
Mobility
 225Reference
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Access to the bulbs
The high-beam bulb can be accessed from the 
engine compartment, whereas the low-beam 
bulb can be accessed through a flap in the wheel 
well.
1Cover for high-beam headlamp
2 Cover for low-beam headlamp
3 Turn signal bulb socket
To remove the covers:
1. Fold the respective wire  bracket to the side, 
see arrows.
2. Flip open the cover and take it out of the 
guide.
Follow the same steps in reverse order to reat-
tach the covers.
Access through the wheel well
Only for low-beam head lamps and turn signals:
1. Turn the wheel inwards.
2. Open the flap in the wheel well. To do so, 
turn the fastener counterclockwise using a 
coin, for example.
Changing low-beam and high-beam 
bulbs
1.Remove the relevant  cover for the head-
lamp.
2. Disconnect the plug from the bulb.
3. Push the wire bracket to the side out of the 
mounting, arrow 1, and fold it down, arrow 2.
4. Remove the bulb.
5. Insert new bulb as show n in the detail of the 
illustration above.
6. Fold up the wire bracket and engage it.
7. Connect the plug.
8. Reattach the cover.
Parking lamps, roadside parking lamps
5-watt bulb, W5W
1.Remove the cover for the high-beam head-
lamp.
2. Pull out the bulb socket, see arrow.
3. Remove and replace the bulb.
4. Insert bulb socket.
5. Reattach the cover.
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Turn signals, front
24-watt bulb, PY24W
1.Open the flap in the wheel well, refer to 
Access through the wheel well on page 225.
2. Rotate turn signal bulb socket  1 to the left 
and remove.
3. Apply gentle pressure to the bulb while turn-
ing it to the left for removal and replacement.
4. Insert turn signal bulb socket  1.
5. Attach the flap to the wheel well.
Tail lamps
Sedan
>Brake lamp in the luggage compartment lid:
H21W bulb, 21 watts
> Backup lamp:
W16W bulb, 16 watts
> Other bulbs:
P21W bulb, 21 watts
The tail lamps are divided in two parts. One part 
is in the luggage compartm ent lid, the other is in 
the fender.
1 Brake lamp
2 Roadside parking lamp/tail lamp, LED
3 Turn signal, LED 4
Backup lamp
5 Tail lamp, LED
6 Brake lamp
If one of the bulbs  2, 3  or  5 malfunctions, please 
contact your BMW center or a workshop that 
works according to BMW repair procedures 
with correspondingly trained personnel.
Sports Wagon
> Brake lamp in the tailgate:
H21W bulb, 21 watts
> Backup lamp:
W16W bulb, 16 watts
> Other bulbs:
P21W bulb, 21 watts
The tail lamps are divided in two parts. One part 
is in the tailgate, the  other is in the fender.
1 Brake lamp
2 Roadside parking lamp/tail lamp, LED
3 Turn signal, LED
4 Backup lamp
5 Tail lamp, LED
6 Brake lamp
If one of the bulbs  2, 3  or  5 malfunctions, please 
contact your BMW center or a workshop that 
works according to BMW repair procedures 
with correspondingly trained personnel.
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6.
Reattach the trim of  the luggage compart-
ment lid and the holder for the warning tri-
angle.
Sports Wagon
1. Use a screwdriver to press out the cover at 
the clips, see arrows,  and fold it downward.
2. Fold away the foam insulating material.
3. Release the bulb holder at the clip, see 
arrow, and remove.
4. Apply gentle pressure to the bulb while 
turning it to the left for removal and replace-
ment.
5. Re-engage the bulb holder so that it audibly 
clicks into place.
6. Reattach the trim of the tailgate.
License plate lamp, center brake lamp, 
parking/tail lamp and turn signal*
These lamps use LED technology for operation. 
In the event of a malfunction, please contact 
your BMW center or a workshop that works 
according to BMW repair procedures with cor-
respondingly trained personnel.
Changing wheels
Your BMW is equipped with Run-Flat Tires as 
standard. This removes the need to change a 
wheel immediately in the event of a puncture.
For information on continuing to drive with a 
damaged tire, refer to Indica tion of a flat tire on 
page 84.
The symbol identifying Run- Flat Tires is a circle 
with the letters RSC on  the sidewall, refer to 
Run-Flat Tires, page 209.
When mounting new tires or changing over 
from summer to winter tires and vice versa, 
mount Run-Flat Tires for  your own safety. In the 
event of a flat, no spare wheel is available. Your 
BMW center will be glad to advise you. Refer 
also to New wheels and tires, page 209.
The tools for changing wheels are avail-
able as optional accessories from your 
BMW center. <
Jack mounting points
The jacking points are at the positions shown in 
the illustration.
Vehicle battery
Battery care
The battery is 100 % ma intenance-free, the 
electrolyte will last for the life of the battery 
when the vehicle is operated in a temperate cli-
mate. Your BMW center will be glad to advise in 
all matters concerning the battery.
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Computer69
– displays on Control 
Display 69
Computer, refer to iDrive 16
Concierge service 181
Condensation, refer to When  the vehicle is parked 117
Condition Based Service 
CBS 216
Configuring settings, refer to  Personal Profile 26
Confirmation signals for  locking/unlocking the 
vehicle 28
Congestion
– refer to Route, bypassing 
sections 134
Connecting vacuum cleaner,  refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances 105
Consumption, refer to  Average consumption 69
Consumption display
– average consumption 69
– Energy Control 68
Control Center, refer to  iDrive 16
Control Display, refer to 
iDrive 16
– adjusting brightness 78
– switching on/off 19
Controller, refer to iDrive 16
Controls and displays 10
Control unit, refer to iDrive 16
Convenient access 34
– replacing the battery 35
Convenient operation
– glass roof 28
– windows 28
Coolant 215
– checking level 215
Coolant temperature 68
Cooling, maximum 95
Cooling fluid, refer to  Coolant 215
Cooling system, refer to 
Coolant 215
Copyright 2 Corner-illuminating lamps
– replacing bulbs
224
Corner-illuminating lamps,  refer to Adaptive Head 
Light 91
Cornering lamps, refer to  Adaptive Head Light 91
Correct tires 209
Country codes DVD 152
Courtesy lamps, refer to  Interior lamps 93
Criteria for route 133
Cross-hairs in navigation 128
Cruise control 59
– active 61
– malfunctio
 n61
Cruising range 69
Cup holders 104
Curb weight, refer to 
Weights 241
Current fuel consumption,  refer to Energy Control 68
Current playback of music  collection 158
Current position
– displaying 139
Customer Relations 185
D
Dashboard, refer to 
Cockpit 10
Dashboard, refer to  Instrument cluster 12
Dashboard lighting, refer to  Instrument lighting 92
Data, technical 238
– dimensions 239
– engine 238
– weights 241
Data transfer 186
Date
– date format 75
– setting 74
Daytime running lamps 91
– replacing bulbs 223
DBC Dynamic Brake  Control 81 Deactivating front passenger 
airbags 88
Deadlocking, refer to  Locking 28
Defect
– door lock 29
– fuel filler door 190
– glass roof 37
– panorama glass roof 39
Destination, entering by town/ city name 123
Destination address
– entering 123,129
Destination for navigation
– entering by voice 129
– entering via map 128
– entry 123
– home address 126
– manual entry 123
Destination guidance 133
– bypassing a route  section 134
– changing specified  route 133
– continuing 133
– starting 133
– voice instructions 134
– volume of voice 
instructions 135
Diesel exhaust fluid 193
Diesel fuel 191
Diesel particulate filter 115
Digital clock 67
Digital compass 101
Digital radio, refer to High  Definition Radio 146
Dimensions 239
Dipstick, engine oil 212
Directional indicators, refer to  Turn signals 57
Direction instructions, refer to  Vo
 ice instructions 134
Directory for navigation, refer 
to Address book 125
Displacement, refer to Engine  data 238
Display, refer to iDrive  controls 16
"Display current location" 139
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Tires
– age207,208
– air loss 86
– breaking in 114
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels 228
– condition 208
– damage 208
– inflation pressure 195
– labels 207
– minimum tread depth 208
– new wheels and tires 209
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor 83
– pressure monitoring, refer to  Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM 84
– puncture 84
– replacing 209
– Run-Flat 209
– size 207
– storage 210
– tread depth 208
– wear indicators, refer to  Minimum tread depth 208
– wheel/tire combination, refer  to Correct wheels and 
tires 209
– winter tires 210
TMC station, refer to Traffic bulletins 136
Tone
– control 142
– middle setting 144
Tools, refer to Onboard tool  kit 222
Top 50 of music 
collection 159
Torque, refer to Engine  data 238
Tow bar 233
Tow fitting 233
– screw thread 233
Tow fittings for tow-starting  and towing away 233
Towing 232
– car with automatic  transmission 232
– methods 233 Towing and tow-starting
232
Town/city, for navigation 123
Tow rope 233
Tow-starting 232,234
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor 84
Track
– selecting on CD 150
Traction control, refer to  Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC 81
Traffic bulletins
– categorie
s137
Traffic bulletins, filtering 137
Traffic bulletins for  navigation 136
– during destination  guidance 137
– in map display 137
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic  bulletins 136
Transmission
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 55
– manual transmission 55
– overriding selector lever lock  for automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 57
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector 
lever position 56
– refer to P Park 56
Transporting children 
safely 49
Transport securing devices,  refer to Securing cargo 118
Travel instructions,  refer to Voice 
instructions 134
Tread depth, refer to Minimum  tire tread 208
Trip-distance coun ter, refer to 
Trip odometer 67
Triple turn signal activation 58
Trip odometer 67
Trunk, refer to Cargo bay 107
Turning circle, refer to  Dimensions 239 Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp
12
– replacing bulbs 226
– triple turn signal 58
Turn signals 57
TV
– control elements 142
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
Tying down loads, refer to 
Cargo loading 118
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 207
Units
– average consumption 71
– temperature 71
Universal garage door opener,  refer to Integrated universal 
remote control 99
Universal mobile phone  preparation package, refer 
to separate  Owner's Manual
Universal remote control 99
Unlatching, refer to 
Unlocking 34
Unlocking
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– luggage compartment lid 35
– setting unlocking 
characteristics 27
– tailgate 35
– without remote control, refer 
to Convenient access 34
USB-audio interface 162
V
VCD152
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