
Telephone
180 >Is the mobile phone paired as an auxiliary
phone and is the auxiliary phone function
deactivated? Activate the function.
>Outgoing call not possible? Connect the
mobile phone as a telephone.
Phone book entries are not displayed, not all of
them are displayed, or they are displayed
incompletely.
>The transfer of phone book entries has not
yet completed.
>It is possible that only the phone book
entries of the mobile phone or the SIM
card
* are transferred.
>Phone book entries with special characters
may not be displayed.
>The number of phone book entries to be
stored is too high.
>The data volume of the phone book entry is
too great, e.g. due to additionally stored
information such as notes? Reduce the data
volume.
>Is the mobile phone connected as an audio
source or auxiliary phone? The mobile
phone must be connected as a telephone.
The telephone connection quality is low.
>Depending on the mobile phone, it is possi-
ble to adjust the strength of the Bluetooth
signal.
>Insert the mobile phone into the snap-in
adapter
* or place it in the vicinity of the cen-
ter console.
>Adjust the volume of the microphone and
speaker separately.
If you have gone through all items in the list and
still cannot activate the desired function, please
check the website www.bmw.com/bluetooth
for further notes or contact Customer Relations
or a BMW center.
Operation
Adjusting the volume
Turn the knob until the desired volume is
reached. The setting is stored for the remote
control currently in use.
The vehicle automatically adjusts the volume of
the microphone on the mobile phone and the
volume of the person on the phone with you.
Depending on the mobile phone, it may be nec-
essary to adjust the volumes.
Adjustments are only possible during a call and
must be carried out separately for each phone.
When the telephone is unpaired, this deletes
the settings.
1."Settings"
2."Tone"
3."Volume settings"
4.To select the desired setting:
"Microphone" or "Loudspeak."
5.To adjust: turn the controller.
6.To store: press the controller.
Incoming call
Receiving calls
If the number of the caller is stored in the phone
book and is transmitted by the network, then
the name and number of the contact are dis-
played; otherwise, only the number is dis-
played.
If a contact is assigned more than one phone
number, then only the name of the caller is dis-
played.

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With calls to the auxiliary phone*, only the num-
ber is displayed if it is transmitted by the net-
work.
An incoming call to the auxiliary phone is auto-
matically rejected if a call with the phone is cur-
rently active.
Accepting a call
Press the button on the steering wheel
or
"Accept"
Rejecting a call
"Reject"
The caller is connected to your mailbox if it has
been activated.
Ending a call
Press the button on the steering wheel
or
1."Telephone"
2."Active calls"
3."End call"
Entering phone numbers
Dialing a number
1."Telephone"
2."Dial number"
3.Select the digits individually.
4.Select the symbol.
It is also possible to enter phone numbers by
voice.
Calls with multiple parties
General information
It is possible to switch between two calls or to
connect two calls to establish a conference call.
These functions must be supported by the
mobile phone and by the service provider.
Accepting a call while speaking to
another party
This function may have to be activated by the
service provider and the mobile phone may
need to be adjusted for this.
When a second call comes in during an ongoing
call, a call-waiting signal sounds.
"Accept"
The call is accepted and the existing call is put
on hold.
Establishing a second call
Establish another call during an active call.
1."Telephone"
2."Active calls"
3."Hold"
The existing call is put on hold.

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separately activated. After a mobile phone is
paired for the first time, the transmission may
take several minutes. Messages are only dis-
played completely when the vehicle is stopped.
Messages from the auxiliary phone
* are not
transferred.
To display various messages:
>Text messages.
>Messages from My info
*.
>Messages from the BMW Concierge ser-
vice
*.
>Emails
* from the mobile phone.
Displaying messages
1."Office"
2."Messages"
Message type
A symbol indicates the type of message.
Read message.
Unread message.
Filtering message list*
The message list can be filtered if it contains
more than one message type.
1."Filter:"2.Select the message type.
>"All"
All messages are displayed.
>"E-mail"
Only emails from the mobile phone are
displayed.
>"Services messages"
Only messages from the BMW Con-
cierge service and My Info are displayed.
>"Text message"
Only text messages from the mobile
phone are displayed.
Deleting messages
Messages from the Concierge service, My info,
and BMW Online
* can be deleted.
To delete a message:
1."Office"
2."Messages"
3.Select the desired message.
4.Open "Options".
5.Open "Delete message".
To delete all messages:
1."Office"
2."Messages"
3.Open "Options".
4."Delete all messages"
Text message
Using contact data
Contact data from appointments, tasks, text
messages, emails, and notes can be stored or
selected
*, refer to page194.
Having text messages read aloud*
Having text messages read aloud, refer to
page194.
SymbolMessage type
Text message
My Info
Message from the Concierge
service, refer to page199
Email
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Interrupt the reading. Select again to
resume the reading.
>"Back to beginning"
Read message again from the beginning.
>Select the symbol.
Skip back one paragraph.
>Select the symbol.
Skip over a paragraph.
>To terminate the reading, move the control-
ler toward the left.
What to do if…
For information on suitable mobile phones,
refer to page176.
>Appointments, tasks, notes, texts, or
emails
* from the mobile phone are not dis-
played?
The mobile phone is not suitable for the
missing function or is not correctly con-
nected.
The mobile phone has not been assigned
the Office function.
The mobile phone is connected as an auxil-
iary phone.
The appointments are older than 20 days
and are more than 50 days in the future.
The tasks have been marked as completed
or are more than 90days in the future.
Depending on the number of appointments,
tasks, notes, and messages stored in the
mobile phone, not all of them are displayed
in the vehicle.
>Appointments or tasks from the mobile
phone are not being displayed at the correct
time?
The time zone, time, or date is incorrectly
set in the Control Display and in the mobile
phone.
>Texts of entries are not displayed com-
pletely?
Texts are already shortened by the mobile
phone.Synchronization between the mobile phone
and vehicle can take a few minutes.
>Contact pictures are not being displayed?
Up to max. 200 contact pictures can be
stored in the vehicle.
>If you have gone through all items in the list
and still cannot activate the desired func-
tion please contact Customer Relations or a
BMW center.

Short commands for the voice activation system
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Music collection
External devices
Tone control
Radio
FM
Opening the CD and Multimedia menu{C D and multimedia}
CD and DVD
*{C D}
Displaying entertainment details on the split
screen
*
{Entertainment details}
FunctionCommand
FunctionCommand
Searching for music; opening the menu{Music search}
Calling up the current playback{Current playback}
Opening a music collection{Music collection}
Playing back a music collection{Music collection on}
Playing back the most frequently played tracks{Top fifty}
FunctionCommand
Opening external devices{External devices}
Accessing Bluetooth devices
*{Bluetooth}
AUX front{AUX}
FunctionCommand
Opening the tone control{Tone}
FunctionCommand
Selecting a station directly{Station …} e.g. National Public Radio
Calling up the radio{Radio}
Calling up an FM station{F M}
Opening manual search{Manual}
Selecting the frequency range{Select frequency}
Calling up a station{Select station}

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Everything from A to Z
Index
A
ABS Antilock Brake
System83
Acceleration assistant, refer to
Launch Control66
Accessories, refer to Your
individual vehicle5
Accident, reporting, refer to
Emergency Request234
Activated-charcoal filter102
Active steering89
Adaptive Light Control95
Additives
– coolant219
– engine oil219
Address, entering125,131
Address for navigation
– entering125
Adjusting temperature100
Airbags90
– sitting safely45
– warning lamp92
Air conditioner99
Air distribution
– automatic100
Airing, refer to Ventilation102
Air outlets, refer to Air
vents99
Air pressure, checking, refer
to Tire inflation
pressure208
Air recirculation, refer to
Recirculated air mode101
Air vents99
Air volume101
AKI, refer to Fuel grade207
Alarm system34
– avoiding unintentional
alarms35
– interior motion sensor35
– switching off an alarm34
– tilt alarm sensor35Albums of music
collection163
ALL program101
All-season tires, refer to
Winter tires215
AM, waveband147
Ambient air, refer to
Recirculated air mode101
Antifreeze
– coolant219
– washer fluid68
Antilock Brake System
ABS83
Anti-theft alarm system, refer
to Alarm system34
Anti-theft system29
Appointments, refer to
Calendar193
Approved axle loads, refer to
Weights245
Approved engine oils219
Approved gross vehicle
weight, refer to Weights245
Apps202
Armrest, refer to Center
armrest108
Arrival time
– computer72
Ashtray109
Assistance systems, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC83
AUC Automatic recirculated
air control101
Audible instructions, refer to
Voice instructions136
Audio144
– controls144
– switching on/off144
– tone control144
– volume144Automatic
– air distribution100
– air volume100
– cruise control68
– headlamp control94
Automatic car washes223
Automatic climate control99
Automatic curb monitor52
Automatic high beams and
low beams, refer to High-
beam Assistant96
Automatic lamps
– refer to Welcome lamps94
Automatic recirculated air
control AUC101
Automatic Service
Request202
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic59
– selector lever lock60
– shiftlock60
– towing236
– tow-starting236
AUTO program for automatic
climate control100
AUX-IN port166
Available services202
Average fuel consumption72
– setting the units74
Average speed72
Avoid highways in
navigation134
Avoiding unintentional
alarms35
Axle loads, refer to
Weights245
B
Backrests, refer to Seats46
Backrest width adjustment47
Back seats, refer to Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints48

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260
I
IBOC, refer to HD Radio148
Ice warning, refer to Outside
temperature warning70
Identification marks
– tire coding212
iDrive16
– adjusting brightness81
– changing date and time77
– changing language81
– menu guidance17
– operating principle16
– status information19
Ignition57
– switched off58
– switched on57
Ignition key, refer to
Integrated key/remote
control28
Ignition key position 1, refer to
Radio readiness57
Ignition key position 2, refer to
Ignition on57
Ignition lock57
Imprint2
Incoming call180
Indicator and warning
lamps13
– Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM87
Individual settings, refer to
Personal Profile28
Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM86
Initializing
– compass, refer to
Calibrating107
– radio, refer to Station,
storing147
– refer to Setting the time and
date77
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor
FTM85
Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions136Instrument cluster12
Instrument combination, refer
to Instrument cluster12
Instrument lighting98
Integrated key28
Integrated universal remote
control104
Interactive map130
Interior lamps98
– remote control30
Interior motion sensor35
Interior rearview mirror52
– automatic dimming
feature52
– compass106
Intermittent mode of the
wipers67
Intersection, entering,
navigation126
iPod, connecting, refer to
AUX-IN port166
iPod, connecting, refer to USB
audio interface166
J
Jacking points232
Jets, refer to Air vents99
Jets, refer to Window washer
nozzles68
Joystick, refer to iDrive16
Jumpering, refer to Jump-
starting235
Jump-starting235
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control28
Keyless go, refer to Comfort
Access35
Keyless opening and closing,
refer to Comfort Access35
Key Memory, refer to Personal
Profile28
Keypad dialing182
Kickdown60
Knock control207
L
Lamps
– Adaptive Light Control95
– interior lighting98
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
Low beams94
Lamps and bulbs, replacing
bulbs227
Lashing eyes, refer to
Securing cargo120
Last destinations128
LATCH child restraint fixing
system55
Launch Control66
Leather care225
LED Light-emitting
diodes227
Length, refer to
Dimensions243
License plate lamp, replacing
bulb231
Light
– instrument lighting98
– refer to High-beam
Assistant96
Light-alloy wheels225
Light control
– refer to High-beam
Assistant96
Light-emitting diodes
LED227
Lighter109
– socket109
Lighting
– lamps and bulbs227
– of the instruments98
– of vehicle, refer to Lamps94
Light switch94
Limit, refer to Speed limit80
Load119
Load securing equipment,
refer to Securing cargo120
Lock buttons of doors, refer to
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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