
Reference 249
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control26
Keyless go, refer to 
Convenient access34
Keyless opening and closing, 
refer to Convenient 
access34
Key Memory, refer to Personal 
Profile26
Kick-down58
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
Knock control193
L
Lamps
– automatic headlamp 
control93
– parking lamps/low beams93
Lamps and bulbs, replacing 
bulbs218
Language, changing on 
Control Display80
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer 
to Safety belts48
Lashing eyes, refer to 
Securing cargo120
Last destinations128
LATCH child-restraint fixing 
system53
Leather care215
LED Light-emitting 
diodes218
Length, refer to 
Dimensions233
License plate lamp, replacing 
bulb222
Light-alloy wheels215
Light-emitting diodes 
LED218
Lighter108
– connecting electrical 
appliances108Lighting
– instruments95
– lamps and bulbs218
– vehicle, refer to Lamps93
Light switch93
Limit, refer to Speed limit79
Load119
Load securing equipment, 
refer to Securing cargo120
Lock buttons, doors, refer to 
Locking31
Locking
– adjusting confirmation 
signal29
– from inside31
– from outside28
– without remote control, refer 
to Convenient access34
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals29
– from inside30
– from outside27
Low-beam headlamps93
– automatic93
Lower back support, refer to 
Lumbar support44
Luggage compartment lid31
– convenient access34
– emergency release32
– locking or unlocking 
separately31
– opening from inside31
– opening from outside
31
– remote control28
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack121
Lumbar support44
LW, waveband147
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter 
tires205
Maintenance, refer to Service 
Booklet
Maintenance system211Malfunction
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic59
– tires86
Malfunction warnings, refer to 
Check Control77
Manual car wash214
Manual mode, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic58
Manual operation
– door lock30
– driver's door30
– fuel filler door192
– glass roof38
– transmission lock, automatic 
transmission59
Manual transmission57
Map display137
Map for navigation
– changing scale137
– entering destination130
Master key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key26
Maximum cooling98
Maximum speed
– with winter tires205
Measurements, refer to 
Dimensions233
Memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory47
MENU button16
Menus, refer to iDrive16
Microfilter
– BMW Maintenance 
System211
– for automatic climate 
control100
Microfilter/activated-charcoal 
filter
– BMW Maintenance 
System211
Microphone
– telephone14
– voice commands14
Mirror dimming feature50 

Everything from A - Z
252 Reverse
– CD changer154
– CD player154
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
– manual transmission57
Road map137
Roadside 
Assistance183,224
Roadside parking lamps95
– replacing bulbs219
Roadworthiness test, refer to 
Service requirements73
Roller sun blinds105
Rollover protection system, 
convertible92
– resetting92
Roof load capacity235
Roof-mounted luggage 
rack121
Rope, refer to Tow-starting, 
towing away227
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to 
iDrive16
Route135,136
– bypassing sections136
– changing135,136
– changing criteria135
– displaying streets or towns/
cities136
– map display137
– selecting135
Route instructions, refer to 
Destination guidance 
through voice 
instructions136
Route map, refer to Map 
display137
Route section, changing136
Route selection135
RSC Runflat System 
Component, refer to Run-
Flat Tires204
Runflat System Component 
RSC, refer to Run-Flat 
Tires204Run-Flat Tires204
– continuing driving with a 
damaged tire86
– flat tire86
– Flat Tire Monitor86
– new tires204
– replacing204
– tire inflation pressure194
– winter tires205
S
Safety-belt height 
adjustment48
Safety belts48
– belt hand-over49
– damage48
– indicator/warning lamp48
– reminder48
– sitting safely42
Safety systems
– airbags90
– Antilock Brake System 
ABS83
– brake system83
– driving stability control 
systems83
– Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC83
– rollover protection system, 
convertible92
– safety belts48
Safety tires, refer to Run-Flat 
Tires204
Satellite radio150
– enabling channel150
– selecting channel151
– storing channel151
Saving fuel116
Screen, refer to iDrive 
controls16
Screw thread for tow 
fitting227
SDARS, refer to Satellite 
radio150
Seat adjustment
– electric43
– mechanical43
Seat and mirror memory47Seat belt reminder, refer to 
'Fasten safety belts' 
reminder48
Seat heating47
Seats42
– adjusting electrically43
– adjusting the seats43
– heating47
– memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory47
– saving a setting, refer to Seat 
and mirror memory47
– sitting safely42
Securing cargo111,113
Securing the vehicle
– from inside30
– from outside27
Selecting distance for active 
cruise control65
Selecting new scale for 
navigation137
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic
58
Selector lever lock, refer to 
Changing selector lever 
positions, shiftlock58
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance224
Service car, refer to Roadside 
Assistance224
Service data in the remote 
control211
Service Interval Display, refer 
to Condition Based Service 
CBS211
Service Request187
Service requirement display, 
refer to Condition Based 
Service CBS211
Service requirements73
Services status188 

Reference 253
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Settings
– changing on Control 
Display80
– clock, 12h/24h mode76
– DVD155
– language80
Settings and information72
Setting times, refer to 
Preselecting switch-on 
times101
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
– manual transmission57
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, 
refer to Changing selector 
lever positions58
Short commands for the voice 
activation system236
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route135
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer153
– CD player153
Side airbags90
Side windows, refer to 
Windows35
Signal horn, refer to 
Horn10,11
Sitting safely42
– with airbags42
– with head restraint42
– with safety belts42
Ski bag111
Ski bag for convertible, refer to 
Through-loading opening 
with integrated transport 
bag112
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to 
Glass roof, electric37
Slot for remote control55
Smokers' package, refer to 
Ashtray108
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing179
– use170Snap-in adapter, refer to 
Center armrest storage 
compartment106
Socket, On-Board Diagnosis 
OBD212
Socket, refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances108
SOS, refer to Sending an 
Emergency Request224
Sound output for 
entertainment on/off144
Spare fuses,223
Spare fuses, refer to 
Fuses223
Special destinations128
Speed
– Run-Flat Tires86
– with winter tires
205
Speed limit79
Speed limit warning, refer to 
Speed limit79
Speedometer12
Speed Volume145
Split screen, refer to Control 
Display, switching on/off19
Split screen content, refer to 
Display for split screen 
content, selecting19
Spray nozzles, refer to 
Cleaning windshield and 
headlamps60
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems83
Start/stop button55
– starting the engine55
– switching off the engine56
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine55
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump starting225
Starting difficulties
– jump starting225
Starting the engine
– start/stop button55
Start menu17
State/province, for 
navigation125Station, selecting
– radio147
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steam jet213,214
Steering wheel50
– adjustment50
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– heating51
– lock55
– locking with convenient 
access34
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering89
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic57
Storage216
Storage compartments106
Storage nets110
"Store Channel" 
in radio151
Storing seat positions, refer to 
Seat and mirror memory47
Storing tires205
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments106
Street, entering, 
navigation126
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires194
Surface ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning69
SVCD154
SW, waveband147
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine56
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button55
Switching on
– audio144
– CD changer144
– CD player144
– radio144
Switching the cooling function 
on and off100 

Reference 255
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Towing226
– car with automatic 
transmission226
– methods227
Towing and tow-starting226
Town/city, for navigation125
Tow rope227
Tow-starting226,228
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor86
Track
– selecting on CD152
Traction control, refer to 
Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC83
Traffic bulletins
– categories139
Traffic bulletins, filtering139
Traffic bulletins for 
navigation138
– during destination 
guidance139
– in map display139
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic 
bulletins138
Transmission
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic57
– manual transmission57
– overriding selector lever lock 
for automatic transmission 
with Steptronic59
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector 
lever position58
– refer to P Park58
Transporting children 
safely52
Transport securing devices, 
refer to Securing cargo120
Travel instructions, 
refer to Voice 
instructions136
Tread depth, refer to Minimum 
tire tread203
Trip-distance counter, refer to 
Trip odometer69
Triple turn signal activation60Trip odometer69
Turning circle, refer to 
Dimensions233
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp12
– replacing bulbs219
– triple turn signal60
Turn signals59
TV
– control elements144
– switching on/off144
– tone control144
– volume144
Tying down loads, refer to 
Cargo loading120
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR202
Units
– average consumption72
– temperature72
Universal garage door opener, 
refer to Integrated universal 
remote control102
Universal mobile phone 
preparation package, refer 
to separate Owner's Manual
Universal remote control102
Unlatching, refer to 
Unlocking34
Unlocking
– from inside31
– from outside27
– luggage compartment lid34
– setting unlocking 
characteristics27
– without remote control, refer 
to Convenient access34
USB-audio interface164
V
VCD154Vehicle
– battery222
– breaking in116
– cargo loading119
– Identification Number, refer 
to Engine compartment207
– measurements, refer to 
Dimensions233
– parking56
– weight235
Vehicle jack222
Vehicle position, refer to 
Displaying current 
position141
Vehicle storage216
Ventilation100
– draft-free100
– in the rear100
Ventilation, refer to Climate97
Ventilation while at a 
standstill100
Vents, refer to Ventilation100
Video menu154
Video playback154
Voice, refer to Destination 
guidance through voice 
instructions136
Voice commands
– overview22
– short commands236
Voice instructions from 
navigation system136
– repeating137
– switching on/off136
– volume137
Volume144
– audio sources144
– fuel tank, refer to 
Capacities235
– mobile phone173
– TV144
– voice instructions137
Volume balance, tone 
setting145
W
Warm
– steering wheel51