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Index
A
ABS Antilock Brake 
System 90
ACC, refer to Active Cruise  Control 71
Acceleration assistant, refer to  Launch Control 66
Accessories, refer to Vehicle 
equipment 5
Accident, refer to Sending an  Emergency Request 214
Activated-charcoal filter for  automatic climate 
control 115
Active Cruise Control 71
– indicator lamp 74
– malfunction 75
– selecting distance 73
– sensor 75
Active steering 97
Adaptive brake lamp
– Brake Force Display 98
Adaptive Light Control 105
Additives
– coolant 200
– engine oil 200
Adjusting temperature inside  the car, refer to Air 
conditioner 110
Adjusting temperature inside  the car, refer to Automatic 
climate control 112
Adjusting the thigh support 44
Airbags 99
– indicator/warning lamp 101
– sitting safely 42
Air conditioner 109 Air conditioning mode
– air conditioner
110
– automatic climate 
control 112
– ventilation 111,114
Air distribution
– automatic 113
– individual 110
– manual 110
Airing, refer to  Ventilation 111,114
Air outlets, refer to Air 
vents 110
Air pressure, refer to Tire  inflation pressure 177
Air recirculation, refer to  Recirculated air 
mode 110,113
Air supply
– air conditioner 110
– automatic climate  control 112
– ventilation 111,114
Air vents 110
Air volume 110,11
 3
AKI, refer to Fuel grade 175
Alarm system 32
– avoiding unintentional  alarms 33
– interior motion sensor 33
– switching off an alarm 32
– tilt alarm sensor 33
ALL program 114
All-season tires, refer to  Winter tires 196
All-wheel drive, refer to  xDrive 92 Ambient air, refer to 
Recirculated air 
mode 110,113
AM waveband 144
Antifreeze
– coolant 200
– washer fluid 69
Antilock Brake System  ABS 90
Anti-theft alarm system, refer  to Alarm system 32
Approved axle loads, refer to 
Weights 237
Approved engine oils 200
Approved gross vehicle 
weight, refer to Weights 237
Armrest, refer to Center  armrest 120
Ashtray 122
Assist systems, refer to 
Driving stability control 90
AUC Automatic recirculated  air control 113
Audio device, external 121
Automatic
– air distribution 113
– air volume 113
– cruise control 69,71
– headlamp control 103
Automatic car washes 204
Automatic climate control 109
Automatic curb monitor 51
Automatic high beams and  low beams, refer to High-
beam Assistant 106
Automatic recirculated air  control AUC 113
Automatic station search 144
Automatic station storage 144
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C
California Proposition 65 
warning 6
Call
– accepting 160
– ending 161
– rejecting 161
Calling, refer to Phone  numbers, dialing 161
Calling, refer to Telephone 
owner's manual
Can holders, refer to  Cupholders 121
Capacities 239
Capacity of the cargo area 237
Car battery, refer to Vehicle  battery 212
Car care, refer to Care 204
Care 204
– automatic car washes 204
– care products 204
– carpets 207
– CD/DVD drives 207
– chrome parts 206
– displays 207
– exterior 204
– fine wood parts 207
– headlamps 205
– high-pressure washer 205
– interior 206
– leather 206
– light-alloy wheels 206
– paintwork 205
– plastic parts 207
– retractable hardtop 205
– rubber seals 206
– safety belts 207
– sensors and cameras 207
– upholstery and cloth 
trim 206
– washing the car  manually 205
– windows 205
Cargo, securing 137 Cargo area
– capacity
237
– Comfort Access 34
– folding up the floor  panel 125
– lamp, refer to Interior  lamps 107
– opening from inside 31
– opening from outside 31
Cargo loading 135
– securing cargo 137
– stowing cargo 136
– vehicle 135
Car jack
– jacking points 212
Ca
 r key, refer to Integrated 
key/remote control 24
Car phone
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest 120
– refer to separate Owner's  Manual
Car phone, refer to  Telephone 156
Car radio, refer to Radio 18
Car radio, refer to Radio BMW  Professional 142
Car shampoo 207
Catalytic converter, refer to  Hot exhaust system 134
CD changer 147
– controls 18
– fast forward/reverse 148
– installation location 148
– random sequence 148
– selecting a CD 147
– selecting a track 148
– volume 142
CD player 147
– changing the track 148
– controls 18
– fast forward/reverse 148
– playing a track 148
– random order 148
– volume 142
Center armrest 120 Center brake lamp
– replacing bulb
211
Center console, refer to  Around the center 
console 14
Central locking
– from inside 29
– from outside 25
Central locking system 25
– Comfort Access 33
– hotel function 31
– setting unlocking  characteristics 26
Changes, technical, refer to 
For your own safety 5
Changing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs 208
Changing gears 64
Changing wheels 211
Chassis number, refer to  Engine compartment 197
Check Control 87
Child restraint fixing system  LATCH 54
Child restraint systems 53
Child seats, refer to  Transporting children 
safely 53
Chrome parts 207
Chrome polish 207
Cigarette lighter, refer 
 to 
Lighter 122
Cleaning headlamps 68
– washer fluid 69
Cleaning your BMW, refer to  Care 204
Climate control
– automatic air  distribution 113
Clock 78
– 12h/24h format 83
– setting time 86
Closing
– from inside 29
– from outside 25
Clothes hooks 121
Cockpit 10
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Head Light, refer to Adaptive 
Light Control 105
Head restraints 45
– rear, removing 46
– sitting safely 42
Heated
– mirrors 51
– rear window 111,114
– seats 48
– steering wheel 52
Heating 109
– mirrors 51
– rear window 111,114
– seats 48
– steering wheel 52
Heating and ventilation, refer 
to Climate 109
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing  cargo 136
Height, refer to  Dimensions 235
Height adjustment
– seats 43
– steering wheel 52
High-beam Assistant 106
High beams 105
– headlamp flasher 105
– indicator lamp 220
High beams and low beams,  automatic, refer to High-
beam Assistant 106
High-pressure  washer 204,205
High water, refer to Driving 
through water 134
Hill Descent Control HDC 92
Hills 135
Holders for cups 121
Homepage BMW 4
Hood 198
Hooks for shopping bags 125
Horn 10,11
Hotel function, refer to 
Locking or unlocking 
separately 31 Hot exhaust system
134
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to 
Dynamic Brake Control 90
Hydroplaning 134
I
Ice warning, refer to Outside 
temperature warning 78
Identification marks
– Run-flat tires 196
– tire coding 193
Ignition 58
– switched off 58
– switched on 58
Ignition key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key 24
Ignition key position 1, refer to 
Radio readiness 57
Ignition key position 2, refer to  Ignition on 58
Ignition lock 57
Imprint 2
Indicator and warning 
lamps 13
– Tire Pressure Monitor  TPM 96
Indicator and warning lamps,  overview 220
Individual air distribution 110
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire  inflation pressure 177
Inflation pressure monitoring, 
refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM 95
Initializing
– after power failure 212
– compass, refer to  Calibrating 119
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM 93
– glass roof 37
Installation location
– CD changer 148
– telephone 120 Instrument cluster
12
Instrument cluster, refer to 
Cockpit 10
Instrument combination, refer  to Instrument cluster 12
Instrument lighting 107
Integrated key 24
Integrated universal remote 
control 116
Interior lamps 107
– remote control 27
Interior motion sensor 33
Interior rearview mirror 51
– automatic dimming 
feature 51
– compass 118
Interlock, refer to Disengaging  the remote control 60
Intermittent mode of the 
wipers 68
J
Jacking points 212
Jumpering, refer to Jump-
starting 216
Jump-starting 216
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control 24
Keyless go, refer to Comfort  Access 33
Keyless opening and closing,  refer to Comfort Access 33
Key Memory, refer to Personal 
Profile 24
Keypad dialing 162
Kickdown 61
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 61
Knock control 175
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Sport automatic transmission 
with double clutch 62
– driving dynamics control 65
– kickdown 64
– Launch Control 66
– manually unlocking parking  lock 65
– neutral 63
– reverse gear 63
Sport program with 7-gear  Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 64
Spray nozzles, refer to 
Cleaning windshield and 
headlamps 68
Stability control, refer to  Driving stability control 
systems 90
Start/Stop button 57
– starting the engine 58
– switching off the engine 59
Starting, refer to Starting the  engine 58
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump-starting 216
Starting CD changer 147
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 216
Starting the CD player 147
Starting the engine
– Start/Stop button 57
Stations, refer to BMW  Professional radio 144
Station search
– BMW Professional radio 144
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing 5
Steam jet 204,205 Steering wheel
52
– adjustment 52
– buttons on steering  wheel 11
– heating 52
– lock 57
– locking with Comfort  Access 34
– shift paddles 64
Steering wheel buttons, refer  to Shift paddles 64
Steering with variable ratio,  refer to Active steering 97
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic 60
Storage 207
Storage compartments 121
Storage nets 125
Storing seat positions, refer to  Seat and mirror memory 48
Storing tires 196
Stowage, refer to Storage  compartments 12
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Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires 177
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 59
Switching off the engine
– Start/Stop button 57
Switching on
– BMW Professional radio 142
– CD changer 147
– CD player 147
– radio 18
Switching the cooling function 
on and off 114
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 79
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 31
Tail lamp, refer to Tail  lamps 210 Tail lamps
210
– replacing bulb 210,211
Tank contents, refer to  Capacities 239
Technical data 234
– dimensions 235
Technical modifications, refer  to For your own safety 5
Telephone 156
– hands-free system 163
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest 120
– refer to sepa rate Owner's 
Manual
– voice commands 163
Temperature
– air conditioner 111
– automatic climate  control 112
– coolant, refer to Coolant  temperature 200
Temperature display
– outside temperature 78
– outside temperature  warning 78
– setting the units 83
Tempomat, refer to Cruise  control 69
Tensioning straps, refer to  Securing cargo 137
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp 211
Through-loading opening with  integrated transport 
bag 127
Through-loading system 123
Tilt alarm sensor 33
Tilt function, passenger side  mirror 51
Time
– displaying 144
– setting 144
Tire inflation pressure 177
– loss 94
Tire pressure monitoring,  refer to Flat Tire Monitor 93
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