
Reference 253
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
CD changer160,164
– controls152
– fast forward/reverse162
– filling or emptying the 
magazine164
– random sequence161
– selecting a track160
– switching on/off152
– tone control152
– volume152
CD player160
– controls152
– fast forward/reverse162
– random sequence161
– selecting a track160
– switching on/off152
– tone control152
– volume152
Center armrest
– front112
– rear116
Center brake lamp225
Center console14
Central locking
– from inside30
– from outside28
Central locking system27
– Comfort Access36
Changes, technical, refer to 
For your own safety5
Changes, technical, refer to 
Parts and accessories6
Changing language on 
Control Display82
Changing scale for 
navigation145
Changing trips141
Changing units of measure on 
Control Display76
Changing wheels208,226
CHECK button80
Check Control79
Check Gas Cap201
Checking the air pressure, 
refer to Tire inflation 
pressure202
Child restraint fixing system 
LATCH54
Child restraints53Child restraint systems53
Child-safety lock56
Child seats, refer to 
Transporting children 
safely53
Chime, refer to Check 
Control
79
Chock227
Chrome-plated parts219
Chrome polish219
Cigarette lighter114
Cigarette lighter socket, refer 
to Connecting electrical 
devices115
Cleaning your BMW, refer to 
Care217
Clock74
– 12h/24h format79
– setting time78
– setting time and date79
Closing
– from inside30
– from outside28
Closing fuel filler cap201
Clothes hooks113
Cockpit10
Cold start, refer to Engine, 
starting58
Combination instrument, refer 
to Instrument cluster12
Comfort Access36
Comfort access
– observe in car wash37
– replacing battery, remote 
control38
Comfort area, refer to Around 
the center console14
Comfort seat44
Compact wheel
– inflation pressure203
– wheel change228
Compartment for remote 
control, refer to Ignition 
lock57Compartments
– in cargo bay, Sports 
Wagon118
– refer to Storage area loading 
options, Sports Wagon119
– refer to Storage 
compartments113
Computer75
– displays on Control 
Display76
Concierge service193
Condensation, refer to When 
vehicle is parked126
Condition Based Service 
CBS215
Confirmation signals for 
locking and unlocking29
Connecting car vacuum 
cleaner, refer to Connecting 
electrical devices115
Consumption, refer to 
Average consumption75
Consumption indicator
– Energy Control75
Consumption statistics, refer 
to Average fuel 
consumption75
Contacts
– creating190
Control Center, refer to 
iDrive16
Control Display, refer to 
iDrive16
– setting brightness83
– switching off/on19
Controller, refer to iDrive16
Controls, refer to Cockpit10
Convenient opening and 
closing
– glass sunroof28
– windows28
– windows and glass sunroof 
with Comfort Access37
Coolant214
– checking level214
– temperature74
Cooling, maximum107
Cooling fluid, refer to 
Coolant214 

Everything from A to Z
258 Indicator lighting, refer to 
Instrument lighting104
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire 
inflation pressure202
Inflation pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor88
Inflation pressure monitoring, 
refer to TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor90
Initializing
– Flat Tire Monitor89
– radio, refer to Storing 
stations156
– refer to Power failure229
– refer to Setting time and 
date79
– seat, mirror and steering 
wheel memory45
Installation location
– mobile phone112
Instructions for navigation 
system, refer to Voice 
instructions143
Instrument cluster12
Instrument lighting104
Instrument panel, refer to 
Cockpit10
Integrated key26
Integrated universal remote 
control110
Interactive map138
Interior lamps104
– switching on with remote 
control28
Interior motion sensor36
– switching off36
Interior rearview mirror51
– automatic dimming 
feature52
Intermittent mode of the 
wipers64
iPod, connecting, refer to 
AUX-IN port172
iPod, connecting, refer to USB 
audio interface172
J
Jacking points228Joystick, refer to iDrive16
Jumpering, refer to Jump 
starting232
Jump starting232
K
Keyless go, refer to Comfort 
Access36
Keyless opening and closing, 
refer to Comfort Access36
Key Memory, refer to Personal 
Profile26
Keys26
– key-related settings, refer to 
Personal Profile26
– spare key26
Kick down, Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic60
Knock control201
L
Lamps
– refer to High-beam 
Assistant102
Lamps and bulbs221
Lane demarcation lines, refer 
to Lane Departure 
Warning99
Lane Departure Warning99
Lashing eyes, refer to 
Securing cargo128
Last destinations136
LATCH child restraint fixing 
system54
Leather care219
LEDs light-emitting 
diodes222
Length, refer to 
Dimensions239
License plate lamp, replacing 
bulbs225
Light
– refer to Parking lamps/low 
beams100
Light-emitting diodes 
LEDs222Lighter114
Lighting
– instruments104
– lamps and bulbs221
– of the vehicle, refer to 
Lamps100
Light switch100
Loading
– securing cargo128
– stowing cargo127
– vehicle126
Load securing equipment, 
refer to Securing cargo128
Lock buttons in the doors, 
refer to Lokking31
Locking28
– confirmation signals29
– from inside31
– from outside28
– without key, refer to Comfort 
Access36
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals29
– from inside30
– from outside28
Low beams100
– automatic100
– replacing bulbs222
Lower back support, refer to 
Lumbar support45
Lug bolts228
– tightening torque, refer to 
After mounting228
– wrench227
Luggage compartment, refer 
to Cargo bay
Luggage compartment lid31
– emergency operation, refer 
to Manual operation
32
– emergency release32
– locking separately31
– opening from inside31
– opening from outside31
– unlocking and locking from 
inside30
– unlocking manually32
Luggage compartment lid/
tailgate
– Comfort Access37 

Reference 261
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Protective function, refer to 
Pinch protection system
– glass sunroof, electric39
– panorama glass sunroof41
– windows38
R
Radio
– controls152
– HD Radio156
– satellite radio158
– selecting waveband155
– storing stations156
– switching on/off152
– tone control152
– volume152
– Weather Band, refer to 
Weather news flashes157
Radio key, refer to Keys/
remote control26
Radio position, refer to Radio 
readiness57
Radio readiness57
– switched off58
– switched on57
– with Comfort Access37
Rain sensor64
Random sequence
– external devices174
– music collection170
Reading lamps104
Rear armrest, refer to Center 
armrest, rear116
Rear fog lamps
– indicator lamp13
Rear lamps, refer to Tail 
lamps224
– replacing bulbs224
Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints47
– folding over backrest116
– heating50
– removing head restraints47
Rear socket116
Rear ventilation108
Rearview mirror50Rear window
– changing wiper blade221
– heating106
– opening and closing on 
Sports Wagon32
– roller sun blinds, refer to Sun 
blinds111
– wiper on Sports Wagon64
Rear window safety switch39
Reception
– quality156
– radio stations156
Recirculated-air mode107
– air recirculation107
– AUC Automatic 
recirculated-air control107
Reclining seat, refer to 
Seats44
Reflectors, refer to Tail 
lamps224
Refueling
200
Releasing
– hood211
Releasing the locks, refer to 
Unlocking36
Remaining distance, refer to 
Cruising range75
Remaining distance to 
destination, refer to 
Computer76
Remote control26
– Comfort Access36
– garage door opener110
– luggage compartment lid29
– malfunction29,37
– replacing battery38
– tailgate29
Removing condensation on 
the windows106
Replacement fuses230
Replacement of tires
– refer to Changing 
wheels226
Replacement remote control, 
refer to New remote 
controls26
Replacing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs221
Replacing tires209Replacing wheels/tires, refer 
to New wheels and tires208
Reporting safety defects7
Reserve
– warning, refer to Fuel 
gauge75
Reset, refer to Resetting tone 
settings154
Residual heat107
Restraint systems
– for children53
– refer to Safety belts48
Retaining straps, refer to 
Storage area loading 
options, Sports Wagon119
Retreaded tires209
Reverse
– CD changer162
– CD player162
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic60
– manual transmission59
Road map144
Roadside 
Assistance193,232
Roadside parking lamps102
– replacing bulbs223
Roller blind
– refer to Sun blinds111
Roller cover
– refer to Luggage 
compartment roller cover, 
Sports Wagon117
Roof load capacity241
Roof-mounted luggage 
rack
128
Rope, refer to Tow-starting 
and towing233
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to 
iDrive16
Route142,143
– bypassing sections143
– changing142,143
– changing criteria142
– displaying map view144
– displaying streets or towns/
cities143
– selecting142