2012 BMW 650I suspension

For your own safety
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e.g., the use of modern
materials
and high-performance electronics, re‐
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‐
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To increase vehicle stability, activate DSC again
as soon as possible.
Activating DSC OFF
Press and hold the button, but not lon‐
ger than approx. 10 seconds, until the
indicator lamp for the DSC lights up in the in‐
strument cluster and DSC OFF is displayed in
the tachometer.
The DSC system is switched off.
Deactivating DSC OFF
Press the button.
DSC OFF and the DSC indicator lamp
go out.
Indicator/warning lamps
When DSC OFF is activated, DSC OFF is dis‐
played in the tachometer.
The indicator lamp lights up: DSC OFF
is activated.
TRACTION
Maximum traction on loose road surfaces. DTC
Dynamic Traction Control is switched on. Driv‐
ing stability is limited during acceleration and
when driving in bends.
Activating TRACTION Press the button.
TRACTION
is displayed in the tachom‐
eter.
The DSC indicator lamp in the instrument clus‐
ter lights up.
Deactivating TRACTION
Press the button again.
TRACTION and the DSC indicator lamp
go out.
Indicator/warning lamps
When TRACTION is activated, TRACTION is
displayed in the tachometer. The indicator lamp lights up: TRACTION
is activated.
SPORT+
Sporty driving with optimized chassis and sus‐
pension during limited driving stabilization.
Dynamic Traction Control is switched on.
The driver handles several of the stabilization
tasks.
Activating SPORT+ Press the button repeatedly until
SPORT+ appears in the tachometer
and the DSC indicator lamp lights up in the in‐
strument cluster.
Indicator/warning lamps
SPORT+ is displayed in the instrument cluster.
The indicator lamp lights up: DTC Dy‐
namic Traction Control is activated.
SPORT
Consistently
sporty tuning of the suspension for
greater driving agility with maximum driving sta‐
bilization.
The program can be configured to individual
specifications.
The configuration is stored for the remote con‐
trol currently in use.
Activating SPORT
Press the button repeatedly until
SPORT appears in the tachometer.
Configuring SPORT
When the display is activated on the Control
Display, refer to page 105, the sport program
can be set to individual specifications.
After the sport program is activated, select
"Configure SPORT mode" on the displayed
panel and configure the program.
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Start function during malfunc‐
tion 33
Starting aid 249
Starting the engine 66
State/province, selecting for navigation 146
Stations, stored 172
Station, storing 166
Status display, tires 92
Status information, iDrive 22
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 102
Steering wheel, adjusting 60
Steering wheel heating 61
Steering wheel memory 58
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 72
Stopping the engine 66
Storage compartments 132
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 132
Storage, tires 234
Storing the vehicle 257
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 147
Summer tires, tread 232
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 82
Surround View 110
Suspension settings 103
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 103
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 126
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 75
Tail and brake lamps 245
Tailgate 40
Tailgate
via remote control 37
Tail lamps 245
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 245
Tasks 213 Technical changes, refer to
Safety 7
Technical data 260
TeleService 218
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 124
Temperature display, external temperature 75
Temperature, engine oil 75
Terminal, starting aid 250
Text messages 210
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 82
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 42
Theft protection, lug bolts 246
Theft protection, refer to Cen‐ tral locking system 35
Thermal
camera, refer to Night
Vision 118
Thigh support 54
Tilt alarm sensor 43
Tilt, seats 53
Time of arrival 78
Tire damage 232
Tire identification marks 231
Tire inflation pressure 229
Tire inflation pressure monitor, refer to FTM 95
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 91
Tires, changing 233
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 229
Tires, run-flat tires 234
Tire tread 232
Toll roads, route 154
Tone 164
Tool kit 243
Tools 243
Top View 112
Total vehicle weight 261
Tow fitting 252
Towing 251
Town/city, navigation 146
Tow-starting 251
Tow truck 251 TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐
tor 91
Traction control 101
TRACTION
program, Dynamic
Driving Control 104
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 157
Traffic situation/gray card 158
Transmission, automatic 72
Transmission, manual 71
Transporting children safely 62
Tread, tires 232
Treble, tone 164
Trip computer 78
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 69
Trip odometer 76
Truck for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 251
Trunk, cargo area partition 47
Trunk lid 40
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 41
Trunk lid, hotel function 39
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 37
Turning circle 261
Turning circle lines, backup camera 111
Turn signals, operation 69
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 245
U
Unintentional alarm 43
Units of measure 80
Universal remote control 128
Unlock button, automatic transmission 72
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 39
Unlocking/locking via door lock 38
Unlocking/locking with remote control 36
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