
Notes▷Do not cover lower screen edge, since this
is where the sensors and the infrared inter‐
face are installed.▷When loading the rear seats and adjusting
the backrest of the front seat, fold in the
screens.▷When cleaning the screen, follow the care
instructions, refer to page 292.
Remote control
In the center armrest in the rear
Storage is possible in a horizontal position in the
center armrest.
Menu navigation
Press the but‐
tonFunctionOperating concept as for the
front controller.
Turn the wheel: highlight a
menu item.
Press the center knob: con‐
firm the selection.
Pressing arrow keys corre‐
sponds to moving controller:
switching between panels.Open the main menu.Press the but‐
tonFunctionDisplays the previous menu.Opens the "Options" menu.Changes the station, track or
chapter.
Press and hold the button:
fast forward/reverse.Adjusts the volume.Switches the volume adjust‐
ment to the left/right.
With Professional rear enter‐
tainment: Toggles between
the screens.
The transmission time of the remote control is
limited by law. To execute a function again,
press or turn the required button again.
Replacing the batteries No rechargeable batteries
Do not use rechargeable batteries, as
damage may result from the substances in the
batteries.◀
1.Remove the cover. Press on the cover, ar‐
row 1, and push forward, arrow 2.2.Insert batteries of the same type.3.Close the cover.Seite 218EntertainmentRear entertainment218
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Calling a contactSymbolMeaning Contact with one stored phone num‐
ber. Contact with more than one stored
phone number. Call not possible; mobile phone with‐
out reception or network, or Service
Request is active.
For contacts with one stored phone number: se‐
lect the required contact. The connection is es‐
tablished.
For contacts with more than one stored phone
number: select the required contact and the
phone number. The connection is established.
Editing a contact
Changing the entries in "Contacts". When a
contact is changed, the changes are not stored
on the mobile phone. A copy of the entry is
stored in the vehicle.
1.Highlight the contact.2.Open "Options".3."Edit entry"
The contact can be edited.
Redialing
General information
The list of dialed numbers in the mobile phone
is transmitted to the vehicle depending on the
mobile phone. The 20 phone numbers dialed
last are displayed. The sorting order of the
phone numbers depends on the particular mo‐
bile phone.
Dialing the number via the instrument
cluster
This is possible when there is no active call.1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.2.Select the desired phone number.
The connection is established.
Dialing a number via iDrive
1."Telephone"2."Redial"3.Select the desired entry and the phone num‐
ber if necessary.
The connection is established.
Deleting a single entry or all entries
The erasure of entries depends on the mobile
phone.
1.Highlight the entry.2.Open "Options".3."Delete entry" or"Delete list"
Saving an entry in the contacts
1.Highlight the entry.2.Open "Options".3."Store as new contact" or "Add to existing
contact"4.Select the contact, if necessary.5.Select the type of number: "Home",
"Business", "Mobile" or "Other"6.Complete the entries if necessary.7."Store contact"
Received calls
Displaying calls
The 20 calls that were last received are dis‐
played.
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Squeeze the clips together and remove the bulb
holder.
Pull out the bulb and replace it.
Changing wheels
Notes
The vehicle equipment does not include a spare
tire.
When using run-flat tires or tire sealants, a tire
does not need to be changed immediately in the
event of pressure loss due to a flat tire.
The tools for changing wheels are available as
accessories from your service center.
Jacking points for the vehicle jack
The jacking points for the vehicle jack are lo‐
cated at the positions shown.
Position the vehicle jack only at the loca‐
tions shown
There are also hybrid components under the ve‐
hicle that are hidden by the underbody paneling.
Make sure not to damage any of the underbody
paneling parts.
Otherwise, there is the risk of fatal injury from
electric shock due to damaged high-voltage
components.◀
Vehicle battery
Maintenance
The battery is maintenance-free, i.e., the elec‐
trolyte will last for the life of the battery.
Your service center will be glad to advise you on
questions regarding the battery.
Battery replacement Use approved vehicle batteries only
Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manufacturer;
otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged and
systems or functions may not be fully availa‐
ble.◀
After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your service center
to ensure that all comfort functions are fully
available and that any Check Control messages
are no longer displayed.
Charging the battery
Note Do not plug the charger into the socket
Do not connect battery chargers to the
factory-installed sockets in the vehicle. Doing so
may result in damage to the vehicle.◀
Starting aid terminals
In the vehicle, only charge the battery via the
starting aid terminals, refer to page 285, in the
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Bar for tow-starting/tow‐ing 286
Bass 186
Battery replacement, auxiliary air conditioning remote con‐
trol 138
Battery replacement, remote control for parked-car heat‐
ing/ventilation 140
Battery replacement, remote control, rear entertain‐
ment 218
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 281
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 32
Battery, vehicle 281
Belts, safety belts 53
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 148
Blinds, sun protection 46
Bluetooth audio 212
Bluetooth connection, activat‐ ing/deactivating 227
BMW ActiveHybrid 27
BMW Assist 249
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW Live 252
BMW Maintenance Sys‐ tem 273
BMW Search 251
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 148
Brake assistant 107
Brake discs, breaking in 154
Brake force display 105
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 105
Brake lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 280
Brake lights, adaptive 105
Brake pads, breaking in 154
Braking, notes 157
Breakdown assis‐ tance 283, 284 Breaking in 154
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 87
Bulb replacement 275
Bulb replacement, front 276
Bulb replacement, rear 279
Bulbs and lamps 275
Button, Start/Stop 64
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 284
C
Calendar 243
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Camera, backup camera 118
Camera, care 292
Camera, Side View 121
Camera, Top View 120
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 148
Car battery 281
Car care products 290
Care, displays 292
Care, vehicle 290
Cargo 158
Cargo area lid 39
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 149
Cargo straps, securing cargo 159
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 32
Carpet, care 291
Car wash 289
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 156
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 273
CD/DVD 196
CD/DVD player, rear 217
CDs, storing 203
Cell phone 226
Center armrest 147
Center console 14 Central locking system 35
Central screen, refer to Control Display 16
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 275
Changing wheels 281
Changing wheels/tires 265
CHARGE, energy recovery 68
Charge indicator, high-voltage battery 81
Check Control 77
Children, seating position 60
Children, transporting safely 60
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 60
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 61
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 60
Child safety locks 63
Child seat, mounting 60
Child seats 60
Chrome parts, care 291
Cigarette lighter 143
Cleaning, displays 292
Climate control 130
Climate control wind‐ shield 156
Clock 80
Closing/opening from in‐ side 39
Closing/opening via door lock 38
Closing/opening with remote control 36
Clothes hooks 149
Combination switch, refer to Turn signals 70
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 71
Combustion engine, start‐ ing 66
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Emergency release, fuel fillerflap 258
Emergency Request 283
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 284
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 33
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 42
Energy recovery, CHARGE 68
Engine, automatic off 66
Engine compartment 268
Engine compartment, working in 268
Engine coolant 272
Engine oil 270
Engine oil, adding 270
Engine oil additives 271
Engine oil change 271
Engine oil filler neck 270
Engine oil temperature 79
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 271
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 271
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 33
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 284
Engine temperature 79
Entering a car wash 289
Equalizer 186
Equipment, interior 141
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 107
Exchanging wheels/tires 265
Exhaust system 156
Exterior mirror, automatic dim‐ ming feature 58
Exterior mirrors 57
External devices 208
External start 284
External temperature dis‐ play 80
External temperature warn‐ ing 80 Eyes for securing cargo 159
F
Fader 186
Failure message, refer to Check Control 77
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 45
Fan, refer to Air volume 131
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 77
Filler neck for engine oil 270
Fine wood, care 291
First aid kit 284
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting 287
Flat tire, changing wheels 281
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 100
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 97
Flat tire, warning lamp 98, 101
Flooding 156
Floor carpet, care 291
Floor mats, care 291
FM/AM station 188
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 72
Foot brake 157
Front airbags 94
Front fog lamps 92
Front fog lamps, front, bulb re‐ placement 279
Front lamps 276
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 96
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 96
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 100
Fuel cap 258
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 84
Fuel filler flap 258
Fuel gauge 79 Fuel quality 260
Fuel, tank capacity 298
Functions, hybrid system 27
Fuse 282
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 141
Gas station recommenda‐ tion 176
Gear change, automatic trans‐ mission 74
General driving notes 155
Glass sunroof, powered 47
Glove compartment 146
Gong, volume equaliza‐ tion 187
GPS navigation 166
Gray display of the map 180
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 297
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 68
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 142
Hazard warning flashers 283
HD Radio 189
Head airbags 94
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 90
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 90
Headlamp flasher 71
Headlamp glass 276
Headlamps 276
Headlamps, care 290
Headlamp washer system 71
Headliner 15
Headphones, rear entertain‐ ment 221
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Light-emitting diodes,LEDs 276
Lighter, front 143
Lighter, rear 144
Lighting 89
Lighting via remote control 37
Light switch 89
Load 158
Loading 158
Lock, door 38
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 39
Locking/unlocking via door lock 38
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 36
Locking, automatic 39
Locking, central 35
Locking via trunk lid 40
Lock, power window 46
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 63
Low beams 89
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 91
Lower back support 51
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 159
Lumbar support 51
M
Maintenance 273
Maintenance require‐ ments 273
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 82
Maintenance system, BMW 273
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 77
Manual air distribution 131
Manual air volume 131
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 68 Manual mode, transmis‐
sion 74
Manual operation, backup camera 117
Manual operation, door lock 39
Manual operation, exterior mir‐ rors 58
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 258
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 115
Manual operation, Side View 121
Manual operation, Top View 119
Map, destination entry 171
Map in split screen 178
Map view 176
Marking on approved tires 266
Marking, run-flat tires 267
Massage seat, front 51
Master key, refer to Remote control 32
Maximum cooling 131
Maximum speed, winter tires 266
Measure, units of 87
Medical kit 284
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 56
Menu in instrument cluster 83
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Message list, traffic bulle‐ tins 178
Messages 241
Messages, refer to Check Control 77
Microfilter 133
Minimum tread, tires 265
Mirror 57
Mirror memory 56 Mobile communication devi‐
ces in the vehicle 156
Mobile phone 226
Mode, ECO PRO 162
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 276
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 60
MP3 player 208
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
Multimedia 196
Music collection 203
Music search 205
Music, storing 203
N
Navigation 166
Navigation data 181
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 54
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 55
New wheels and tires 265
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 125
Notes 244
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 286
O
OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 274
Obstacle marking, backup camera 118
Odometer 80
Office 238
Oil 270
Oil, adding 270
Oil additives 271
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Oil change interval, service re‐quirements 82
Oil filler neck 270
Oil types, alternative 271
Oil types, approved 271
Old batteries, disposal 282
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 274
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 275
Opening/closing from in‐ side 39
Opening/closing via door lock 38
Opening/closing with remote control 36
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Automatic recirculated-air control 132
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 80
P
Paint, vehicle 290
Pair mobile phone 227
Panic mode 37
Parallel parking assistant 121
Park Distance Control PDC 114
Parked-car heating 139
Parked-car ventilation 136
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 157
Parking aid, refer to PDC 114
Parking assistant 121
Parking brake 68
Parking lamps 89
Parking with Auto Hold 69
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 58
Pathway lines, backup cam‐ era 117 PDC Park Distance Con‐
trol 114
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 125
People detection, refer to Night Vision 125
Personal information 238
Personal Profile 33
Phone 226
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 47
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 46
Plastic, care 291
PlugIn 255
Position, storing 168
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 167
Power failure 282
Power sunroof, glass 47
Power windows 45
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 261
Pressure warning FTM, tires 100
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 33
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 20
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 47
Protective function, win‐ dows 46
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16
R
Radiator fluid 272
Radio 188
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 32
Radio ready state 64
Rain sensor 72
Random 197
Random playback 197 RDS 189
Reading out loud 245
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 134
Rear entertainment 217
Rear lamps 279
Rear socket 145
Rear source, selecting for rear entertainment 220
Rearview mirror 57
Rear window defroster 132
Recirculated-air mode 132
Recommended tire brands 266
Refueling 258
Remaining range 80
Reminders 245
Remote control/key 32
Remote control, auxiliary air conditioning 137
Remote control, auxiliary air conditioning, key 137
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 38
Remote control, parked-car heating 140
Remote control, rear enter‐ tainment 218
Remote control, universal 141
Renaming a station 189
Replacement fuse 282
Replacing parts 275
Replacing wheels/tires 265
Reporting safety defects 8
Reserve warning, refer to Range 80
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 98
Residual cooling 135
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 132
Retaining straps, securing cargo 159
Retreaded tires 266
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Storage compartment, remotecontrol 149
Storage compartments 146
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 146
Storage, tires 267
Storing the vehicle 292
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 167
Summer tires, tread 265
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 78
Surround View 116
Suspension settings 109
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 109
Switch-on times, parked-car heating 139
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 136
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 79
Tail and brake lamps 280
Tailgate 39
Tailgate, automatic 40
Tailgate, opening with no- touch activation 43
Tailgate via remote control 37
Tail lamps 279
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 280
Tasks 244
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 296
TeleServices 250
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 131
Temperature display, external temperature 80
Temperature, engine oil 79
Terminal, jump-starting 285 Text messages 241
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 78
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 44
Theft protection, refer to Cen‐ tral locking system 35
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 125
Tilt alarm sensor 45
Time of arrival 85
Tire damage 265
Tire identification marks 263
Tire inflation pressure 261
Tire inflation pressure monitor, refer to FTM 100
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 97
Tires, changing 265
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 261
Tires, run-flat tires 267
Tire tread 265
Toll roads, route 174
Tone 186
Tools 275
Top View 119
Total vehicle weight 297
Tow fitting 287
Towing 286
Town/city, navigation 167
Tow-starting 286
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 97
Traction control 108
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 178
Transmission, automatic 73
Transporting children safely 60
Tread, tires 265
Treble, tone 186
Trip computer 85
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 70
Trip odometer 80 Trunk lid 39
Trunk lid, automatic 40
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 42
Trunk lid, hotel function 41
Trunk lid, opening with no- touch activation 43
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 37
Turning circle 297
Turning circle lines, backup camera 117
Turn signals, operation 70
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 280
U
Unintentional alarm 45
Units of measure 87
Universal remote control 141
Unlock button, automatic transmission 74
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 39
Unlocking/locking via door lock 38
Unlocking/locking with remote control 36
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Updating software 215
Upholstery care 290
USB audio interface 209
USB interface 146
V
Vehicle battery 281
Vehicle battery, replacing 281
Vehicle, breaking in 154
Vehicle care 290
Vehicle equipment 6
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