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1Glass sunroof, electric*41
2Memory buttons for integrated universal 
remote control
*111
3Reading lamps102
4Interior lamps101
5Passenger airbag status lamp96
6Initiating an emergency call
*219
7Control Display16
8Temperature, left side of passenger com-
partment: turn, 
maximum cooling: press106
9Air volume, left side of passenger compart-
ment: turn106 
Defrosting windows and removing conden-
sation: press106
10Hazard warning flashers
11Air volume, right side of passenger 
compartment106
12Temperature, right side of passenger com-
partment: turn,
residual heat: press106
13Rear window defroster
14Air conditioner mode107
15Opening the glove compartment113
16Automatic air distribution and airflow 
as well as intensity of the AUTO program, 
right side of passenger compartment104
17Starting scan
>for stations152
>for tracks152
18Central locking system34
19Selecting AM or FM waveband
20Selecting radio, CD player, and CD changer
21Controller16
22 button and programmable 
button16
23Snap-in adapter18124Seat adjustment43
25Glasses compartment115
26Storage compartments115
27Switching audio sources on/off and 
adjusting volume153
28Retracting telephone keypad179
29Automatic air distribution and airflow 
as well as intensity of the AUTO program, 
left side of passenger compartment104
30Outside air/AUC Automatic recirculated-air 
control/recirculated air105
31Switching off automatic climate 
control105
Heated seats*49
Active seat ventilation
*50
Active seat for driver
*50
Seat, mirror and steering wheel 
memory46 

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Adjusting volume
You can adjust the volume for the instructions 
from the voice command system:
Turn the knob during an instruction/announce-
ment to select the desired volume.
Instructions/announcements from the voice 
command system will continue at this volume 
level, even if the other audio sources are set to 
minimum volume.
The volume setting is stored for the remote 
control currently in use.
Notes
Do not use the voice command system to 
make emergency calls. Your voice and 
habitual tone could be affected by stressful sit-
uations, as a result of which the process of 
establishing the telephone connection could be 
unnecessarily delayed. Instead, use the emer-
gency call button near the interior rearview mir-
ror, refer to page219.<
Environmental conditions
The voice command system uses a special 
hands-free microphone located in the front of 
your vehicle's headliner. Although the system is 
designed to filter out ambient noise, you can 
help ensure that your commands will be under-
stood by observing the following instructions:
>Speak smoothly and clearly, at a normal vol-
ume. Avoid excessive emphasis and 
pauses.
>Do not speak while the voice command sys-
tem is itself speaking.>Keep the doors, windows and glass sunroof 
closed to prevent interference from ambi-
ent noise.
>Avoid other sources of noise in the vehicle 
while speaking, and ask other vehicle occu-
pants to refrain from talking while you are 
using the system.
>The hands-free microphone is aimed 
toward the driver. This means that the sys-
tem might not be able to register the voices 
of other vehicle occupants properly.
The notepad
Recording a note
You can store roughly ten minutes of spoken 
text, either as a single entry or as multiple 
entries of any desired length.
To stop recording:
Press the   button longer.
When recording a note, the voice com-
mand system does not hear the com-
mand {Cancel} or {Exit}. The text checking 
function for command words is deactivated in 
this case so that you can speak any desired text 
for your notes. This feature saves you from hav-
ing to concentrate on avoiding any command 
words.<
Listening to a notepad entry
To listen to recorded notepad entries:
{Record note}.
1.{Read out}. 
Approximately the first 3 seconds of 
the first note are read aloud.
2.After the request {{Record note, read 
out note, delete note.}} select the 
desired function.
>To listen to the entire note:
{Read out}.
>To listen to the next note: 
{Next}.
>To listen to the note again:
{Back} or {Repeat}. 

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Opening and closing
Remote control/key
1Remote control with integrated key
2Spare key
3Adapter for spare key, in onboard tool kit, 
refer to page213
Remote control with integrated key
Each remote control contains a battery which is 
automatically charged in the ignition lock while 
driving. Use each remote control for an 
extended drive at least twice a year to keep the 
battery charged. For Comfort Access
*, the 
remote control contains a replaceable battery, 
refer to page39.
Depending on which remote control is detected 
by the vehicle during unlocking, different set-
tings are called up and carried out in the vehicle, 
refer to Key Memory on page31.
Information on the required maintenance is also 
stored in the remote control, refer to CBS Con-
dition Based Service, page211.
Integrated key
Press button1 to release the key.
You can use the integrated key to lock and 
unlock the following:
>the storage compartment under the front 
armrest
>the driver's door
>the luggage compartment lid
Inside the storage compartment, you will also 
find the switch for locking the luggage compart-
ment lid separately, refer to page35.
If you then lock the storage compartment under 
the center armrest, refer to page114, and only 
surrender the remote control, this will prevent 
unauthorized access to the vehicle through the 
luggage compartment lid. This is an advantage 
in a hotel, for example.
New remote controls
New remote controls, additional or when lost, 
can be obtained from your BMW center.
Spare key
Store the spare key in a safe place such as your 
wallet. This key is not intended for constant 
use.
The spare key and integrated key fit the same 
locks. 

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Adapter for spare key
You will need the adapter to activate the ignition 
and to start the vehicle with the spare key.
Take the adapter from the onboard tool kit, refer 
to page213. 
Press lock button1, slide the cover open and 
insert the spare key2 into the adapter. Close 
the cover and insert the adapter into the ignition 
lock.
Key Memory
The concept
You can set a number of functions of your BMW 
individually according to your preferences. Key 
Memory ensures that most of these settings are 
stored for the remote control currently in use 
without you having to do anything. When the 
vehicle is unlocked, the corresponding remote 
control is detected and the settings stored for it 
are called up and carried out.
This means that your BMW will return to your 
personal settings even if it has in the meantime 
been driven by another person with his/her own 
remote control and settings. The individual set-
tings are stored for a maximum of four remote 
controls.
Key Memory
>Personal temperature distribution for seat 
heating
*, refer to page49.
>Personal setting for the programmable but-
ton on the steering wheel, refer to page52.
>Personal setting of PDC Park Distance 
Control
*, refer to page86.>Air distribution, temperature, and intensity 
of the Automatic climate control, refer to 
page105.
>Settings for the displays on the Control Dis-
play:
>Units of measure for fuel consumption, 
distance traveled, distances to go, tem-
perature, and pressure, refer to page84.
>Language on Control Display, refer to 
page84.
>Display format of date and time, refer to 
page84.
>Brightness of Control Display, refer to 
page85.
>Personal settings for volume and tone of 
the Entertainment sound output, refer to 
page153.
>Personal settings for the stored stations of 
the radio, refer to page158.
>Personal settings for the volume of the 
hands-free telephone operation, refer to 
page179.
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for opera-
tion whenever the driver's door is closed. This 
simultaneously engages and releases the locks 
on the following:
>Doors
>Luggage compartment lid
>Fuel filler door
The central locking system can be operated 
from the outside:
>via the remote control
>via the driver's door lock
>with Comfort Access
* via the door handles
and from inside via the button for the central 
locking system.
When the system is locked from inside, the fuel 
filler door remains unlocked. Refer to page34. 

Opening and closing
32 Each time the central locking system is locked 
or unlocked from outside the vehicle, this simul-
taneously engages or disengages the anti-theft 
system. The alarm system is also armed or dis-
armed. The remote control also switches the 
interior lamps on and off.
For additional details on alarm system
 refer to 
page37.
In an accident of corresponding severity, the 
central locking system automatically unlocks 
the vehicle. In addition, the hazard warning 
flashers and interior lamps switch on.
Opening and closing: from 
outside
Using remote control
Persons or animals left unattended in a 
parked vehicle can lock the doors from 
the inside. For this reason, bring the remote 
control with you whenever you leave the vehicle 
so that you will always be able to unlock the 
vehicle from outside.<
1Unlocking, comfort opening, and deactivat-
ing alarm system
2Locking and securing, arming alarm sys-
tem, switching off tilt alarm sensor and inte-
rior motion sensor, switching on interior 
lamps and perimeter lighting
3Opening luggage compartment lid
4Switching on interior lamps and pathway 
lighting, activating panic mode
*. You can 
find details about pathway lighting on 
page100.If it is no longer possible to lock the vehi-
cle with a remote control, its battery is 
discharged. Use this remote control during an 
extended drive; this will recharge the battery, 
refer to page30. 
In the event of malfunctions, please contact 
your BMW center. which is also your source for 
replacement keys.<
Unlocking
1. Press the  button. The hazard warning 
flashers blink twice.
Driver's door and fuel filler door are 
unlocked.
2.Press the   button again.
All other doors and the luggage compart-
ment lid are unlocked.
The interior lamps and the door-mounted 
perimeter lamps come on.
Comfort opening
Press the   button longer. The windows and 
the glass sunroof open. The glass sunroof will 
not move if it is already in its raised position.
Engaging locks
Press the  button. The hazard warning 
flashers blink once.
Do not lock the vehicle from the outside 
when people are in it since they will be 
unable to unlock it from inside if they do not 
know the special procedure.<
Switching on interior lamps and 
perimeter lighting
Press the  button if the vehicle is 
locked.
Switching on interior lamps
Press the  button.
You can also use this function to locate your 
vehicle in parking garages etc. 

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Panic mode*
You can trigger the alarm system in case of 
danger:
Press the   button for at least 3 seconds.
To deactivate the alarm: press any button
Opening luggage compartment lid
Press the  button for approx. one second.
The luggage compartment lid opens, regard-
less of whether it was previously locked or 
unlocked.
During opening, the luggage compart-
ment lid pivots back and up. Make sure 
there is adequate clearance available before 
opening. 
To avoid being inadvertently locked out, never 
set the remote control down in the luggage 
compartment. A previously locked luggage 
compartment lid is also locked again after clos-
ing.<
Automatic luggage compartment lid 
operation*
Opening luggage compartment lid
Press the  button for approx. one second.
The luggage compartment lid opens all the way, 
regardless of whether it was previously locked 
or unlocked.
To interrupt the opening process: 
Press the button again while opening is in 
progress.
During opening, the luggage compart-
ment lid pivots back and up. Make sure 
there is adequate clearance available before 
opening. 
To avoid being inadvertently locked out, never 
set the remote control down in the luggage 
compartment. A previously locked luggage 
compartment lid is also locked again after clos-
ing.<
Malfunction
Local radio waves can cause the remote control 
to malfunction. 
Should the remote control fail to operate due to 
interference of this kind, the vehicle can be 
opened and closed with a key via the door lock.
If it is no longer possible to lock the vehicle with 
a remote control, then its battery is discharged. 
Use this remote control during an extended 
drive; this will recharge the battery, refer to 
page30.
For US owners only
The transmitter and receiver units comply with 
part 15 of the FCC/Federal Communication 
Commission regulations. Operation is gov-
erned by the following:
FCC ID:
>LX8766S
>LX8766E
>LX8CAS
>LX8CAS2
Compliance statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC 
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two 
conditions:
>This device may not cause harmful interfer-
ence, and
>this device must accept any interference 
received, including interference that may 
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modifications or 
changes to these devices could void the 
user's authority to operate this equipment.< 

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Using the door lock
Do not lock the vehicle from the outside 
when people are in it since they will be 
unable to unlock it from inside if they do not 
know the special procedure.<
1.Turn key. 
Driver's door and fuel filler door are 
unlocked.
2.Turn key again. 
All other doors and the luggage compart-
ment lid are unlocked.
Convenience operation
You also have the option of operating the win-
dows and the glass sunroof from the driver's 
door lock.
>To open: 
With the door closed, turn the key to the 
Unlock position and hold it there.
>To close: 
With the door closed, turn the key to the 
Lock position and hold it there.
Watch during the closing process to 
be sure that no one is injured. Releas-
ing the key stops the operation.<
Manual operation
If an electrical malfunction occurs, you can 
unlock or lock the driver's door with the key in 
the end positions of the door lock.
Opening and closing: from 
inside
When the front doors are closed, use this but-
ton to unlock the doors and luggage compart-
ment lid or to lock them without arming their 
anti-theft sensors. The fuel filler door remains 
unlocked.
If the remote control, refer to page32, or 
Comfort Access, refer to page38, have 
been used to unlock only the driver's door and 
you press the  button, then this unlocks all of 
the other doors, the luggage compartment lid, 
and the fuel filler door. 
You can lock a closed driver's door by press-
ing .<
Unlocking and opening doors
>Either unlock the doors together with the 
button for the central locking system and 
then pull the release handle above the arm-
rest
>or pull the release handle for each door 
twice: the first pull unlocks the door, and the 
second one opens it.
When the low beams are switched on, the 
interior door handles are also lit. The 
intensity of the lighting is adjusted using the 
instrument lighting control, refer to page101.<
Engaging locks
>Use the central locking button to lock all of 
the doors simultaneously
>or press down the individual lock buttons of 
the doors. 

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To prevent the driver from being inadvertently 
locked out of the vehicle, the lock button on the 
driver's door automatically extends again after a 
brief period if the door remains open.
Persons or animals left unattended in a 
parked vehicle can lock the doors from 
the inside. For this reason, bring the remote 
control with you whenever you leave the vehicle 
so that you will always be able to unlock the 
vehicle from outside.<
Doors
Automatic soft closing*
Apply gentle pressure to the door to close it. 
The closing process will then be carried out 
automatically.
To avoid injuries, make sure that the 
door's travel path is completely free and 
clear before closing.<
Luggage compartment lid
Opening from outside
Press the button on the luggage compartment 
lid or the   button on the remote control for 
approx. 1 second: the luggage compartment lid 
opens.
During opening, the luggage compart-
ment lid pivots back and up. Make sure 
there is adequate clearance available before 
opening.<
The lock
All of the vehicle's keys fit the luggage compart-
ment lid lock located in the license plate recess.
Opening separately
Insert the key into the luggage compartment 
lid's lock and turn it all the way to the right – the 
lid opens.
To avoid being inadvertently locked out, 
never set the key or the remote control 
down in the luggage compartment. The lug-
gage compartment is locked again as soon as 
you close the lid. 
If you use the lock to unlock the luggage com-
partment lid while the alarm system is armed, 
the alarm will be triggered. To avoid this, you 
should unlock the vehicle first. If the alarm has 
been triggered accidentally, switch off the 
alarm, refer to page37.<
Locking separately
The location of the switch varies, depending on 
the individual vehicle's equipment.
1Luggage compartment lid locked
2Luggage compartment lid unlocked
Push the switch into position1. This locks the 
luggage compartment lid and disconnects it 
from the central locking system.