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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Displays
– on the Control Display 18
Displays, refer to Instrument cluster 12
Displays and controls 10
Disposal
– coolant 263
– remote control battery 40
– vehicle battery 275
Distance remaining to service, refer to Service
requirements 87
Distance warning, refer to Park Distance Control
PDC 96
Door key, refer to Remote
control with integrated
key 30
Door lock 34
Doors, emergency operation 34
DOT Quality Grades 255
Draft-free ventilation 120
Drinks holders, refer to Cupholders 128
Drive mode 68
Drive-off assistance, refer to Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 97
Drive-off assistant 100
Driving dynamics control 69
Driving lamps, refer to Parking lamps/low beams 110
Driving notes 138
Driving off on hills, refer to Drive-off assistant 100
Driving stability control
systems 97
Driving through water 140
Driving tips, refer to Driving
notes 138
Dry air, refer to Cooling function 119 DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 97
DTC Dynamic Traction Control 98
– indicator/warning lamp 98
Dynamic Brake Control DBC 97
Dynamic destination
guidance 166
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 97
– indicator/warning lamp 98
E
EBV Electronic brake-force
distribution 97
Electrical defect
– 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 69
Electrical malfunction
– door lock 34
– driver's door 34
– fuel filler flap 236
– glass roof 42
Electric seat adjustment 49
Electric steering wheel lock
– with Comfort Access 39
Electronic brake-force distribution EBV 97
Electronic oil level check 260
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC 97
E-mail 222
Emergency actuation,
automatic transmission,
refer to Overriding selector
lever lock 66
Emergency operation
– fuel filler flap, manual release 236 Emergency operation, refer to
Closing manually
– glass roof 42
Emergency operation, refer to Manual operation
– door lock 34
Emergency release
– trunk lid from inside 36
Emergency Request 276
Emergency services, refer to Roadside Assistance 277
Energy, saving
– saving fuel 138
Engine
– breaking in 138
– data 284
– overheated, refer to Coolant temperature 263
– speed 284
– starting 62
– starting, Comfort Access 38
– switching off 63
Engine compartment 259
Engine coolant, refer to Coolant 263
Engine oil
– adding 262
– additives, refer to Approved
engine oils 262
– alternative oil types 263
– approved engine oils 262
– BMW Maintenance System 264
– capacity 289
– checking level 260
– intervals between changes, refer to Service
requirements 87
Engine output, refer to Engine data 284
Engine speed, ref
er to Engine
data 284
Engine starting, refer to
Starting the engine 62
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Recirculation of air, refer to
Recirculated air mode 118
Reclining seat, refer to Backrest 48
Redialing 212
Refueling 236
Releasing
– hood 260
Remaining distance, refer to Cruising range 84
Reminders 224
Remote control 30
– battery renewal 40
– Comfort Access 38
– garage door opener 122
– malfunction 34,39
– removing from the ignition lock 61
– service data 264
– trunk lid 33
Replacement fuses, refer to Fuses 275
Replacement remote control 30
Replacing bulbs, refer to
Lamps and bulbs 270
Replacing tires 257
Replacing tires, refer to New
wheels and tires 257
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel
gauge 83
Restraint systems
– for children 57
– refer to Safety belts 53
Retractable hardtop 43
– care, refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– convenient opening and closing 32
– remote control 32
Reverse gear 67
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 65
– manual transmission 64Road map
162
Roadside
Assistance 229,277
Roadside parking lamps 112
– replacing bulbs 271
Roadworthiness te st, refer to
Service requirements 87
Roller sunblinds 126
Rollover protection system, Convertible 109
– resetting 109
Roof load capacity 287
Roof-mounted luggage rack 143
Rope,

refer to Tow-starting,
towing away 280
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to iDrive 18
Route 159,160
– bypassing sections 160
– changing 159,160
– changing criteria 159
– displaying streets or towns/ cities 160
– map view 162
– selecting 159
Route instructions, refer to Destination guidance
through voice
instructions 161
Route map, refer to Map
view 162
Route section, changing 160
Route selection 159
RSC Runflat System Component, refer to Run-
flat tires 258
Runflat System Component RSC, refer to Run-flat
tires 258 Run-flat tires
258
– continuing driving with a
damaged tire 101
– flat tire 101
– Flat Tire Monitor 101
– inflation pressure 239
– new tires 257
– tire replacement 257
– winter tires 258
Runflat tyres, refer to Run-flat tires 258S
Safety-belt height
adjustment 54
Safety belts 53
– belt hand-over 54
– damage 54
– indicator/warning lamp 54
– reminder 54
– sitting safely 47
Safety systems
– airbags 107
– Antilock Brake System
ABS 97
– brake system 97
– driving stability control 97
– Dynamic Stability Control DSC 97
– rollover protection system,
Convertible 109
– safety belts 53
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat
tires 258
Saving fuel 138
Screen, refer to iDrive
controls 18
Screw thread for tow fitting 279
Seat adjustment
– electric 49
– mechanical 48
Seat and mirror memory 53
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems 97
Start/Stop button 61
– starting the engine 62
– switching off the engine 63
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 62
Starting assistance, refer to Jump-starting 278
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 278
Starting the engine
– Start/Stop button 61
Start menu 19
State/province, for
navigation 150
Status information on the Control Display 21
Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing 5
Steam jet 266,267
Steering wheel 56
– adjustment 56
– buttons on steering
wheel 11
– heating 56
– lock 61
– locking with Comfort Access 39
– shift paddles 68
Steering wheel buttons, refer to Shift paddles 68
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 105
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 64
Storage 269
Storage compartments 127
Storage nets 131
Stored trip, calling up 158
Storing a destination in the
address book 152
Storing seat positions, refer to Seat and mirror memory 53Storing tires
258
Stowage, refer to Storage
compartments 127
Street, entering, navigation 151
Suitable mobile phones 204
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 239
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 63
Switching off the engine
– Start/Stop button 61
Switching the cooling function
on and off 119
Switch-on times of parked car
ventilation, preselecting 120
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 83
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 35
Tail lamp, refer to Tail lamps 272
Tail lamps 272
– replacing bulb 272,273
Tank contents, refer to
Capacities 289
Tasks 223
Technical data 284
– dimensions 285
Technical modifications, refer to For your own safety 5
Telephone 204
– hands-free system 213
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 126
– phone book 212
– received calls 213
– redialing 212
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
– voice commands 214
TeleService 229
Teleservice Diagnosis 230Temperature
– automatic climate
control 117
– changing unit of measure 87
– coolant, refer to Coolant
temperature 263
Temperature display
– outside temperature 82
– outside temperature warning 82
– setting the units 87
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 73
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo 143
Text message 221
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 273
Through-loading opening with
integrated transport
bag 133
Through-loading system 130
Tilt alarm sensor 37
Tilt function, passenger side mirror 55
Timer, refer to Preselecting switch-on times 120
Tire inflation pressure 239
– loss 101,102
Tire pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 100
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 102
– resetting the system 103
– system limitatio
ns102
– warning lamp 103
Tire puncture, refe r to Flat Tire
Monitor 101
Tire Quality Grading 255
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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Tires
– age
255,257
– air loss 103
– breaking in 138
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels 273
– condition 256
– damage 256
– inflation pressure 239
– labels 255
– minimum tread depth 256
– new wheels and tires 257
– pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 100
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 102
– puncture 101
– replacing 257
– Run-flat tires 258
– size 255
– storage 258
– tread depth 256
– wear indicators, refer to Minimum tread depth 256
– wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 257
– winter tires 258
TMC station, refer to Traffic bulletins 163
Tools, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 270
Top, refer to Retractable
hardtop 43
Torque, refer to Engine data 284
Tow bar 280
Tow fitting 279
– screw thread 279
Tow fittings for tow-starting and towing away 279Towing
279
– car with automatic
transmission 279
– methods 280
– with 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 280
Towing and tow-starting 279
Town/city, for navigation 150
Tow rope 280
Tow-starting 279,281
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor 102
Traction control, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 97
Traffic bulletins
– categories 165
Traffic bulletins,
filtering165
Traffic bulletins for navigation 163
– during destination
guidance 165
Traffic bulletins in navigation
– screen display in the map
view 165
Traffic congestion
– displaying traffic
bulletins 163
– refer to Route, bypassing segments 160
Transmission
– 7-gear Sport automatic transmission with double
clutch 66
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 64
– idle position 67
– Launch Control 70
– manually unlocking parking
lock 69
– manual transmission 64
– overriding selector lever lock
for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 66
– reverse gear 67 Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector
lever position 64
– refer to P Park 64
Transporting children
safely 57
Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 143
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tire tread 256
Trip, deleting 158
Trip, storing 158
Trip computer, refer to Displays on the Control
Display 84
Trip-distance coun ter, refer to
Trip odometer 82
Triple turn signal activation 71
Trip odometer 82
Trips, changing 158
Trunk lid 35
– Comfort Access 39
– emergency release 36
– locking or unlocking separately 36
– opening from inside 35
– opening from outside 36
– remote control 33
Turning circle, refer to Dimensions 285
Turn signal 71
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp 12
Turn signals
– triple turn signal 71
Tying down load s, refer to
Cargo loading 143
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 255
Units
– average fuel consumption 87
Units of measure
– temperature 87
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Universal garage door opener,
refer to Integrated universal
remote control 122
Unlatching, refer to Unlocking 38
Unlocking
– from inside 35
– from outside 32
– setting unlocking characteristics 32
– trunk lid 39
– without remote control, refer to Comfort Access 38
Updating the navigation
data 148
Using contact data 224
V
Variable light distribution,
refer to Adaptive Light
Control 112
Vehicle
– battery 274
– breaking in 138
– cargo loading 141
– identification number, refer to Engine compartment 259
– measurements, refer to Dimensions 285
– parking 63
– weight 287
Vehicle equipment 5
Vehicle jack 274
Vehicle storage 269
Ventilation 119
– draft-free 120
– in the rear 120
Ventilation, refer to Climate 116
Ventilation while at a standstill 120
Vents, refer to Ventilation 119
Voice, refer to Destination guidance through voice
instructions 161 Voice commands
– overview
25
– short commands 290
– telephone 214
Voice instructions from
navigation system 161
– repeating 161
– switching on/off 161
– volume 161
Voice phone book 215
Volume
– fuel tank, refer to Capacities 289
– mobile phone 209
– voice instructions 161
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 13
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 92
Warning triangle 277
Washer fluid 72
– content of the reservoir 73
Washer fluid reservoir 72
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 128
Water on roads, refer to Driving through water 140
Water penetration 266,267
Wear indicators in tires, refer to Minimum tread depth 256
Weights 287
Welcome lamps 111
Wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 257
Wheelbase, refer to Dimensions 285
Wheels, new 257
Wheels and tires 239
Width, refer to
Dimensions 285
Wind deflector 45 Windows
40
– convenient opening and
closing 32
– convenient opening and closing with Comfort
Access 39
– opening, closing 40
– pinch protection system 41
Windows, indicator on Control Display 18
Windshield
– cleaning 72
Windshield wash 71
– filling capacity, reservoir 289
– nozzles 72
– reservoir for washer fluid 72
– washer fluid 72
Windshield wiper blades, changing 270
Windshield wipers, refer to Wiper system 71
Winter tires 258
– setting speed limit 93
– storage 258
Wiper blade replacement 270
Wiper system 71
Work in the engine compartment 260
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 270
X
xDrive99
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb 271
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to Personal
Profile 30
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