Reference 261
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Locking
– adjusting confirmation 
signal30
– from inside33
– from outside30
– without remote control, refer 
to Comfort Access35
Locking and unlocking doors
– from inside32
– from outside29
Low beam control, refer to 
High-beam Assistant96
Low-beam headlamps94
– automatic94
– replacing bulbs228
Lower back support, refer to 
Lumbar support47
Luggage compartment, refer 
to Cargo area
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack120
Lumbar support47
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter 
tires215
Maintenance, refer to
– BMW Maintenance 
System221
– Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet for US 
models or in the Warranty 
and Service Guide Booklet 
for Canadian models
Maintenance system221
Malfunction warnings, refer to 
Check Control78
Manual car wash224
Manually unlocking parking 
lock65Manual operation
– door lock32
– fuel filler flap206
– glass roof40
– parking lock65
– transmission lock, automatic 
transmission61
Manual operation with 
automatic transmission61
Manual transmission59
Map for navigation
– changing scale137
– entering destination130
Map view136
Maximum cooling100
Maximum speed
– for winter tires215
Menus, refer to iDrive16
Messages190
Messages from the Concierge 
service192
Microfilter/activated-charcoal 
filter for automatic climate 
control102
Microphone for telephone14
Mirror dimming feature52
Mirrors51
– automatic curb monitor52
– exterior mirrors51
– heating52
– interior rearview mirror52
Mobile phone
– adjusting volume180
– connecting, refer to Mobile 
phone, pairing176
– operation180
– pairing176
– suitable mobile phones176
– unpairing179
– What to do if…179
Mobile phone, installation 
location, refer to Center 
armrest108
Mobile phone, refer to 
Telephone176
Mobile phone, refer to the 
separate Owner's ManualMobile phone audio 
interface
166
Modifications, technical, refer 
to For your own safety5
Monitor, refer to iDrive16
Monitoring system for tire 
pressures, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor84
MP3 player, connecting, refer 
to AUX-IN port166
MP3 player, connecting, refer 
to USB audio interface166
Multi-channel playback145
Multifunctional steering 
wheel, refer to Buttons on 
the steering wheel11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher66
– refer to Wiper system67
Music, managing164
Music collection161
– backup165
– deleting165
– random sequence164
– restoring165
Music player, connecting, 
refer to AUX-IN port166
Music player, connecting, 
refer to USB audio 
interface166
Music search162
My Info192
N
Navigation
– starting destination 
guidance after entering a 
destination126
– storing current position127
– voice activation131
Navigation announcements, 
refer to Switching voice 
instructions on/off136
Navigation data124 
         
        
        Reference 265
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Sport program, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic61
Sport program with 7-gear 
Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch63
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems83
Start/Stop button57
– starting the engine58
– switching off the engine58
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine58
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump-starting235
Starting the engine
– Start/Stop button57
Start menu17
State/province, for 
navigation125
Station, selecting
– radio147
Status information on the 
Control Display19
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steam jet223,224
Steering wheel52
– adjustment52
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– heating53
– shift paddles64
Steering wheel buttons, refer 
to Shift paddles64
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering89
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic59
Storage226
Storage compartment 
package108
Storage compartments108
Stored trip, calling up132Storing
– seat position, refer to Seat 
and mirror memory50
– telephone numbers, refer to 
separate Owner's Manual
Storing a destination in the 
address book127
Storing music161
Storing tires215
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments108
Street, entering, 
navigation126
Suitable mobile phones176
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires208
Surround
145
SVCD157
SW, waveband147
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine58
Switching off the engine
– Start/Stop button57
Switching on
– audio144
– CD changer144
– CD player144
– radio144
Switching the cooling function 
on and off101
Switch-on times of parked car 
ventilation, preselecting103
Symbols4
– status information19
T
Tachometer70
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid33
Tail lamp, refer to Tail 
lamps230
– replacing bulb231
Tail lamps230
– replacing bulb231
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities246
Tasks193Technical data242
– dimensions243
Technical modifications5
Telephone176
– hands-free system184
– phone book182
– received calls183
– redialing183
– voice commands184
Telephone, installation 
location, refer to Center 
armrest108
Telephone, refer to separate 
Owner's Manual
Teleservice Diagnosis200
Teleservice Help200
Temperature display
– outside temperature70
– outside temperature 
warning70
– setting the units74
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control68
Text message191
Thigh support46
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp231
Three-point safety belt50
Through-loading system109
Tilt alarm sensor35
Tilt function, passenger side 
mirror52
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
switch-on times103
Tire inflation pressure208
– loss85,87
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor84
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM86
– resetting the system87
– system limitations86
– warning lamp87
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor85
Tire Quality Grading212