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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 
     
        
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Everything from A - Z
260 Glass roof, electric37
– closing after electrical 
malfunction37
– Convenient operation28,29
– initializing37
– opening, closing37
– pinch protection system37
– power failure37
– raising37
– remote control28
Glove compartment105
GPS navigation, refer to 
Navigation system124
Grills97
Gross vehicle weight, refer to 
Weights247
H
Halogen lamps
– replacing bulbs231
Handbrake, refer to Parking 
brake56
Hands-free system14
Hazard warning flashers14
HDC Hill Descent Control83
HD Radio148
Head airbags90
Headlamp control, 
automatic92
Headlamp cover231
Headlamp flasher58
– indicator lamp11,13
Headlamps
– replacing bulbs231
Head restraints43
– rear, removing44
– sitting safely41
Heated
– mirrors47
– rear window99
– seats45
– steering wheel49
Heating
– mirrors47
– rear window99
– seats45
– steering wheel49Heating and ventilation, refer 
to Climate97
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing 
cargo119
Height, refer to 
Dimensions245
Height adjustment
– seats42
– steering wheel48
High-beam assistant94
High beams94
– headlamp flasher94
– indicator lamp13
– replacing bulbs231
High beams and low beams, 
automatic, refer to High-
beam assistant94
High-pressure 
washer225,226
High water, refer to Driving 
through water118
Highways, refer to Route 
criteria134
Hill Descent Control HDC83
Hills118
Holders for cups107
Homepage BMW4
Hood
218
Hooks for shopping 
bags111,112
Horn10,11
Hotel function, refer to 
Locking or unlocking 
separately31
Hot exhaust system117
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to 
Dynamic Brake Control 
DBC82
Hydroplaning118
I
IBOC, refer to HD Radio148
Ice warning, refer to Outside 
temperature
warning69
Identification marks
– run-flat tires216
– tire coding214iDrive16
– adjusting brightness80
– changing language79
– changing settings79
– changing units of measure 
and display format73
– controls16
– menu guidance17
– operating principle16
– overview16
– setting the date and time76
– start menu17
– status information19
iDrive operating principle16
Ignition54
– switched off55
– switched on54
Ignition key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key26
Ignition key position 1, refer to 
Radio readiness54
Ignition key position 2, refer to 
Ignition on54
Ignition lock54
Imprint2
Indicator and warning 
lamps13
– Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM87
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire 
inflation pressure201
Inflation pressure monitoring, 
refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM86
Initializing
– after power failure236
– compass, refer to 
Calibrating104
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM85
– glass roof37
– panorama glass roof39
– radio, refer to Station, 
storing147
– refer to Setting the time and 
date76
Installation location
– telephone106 
     
        
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Reference 263
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
New tires216
North-facing map136
Nozzles97
Number of cylinders, refer to 
Engine data244
Nylon rope, refer to Tow 
rope240
O
OBD socket, refer to Socket 
for Onboard Diagnosis224
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel 
specifications197
Odometer69
Oil, refer to Engine oil219
Oil consumption219
Oil level219
Old batteries, refer to 
Disposal236
Onboard vehicle tool kit229
Opening and closing
– Comfort Access34
– from inside30
– from outside27
– using the door lock29
– via the remote control27
Options, selecting for 
navigation134
Orientation menu, refer to 
Start menu17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation100
Output, refer to Engine 
data244
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate control99
Outside temperature 
display69
– changing units of 
measure73
– in computer73
Outside temperature 
warning69
Overheated engine, refer to 
Coolant temperature70
Overriding selector lever 
lock58Overview
– radio control144
P
Paintwork care226
Panorama glass roof38
– closing after electrical 
malfunction39
– comfort position39
– Convenient operation28
– initializing39
– opening, closing38
– pinch protection system39
– power failure39
– raising38
– remote control28
Park assistant, refer to Park 
Distance Control81
Park Distance Control PDC81
Parked car ventilation100
– preselecting switch-on 
times101
– switching on and off 
directly101
Parking
– vehicle55
Parking aid, refer to Park 
Distance Control PDC81
Parking brake56
– indicator lamp56
Parking lamps92
– replacing bulbs230,232
Parking lamps/low beams92
Particulate filter, refer to 
Diesel particulate filter117
Partition net111
Passenger side mirror tilt 
function48
Pathway lighting93
Personal Profile26
Phone book177
Phone numbers
– dialing178
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric37
– panorama glass roof39
– windows36Placing a call, refer to 
telephone owner's manual
Playing music163
Polish227
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic 
climate control100
Postal code, entering for 
navigation126
Power failure236
Power windows36
– safety switch36
Power windows, refer to 
Windows36
Preheating, refer to Diesel 
engine
55
Pressure, tires201
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
– panorama glass roof39
– windows36
Providing medical assistance, 
refer to First aid pouch237
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor84
R
Radio
– controls144
– HD Radio148
– satellite radio150
– selecting a waveband147
– storing stations147
– switching on/off144
– tone control144
– volume144
Radio position, refer to Radio 
readiness54