2009 BMW 335I CONVERTIBLE tow

Everything from A - Z
248 Heating
– mirrors50
– rear window100
– residual heat99
– seats47
– steering wheel51
Heating and ventilation, refer
to Climate97
Heating while at a standstill,
refer to Using residual
heat99
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing
cargo119
Height, refer to
Dimensions233
Height adjustment
– seats43
– steering wheel50
High beams95
– headlamp flasher95
– indicator lamp13
High Definition Radio148
High-pressure
washer213,214
High water, refer to Driving
through water118
Highways, refer to Route
criteria135
Hill Descent Control HDC84
Hills118
Holders for cups107
Homepage BMW4
Hood206
Hooks for shopping bags110
Horn10,11
Hotel function, refer to
Locking or unlocking
separately31
Hot exhaust system117
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to
Dynamic Brake Control
DBC83
Hydroplaning117
I
IBOC, refer to High Definition
Radio148Ice warning, refer to Outside
temperature
warning69
ID3 tag, refer to Information
about the track153
Identification marks
– Run-Flat Tires204
– tire coding202
iDrive16
– adjusting brightness80
– changing language80
– changing settings80
– changing units of measure
and display format72
– controls16
– menu guidance17
– operating principle16
– overview16
– setting the date and time76
– start menu17
– status information19
iDrive operating principle16
Ignition55
– switched off55
– switched on55
Ignition key, refer to Remote
control with integrated
key26
Ignition key position 1, refer to
Radio readiness55
Ignition key position 2, refer to
Ignition on55
Ignition lock55
Imprint2
Indicator and warning
lamps13
– Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM88
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure194
Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM86Initializing
– after power failure222
– compass, refer to
Calibrating104
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM85
– glass roof37
– radio, refer to Station,
storing147
– refer to Setting the time and
date76
Installation location
– CD changer156
– navigation DVD drive124
– telephone106
Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions
136
Instrument cluster12
Instrument lighting95
Instrument panel, refer to
Cockpit10
Integrated key26
Integrated universal remote
control102
Interior lamps96
– remote control28
Interior motion sensor33
Interior rearview mirror50
– automatic dimming
feature50
– compass104
Interlock, refer to Disengaging
the remote control57
Intermittent mode of the
wipers60
Intersection, entering,
navigation126
iPod, connecting, refer to
AUX-IN port163
iPod, connecting, refer to
USB-audio interface164
J
Jacking points222
Joystick, refer to iDrive16
Jumpering, refer to Jump
starting225
Jump starting225

Everything from A - Z
250 Mirrors49
– automatic curb monitor50
– exterior mirrors49
– heating50
– interior rearview mirror50
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory47
Mirrors, folding in before
entering a car wash49
Mobile phone
– adjusting volume173
– connecting, refer to Mobile
phone, pairing170
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest106
– operation via iDrive173
– pairing170
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Mobile phone, installation
location, refer to Center
armrest106
Mobile phone, refer to
Telephone170
Mobile phone, refer to the
separate Owner's Manual
Modifications, technical, refer
to For your own safety5
Monitor, refer to iDrive
controls16
Monitoring system for tire
pressures, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor85
MP3 player, connecting, refer
to AUX-IN port163
MP3 player, connecting, refer
to USB-audio interface164
Multifunctional steering
wheel, refer to Buttons on
the steering wheel11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher59
– refer to Wiper system60
Multimedia screen, refer to
iDrive16
Music, managing161
Music, playing160
Music, storing159Music collection159
– backup162
– importing162
Music player, connecting,
refer to AUX-IN port163
Music player, connecting,
refer to USB-audio
interface164
Music search160
N
Navigation announcements,
refer to Switching voice
instructions on/off136
Navigation data124
Navigation drive, location124
Navigation DVD124
Navigation system124
– address book127
– bypassing a route
section136
– continuing destination
guidance135
– destination entry125
– displaying current
position141
– entering a destination by
voice131
– entering a destination
manually125
– route list136
– selecting destination via
map130
– selecting route criteria135
– special destinations128
– starting destination
guidance135
– terminating destination
guidance135
– voice instructions136
– volume adjustment137
Neck support, refer to Head
restraints44
Nets, refer to Storage
compartments106
New tires204
North-facing map137
Nozzles97Number of cylinders, refer to
Engine data232
Nylon rope, refer to Tow
rope227
O
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for On-Board Diagnosis212
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications193
Odometer69
Oil, refer to Engine oil207
Oil consumption207
Oil level207
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal222
Onboard tool kit217
Opening and closing
– convenient access34
– from inside30
– from outside27
– using the door lock29
– via the remote control27
Options, selecting for
navigation135
Orientation menu, refer to
Start menu17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation100
Output, refer to Engine
data232
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate control99
Outside-temperature
display69
– changing units of
measure72
– in computer72
Outside temperature
warning69
Overheated engine, refer to
Coolant temperature70
Overriding selector lever
lock59
Overview
– radio control144

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

Everything from A - Z
254 Switch-on times of parked car
ventilation, preselecting101
Symbols4
– status information19
– traffic bulletins for navigation
system138
T
Tachometer69
Tailgate, refer to Luggage
compartment lid31
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb222
Tail lamps220
– replacing bulb220,221
Tank contents, refer to
Capacities235
Technical data232
– capacities235
– dimensions233
Technical modifications, refer
to For your own safety5
Telephone170
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest106
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
TeleService, activating187
TeleService Diagnosis184
TeleService Help184
Temperature
– automatic climate control98
– changing unit of measure72
– coolant, refer to Coolant
temperature70
Temperature display
– outside temperature69
– outside temperature
warning69
– setting the units72
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control61
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo120
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp222Through-loading opening with
integrated transport
bag112
Through-loading system109
Tilt alarm sensor33
Tilt function, passenger-side
mirror50
Timer, refer to Preselecting
switch-on times101
Tire inflation pressure194
– loss86,87
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire Monitor85
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM86
– resetting the system87
– system limitations87
– warning lamp88
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor86
Tire Quality Grading202Tires
– age202,203
– air loss88
– breaking in116
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels222
– condition203
– damage203
– inflation pressure194
– labels202
– minimum tread depth203
– new wheels and tires204
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor85
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM86
– puncture86
– replacing204
– Run-Flat204
– size202
– storage205
– tread depth203
– wear indicators, refer to
Minimum tread depth203
– wheel/tire combination, refer
to Correct wheels and
tires204
– winter tires205
TMC station, refer to
Traffic bulletins138
Tone
– control144
– middle setting146
Tools, refer to Onboard tool
kit217
Top, refer to Retractable
hardtop38
Top 50 of music
collection161
Torque, refer to Engine
data232
Tow bar227
Tow fitting227
– screw thread227
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away227

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