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At a glanceDashboard
Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2 Indicator lamps for turn signals
3 Indicator and warning lamps 13
4 Displays for Active Cruise Control 75
5 Tachometer 83
6 Engine oil temperature 83
7 Display for
>Clock 82
> Outside temperature 82
> Indicator and warning lamps 928
Display for
>Position of automatic transmission 64
> Gear indicator of 7-gear Sport automatic 
transmission with double clutch 66
> Computer 84
> Date of next scheduled service, and 
remaining distance to be driven 87
> Odometer and trip odometer 82
> High-beam Assistant 113
> Checking the oil level 260
> Settings and information 86
> There is a Check Control 
message 92
9 Fuel gauge 83
10 Resetting the trip odometer 82
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ControlsControls overview
Check Control
The concept
The Check Control monitors vehicle functions 
and alerts you to any malfunctions in the sys-
tems monitored. This type of Check Control 
message includes indica tor and warning lamps 
in the instrument cluster  and, in some cases, an 
acoustic signal and text messages at the top of 
the Control Display.
Indicator and warning lamps
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in a 
variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps ar e checked for proper 
functioning and light up  temporarily when the 
engine is started or the  ignition is switched on.
 Indicates that Check Control messages have 
been stored. These Check Control messages 
can be viewed again later, refer to page 93.
Text messages
Text messages at the upper edge of the Control 
Display explain the meaning of the displayed 
indicator and warning lamps.
Supplemental text messages
You can call up more information on the Control 
Display, e.g. on the cause of a malfunction and 
on how to respond, via Check Control.
The text of urgent messages is displayed auto-
matically.
To exit the display: 
Select "OK" and press the Controller.
Symbols
Depending on the Check Control message, you 
can select from among the following functions 
in the supplementary text messages.
>  "Service request"
Contact your BMW center.
>  "Roadside Assistance"
Contact BMW Roadside Assistance.
Hiding Check Control messages
Press the button on the turn signal/high beam 
lever.
> Some Check Control messages are dis-
played continuously an d remain visible until 
the malfunction has been  rectified. If several 
malfunctions occur at  once, the messages 
are displayed consecutively.
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MobilityReplacing components
The tools for changing wheels are avail-
able as optional accessories from your 
BMW center. <
Jack mounting points
The jacking points are at the positions shown in 
the illustration.
Vehicle battery
Battery care
The battery is 100 % maintenance-free, the 
electrolyte will last for the life of the battery 
when the vehicle is operated in a temperate cli-
mate. Your BMW center will be glad to advise in 
all matters concerning the battery.
Battery replacing
Only use vehicle batteries that have been 
approved for your vehicle by the manu-
facturer; otherwise, the vehicle could be dam-
aged and systems or functions may not be fully 
available. <
After a battery replacem ent, have the battery 
registered on the vehicle by your service center 
to ensure that all comfort functions are fully 
available.
Charging the battery
Note
Do not connect battery chargers to the 
sockets built into the vehicle at the plant; 
doing so may damage the vehicle. <
Jump-starting terminals
Only charge the battery in the vehicle via the 
terminals in the engine compartment with the 
engine off. Connections, refer to Jump-starting 
on page278.
Power failure
After a temporary power lo ss, the functioning of 
some equipment may be limited and require 
reinitialization. Individual settings may likewise 
have been lost and will  have to be programmed:
> Time and date 
These values must be updated, refer to 
page 90.
> Radio 
In some cases, statio ns may have to be 
stored again, refer to page 174.
> Navigation system 
Operability must be waited for, refer to 
page 148.
> Glass roof
It may happen that the roof can only be 
tilted. The system must be initialized. 
Please contact your BMW center.
> Seat and mirror memory
The positions must be stored again, refer to 
page 53.
> Inside rearview mirror  with digital compass
The system must be calibrated, refer to 
page 125.
> Active steering
The system automatically  initializes itself 
briefly during a trip. The system is deacti-
vated during this time, refer to page 105.
> xDrive
The system automatically  initializes itself 
during a trip. Indicator lamps light up during 
this time. If the lamps  do not go out during 
the current trip, have the system checked.
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Everything from A to Z
Index
A
ABS Antilock Brake 
System 97
ACC, refer to Active Cruise  Control 75
Acceleration assistant, refer to  Launch Control 70
Accessories, refer to Vehicle 
equipment 5
Accident, refer to Sending an  Emergency Request 276
Activated-charcoal filter for  automatic climate 
control 120
Active Cruise Control 75
– indicator lamp 78
– malfunction 79
– selecting distance 77
– sensor 78
Active steering 105
Adaptive brake lamp
– Brake Force Display 106
Adaptive Light Control 112
Additives
– coolant 263
– engine oil 262
Address, entering 150,156
Address for navigation
– entering 150
Adjusting temperature inside  the car, refer to Automatic 
climate control 117
Adjusting the thigh support 49
Airbags 107
– indicator/warning lamp 108
– sitting safely 47
Air conditioning mode
– automatic climate  control 117
– ventilation 119 Air distribution
– automatic
118
Airing, refer to Ventilation 119
Air pressure, refer to Tire  inflation pressure 239
Air recirculation, refer to 
Recirculated air mode 118
Air supply
– automatic climate 
control 117
– ventilation 119
Air vents 116
Air volume 118
AKI, refer to Fuel grade 237
Alarm system 37
– avoiding unintentional  alarms 38
– interior motion sensor 38
– switching off an alarm 37
– tilt alarm sensor 37
ALL program 119
All-season tires, refer to  Winter tires 258
All-wheel drive, refer to  xDrive 99
Ambient 
air, refer to 
Recirculated air mode 118
Antifreeze
– coolant 263
– washer fluid 72
Antilock Brake System  ABS 97
Anti-theft alarm system, refer  to Alarm system 37
Appointments, refer to 
Calendar 223
Approved axle loads, refer to  Weights 287
Approved engine oils 262
Approved gross vehicle  weight, refer to Weights 287Apps
232
Armrest, refer to Center  armrest 126
Arrival time, refer to  Computer 84
Ashtray 128
Assist systems, refer to  Driving stability control 97
AUC Automatic recirculated 
air control 118
Audible instructions, refer to  Voice instructions 161
Audio device, external 127
Automatic
– air distribution 118
– air volume 118
– cruise control 73,75
– headlamp control 110
Automatic car washes 266
Automatic climate control 116
Automatic curb monitor 55
Automatic high beams and  low beams, refer to High-
beam Assistant 113
Automatic recirculated air  control AUC 118
Automatic Service  Request 232
Automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 64
– interlock 64
– overriding selector lever 
lock 66
– shiftlock, refer to Changing  selector lever position 64
– sport program 65
– towing 279
– tow-starting 279
AUTO program for automatic  climate control 118
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Displays
– on the Control Display 18
Displays, refer to Instrument  cluster 12
Displays and controls 10
Disposal
– coolant 263
– remote control battery 40
– vehicle battery 275
Distance remaining to service,  refer to Service 
requirements 87
Distance warning, refer to  Park Distance Control 
PDC 96
Door key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key 30
Door lock 34
Doors, emergency  operation 34
DOT Quality Grades 255
Draft-free ventilation 120
Drinks holders, refer to  Cupholders 128
Drive mode 68
Drive-off assistance, refer to  Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC 97
Drive-off assistant 100
Driving dynamics control 69
Driving lamps, refer to Parking  lamps/low beams 110
Driving notes 138
Driving off on hills, refer to  Drive-off assistant 100
Driving stability control 
systems 97
Driving through water 140
Driving tips, refer to Driving 
notes 138
Dry air, refer to Cooling  function 119 DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 97
DTC Dynamic Traction  Control 98
– indicator/warning lamp 98
Dynamic Brake Control  DBC 97
Dynamic destination 
guidance 166
Dynamic Stability Control  DSC 97
– indicator/warning lamp 98
E
EBV Electronic brake-force 
distribution 97
Electrical defect
– 7-gear Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 69
Electrical malfunction
– door lock 34
– driver's door 34
– fuel filler flap 236
– glass roof 42
Electric seat adjustment 49
Electric steering wheel lock
– with Comfort Access 39
Electronic brake-force  distribution EBV 97
Electronic oil level check 260
Electronic Stability Program  ESP, refer to Dynamic 
Stability Control DSC 97
E-mail 222
Emergency actuation, 
automatic transmission, 
refer to Overriding selector 
lever lock 66
Emergency operation
– fuel filler flap, manual  release 236 Emergency operation, refer to 
Closing manually
– glass roof 42
Emergency operation, refer to  Manual operation
– door lock 34
Emergency release
– trunk lid from inside 36
Emergency Request 276
Emergency services, refer to  Roadside Assistance 277
Energy, saving
– saving fuel 138
Engine
– breaking in 138
– data 284
– overheated, refer to Coolant  temperature 263
– speed 284
– starting 62
– starting, Comfort Access 38
– switching off 63
Engine compartment 259
Engine coolant, refer to  Coolant 263
Engine oil
– adding 262
– additives, refer to Approved 
engine oils 262
– alternative oil types 263
– approved engine oils 262
– BMW Maintenance  System 264
– capacity 289
– checking level 260
– intervals between changes,  refer to Service 
requirements 87
Engine output, refer to Engine  data 284
Engine speed, ref
 er to Engine 
data 284
Engine starting, refer to 
Starting the engine 62
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Master key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key 30
Maximum cooling 117
Maximum speed
– with winter tires 258
Measurements, refer to  Dimensions 285
Memory, refer to Seat and  mirror memory 53
MENU button 18
Menus, refer to iDrive 18
Messages 220
Messages from the Concierge 
service 221
Microfilter
– BMW Maintenance  System 264
– for automatic climate 
control 120
Microfilter/activated-charcoal  filter
– BMW Maintenance  System 264
Microphone
– telephone 14
– voice commands 14
Mirror dimming feature 56
Mirrors 55
– automatic curb monitor 55
– exterior mirrors 55
– heating 55
– interior rearview mirror 56
– memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory 53
Mirrors, folding in before  entering a car wash 55Mobile phone
– adjusting volume
209
– connecting, refer to Mobile  phone, pairing 205
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest 126
– operation 209
– pairing 205
– refer to separate Owner's  Manual
– suitable mobile phones 204
– unpairing 207
– what to do if…. 208
Mobile phone, installation 
location, refer to Center 
armrest 126
Mobile phone, refer to  Telephone 204
Mobile phone, refer to the 
separate Owner's Manual
Modifications, technical, refer  to For your own safety 5
Monitor, refer to iDrive  controls 18
Monitoring system for tire 
pressures, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor 100
Multifunctional steering 
wheel, refer to Buttons on 
the steering wheel 11
M
 ultifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/ headlamp flasher 71
– refer to Wiper system 71
Multimedia screen, refer to  iDrive 18
My Info 221
N
Navigation
– starting destination 
guidance after entering a 
destination 152
– storing current position 152
– voice activation 156Navigation announcements, 
refer to Switching voice 
instructions on/off 161
Navigation data 148
Navigation system 148
– address book 152
– bypassing a route  section 160
– continuing destination  guidance 159
– destination entry 150
– dynamic destination  guidance 166
– entering a destination by 
voice 156
– entering a destination 
manually 150
– frequently asked  questions 167
– gas station  recommendations 161
– planning a trip 157
– route list 160
– selecting destination via  map 155
– selecting route criteria 159
– special destinations 153
– starting destination 
guidance 159
– terminating destination  guidance 159
– traffic bulletins 163
– voice instructions 161
– volume adjustment 161
Neck support, refer to Head  restraints 50
Nets, refer to Storage 
compartments 127
Neutral 67
New tires 257
Next Service indicator, refer to  Condition Based Service 
CBS 264
North-facing map 162
Notes 224
Nozzles 116
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Recirculation of air, refer to 
Recirculated air mode 118
Reclining seat, refer to  Backrest 48
Redialing 212
Refueling 236
Releasing
– hood 260
Remaining distance, refer to  Cruising range 84
Reminders 224
Remote control 30
– battery renewal 40
– Comfort Access 38
– garage door opener 122
– malfunction 34,39
– removing from the ignition  lock 61
– service data 264
– trunk lid 33
Replacement fuses, refer to  Fuses 275
Replacement remote  control 30
Replacing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs 270
Replacing tires 257
Replacing tires, refer to New 
wheels and tires 257
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel 
gauge 83
Restraint systems
– for children 57
– refer to Safety belts 53
Retractable hardtop 43
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– convenient opening and  closing 32
– remote control 32
Reverse gear 67
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 65
– manual transmission 64Road map
162
Roadside 
Assistance 229,277
Roadside parking lamps 112
– replacing bulbs 271
Roadworthiness te st, refer to 
Service requirements 87
Roller sunblinds 126
Rollover protection system,  Convertible 109
– resetting 109
Roof load capacity 287
Roof-mounted luggage  rack 143
Rope,
 refer to Tow-starting, 
towing away 280
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to  iDrive 18
Route 159,160
– bypassing sections 160
– changing 159,160
– changing criteria 159
– displaying streets or towns/ cities 160
– map view 162
– selecting 159
Route instructions, refer to  Destination guidance 
through voice 
instructions 161
Route map, refer to Map 
view 162
Route section, changing 160
Route selection 159
RSC Runflat System  Component, refer to Run-
flat tires 258
Runflat System Component  RSC, refer to Run-flat 
tires 258 Run-flat tires
258
– continuing driving with a 
damaged tire 101
– flat tire 101
– Flat Tire Monitor 101
– inflation pressure 239
– new tires 257
– tire replacement 257
– winter tires 258
Runflat tyres, refer to Run-flat  tires 258S
Safety-belt height 
adjustment 54
Safety belts 53
– belt hand-over 54
– damage 54
– indicator/warning lamp 54
– reminder 54
– sitting safely 47
Safety systems
– airbags 107
– Antilock Brake System 
ABS 97
– brake system 97
– driving stability control 97
– Dynamic Stability Control  DSC 97
– rollover protection system, 
Convertible 109
– safety belts 53
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat 
tires 258
Saving fuel 138
Screen, refer to iDrive 
controls 18
Screw thread for tow  fitting 279
Seat adjustment
– electric 49
– mechanical 48
Seat and mirror memory 53
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