2011 BMW 550I GT steering wheel

Manual air distribution
127
Manual air volume 128
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 67
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 75
Manual operation, backup camera 119
Manual operation, door lock 38
Manual
operation, exterior mir‐
rors 60
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 240
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 116
Manual operation, parking brake 68
Manual operation, Side View 122
Manual operation, Top View 118
Map, destination entry 158
Map in split screen 165
Map view 163
Marking on approved tires 248
Marking, run-flat tires 249
Massage seat, front 52
Master key, refer to Remote control 32
Maximum cooling 128
Maximum speed, winter tires 249
Measure, units of 82
Medical kit 265
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 58
Menu in instrument cluster 78
Menus, operating, iDrive 19
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 20
Message list, traffic bulle‐ tins 165
Messages 224
Messages, refer to Check Control 83
Microfilter 130 Minimum tread, tires
247
Mirror 59
Mirror memory 58
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 147
Mobile phone 210
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 259
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 19
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 62
MP3 player 192
Multi-function hook 142
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
Multimedia 181
Music collection 188
Music search 189
Music, storing 188
N
Navigation 154
Navigation data 168
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 56
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 57
New wheels and tires 248
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 122
NORMAL program, Dynamic Driving Control 104
Notes 227
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 267
O
OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 256
Obstacle marking, backup camera 120
Odometer 78
Office 221
Oil 253 Oil, adding
253
Oil additives 254
Oil
change interval, service re‐
quirements 82
Oil filler neck 253
Oil level check 253
Oil types, alternative 254
Oil types, approved 254
Old batteries, disposal 263
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 256
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 19
Online, refer to BMW On‐ line 234
Opening/closing from in‐ side 38
Opening/closing via door lock 38
Opening/closing with remote control 36
Operating concept, iDrive 19
Outside air, refer to Automatic recirculated-air control 128
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 77
P
Paint, vehicle 270
Panic mode 36
Panoramic glass sunroof 47
Park Distance Control PDC 115
Parked-car ventilation 132
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 148
Parking aid, refer to PDC 115
Parking brake 67
Parking lamps 85
Parking lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 260
Parking with Auto Hold 69
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 60
Pathway lines, backup cam‐ era 120
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PDC Park Distance Con‐
trol 115
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 122
People detection, refer to Night Vision 122
Permissible axle load 275
Personal information 221
Personal Profile 33
Phone 210
Pinch
protection system, glass
sunroof 48
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 45
Plastic, care 271
PlugIn 237
Position, storing 156
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 154
Power failure 262
Power windows 45
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 243
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 33
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 23
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 48
Protective function, win‐ dows 45
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 19
R
Radiator fluid 254
Radio 174
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 32
Radio ready state 66
Rain sensor 72
Random 182
Random playback 182
RDS 175
Reading out loud 228
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 131 Rear axle steering 102
Rear entertainment 201
Rear lamps 260
Rear seats, adjusting
53
Rear seats, basic position 54
Rear sockets 136
Rear source, selecting for rear entertainment 204
Rearview mirror 59
Rear window defroster 129
Recirculated-air mode 128
Recommended tire brands 248
Refueling 240
Remaining range 76
Reminders 227
Remote control/key 32
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 37
Remote control, rear enter‐ tainment 202
Remote
control, universal 133
Replacement fuse 263
Replacing parts 258
Replacing wheels/tires 248
Reporting safety defects 8
RES button 108
Reserve warning, refer to Range 76
Resetting, Tire Pressure Mon‐ itor TPM 93
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 129
Retaining straps, securing cargo 149
Retreaded tires 248
Roadside Assistance 233
Roadside parking lamps 86
Roller sunblinds 46
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 101
Roll stabilization, refer to Dy‐ namic Drive 101
Roof load capacity 275
Roof-mounted luggage rack 149
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 267 Route 162
Route criteria, route 161
Route, displaying
162
Routes, avoiding 162
Route
section, bypassing 163
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 249
Rubber components, care 270
Run-flat tires 249
S
Safe braking 147
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder 56
Safety belts 55
Safety belts, care 271
Safety switch, windows 46
Safety systems, airbags 89
Satellite radio 176
Saving fuel 150
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 164
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 19
Screwdriver 258
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 268
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 55
Seat heating, front 52
Seat heating, rear 54
Seating position for chil‐ dren 62
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 58
Seats 49
Seats, rear, adjusting 53
Seat ventilation, front 52
Seat ventilation, rear 55
Selection list in instrument cluster 78
Selector lever, automatic transmission 74
Self-leveling suspension, air suspension 102
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Self-leveling suspension, mal‐
function 103
Sensors, care 271
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, CBS Condition Based Serv‐
ice 256
Service requirements, dis‐ play 82
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 265
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 81
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 58
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 73
Short commands 277
Shoulder support 51
Side airbags 89
Side View 121
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 37
Sitting safely 49
Size 274
Ski and snowboard bag 138
Slide/tilt glass roof 47
Smallest turning circle 275
Smoker's package 135
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 219
Snow chains 249
Socket 135
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 256
Software applications, iPhone 236
Software update 199
Spare fuse 263
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 157
Specified engine oil types 254
Speed, average 79
Speed limit, setting 80
Speedometer 14
Split screen 23
Split
screen map settings 165 Spoken instructions, naviga‐
tion 163
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 104
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 104
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 75
Stability control systems 99
Start/Stop button 66
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 33
Starting aid 265
Starting the engine 66
State/province, selecting for navigation 154
Stations, stored 180
Station, storing 174
Status display, tires 92
Status information, iDrive 22
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 102
Steering wheel, adjusting 61
Steering wheel heating 61
Steering wheel memory 58
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 73
Stopping the engine 67
Storage compartment in the center console 141
Storage compartments 139
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 139
Storage, tires 249
Storing the vehicle 271
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 155
Summer tires, tread 247
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 84
Surround View 117
Suspension settings 103
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 103
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 132
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12 Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 77
Tail and brake lamps
261
Tailgate 39
Tailgate, automatic 40
Tailgate, emergency unlock‐ ing 42
Tailgate, hotel function 42
Tailgate
via remote control 36
Tail lamps 260
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 261
Tasks 227
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 274
TeleService 232
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 128
Temperature display, external temperature 77
Temperature, engine oil 77
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 106
Terminal, starting aid 266
Text messages 224
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 84
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 44
Theft protection, lug bolts 262
Theft protection, refer to Cen‐ tral locking system 35
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 122
Thigh support 49
Through-loading system 136
Tilt alarm sensor 45
Tilt, seats 49
Time of arrival 80
Tire damage 247
Tire identification marks 246
Tire inflation pressure 243
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Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 92
Tires, changing 248
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 243
Tires, run-flat tires 249
Tire tread 247
Toll roads, route 162
Tone 172
Tool kit 258
Tools 258
Top View 117
Total vehicle weight 275
Tow fitting 267
Towing 266
Town/city, navigation 154
Tow-starting 266
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 92
Traction control 100
TRACTION
program, Dynamic
Driving Control 103
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 165
Traffic situation/gray card 166
Transmission, automatic 73
Transporting children safely 62
Tread, tires 247
Treble, tone 172
Trip computer 80
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 71
Trip odometer 78
Trunk cover 136
Trunk lid 39
Trunk lid, automatic 40
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 42
Trunk lid, hotel function 42
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 36
Turning circle 275
Turning circle lines, backup camera 120
Turn signals, front, bulb re‐ placement 259
Turn signals, operation 71 Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐
placement 261
U
Unintentional alarm 45
Units of measure 82
Universal remote control 133
Unlock button, automatic transmission 74
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 38
Unlocking/locking via door lock 38
Unlocking/locking
with remote
control 36
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Updating software 199
Upholstery care 270
USB audio interface 193
USB interface 139
V
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 102
Vehicle battery 262
Vehicle battery, replacing 262
Vehicle, breaking in 146
Vehicle care 270
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification number
in the engine compart‐
ment 251
Vehicle jack 262
Vehicle paint 270
Vehicle storage 271
Vehicle wash 269
Ventilation 130
Ventilation, refer to Parked-car ventilation 132
Version of the navigation data 168
Video playback 183
Video playback, iPhone 195
Video playback, snap-in adapter 195 Voice activation, mobile
phone 217
Voice activation, short com‐ mands 277
Voice activation system 25
Volume, setting 172
W
Warning lamps 14
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 83
Warning triangle 265
Washer fluid 73
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 276
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 73
Washer system 71
Washing, vehicle 269
Water on roads 147
Weather Band 176
Weights 275
Welcome lamps 85
Wheel base, vehicle 275
Wheel change 261
Wheels, changing 248
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 243
Wheels,
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 92
Width with mirrors, vehi‐ cle 274
Width without mirrors, vehi‐ cle 274
Window defroster, rear 129
Windows, powered 45
Windshield, climate con‐ trol 147
Windshield washer fluid 73
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 73
Windshield washer system 71
Windshield wiper 71
Windshield wipers, fold-out position 73
Winter storage, care 271
Winter tires, suitable tires 249
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