
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 

Everything from A - Z
254 Hands-free system14
Hazard warning flashers14
HDC Hill Descent Control83
HD Radio150
Head airbags90
Headlamp control, 
automatic93
Headlamp flasher59
– indicator lamp11,13
Head restraints44
– rear, removing46
– sitting safely42
Heated
– mirrors50
– rear window100
– seats47
– steering wheel51
Heating
– mirrors50
– rear window100
– seats47
– steering wheel51
Heating and ventilation, refer 
to Climate98
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing 
cargo121
Height, refer to 
Dimensions239
Height adjustment
– seats43
– steering wheel51
High-beam assistant95
High beams95
– headlamp flasher95
– indicator lamp13
High beams and low beams, 
automatic, refer to High-
beam assistant95
High-pressure 
washer219,220
High water, refer to Driving 
through water120
Highways, refer to Route 
criteria136
Hill Descent Control HDC83
Hills120
Holders for cups108
Homepage BMW4
Hood212Hooks for shopping bags111
Horn10,11
Hotel function, refer to 
Locking or unlocking 
separately31
Hot exhaust system
119
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to 
Dynamic Brake Control 
DBC82
Hydroplaning119
I
IBOC, refer to HD Radio150
Ice warning, refer to Outside 
temperature
warning69
Identification marks
– run-flat tires210
– tire coding208
iDrive16
– adjusting brightness80
– changing language79
– changing settings79
– changing units of measure 
and display format72
– controls16
– menu guidance17
– operating principle16
– overview16
– setting the date and time76
– start menu17
– status information19
iDrive operating principle16
Ignition55
– switched off56
– switched on55
Ignition key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key26
Ignition key position 1, refer to 
Radio readiness55
Ignition key position 2, refer to 
Ignition on55
Ignition lock55
Imprint2Indicator and warning 
lamps13
– Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM87
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire 
inflation pressure200
Inflation pressure monitoring, 
refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM86
Initializing
– after power failure228
– compass, refer to 
Calibrating105
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM85
– glass roof37
– radio, refer to Station, 
storing149
– refer to Setting the time and 
date76
Installation location
– telephone107
Instructions for navigation 
system, refer to Voice 
instructions137
Instrument cluster12
Instrument lighting96
Instrument panel, refer to 
Cockpit10
Integrated key26
Integrated universal remote 
control103
Interactive map132
Interior lamps97
– remote control28
Interior motion sensor33
Interior rearview mirror51
– automatic dimming 
feature51
– compass105
Interlock, refer to Disengaging 
the remote control57
Intermittent mode of the 
wipers60
Intersection, entering, 
navigation128
iPod, connecting, refer to 
AUX-IN port169
iPod, connecting, refer to USB 
audio interface169 

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