
Reference 259
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
AUX-IN
– port115
AUX-IN port177
Available services202
Average fuel consumption77
– setting the units80
Average speed77
Avoid highways in 
navigation144
Avoiding unintentional 
alarms33
Axle loads, refer to 
Weights249
B
Backrest contour, refer to 
Lumbar support44
Backrests, refer to Seat 
adjustment43
Backrest width adjustment44
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats46
Bag holder119
Band-aids, refer to First aid 
pouch239
Bar, refer to Towing 
methods242
Base plate for telephone or 
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter195
– refer to Snap-in adapter in 
the center armrest storage 
compartment115
Bass, tone setting154
Battery237
– charging237
– disposal35,237
– jump-starting239
– remote control26
– replacing237
– temporary power failure237
Battery for mobile phone195
Battery renewal
– remote control35
– remote control for vehicle35
Being towed241
Belt hand-over49
– pinch protection system50Belts, refer to Safety belts49
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety 
belts49
Beverage holders, refer to 
Cupholders116
Black ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning75
Blinds, refer to Roller sun 
blinds114
Blower, refer to Air 
volume108
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating187
BMW
– car shampoo232
BMW Assist198
BMW Assist, 
activating200,202
BMW Homepage4
BMW Maintenance 
System227
BMW Search200
BMW webpage4
Bottle holders, refer to 
Cupholders116
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic 
Brake Control DBC89
Brake fluid, refer to Service 
requirements80
Brake Force Display97
Brake lamps
– Brake Force Display97
Brake pads126
– breaking in126
Brake rotors128
– brakes126
– breaking in126
Brakes
– ABS89
– BMW Maintenance 
System227
– Brake Force Display97
– breaking in126
– parking brake57
– service requirements80
Brakes, refer to Braking 
safely128Brake system126
– BMW Maintenance 
System227
– breaking in126
– disc brakes128
Breakdown services, refer to 
Roadside Assistance238
Breaking in the clutch126
Breaking in the differential, 
refer to Engine and 
differential126
Break-in period126
Brightness of the Control 
Display87
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps 
and bulbs233
Button for starting the engine, 
refer to Start/stop button55
Buttons on the steering 
wheel11
C
California Proposition 65 
warning6
Call
– accepting188
– ending188
– rejecting188
Calling, refer to Phone 
numbers, dialing188
Calling, refer to Telephone 
owner's manual
Can holders, refer to 
Cupholders116
Capacities250
Capacity of the cargo area249
Car battery, refer to Vehicle 
battery237
Car care, refer to Care229 

Everything from A to Z
260 Care229
– automatic car washes229
– care products229
– carpets232
– CD/DVD drives232
– chrome parts231
– displays232
– exterior229
– fine wood parts232
– headlamps230
– high-pressure washer230
– interior231
– leather231
– light-alloy wheels231
– paintwork230
– plastic parts232
– retractable hardtop230
– rubber seals231
– safety belts232
– sensors and cameras232
– upholstery and cloth 
trim231
– washing the car 
manually230
– windows230
Cargo, securing130
Cargo area
– capacity249
– Comfort Access34
– folding up the floor 
panel120
– lamp, refer to Interior 
lamps105
– opening from inside31
– opening from outside31
Cargo loading129
– securing cargo130
– stowing cargo130
– vehicle129
Car jack
– jacking points236
Car key, refer to Integrated 
key/remote control26
Car phone
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest115
– refer to separate Owner's 
ManualCar phone, refer to 
Telephone184
Car radio, refer to Radio157
Car shampoo232
Catalytic converter, refer to 
Hot exhaust system127
CD, audio playback165
CD changer165,169
– controls154
– fast forward/reverse167
– filling or emptying the 
magazine170
– random play sequence166
– selecting a track165
– switching on/off154
– tone control154
– volume154
CD player165
– controls154
– fast forward/reverse167
– random play sequence166
– selecting a track165
– switching on/off154
– tone control154
– volume154
Center armrest115
Center brake lamp
– replacing bulb235
Center console, refer to 
Around the center 
console14
Central locking
– from inside30
– from outside27
Central locking system27
– Comfort Access33
– hotel function31
– setting unlocking 
characteristics28
Changes, technical, refer to 
For your own safety5
Changing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs233
Changing gears62
Changing the language on the 
Control Display87
Changing the measurement 
units on the Control 
Display80Changing wheels236
Chassis number, refer to 
Engine compartment223
Check Control84
Child restraint fixing system 
LATCH53
Child restraint systems52
Child seats, refer to 
Transporting children 
safely52
Chrome parts232
Chrome polish232
Cigarette lighter, refer to 
Lighter117
Cleaning headlamps66
– washer fluid66
Cleaning your BMW, refer to 
Care229
Climate control
– automatic air 
distribution
107
Clock75
– 12h/24h mode83
– setting the time and date83
– setting time83
Closing
– from inside30
– from outside27
Clothes hooks116
Cockpit10
Cold start, refer to Starting the 
engine56
Comfort Access33
– replacing the battery35
Comfort access, refer to 
Comfort Access33
Comfort area, refer to Around 
the center console14
Compartment for remote 
control, refer to Ignition 
lock55
Compass113
Computer76
– displays on Control 
Display77
Computer, refer to iDrive16
Concierge service199
Condensation, refer to When 
the vehicle is parked128 

Everything from A to Z
262 Directory for navigation, refer 
to Address book137
Displacement, refer to Engine 
data246
Display, refer to iDrive 
controls16
Display lighting, refer to 
Instrument lighting105
Displays
– on the Control Display16
Displays, refer to Instrument 
cluster12
Displays and controls10
Disposal
– coolant226
– remote control battery35
– vehicle battery237
Distance remaining to service, 
refer to Service 
requirements80
Distance warning, refer to 
Park Distance Control 
PDC88
Door key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key26
Door lock29
Doors, emergency 
operation30
DOT Quality Grades218
Draft-free ventilation109
Drinks holders, refer to 
Cupholders116
Drive mode61
Drive-off assistance, refer to 
Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC89
Drive-off assistant92
Driving dynamics control62
Driving lamps, refer to Parking 
lamps/low beams101
Driving notes126
Driving off on hills, refer to 
Drive-off assistant92
Driving stability control 
systems89
Driving through water128
Driving tips, refer to Driving 
notes126Dry air, refer to Cooling 
function108
DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control89
DTC Dynamic Traction 
Control90
– indicator/warning lamp90
DVD
– country codes167
– settings168
– video playback167
DVD menu168
DVD player, refer to CD 
player165
DVD video167
Dynamic Brake Control 
DBC89
Dynamic destination 
guidance145
Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC89
– indicator/warning lamp90
Dynamic Traction Control 
DTC
– indicator/warning lamp90
E
EBV Electronic brake-force 
distribution89
Eject button, refer to Buttons 
on the CD/DVD player154
Electrical defect
– 7-gear Sports automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch63
Electrical malfunction
– door lock30
– driver's door30
– fuel filler flap206
– glass roof38
Electric seat adjustment44
Electric steering wheel lock
– with Comfort Access34
Electronic brake-force 
distribution EBV89
Electronic oil level check223Electronic Stability Program 
ESP, refer to Dynamic 
Stability Control DSC89
Emergency actuation, 
automatic transmission, 
refer to Overriding selector 
lever lock59
Emergency operation
– fuel filler flap, manual 
release206
Emergency operation, refer to 
Closing manually
– glass roof38
Emergency operation, refer to 
Manual operation
– door lock30
Emergency release
– trunk lid from inside32
Emergency Request238
Emergency services, refer to 
Roadside Assistance238
Energy, saving
– saving fuel126
Engine
– breaking in126
– data246
– overheated, refer to Coolant 
temperature76
– speed246
– starting56
– starting, Comfort Access33
– switching off56
Engine compartment223
Engine coolant, refer to 
Coolant226
Engine oil
– adding225
– alternative oil types225
– BMW Maintenance 
System227
– capacity250
– checking level223
– intervals between changes, 
refer to Service 
requirements80
Engine output, refer to Engine 
data246 

Everything from A to Z
268 Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints46
– folding down backrests118
Rear ventilation109
Rearview mirror, refer to 
Mirrors50
Rear window defroster108
Rear window roller blind, refer 
to Roller sun blinds114
Receiving level of mobile 
phone, refer to Status 
information19
Reception
– quality158
– radio station158
Recirculated-air mode108
Recirculation of air, refer to 
Recirculated-air mode108
Reclining seat, refer to 
Backrest43
Refueling206
Releasing
– hood222
Remaining distance, refer to 
Cruising range77
Remote control26
– battery renewal35
– Comfort Access33
– garage door opener111
– malfunction29,35
– removing from the ignition 
lock55
– service data227
– trunk lid28
Replacement fuses, refer to 
Fuses237
Replacement remote 
control26
Replacing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs233
Replacing tires220
Replacing tires, refer to New 
wheels and tires220
Reporting safety defects7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel 
gauge76Reset, refer to Resetting tone 
settings156
Restraint systems
– for children52
– refer to Safety belts49
Retractable hardtop38
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– convenient operation28
– opening and closing39
– remote control28
Reverse
– CD changer167
– CD player
167
Reverse gear61
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
– manual transmission58
Road map146
Roadside 
Assistance199,238
Roadside parking lamps103
– replacing bulbs234
Roadworthiness test, refer to 
Service requirements80
Roller sun blinds114
Rollover protection system, 
Convertible100
– resetting100
Roof load capacity249
Roof-mounted luggage 
rack131
Rope, refer to Tow-starting, 
towing away242
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to 
iDrive16
Route144,145
– bypassing sections145
– changing144,145
– changing criteria144
– displaying streets or towns/
cities145
– map view146
– selecting144
Route instructions, refer to 
Destination guidance 
through voice 
instructions146Route map, refer to Map 
view146
Route section, changing145
Route selection144
RSC Runflat System 
Component, refer to Run-
flat tires220
Runflat System Component 
RSC, refer to Run-flat 
tires220
Run-flat tires220
– continuing driving with a 
damaged tire93
– flat tire93
– Flat Tire Monitor93
– Inflation pressure208
– new tires220
– tire replacement220
– winter tires221
Runflat tyres, refer to Run-flat 
tires220
S
Safety-belt height 
adjustment49
Safety belts49
– belt hand-over49
– damage49
– indicator/warning lamp49
– reminder49
– sitting safely42
Safety systems
– airbags98
– Antilock Brake System 
ABS89
– brake system89
– driving stability control89
– Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC89
– rollover protection system, 
Convertible100
– safety belts49
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat 
tires220