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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 60
– interlock 60
– overriding selector lever lock 62
– shiftlock, refer to Changing selector lever position 60
– sport program 61
– towing 217
– tow-starting 217
AUTO program for automatic
climate control 113
AUTOSTORE 144
AUX-IN
– port 121
AUX-In connection 151
AUX-IN port 143
Average fuel consumption 80
– setting the units 83
Average speed 80,81
Avoiding unintentional alarms 33
Axle loads, refer to Weights 237
B
Backrest contour, refer to
Lumbar support 44
Backrests, refer to Seat adjustment 43
Backrest width adjustment 44
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats 46
Bag holder 124
Band-aids, refer to First aid pouch 215
Bar, refer to Towing methods 218
Base plate for telephone or
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter 165
– refer to Snap-in adapter in
the center armrest storage
compartment 120 Battery
212
– charging 212
– disposal 35,213
– jump-starting 216
– remote control 24
– replacing 212
– temporary power failure 212
Battery renewal
– remote control 35
– remote control for vehicle 35
Being towed 217
Belt hand-over 49
– pinch protection system 50
Belts, refer to Safety belts 49
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety
belts 49
Beverage holders, refer to Cupholders 121
Black ice, refer to Outside
temperature warning 78
Blinds, refer to Roller sunblinds 120
Blower, refer to Air volume 110,113
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating 157
BMW
– car shampoo 207
BMW Assist 167
– activating 168
BMW Homepage 4
BMW Maintenance System 202
BMW Professional radio
– recalling stations 144
– sampling stations 144
– satellite radio 146
– selecting waveband 144
– station search 144
– storing stations 144
– switching on/off 142
– t

one control 143
– volume 142
BMW Teleservices 168
– activating 168
BMW webpage 4 Bottle holders, refer to
Cupholders 121
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic Brake Control DBC 90
Brake fluid, refer to Service
requirements 84
Brake Force Display 98
Brake lamps
– Brake Force Display 98
Brake pads 132
– breaking in 132
Brake pedal, refer to Braking safely 134
Brake rotors 135
– brakes 132
– breaking in 132
Brakes
– ABS 90
– BMW Maintenance
System 202
– Brake Force Display 98
– breaking in 132
– parking brake 59
– service requirements 84
Brakes, refer to Braking
safely 134
Brake system 132
– BMW Maintenance
System 202
– breaking in 132
– disc brakes 135
Breakdown services, refer to Roadside Assistance 215
Breaking in the clutch 132
Breaking in the differential, refer to Engine and
differential 132
Break-in period 132
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps and bulbs 208
Button for starting the engine, refer to Start/Stop button 57
Buttons on the steering
wheel 11
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
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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Mobile phone
– adjusting volume 160
– connecting, refer to Mobile phone, pairing 157
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 120
– pairing 157
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Mobile phone, installation location, refer to Center
armrest 120
Mobile phone, refer to the separate Owner's Manual
Modifications, te chnical, refer
to For your own safety 5
Monitoring system for tire pressures, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 93
MP3 147
Multifunctional steering wheel, refer to Buttons on
the steering wheel 11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher 67
– refer to Wiper system 68
Music tracks
– playing a track 148
– random order 148
My Info 170
N
Neck support, refer to Head
restraints 45
Nets, refer to Storage
compartments 121
Neutral 63
New tires 195
Next Service indicator, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 202
Number of cylinders, refer to Engine data 234
Nylon rope, refer to Tow
rope 218
O
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for Onboard Diagnosis 203
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications 175
Odometer 78
Oil, refer to Engine oil 198
Oil consumption 198
Oil level 198
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal 213
Onboard vehicle tool kit 208
Opening and closing
– Comfort Access 33
– from inside 29
– from outside 25
– using the door lock 29
– using the remote control 25
Opening and closing retractable hardtop 39
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation 111,114
Outlets, refer to Air vents 110
Output, refer to Engine
data 234
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate
control 113
Outside temperature display 78
– changing unit of measure 83
– in computer 83
Outside temperature
warning 78
Overheated engine, refer to Coolant temperature 200
Overriding selector lever lock 62
P
Paintwork care 205
Park assistant, refer to Park Distance Control 89
Park Distance Control PDC 89Parking
– vehicle
59
Parking aid, refer to Park Distance Control PDC 89
Parking brake 59
– indicator lamp 59
Parking lamps 103
– replacing bulbs 209
Parking lamps/low beams 103
Parts and accessories, refer to Vehicle equipment 5
Passenger side mirror tilt function 51
Pathway lighting 104
PDC
– volume 142
Personal Profile 24
Phone numbers
– dialing 161
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– windows 36
Playing a track, scan
– CD 148
Polish 207
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated- charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 115
– refer to Microfilter for air conditioner 111
Power failure 212
Power windows 35
Power windows, refer to
Windows 35
Pressure, tires 177
Pressure monitoring, tires 93
– Flat Tire Monitor 93
Pressure monitoring of tires, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 95
Programmable buttons on the steering wheel 11
Protection function, refer to Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– windows 36
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