Reference 237
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Automatic high beams and 
low beams, refer to High-
beam assistant90
Automatic recirculated-air 
control AUC98
Automatic Service 
Request188
Automatic transmission with 
Steptronic53
– interlock53,54
– overriding selector lever 
lock55
– shiftlock, refer to Changing 
selector lever position54
– sport program54
– towing220
– tow-starting220
AUTO program for automatic 
climate control97
AUX-IN port104,163
Available services188
Average fuel consumption66
– setting the units68
Average speed66
Avoid highways in 
navigation130
Avoiding unintentional 
alarms34
Axle loads, refer to 
Weights228
B
Backrest contour, refer to 
Lumbar support43
Backrests, refer to Seat 
adjustment42
Backrest width adjustment43
Backup lamps
– replacing bulb214
Backup lamps, refer to Tail 
lamps214
Band-aids, refer to First-aid 
pouch219
Bar, refer to Towing 
methods221Base plate for telephone or 
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter180
– refer to Snap-in adapter in 
the center armrest storage 
compartment104
Bass, tone setting140
Battery216
– charging216
– disposal36,216
– jump-starting219
– remote control28
– temporary power failure216
Battery for mobile phone181
Battery renewal
– remote control36
– remote control for vehicle36
Being towed221
Belts, refer to Safety belts44
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety 
belts44
Beverage holders, refer to 
Cupholders105
Blower, refer to Air flow 
rate94,97
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating173
Bluetooth, refer to separate 
Owner's Manual
BMW
– car shampoo211
BMW Assist, 
activating186,188
BMW Assist184
BMW Homepage4
BMW Maintenance 
System206
BMW Search186
BMW webpage4
Bottle holders, refer to 
Cupholders105
Brake
– parking brake52
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic 
Brake Control DBC78Brake fluid, refer to Service 
requirements69
Brake Force Display85
Brake lamps
– Brake Force Display85
– replacing bulb214
Brake pads112
– breaking in112
Brake rotors114
– brakes112
– breaking in112
Brakes
– ABS78
– BMW Maintenance 
System206
– breaking in112
– service requirements69
Brakes, refer to Braking 
safely114
Brake system112
– BMW Maintenance 
System206
– breaking in112
– disc brakes114
Breakdown services, refer to 
Roadside Assistance218
Breaking in the clutch112
Breaking in the differential, 
refer to Engine and 
differential112
Break-in period112
Brightness of Control 
Display76
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps 
and bulbs212
Button for starting the engine, 
refer to Start/stop button50
Buttons on the steering 
wheel11
C
California Proposition 65 
warning6