
Relations212
– displaying vehicle data215
– offered services209
– roadside assistance210
– TeleService211
– updating213
"BMW Contact"204
"BMW Contact 
Numbers"204
BMW homepage4
BMW maintenance 
system235
BMW Night Vision104
– activating105
– cleaning camera106
– cleaning camera, refer to 
Wiper system68
– deactivating105
– making settings105
"BMW Service settings"213
BMW website4
Bottle holder, refer to Cup 
holders125
Bracket for telephone or 
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter207
Brake assistant91
– adaptive92
Brake force display100
Brake lamps
– replacing bulbs240
– two-stage100
Brake rotors
– breaking-in134
– refer to Braking safely136Brakes
– ABS Antilock Brake 
System91
– brake assistant91
– brake force display100
– breaking-in134
– CBC Cornering Brake 
Control91
– electronic brake-force 
distribution91
– handbrake63
– refer to Braking safely136
– warning lamps13
Brake system134
– brake pads134
– breaking-in134
– disk brakes136
– warning lamp94
Braking safely136
Breakdown services, refer to 
Roadside Assistance248
Breaking-in brake pads134
Breaking-in the clutch134
Breaking-in the differential, 
refer to Engine and 
differential134
Break-in period134
"Brightness"88,103
– with BMW Night Vision106
Brightness of Control 
Display88
Button for starting engine, 
refer to Start/Stop button61
Buttons on steering wheel11
C
California Proposition 65 
Warning6
"Call"202,213
Call
– accepting200
– displaying accepted203
– ending201
– in absence203
– rejecting201
– starting201Calling
– by entering phone 
number201
– from phone book202
– from Top 8 list203
– redialing203
– refer to telephone operating 
instructions
Can holder, refer to Cup 
holders125
Capacities258
Car battery, refer to Vehicle 
battery245
Car care, refer to Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
Car-care products, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
"Car Data"80
Care236
– refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Cargo
– refer to Cargo loading137
– securing138
– securing with ski bag131
Cargo bay
– capacity257
– emergency operation, refer 
to Opening manually, Sports 
Wagon35
– emergency release34
– expanding, Sports 
Wagon128
– floor panel flap, refer to 
Compartment in floor, 
Sports Wagon129
– locking separately34
– opening/closing, refer to 
Luggage compartment lid/
tailgate33
– opening from inside33
– opening from inside, Sports 
Wagon35
– opening from outside33
– opening from outside, 
Sports Wagon35
– opening with remote 
control31 

Reference 277
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Rear socket127
Rear ventilation118
Rearview mirror53
Rear window
– changing wiper blade237
– heating116
– opening and closing on 
Sports Wagon34
– roller sun blind, refer to Sun 
blinds122
– window wiper on Sports 
Wagon69,137
Rear window safety switch41
"Received calls"202
Reception
– quality175
– radio stations175
– regional station174
Reception level of mobile 
phone, refer to Status 
information20
Rechargeable flashlight123
Recirculated-air mode117
– air recirculation117
– AUC Automatic 
recirculated-air control117
Reclining seat, refer to 
Seats46
Recording times, refer to 
Stopwatch86
"Redial" for mobile phone202
Redialing with mobile 
phone207
Reflectors, refer to Tail 
lamps240
Refueling218
Releasing
– hood230
– locks, refer to Unlocking38
"Relock door if not 
opened"33
Remaining distance, refer to 
Cruising range79
Remaining distance to 
destination, refer to 
Computer80Remote control28
– comfort access38
– garage door opener121
– luggage compartment lid31
– malfunction31,40
– replacing battery40
– tailgate31
Removing condensation on 
the windows116
"Repeat directory" in audio 
mode185
"Repeat" in audio mode185
"Repeat track" in audio 
mode185
Replacement fuses245
Replacement of tires, refer to 
Changing wheels242
Replacement remote control, 
refer to New remote 
controls28
Replacing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs238
Replacing tires228
Replacing wheels/tires, refer 
to New wheels and tires227
Reporting safety defects7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel 
gauge79
"Reset"96,98
– stopwatch86
– tone settings171
Reset, refer to Resetting tone 
settings171
"resetting FTM …"96
Residual heat117
Restraint systems
– for children56
– refer to Safety belts50
Retaining straps, refer to 
Storage area package, 
Sports Wagon130
Retreaded tires228
Reverse, fast
– CD changer186
– CD player186Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic64
– manual transmission63
Road map158
"Roadside 
Assistance"204,210
Roadside Assistance248
Roadside assistance210
Roadside parking lamps110
– replacing bulbs239
Roller blind, refer to Sun 
blinds122
Roll-up cover, Sports 
Wagon128
Roof load capacity257
Roof-mounted luggage 
rack139
Rope, refer to Tow-starting 
and towing249
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to 
iDrive16
Route154
– bypassing sections160
– changing160
– changing criteria154
– displaying157
– displaying arrow display157
– displaying map view158
– displaying streets or towns/
cities159
– selecting154
Route information, refer to 
Destination guidance with 
voice instructions159
Route map, refer to Displaying 
map view158
"Route preference", 
changing154
Route selection154
RSC Runflat System 
Component, refer to Run-
flat tires227
Rubber parts, refer to Caring 
for your vehicle brochure 

Everything from A to Z
282 Turning lamps110
– replacing bulbs240
Turn signals67
– indicator lamp12
– replacing bulbs240
U
Underbody protection, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR226
"Units"88
Units
– average fuel 
consumption88
– temperature88
Universal garage-door 
opener, refer to Integrated 
universal remote 
control121
Universal remote control121
"Unlock button"30
Unlocking
– from inside33
– from outside30
– without key, refer to Comfort 
access38
"Update services"213
USB/audio interface189
"USB" in audio mode190
"Use current location as 
address"152,153
Used batteries
– refer to Disposal245
– refer to Replacing battery40
Using turn signals67
V
Valve screw caps, refer to 
After mounting244
Vehicle
– battery245
– breaking-in134
– care236
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– loading137
– measurements, refer to 
Dimensions255
– parking62
– washing, refer to Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
– weights257
"Vehicle / Tires" for 
unlocking30
Vehicle jack243
– jacking points244
Vehicle position, refer to 
Displaying current 
position163
Ventilation118
– draft-free118
– in rear118
– while stationary118
Vent outlets114
– refer to Ventilation118
Vent outlets of automatic 
climate control114
"Vent settings"116
Viscosity233
Voice, refer to Destination 
guidance with voice 
instructions159
Voice command system
– overview23
– short commands259
Voice instructions for 
navigation system159
– muting55
– repeating55,160
– switching on/off55,159
– volume160
Voice phone book206Volume168
– audio sources168
– cargo bay257
– fuel tank, refer to 
Capacities258
– mobile phone200
– setting speed-
dependent170
– voice instructions160
– windshield cleaning system, 
refer to Capacities258
W
Warning lamps, refer to 
Indicator and warning 
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control83
Warning on leaving lane, refer 
to Leaving lane warning106
Warning triangle247
Warranty and Service Guide 
Booklet for Canadian 
models235
Washer fluid69
– capacity of the reservoir69
Washing the vehicle, also refer 
to Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Waste container, refer to 
Ashtray125
Water on roads, refer to 
Driving through water136
Waveband for radio172
"WB"169,176
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth227
Weather news flashes176
Website BMW4
Weights257
Welcome lamps108
"Welcome light"109
Wheel/tire combination, refer 
to New wheels and tires227
Wheel/tire damage227
Wheelbase, refer to 
Dimensions255
Wheels and tires220