Everything from A to Z
262 Route information, refer to 
Destination guidance with 
voice instructions143
Route map, refer to Displaying 
map view144
Route selection142
Run-flat tires
– continuing driving with 
damaged tire89,91
– flat tire89,91
– Flat Tire Monitor88
– inflation pressure89
– tire inflation pressure202
– Tire Pressure Monitor90
S
Safety5
Safety belts48
– damage48
– sitting safely43
– warning lamp48
Safety belt tensioners
– refer to Airbags93
– refer to Safety belts48
Safety systems
– ABS Antilock Brake 
System85
– airbags93
– driving stability control 
systems85
– safety belts48
Satellite radio158
– enabling or disabling 
channel158
– selecting channel159
– storing channel159
Screen, refer to iDrive16
Screw thread for tow 
fitting234
SDARS, refer to Satellite 
radio158Seats44
– active backrest width 
adjustment45
– adjusting the seats44
– comfort seat44
– easy entry/exit45
– heating49
– lumbar support45
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror 
and steering wheel 
memory45
– shoulder support44
– sitting safely43
– storing the setting45
– thigh support44
– ventilation, refer to Active 
seat ventilation50
Securing load
– refer to Securing cargo128
– with ski bag, refer to 
Securing cargo120
Selecting a detour147
Selecting distance with active 
cruise control68
Selecting route142
Selection options with 
navigation system142
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic59,60
Selector lever lock, refer to 
Selecting transmission 
positions60
Self-leveling suspension88
Sequential Manual 
Transmission with 
Drivelogic
– towing234
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance232
Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet for 
US models215
Service Interval Display
– refer to CBS Condition 
Based Service215
– refer to Service 
requirements77
Service Request195Service requirements77
– refer to CBS Condition 
Based Service215
Services status196
Setting button, refer to 
Controls, controller16
Settings
– BMW Night Vision98
– changing on Control 
Display82
– clock, 12h/24h mode79
– configuring, refer to 
Personal Profile26
– DVD163
– language82
Settings for the map view145
Setting time, refer to 
Preselecting activation 
times109
Shifting gears, Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic61
Shift paddles on steering 
wheel62
Short commands for the voice 
activation system243
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route142
Shoulder support44
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer161
– CD player161
Side airbags93
Side marker lamps, replacing 
bulbs224
Side-mounted turn signals, 
replacing bulbs224
Side window blinds, refer to 
Sun blinds111
Signal horn, refer to Horn10
Sitting safely43
– with airbags43
– with head restraint43
– with safety belts43
Ski bag119 
Everything from A to Z
264 Storing sitting position, refer 
to Seat, mirror and steering 
wheel memory45
Storing tires209
Storing your vehicle220
Street, entering, 
navigation134
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires202
Sun blinds111
Surround153
SVCD162
SW, waveband155
Swinging up floor panel, 
Sports Wagon118
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching automatically 
between high beams and 
low beams, refer to High-
beam Assistant102
Switching off
– engine58
Switching on
– audio152
– CD changer152
– CD player152
– radio152
Swiveling
– headlamps, refer to Adaptive 
Light Control101
Symbols4
– indicator/warning lamps13
T
Tachometer74
Tailgate31
– automatic operation34
– emergency operation, refer 
to Opening manually33
– locking and unlocking from 
inside30
– opening from inside33
Tail lamps224
– replacing bulbs224
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities242
Target cursor for 
navigation138Technical alterations, refer to 
For your own safety5
Technical data238
– capacities242
– dimensions239
Telephone178
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest112
– voice commands185
TeleService192
TeleService Diagnosis194
TeleService Help194
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body 
region108
– adjusting with automatic 
climate control106
– changing unit of measure76
– refer to Coolant 
temperature74
Temperature display
– outside temperature74
– outside temperature 
warning74
– setting the units76
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control65
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp225
Through-loading system116
Tightening torque of the lug 
bolts, refer to After 
mounting228
Tilt alarm sensor36
– switching off36
Tilting down passenger-side 
exterior mirror51
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
activation times109
Tire inflation pressures202
Tire pressure
– loss89,90
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM90
Tire Quality Grading
207
Tire replacement
– new wheels and tires208Tires
– age207
– air loss89,91
– breaking-in124
– changing208
– condition208
– damage208
– flat tire, refer to Changing 
wheels226
– inflation pressure202
– new wheels and tires208
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor88
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor90
– replacing226
– retreaded tires209
– size206
– tread208
– wear indicators208
– wheel/tire combination208
– winter tires209
Tires, run-flat
– continuing driving with 
damaged tire89,91
– flat tire91
– inflation pressure91
– new tires208
– new wheels and tires208
Tire trouble
– changing wheels226
– compact wheel228
TMC station, refer to Traffic 
information145
Tone
– control152
– middle setting154
Tools, refer to Onboard 
vehicle tool kit221
Top 50 of music 
collection169
Torque
– refer to Engine data238
Torque, lug bolts, refer to 
After mounting228
Tow bar234
Tow fitting233