
Reference 251
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
S
Safety5
Safety belts45
– damage46
– refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– sitting safely41
– warning lamp46
Safety belt tensioners
– refer to Airbags87
– refer to Safety belts45
Safety systems
– ABS Antilock Brake 
System79
– airbags87
– driving stability control 
systems79
– safety belts45
Satellite radio159
– enabling channel159
– selecting channel160
– storing channel160
"SAT" with radio149,159
"Save current 
destination"133
"Scan"
– music tracks on CD164
– stations with radio153
Scan
– CD changer164
– CD player164
– radio153
"Scan all" in audio mode164
"Scan directory" in audio 
mode164
Screen, refer to iDrive16
Screw thread for tow 
fitting225
SDARS, refer to Satellite 
radio159
"Seat heater distribution"47Seats42
– active backrest width 
adjustment43
– adjusting backrest width42
– adjusting height42
– adjusting shoulder 
support42
– adjusting the seats42
– adjusting thigh support42
– easy entry/exit43
– heating46
– lumbar support42
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror 
and steering wheel 
memory43
– shoulder support42
– sitting safely41
– storing the setting43
– ventilation, refer to Active 
seat ventilation47
Securing load
– refer to Securing cargo117
– with ski bag, refer to 
Securing cargo111
"Select as 
destination"130,193
"Select current speed"74
Selecting audio sources, refer 
to Operation via iDrive148
Selecting frequency 
manually153
Selecting menu items19
Selecting route134
Selection options with 
navigation system134Sequential Manual 
Transmission with 
Drivelogic59
– Drivelogic driving 
programs61
– idle60
– initializing system, refer to 
After changing wheels/
tires204
– reverse gear60
– Sequential mode60
– shift lights62
– shiftlock60
– towing226
– tow-starting227
Sequential mode60
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance224
Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet for 
US models212
"Service Info"70,191,209
Service Interval Display
– refer to CBS Condition 
Based Service212
– refer to Service 
requirements69
"Service Request"184,191
"Service 
requirements"70,191,209
Service requirements69
– refer to CBS Condition 
Based Service212
"Set"
– in audio mode149
– on trip computer69
"Set date"76
"Set service date"71
"Set time"75
Setting button, refer to 
Controls, controller
16
"Settings"195
– for BMW Assist193
– for MDrive51
– for unlocking30 

Everything from A to Z
252 Settings
– changing on Control 
Display74
– clock, 12h/24h mode75
– configuring, refer to 
MDrive50
– configuring, refer to 
Personal Profile28
– date76
– language77
– units of measure76
Settings menu, refer to 
imenu17
Setting time, refer to 
Preselecting activation 
times102
Shifting61
Shifting into drive position, 
refer to Selector lever 
positions60
Shift lights62
Shiftlock60
Shift paddles on steering 
wheel61
Shock absorber control, refer 
to EDC Electronic Damping 
Control82
Short commands of voice 
command system233
"Short route" for 
navigation134
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route134
Shoulder support42
"Show current position"129
"Show destination 
position"129
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer165
– CD player165
Side airbags87
Side marker lamps, replacing 
bulbs216
Side-mounted turn signals, 
replacing bulbs216
Side window blinds, refer to 
Sun blinds105Signal horn, refer to Horn10
Sitting safely41
– with airbags41
– with head restraint41
– with safety belts41
Ski bag110
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to 
Glass sunroof, electric38
Slope assistant, refer to 
Starting assistant82
SMG, refer to Sequential 
Manual Transmission with 
Drivelogic59
"SMG Drivelogic"51,62
Snap-in adapter
– mounting/removing
188
– using174
Snow chains204
Socket for Onboard 
Diagnostics interface213
Socket for remote control, 
refer to Ignition lock56
Sockets, refer to Connecting 
electrical devices109
Soft closure aid, refer to 
Automatic soft closing33
Song search on CD, refer to 
Sampling tracks164
SOS, refer to Initiating an 
emergency request223
Sound distribution in audio 
mode
– front/rear fader150
– right/left balance150
Spare
– adapter for spare key28
– fuses222
– key28
– wheel, driving with spare 
wheel221
– wheel, refer to Changing 
wheels219
Special oils, refer to Approved 
engine oils210
Specified oil grades, refer to 
Approved engine oils210Speed-dependent 
volume150
Speed limit73
Speed limit warning, refer to 
Speed limit73
Speedometer12
"Speed volume", tone 
control150
Speed with winter tires204
"Sport" with EDC82
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems79
Start/Stop button56
– starting the engine57
– switching off the engine57
"Start" for stopwatch74
"Start guidance"127,136
Starting, refer to Starting 
engine57
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump starting224
Starting assistant82
Starting difficulties, refer to 
Jump starting224
Starting off
– on a slippery surface82
– on slopes, refer to Starting 
assistant82
Start menu, iDrive17
"Start route guidance"129
"Start service"
191
"Start Service" for 
BMW Assist192
"State / Province" for 
destination entry125
"State inspection"71
Station, refer to Radio152
"Status"70
Status information on Control 
Display20
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5 

Reference 253
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Steering wheel
– adjustment49
– automatic adjustment, refer 
to Steering wheel 
memory43
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– easy entry/exit49
– heating49
– lock, refer to Ignition lock56
– MDrive button50
– memory43
– programmable button50
– shift paddles61
"Steering wheel button"50
Steering-wheel shift buttons, 
refer to Shift paddles61
"Stop" for stopwatch74
"Stopwatch"74
Stopwatch74
Storage compartments107
"Store in address book" for 
navigation system132
"Store" on the radio155,161
Storing current position132
Storing radio stations154
Storing sitting position, refer 
to Seat, mirror and steering 
wheel memory43
Storing tires204
"Street" for destination 
entry126
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires200
Sun blinds105
"Surround Settings", refer to 
Tone control150,151
SW, waveband152
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching automatically 
between high beams and 
low beams, refer to High-
beam assistant94
Switching off engine57Switching on
– audio148
– CD changer148
– CD player148
– radio148
Switching on hour signal75
Swiveling headlamps, refer to 
Adaptive Head Light94
Symbols4
– indicator/warning lamps13
– navigation system142
– status information20
– traffic information with 
navigation system
140
T
Tachometer66
Tail lamps216
– replacing bulbs216
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities232
Target cursor for 
navigation129
Technical alterations, refer to 
For your own safety5
Technical data230
– capacities232
– dimensions231
Telematics, refer to 
BMW Assist189
Telephone
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest106
– refer to Mobile phone174
"Telephone list"50
TeleService191
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body 
region98
– adjusting with automatic 
climate control98
– changing units of 
measure76
– refer to Coolant 
temperature66Temperature display
– changing units of 
measure76
– outside temperature66
– outside temperature 
warning67
Temperature gauge, engine 
oil67
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control65
"Terminate services"194
"Text language"77
"Theater", refer to Tone 
control151
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp216
Through-loading system110
Tightening torque of the lug 
bolts, refer to After 
mounting221
Tilt alarm sensor35
– switching off36
Tilting down passenger-side 
exterior mirror48
"Time"75
"Time format"75
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
activation times102
"Timer 1" for parked-car 
ventilation102
"Timer 2" for parked-car 
ventilation102
Tire inflation pressures200
Tire pressure loss84
,85
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM84
Tire Quality Grading201
Tire replacement, new wheels 
and tires203 

Everything from A to Z
254 Tires
– age201
– air loss84,86
– breaking-in114
– changing203
– condition202
– damage203
– flat tire, refer to Changing 
wheels219
– inflation pressure200
– M Mobility System217
– new wheels and tires203
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor83
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor84
– replacing219
– retreaded tires203
– size201
– tread202
– wear indicators202
– wheel/tire combination203
– winter tires204
Tire trouble, changing 
wheels219
TMC station, refer to Traffic 
information140
"Tone"149
Tone dialing method184
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting149
– middle setting151
Tone on locking/unlocking31
Tools, refer to Onboard 
toolkit214
"Top 8" for mobile phone182
Torque
– lug bolts, refer to After 
mounting221
– refer to Engine data230
Touch tone dialing, refer to 
Tone dialing method184
Tow bar226
Tow fitting225Towing225
– methods226
– tow fittings225
– with manual 
transmission226
– with Sequential Manual 
Transmission226
– with Sequential Manual 
Transmission with 
Drivelogic226
"Town / City" for destination 
entry125
Tow rope226
Tow-starting225
"TPM"85
TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor84
– resetting system85
– system limits85
– warning lamp86
Tracks
– random sequence165
– sampling on CD164
– selecting with CD163
Track width, refer to 
Dimensions231
Traction control, refer to DSC 
Dynamic Stability 
Control80
Traffic information for 
navigation140
– depiction in route map142
– displaying141
– during destination 
guidance143
– symbols142
"Traffic Info settings"141
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic 
information140
– refer to Bypassing route 
sections140Transmission
– breaking-in114
– Drivelogic61
– idle60
– manual transmission58
– reverse gear60
– Sequential Manual 
Transmission with 
Drivelogic59
– shift lights62
– starting assistant82
– towing225
– tow-starting226
Transporting children 
safely53
Transport securing device, 
refer to Securing cargo117
Tread depth, refer to Minimum 
tire tread202
Treble, refer to Tone 
control149
"Treble", tone control150
"Trip computer"69
Trip computer69
Trip-distance counter
– refer to Trip computer69
– refer to Trip meter66
"Triple turn signal"63
Trip meter, also refer to Trip 
computer69
Trip odometer66
Trunk, refer to Cargo bay
Turning circle, refer to 
Dimensions
231
Turning lamps94
– replacing bulbs215
Turn signals62
– indicator lamp12
– replacing bulbs216 

Reference 255
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Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
U
"Unchanged"51,62
Underbody protection, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR201
"Units"76
Units
– average fuel 
consumption76
– temperature76
Universal garage-door 
opener, refer to Integrated 
universal remote 
control104
Universal remote control104
"Unlock button"30
Unlocking
– from inside33
– from outside30
– without key, refer to Comfort 
access36
"Update services"193
Upshift display, refer to Shift 
lights62
USB/audio interface169
"USB" in audio mode170
"Use current location as 
address"132,133
Used batteries
– refer to Disposal222
– refer to Replacing battery37
Using turn signals62
V
Valve screw caps, refer to 
After mounting221
Vehicle
– battery222
– breaking-in114
– care213
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– loading116
– measurements, refer to 
Dimensions231
– parking57
– washing, refer to Caring for 
your vehicle brochure
– weights232
"Vehicle / Tires" for 
unlocking30
Vehicle jack220
– jacking points220
Vehicle position, refer to 
Displaying current 
position143
Ventilation101
– draft-free101
– in rear101
– while stationary101
Vent outlets97
– automatic climate control97
– refer to Ventilation101
"Vent settings"99
Viscosity210
Voice, refer to Destination 
guidance with voice 
instructions139
Voice command system
– overview23
– short commands233
Voice instructions for 
navigation system139
– muting50
– repeating50,140
– switching on/off50,139
– volume140
Voice phone book186Volume148
– audio sources148
– cargo bay232
– fuel tank, refer to 
Capacities232
– mobile phone180
– setting speed-
dependent150
– voice instructions140
– windshield cleaning system, 
refer to Capacities232
W
Warning lamps, refer to 
Indicator and warning 
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control71
Warning triangle223
Warranty and Service Guide 
Booklet for Canadian 
models212
Washer fluid64
– capacity of the reservoir64
Washing the vehicle, also refer 
to Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Waste container, refer to 
Ashtray108
Water on roads, refer to 
Driving through water115
Waveband for radio152
"WB"149,156
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth202
Weather news flashes156
Website BMW4
Weights232
Welcome lamps92
"Welcome light"93
Wheel/tire combination, refer 
to New wheels and tires203
Wheel/tire damage203
Wheelbase, refer to 
Dimensions231
Wheels and tires200 

Everything from A to Z
256 Width, refer to 
Dimensions231
Windows37
– convenient operation30
– convenient operation from 
outside32
– convenient operation with 
comfort access37
– safety switch38
Windshield
– cleaning, refer to Wiper 
system63
– defrosting, refer to 
Defrosting windows99
– displays, refer to Head-Up 
Display89
Windshield wash
– automatic, refer to Rain 
sensor63
– capacities, reservoir232
– filler neck for washer 
fluid207
– washer fluid64
– windshield washer 
nozzles64
– wiper system63
Windshield wipers, refer to 
Wiper system63
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– wiper blade 
replacement214
Winter tires204
– setting speed limit73
– storage204
Wiper blades
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– replacement214
Wiper system63
– rain sensor63
– washer fluid64
– windshield washer 
nozzles64
"With highways" for 
navigation system134Wood decoration, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 
brochure
Word matching principle for 
navigation135
Working in the engine 
compartment206
Wrenches/screwdrivers, refer 
to Onboard toolkit214
X
Xenon lamps215
– replacing bulbs215
Y
Your individual vehicle
– programmable button on 
steering wheel50
– settings, refer to MDrive50
– settings, refer to Personal 
Profile28