
Controls
 77Reference
At a glance
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Possible displays
1Button for selecting functions
2Service requirements
3Engine oil
4Roadworthiness test
*
5Front brake pads6Rear brake pads
7Brake fluid
The sequence of displayed service items may 
vary. The data for the next service appointment 
is shown first.
More information
Detailed information on service 
requirements
You can call up additional information on the 
maintenance regimen on the Control Display.
1."Vehicle Info"
2."Vehicle status"
3."Service required"Required maintenance procedures and legally 
mandated inspections are displayed.
You can request more detailed information on 
every entry:
Select the entry and press the controller.
To exit from the menu:
Move the controller to the left.
Symbols
No service is currently required.
The deadline for service or a legally man-
dated inspection is approaching. Please 
schedule a service appointment.
The service deadline has already passed. 

Destination entry
136
Destination entry via BMW Assist*
A connection is established to the BMW Con-
cierge service, refer to page196.
1."Navigation"
2."Enter address"
3.Open "Options".
4."BMW Assist dest. entry"
Entering special destinations by name
1."Navigation"
2."Points of Interest"
3."Name, A-Z search"
4.Enter the letters.
Depending on the distance, the search may 
take some time. The list can contain a max-
imum of 100 entries.
5.Change to the list of special destinations.
6.Highlight a special destination: the destina-
tion is displayed in the preview map.
7.Select the special destination.
8.Select the  symbol.
9."Start guidance" or "Add as another dest.".
Displaying special destinations in the 
map
To display symbols of the special destinations 
in the map:
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Display Points of Interest"
5.Select the settings.
Entering the destination 
via the map
If you only know the location of the town or 
street, you can enter the destination using the 
map.
Opening the map
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
A map section is displayed on the Control Dis-
play. The map shows the current position of the 
vehicle.
Selecting the destination
1.Select the  symbol. 
"Interactive map" is started.
2.Select the destination with the cross-hairs.
>To change the scale: turn the controller.
>To shift the map: move the controller in 
the required direction.
>To shift the map diagonally: move the 
controller in the required direction and 
turn it.
3.Press the controller to display additional 
menu items.
>Select the  symbol: "Start guidance" 
or "Add as another dest.".
>"Return": return to the map view.
>"Find points of interest": the search for 
special destinations is begun. 

Navigation
Driving tips
 145Reference
At a glance
Controls
Communications
Entertainment
Mobility
Opening traffic bulletins
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Move the controller to the left, if necessary.
4.Select the  symbol: "Traffic Info" 
First, the traffic bulletins on the planned 
route are displayed. The traffic bulletins are 
sorted in the order of their distance from the 
current vehicle position.
5.Select a traffic bulletin.
Additional information can be displayed for 
some traffic bulletins:
1.Select the  symbol.
2.Additional information is displayed.
3.To exit from the menu:
Move the controller to the left.
Traffic bulletins in the map
When the traffic bulletin map is activated, the 
Control Display changes to a grayscale display. 
This enables a better view of the traffic bulle-
tins. The day/night mode is disregarded in this 
setting. The symbols for the special destina-
tions are no longer displayed.
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Settings"
5."Traffic conditions/gray map"
Symbols in the map view
Depending on the scale of the map and the 
location of the traffic obstruction along the 
route, the symbols for the traffic obstructions 
are displayed.
Additional information in the map view
Depending on the map scale, a traffic obstruc-
tion's length, direction and impact are displayed 
on the map using triangles or gray bars along 
the calculated route. The colors displayed 
depend on the information transmitted by the 
traffic information service.
>Red: traffic jam
>Orange: stop-and-go traffic
>Yellow: heavy traffic
>Green: traffic flowing freely
>Gray: general traffic information, 
e.g. construction zone
Filtering of traffic bulletins
You can filter which traffic bulletins are to be 
displayed by the system:
1."Navigation"
2."Map"
3.Open "Options".
4."Traffic Info categories"
5.Select the desired categories.
Traffic bulletins of the selected categories are 
displayed.
>Traffic bulletins on incidents along the route 
are always displayed.
>For your own safety, traffic bulletins that 
notify you of potentially dangerous situa-
tions, such as wrong-way drivers, cannot be 
hidden. 

Telephone
186
Phone book
The phone book accesses the contacts* and 
shows all contacts for which a phone number 
has been stored. The entries can be selected to 
make a call.
1."Telephone"
2."Phone book"
All contacts with a phone number are displayed. 
A symbol indicates the storage location of the 
contacts.
Calling a contact
1.Select the desired contact.
A connection is established immediately if 
calling contacts with one phone number.
For contacts with several phone numbers:
2.Select the desired phone number.
The connection is established.
Editing a contact
The entries in the contacts can be changed. 
When a contact from the mobile phone is 
changed, the changes are not stored on the 
mobile phone. A copy of the entry is stored in 
the vehicle.
1.Highlight the contact.
2.Open "Options".
3."Edit entry"
The contact can be edited.SymbolStorage location
No symbol In the vehicle; the address 
has not been checked as a 
destination.
In the vehicle; the address 
has been checked as a des-
tination.
Mobile phone
SymbolMeaning
Contact with one phone 
number.
Contact with more than one 
phone number.
Call not possible. Mobile 
phone has no reception or 
network or does not have 
Teleservice Call
* activated. 

Everything from A to Z
278 Soot particulate filter, refer to 
Diesel particulate filter124
SOS, refer to Sending an 
Emergency Request246
Sound, adjusting during audio 
playback, refer to Tone 
control150
Sound output for 
entertainment on/off150
Spare fuses245
Special destinations135
Special destinations, 
displaying136
Speed
– Run-flat tires89
– with winter tires224
Speed limit82
Speed limit warning, refer to 
Speed limit82
Speedometer12
Speed reading, refer to 
Speedometer12
Speed Volume152
Split rear seat backrest, refer 
to Expanding the cargo 
area115
Split screen, refer to Control 
Display, switching on/off19
Split screen content, refer to 
Display for split screen 
content, selecting20
Spray nozzles, refer to 
Cleaning windshield and 
headlamps61
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems85
Start/stop button55
– starting the engine56
– switching off the engine56
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine56
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump-starting247
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting247
Starting the engine
– start/stop button55Start menu17
State/province, for 
navigation131
Station, selecting
– radio153
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steam jet233,234
Steering wheel50
– adjustment50
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– heating50
– lock55
– locking with Comfort 
Access35
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering
92
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic57
Storage236
Storage compartments112
Storage nets116
Stored trip, calling up139
Storing a destination in the 
address book133
Storing music168
Storing seat positions, refer to 
Seat and mirror memory46
Storing tires224
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments112
Street, entering, 
navigation132
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires208
Sun blinds110
Surround151
SVCD163
SW, waveband153
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine56
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button55Switching on
– audio150
– CD changer150
– CD player150
– radio150
Switching the cooling function 
on and off104
Switch-on times of parked car 
ventilation, preselecting106
Symbols4
– status information19
T
Tachometer71
Tailgate31
– Comfort Access35
– emergency operation, refer 
to Opening manually32
– opening from inside31
– opening from outside31
– opening manually32
– remote control28
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid/
tailgate31
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb243
Tail lamp, refer to Tail 
lamps241
Tail lamps241
– replacing bulb242,243
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities258
Technical data254
– dimensions255
Technical modifications, refer 
to For your own safety5
Telephone180
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest111
– refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
– voice commands189
TeleService196
TeleService Diagnosis197
TeleService Help197