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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
CD player164
– controls150
– fast forward/reverse168
– random sequence167
– repeating a track167
– sampling a track166
– selecting a track165
– switching on/off150
– tone control151
– volume151
Center armrest
– front107
– rear111
Center brake lamp224
Center console14
Central locking
– from inside34
– from outside32
Central locking system32
– comfort access38
Changes, technical, refer to 
For your own safety5
Changes, technical, refer to 
Parts and accessories6
Changing language on 
Control Display78
Changing scale for 
navigation140
Changing units of measure on 
Control Display77
Changing wheels207,227
CHECK button73
Check Control72
"Check Control 
messages"74
Check Gas Cap202
Checking the air pressure, 
refer to Tire inflation 
pressure204
Child restraint fixing system 
LATCH55
Child restraint systems54
Child-safety lock56
Child seats, refer to 
Transporting children 
safely54
Chime, refer to Check 
Control72
Chock228Chrome-plated parts220
Chrome polish220
Cigarette lighter109
Cigarette lighter socket, refer 
to Connecting electrical 
devices110
Cleaning your BMW, refer to 
Care218
"Climate"49,
99
Clock68
– 12h/24h format76
– hour signal76
– setting time and date76
Closing
– from inside34
– from outside32
Closing fuel filler cap202
Clothes hooks108
Cockpit10
Cold start, refer to Starting 
engine58
Comfort access38
– replacing battery, remote 
control39
Comfort area, refer to Around 
the center console14
"Comfort" with EDC83
"Communication"182,192,1
93,195
Compact Disc
– refer to CD changer164
– refer to CD player164
Compartment for remote 
control, refer to Ignition 
lock57
Compartments, refer to 
Storage compartments108
Compressed audio files164
Computer68
– clock68
– displays on Control 
Display69
– hour signal76
"Concert hall", tone 
control153
"Concierge"195
Concierge service194
Condensation, refer to When 
vehicle is parked117Condition Based Service 
CBS216
"Confirmation"33
Confirmation signals for 
locking and unlocking33
Connecting car vacuum 
cleaner, refer to Connecting 
electrical devices110
Consumption, refer to 
Average fuel 
consumption69
Consumption statistics, refer 
to Average fuel 
consumption69
"Continue guidance to 
destination?"139
Control Center, refer to 
iDrive16
Control Display, refer to 
iDrive16
– setting brightness77
– switching off/on22
Controller, refer to iDrive16
Controls, refer to Cockpit10
Convenient operation
– glass sunroof33
– windows33
– windows and glass sunroof 
with comfort access39
Coolant215
– checking level215
– temperature67
Cooling, maximum101
Cooling fluid, refer to 
Coolant215
Cooling function, automatic 
climate control101
Cooling system, refer to 
Coolant215
Copyright2
Cornering Brake Control 
CBC80
Country of destination for 
navigation127
Courtesy lamps97
Cradle for telephone or mobile 
phone107
Cruise control65
Cruising range69 

Reference 251
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Glass sunroof, electric40
– convenient operation from 
outside34
– convenient operation with 
comfort access39
– moving manually41
– remote control33
Glove compartment107
– lighting107
GPS navigation, refer to 
Navigation system124
Grills, refer to Ventilation102
Gross vehicle weight, refer to 
Weights239
Ground clearance118
H
Handbrake59
– indicator lamp13,59
Hands-free system, refer to 
Microphone14
Hand washing219
Hazard warning flashers15
"HD radio"158
HD radio, refer to High 
Definition Radio158
Head airbags88
Headlamp
– cleaning tank, refer to 
Capacities239
Headlamp control, 
automatic93
Headlamp flasher63
Headlamps93
– cleaning, refer to Wiper 
system64
– filler neck for washer 
fluid211
Head Light, refer to Adaptive 
Head Light95
Head restraints46
– active front head 
restraints46
– removing47
– sitting safely43
"Head-Up Display"53,90Head-Up Display90
– default view91
– M view90
– shift lights63
Heated
– mirrors50
– rear window100
– seats48
– steering wheel51
Heating98
– exterior mirrors50
– interior98
– rear window100
– residual heat101
– seats48
– steering wheel51
Heating with engine switched 
off, refer to Residual 
heat101
Heavy cargo, refer to Securing 
cargo119
Height, refer to 
Dimensions238
Height adjustment
– seats44
– steering wheel51
High-beam assistant95,97
High beams95
– headlamp flasher95
– indicator lamp13
High Definition Radio158
High-pressure cleaning 
jets218,219
High water, refer to Driving 
through water117
Hills117
Holder for cups109
"Home address" in 
navigation136
Homepage of BMW4
Hood210
Horn10
Hot exhaust system116
"Hour memo"76
"House number" in 
destination entry129
Hydraulic brake assistant, 
refer to Brake assistant80
Hydroplaning117
I
IBOC, refer to High Definition 
Radio158
Ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning68
ID3 tag, refer to Information on 
track166
Identification mark
– recommended tire 
brands208
– tire coding205
Idle61
iDrive16
– assistance window21
– automatic climate control 
with expanded scope99
– changing date and time76
– changing language78
– changing menu page20
– changing settings75
– changing units of measure 
and display type77
– confirming selection or 
entry20
– controller16
– controls16
– displays, menus18
– operating principle18
– selecting menu item20
– setting brightness77
– start menu18
– status information21
– symbols19
Ignition57
– switched off58
– switched on57
Ignition key, refer to Keys/
remote control30
Ignition key position 1, refer to 
Radio readiness57
Ignition key position 2, refer to 
Ignition on57
Ignition lock57
– starting engine with comfort 
access39
i menu18
Imprint2 

Reference 259
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Station, refer to Radio154
"Status"71
Status information on Control 
Display21
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steam cleaners218,219
Steering wheel
– adjustment51
– automatic adjustment, refer 
to Steering wheel 
memory45
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– easy entry/exit51
– heating51
– lock, refer to Ignition lock57
– MDrive button52
– memory45
– programmable button51
– shift paddles62
"Steering wheel button"52
"Stop" for stopwatch75
Stopwatch75
Storage compartments108
"Store in address book" in 
navigation134
"Store" in radio 
mode157,163
Storing221
Storing current position134
Storing radio stations156
Storing sitting position, refer 
to Seat, mirror and steering 
wheel memory45
Storing tires208
Storing your vehicle221
"Street" in destination 
entry128
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires204
Sun blinds106
"Surround Settings", tone 
control152,153
SW, waveband154
Switches, refer to Cockpit10Switching automatically 
between high beams and 
low beams, refer to High-
beam assistant95
Switching off engine58
Switching on
– audio150
– CD changer150
– CD player150
– radio150
Switching on hour signal76
Swiveling
– headlamps, refer to Adaptive 
Head Light95
Symbols4
– indicator/warning lamps13
– navigation system144
– status information21
– traffic information with 
navigation system142
T
Tachometer67
Tail lamps224
– replacing bulbs224
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities239
Target cursor for 
navigation131
Technical alterations, refer to 
For your own safety5
Technical data238
– capacities239
– dimensions238
Telematics, refer to 
BMW Assist191
Telephone
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest107
– refer to Mobile phone176
"Telephone list"52Temperature
– adjusting in upper body 
region99
– adjusting with automatic 
climate control99
– changing units of 
measure77
– refer to Coolant 
temperature67
Temperature display
– changing units of 
measure77
– outside temperature 
warning68
Temperature gauge
– engine oil68
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control65
"Text language"78
"Theater", tone control153
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp224
Through-loading system111
Tightening torque of the lug 
bolts, refer to After 
mounting229
Tilt alarm sensor37
– switching off38
Tilting down passenger-side 
exterior mirror50
"Time"76
"Time format"76
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
activation times103
"Timer 2" for parked-car 
ventilation103
"Timer 1" for parked-car 
ventilation103
Tire inflation pressures204
Tire pressure
– loss85,86
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM
85
Tire Quality Grading206
Tire replacement
– new wheels and tires207 

Reference 261
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Units
– average fuel 
consumption77
– temperature77
Universal garage-door 
opener, refer to Integrated 
universal remote 
control105
Universal remote control105
"Unlock button"32
Unlocking
– from inside35
– from outside32
– setting unlocking 
behavior32
– without key, refer to Comfort 
access38
Unlocking without key, refer to 
Comfort access38
"Update services"197
Upshift display, refer to Shift 
lights63
USB-audio interface/mobile 
phone audio interface171
"USB" in audio mode172
"Use current location as 
address"134,136
Used batteries
– refer to Disposal230
– refer to Replacing battery39
Using turn signals63
V
Valve screw caps, refer to 
After mounting229
Vehicle
– battery230
– breaking-in116
– loading118
– measurements, refer to 
Dimensions238
– parking58
– weights239
"Vehicle / Tires" in 
unlokking32
Vehicle care, refer to Care218
Vehicle jack228
– jacking points228Vehicle position, refer to 
Displaying current 
position145
Ventilation102
– draft-free102
– in rear102
– while stationary102
Venting, refer to 
Ventilation102
Vent outlets98
– refer to Ventilation102
Vent outlets of automatic 
climate control98
Vents, refer to Ventilation102
"Vent settings"100
Viscosity214
Voice, refer to Destination 
guidance with voice 
instructions141
Voice command system
– overview24
– short commands240
Voice instructions for 
navigation system141
– muting52
– repeating52,142
– switching on/off52,141
– volume142
Voice phone book188
Volume150
– audio sources150
– cargo bay239
– fuel tank, refer to 
Capacities239
– mobile phone182
– setting speed-
dependent152
– voice instructions142
– windshield cleaning system, 
refer to Capacities239
W
Warning lamps, refer to 
Indicator and warning 
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control72
Warning triangle231Warranty and Service Guide 
Booklet for Canadian 
models216
Washer fluid65
– capacity of the reservoir65
Waste container, refer to 
Ashtray109
Water on roads, refer to 
Driving through water117
Water penetration218,219
Waveband for radio154
"WB"150,158
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth206
Weather news flashes158
Website BMW4
Weights239
Welcome lamps93
"Welcome light"94
Wheel/tire combination, refer 
to New wheels and tires207
Wheel/tire damage207
Wheelbase, refer to 
Dimensions238
Wheels and tires204
Width, refer to 
Dimensions238
Windows39
– convenient operation33
– convenient operation from 
outside34
– convenient operation with 
comfort access39
– safety switch40
Windshield
– cleaning, refer to Wiper 
system64
– defrosting, refer to 
Defrosting windows100
– displays, refer to Head-Up 
Display90