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Reference
Eyes
– for tow-starting and towing 
away 217
– for tying down loads 137
F
Failure messages, refer to 
Check Control 87
Failure of an electrical  consumer 213
False alarm
– avoiding unintentional  alarm 33
– switching off an alarm 32
Fastening safety belts, refer to 
Safety belts 49
Fast forward
– CD 148
Fault messages, refer to  Check Control 87
Filter
– refer to Microfilter/activated- charcoal filter for automatic 
climate control 115
– refer to Microfilter for air  conditioner 111
First aid pouch 215
Fixture for remote control,  refer to Ignition lock 57
Flash when locking/
unlocking 27
Flat tire
– Run-flat tires 196
– Tire Pressure Monitor  TPM 95
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 93
– indicating a flat tire 94
– indicator/warning lamp 94
– initialization 93
– snow chains 93,196
– system limits 93
Flat tires, refer to Tire 
condition 194
Fluid reservoir, refer to  Washer fluid reservoir 69
FM waveband 144 Fog lamps
107
– indicator lamp 107,220
Folding up the floor panel 125
Footwell lamps, refer to  Interior lamps 107
For your own safety 5
Four-wheel drive, refer to  xDrive 92
Front airbags 99
FTM, refer to Flat Tire  Monitor 93
Fuel 175
– average consumption 80
– gauge 79
– high-quality brands 175
– quality 175
– specifications 175
– tank contents, refer to  Capacities 239
Fuel clock, refer to Fuel  gauge 79
Fuel consumption indicator
– av
erage fuel 
consumption 80
Fuel display, refer to Fuel 
gauge 79
Fuel filler flap 174
– releasing in the event of 
electrical malfunction 174
Fuses 213
G
Garage door opener, refer to 
Integrated universal remote 
control 116
Gasoline
– refer to Average  consumption 80
Gasoline, refer to Required 
fuel 175
Gasoline display, refer to Fuel  gauge 79
Gear indicator, automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 60 Gear indicator, refer to 
Displays in the instrument 
cluster 63
Gearshift lever 62
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 60
– manual transmission 60
Gearshifts
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 60
– manual transmission 60
General driving notes 133
Glass roof, electric 37
– closing after electrical 
malfunction 37
– convenient opening and 
closing 26,29
– convenient opening and  closing with Comfort 
Access 34
– initializing 37
– opening, closing 37
– pinch protection system 37
– power failure 37
– remote control 26
– tilting 37
Glove compartment 120
Gong
– volume 142
Grills, refer to Air vents 110
Gross vehicle weight, refer to 
Weights 237H
Handbrake, refer to Parking 
brake 59
Hands-free system 14,163
Hazard warning flashers 14
HDC Hill Descent Control 92
HD Radio™ reception 145
Head airbags 99
Headlamp control, 
automatic 103
Headlamp flasher 67
– indicator lamp 11,14, 220
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Reference
Providing medical assistance, 
refer to First aid pouch 215
PTY 145
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 93
R
Radio18
– autostore 144
– controls 18
– refer to separate Owner's  Manual
– switching on/off 18
– volume 18
Radio, refer to BMW 
Professional radio 144
Radio position, refer to Radio  readiness 57
Radio readiness 57
– switched off 58
– switched on 57
Radio-remote key, refer to  Remote control with 
integrated key 24
Rain sensor 68
RDS 145
Reading lamps 108
Rear lamps, refer to Tail  lamps 210
Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints 46
– folding down backrests 123
Rear ventilation 115
Rearview mirror, refer to  Mirrors 50
Rear window 
defroster 111,114
Rear window rolle r blind, refer 
to Roller sunblinds 120
Reception
– radio station 144
Recirculated air 
mode 110,113
Recirculation of air, refer to  Recirculated air 
mode 110,113 Reclining seat, refer to 
Backrest 43
Refueling 174
Releasing
– hood 198
Remaining distance, refer to  Cruising range 80
Remote control 24
– battery renewal 35
– Comfort Access 33
– garage door opener 116
– malfunction 28,35
– removing from the ignition  lock 57
– service data 202
– trunk lid 27
Replacement fuses, refer to  Fuses 213
Replacement remote 
co
 ntrol 24
Replacing bulbs, refer to  Lamps and bulbs 208
Replacing tires 195
Replacing tires, refer to New  wheels and tires 195
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel  gauge 79
Reset, resetting tone  settings 144
Restraint systems
– for children 53
– refer to Safety belts 49
Retractable hardtop 38
– care, refer to Caring for your  vehicle brochure
– convenient opening and 
closing 26
– remote control 26
Reverse
– CD 148
Reverse gear 63
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 61
– manual transmission 60
Roadside 
Assistance 169,215 Roadside parking lamps
105
– replacing bulbs 209
Roadworthiness test, refer to  Service requirements 84
Roller sunblinds 120
Rollover protection system,  Convertible 101
– resetting 101
Roof load capacity 237
Roof-mounted luggage  rack 137
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,  towing away 218
RSC Runflat System 
Component, refer to Run-
flat tires 196
Runflat System Component  RSC, refer to Run-flat 
tires 196
Run-flat tires 196
– continuing driving with a  damaged tire 94
– flat tire 94
– Flat Tire Monitor 94
– inflation pressure 177
– new tires 195
– tire replacement 195
– winter tires 196
Runflat tyres, refer to Run-flat  tires 196
S
Safety-belt height 
adjustment 49
Safety belts 49
– belt hand-over 49
– damage 49
– indicator/warning lamp 49
– reminder 49
– sitting safely 42
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Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM 95
– resetting the system 95
– system limitations 95
– warning lamp 96
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire  Monitor 94
Tire Quality Grading 193
Tires
– age 193,195
– air loss 96
– breaking in 132
– changing, refer to Changing  wheels 211
– condition 194
– damage 194
– inflation pressure 177
– labels 193
– minimum tread depth 194
– new wheels and tires 195
– pressure monitoring, refer to  Flat Tire Monitor 93
– pressure monitoring, refer to  Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM 95
– puncture 94
– replacing 195
– Run-flat tires 196
– size 193
– storage 196
– tread depth 194
– wear indicators, refer to  Minimum tread depth 194
– wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires 195
– winter tires 196
Tone
– control 143
– middle setting 144
Tools, refer to Onboard  vehicle tool kit 208
Top, refer to Retractable 
hardtop 38
Torque, refer to Engine  data 234 Tow bar
218
Tow fitting 217
– screw thread 217
Tow fittings for tow-starting  and towing away 217
Towing 217
– car with automatic  transmission 217
– methods 218
– with 7-gear Sport automatic  transmission with double 
clutch 218
Towing and tow-starting 217
Tow rope 218
Tow-s
 tarting 217,219
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor 95
Traction control, refer to  Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC 90
Transmission
– 7-gear Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 62
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 60
– idle position 63
– Launch Control 66
– manually unlocking parking  lock 65
– manual transmission 60
– overriding selector lever lock  for automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 62
– reverse gear 63
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector 
lever position 60
– refer to P Park 60
Transporting children 
safely 53
Transport securing devices,  refer to Securing cargo 137
Tread depth, refer to Minimum  tire tread 194 Trip-distance coun
ter, refer to 
Trip odometer 78
Triple turn signal activation 67
Trip odometer 78
Trunk lid 31
– Comfort Access 34
– emergency release 31
– locking or unlocking 
separately 31
– opening from inside 31
– opening from outside 31
– remote control 27
Turning circle, refer to  Dimensions 235
Turn signal 67
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp 12
Turn signals
– triple turn signal 67
Tying down loads, refer to  Cargo loading 137
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 193
Units
– average fuel 
consumption 83
Units of measure
– temperature 83
Universal garage door opener,  refer to Integrated universal 
remote control 116
Unlatching, refer to  Unlocking 33
Unlocking
– from inside 30
– from outside 25
– setting unlocking 
characteristics 26
– trunk lid 34
– without remote control, refer 
to Comfort Access 33
USB audio interface 151
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