
Everything from A - Z
252
Care
218
– automatic car washes 218
– care products 218
– carpets 220
– CD/DVD drives 221
– chrome parts 219
– displays 220
– exterior 218
– fine wood parts 220
– headlamps 219
– high-pressure washer 218
– interior 220
– leather 220
– light-alloy wheels 219
– paintwork 219
– plastic parts 220
– rubber seals 219
– safety belts 220
– sensors and cameras 220
– upholstery and cloth  trim 220
– washing the car 
manually 219
– windows 219
– wiper blades 219
Cargo, securing 118
Cargo bay 107
– capacity 241
– convenient access 35
– folding up the floor  panel 109
– lamp, refer to Interior  lamps 93
– opening from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– partition net 107
– roll-up cover 107
Cargo bay lid, refer to  Luggage compartment lid/
tailgate 30
Cargo bay net, refer to  Partition net 107
Cargo loading 117
– securing cargo 118
– stowing cargo 118
– vehicle 117
Car jack
– jacking points 228 Car key, refer to Integrated 
key/remote control 26
Car phone
– installation location, refer to  Center armrest 103
– refer to separate Owner's  Manual
Car phone, refer to 
Telephone 168
Car radio, refer to Radio 145
Car s
hampoo 220
Car wash 117
Catalytic converter, refer to 
Hot exhaust system 115
CBS Condition Based  Service 216
CD, audio playback 150
CD changer 150
– controls 142
– fast forward/reverse 152
– installation location 154
– random play sequence 151
– selecting a track 150
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
CD player 150
– controls 142
– fast forward/reverse 152
– random play sequence 151
– selecting a track 150
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
Center armrest 103
Center brake lamp
– replacing bulb 228
Center console, refer to  Around the center 
console 14
Central locking
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Central locking system 27
– convenient access 34
– hotel function 32
– setting unlocking  characteristics 27 Changes, technical, refer to 
For your own safety 5
Changing bulbs, refer to  Lamps and bulbs 223
Changing the measurement 
units on the Control 
Display 71
Changing wheels 228
Chassis number, refer to  Engine compartment 212
Check Control 75
Check Gas Cap 190
Child-restraint fixing system 
LATCH 50
Child-restraint systems 49
Child-safety lock 52
Child seats, refer to  Transporting children 
safely 49
Chrome parts 220
Chrome polish 220
Cigarette lighter, refer to 
Ligh
 ter104
Cleaning headlamps 58
– washer fluid 59
Cleaning your BMW, refer to  Care 218
Clock 67
– 12h/24h mode 74
– setting the time and date 74
– setting time 73
Closing
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Clothes hooks 103
Cockpit 10
Cold start, refer to Starting the 
engine 53
Combined instrument, refer to  Instrument cluster 12
Comfort access, refer to  Convenient access 34
Comfort area, refer to Around 
the center console 14
Compartment for remote  control, refer to Ignition 
lock 53
Compass 101
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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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Display lighting, refer to 
Instrument lighting 92
Displays
– on the Control Display 16
Displays, refer to Instrument 
cluster 12
Displays and controls 10
Disposal
– coolant 215
– remote control battery 35
– vehicle battery 229
Distance control, refer to  Active cruise control 61
Distance remainin g to service, 
refer to Service 
requirements 71
Distance warning, refer to  Park Distance Control 
PDC 80
Door key, refer to Remote  control with integrated 
key 26
Door lock 29
Doors, emergency  operation 29
DOT Quality Grades 207
Draft-free ventilation 97
Drinks holders, refer to Cup 
holders 104
Drive-off assistance, refer to  Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC 81
Drive-off assistant 83
Driving lamps, refer to Parking 
lamps/low beams 90
Driving notes 114
Driving off on hills, refer to 
Drive-off assistant 83
Driving stability control  systems 81
Driving through water 116
Driving tips, refer to Driving  notes 114
Dry air, refer to Cooling  function 96
DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 81 DTC Dynamic Traction 
Control 81
– indicator/warning lamp 81
DVD
– country codes 152
– settings 153
– video playback 152
DVD menu 153
DVD video 152
Dynamic Brake Control  DBC 81
Dynamic Stability Control  DSC
– indicator/warning lamp 81
Dynamic Traction Control  DTC
– indicator/warning lamp 82
E
Eject button, refer to Buttons 
on the CD player 142
Electrical malfunction
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler door 190
– glass roof 37
– luggage compartment lid 31
– panorama glass roof 39
Electric seat adjustment 42
Electric steering wheel lock
– with convenient access 34
Electronic brake-force  distribution EBV 81
Electronic oil level check 213
Electronic Stability Program  ESP, refer to Dynamic 
Stability Control DSC 81
Emergency actuation,  automatic transmission, 
refer to Overriding selector 
lever lock 57
Emergency operation
– fuel filler door, manual  release 190
Emergency operation, refer to 
Closing manually
– glass roof 37
– panorama glass roof 39Emergency operation, refer to 
Manual operation
– door lock 29
Emergency release
– luggage compartment lid 
from inside 32
Emergency Request 230
Emergency services, refer to 
Roadside Assistance 230
Energy, saving
– saving fuel 114
Energy-conscious driving,  refer to Energy Control 68
Energy Control 68
Engine
– breaking in 114
– data 238
– overheated, refer to Coolant  temperature 68
– speed 238
– starting 53
– starting, convenient 
access 34
– switching off 54
Engine compartment 212
Engine coolant, refer to  Coolant 215
Engine oil
– adding 214
– alternative oil types 215
– BMW Maintenance 
System 216
– capacity 242
– checking level 212
– dipstick 212
– intervals between changes,  refer to Service 
re
quirements 71
Engine output, refer to Engine  data 238
Engine speed, refer to Engine  data 238
Engine starting, refer to 
Starting the engine 53
Entry lamps, refer to Interior  lamps 93
Entry map for destination 128
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Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Interior rearview mirror48
– automatic dimming 
feature 48
– compass 101
Interlock, refer to Disengaging 
the remote control 55
Intermittent mode of the  wipers 58
Intersection, entering,  navigation 124
iPod, connecting, refer to 
AUX-IN port 161
iPod, connecting, refer to 
USB-audio interface 162
J
Jacking points228
Joystick, refer to iDrive 16
Jumpering, refer to Jump  starting 231
Jump starting 231
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control 26
Keyless go, refer to 
Convenient access 34
Keyless opening and closing,  refer to Convenient 
access 34
Key Memory, refer to Personal  Profile 26
Kick-down 56
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 56
Knock control 191
L
Lamps
– automatic headlamp 
control 90
– parking lamps/low beams 90
Lamps and bulbs, replacing 
bulbs 223
Language, changing on  Control Display 78 Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer 
to Safety belts 46
Lashing eyes, refer to  Securing cargo 118
Last destinations 126
LATCH child-restraint fixing  system 50
Leather care 220
LED Light-emitting  diodes 223
Length, refer to 
Dimensions 239
License plate lamp, replacing 
bulb 228
Light-alloy wheels 219
Light-emitting diodes 
LED 223
Lighter 104
– connecting electrical 
appliances 105
Lighting
– instruments 92
– lamps and bulbs 223
– vehicle, refer to Lamps 90
Light switch 90
Limit, refer to Speed limit 77
Load 118
Load securing equipment, 
refer to Securing cargo 118
Lock buttons, doors, refer to  Locking 30
Locking
– adjusting confirmation  signal 28
– from inside 30
– from outside 28
– without remote  control, refer 
to Convenient access 34
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals 28
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Longlife oils
– alternative oil types 215
– approved engine oils 215
Low-beam headlamps 90
– automatic 90
Low beams
– replacing bulbs 224Lower back support, refer to 
Lumbar support 43
Luggage compartment lid 30
– convenient access 35
– emergency release 32
– locking or unlocking  separately 32
– open
 ing from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– remote control 28
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack 119
Lumbar support 43
LW, waveband 145
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter 
tires 210
Maintenance, refer to Service  Booklet
Maintenance system 216
Malfunction
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 57
– luggage compartment lid 31
– tires 84
Malfunction warnings, refer to 
Check Control 75
Manual car wash 219
Manual mode, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic 56
Manual operation
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler door 190
– glass roof 37
– luggage compartment lid 31
– panorama glass roof 39
– transmission lock, automatic  transmission 57
Manual transmission 55
Map display 135
Map for navigation
– changing scale 135
– entering destination 128
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Master key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key 26
Maximum cooling 95
Maximum speed
– with winter tires 210
Measurements, refer to  Dimensions 239
Memory, refer to Seat and  mirror memory 45
MENU button 16
Menus, refer to iDrive 16
Microfilter
– BMW Maintenance  System 216
– for automatic climate 
control 97
Microfilter/activated-charcoal  filter
– BMW Maintenance  System 216
Microphone
– telephone 14
– voice commands 14
Mirror dimming feature 48
Mirrors 47
– automatic curb monitor 47
– exterior mirrors 47
– heating 47
– interior rearview mirror 48
– memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory 45
Mirrors, folding in before  entering a car wash 47
Mobile phone
– adjusting volume 171
– connecting, refer to Mobile 
phone, pairing 168
– installation location, refer to  Center armrest 103
– operation via iDrive 171
– pairing 168
– refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
Mobile phone, installation  location, refer to Center 
armrest 103
Mobile phone, refer to  Telephone 168 Mobile phone, refer to the 
separate Owner's Manual
Modifications, technical, refer  to For your own safety 5
Monitor, refer to iDrive 
controls 16
Monitoring system for tire  pressures, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor 83
MP3 player, connecting, refer  to AUX-IN port 161
MP3 player, connecting, refer  to USB-audio interface 162
Multifunctional steering  wheel, refer to Buttons on 
the steering wheel 11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/ headlamp flasher 57
– refe
r to Wiper system 58
Multimedia screen, refer to  iDrive 16
Music, managing 159
Music, playing 158
Music, storing 157
Music collection 157
– backup 160
– importing 160
Music player, connecting,  refer to AUX-IN port 161
Music player, connecting, 
refer to USB-audio 
interface 162
Music search 158
N
Navigation announcements, 
refer to Switching voice 
instructions on/off 134
Navigation data 122
Navigation drive, location 122
Navigation DVD 122 Navigation system
122
– address book 125
– bypassing a route  section 134
– continuing destination 
guidance 133
– destination entry 123
– displaying current 
position 139
– entering a destination by  voice 129
– entering a destination  manually 123
– route list 134
– selecting destination via  map 128
– selecting route criteria 133
– special destinations 126
– starting destination 
guidance 133
– terminating destination  guidance 133
– voice instructions 134
– volume adjustment 135
Neck support, refer to Head 
restraints 43
Nets, refer to Storage  compartments 103
New tires 209
North-facing map 135
Nozzles 94
Number of cylinders, refer to  Engine data 238
Nylon rope, refer to Tow 
rope 233O
OBD socket, refer to Socket 
for On-Board Diagnosis 217
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel  specifications 191
Odometer 67
Oil, refer to Engine oil 212
Oil consumption 212
Oil level 212
Old batteries, refer to  Disposal 229
Onboard tool kit 222
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Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Opening and closing
– convenient access34
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– using the door lock 29
– via the remote control 27
Options, selecting for  navigation 133
Orientation menu, refer to  Start menu 17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation 97
Output, refer to Engine 
data 238
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate control 96
Outside-temperature  display 67
– changing units of 
measure 71
– in computer 71
Outside temperature 
warning 67
Overheated engine, refer to  Coolant temperature 68
Overriding selector lever  lock 57
Overview
– radio control 142
P
Paintwork care 219
Panorama glass roof 38
– closing after electrical  malfunction 39
– comfort position 39
– convenient operation 28
– initializing 39
– opening, closing 38
– pinch protection system 39
– power failure 39
– raising 38
– remote control 28
Park assistant, refer to Park  Distance Control 80
Park Distance Control PDC 80Parked car ventilation
97
– preselecting switch-on 
times 98
– switching on and off  directly 98
Parking
– vehicle 54
Parking aid, refer to Park 
Distance Control PDC 80
Parking brake 54
– indicator lamp 54
Parking lamps 90
– replacing bulbs 223,225
Parking lamps/low beams 90
Particulate filter, refer to  Diesel particulate filter 115
Partition net 107
Passenger-side mirror tilt  function 47
Pathway lighting 91
Personal Profile 26
Phone book 171
Phone numbers
– dialing 172
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
Placing a call, refer to  telephone owner's manual
Polish 220
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated- charcoal filter for automatic 
climate control 97
Position, refer to Current  position, displaying 139
Postal code, entering for  navigation 124
Power failure 229
Power windows 36
– safety switch 36
Power windows, refer to 
Windows 36
Preheating, refer to Vehicles
  
with diesel engine 54
Pressure, tires 195
Pressure monitoring, tires 83
– Flat Tire Monitor 83Pressure monitoring of tires, 
refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM 84
Programmable buttons on the  steering wheel 11
Protection function, refer to  Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
Providing medical assistance, 
refer to First add pouch 231
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 83
R
Radio
– controls142
– High Definition Radio 146
– satellite radio 148
– selecting a waveband 145
– storing stations 145
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
– Weather Band, refer to  Weather information 148
Radio position, refer to Radio  readiness 53
Radio readiness 53
– switched off 53
– switched on 53
Radio-remote key, refer to 
Remote control with 
integrated key 26
Rain sensor 58
Rapeseed-oil methyl ester  RME 191
Reading lamps 93
Rear lamps, refer to Tail  lamps 226
Rear seat backrest, 
folding 107
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Start/stop button
53
– starting the engine 53
– switching off the engine 54
Starting, refer to Starting the  engine 53
Starting assistance, refer to  Jump starting 231
Starting difficulties
– jump starting 231
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 53
Start menu 17
State/province, for 
navigation 123
Station, selecting
– radio 145
Status of this Owner's Manual  at time of printing 5
Steam jet 218,219
Steering wheel 48
– adjustment 48
– buttons on steering 
wheel 11
– heating 48
– lock 53
– locking with convenient  access 34
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering 87
Steptronic, refer to Automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 55
Storage 221
Storage compartments 103
Storage nets 108
"Store Channel"  in radio 149
Storing seat positions, refer to  Seat and mirror memory 45
Storing tires 210
Stowage, refer to Storage  compartments 103
Street, entering, 
navigation 124
Summer tires, refer to Wheels  and tires 195
Sun blinds 102
Surface ice, refer to Outside  temperature warning 67SVCD
152
SW, waveband 145
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 54
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button 53
Switching on
– audio 142
– CD changer 142
– CD player 142
– radio 142
Switching the cooling function 
on and of
 f96
Switch-on times of parked car  ventilation, preselecting 98
Symbols 4
– status information 19
– traffic bulletins for navigation 
system 136
T
Tachometer 67
Tailgate 30
– convenient access 35
– emergency operation, refer  to Opening manually 31
– opening from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– opening manually 31
– remote control 28
Tailgate, refer to Luggage  compartment lid/tailgate 30
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb 228
Tail lamps 226
– replacing bulb 227
Tank contents, refer to  Capacities 242
Technical data 238
– capacities 242
– dimensions 239
Technical modifications, refer  to For your own safety 5Telephone
168
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest 103
– refer to separate Owner's  Manual
TeleService, activating 185
TeleService Diagnosis 182
TeleService Help 182
Temperature
– automatic climate control 95
– changing unit of measure 71
– coolant, refer to Coolant  temperature 68
Temperature display
– outside temperature 67
– outside temperature 
warning 67
– setting the units 71
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control 59
Tensioning straps, refer to  Securing cargo 118
The individual vehicle 5
Third brake lamp, refer to  Center brake lamp 228
Through-loading system 106
Through-loading system,  refer to Expanding the cargo 
bay 107
Tilt alarm sensor 33
Tilt function, passenger-side 
mirror 47
Timer, refer to Preselecting  switch-on times 98
Tire inflation pressure 195
– loss 84,85
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor 83
Tire
 Pressure Monitor 
TPM 84
– resetting the system 85
– system limitations 85
– warning lamp 86
Tire puncture, refe r to Flat Tire 
Monitor 84
Tire Quality Grading 207
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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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