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At a glance
11Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
8Instrument cluster12
9Buttons
* on the steering wheel
12Ignition lock50
14Horn, the entire surface
15Adjusting the steering wheel4617Buttons
* on the steering wheel
18Releasing the hood201 7
Turn signals59
High beams, headlamp flasher90
High-Beam Assistant
*90
Roadside parking lamps
*90
Computer65
Settings and information about the
vehicle68
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and
lists with stored phone numbers
Next entertainment source
Recirculated-air mode98
10
Windshield wipers60
Rain sensor
*60
11Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine50
13
Steering wheel heating
*47
16
Cruise control
*61
Telephone*:
>Press: accepting and ending a
call, starting to dial
* selected
phone number. Redialing if no
phone number is selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice acti-
vation system
*23
19Opening the luggage compart-
ment lid32
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Everything from A to Z
242 Heating93
– mirrors46
– rear window95,98
– seats43
Heating and ventilation, refer
to Climate93
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing
cargo116
Height, refer to
Dimensions227
Height adjustment
– seats42
– steering wheel46
High-beam assistant90
High beams90
– headlamp flasher90
– indicator lamp13
High beams and low beams,
automatic, refer to High-
beam assistant90
High-pressure
washer208,209
High water, refer to Driving
through water114
Highways, refer to Route
criteria130
Hills114
Holders for cups105
Homepage BMW4
Hood201
Horn10,11
Hot exhaust system113
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to
Dynamic Brake Control
DBC78
Hydroplaning113
I
IBOC, refer to HD Radio144
Ice warning, refer to Outside
temperature warning64
Identification marks
– run-flat tires199
– tire coding197iDrive16
– adjusting brightness76
– changing language75
– changing settings75
– changing units of measure
and display format68
– controls16
– menu guidance17
– operating principle16
– overview16
– setting the date and
time71,72
– status information20
iDrive operating principle16
Ignition50
– switched off50
– switched on50
Ignition key, refer to Remote
control with integrated
key28
Ignition key position 1, refer to
Radio readiness50
Ignition key position 2, refer to
Ignition on50
Ignition lock50
Imprint2
Indicator and warning
lamps13
– Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM83
Individual air distribution94
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure194
Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM82
Initializing
– after power failure216
– compass, refer to
Calibrating103
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM81
– radio, refer to Station,
storing144
– refer to Setting the time and
date72Installation location
– telephone104
Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions132
Instrument cluster12
Instrument lighting91
Instrument panel, refer to
Cockpit10
Integrated key28
Integrated universal remote
control100
Interactive map127
Interior lamps92
– remote control30
Interior motion sensor34
Interior rearview mirror46
– automatic dimming
feature46
– compass102
Interlock, refer to Disengaging
the remote control53
Intermittent mode of the
wipers60
Intersection, entering,
navigation122
iPod, connecting, refer to
AUX-IN port163
iPod, connecting, refer to USB
audio interface163
J
Jacking points215
Joystick, refer to iDrive16
Jumpering, refer to Jump-
starting219
Jump-starting219
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control28
Keyless go, refer to Comfort
Access34
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Reference 247
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Seats41
– adjusting electrically42
– adjusting the seats42
– heating43
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory43
– saving a setting, refer to Seat
and mirror memory43
– sitting safely41
Securing cargo107
Securing the vehicle
– from inside32
– from outside29
Selecting new scale for
navigation133
Selector lever56
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic54
Selector lever lock, refer to
Changing selector lever
positions, shiftlock54
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic54
Service, refer to Roadside
Assistance218
Service car, refer to Roadside
Assistance218
Service data in the remote
control206
Service Interval Display, refer
to Condition Based Service
CBS206
Service Request187
Service requirement display,
refer to Condition Based
Service CBS206
Service requirements69
Services status188
Servotronic85
Settings
– changing on Control
Display75
– clock, 12h/24h mode72
– DVD154
– language75
Settings and information68Settings for the map
display133
Shifting57
Shifting, sport automatic
transmission57
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic54
– manual transmission53
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission,
refer to Changing selector
lever positions54
Shift paddles on steering
wheel57
Short commands for the voice
activation system229
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route
130
Side airbags85
Side windows, refer to
Windows36
Signal horn, refer to
Horn10,11
Sitting safely41
– with airbags41
– with safety belts41
Ski bag for convertible, refer to
Through-loading opening
with integrated transport
bag106
Slot for remote control50
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing180
– use170
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment104
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis
OBD207
Socket, refer to Connecting
electrical appliances106
SOS, refer to Sending an
Emergency Request218
Sound output for
entertainment on/off140
Spare fuses,216
Spare fuses, refer to
Fuses216Special destinations124
Special destinations,
displaying126
Special oils, refer to Specified
engine oils204
Specified engine oils204
Speed
– run-flat tires82
– with winter tires200
Speed limit74
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit74
Speedometer12
Speed Volume142
SPORT+ program, Dynamic
Driving Control79,80
SPORT program, Dynamic
Driving Control79,80
Sport program with sport
automatic transmission57
Spray nozzles, refer to
Cleaning windshield and
headlamps61
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems78,79
Start/stop button50
– starting the engine51
– switching off the engine52
Starting, refer to Starting the
engine51
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump-starting219
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting219
Starting the engine
– start/stop button50
State/province, for
navigation121
Station, refer to Radio143
Station, selecting
– radio143
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing5
Steam jet208,209