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Contents
The quickest way to find special topics is to
consult the index, refer to page290.
4 Notes
7 Reporting safety defects
At a glance
12Dashboard
20 iDrive
27 Voice activation system
Controls
32Opening and closing
48 Adjustments
58 Transporting children safely
62 Driving
83 Controls overview
96 Technology for driving comfort and
safety
110 Lamps
115 Climate
120 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
136Things to remember when driving
Navigation
144Navigation system
146 Destination entry
155 Destination guidance
163 What to do if …
Entertainment
166On/off and tone
169 Radio
173 Satellite radio
178 CD/DVD player
184 Music collection
189 External devices
Communications
200Telephone
213 Office
222 Contacts
224 ConnectedDrive
Mobility
232Refueling
235 Wheels and tires
255 Engine compartment
260 Maintenance
262 Care
262 Washing the vehicle
266 Replacing components
272 Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
280Technical data
283 Short commands for the voice activation
system
290 Everything from A to Z

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MobilityCare
Care
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.
Washing the vehicle
Notes
When using steam cleaners or high-pres-
sure cleaning jets, ma ke sure to maintain
a sufficient distance and stay below a maximum
temperature of 140 °F/60 6.
Too close a distance, too high a pressure, or too
high a temperature may cause damage or pre-
liminary damage that can then lead to long-term
damage.
Follow the operating instructions for the steam
jet or high-pressure washer. <
When using high-pressure washers, do
not spray the sensors, e.g. of the Park
Distance Control, for an extended period and
maintain a distance of at least 1 ft/30 cm from
them. <
Regularly remove foreign objects, e.g. leaves, in
the vicinity of the windshield when the hood is
open.
Wash the vehicle more frequently, particularly
in winter.
Heavy soiling and road salt can lead to vehicle
damage.
Automatic car washes
Notes
In car washes with high pressures and
nozzle positions, wate r may drip into the
vehicle around the windows. <
Please note the following:
> Give preference to car washes that use
cloth or soft brushes in order to avoid paint
damage.
> Wheels and tires must not be damaged by
transport devices.
> Fold in exterior mirror, refer to page 55; oth-
erwise, they can be damaged due to the
width of the vehicle.
> Deactivate the rain sensor, refer to page 73,
to prevent undesired wiper operation.
> Remove additional add-on parts, e.g. spoil-
ers or phone antennas, if they could be
damaged.
> Unscrew the rod antenna.
> Leave the remote control in the ignition
lock.
Avoid car washes with guide rail heights
over 4 in/10 cm, otherwise there is
danger of damaging chassis parts. <
Convertible: retractable hardtop
Proceed as you would in a normal car wash.
When you open a wet hardtop, water
drops may run into the trunk. If necessary,
remove items from the trunk beforehand to
avoid water stains or soiling. <

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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Everything from A to Z
Index
A
ABS Antilock Brake
System 97
ACC, refer to Active Cruise Control 76
Acceleration assistant, refer to Launch Control 71
Accessories, refer to Vehicle
equipment 5
Accident, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 272
Activated-charcoal filter for automatic climate
control 119
Active Cruise Control 76
– indicator lamp 79
– malfunction 80
– selecting distance 78
– sensor 80
Active steering 105
Adaptive brake light
– brake force display 106
Adaptive Light Control 111
Additives
– coolant 259
– engine oil 258
Address, entering 146,152
Address for navigation
– entering 146
Adjusting temperature inside the car, refer to Automatic
climate control 116
Adjusting the thigh support 49
Airbags 107
– indicator/warning lamp 108
– sitting safely 48 Air conditioning mode
– automatic climate
control 116
– ventilation 118
Air distribution
– automatic 116
Airing, refer to Ventilation 118
Air pressure, refer to Tire inflation pressure 235
Air recirculation, refer to Recirculated air mode 117
Air supply
– automatic climate control 116
– ventilation 118
Air vents 115
Air volume 117
AKI, refer to Fuel grade 233
Alarm system 38
– avoiding unintentional
alarms 39
– interior motion sensor 39
– switching off an alarm 39
– tilt alarm sensor 39
Albums in music collection 187
ALL program 117
All-season tires, refer to
Wi nt

er tires 253
All-wheel drive, refer to xDrive 99
AM, waveband 169
Ambient air, refer to Recirculated air mode 117
Antifreeze
– coolant 259
– washer fluid 74
Antilock Brake System
ABS 97 Anti-theft alarm system, refer
to Alarm system 38
Appointments, refer to
Calendar 219
Approved axle loads, refer to Weights 281
Approved engine oils 258
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 281
Apps 228
Armrest, refer to Center armrest 124
Arrival time, refer to Computer 85
Ashtray 126
Assist systems, refer to Driving stability control 97
AUC Automatic recirculated
air control 117
Audible instructions, refer to
Voice instructions 157
Audio 166
– controls 166
– switching on/off 166
– tone control 167
– volume 166
Audio device, external 125
Automatic
– air distribution 116
– air volume 116
– cruise control 74,76
– headlamp control 110
Automatic car washes 262
Automatic climate control 115
Automatic curb monitor 56
Automatic high beams and low beams, refer to High-
beam Assistant 112

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C
Calendar219
– displaying appointment 219
– selecting calendar day 219
California Proposition 65 warning 6
Call
– accepting 205
– ending 205
– muting the microphone 207
– rejecting 205
Calling, refer to Phone numbers, dialing 206
Calling, refer to Telephone owner's manual
Calls
– with multiple parties 206
Can holders, refer to
Cupholders 125
Capacities 282
Capacity of the trunk 281
Car battery, refer to Vehicle battery 270
Car care, refer to Care 262
Care 262
– automatic car washes 262
– care products 263
– carpets 264
– chrome parts 264
– displays 265
– fine wood parts 264
– headlamps 263
– leather 263
– light-alloy wheels 264
– paintwork 263
– plastic parts 264
– retractable hardtop 262
– rubber seals 264
– safety belts 264
– sensors and cameras 265
– upholstery and cloth trim 264
Cargo, securing 140 Cargo loading
139
– securing cargo 140
– stowing cargo 140
– vehicle 139
Car jack
– jacking points 270
Car key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 32
Car phone
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 124
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
Car phone, refer to
Telephone 200
Car radio, refer to Radio 169
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 138
CD
, audio playback 178
CD player 178
– controls 166
– fast forward/reverse 180
– random sequence 179
– selecting a track 178
– switching on/off 166
– tone control 167
– volume 166
Center armrest 124
Center brake lamp
– replacing bulb 269
Center console, refer to
Around the center
console 16
Central locking
– from inside 36
– from outside 33
Central locking system 33
– comfort access 40
– hotel function 37
– setting unlocking
characteristics 34
Changes, technical, refer to For your own safety 5
Changing bulbs, refer to Lamps and bulbs 266Changing gears
69
Changing the language on the
Control Display 95
Changing the measurement units on the Control
Display 88
Changing wheels 269
Chassis number, refer to
Engine compartment 255
Check Control 92
Child restraint fixing system
LATCH 59
Child restraint systems 58
Child seats, refer to
Transporting children
safely 58
Cigarette lighter, refer to Lighter 126
Cleaning headlamps 73
– washer fluid 74
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care 262
Climate control
– automatic air distribution 116
Clock 83
– 12h/24h mode 91
– setting the time and date 91
– setting time 90
Closing
– from inside 36
– from outside 33
Clothes hooks 125
Cockpit 12
Cold start, refer to Starting t

he
engine 63
Comfort Access 40
– replacing the battery 41
Comfort area, refer to Around the center console 16
Compartment for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 62
Compass 122

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Gasoline display, refer to Fuel
gauge 84
Gas station recommendations 157
Gear indicator, automatic
transmission with
Steptronic 65
Gear indicator, refer to
Displays in the instrument
cluster 68
Gearshift lever 68
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 65
– manual transmission 65
Gearshifts
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 65
– manual transmission 65
General driving notes 137
Glass roof, electric 43
– convenient opening and closing 34
– convenient opening and closing with Comfort
Access 40
– initializing 44
– opening, closing 43
– pinch protection system 43
– power failure 44
– remote control 34
– tilting 43
Glove compartment 124
GPS navigation, refer to Navigation system 144
Grills 115
Gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 281
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake 64
Hands-free system 16,209
Hardtop label 128
Hardtop sticker 128
Hazard warning flashers 16HDC Hill Descent Control
99
HD Radio 171
Head airbags 107
Headlamp control, automatic 110
Headlamp flasher 72
– indicator lamp 13,15
Head Light, refer to Adaptive
Light Control 111
Head restraints 51
– rear, removing 52
– sitting safely 48
Heated
– mirrors 55
– rear window 118
– seats 53
– steering wheel 57
Heating
– mirrors 55
– rear window 118
– seats 53
– steering wheel 57
Heating and ventilation, refer to Climate 115
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing
cargo 140
Height, refer to Dimensions 280
Height adjustment
– seats 49
– steering wheel 56
High-beam Assistant 112
High beams 112
– headlamp flasher 112
– indicator lamp 15
High beams and low beams, automatic, refer to High-
beam Assistant 112
High-pressure washer 262
High water, refer to Driving
through water 138
Highways, refer to Route criteria 155
Hill Descent Control HDC 99
Hills 139
Holders for cups 125Homepage BMW
4
Hood 255
Hooks for shopping bags 129
Horn 12,
13
Hotel function, refer to
Locking o

r unlocking
separately 37
Hot exhaust system 138
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to Dynamic Brake Control 97
Hydroplaning 138
I
IBOC, refer to HD radio 171
Ice warning, refer to Outside
temperature warning 83
Identification marks
– run-flat tires 253
– tire coding 250
iDrive 20
– adjusting brightness 95
– changing date and time 91
– changing language 95
– changing settings 95
– changing units of measure and display format 88
– controls 20
– menu guidance 21
– operating principle 20
– overview 20
– start menu 21
– status information 23
iDrive operating principle 20
Ignition 63
– switched off 63
– switched on 63
Ignition key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 32
Ignition key position 1, refer to Radio readiness 62
Ignition key position 2, refer to
Ignition on 63
Ignition lock 62
Imprint 2

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Shift paddles on the steering
wheel 70
Short commands for the voice activation system 283
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route 155
Side airbags 107
Side windows, refer to
Windows 41
Signal horn, refer to Horn 12,13
Sitting safely 48
– with airbags 48
– with head restraint 48
– with safety belts 48
Ski bag 130
Ski bag for Convertible, refer to Through-loading opening
with integrated transport
bag 131
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to Glass roof, electric 43
Slot for remote control 62
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 126
Snap-in adapter 200
– inserting/removing 211
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 124
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis
OBD 261
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 127
Software update 196
SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 272
Spare fuses 271
Special destinations 149
Special destinations,
displaying 151
Special oils, refe r to Approved
engine oils 258
Specified engine oils, refer to Approved engine oils 258Speed
– run-flat tires
101
– with winter tires 253
Speed limit 94
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit 94
Speedo, refer to Speedometer 14
Speedometer 14
Speed Volume 168
Split screen content, refer to
Selecting the display for the
split screen content 24
Sport automatic transmission
with double clutch 67
– driving dynamics control 70
– kickdown 69
– lau

nch control 71
– manually unlocking parking
lock 70
– neutral 69
– reverse gear 69
Sport program with 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 69
Spray nozzles, refer to Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 73
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 97
Start/Stop button 62
– starting the engine 63
– switching off the engine 64
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 63
Starting assistance, refer to Jump starting 274
Starting difficulties
– jump starting 274
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 62
Start menu 21 State/province, for
navigation 146
Status information on the Control Display 23
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 5
Steam jet 262
Steering wheel 56
– adjustment 56
– buttons on steering wheel 13
– heating 57
– lock 62
– locking with Comfort
Access 40
– shift paddles 70
Steering wheel buttons, refer to Shift paddles 70
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 105
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 65
Storage 265
Storage compartments 125
Storage nets 129
Stored trip, calling up 154
Storing a destination in the
address book 148
Storing music 184
Storing seat positions, refer to
Seat and mirror memory 53
Storing tires 253
Stowage, refer to Storage
compartments 125
Street, entering, navigation 147
Suitable mo bile phones
200
Summer tires, re fer to W

heels
and tires 235
Surround 167
SVCD 180
SW, waveband 169
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12

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Reference
V
Variable light distribution,
refer to Adaptive Light
Control 111
VCD 180
Vehicle
– battery 270
– breaking in 136
– cargo loading 139
– identification number, refer
to Engine compartment 255
– measurements, refer to Dimensions 280
– parking 64
– weight 281
Vehicle equipment 5
Vehicle jack 270
Vehicle storage 265
Ventilation 118
– draft-free 118
– in the rear 118
Ventilation, refer to Climate 115
Ventilation while at a
standstill 119
Vents, refer to Ventilation 118
Video menu 180
Video playback 180
Voice, refer to Destination guidance through voice
instructions 157
Voice commands
– overview 27
– short commands 283
– telephone 209
Voice instructions from
navigation system 157
– repeating 157
– switching on/off 157
– volume 157 Voice phone book
210
Volume 166
– audio sources 166
– fuel tank, refer to Capacities 282
– mobile phone 205
– voice instructions 157
Volume compensation, tone
control 168
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 92
Warning triangle 273
Washer fluid 74
Washer fluid reservoir 74
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 126
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water 138
Water penetration 262
Waveband on radio 169
Wear indicators in tires, refer to Minimum tread depth 251
Weights 281
Welcome lamps 111
Wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 252
Wheelbase, refer to Dimensions 280
Wheels, new 252
Wheels and tires 235
Width, refer to
Dimensions 280
Wind deflector 45 Windows
41
– convenient opening and
closing 34
– convenient opening and closing with Comfort
Access 40
– opening, closing 42
– pinch protection system 42
Windows, indicator on Control Display 20
Windshield
– cleaning 73
Windshield wash 72
– filling capacity, reservoir 282
– nozzles 74
– reservoir for washer fluid 74
– washer fluid 74
Windshield wiper blades, changing 266
Windshield wipers, refer to Wiper system 72
Winter tires 253
– setting speed limit 94
– storage 253
Wiper blade replacement 266
Wiper system 72
Work in the engine compartment 255
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 266
X
xDrive99
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb 267
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to Personal
Profile 32

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