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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Consumption, refer to 
Average fuel 
consumption 84
Contacts 218
– deleting 220,227
– exporting/importing 227
– new contact 219
Control Center, refer to 
iDrive 18
Control Display 19
– switching off 19
Control Display, refer to  iDrive 18
– adjusting brightness 94
Controller, refer to iDrive 18
Controls and displays 10
Control unit, refer to iDrive 18
Convenient loading in  Convertible 33
Convenient opening and  closing
– glass roof 32
– glass roof with Comfort  Access 39
– retractable hardtop 32
– windows 32
– windows with Comfort  Access 39
– with Comfort Access 39
Convertible
– bag holder 131
– convenient loading 33
– enlarging cargo area 130
– folding down rear 
backrest 130
– retractable hardtop 43
– rollover protection 
system 109
– securing cargo 143
– stowing cargo 142
Coolant 263
– checking level 263
Coolant temperature 263
Cooling, maximum 117
Cooling fluid, refer to  Coolant 263 Cooling system, refer to 
Coolant 263
Copyright 2
Corner-illuminating lamps
– replacing bulbs 271
Cornering light, refer to  Adaptive Light Control 112
Correct tires 257
Courtesy lamps, refer to  Interior lamps 114
Criteria for route 159
Cross-hairs in  navigation155
Cruise control 73
– ac
tive 75
– malfunction 75
Cruise control, refer to Active 
Cruise Control 75
Cruising range 84
Cupholders 128
Curb weight, refer to  Weights 287
Customer Relations 231
D
Dashboard, refer to 
Cockpit 10
Dashboard, refer to 
Instrument cluster 12
Dashboard lighting, refer to  Instrument lighting 114
Data, technical 284
– capacities 289
– dimensions 285
– engine 284
– weights 287
Data memory 265
Data transfer 232
Date
– date format 91
– setting 91
Daytime running lights 111
– replacing bulbs 271
DBC Dynamic Brake  Control 97
Deactivating front passenger 
airbags 107 Deadlocking, refer to 
Locking 32
Defect
– door lock 34
– fuel filler flap 236
– glass roof 42
Defining a home address 219
Destination, entering by town/
city name 150
Destination address
– entering 150,156
Destination entry via BMW  Assist 155
Destination for navigation
– entering by voice 156
– entering via map 155
– entry 150
– home address 153
– manual entry 150
Destination guidance 159
– bypassing a route  section 160
– changing specified  route 159
– continuing 159
– starting 159
– voice instructions 161
– volume of voice 
instructions 161
Digital clock 82
Digital compass 124
Dimensions 285
Directional indicators, refer to  Turn signals 71
Direction instructions, refer to  Voice instructions 161
Directory for navigation, refer 
to Address book 152
Dis
placement, refer to Engine 
data 284
Display, refer to iDrive  controls 18
Displaying contact 
pictures 219
Display lighting, refer to  Instrument lighting 114
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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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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems 97
Start/Stop button 61
– starting the engine 62
– switching off the engine 63
Starting, refer to Starting the  engine 62
Starting assistance, refer to  Jump-starting 278
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 278
Starting the engine
– Start/Stop button 61
Start menu 19
State/province, for 
navigation 150
Status information on the  Control Display 21
Status of this Owner's Manual  at time of printing 5
Steam jet 266,267
Steering wheel 56
– adjustment 56
– buttons on steering 
wheel 11
– heating 56
– lock 61
– locking with Comfort  Access 39
– shift paddles 68
Steering wheel buttons, refer  to Shift paddles 68
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering 105
Steptronic, refer to Automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 64
Storage 269
Storage compartments 127
Storage nets 131
Stored trip, calling up 158
Storing a destination in the 
address book 152
Storing seat positions, refer to  Seat and mirror memory 53Storing tires
258
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments 127
Street, entering,  navigation 151
Suitable mobile phones 204
Summer tires, refer to Wheels  and tires 239
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 63
Switching off the engine
– Start/Stop button 61
Switching the cooling function 
on and off 119
Switch-on times of parked car 
ventilation, preselecting 120
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 83
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 35
Tail lamp, refer to Tail  lamps 272
Tail lamps 272
– replacing bulb 272,273
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities 289
Tasks 223
Technical data 284
– dimensions 285
Technical modifications, refer  to For your own safety 5
Telephone 204
– hands-free system 213
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest 126
– phone book 212
– received calls 213
– redialing 212
– refer to separate Owner's  Manual
– voice commands 214
TeleService 229
Teleservice Diagnosis 230Temperature
– automatic climate 
control 117
– changing unit of measure 87
– coolant, refer to Coolant 
temperature 263
Temperature display
– outside temperature 82
– outside temperature  warning 82
– setting the units 87
Tempomat, refer to Cruise  control 73
Tensioning straps, refer to 
Securing cargo 143
Text message 221
Third brake lamp, refer to  Center brake lamp 273
Through-loading  opening with 
integrated transport 
bag 133
Through-loading system 130
Tilt alarm sensor 37
Tilt function, passenger side  mirror 55
Timer, refer to Preselecting  switch-on times 120
Tire inflation pressure 239
– loss 101,102
Tire pressure monitoring,  refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor 100
Tire Pressure Monitor  TPM 102
– resetting the system 103
– system limitatio
 ns102
– warning lamp 103
Tire puncture, refe r to Flat Tire 
Monitor 101
Tire Quality Grading 255
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