Reference 255
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Average fuel consumption71
– setting the units73
Average speed71
Avoid highways in 
navigation134
Avoiding unintentional 
alarms34
Axle loads, refer to 
Weights247
B
Backrest contour, refer to 
Lumbar support43
Backrests, refer to Seat 
adjustment42
Backrest width adjustment43
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats44
Backup lamps
– replacing bulb233,234
Band-aids, refer to First aid 
pouch237
Bar, refer to Towing 
methods240
Base plate for telephone or 
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter184
– refer to Snap-in adapter in 
the center armrest storage 
compartment106
Bass, tone setting144
Battery235
– charging235
– disposal35,236
– jump-starting238
– remote control26
– replacing235
– temporary power failure236
Battery for mobile phone185
Battery renewal
– remote control35
– remote control for vehicle35
Being towed240
Belts, refer to Safety belts46
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety 
belts46
Beverage holders, refer to 
Cupholders107Blower, refer to Air volume98
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating176
BMW
– car shampoo227
BMW Advanced Diesel198
BMW Assist188
BMW Assist, 
activating190,192
BMW Homepage4
BMW Maintenance 
System223
BMW Search190
BMW webpage4
Bottle holders, refer to 
Cupholders107
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic 
Brake Control DBC82
Brake fluid, refer to Service 
requirements73
Brake Force Display89
Brake lamps
– Brake Force Display89
– replacing bulb233,234
Brake pads116
– breaking in116
Brake rotors118
– brakes116
– breaking in116
Brakes
– ABS82
– BMW Maintenance 
System223
– Brake Force Display89
– breaking in116
– parking brake56
– service requirements73
Brakes, refer to Braking 
safely118
Brake system116
– BMW Maintenance 
System223
– breaking in116
– disc brakes118
Breakdown services, refer to 
Roadside Assistance237
Breaking in the clutch116Breaking in the differential, 
refer to Engine and 
differential116
Break-in period116
Brightness of the Control 
Display80
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps 
and bulbs229
Button for starting the engine, 
refer to Start/stop button54
Buttons on the steering 
wheel11
C
California Proposition 65 
warning5
Call
– accepting177
– ending178
– rejecting178
Calling, refer to Phone 
numbers, dialing178
Can holders, refer to 
Cupholders107
Capacities248
Capacity of the cargo area247
Car battery, refer to Vehicle 
battery235
Car care, refer to Care225 
Reference 265
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Safety systems
– airbags90
– Antilock Brake System 
ABS82
– brake system82
– driving stability control 
systems82
– Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC82
– safety belts46
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat 
tires216
Satellite radio150
– enabling or unsubscribing 
from a channel150
– favorites152
– selecting channel151
– storing channel151
– timeshift152
– Traffic Jump153
Saving fuel116
Screen, refer to iDrive 
controls16
Screw thread for tow 
fitting240
SDARS, refer to Satellite 
radio150
Seat adjustment
– electric42
– mechanical42
Seat and mirror memory45
Seat belt reminder, refer to 
"Fasten safety belts" 
reminder46
Seat heating45
Seats42
– adjusting electrically42
– adjusting the seats42
– heating45
– memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory45
– saving a setting, refer to Seat 
and mirror memory45
– sitting safely41
Securing cargo113
Securing the vehicle
– from inside30
– from outside27
Selecting a detour139Selecting distance for active 
cruise control64
Selecting new scale for 
navigation137
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic57
Selector lever lock, refer to 
Changing selector lever 
positions, shiftlock57
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic57
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance
237
Service car, refer to Roadside 
Assistance237
Service data in the remote 
control223
Service Interval Display, refer 
to Condition Based Service 
CBS223
Service Request191
Service requirement display, 
refer to Condition Based 
Service CBS223
Service requirements73
Service status192
Settings
– changing on Control 
Display79
– clock, 12h/24h format76
– DVD158
– language79
Settings and information72
Settings for the map view137
Setting times, refer to 
Preselecting switch-on 
times101
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic57
– manual transmission56
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, 
refer to Changing selector 
lever positions57
Short commands for the voice 
activation system249Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route134
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer156
– CD player156
Side airbags90
Side window blind, refer to 
Roller sun blinds105
Side windows, refer to 
Windows36
Signal horn, refer to 
Horn10,11
Sitting safely41
– with airbags41
– with head restraint41
– with safety belts41
Ski bag112
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Panorama glass 
roof38
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to 
Glass roof, electric37
Slot for remote control54
Smokers' package, refer to 
Ashtray108
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing184
– use174
Snap-in adapter, refer to 
Center armrest storage 
compartment106
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis 
OBD224
Socket, refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances108
Soot particulate filter, refer to 
Diesel particulate filter117
SOS, refer to Sending an 
Emergency Request237
Sound, adjusting during audio 
playback, refer to Tone 
control144
Sound output for 
entertainment on/off144
Spare fuses236
Special destinations128
Special destinations, 
displaying130