2012 BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 5 roof

Tow fitting
The screw-in tow fitting should always be car‐
ried in the vehicle. It can be screwed in at the
front or rear of the BMW. It is located in the con‐
tainer on the inside of the trunk lid.
Tow fitting, information on use
▷Use only the tow fitting provided with
the vehicle and screw it all the way in.▷Use the tow fitting for towing on paved roads
only.▷Avoid lateral loading of the tow fitting, e.g.,
do not lift the vehicle by the tow fitting.
Otherwise, damage to the tow fitting and the ve‐
hicle can occur.◀
Screw thread
Push out the cover by pressing on the top edge.
Tow-starting
Automatic transmission
Do not tow-start the vehicle.
Due to the automatic transmission, the engine
cannot be started by tow-starting.
Have the cause of the starting difficulties rem‐
edied.
Safety of the hybrid system
Hybrid system work
Your vehicle's hybrid system is a self-contained
system. Safety is ensured as long as no work is
performed on the technical components.
Thus, have work on the vehicle, for  instance ret‐
rofitting accessories, performed by the service
center or a workshop that works according to
BMW specifications with appropriately trained
personnel.
Maintenance and repairs
Have maintenance and repair work per‐
formed only by a service center or a workshop
that works according to BMW specifications
with appropriately trained personnel. Other‐
wise, there is the risk of fatal injury from electric
shock due to the hybrid system's high voltage. ◀
Hybrid system: contact with water
The hybrid system is typically safe even in the
following example situations:▷Water in the footwell, for instance after a
rainstorm when the glass sunroof is open.▷Vehicle is in the water, such as in the event
of high water levels.▷Liquid escapes in the trunk.
In these cases there is no risk of injury from elec‐
tric shock. Other damage to the vehicle is pos‐
sible.
Hybrid system: automatic deactivation
If an accident occurs, the hybrid system is
switched off automatically to prevent risk of dan‐
ger to occupants and other road users.
Read the information on What to do after an ac‐
cident, refer to page 288.
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Length, wheel base1Wheel base: 116.9 inches / 2,968 mm2Length: 193.1 inches / 4,905 mmLengthe 550d xDrive: 193.5 in‐
ches / 4,916 mm
Smallest turning circle
without active steering: 39 ft 2 in/11.95 m
Weights

ActiveHybrid 5Approved gross vehicle weightlbs
kg5,291
2,400Loadlbs/kg904/410Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,513/1,140Approved rear axle loadlbs
kg2,921
1,325Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg220/100Cargo area capacitycu ft/l13.24/375Seite 297Technical dataReference297
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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
Oil change 271 Seite 313Everything from A to ZReference313
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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
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 280 Seite 314ReferenceEverything from A to Z314
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Roadside Assistance 250
Roadside parking lamps 90
Roller sunblinds 46
Roof load capacity 297
Roof-mounted luggage rack 159
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 286
Route 175
Route criteria, route 174
Route, displaying 175
Routes, avoiding 174
Route section, bypassing 175
RSC Run Flat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 267
Rubber components, care 291
Run-flat tires 267
S
Safe braking 157
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passenger
seat 54
Safety belts 53
Safety belts, care 291
Safety of the hybrid sys‐ tem 287
Safety Package, refer to Active Protection 105
Safety switch, windows 46
Safety systems, airbags 94
Satellite radio 190
Saving fuel 0
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 177
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 275
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 287
Search, refer to BMW Search 251 Seat belts, refer to Safety
belts 53
Seat heating, front 52
Seat heating, rear 52
Seating position for chil‐ dren 60
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 56
Seats 49
Seat ventilation, front 52
Selection list in instrument cluster 83
Selector lever, automatic transmission 74
Sensors, care 292
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 273
Service requirements, dis‐ play 82
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 284
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 86
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 56
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 73
Shift paddles on steering wheel 75
Short commands 299
Shoulder support 51
Side airbags 94
Side View 120
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 37
Silent Start, electric drive read‐ iness 65
Sitting safely 49
Size 296
Slide/tilt glass roof 47
Smallest turning circle 297
Smoker's package 143
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 236
Snow chains 267 Socket 144
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 274
Software applications, iPhone 254
Software update 215
Spare fuse 282
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 169
Specified engine oil types 271
Speed, average 84
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 85
Speed Volume, volume equal‐ ization 187
Split screen 20
Split screen map settings 178
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 176
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 109
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 75
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 109
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 74
Stability control systems 107
Start/Stop button 64
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 33
Starting the combustion en‐ gine 66
State/province, selecting for navigation 166
Stations, stored 194
Station, storing 188
Status display, tires 97
Status information, iDrive 19
Status of Owner's Manual 7
Steering wheel, adjusting 59
Steering wheel heating 59
Steering wheel memory 56
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 73 Seite 315Everything from A to ZReference315
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