Reference 249
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Average fuel consumption71
– setting the units72
Average speed71
Avoid highways in
navigation136
Avoiding unintentional
alarms33
Axle loads, refer to
Weights241
B
Backrest contour, refer to
Lumbar support44
Backrests, refer to Seat
adjustment43
Backrest width adjustment44
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats46
Backup lamps
– replacing bulb225,226,227
Bag holder111
Band-aids, refer to First aid
pouch230
Bar, refer to Towing
methods233
Base plate for telephone or
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter186
– refer to Snap-in adapter in
the center armrest storage
compartment107
Bass, tone setting146
Battery228
– charging228
– disposal35,228
– jump-starting231
– remote control26
– replacing228
– temporary power failure228
Battery for mobile phone187
Battery renewal
– remote control35
– remote control for vehicle35
Being towed233
Belt hand-over49
– pinch protection system49
Belts, refer to Safety belts48Belt tensioner, refer to Safety
belts48
Beverage holders, refer to
Cupholders108
Blinds, refer to Roller sun
blinds106
Blower, refer to Air
volume100
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating178
BMW
– car shampoo221
BMW Assist190
BMW Assist,
activating192,194
BMW Homepage4
BMW Maintenance
System217
BMW Search192
BMW webpage4
Bottle holders, refer to
Cupholders
108
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic
Brake Control DBC82
Brake fluid, refer to Service
requirements73
Brake Force Display89
Brake lamps
– Brake Force Display89
– replacing bulb225,226,227
Brake pads118
– breaking in118
Brake rotors120
– brakes118
– breaking in118
Brakes
– ABS82
– BMW Maintenance
System217
– Brake Force Display89
– breaking in118
– parking brake56
– service requirements73
Brakes, refer to Braking
safely120Brake system118
– BMW Maintenance
System217
– breaking in118
– disc brakes120
Breakdown services, refer to
Roadside Assistance230
Breaking in the clutch118
Breaking in the differential,
refer to Engine and
differential118
Break-in period118
Brightness of the Control
Display80
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps
and bulbs223
Button for starting the engine,
refer to Start/stop button55
Buttons on the steering
wheel11C
California Proposition 65
warning5
Call
– accepting179
– ending180
– rejecting180
Calling, refer to Phone
numbers, dialing180
Can holders, refer to
Cupholders108
Capacities241
Capacity of the cargo area241
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery228
Car care, refer to Care219
Reference 251
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Configuring settings, refer to
Personal Profile26
Confirmation signals for
locking/unlocking the
vehicle29
Congestion
– refer to Route, bypassing
sections137
Connecting vacuum cleaner,
refer to Connecting
electrical appliances109
Consumption, refer to
Average consumption71
Consumption display
– average consumption71
Contacts
– creating188
Control Center, refer to
iDrive16
Control Display, refer to
iDrive16
– adjusting brightness80
– switching on/off19
Controller, refer to iDrive16
Controls and displays10
Control unit, refer to iDrive16
Convenient loading in
Convertible28
Convenient operation
– glass roof28
– glass roof with Comfort
Access34
– retractable hardtop28
– windows28
– windows with Comfort
Access34
Convertible
– bag holder111
– Convenient loading28
– enlarging cargo area110
– folding down rear
backrest110
– retractable hardtop38
– rollover protection
system92
– securing cargo122
– stowing cargo121
Coolant215
– checking level215Coolant temperature70
Cooling, maximum99
Cooling fluid, refer to
Coolant215
Cooling system, refer to
Coolant215
Copyright2
Corner-illuminating lamps
– replacing bulbs224
Corner-illuminating lamps,
refer to Adaptive light
control94
Cornering lamps, refer to
Adaptive light control94
Correct tires210
Country codes DVD159
Courtesy lamps, refer to
Interior lamps97
Criteria for route136
Cross-hairs in navigation132
Cruise control61
– active63
– malfunction63
Cruising range70
Cupholders108
Curb weight, refer to
Weights241
Current playback
– external devices171
– of music collection166
Customer Relations193
D
Dashboard, refer to
Cockpit10
Dashboard, refer to
Instrument cluster12
Dashboard lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting96
Data, technical238
– capacities241
– dimensions239
– engine238
– weights241
Data transfer194
Date
– date format77
– setting76Daytime running lights94
– replacing bulbs224
DBC Dynamic Brake
Control82
Deactivating front passenger
airbags90
Deadlocking, refer to
Locking28
Defect
– door lock30
– fuel filler flap198
– glass roof37
Destination, entering by town/
city name127
Destination address
– entering127,133
Destination entry via BMW
Assist131
Destination for navigation
– entering by voice133
– entering via map132
– entry127
– home address130
– manual entry127
Destination guidance136
– bypassing a route
section137
– changing specified
route136
– continuing136
– starting136
– voice instructions137
– volume of voice
instructions138
Digital clock69
Digital compass105
Digital radio, refer to HD
Radio150
Dimensions239
Directional indicators, refer to
Turn signals59
Direction instructions, refer to
Voice instructions137
Directory for navigation, refer
to Address book
129
Displacement, refer to Engine
data238
Display, refer to iDrive
controls16
Reference 253
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
ESP Electronic Stability
Program, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC82
Event data recorders218
Exhaust system, refer to Hot
exhaust system119
Extended connectivity of the
music player in the mobile
phone169
Exterior mirrors50
– adjusting50
– automatic dimming
feature51
– automatic heating50
– folding in and out50
External audio device107
External devices
– random sequence171
Eyes
– for tow-starting and towing
away233
– for tying down loads122
F
Failure messages, refer to
Check Control77
Failure of an electrical
consumer228
False alarm
– avoiding unintentional
alarm33
– switching off an alarm32
Fastening safety belts, refer to
Safety belts48
Fastest route for
navigation136
Fast forward
– CD changer159
– CD player159
Filter
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic
climate control101
First aid pouch230
Fixture for remote control,
refer to Ignition lock55
Flash when locking/
unlocking29Flat tire
– run-flat tires210
– Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM86
Flat Tire Monitor FTM84
– indicating a flat tire85
– indicator/warning lamp85
– initializing the system85
– snow chains84,211
– system limits84
Flat tires, refer to Tire
condition209
Fluid reservoir, refer to
Washer fluid reservoir61
FM, waveband149
Fog lamps96
– indicator lamp13,96
Folding up the floor panel112
Footbrake, refer to Braking
safely120
Footwell lamps, refer to
Interior lamps97
For your own safety5
Four-wheel drive, refer to
xDrive83
Free memory capacity, music
collection167
Front airbags90
FTM, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor84
Fuel199
– average consumption71
– gauge70
– high-quality brands199
– quality199
– specifications199
– tank contents, refer to
Capacities241
Fuel clock, refer to Fuel
gauge70
Fuel display, refer to Fuel
gauge70
Fuel filler flap198
– releasing in the event of
electrical malfunction198
Fuses228
G
Garage door opener, refer to
Integrated universal remote
control103
Gasoline
– refer to Average
consumption71
Gasoline, refer to Required
fuel199
Gasoline display, refer to Fuel
gauge70
Gas station
recommendations137
Gear indicator, automatic
transmission with
Steptronic57
Gearshift lever
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
– manual transmission57
Gearshifts
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
– manual transmission57
General driving notes119
Glass roof, electric36
– closing after electrical
malfunction37
– Convenient operation28,30
– initializing37
– opening, closing37
– operation with Comfort
Access34
– pinch protection system37
– power failure37
– raising36
– remote control28
Glove compartment106
GPS navigation, refer to
Navigation system126
Grills98
Gross vehicle weight, refer to
Weights241
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake56
Reference 261
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Tone
– control146
– middle setting148
Tools, refer to Onboard
vehicle tool kit223
Top, refer to Retractable
hardtop38
Top 50 of music
collection166
Torque, refer to Engine
data238
Tow bar233
Tow fitting233
– screw thread233
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away233
Towing232
– car with automatic
transmission232
– methods233
Towing and tow-starting232
Town/city, for navigation127
Tow rope233
Tow-starting232,234
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor86
Track
– selecting on CD157
Traction control, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC82
Traffic bulletins
– categories141
Traffic bulletins, filtering141
Traffic bulletins for
navigation139
– during destination
guidance141
– in map view141
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic
bulletins139
Transmission
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic57
– manual transmission57
– overriding selector lever lock
for automatic transmission
with Steptronic59Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector
lever position58
– refer to P Park58
Transporting children
safely52
Transport securing devices,
refer to Securing cargo122
Travel instructions, refer to
Voice instructions137
Tread depth, refer to Minimum
tire tread209
Trip, deleting135
Trip, storing134
Trip computer, refer to
Displays on the Control
Display71
Trip-distance counter, refer to
Trip odometer69
Triple turn signal activation60
Trip odometer69
Trips, changing135
Trunk lid31
– Comfort Access34
– emergency release31
– locking or unlocking
separately31
– opening from inside31
– opening from outside31
– remote control28
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions239
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp12
Turn signals59
– replacing bulbs225
– triple turn signal60
Tying down loads, refer to
Cargo loading122
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR208
Units of measure
– average consumption72
– temperature72Universal garage door opener,
refer to Integrated universal
remote control103
Universal mobile phone
preparation package, refer
to separate Owner's Manual
Universal remote control103
Unlatching, refer to
Unlocking33
Unlocking
– from inside30
– from outside27
– setting unlocking
characteristics27
– trunk lid34
– without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access33
Updating the navigation
data126
USB audio interface169
V
VCD159
Vehicle
– battery228
– breaking in118
– cargo loading120
– Identification Number, refer
to Engine compartment213
– measurements, refer to
Dimensions239
– parking56
– weight241
Vehicle jack228
Vehicle storage222
Ventilation101
– draft-free101
– in the rear101
Ventilation, refer to Climate98
Ventilation while at a
standstill101
Vents, refer to Ventilation101
Video menu160
Video playback159
Voice, refer to Destination
guidance through voice
instructions137
Everything from A - Z
262 Voice commands
– overview22
– short commands242
Voice instructions from
navigation system137
– repeating138
– switching on/off137
– volume138
Voice phone book185
Volume146
– audio sources146
– fuel tank, refer to
Capacities241
– mobile phone179
– voice instructions138
Volume balance, tone
setting147
W
Warning and indicator
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control77
Warning triangle231
Washer fluid61
– content of the reservoir61
Washer fluid reservoir61
Waste tray, refer to
Ashtray109
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water120
Water penetration219,220
Waveband with the radio149
Wear indicators in tires, refer
to Minimum tread depth209
Weights241
Welcome lamps93
Wheel/tire combination, refer
to Correct wheels and
tires210
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions239
Wheels, new210
Wheels and tires200
Width, refer to
Dimensions239
Wind deflector39Windows35
– Convenient operation28
– Convenient operation with
Comfort Access34
– opening, closing35
– pinch protection system36
Windows, indicator on Control
Display16
Windshield
– cleaning61
Windshield wash60
– filling capacity, reservoir241
– nozzles61
– reservoir for washer fluid61
– washer fluid61
Windshield wiper blades,
changing223
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper system60
Winter tires211
– setting speed limit79
– storage211
Wiper blade replacement223
Wiper system60
Word-matching principle for
navigation135
Work in the engine
compartment212
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to
Onboard vehicle tool kit223
X
xDrive83
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb224
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to Personal
Profile26