
Wheels and tires
204
Temperature
The temperature grades are A, B, and C, A 
being highest, and represent the tire's resis-
tance to the generation of heat and its ability to 
dissipate heat when tested under controlled 
conditions on a specified indoor laboratory test 
wheel. 
Sustained high temperature can cause the 
material of the tire to degenerate and reduce 
tire life, and excessive temperature can lead to 
sudden tire failure. The grade C corresponds to 
a level of performance which all passenger car 
tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehi-
cle Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A 
represent higher levels of performance on the 
laboratory test wheel than the minimum 
required by law.
The temperature grade for this tire is 
established for a tire that is properly 
inflated and not overloaded. Excessive speed, 
underinflation, or excessive loading, either sep-
arately or in combination, can cause heat 
buildup and possible tire failure.<
RSC Run-flat tires
You will recognize run-flat tires by a circular 
symbol containing the letters RSC on the side 
of the tire, refer to page205.
M+S
Winter and all-season tires.
These have better winter properties than sum-
mer tires.
XL
Indicates specially reinforced tires.
Tire condition
Inspect your tires frequently for tread depth, 
signs of damage and for foreign objects lodged 
in the tread. Check the tread depth.
Minimum tread depth
The tread depth should not fall below 0.12 in/
3 mm, although, for example, European legisla-
tion only specifies a minimum tread depth of 
0.063 in/1.6 mm. 
At tread depths below 0.12 in/3 mm, there is an 
increased risk of high-speed hydroplaning, 
even when only small amounts of water are 
present on the road surface.
Winter tires display a noticeable loss in their 
ability to cope with cold-weather driving condi-
tions once the tread wears to below 0.16 in/
4 mm. To ensure continued safety, you should 
always have such tires replaced.
Wear indicators at the tread-groove base, refer 
to arrow, are distributed over the tire's circum-
ference and are marked on the side of the tire 
with TWI – Tread Wear Indicator. If the tire tread 
has been driven down to the wear indicators, a 
tread depth of 0.063 in/1.6 mm has been 
reached.
Wheel/tire damage
Please note that low profile tires make wheels, 
tires, and suspension parts more susceptible to 
road hazards and consequential damages.
Unusual vibrations encountered during normal 
vehicle operation can indicate tire failure or 
some other vehicle defect. This can, for exam-
ple, be caused by driving over curbs. These 
kinds of problems may also be signaled by other 
changes in vehicle response, such as a strong 
tendency to pull to the left or right.
In these cases, reduce speed immedi-
ately and have wheels and tires thor-
oughly checked. Drive carefully to the nearest 
BMW center or tire shop that works according 
to BMW repair procedures with correspond- 

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3.Apply gentle pressure to the bulb while 
turning it to the left for removal and replace-
ment.
Lamps in luggage compartment lid
1Backup lamp
The illustration shows the left luggage com-
partment lid cutout.
Remove the trim panel from the luggage com-
partment lid.
Backup lamp
16-watt bulb, W16W
1.Pull the bulb holder out.
2.Extract the bulb for replacement.
Changing wheels 
Safety precautions to take in the event of 
a flat and during all tire changes: 
Park the vehicle as far as possible from passing 
traffic. Park on a firm, flat, surface. Switch on the 
hazard warning flashers.
Engage the parking brake and shift the trans-
mission selector lever into P. 
Have all vehicle occupants get out of the vehicle 
and ensure that they remain outside the imme-diate area in a safe place, such as behind a 
guardrail. 
If a warning triangle
* or portable hazard warning 
lamp
* is  r e q u ir e d ,  s et  i t  up  o n  t h e  ro a d s id e  a t  a n  
appropriate distance from the rear of the vehi-
cle. Comply with all safety guidelines and regu-
lations.
Change the wheel only on a level, firm surface 
which is not slippery. The vehicle or the jack 
could slip to the side if you attempt to raise the 
vehicle on a soft or slippery surface such as 
snow, ice, tile, etc. 
Position the jack on a firm support surface. 
Do not use a wooden block or similar object as a 
support base for the jack, as this would prevent 
it from extending to its full support height and 
reduce its load-carrying capacity.
To avoid serious or fatal injury, never lie under 
the vehicle and never start the engine while it is 
supported by the jack.<
What you will need
To avoid rattling noises, note the positions of 
the tools before removing them, then return 
them to their initial positions after completing 
work.
>Lug wrench
Located beside the spare wheel. 

Replacing components
216 >Wheel chock
Located next to the spare wheel, or behind 
the trim panel on the left side of the luggage 
compartment on vehicles equipped with a 
trailer coupling. 
Remove the floor mat and the cover above 
the spare tire. 
Unscrew the wingnut and remove the wheel 
chock.
>Vehicle jack
Located in the luggage compartment 
behind the right-hand side panel. 
Grasp the handle in the upper panel and fold 
it down. 
Loosen the wingnut and remove the jack. 
After use, screw the jack all the way back 
down and snap the handle back into place.
Spare tire
1.Loosen the wing nut 1.
2.Remove the washer 2 from the side.
3.Completely unscrew the threaded rod 3.
4.Remove the spare tire.
Preparing for a wheel change
1.Read carefully and comply with the safety 
precautions on page215.
2.Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling: 
Place the wheel chock against the rear sur-
face of the front tire on the side opposite the 
side being raised. If the vehicle is parked on 
a downward slope, place the wheel chock 
securely in front of the tire. On a steep 
grade, take additional precautions to secure 
the vehicle against rolling.
3.Loosen the lug bolts a half turn.
Lifting vehicle
1.Position the jack at the jacking point closest 
to the wheel so that the entire jack base 
makes contact vertically under the jacking 
point.
The vehicle jack is designed for 
changing wheels only. Do not attempt 
to raise another vehicle model with it or to 
raise any load of any kind. To do so could 
cause accidents and personal injury.< 

Everything from A to Z
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Everything from A to Z
Index
A
"ABC...", navigation131
ABS Antilock Brake 
System87
ACC, refer to Active cruise 
control69
"ACCEPT", 
navigation140,148
Accessories, refer to Your 
individual vehicle5
Accident, refer to
– Initiating an emergency 
call219
– Roadside 
Assistance190,219
Activated-charcoal filter107
Activating
– BMW Assist193
– High Definition Radio162
Active cruise control69
– indicator lamp71
– malfunction72
– radar sensor72
– sensor, refer to 
Malfunction72
Active head restraints, 
front47
Active seat50
Active seat ventilation50
Adapter for spare key31
Adaptive brake lamp, refer to 
Brake force display94
Adaptive Drive
– refer to Dynamic Drive89
– refer to EDC Electronic 
Damper Control89
Adaptive Head Light100
Address
– deleting140
– displaying141
– storing139
– storing current position147"Address book", 
navigation139
Adjusting cooling action of 
rear climate control108
Adjusting interior 
temperature105
Adjusting tone in audio mode, 
refer to Tone control153
Adjusting volume153
– ring tone of telephone179
– voice command system25
– voice instructions146
Airbags95
– safe sitting position43
Air conditioning103
– in rear108
– in the rear108
– while parked109
Air distribution
– automatic104
– manual106
Airing, refer to Ventilation107
Air jets, refer to 
Ventilation107
Air pressure, refer to Tire 
inflation pressure200
Air recirculation, refer to 
Recirculated-air mode105
Air vents, refer to 
Ventilation107
Air volume
– automatic climate 
control106
– rear climate control108
AKI, refer to Fuel 
specifications199
Alarm system37
– avoiding unintentional 
alarms38
All around the steering 
wheel10
All-season tires, refer to 
Winter tires206Altering route, refer to 
Changing route146
Alternate route, refer to 
Changing route146
"AM", radio156
AM, refer to Radio156
"ANGLE", DVD changer173
Antifreeze
– coolant210
– washer fluid66
Antilock Brake System 
ABS87
Anti-theft system
– refer to Alarm system37
– refer to Central locking 
system32
Approved engine oils209
Armrest, refer to Center 
armrest
– front113
– rear114
"Arrow display", 
navigation145
"AS ADDRESS", 
navigation139,147
Ashtray
– front115
– rear116
Assist, refer to 
BMW Assist189
Assistance getting in and 
out52
– backrest width44
Assistance systems, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems87
Assistance window20
AUC Automatic recirculated-
air control
105 

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Audio152
– controls152
– switching on/off153
– tone control153
– volume153
"AUDIO", DVD changer173
Audio device, external114
Audio mode152
Automatic
– air distribution104
– air volume104
– cruise control67,69
– headlamp control100
– luggage compartment lid 
operation33,36
– service notification190
– station storage158
– steering wheel adjustment, 
refer to Assistance getting in 
and out52
Automatic car wash, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Automatic climate control
– adjusting temperature105
– AUTO program104
– defrosting windows and 
removing condensation106
– maximum cooling106
– rear climate control108
– rear refrigerator117
– residual heat106
– settings on Control 
Display104
– switching cooling function 
on and off manually107
– switching on and off105
Automatic closing of doors 
and luggage compartment 
lid, refer to Automatic Soft 
Close35
Automatic curb monitor51
Automatic garage door 
opener111
Automatic Hold59
– activation/deactivation59
– parking60
– programmable buttons52Automatic lighting
– refer to Automatic headlamp 
control100
– refer to Daytime running 
lamps100
– refer to Interior lamps101
– refer to Pathway lighting100
Automatic recirculated-air 
control AUC105
Automatic soft closing
– doors
35
– luggage compartment lid36
Automatic station search157
Automatic transmission with 
Steptronic62
– buttons on steering 
wheel63
– interlock62
– manually unlocking and 
locking transmission lock64
– shiftlock62
– towing221
– tow starting222
"AUTO P"
– activating/deactivating 
Automatic Hold59
– programmable buttons52
AUTO program, automatic 
climate control104
– adjusting intensity104
"Autostore list", radio156
"AUX", external audio 
device169
AUX-In
– port114
– refer to External audio 
device169
"AUX level", external audio 
device169
Average fuel consumption77
– setting units84
Average speed77
– setting units84
"Avoid ferries", 
navigation142
"Avoid highway", 
navigation142
Avoiding unintentional 
alarms38"Avoid route", navigation147
"Avoid sect.", navigation147
"Avoid tolls", navigation142
Avoid tolls, navigation142
Axle loads, refer to 
Weights228
"A-Z", telephone185
B
Backrest contour, refer to 
Lumbar support 
adjustment44
Backrests, refer to Seat 
adjustment44
Backrest width adjustment, 
refer to Front comfort seat 
adjustment44
Backup lamp, replacing 
bulbs215
"Balance", balance and 
fader154
Bar, refer to Tow bar221
Bass, refer to Tone 
control154
"Bass", treble and bass154
Battery217
– jump starting220
– switch218
Battery change, remote 
control in Comfort 
Access39
"BC", computer77
Belts, refer to Safety belts48
Beverage holder, refer to Cup 
holders115
Blower, refer to Air 
volume106,108
"BLUETOOTH"183
Bluetooth link, activating/
deactivating183
BMW Assist189
– activating193
– "BMW Assist"193
– "BMW center"190
– "Concierge"192
– info service192
– "Roadside Assistance"190
– services offered189 

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BMW Maintenance 
System211
BMW Night Vision97
– activating/deactivating98
– cleaning camera99
– making settings98
Boot, refer to Luggage 
compartment119
Bottle holder, refer to Cup 
holders115
Brake assistant87
Brake force display94
Brake lamp, adaptive, refer to 
Brake force display94
Brake lamps
– brake force display94
– replacing bulbs214
Brake rotors, refer to 
Corrosion on brake 
rotors123
Brakes123
– ABS87
– brake force display94
– breaking-in122
– parking brake58
Brake system
– BMW Maintenance 
System211
– breaking-in122
– refer to Braking safely123
Breakdown service, refer to 
Roadside 
Assistance190,219
Breaking-in122
Breaking-in differential, refer 
to Engine and 
differential122
"Brightness"
– BMW Night Vision99
– DVD changer172
– on Control Display85
Bulbs, replacing213
"button", programmable 
buttons52
Buttons
– next to the controller16
– on steering wheel11
C
"Calculate", refer to 
Bypassing route 
sections147
Calculating distance to 
destination77
California Proposition 65 
Warning6
"CALL"192
Call
– accepting184
– automatically accepting, 
refer to Hands-free 
system179
– rejecting184
– touch tone dialing180
– while away, refer to Dialing 
numbers stored in a list186
Call back list, refer to Dialing a 
number from phone book or 
from numbers stored in a 
list185
Calling
– from phone book185
– from Top 8 list186
– redialing185
– with retracting telephone 
keypad179
Can holder, refer to Cup 
holders115
Capacities229
– luggage compartment228
Car battery, refer to Vehicle 
battery217
Car care, refer to Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
Car-care products, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
"Car Data"79,81
Care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Caring for the upholstery, refer 
to Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Caring for the vehicle finish, 
refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochureCar key, refer to Remote 
control/key30
Carpet care, refer to Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
Car radio, refer to Radio156
Car wash123
– also refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– with Comfort Access39
Catalytic converter, refer to 
Hot exhaust system122
"Categories", radio161
CBC Cornering Brake 
Control87
CBS Condition Based 
Service211
"CD", CD player163
"CDC", CD changer166
CD changer165
– compressed audio files166
– controls152
– fast forward, reverse
167
– installation location165
– random sequence167
– sampling167
– selecting a CD166
– selecting track166
– starting165
– tone control153
– volume153
CD player163
– controls152
– fast forward, reverse164
– random sequence164
– sampling163
– selecting tracks163
– starting163
– tone control153
– volume153
Center armrest
– front113
– rear114
Center console, refer to 
Comfort features14
Central locking system31
– Comfort Access38
– from the inside34
"CHANGE", navigation138 

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Changes, technical, refer to 
For your own safety5
Changing scale, map view in 
navigation145
Changing settings on Control 
Display84
Changing time display84
Changing units of measure on 
Control Display84
Changing wheels215
– run-flat tires205
"Channels", radio160
Check Control80
– "CHECK"81
– CHECK button81
Child's seats, refer to 
Installing child restraint 
systems54
Child restraint fixing system 
LATCH55
Child restraint systems54
Child-safety lock56
Chrome parts, refer to Caring 
for your vehicle brochure
Chrome-plated parts, care, 
refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
Cigarette lighter116
"City / Postal Code", 
navigation133
Cleaning, vehicle, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Cleaning headlamps, tank 
capacity, refer to Wiper fluid 
filler neck66
Cleaning windshield65
"Climate"
– activating activation time for 
parked car ventilation110
– preselecting activation time 
for parked car 
ventilation109
– rear climate control108
– rear refrigerator117
– switching parked car 
ventilation on and off 
directly109Climate comfort 
windshield126
Clock75
– 12/24-hour mode84
– also refer to Assistance 
window21
– display format84
– setting84
"Clock", settings84
Closing
– from inside34
– from outside32
Clothes hooks114
Cockpit10
Cold start, refer to Starting 
engine57
"Color", DVD changer172
Combined instrument, refer to 
Info Display12
"Comfort", EDC Electronic 
Damper Control
90
Comfort Access38
– before driving into a car 
wash39
– changing battery39
Comfort features14
Comfort program, EDC 
Electronic Damper 
Control90
Comfort seat44
– in rear45
"Communication", phone184
Compact Disc
– refer to CD changer165
– refer to CD player163
Compartments, refer to 
Storage compartments113
Compressed audio files, 
CD changer166
Computer76
– displays on Control 
Display77
– units of measure and display 
format84
"Concierge", BMW Assist192
Condensation, refer to When 
vehicle is parked123Condition Based Service 
CBS211
Connecting car vacuum 
cleaner, refer to Power 
socket116
Consumption, refer to 
Average fuel 
consumption77
Consumption statistics, refer 
to Average fuel 
consumption77
"Continue route guidance?", 
navigation144
"Contrast"
– BMW Night Vision98
– DVD changer172
Control Center, refer to 
iDrive16
Control Display
– rear seat screen21
– refer to iDrive16
– setting brightness85
Controller
– programmable button52
– rear seat screen21
– refer to iDrive16
Controls and displays10,14
Coolant210
– level210
– temperature76
Cooler, refer to Rear 
refrigerator117
Cooling
– maximum106,108
– refer to AUTO program
104
– refer to Rear climate 
control108
– refer to Rear refrigerator117
– refer to Switching cooling 
function on and off 
manually107
Copyright2
Cornering Brake Control 
CBC87
Cradle for mobile phone, refer 
to Using snap-in 
adapter178 

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DVD changer170
– adjusting picture172
– adjusting volume153
– controls152
– country codes171
– DVD controller171
– fast forward172
– freeze frame173
– opening specific menu174
– playing DVD171
– reverse172
– searching for chapter172
– selecting language173
– selecting picture format173
– selecting subtitles173
– starting171
– tone control153
DVD multimedia changer, 
refer to DVD changer170
Dynamic Drive89
Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC87
– indicator lamp13
Dynamic Traction Control 
DTC88
– indicator lamp13
E
"EDC"89
EDC Electronic Damping 
Control89
Eject button, refer to Buttons 
on CD player152
Electrical malfunction
– door lock34
– driver's door34
– fuel filler door198
– glass sunroof, electric42
– luggage compartment lid36
– parking brake60
Electric steering wheel 
adjustment51
Electronic brake-force 
distribution87
Electronic Damping Control 
EDC89Electronic Stability Program 
ESP, refer to DSC Dynamic 
Stability Control87
Electronic toll collection 
device, refer to Entry/pass 
tags126
Emergency actuation, refer to 
Manual operation
– door lock34
– driver's door34
– fuel filler door198
– glass sunroof42
– luggage compartment lid36
– parking brake60
– transmission lock for 
automatic transmission with 
Steptronic64
Emergency call219
Emergency release of luggage 
compartment lid from inside 
the luggage 
compartment37
Emergency services, refer to 
Roadside 
Assistance190,219
Energy-conscious driving, 
refer to Energy Control/
current fuel consumption77
Energy Control77
Engine
– breaking-in122
– data226
– overheated, refer to Coolant 
temperature76
– speed75,226
– starting57
– switching off58
Engine compartment208
Engine coolant210
Engine oil
– additives, refer to Approved 
engine oils209
– approved oils209
– checking oil level208
– electronic oil level check208
– oil types, also refer to 
Approved engine oils209
– possible displays of oil level 
check209"Engine oil level O.K."209
"Engine oil level too high"209
Engine output, refer to Engine 
specifications226
Engine overheating, refer to 
Coolant temperature76
Engine speed226
"Enter", navigation134
Entering activation time of 
parked car ventilation109
– "Time 1"110
– "Time 2"110
Entering destination 
address133
Entering house number or 
intersection, navigation133
Entering intersection, 
navigation133
Entering name, destination in 
navigation132
Entering street, 
navigation133
"Entertainment", tone 
control153
Entertainment sound output 
on/off153
Entry/pass tags126
Entry for current position and 
destination, refer to Entering 
destination manually131
Environmentally friendly 
driving, refer to Energy 
Control77
Erasing entire list, refer to 
Deleting entries in lists186
ESP Electronic Stability 
Program, refer to DSC 
Dynamic Stability 
Control87
Event Data Recorders212
Exhaust system, refer to Hot 
exhaust system122