Reference 311
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Special oils, refer to Approved engine oils 262
Specified oil grades, refer to  Approved engine oils 262
Speed
– with compact wheel 277
– with winter tires 257
Speed-dependent 
volume 176
Speed limit warning, refer to  Speed limit 87
Speedometer 12
"Speed volume", refer to Tone 
control 176
Sport program, automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 71
Stability control, refer to  Driving stability control 
systems 96
"Standard" for DVD system in  rear 209,216
"Star button" 59
Star button 59
Start/Stop button 65
"Start" for stopwatch 87
Starting, refer to Starting  engine 66
Starting assistance, refer to  Jump starting 280
Starting assistant 99
Starting difficulties, jump  starting 280
Starting off on slopes, refer to 
Starting assistant 99
Start menu, iDrive 17
"Start service" 236
– with BMW Assist 239
"State / Province" for  destination entry 151
"State inspection" 84
Station, refer to Radio 178
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing 5
Steam cleaners 266 Steering wheel
– adjusting
58
– automatic adjustment, refer  to Steering wheel 
memory 50
– buttons on steering  wheel 11
– easy entry/exit 58
– heating 59
– memory 50
– programmable buttons 59
Steering with variable ratio,  refer to Active steering 104
Steptronic, refer to Sport  program and manual mode 
M/S 71
"Stop" the stopwatch 87
"Stopwatch" 87
Stopwatch 87
Stor
age compartments 127
"Store"
– in Satellite radio 186
– with the radio 180
"Store in address book" for  navigation 158
Storing current position 158
Storing radio stations 180
Storing sitting position, refer 
to Seat, mirror and steering 
wheel memory 50
Storing tires 257
Storing vehicle 268
Storing your vehicle 268
"Street" for destination 
entry 152
"Subtitles" in DVD system in  rear 209
Summer tires, refer to Wheels  and tires 249
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching cooling function on  and off 117
Switching off engine 66
Switching on
– audio 174
– CD changer 174
– CD player 174
– radio 174
Switching on hour signal 88Swiveling headla
mps, refer to 
Adaptive Head Light 112
Symbols 4
– indicator/warning lamps 13
– navigation system 168
– traffic information with  navigation system 166
T
Tachometer79
"Tailgate" 34,37
Tailgate 35
Tail lamps 270,273
– replacing bulbs 270,273
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities 290
Target cursor for  navigation 155
Technical alterations, refer to  For your own safety 5
Technical data 286
Telematics, refer to  BMW TeleServices, 
BMW Assist 235
Telephone
– refer to Mobile phone 220
– refer to separate operating 
instructions
"Telephone list" 59
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body  region 116
– adjusting with automatic 
climate control 116,120
– changing units of  measure 89
– refer to Coolant  temperature 79
Temperature display
– outside temperature 78
– setting units 89
– temperature warning 78
Temperature warning 78
Tempomat, refer to Cruise  control 75
The individual vehicle 5
Third brake lamp, refer to  Center brake lamp 272,275