
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 257
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Oil, refer to Engine oil213
Oil consumption213
Oil level213
Old batteries, refer to 
Disposal228
Onboard vehicle tool kit223
Opening and closing
– Comfort Access33
– from inside30
– from outside27
– using the door lock29
– via the remote control27
Options, selecting for 
navigation136
Orientation menu, refer to 
Start menu17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation101
Output, refer to Engine 
data238
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate 
control100
Outside temperature 
display69
– changing units of 
measure72
– in computer72
Outside temperature 
warning69
Overheated engine, refer to 
Coolant temperature70
Overriding selector lever 
lock59
Overview
– radio control146
P
Paintwork care220
Park assistant, refer to Park 
Distance Control81
Park Distance Control PDC81
Parked car ventilation101
– preselecting switch-on 
times102
– switching on and off 
directly102Parking
– vehicle56
Parking aid, refer to Park 
Distance Control PDC81
Parking brake56
– indicator lamp57
Parking lamps93
– replacing bulbs224
Parking lamps/low beams93
Passenger side mirror tilt 
function50
Pathway lighting94
Personal Profile26
Phone book179
Phone numbers
– dialing180
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric37
– windows36
Placing a call, refer to 
telephone owner's manual
Playing music165
Polish221
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic 
climate control101
Postal code, entering for 
navigation128
Power failure228
Power windows35
Power windows, refer to 
Windows35
Pressure, tires200
Pressure monitoring, tires84
– Flat Tire Monitor84
Pressure monitoring of tires, 
refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM86
Programmable buttons on the 
steering wheel11
Protection function, refer to 
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric37
– windows36
Providing medical assistance, 
refer to First aid pouch230
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor84
R
Radio
– controls146
– HD Radio150
– satellite radio152
– selecting a waveband149
– storing stations149
– switching on/off146
– tone control146
– volume146
Radio position, refer to Radio 
readiness55
Radio readiness55
– switched off56
– switched on55
Radio-remote key, refer to 
Remote control with 
integrated key26
Rain sensor60
Random sequence
– external devices171
– music collection167
Reading lamps97
Rear lamps, refer to Tail 
lamps225
Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints46
– folding down backrests110
Rear turn signals
– replacing bulb225,226
Rear ventilation101
Rearview mirror, refer to 
Mirrors50
Rear window defroster100
Rear window roller blind, refer 
to Roller sun blinds106
Receiving level of mobile 
phone, refer to Status 
information19
Reception
– quality150
– radio station150
Recirculated-air mode100
Recirculation of air, refer to 
Recirculated-air mode100
Reclining seat, refer to 
Backrest43
Refueling198 

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