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9Instrument panel12
12Ignition lock5913Buttons on steering wheel
14Horn, entire surface
17Releasing hood241 5
Instrument lighting105
Fog lamps105
6
Parking lamps102
Low beams102
Automatic headlamp control
*102 
Adaptive Head Light
*104 
7
Head-Up Display
*99
8
Turn signals66
High beams, headlamp flasher66
Roadside parking lamps
*104
Time, date, outside temperature, 
Check Control71, 79
Computer73
10
Windshield wipers67
Rain sensor67
Rear window wiper68
11Starting/stopping engine and 
switching ignition on/off 59
Telephone*:
>Press: accepting and ending 
call, starting dialing
* for 
selected phone number and 
redialing if no phone number is 
selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice 
command system
* 23
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling in phone book and in 
lists with stored phone numbers
Individually programmable53 
Individually programmable53 
Steering wheel heating
*53
15
Steering wheel adjustment52
16
Cruise control
*69 

Cockpit
12
instrument panel
1Indicator lamps for turn signals
2Speedometer
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Tachometer72
5Energy Control72
6Display for
>Clock/date71
>Outside temperature71
>Indicator and warning lamps78
>Speed of cruise control
*697Display for
>Odometer and trip odometer71
>Computer73
>Date and remaining travel distance 
for service requirements75
>Automatic transmission positions64
>HDC Hill Descent Control90
> Check Control message present78
>Adaptive Drive
*91
8Fuel gauge72
9Resetting trip odometer71
Displaying service requirement71 

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1Microphone for hands-free mode for 
telephone
* and for voice command 
system
*23
2Initiating
 an emergency request255
3Reading lamps105
4Panorama glass sunroof
*39
5Interior lamps105
6Passenger airbag status lamp97
7Control Display16 
Displays for menu navigation
8Hazard warning flashers
9Central locking system29
10Opening glove compartment118
11Automatic climate control107
12Ejecting audio CD
13Changing
>radio station162
>track162
14Selecting radio, CD and CD changer
15Selecting AM or FM waveband16Ejecting navigation DVD with navigation 
system
*136
18Controller16
Turn, press or move horizontally in four 
directions
19Opening start menu on Control Display17
20Automatic Hold61
21Parking brake60
22Adaptive Drive
*91
23Programmable memory/direct selection 
buttons21
24Switching Entertainment sound output 
on/off and adjusting volume162 Manual air distribution108
Automatic air distribution and 
volume107
Cooling function109
AUC Automatic recirculated-air 
control109 
Maximum cooling109 
Air volume108
Residual heat utilization110
Defrosting windows and removing 
condensation108
Rear window defroster108
Seat heating
*50
Active seat ventilation
*50
17
Opening liftgate33
Active seat
*51
PDC Park Distance Control
*84
Rear view camera
*86
DTC Dynamic Traction Control89
HDC Hill Descent Control90 

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Menu overview
Communication
>Telephone*
>BMW Assist* or TeleService*
Navigation or onboard information
>Navigation system*
>Onboard information, e.g. for displaying 
the average fuel consumption
Entertainment
>Radio
>CD player and CD changer
*
>External audio device
Climate
>Vent settings
>Seat heater distribution
*
>Automatic programs
>Parked car ventilation
*
 menu
>Switching off Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for traffic information
*
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central 
locking system
>Display of maintenance intervals and dead-
lines for legally mandated inspections
>Settings for telephone
*
Operating principle
From radio readiness, refer to page59, the fol-
lowing message is shown on the Control Dis-
play:
To hide the message:
Press the controller.
This displays the start menu.
On vehicles with a single drive, the message 
automatically disappears after approx. 10 sec-
onds.
Start menu
You can call up all the functions of iDrive using 
five menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the   button.
To open the start menu from the   menu:
Press the   button twice. 

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Opening and closing
Keys/remote control
Each remote control contains a battery which is 
automatically charged in the ignition lock while 
driving. Drive a longer distance with each 
remote control at least twice a year to keep the 
battery charged. For comfort access
*, the 
remote control contains a replaceable battery, 
refer to page38.
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 Personal Profile, page28.
Information on the required maintenance is also 
stored in the remote control, refer to Service 
data in remote control, page245.
Integrated key
Press button1 to unlock the key.
The integrated key fits the following locks:
>Driver's door, refer to page31
>Floor panel flap in cargo bay, refer to 
page123
New remote controls
To obtain additional or replace lost keys, new 
remote controls with an integrated key are 
available at your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle 
Center.
Personal Profile
The concept
You can set a number of functions of your BMW 
individually according to your preferences. Per-
sonal Profile ensures that most of these set-
tings 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 you will always find your BMW 
set to your own personal settings even if 
another person with his/her own remote control 
and settings has used the vehicle since the last 
time you drove it. The individual settings are 
stored for a maximum of three remote controls.
Personal Profile settings
Details on the settings are provided on the 
specified pages.
>When unlocking with the remote control, 
either unlock only the driver's door or the 
entire vehicle, refer to page30
>Locking the vehicle after a short time or 
after starting off, refer to page32
>Assigning the programmable buttons
 on 
the steering wheel, refer to page53 

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>Settings for the display on the Control Dis-
play:
>Brightness of the Control Display, refer 
to page82
>Measuring units for consumption, route/
distances, temperature, and pressure, 
refer to page82
>Language on Control Display, refer to 
page83
>12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to 
page82
>Date format, refer to page82
>Showing optical warning for PDC Park Dis-
tance Control
*, refer to page85
>Selection, brightness and position of dis-
play in Head-Up Display
*, refer to page99
>Settings of automatic climate control, refer 
to page107
>Positions of driver's seat, exterior mirrors, 
and steering wheel
*, refer to page44
>With Adaptive Drive
*, last selected chassis 
and suspension tuning setting, refer to 
page91
>Audio sources, volume and tone settings, 
refer to page163
>Radio, displaying stored stations, refer to 
page166
>Telephone, setting volume, refer to 
pages214,220
>Pathway lighting, refer to page103, and 
daytime running lamps
*, refer to page103
>Triple turn signal activation, refer to 
page67
>With rear view camera
*, selection of func-
tions, refer to page86, and type of display, 
refer to page88
>With programmable memory/direct selec-
tion buttons, selection of stored functions, 
refer to page21
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for opera-
tion whenever the driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and 
releases the locks on the following:
>Doors
>Liftgate
>Fuel filler door
Operating from outside
>via the remote control
>via the door lock
>with comfort access
* via the door handles
At the same time, the anti-theft system is also 
operated. It prevents the doors from being 
unlocked using the lock buttons or door han-
dles. The interior lamps and the courtesy 
lamps
* are also switched on and off with the 
remote control. The alarm system
 is armed/dis-
armed at the same time.
You can find more detailed information on the 
alarm system
 on page35.
Operating from inside
Via the button for central locking, refer to 
page32. The fuel filler door is not locked.
In an accident of sufficient severity, the central 
locking system automatically unlocks the vehi-
cle. In addition, the hazard warning flashers and 
interior lamps come on.
Opening and closing:
Using remote control
Persons or animals left unattended in a 
parked vehicle can lock the doors from 
the inside. Always take along the remote control 
when leaving the vehicle so that the vehicle can 
then be opened from the outside.< 

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Unlocking
Press the   button. 
This unlocks the vehicle.
You can set how the vehicle is unlocked. The 
setting is stored for the remote control currently 
in use.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page16.
1.Press the   button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the   menu.
3.Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4.Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-
troller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the 
controller until "Door locks" is selected and 
press the controller.
6.Select "Central locking" and press the con-
troller.
7.Select "Unlock button" and press the con-
troller.
8.Select a menu item:
>"All doors"
Press the   button once to unlock the 
entire vehicle.
>"Driver's door only"
Press the   button once to unlock only 
the driver's door and the fuel filler door.
Press the button twice to unlock the 
entire vehicle.9.Press the controller.
Comfort opening
Press and hold the  button. The windows and 
the panorama glass sunroof
* are opened.
Locking
Press the   button.
Do not lock the vehicle from the outside if 
persons are inside, as unlocking from the 
inside is not possible without special knowl-
edge.<
Switching on interior lamps
With vehicle locked:
Press the   button.
You can also use this function to locate your 
vehicle in parking garages etc.
Panic mode*
You can also trigger the alarm system in case of 
danger:
Press the   button for at least 3 seconds.
Switch off alarm: press any button.
Unlocking liftgate
Press the  button for approx. 1 second.
The liftgate will open slightly, regardless of 
whether it was previously locked or unlocked.
During opening, the liftgate pivots back 
and up. Ensure that adequate clearance is 
available before opening. 
To prevent accidentally locking yourself out, 
never lay the remote control in the cargo bay. A 
previously locked liftgate is also locked again 
after closing.< 

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If pointed or sharp-edged objects could 
strike the rear window while driving, be 
sure to provide protection around all edges. 
Failure to do so could result in damage to the 
heating conductors of the rear window.<
Setting confirmation signals
You can activate or deactivate the confirmation 
signals.
1.Press the   button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the   menu.
3.Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4.Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-
troller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the 
controller until "Door locks" is selected and 
press the controller.
6.Select "Confirmation" and press the con-
troller.
7.Select the desired signal.
8.Press the controller. 
 The signal is activated.
Malfunctions
The remote control may malfunction due to 
local radio waves. Should the remote control 
fail to operate due to interference of this kind, 
unlock and lock the vehicle via the door lock 
using a key.
If it is no longer possible to lock the vehicle 
using the remote control, then the battery is 
discharged. Use this remote control during an 
extended drive; this will recharge the battery, 
refer to page28.
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 must not cause harmful inter-
ference, 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.<
Opening and closing:
Using door lock
Do not lock the vehicle from the outside if 
persons are inside, as unlocking from the 
inside is not possible without special knowl-
edge.<
When unlocking
1.Turning the key once unlocks the driver's 
door and the fuel filler door.
2.Turning the key a second time unlocks the 
remaining doors and the liftgate.