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quires suitable maintenance and repair meth‐
ods.
Therefore, have this work performed only by a
BMW center or a workshop that works accord‐
ing to BMW repair procedures with appropri‐
ately trained personnel.
If this work is not carried out properly, there is
the danger of subsequent damage and related
safety hazards.
Parts and Accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts and ac‐
cessories approved by BMW. When you pur‐
chase accessories tested and approved by
BMW and Genuine BMW Parts, you simultane‐
ously acquire the assurance that they have been
thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure optimum
performance when installed on your vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from de‐
fects in material and workmanship. BMW will not
accept any liability for damage resulting from in‐
stallation of parts and accessories not approved
by BMW. BMW cannot test every product made
by other manufacturers to verify if it can be used
on a BMW safely and without risk to either the
vehicle, its operation, or its occupants. Genuine
BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other prod‐
ucts approved by BMW, together with profes‐
sional advice on using these items, are available
from all BMW centers. Installation and operation
of non-BMW approved accessories such as
alarms, radios, amplifiers, radar detectors,
wheels, suspension components, brake dust
shields, telephones, including operation of any
mobile phone from within the vehicle without
using an externally mounted antenna, or trans‐
ceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkie-
talkies, ham radios or similar accessories, may
cause extensive damage to the vehicle, com‐
promise its safety, interfere with the vehicle's
electrical system or affect the validity of the
BMW Limited Warranty. See your BMW center
for additional information. Maintenance, re‐
placement, or repair of the emission control de‐
vices and systems may be performed by any au‐tomotive repair establishment or individual
using any certified automotive part.
California Proposition 65 Warning
California laws require us to state the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automobile
components and parts, including components
found in the interior furnishings in a vehicle, con‐
tain or emit chemicals known to the State of Cal‐
ifornia to cause cancer and birth defects and re‐
productive harm. In addition, certain fluids
contained in vehicles and certain products of
component wear contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer
and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accessories
contain lead and lead compounds. Wash your
hands after handling. Used engine oil contains
chemicals that have caused cancer in laboratory
animals. Always protect your skin by washing
thoroughly with soap and water.
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐
lowing warranties:▷New Vehicle Limited Warranty.▷Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.▷Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty.▷Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.▷California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty.
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and
designed to meet the particular operating con‐
ditions and homologation requirements in your
country and continental region in order to deliver
the full driving pleasure while the vehicle is op‐
erated under those conditions. If you wish to op‐
erate your vehicle in another country or region,
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Route section, bypassing 177
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 269
Rubber components, care 291
Run-flat tires 269
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Safe braking 159
Safety 6
Safety belt reminder 56
Safety belts 56
Safety belts, care 291
Safety switch, windows 45
Safety systems, airbags 94
Satellite radio 190
Saving fuel 164
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 179
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 278
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 288
Search, refer to BMW Search 251
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 56
Seat heating, front 52
Seat heating, rear 55
Seating position for chil‐ dren 63
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 59
Seats 49
Seats, rear, adjusting 53
Seat ventilation, front 52
Seat ventilation, rear 55
Selection list in instrument cluster 84
Selector lever, automatic transmission 75
Self-leveling suspension, air suspension 110 Self-leveling suspension, mal‐
function 110
Sensors, care 292
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 276
Service requirements, dis‐ play 83
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 285
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 87
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 59
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 75
Short commands 300
Shoulder support 51
Side airbags 94
Side View 130
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 35
Sitting safely 49
Size 296
Ski and snowboard bag 149
Slide/tilt glass roof 46
Smallest turning circle 297
Smoker's package 145
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 236
Snow chains 269
Socket 145
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 277
Software applications, iPhone 254
Software update 215
Spare fuse 283
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 171
Specified engine oil types 274
Speed, average 85
Speed limit, setting 85
Speed Volume, volume equal‐ ization 187 Split screen 20
Split screen map settings 180
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 178
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 111
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 112
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 76
Stability control systems 106
Start/Stop button 67
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting aid 285
Starting the engine 68
State/province, selecting for navigation 168
Stations, stored 194
Station, storing 188
Status display, tires 97
Status information, iDrive 19
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 109
Steering wheel, adjusting 62
Steering wheel heating 62
Steering wheel memory 59
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 75
Stopping the engine 68
Storage compartment in the center console 152
Storage compartments 150
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 150
Storage, tires 268
Storing the vehicle 292
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 169
Summer tires, tread 266
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 81
Surround View 126
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