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MobilityWheels and tires
Unusual vibrations encountered during normal 
vehicle operation can indicate tire failure or 
some other vehicle defect. This can, for exam-
ple, be caused by driving over curbs. The same 
applies to any other abnormal road behavior, 
such as pulling severely  to the right or left.
In these cases, reduce speed immedi-
ately and have wheels and tires thor-
oughly checked. To do so , drive carefully to the 
nearest BMW center or tire dealer. If necessary, 
have the vehicle towed there. 
O t h e r w i s e ,  t i r e  d a m a g e  c a n  p o s e  a  l e t h a l  h a z a r d  
to vehicle occupants and other road users. <
Tire age
For various reasons, such as the development 
of brittleness, BMW recommends tire replace-
ment after no more than 6 years, regardless of 
the actual wear of the tires.
The manufacturing date of tires is contained in 
the tire coding: 
DOT ... 1013 means that the tire was manufac-
tured in week 10 of 2013.
New wheels and tires
Have new wheels and tires mounted only 
by your BMW center or  by a tire dealer. If 
this work is not carried  out properly, there is a 
danger of subsequent damage and related 
safety hazards. Make sure that the new wheels 
are balanced. <
Retreaded tires
BMW recommends that you do not use 
retreaded tires, since driving safety may 
be impaired. The causes  for this include poten-
tially different tire casing structures and often 
wide variations in tire ag e, which can result in a 
limited service life. <
Correct wheels and tires
When mounting new tires or changing over 
from summer to winter tires and vice versa, 
mount run-flat tires for  your own safety. In the 
event of a flat, no spare wheel is available. Your 
BMW center will be glad to advise you.
BMW recommends that you use only 
wheel and tire combinations that BMW 
has tested and approved for your particular 
vehicle. Variations in factors such as manufac-
turing tolerances mean  that even wheels and 
tires with identical offi cial size ratings could 
actually have different dimensions, which could 
lead to body contact an d thus to severe acci-
dents. If non-approved wheels and tires are 
used, BMW cannot evaluate their suitability, 
and therefore cannot guarantee their driving 
safety. <
You can inquire about  the right wheel/tire 
combination at your BMW center.
The correct combination of  wheels and tires is 
also necessary to ensure  reliable operation of 
various vehicle systems such as ABS, DSC or 
FTM.
To maintain good handling and vehicle 
response, use only tires of a single brand and 
tread configuration. Af ter a tire has been 
damaged, mount the previous wheel and tire 
combination again as soon as possible.
Wheels with Tire  Pressure Monitor 
TPM electronics
When mounting new tires or changing over 
from summer to winter tires, or vice versa, only 
use wheels with TPM electronics; otherwise, 
the Tire Pressure Monito r may not be able to 
detect a puncture, refer to page 94. Your BMW 
center will be glad  to advise you.
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Technical data
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.
Dimensions
Coupe
Width with mirrors in/mm75.6/1,919
Width without mirrors in/mm68.8/1,748
Height
Height, 135i in/mm
in/mm56.0/1,423
55.4/1,408
Length in/mm172.2/4,373
Wheelbase in/mm104.7/2,660
Smallest turning circle dia. ft/m35.1/10.7
Convertible
Width with mirrors in/mm75.6/1,919
Width without mirrors in/mm68.8/1,748
Height
Height, 135i in/mm
in/mm55.6/1,411
54.8/1,392
Length in/mm172.2/4,373
Wheelbase in/mm104.7/2,660
Smallest turning circle dia. ft/m35.1/10.7
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Reference
Connecting an MP3 player, 
refer to AUX-In 
connection 177
Connecting an MP3 player,  refer to USB audio 
interface 178
Connecting vacuum cleaner,  refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances 117
Consumption, refer to  Average fuel 
consumption 77
Contacts 202
– deleting 204,211
– exporting/importing 211
– new contact 203
Control Center, refer to  iDrive 20
Control Display 20,21
Control Display, refer to iDrive
– switching on/off 21
Controller, refer to iDrive 20
Controls and displays 12
Convenient opening and  closing
– windows 34
– windows with Comfort  Access 40
– with Comfort Access 40
Convenient start, refer to  Starting the engine 62
Convertible
– rollover protection  system 99
– top 44
– wind deflector 47
Convertible top
– convenient opening 34
Convertible top care 242
Coolant 235
– checking level 236
– filling 236
Coolant temperature 236
Cooling, maximum 107Cooling fluid, refer to 
Coolant 235
Corner-illuminating  lamps 102
Cornering light, refer to 
Adaptive Light Control 101
Courtesy lamps 104
Criteria for route 143
Cross-hairs in  navigation139
Cruise control 73
Cruising range 77
Cupholders 116
Curb weight, refer to  Weights 259
Current fuel consumption 77
Cu rrent playback
– e
xternal devices 180
– in music collection 174
Customer Relations 215
D
Dashboard, refer to 
Cockpit 12
Dashboard lighting, refer to 
Instrument lighting 104
Data, technical
– capacities 259
– dimensions 258
– weights 259
Data memory 7
Data transfer 216
Date
– setting 84
– setting format 84
Daytime running lights, switch  positions 101
DBC Dynamic Brake  Control 89
Deactivating front passenger 
airbags 97
Deadlocking, refer to  Locking 34 Defect
– door lock
36
– fuel filler flap 221
Defining a home address 203
Defogging windows 109
Defrosting windows 109
Defrosting windows and  removing condensation 109
Defrosting windshield, refer to  Defrosting windows 109
Defrost position, refer to 
Defrosting windows 109
Destination, entering by town/ city name 134
Destination address
– entering 134,140
Destination entry via BMW  Assist 139
Destination for navigation
– entering by voice 140
– entering via map 139
– entry 134
– home address 137
– manual entry 134
Destination guidance 143
– bypassing a route  section 144
– changing specified 
route 143
– continuing 143
– starting 143
– voice instructions 145
– volume of voice  instructions 145
Differential, breaking in 124
Digital clock 75,82
Digital compass 113
Digital radio, refer to HD  Radio 159
Dime nsion
s258
Directional indicators, refer to  Turn signals 71
Direction instructions, refer to 
Voice instructions 145
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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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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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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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Reference
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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W
Warning and indicator 
lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control 84
Warning triangle 251
Washer fluid 72
Washer fluid filler neck 73
Waste tray, refer to  Ashtray 116
Water on roads, refer to  Driving through water 126
Water penetration 239
Waveband on radio 157
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth 229
Weights 259
Welcome lamps 101
Wheelbase, refer to  Dimensions 258
Wheels, new 230
Wheels and tires 223
Width, refer to  Dimensions 258
Wind deflector 47
Windows 42
– convenient opening and 
closing 34
– convenient opening and  closing with Comfort 
Access 40
– opening, closing 42
– pinch protection system 43
Window washer system 71
Windshield
– cleaning 72
– defrosting and removing  condensation 109
Windshield wash
– filling capacity, reservoir 259Windshield wash
er reservoir, 
refer to Washer fluid filler 
neck 73
Windshield wa sher system
– spray nozzles 72
– washer fluid 73
Windshield wiper blades,  changing 243
Windshield wipers, refer to  Wiper system 71
Winter tires 231
– setting speed limit 86
– storage 231
Wiper blade replacement 243
Wiper system 71
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to 
Onboard vehicle tool kit 243
X
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb244
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