At a glance
11Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
9Instrument cluster12
12Ignition lock55
13Buttons on the steering wheel15Horn, the entire surface
16Adjusting the steering wheel50
18Releasing the hood206
19Opening the luggage compartment lid31 8
Turn signals59
High beams, headlamp flasher95
Roadside parking lamps
*95
Computer70
Settings and information about the
vehicle72
Instrument lighting95
10
Windshield wipers60
Rain sensor
*60
11Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine55
Telephone
*:
>Press: accepting and ending a
call; dialing
* the selected
phone number; redialing if no
phone number is selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice acti-
vation system
*22
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and
lists with stored phone numbers
Next entertainment source
Recirculated-air mode99
14
Steering wheel heating
*51
17
Cruise control
*61
Active cruise control
*63
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
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
