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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Car care, refer to Care 266
Care 266
– automatic car washes 266
– care products 266
– carpets 269
– CD/DVD drives 269
– chrome parts 268
– displays 269
– exterior 266
– fine wood parts 269
– headlamps 267
– high-pressure washer 267
– interior 268
– leather 268
– light-alloy wheels 268
– paintwork 267
– plastic parts 269
– retractable hardtop 267
– rubber seals 268
– safety belts 269
– sensors and cameras 269
– upholstery and cloth 
trim 268
– washing the car  manually 267
– windows 267
Cargo, securing 143
Cargo area
– capacity 287
– Comfort Access 39
– folding up the floor 
panel 132
– lamp, refer to Interior  lamps 114
– opening from inside 35
– opening from outside 36
Cargo loading 141
– securing cargo 143
– stowing cargo 142
– vehicle 141
Car jack
– jacking points 274
Car key, refer to Integrated 
key/remote control 30Car phone
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest 126
– refer to separate Owner's  Manual
Car phone, refer to  Telephone 204
Car shampoo 269
Catalytic converter, refer to  Hot exhaust system 140
Center armrest 126
Center brake lamp
– replacing bulb 273
Center console, refer to 
Around the center 
co
 nsole 14
Central locking
– from inside 35
– from outside 31
Central locking system 31
– Comfort Access 38
– hotel function 36
– setting unlocking  characteristics 32
Changes, technical, refer to 
For your own safety 5
Changing bulbs, refer to  Lamps and bulbs 270
Changing gears 68
Changing the language on the  Control Display 94
Changing the measurement  units on the Control 
Display 87
Changing wheels 273
Chassis number, refer to  Engine compartment 259
Check Control 92
Child restraint fixing system  LATCH 58
Child restraint systems 57
Child seats, refer to  Transporting children 
safely 57
Chrome parts 269
Chrome polish 269 Cigarette lighter, refer to 
Lighter 129
Cleaning headlamps 72
– washer fluid 72
Cleaning your BMW, refer to 
Care 266
Climate control
– automatic air 
distribution 118
Clock 82
– 12h/24h mode 91
– setting the time and date 90
– setting time 90
Closing
– from inside 35
– from outside 32
Clothes hooks 127
Cockpit 10
Cold start, refer to Starting the 
engine 62
Comfort Access 38
– replacing the battery 40
Comfort access, refer to  Comfort Access 38
Comfort area, refer to Around 
the center console 14
Compartment for remote  control, refer to Ignition 
lock 61
Compass 124
Computer 84
– displays on Control  Displa
 y84
Computer, refer to iDrive 18
Concierge service 229
Condensation, refer to When  the vehicle is parked 141
Condition Based Service  CBS 264
Configuring settings, refer to 
Personal Profile 30
Confirmation signal for vehicle  locking/unlocking 33
ConnectedDrive 228
Connecting vacuum cleaner,  refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances 129
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Grills116
Gross vehicle weight, refer to 
Weights 287
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking 
brake 63
Hands-free system 14,213
Hazard warning flashers 14
HDC Hill Descent Control 99
Head airbags 107
Headlamp control,  automatic 110
Headlamp flasher 71
– indicator lamp 11,13
Head Light, refer to Adaptive  Light Control 112
Head restraints 50
– rear, removing 51
– sitting safely 47
Heated
– mirrors 55
– rear window 119
– seats 53
– steering wheel 56
Heating
– mirrors 55
– rear window 119
– seats 53
– steering wheel 56
Heating and ventilation, refer  to Climate 116
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing 
cargo 142
Height, refer to  Dimensions 285
Height adjustment
– seats 48
– steering wheel 56
High-beam Assistant 113
High beams 112
– headlamp flasher 112
– indicator lamp 13
High beams and low beams,  automatic, refer to High-
beam Assistant 113High-pressure 
washer 266,267
High water, refer to Driving  through water 140
Highways, refer to Route 
criteria 159
Hill Descent Control HDC 99
Hills 141
Holders for cups 128
Homepage BMW 4
Hood 260
Hooks for shopping bags 131
Horn 10,11
Hotel function, refer to 
Lo
 cking or unlocking 
separately 36
Hot exhaust system 140
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to  Dynamic Brake Control 97
Hydroplaning 140
I
Ice warning, refer to Outside 
temperature warning 82
Identification marks
– Run-flat tires 258
– tire coding 255
iDrive 18
– adjusting brightness 94
– changing date and time 90
– changing language 94
– changing settings 94
– changing units of measure 
and display format 87
– controls 18
– menu guidance 19
– operating principle 18
– overview 18
– start menu 19
– status information 21
iDrive operating principle 18
Ignition 62
– switched off 62
– switched on 62 Ignition key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key 30
Ignition key position 1, refer to  Radio readiness 61
Ignition key position 2, refer to  Ignition on 62
Ignition lock 61
Imprint 2
Incoming call 209
Indicator and warning 
lamps 13
– Tire Pressure Monitor  TPM 103
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire  inflation pressure 239
Inflation pressure monitoring,  refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM 102
Initializing
– after power failure 274
– compass, refer to 
Calibrating 125
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM 100
– glass roof 42
– refer to Setting  the time and 
date 90
Installation location
– telephone 126
Instructions for navigation  system, refer to Voice 
instructions 161
Instrument cluster 12
Instrument cluster, refer to 
Cockpit 10
Instrument combination, refer  to Instrument cluster 12
Instrument lighting 114
Integrated key 30
Integr
ated universal remote 
control 122
Interactive map 155
Interior lamps 114
– remote control 33
Interior motion sensor 38
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Reference
Number of cylinders, refer to 
Engine data 284
Nylon rope, refer to Tow  rope 280
O
OBD socket, refer to Socket 
for Onboard Diagnosis 265
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel  specifications 237
Odometer 82
Office 217
– current office 217
– what to do if…. 225
Oil, refer to Engine oil 260
Oil consumption 260
Oil level 260
Old batteries, refer to 
Disposal 275
Onboard vehicle tool kit 270
Opening and closing
– Comfort Access 38
– from inside 35
– from outside 32
– using the door lock 34
– using the remote control 32
Opening and closing 
retractable hardtop 44
Options, selecting for  navigation 159
Orientation menu, refer to  Start menu 19
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation 119
Output, refer to Engine  data 284
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate  control 118
Outside temperature  display 82
– changing unit of measure 87
– in computer 87
Outside temperature  warning 82 Overheated engine, refer to 
Coolant temperature 263
Overriding selector lever  lock 66
P
Paintwork care 267
Park assistant, refer to Park  Distance Control 96
Park Distance Control PDC 96
Parked car ventilation 120
– preselecting switch-on  times 120
– switching on and off  directly 120
Parking
– vehicle 63
Parking aid, refer to Park 
Distance Control PDC 96
Parking brake 63
– indicator lamp 63
Parking lamps 110
– replacing bulbs 271
Parking lamps/low beams 110
Parts and accessories, refer to  Vehicle equipment 5
Passenger side mirror tilt 
function 55
Pathway lighting 111
Personal information, refer to 
Office 217
Personal Profile 30
Phone numbers
– dialing 210
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 42
– windows 41
Polish 269
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated- charcoal filter for automatic 
climate control 120
Power failure 274
Power windows 40 Power windows, refer to 
Windows 40
Pressure, tires 239
Pressure monitoring, tires 100
– Flat Tire Monitor 100
Pressure monitoring of tires,  refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM 102
Programmable buttons on the  steering wheel 11
Programmable memory 
keys 23
Protection function, refer to  Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 42
– windows 41
Providing medical assistance,  refer to First aid pouch 277
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 100
R
Radio position, refer to Radio 
readiness 61
Radio readiness 61
– switched off 62
– switched on 61
Radio-remote key, refer to  Remote control with 
integrated key 30
Rain sensor 72
Reading aloud 225
Reading lamps 115
Rear lamps, refer to Tail  lamps 272
Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints 51
– folding down backrests 130
Rear ventilation 120
Rearview mirror, refer to  Mirrors 55
Rear window defroster 119
Rear window roller blind, refer  to Roller sunblinds 126
Recirculated air mode 118
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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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