Reference 267
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Available services199
Average fuel consumption73
– setting the units76
Average speed73
Avoid highways in 
navigation140
Avoiding unintentional 
alarms34
Axle loads, refer to 
Weights257
B
Backrest contour, refer to 
Lumbar support44
Backrests, refer to Seat 
adjustment43
Backrest width adjustment44
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats45
Backup lamps
– replacing bulb242,243
Band-aids, refer to First aid 
pouch247
Bar, refer to Towing 
methods249
Base plate for telephone or 
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter192
– refer to Snap-in adapter in 
the center armrest storage 
compartment111
Bass, tone setting150
Battery244
– charging244
– disposal36,244
– jump-starting247
– remote control26
– replacing244
– temporary power failure245
Battery for mobile phone192
Battery renewal
– remote control36
– remote control for vehicle36
Being towed249Belts, refer to Safety belts47
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety 
belts47
Beverage holders, refer to 
Cupholders112
Black ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning71
Blower, refer to Air 
volume104
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating183
BMW
– car shampoo235
BMW Advanced Diesel204
BMW Assist195
BMW Assist, 
activating197,199
BMW Homepage4
BMW Maintenance 
System231
BMW Search197
BMW webpage4
Bottle holders, refer to 
Cupholders112
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic 
Brake Control DBC85
Brake fluid, refer to Service 
requirements76
Brake Force Display93
Brake lamps
– Brake Force Display93
– replacing bulb242,243
Brake pads122
– breaking in122
Brake rotors125
– brakes122
– breaking in122
Brakes
– ABS85
– BMW Maintenance 
System231
– Brake Force Display93
– breaking in122
– parking brake57
– service requirements76Brakes, refer to Braking 
safely124
Brake system122
– BMW Maintenance 
System231
– breaking in122
– disc brakes125
Breakdown services, refer to 
Roadside Assistance246
Breaking in the clutch122
Breaking in the differential, 
refer to Engine and 
differential122
Break-in period122
Brightness of the Control 
Display83
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps 
and bulbs238
Button for starting the engine, 
refer to Start/stop button55
Buttons on the steering 
wheel11
C
California Proposition 65 
warning6
Call
– accepting184
– ending184
– rejecting184
Calling, refer to Phone 
numbers, dialing185
Calling, refer to Telephone 
owner's manual
Can holders, refer to 
Cupholders112
Capacities258
Capacity of the cargo area257
Car battery, refer to Vehicle 
battery244
Car care, refer to Care233