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MobilityGiving and receiving assistance
Giving and receiving assistance
Vehicle equipment
In this chapter, all pr oduction, country, and
optional equipment that is offered in the model
range is described. For this reason, descrip-
tions will be given of some equipment that may
not be available in a vehi cle, for example due to
the special options or national-market version
selected. This also app lies to safety related
functions and systems.
Emergency Request
Requirements
> Full preparation package mobile phone: this
equipment makes it possible to send an
Emergency Request even if no mobile
phone is paired with the vehicle.
> BMW Assist is activated.
> Radio readiness is switched on.
> The BMW Assist system is logged into a
mobile phone network that is supported by
BMW Assist.
> The Emergency Request system is
operable.
Only press the SOS button in an emergency. For technical reasons, the Emergency
Request service canno t be guaranteed
for the most unfavorable conditions. <
Subscriber contract
Upon expiration of the subscriber contract with
BMW Assist, the BMW Assist system can be
deactivated by a BMW center without a work-
shop visit.
After the system is deacti vated, it is no longer
possible to make Emergency Requests.
It may be possible for a BMW center to reacti-
vate the system after a new contract has been
signed.
Sending an Emergency Request
1. Briefly press the cover flap to open.
2. Press the SOS button until the LED in the
button comes on.
> The LED comes on: the Emergency
Request has been triggered.
If the circumstances a llow, remain in the
vehicle until the voice contact has been
established.
> The LED flashes when the connection to
the BMW Assist Response Center has been
established.
Once the BMW Assist Response Center
has received your Emergency Request, the
BMW Assist Response Center contacts
you and takes further steps to help you.
Even if you are unable to respond, the
BMW Assist Response Center will be able
to initiate further steps to assist you under
certain conditions.
Data for determining the necessary rescue
measures are transmitted to the
BMW Assist Response Center, e.g. the
current position of your vehicle, if it can be
determined.
> If the LED is flashing but the BMW Assist
Response Center cannot be heard over the
hands-free system, it is possible that the
hands-free system is malfunctioning. The
BMW Assist Response Center may still be
able to hear you, however.

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Giving and receiving assistance
Mobility
Automatically triggering an Emergency
Request
Under certain conditions, an Emergency
Request is sent automatically immediately after
a severe accident. An automatic Emergency
Request is not affected by pressing the SOS
button.
Roadside Assistance
BMW Roadside Assistance is available by
phone around the clock in many countries. You
can obtain support there in the event of a break-
down.
First aid pouch
Some of the articles co
ntained in the first aid
pouch have a limited service life. Therefore,
check the expiration dates of the contents
regularly and replace any items in good time, if
necessary.
The first aid pouch is located on the right-hand
side of the trunk in a storage area.
Warning triangle
The warning triangle is lo cated in a holder in the
trunk lid. Press the tabs to take it out.
Jump starting
If the car's own battery is flat, your BMW's
engine can be started by connecting two
jumper cables to another vehicle's battery. You
can also use the same method to help start
another vehicle. Only use jumper cables with
fully-insulated clamp handles.
Do not touch any electrically live parts
when the engine is running, or a fatal acci-
dent may occur. Carefully adhere to the follow-
ing sequence, both to pr event damage to one or
both vehicles, and to guard against possible
personal injuries.<
Preparation
1. Check whether the ba ttery of the other
vehicle has a voltage of 12 volts and
approximately the same capacitance in Ah.
This information can be found on the
battery.
2. Switch off the engine of the assisting
vehicle.
3. Switch off any consumers in both vehicles.
There must not be any contact between
the bodies of the two vehicles; otherwise,
there is a danger of shorting. <

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ReferenceShort commands for the voice activation system
Short commands for the voice activation
system
Vehicle equipment
In this chapter, all pr oduction, country, and
optional equipment that is offered in the model
range is described. For this reason, descrip-
tions will be given of some equipment that may
not be available in a vehi cle, for example due to
the special options or national-market version
selected. This also app lies to safety related
functions and systems.
General information
For instructions on the voice activation system,
refer to page 27.
Having the possible spoken commands read
aloud: {Voice commands }
The following short commands are for vehicles
with the voice activation system. They do not
function with equipment packages that permit
only the mobile phone to be operated by voice.
Useful short commands
FunctionCommand
Opening a music collection {Music collection }
Opening the tone control {Tone }
Opening the settings {Settings }
Accessing the onboard computer {Onboard info }
Opening the contacts {Contacts }
Displaying phone book {Phonebook }
Accessing services {Assist }
Accessing BMW Assist {B M W Assist }
Accessing ConnectedDrive {Connected Drive }
Opening the home address {Home address }
Opening destination entry {Enter address }
Opening destination guidance {Guidance }

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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Everything from A to Z
Index
A
ABS Antilock Brake
System 89
Acceleration assistant, refer to Launch Control 70
Accessories, refer to Vehicle equipment 5
Accident, reporting, refer to
Emergency Request 250
Activated-charcoal filter 109
Active steering 96
Adaptive Light Control 101
Additives
– coolant 235
– engine oil 235
Address, entering 134,140
Address for navigation
– entering 134
Adjusting temperature 107
Airbags 97
– sitting safely 49
– warning lamp 98
Air conditioner 106
Air distribution
– automatic 107
Airing, refer to Ventilation 109
Air outlets, refer to Air vents 106
Air pressure, checking, refer to Tire inflation
pressure 223
Air recirculation, refer to Recirculated air mode 108
Air vents 106
Air volume 108
AKI, refer to Fuel grade 221Alarm system
38
– avoiding unintentional alarms 40
– interior motion sensor 39
– switching off an alarm 39
– tilt alarm sensor 39
Albums in music collection 175
ALL program 108
All-season tires, refer to Winter tires 231
AM, waveband 157
Ambient air, refer to Recirculated air mode 108
Antifreeze
– coolant 235
– washer fluid 72
Antilock Brake System
ABS 89
Anti-theft alarm system, refer
to Alarm system 38
Appointments, refer to Calendar 207
Approved axle loads, refer to Weights 259
Approved engine oils 235
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to W

eights259
Apps 216
Armrest, refer to Center armrest 115
Arrival time
– computer 78
Ashtray 116
Assistance systems, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 89 AUC Automatic recirculated
air control 108
Audible instructions, refer to
Voice instructions 145
Audio 154
– controls 154
– switching on/off 154
– tone control 155
– volume 155
Automatic
– air distribution 107
– air volume 107
– cruise control 73
– headlamp control 100
Automatic car washes 239
Automatic climate control 106
Automatic curb monitor 56
Automatic high beams and
low beams, refer to High-
beam Assistant 102
Automatic lamps
– refer to Welcome lamps 101
Automatic recirculated air
control AUC 108
Automatic Service Request 215
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 64
– selector lever lock 64
– shiftlock 64
– towing 252
– tow-starting 252
AUTO program for automatic climate control 107
AUX-In connection 177
Available services 216
Average fuel consumption 77
– setting the units 80

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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Average speed
77
Avoid highways in
navigation 143
Avoiding unintentional alarms 40
Axle loads, refer to Weights 259
B
Backrests, refer to Seats 50
Backrest width adjustment 51
Back seats, refer to Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints 52
Backup lamp, replacing bulb 247
Bag for skis, refer to Ski bag 118
Band-aids, refer to First aid
pouch 251
Bar, refer to Tow-starting, towing away 253
Base plate for telephone or mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter 199
Bass, tone control 155
Battery 248
– charging 248
– disposal 42,249
– jump starting 251
– replacing 248
– temporary power failure 248
Battery renewal
– remote control for vehicle 41
Being towed 253
Belts, refer to Safety belts 54
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety
belts 54
Beverage holders, refer to Cupholders 116
Blower, refer to Air volume 108 Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating 189
Bluetooth audio 180
– disconnecting an audio connection 183
– pairing device 181
– playback 182
– unpairing device 183
– what to do if … 183
BMW Assist 212
– updating 216
BMW Info 206
BMW Maintenance System 237
BMW Online 214
Bottle holders, refer to
Cupholders 116
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic Brake Control 89
Brake fluid
– service requirements 80
Brake Force Display 96
Brake lamps
– brake force display 96
– replacing bulb 247
Brake pads, breaking in 124
Brake pedal, refer to Braking safely 126
Bra k

e rotors 127
– brakes 124
– breaking in 124
Brakes
– ABS 89
– BMW Maintenance
System 237
– braking safely 126
– breaking in 124
– parking brake 63
– service requirements 80Brake system
124
– BMW Maintenance
System 237
– breaking in 124
– disc brakes 127
Breakdown services, refer to Roadside Assistance 251
Breaking in the clutch 124
Break-in period 124
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps and bulbs 243
Button for starting the engine 61
Buttons on the steering
wheel 13
C
Calendar 207
– displaying appointment 207
– selecting calendar day 207
California Proposition 65
warning 6
Call
– accepting 193
– ending 193
– muting the microphone 195
– rejecting 193
Calling, refer to Phone numbers, dialing 194
Calls
– with multiple parties 194
Can holders, refer to Cupholders 116
Capacities 259
Capacity of the trunk 259
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery 248
Car care, refer to Care 239

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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Care239
– automatic car washes 239
– care products 240
– carpets 242
– chrome parts 241
– convertible top 242
– displays 242
– fine wood parts 241
– headlamps 240
– leather 240
– light-alloy wheels 241
– paintwork 240
– plastic parts 241
– rubber seals 241
– safety belts 241
– sensors and cameras 242
– upholstery and cloth trim 241
Cargo, securing 128
Cargo area, refer to Trunk
Cargo area lid, refer to Trunk lid 37
Cargo loading 127
– securing cargo 128
– stowing cargo 128
– vehicle 127
Car jack
– jacking points 248
Car key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 32
Car phone
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 115
Car phone, refer to
Telephone 188
Car radio, refer to Radio 157
Car wash 239
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 126
CD, audio playback 166CD player
166
– controls 154
– fast forward/reverse 168
– random sequence 167
– selecting a track 166
– switching on/off 154
– tone control 155
– volume 155
Center armrest 115
Center brake lamp, replacing bulb 247
Center console, refer to Around the center
console 16
Central key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 32
Central locking
– from inside 37
– from outside 33
Central lo cking

system33
– comfort access 40
Changes, technical, refer to
For your own safety 5
Changing bulbs 243
Changing gears 68
Changing the language on the Control Display 87
Changing wheels 248
Chassis number, refer to Engine compartment 232
Check Control 84
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 59
Child restraint systems 58
Child seats 58
Chrome parts 241
Chrome polish 241
Cigarette lighter 117
Cleaning headlamps 72
– washer fluid 73
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care 239 Climate control
– automatic air
distribution 107
Clock 75
– 12h/24h mode 83
– setting the time and date 83
– setting time 82
Closing
– from inside 37
– from outside 34
Clothes hooks 116
Cold start, refer to Starting the engine 62
Comfort Access 40
– replacing the battery 41
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console 16
Compartment for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 61
Compass 113
Computer 77
– displays on Control Display 78
Computer, refer to iDrive 20
Concierge service 213
Condensation, refer to When the vehicle is parked 127
Condition Based Service CBS 237
Configuring settings, refer to
Personal Profile 32
Confirmation signals for locking/unlocking the
vehicle 35
ConnectedDrive 212
Con n

ecting a music player,
AUX-In connection 177
Connecting a music player, USB audio interface 178
Connecting an iPod, refer to AUX-In connection 177
Connecting an iPod, refer to
USB audio interface 178

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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Directory for navigation, refer
to Address book 136
Display, refer to Control Display 20
Displaying contact
pictures 203
Display lighting, refer to Instrument lighting 104
Displays, refer to Instrument cluster 14
Displays and controls 12
Disposal
– of coolant 235
– remote control battery 42
– vehicle battery 249
Distance, refer to
Computer 78
Distance remaining to service, refer to Service
requirements 80
Distance to destination, refer to Computer 78
Distance warning, refer to Park Distance Control
PDC 88
Door key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 32
Door lock 36
Door lock, confirmation signals 35
Doors, manual operation 36
DOT Quality Grades 228
Draft-free ventilation 109
Drinks holders, refer to
Cupholders 116
Drive mode 68
Drive-off assistance, refer to
DSC 89
Drive-off assistant 90
Driving dynamics control 69
Driving lamps, refer to Parking lamps/low beams 100
Driving notes 124
Driving off on hills, refer to Drive-off assistant 90Driving stability control
systems 89
Driving through water 126
Driving tips, refer to Driving notes 124
Dry air, refer to Air conditioning 109
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 89
DTC Dynamic Traction Control 90
– indicator lamps 90
DVD
– country codes 168
– settings 169
– video playback 168
DVD menu 169
DVD player, refer to CD player 166
DVD video 168
D y

namic Brake Control
DBC 89
Dynamic destination guidance 149
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 89
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 90
– indicator lamps 90
E
EBV Electronic brake-force
distribution 89
Eject button, see buttons on the CD/DVD player 154
Electrical defect
– 7-gear Sport automatic transmission with double
clutch 69
Electrical malfunction
– door lock 36
– fuel filler flap 221
Electronic brake-force distribution EBV 89Electronic oil level check
233
Electronic Stability Program
ESP, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC 89
E-mail 206
Emergency operation, refer to Manual operation
– door lock 36
– fuel filler flap 221
– transmission lock, automatic transmission 66
Emergency release, trunk lid 38
Emergency Request 250
Emergency services, refer to Roadside Assistance 251
Energy, saving
– saving fuel 124
Engine
– breaking in 124
– starting 62
– starting, Comfort Access 40
– switching off 63
Engine compartment 232
Engine coolant, refer to
Coolant 235
Engine oil
– adding 235
– additives 235
– alternative oil types 235
– approved engine oils 235
– BMW Maintenance System 237
– checking level 233
– intervals between changes, refer to Service
requirements 80
Engine oil level, checking 233
Engine starting, refer to Starting the engine 62
Entering the postal code for navigation 135
Entry map for destination 139
Equalizer, tone control 155

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Reference
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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