
Reference 229
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
B
Backrest contour, refer to 
Lumbar support38
Backrests, refer to Seat 
adjustment38
Backrest width adjustment39
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats39
Backup lamps
– replacing bulb205,206
Backup lamps, refer to Tail 
lamps205
Band-aids, refer to First-aid 
pouch211
Bar, refer to Towing 
methods213
Base plate for telephone or 
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter171
– refer to Snap-in adapter in 
the center armrest storage 
compartment98
Bass, tone setting136
Battery208
– charging208
– disposal34,208
– jump starting211
– remote control26
– temporary power failure209
Battery for mobile phone171
Battery renewal
– remote control34
– remote control for vehicle34
Being towed212
Belts, refer to Safety belts41
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety 
belts41
Beverage holders, refer to 
Cup holders99
Blower, refer to Air flow 
rate91
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating164
Bluetooth, refer to separate 
Owner's Manual
BMW
– car shampoo201
BMW Assist, activating176BMW Assist175
BMW center180
BMW Homepage4
BMW Maintenance 
System197
BMW Search176
BMW webpage4
Bottle holders, refer to Cup 
holders99
Brake assist76
Brake fluid, refer to Service 
requirements66
Brake force display82
Brake lamps
– replacing bulb205,206
Brake lights
– brake force display82
Brake pads106
– breaking in106
Brake rotors107
– brakes106
– breaking in106
Brakes
– ABS76
– BMW Maintenance 
System197
– brake force display82
– breaking in106
– parking brake51
– service requirements66
Brakes, refer to Braking 
safely107
Brake system106
– BMW Maintenance 
System197
– breaking in106
– disc brakes107
Breakdown services, refer to 
Roadside Assistance210
Breaking in the clutch106
Breaking in the differential, 
refer to Engine and 
differential106
Break-in period106
Brightness of the Control 
Display73
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps 
and bulbs203Button for starting the engine, 
refer to Start/stop button49
Buttons on the steering 
wheel11
C
California Proposition 65 
warning6
Call
– accepting165
– ending166
– rejecting166
Calling, refer to Phone 
numbers, dialing166
Can holders, refer to Cup 
holders99
Capacities220
Capacity of the cargo bay220
Car battery, refer to Vehicle 
battery208
Car care, refer to Care199
Care199
– automatic car washes199
– care products199
– carpets201
– CD/DVD drives201
– chrome parts200
– displays201
– exterior199
– fine wood parts201
– headlamps200
– high-pressure washer199
– interior201
– leather201
– light-alloy wheels200
– paintwork200
– plastic parts201
– rubber seals200
– safety belts201
– sensors and cameras201
– upholstery and cloth 
trim201
– washing the car 
manually200
– windows200
– wiper blades200
Cargo, securing109
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Everything from A - Z
238 Satellite radio142
– enabling channel142
– selecting channel143
– storing channel143
Screen, refer to iDrive 
controls16
Screw thread for tow 
fitting212
SDARS, refer to Satellite 
radio142
Sealant, filling207
Seat adjustment
– electric38
– mechanical38
Seat and mirror memory40
Seat belt reminder, refer to 
'Fasten safety belts' 
reminder42
Seat heating40
Seats37
– adjusting electrically38
– adjusting the seats38
– heating40
– memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory40
– saving a setting, refer to Seat 
and mirror memory40
– sitting safely37
Securing cargo102
Securing the vehicle
– from inside29
– from outside27
Selecting new scale for 
navigation129
Selector lever positions52
Sequential M Gearbox with 
Drivelogic
– Drivelogic drive programs55
Sequential mode53
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance210
Service car, refer to Roadside 
Assistance210
Service data in the remote 
control197
Service Interval Display, refer 
to Condition Based Service 
CBS197
Service Request179Service requirement display, 
refer to Condition Based 
Service CBS197
Service requirements66
Services status180
Settings
– changing settings on the 
Control Display73
– clock, 12h/24h format69
– configuring, refer to 
MDrive44
– DVD
147
– language73
Settings and information65
Setting times, refer to 
Preselecting switch-on 
times93
Shifting54
Shifting gears
– manual transmission51
Shift lever52
Shift Lights56
Shiftlock53
Shift paddles on steering 
wheel54
Shift-up display, refer to Shift 
Lights56
Shock absorber control, refer 
to Electronic Damper 
Control EDC77
Short commands for the voice 
activation system221
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route127
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer145
– CD player145
Side airbags82
Side window blind, refer to 
Roller sun blinds97
Side windows, refer to 
Windows34
Signal horn, refer to 
Horn10,11
Sitting safely37
– with airbags37
– with head restraint37
– with safety belts37
Ski bag102Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to 
Glass roof, electric35
Slot for remote control49
Smokers' package, refer to 
Ashtray99
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing171
– use162
Snap-in adapter, refer to 
Center armrest storage 
compartment98
Snow chains191
Socket, On-Board Diagnosis 
OBD198
Socket, refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances100
SOS, refer to Sending an 
Emergency Request210
Sound output for 
entertainment on/off136
Spare fuses,209
Spare fuses, refer to 
Fuses209
Special destinations120
Speed
– with winter tires190
Speed limit72
Speed limit warning, refer to 
Speed limit72
Speedometer12
Speed Volume137
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 
headlamps59
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems76
Start/stop button49
– starting the engine50
– switching off the engine50
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine50
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump starting211
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Reference 239
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Starting difficulties
– jump starting211
Starting the engine
– start/stop button49
Start menu17
State/province, for 
navigation117
Station, selecting
– radio139
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steam jet199,200
Steering wheel43
– adjustment43
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– lock49
– locking with convenient 
access33
– MDrive button44
– shift paddles54
Steering wheel buttons, refer 
to Shift paddles54
Storage202
Storage compartments98
Storage nets101
"Store Channel"
on the radio143
Storing music151
Storing seat positions, refer to 
Seat and mirror memory40
Storing tires190
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments98
Street, entering, 
navigation118
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires186
Sun blinds97
Surface ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning62
SVCD146
SW, waveband139
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine50Switching on
– audio136
– CD changer136
– CD player136
– radio136
Switching the cooling function 
on and off91
Switch-on times of parked car 
ventilation, preselecting93
Symbols4
– status information19
– traffic bulletins for navigation 
system130
T
Tachometer62
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb206
Tail lamps205
– replacing bulb205
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities220
Technical data218
– capacities220
– dimensions219
Technical modifications, refer 
to For your own safety5
Telephone162
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest98
– refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
TeleService Diagnosis176
TeleService Help176
Temperature
– automatic climate control90
– changing unit of measure65
– coolant, refer to Coolant 
temperature63
Temperature display
– outside temperature62
– outside temperature 
warning62
– setting the units65
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control60
Tensioning straps, refer to 
Securing cargo109The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp206
Through-loading system100
Tilt alarm sensor32
Tilt function, passenger-side 
mirror43
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
switch-on times93
Tire inflation pressure186
– loss79,80
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor78
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM79
– resetting the system80
– system limitations79
– warning lamp80
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor79
Tire Quality Grading188
Tires
– age188
– air loss80
– breaking in106
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels208
– condition189
– damage189
– inflation pressure186
– labels188
– minimum tread depth189
– new wheels and tires189
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor78
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM79
– puncture79
– replacing189
– size188
– storage190
– tread depth189
– wear indicators, refer to 
Minimum tread depth189
– wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires190
– winter tires190
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