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Everything from A to Z
Reference
ESP Electronic Stability 
Program, refer to Dynamic 
Stability Control DSC 89
Exhaust system, refer to Hot  exhaust system 126
Exterior mirrors 55
– adjusting 55
– automatic dimming 
feature 56
– automatic heating 56
– folding in and out 55
External devices 177
– random sequence 180
Eyes
– for tow-starting and towing  away 252
– for tying down loads 128
F
Failure messages, refer to 
Check Control 84
Failure of an electrical  consumer 249
False alarm, refer to Avoiding 
unintentional alarms 40
Fastening safety belts, refer to  Safety belts 54
Fastest route for  navigation 143
Fast forward
– CD player 168
Filter of automatic climate  control, refer to Microfilter/
activated charcoal filter 109
First aid pouch 251
Fixture for remote control, 
refer to Ignition lock 61
Flash when locking/ unlocking 35
Flat tire
– run-flat tires 231
– tire pressure monitor 
TPM 92 Flat Tire Monitor FTM
91
– indicating a flat tire 92
– initializing the system 91
– system limits 91
Flat tires, refer to Tire 
condition 229
FM, waveband 157
Fog lamps 103
– indicator lamp 15,104
Footwell lamps 104
For your own safety 5
Free memory capacity, music  collection 176
Front airbags 97
Front seat adjustment 50
Frost on windows, refer to 
Defrosting windows 109
FTM, refer to Flat Tire  Monitor 91
Fuel 221
– gauge 76
– high-quality brands 221
– quality 221
– specifications 221
– tank contents, refer to 
Capacities 259
Fuel clock, refer to Fuel  gauge 76
Fuel consumption indicator,  refer to Average fuel 
consumption 77
Fuel consumption statistics,  refer to Average fuel 
consumption 77
Fuel display, refer to Fuel  gauge 76
Fuel filler flap 220
– releasing in the event of  electrical malfunction 221
Fuses 249
G
Garage door opener, refer to 
Integrated universal remote 
control 111 Gasoline, refer to Required 
fuel 221
Gasoline display, refer to Fuel  gauge 76
Gas station 
recommendations 145
Gear indicator, automatic  transmission 64
Gear shifting
– automatic transmission 64
– manual transmission 64
Gearshift lever 67
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 64
– manual transmission 64
General driving notes 125
Glass roof, electric 43
– convenient opening and  closing with Comfort 
Access 40
– opening, closing 43
– pinch protection system 44
– remote control 34
– tilting 43
Glove compartment 115
GPS navigation, refer to  Navigation system 132
Grills, refer to Air vents 106
Gross vehicle weight, refer to  Weights 259
H
Halogen lamps
– replacing bulbs 244
Handbrake, refer to Parking  brake 63
Hands-free system 197
Hands-free system, refer to  Microphone for hands-free 
mode 16
Hazard warning flashers 16
HD Radio 159
Head airbags 97
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Headlamp control, 
automatic 100
Headlamp cover 244
Headlamp flasher 71
– indicator lamp 15
Headlamps
– replacing bulbs 244
Head Light, refer to Adaptive 
Light Control 101
Head restraints 52
Heated
– seats 54
– steering wheel 57
Heated mirrors 56
Heating
– mirrors 56
– seats 54
– steering wheel 57
Heating, rear window 109
Heating and ventilation 106
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing  cargo 128
Height, refer to  Dimensions 258
Height adjustment
– steering wheel 57
High-beam Assistant 102
High beams 102
– indicator lamp 15
– replacing bulbs 244
High beams and low beams, 
automatic, refer to High-
beam Assistant 102
High-pressure washer 239
High water, refer to Driving  through water 126
Highways, refer to Route 
criteria 143
Hills 127
Holders for cups 116
Hood 232
Hot exhaust system 126
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to 
Dynamic Brake Control 89
Hydroplaning 126I
IBOC, refer to HD radio 159
Ice warning, refer to Outside  temperature warning 75
Identification marks
– tire coding 228
iDrive 20
– adjusting brightness 87
– changing date and time 83
– changing language 87
– menu guidance 21
– operating principle 20
– status information 23
Ignition 62
– switched off 62
– switched on 62
Ignition key, refer to  Integrated key/remote 
control 32
Ignition key position 1, refer to  Radio readiness 61
Ignition key position 2, refer to  Ignition on 62
Ignition lock 61
Incoming call 193
Indicator and warning  lamps 15
– tire pressure monitor  TPM 94
Individual settings, refer to 
Personal Profile 32
Inflation pressure monitoring,  refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM 92
Initializing
– compass, refer to 
Calibrating 114
– radio, refer to Storing  stations 158
– refer to Setting the time and  date 83
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor 
FTM 91 Instructions for navigation 
system, refer to Voice 
instructions 145
Instrument cluster 14
Instrument combination, refer 
to Instrument cluster 14
Instrument lighting 104
Integrated key 32
Integrated universal remote  control 111
Interactive map 139
Interior lamps 104
– remote control 35
Interior motion sensor 39
Interior rearview mirror 56
– automatic dimming 
feature 56
– compass 113
Intermittent mode of the 
wipers 72
Intersection, entering, 
navigation 135
J
Jacking points
248
Jets, refer to Air vents 106
Jets, refer to  Window washer 
nozzles 72
Joystick, refer to iDrive 20
Jumpering, refer to Jump 
starting 251
Jump starting 251
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control 32
Keyless go, refer to Comfort  Access 40
Keyless opening and closing,  refer to Comfort Access 40
Key Memory, refer to Personal 
Profile 32
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Keypad dialing
195
Kickdown 65
Knock control 221
L
Lamps
– adaptive light control 101
– interior lighting 104
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/ Low beams 100
Lamps and bulbs, replacing  bulbs 243
Lashing eyes, refer to 
Securing cargo 128
Last destinations 137
LATCH child restraint fixing  system 59
Launch Control 70
Leather care 240
LED Light-emitting  diodes 243
Length, refer to  Dimensions 258
License plate lamp, replacing 
bulb 247
Light
– instrument lighting 104
– refer to High-beam  Assistant 102
Light-alloy wheels 241
Light control
– refer to High-beam  Assistant 102
Light-emitting diodes  LED 243
Lighter 117
– socket 117
Lighting
– lamps and bulbs 243
– of the instruments 104
– of vehicle, refer to  Lamps 100
Light switch 100 Limit, refer to Speed limit
86
Load 127
Load securing equipment,  refer to Securing cargo 128
Lock buttons of doors, refer to 
Locking 37
Locking
– adjusting confirmation 
signal 35
– from inside 37
– from outside 34
– without remote control, refer  to Comfort Access 40
Locking and unlocking doors
– from inside 37
– from outside 34
Low beam control, refer to  High-beam Assistant 102
Low-beam headlamps 100
– automatic 100
– replacing bulbs 244
Lower back support, refer to 
Lumbar support 51
Luggage compartment
– lid, refer to Trunk lid 37
Luggage compartment, refer  to Trunk
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack 129
Lu mbar su
pport51
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter 
tires 231
Maintenance, refer to
– BMW Maintenance 
System 237
– Service and Warranty  Information Booklet for US 
models or in the Warranty 
and Service Guide Booklet 
for Canadian models
Maintenance system 237Malfunction warnings, refer to 
Check Control 84
Managing music 175
Manually unlocking parking  lock 69
Manual operation
– door lock 36
– fuel filler flap 221
– parking lock 69
– transmission lock, automatic  transmission 66
Manual operation with  automatic transmission 65
Manual transmission 64
Map for navigation
– changing scale 146
– entering destination 139
Map view 145
Maximum cooling 107
Maximum speed
– for winter tires 231
Menus, refer to iDrive 20
Messages 204
Messages from the Concierge  service 205
Microfilter/activated-charcoal  filter for automatic climate 
control 109
Microphone for telephone 16
Mirror dimming feature 56
Mirrors 55
– automatic curb monitor 56
– exterior mirrors 55
– heating 56
– interior rearview mirror 56
Mobile phone
– adjusting volume 193
– connecting, refer to Mobile  phone, pairing 189
– operation 193
– pairing 189
– suitable mobile phones 188
– unpairing 191
– what to do if…. 192
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Mobile phone, installation 
location, refer to Center 
armrest 115
Mobile phone, refer to  Telephone 188
Modifications, te chnical, refer 
to For your own safety 5
Monitor, refer to iDrive 20
Monitoring system for tire  pressures, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor 91
Multi-channel playback 156
Multifunctional steering  wheel, refer to Buttons on 
the steering wheel 13
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/ headlamp flasher 71
– refer to Wiper system 71
Music collection 172
– backing up 176
– deleting 176
– random sequence 175
– restoring 176
Music interface for 
smartphones 178
Music search 174
My Info 205
N
Navigation
– starting destination 
guidance after entering a 
destination 136
– storing current position 136
– voice activation 140
Navigation announcements,  refer to Switching voice 
instructions on/off 145
Navigation data 132 Navigation system
132
– address book 136
– bypassing a route  section 144
– continuing destination 
guidance 143
– destination entry 134
– dynamic destination 
guidance 149
– entering a destination by  voice 140
– entering a destination  manually 134
– frequently asked 
questions 151
– gas station 
recommendations 145
– planning a trip 141
– route list 144
– selecting destination via  map 139
– selecting route criteria 143
– special destinations 137
– starting destination  guidance 143
– terminating destination  guidance 143
– traffic bulletins 147
– voice instructions 145
– volume adjustment 145
Neck support, refer to Head 
restraints 52
Nets, refer to Storage  compartments 116
Neutral 67
New tires 230
Next Service indicator, refer to 
Condition Based Service 
CBS 237
North-facing map 145
Notes 208
O
OBD socket, refer to Socket 
for Onboard Diagnosis 238
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel 
specifications 221
Odometer 75
Office 201
– current office 201
– what to do if…. 209
Oil, refer to Engine oil 233
Oil consumption 233
Oil level 233
Old batteries, refer to 
Disposal 249
Onboard vehicle tool kit 243
Opening and closing
– comfort access 40
– from inside 37
– from outside 34
– using the door lock 36
– using the remote control 34
Options, selecting for  navigation 143
Orientation menu, refer to 
Start menu 21
Outlets, refer to  Ventilation 109
Outside temperature  display 75
– changing unit of measure 80
– in computer 80
Outside temperature  warning 75
Overriding selector lever  lock 66
Overview
– radio operation 154
P
Paintwork care240
Park assistant, refer to Park 
Distance Control 88
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Retreaded tires 230
Reverse
– CD player 168
Reverse gear 67
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 65
– manual transmission 64
Road map 145
Roadside  Assistance 213,251
Roadside parking lamps 102
– replacing bulbs 245
Roadworthiness test, refer to  Service requirements 80
Rollover protection system,  Convertible 99
– resetting 99
Roof load capacity 259
Roof-mounted luggage 
rack 129
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,  towing away 254
Rotary/pushbutton control,  refer to Controller 20
Route 143,144
– bypassing sections 144
– changing 143,144
– changing criteria 143
– displaying streets or towns/ cities 144
– map view 145
– selecting 143
Route instructions, refer to  Destination guidance 
through voice 
instructions 145
Route map, refer to Map 
view 145
Route section, changing 144
Route selection 143
RSC Runflat System  Component, refer to 
Run-flat tires 231
Runflat System Component  RSC, refer to Run-flat 
tires 231 Run-flat tires
231
– flat tire 92
– inflation pressure 223
– new tires 230
– remaining driving distance, 
refer to Indication of a flat 
tire 92
– tire replacement 230
– winter tires 231
Runflat tyres, refer to Run-flat  tires 231
S
Safety-belt height 
adjustment 55
Safety belts 54
– damage 55
– indicator lamp 55
– reminder 55
– sitting safely 49
Safety systems
– airbags 97
– antilock brake system  ABS 89
– dynamic stability control  DSC 89
– rollover protection system, 
Convertible 99
– safety belts 54
Safety tires, re fer to Run-flat 
tires 231
Satellite radio 161
– activating or deactivating 
channels 161
– favorites 163
– selecting channels 162
– storing channels 162
– time shift 163
– traffic jump 165
Saving fuel 124
Screen, refer to iDrive 20
Screw thread for tow 
fitting 253
SDARS, refer to satellite  radio 161 Seat and mirror memory
54
Seat belt reminder, refer to 
"Fasten safety belts" 
reminder 55
Seats 50
– heating 54
– sitting safely 49
Securing cargo 119,120
Selecting a station
– radio 157
Selecting new scale for 
navigation 146
Selector lever, automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 64
Selector lever positions 67
Service, refer to Roadside  Assistance 251
Service car, refer to Roadside 
Assistance 251
Service data in remote  control 237
Service Interval Display, refer  to Condition Based Service 
CBS 237
Service Request 215
Service requirements 80
Service status 216
Settings
–  clock, 
12h/24h format 83
– date format 84
– DVD 169
– language 87
Settings for the map view 146
Setting times, refer to  Preselecting switch-on 
times 110
Setting tone during audio  operation, refer to Tone 
control 155
Shifting 68
– 7-gear Sport automatic  transmission with double 
clutch 68
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Shifting gears with automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic 65
Shift into a drive position, refer  to selector lever 
positions 67
Shiftlock, refer to Changing  selector lever positions 64
Shift paddles on the steering  wheel 68
Short commands for the voice 
activation system 260
Short route in navigation, refer  to Selecting route 143
Side airbags 97
Side windows, refer to 
Windows 42
Signal horn, refer to Horn 12
Sitting safely 49
– airbags 49
– safety belts 49
Ski bag 118
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to  Glass roof, electric 43
Slot for remote control 61
Smokers' package, refer to  Ashtray 116,117
Snap-in adapter 188
– inserting/removing 199
Snap-in adapter, refer to  Center armrest 115
Snow chains 231
Socket, refer to Connecting  electrical appliances 117
Socket for Onboard Diagnosis  OBD 238
Software update 184
Spare fuses 249
Special destinations 137
Special destinations, 
displaying 139
Special oils, refer to Approved  engine oils 235
Specified engine oils, refer to  Approved engine oils 235Speed
– for winter tires
231
Speed limit warning, refer to  Speed limit 86
Speedo, refer to 
Speedometer 14
Speedometer 14
Speed Volume 156
Split screen content, refer to  Selecting the display for the 
split screen content 24
Sport automatic transmission  with double clutch 66
– driving dynamics control 69
– kickdown 68
– launch control 70
– manually unlocking parking  lock 69
– n eu
tral 67
– reverse gear 67
Sport program, automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 65
Sport program with 7-gear  Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 68
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems 89
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 251
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 61
Start menu 21
State/province, for  navigation 134
Status information on the 
Control Display 23
Status of this Owner's Manual  at time of printing 5Steam jet
239
Steering wheel 57
– adjustment 57
– buttons on steering  wheel 13
– heating 57
– shift paddles 68
Steering wheel buttons, refer 
to Shift paddles 68
Steering with variable ratio,  refer to Active steering 96
Steptronic, refer to Automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 64
Storage 242
Storage compartment 
package 116
Storage compartments 116
Stored trip, calling up 142
Storing
– seat position, refer to Seat  and mirror memory 54
Storing a destination in the  address book 136
Storing music 172
Storing tires 231
Stowage, refer to Storage  compartments 116
Street, entering,  navigation 135
Suitable mobile phones 188
Summer tires, refer to Wheels  and tires 223
Surround 156
SVCD 168
SW , wav
eband 157
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12
Switching off
– engine 63
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button 61
Switching on
– audio 154
– CD player 154
– radio 154
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Switching the air conditioning 
on and off 109
Switching the entertainment  audio output on/off 154
Switch-on times of parked car 
ventilation, preselecting 110
Symbols 4
– status information 23
T
Tachometer76
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 37
Tail lamp, refer to Tail 
lamps 246
– replacing bulb 247
Tail lamps 246
– replacing bulb 247
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities 259
Tasks 207
Technical data 258
– dimensions 258
Technical modifications 5
Telephone 188
– hands-free system 197
– phone book 195
– received calls 196
– redialing 196
– voice commands 197
Telephone, installation 
location, refer to Center 
armrest 115
TeleService 213
Teleservice Diagnosis 214
Temperature display
– outside temperature 75
– outside temperature  warning 75
– setting the units 80
Tempomat, refer to Cruise  control 73
Text message 205
Thigh support 50
Third brake lamp, refer to  Center brake lamp 247Three-point safety belt
54
Through-loading system 117
Tilt alarm sensor 39
Tilt function, passenger side  mirror 56
Timer, refer to Preselecting  switch-on times 110
Tire inflation pressure 223
– loss 92,93
Tire pressure monitoring,  refer to Flat Tire Monitor 91
Tire Pressure Monitor  TPM 92
– resetting the system 93
– system limitations 93
– warning lamp 94
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire  Monitor 92
Tire Quality Grading 228
Tires
– age 228,230
– air loss 94
– bre a
king in 124
– changing, refer to Changing  wheels 248
– condition 229
– damage 229
– inflation pressure 223
– labels 228
– minimum tread depth 229
– new tires 230
– pressure monitoring, refer to  Flat Tire Monitor 91
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM 92
– puncture 92
– retreaded 230
– run-flat tires 231
– size 228
– wear indicators, refer to  Minimum tread depth 229
– winter tires 231
TMC station, refer to Traffic  bulletins 147 Tone
– control
155
– middle setting 156
Tools, refer to Onboard  vehicle tool kit 243
Top 50 in music  collection 175
Tow bar 253
Tow fitting 252
Tow fittings for tow-starting  and towing away 252
Towing 252
– car with automatic  transmission 252
– methods 253
– with 7-gear Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 253
Towing and tow-starting 252
Town/city, for navigation 134
Tow rope 254
Tow-starting 252
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure  Monitor 92
Track
– selecting on CD 166
Traction control, refer to  Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC 89
Traffic bulletins
– categories 149
Traffic bulletins, filtering 149
Traffic bulletins for  navigation 147
– during destination  guidance 149
Traffic bulletins in navigation
– screen display in the map  view 148
Traf fic co
ngestion
– displaying traffic  bulletins 147
– refer to Route, bypassing 
segments 144
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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
– reverse gear 67
Transporting children  safely 58
Transport securing devices,  refer to Securing cargo 128
Tread depth, refer to Minimum  tire tread 229
Trip, deleting 142
Trip, storing 142
Trip-distance counter, refer to  Trip odometer 75
Triple turn signal activation 71
Trip odometer 75
Trips, changing 142
Trunk
– capacity 259
– comfort access 41
– enlarging, refer to Through- loading system 117
– lamp, refer to Interior 
lamps 104
– opening from outside 38
Trunk lid 37
– comfort access 41
– emergency release 38
– opening from outside 38
– unlocking with remote  control 35
Trunk net, refer to Securing 
cargo 128 Turning circle, refer to 
Dimensions 258
Turn signal 71
– indicator lamp 14
Turn signals
– replacing bulbs 246
– triple turn signal 71
Tying down loads, refer to 
Cargo loading 128
U
Underbody protection, refer to 
Caring for your vehicle 239
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQR 228
Units
– average fuel  consumption 80
Units of measure
– temperature 80
Universal garage door opener, 
refer to Integrated universal 
remote control 111
Unlatching, refer to 
Unlocking 34
Unlocking
– from inside 37
– from outside 34
– trunk lid 41
– without remote control, refer 
to Comfort Access 40
Unlocking without a key, refer  to Comfort Access 40
Updating software 184
Updating the navigation  data 132
USB audio interface 178
USB interface 115
Using contact data 208
V
VCD168
Vehicle
– battery 248
– breaking in 124
– cargo loading 127
– decommissioning, refer to 
Vehicle storage 242
– dimensions 258
– identification number, refer 
to Engine compartment 232
– parking 63
– weight 259
Vehicle equipment 5
Vehicle jack 248
Vehicle storage 242
Ventilation 109
– draft-free 109
Ventilation when parked, refer  to Parked car ventilation 110
Vents, refer to Ventilation 109
Video menu 168
Video playback 168,180
Voice, refer to Destination 
guidance through voice 
instructions 145
Voice commands
– overview 27
– short commands 260
– telephone 197
Voice instructions from  navigation system 145
– repeating 145
– switching on/off 145
– volume 145
Voice phone book 198
Volume 154
– audio sources 154
– fuel tank, refer to 
Capacities 259
– mobile phone 193
– voice instructions 145
Volume compensation, tone  control 156
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