2012 BMW 650I CONVERTIBLE Owners Manual

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Reference Mobility Communication Entertainment Navigation Driving tips Controls At a glance

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At a glance
These overviews of buttons, switches and
displays are intended to familiarize you with your
vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted with the available control concepts and options.
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Cockpit
All around the steering wheel
1
Opening and closing the rear win‐
dow  44
2 Open and close windows together   44
3 Open and close rear windows  43
4 Open and close front windows  43
5 Exterior mirror operation  59
6 Driver assistance systems* Active Blind Spot Detec‐
tion*  98
Lane departure warning*  97
Night Vision with pedestrian de‐
tection*  118
Head-up Display*  
121
7 Lamps Front fog lamps*  87
Parking lamps  
84 Low beams  84
Automatic headlamp con‐
trol*  85
Daytime running lights*  85
Adaptive light control
*  85
High-beam Assistant*  86 Instrument lighting  87
8 Steering column stalk, left Turn signal  69
High beams, head‐
lamp flasher  69
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High-beam Assistant*  86
Roadside parking lamps  85
Computer  76
9 Steering wheel buttons, left Store speed*  106
Resume speed  107
Cruise control on/off, inter‐
rupt  106
10 Instrument cluster   14
11 Steering wheel buttons, right Entertainment source
Volume Voice activation*  25
Telephone*  196
12 Steering column stalk, right Windshield wipers  69
Rain sensor*  
70 Clean the windshields and head‐
lamps*  70
13 Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off  66
14 Horn
15 Steering wheel heating*  61
16 Adjust the steering wheel  
61
17 Unlocking the hood
18 Open the trunk lid  
40
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Instrument cluster
1
Fuel gauge  74
2 Speedometer
3 Indicator/warning lamps  14
4 Tachometer  75
5 Engine oil temperature   756
External temperature  75
7 Electronic displays  16
8 Miles, trip miles  76
9 Clock  79
10 Reset miles  76
Indicator/warning lamps
Instrument cluster The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning
when the engine is started or the ig‐
nition is switched on, and light up briefly in the
process. Overview: indicator/warning lamps Symbol Function or system
Turn signal
Parking brake
Parking brake in Canadian models
Automatic Hold*
Front fog lamps* Seite 14
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Symbol Function or system
High beams
High-beam Assistant*
Parking lamps, headlamp control
Cruise control*
Lane departure warning*
DSC Dynamic Stability Control
DSC Dynamic Stability Control or
DTC Dynamic Traction Control
Tire Pressure Monitor*
Flat Tire Monitor
Safety belts
Airbag system
Steering system Symbol Function or system
Emissions
Brake system
Brake system in Canadian models
Antilock Brake System ABS
Antilock Brake System ABS in Cana‐
dian models
Text messages
Text
messages in combination with a symbol in
the instrument cluster explain a Check Control
message and the meaning of the indicator and
warning lamps.
Supplementary text messages
Additional information on the Control Display,
e.g., on the cause of a malfunction or the re‐
quired action, can be called up via Check Con‐
trol, refer to page 82.
The text of urgent messages is displayed auto‐
matically.
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Instrument cluster, electronic displays
1
Symbols and messages, e.g., warnings   14
2 Range  74
3 Computer  76
4 Navigation display*  146
Service display  81 5
Selection list, e.g., radio  76
6 Transmission displays  73
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