
Replacing components
228
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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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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Reference 257
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
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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