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EntertainmentSatellite radio
Deactivating channels
1."Radio"
2. "Satellite radio"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Manage subscription"
The telephone number and electronic serial 
number, ESN, are displayed.
5. Call Sirius to deacti vate the channels.
Selecting channels
You can only listen to activated channels.
The selected channel is  stored for the remote 
control currently in use.
Via iDrive
1. "Radio"
2. "Satellite radio"
3. Select "All channels" or the desired 
category.
4. Select desired channel.
Via the button in the area of the 
CD/DVD player
Press the  button for the corresponding 
direction.
The next channel is selected.
Using direct channel entry
1."Radio"
2. "Satellite radio"
3. "Set channel"
4. Turn the controller unt il the desired channel 
is reached and pr ess the controller.
Storing channel
1."Radio"
2. "Satellite radio"
3. Select "All channels" or  a desired category.
4. Select desired channel.
5. Press the controller again.
6. Press the controller again to confirm the 
highlighted channel.
7. Select the desired  memory location.
The channels are stored for the remote control 
currently in use.
You can also store the channels on the pro-
grammable memory ke ys, refer to page25.
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EntertainmentCD/DVD player
Fast forward/reverse
Press and hold the  button for the 
corresponding direction.
Video playback
Country codes
Only DVDs with the code  of the home region 
can be played back; also refer to the information 
on your DVD.
Starting playback
For your own safety, the video image is only dis-
played up to approx. 2 mph/3 km/h and in some 
market-specific versions,  only with the parking 
brake engaged or the selector lever of the auto-
matic transmission is in the park position.
DVD video
1. "CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select a DVD with video content. 4.
"DVD menu"
5. Start the DVD via the DVD menu.
VCD/SVCD
1."CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select a CD/DVD with video content.
4. "Select track"
5. Select the desired track.
The CD/DVD is started.
Video menu
To open the Video menu:
1. Turn the controller during playback.
2. Press the controller when "Back" is 
displayed.
The Video menu is displayed:
CodeRegion
1USA, Canada
2 Japan, Europe, Middle East, South  Africa
3Southeast Asia
4 Australia, Central and South  America, New Zealand
5 Northwest Asia, North Africa
6China
0 All regions
SymbolFunction
Open the DVD menu
Starting playback
Pause
Stop
Next chapter/next track
Previous chapter/previous 
track
Fast forward
Reverse
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Music collection
Entertainment
You can switch to the ot
her audio sources with-
out interrupting the st orage process. Tracks 
from the current CD/DVD  can also be called up, 
if they have been stored already.
Interrupting storage
1. "CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. "Storing..."
4. "Cancel storing"
The storage process is interrupted and can be 
continued at any time.
Continuing the storage process
1. "CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select the  symbol  for the CD/DVD 
player.
4. "Continue storing"
The storing of the CD/DVD continues at the 
beginning of the track at which storing was 
interrupted.
Album information
During storage, information such as the name 
of the artist is stored with the track, if this infor-
mation is available in th e vehicle database or on 
the CD.
To update the database, contact your service 
center.
Storing from a USB device
To store music, a suitable device must be 
connected to the USB interface in the glove 
compartment.
> Suitable devices: USB mass storage 
devices, such as USB flash drives or MP3 
players with a USB interface.
> Unsuitable devices: USB hard drive, USB 
hubs, USB memory card readers with multi-
ple inserts, Apple iPod/iPhone.
Music from Apple iPods/iPhones can be 
played via the USB audio interface in the 
center armrest.
> File systems: popular file systems for USB 
devices are supported. The format FAT 32 
is recommended.
Music from a USB device can be stored 
only via the USB interface in the glove 
compartment. <
1. Connect the USB device to the USB inter-
face in the glove compartment.
2. "CD/Multimedia"
3. "Music collection"
4. Open "Options".
5. "Music data import/export"
6. "Import music (USB)"
Playing music
Music search
All tracks for which additional information has 
been stored can be accessed by the music 
search. Tracks without additional information 
can be called up via the corresponding album.
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External devices
Entertainment
Disconnecting an audio connection
1.
"CD/Multimedia"
2. "Bluetooth® (audio)"
3. Select the desired device from the list of 
connected devices.
4. Open "Options".
5. "Configure phone"
6. "Audio"
7. "OK"
With a mobile phone, on ly the audio connection 
is disconnected. All ot her connections remain 
active.
Unpairing device
1. "CD/Multimedia"
2. "Bluetooth® (audio)"
3. "Bluetooth® audio" if applicable
4. Highlight the device to be unpaired.
5. Open "Options".
6. "Remove phone from list"
What to do if…
Information about suitable  devices is available 
at www.bmwusa.com/bluetooth.
Suitable mobile phones, refer to page 200.
> Device not supported by vehicle.
If necessary, perform a software update, 
refer to page 196.
> Device could not be paired or connected.
Do the Bluetooth passk eys on the device 
and vehicle match? Enter the same passkey 
on the device and via iDrive. Is the passkey input taking longer than 
30 seconds? Repeat the pairing procedure.
Are too many Bluetooth devices connected 
to the device or to th
e vehicle? If necessary, 
delete the connections  with other devices.
Is the mobile phone in power economy 
mode or does it only have a small amount of 
battery charge remaining? Charge the 
mobile phone in the snap-in adapter or via a 
charging cable.
Depending on the mobile  phone, it may only 
be possible to connect  one device to the 
vehicle. Unpair the connected device from 
the vehicle and only pair and connect one 
device.
Is the device no longer responding? Switch 
the device off and back on again.
Repeat the pairing procedure.
> No music can be played.
Start the program for pl aying music files on 
the device and if necessary, select a track 
via the device.
Activate and deactivate the radio mute on 
the radio control panel.
> Music files only play quietly.
Adjust volume settings on the device.
> Playback is interrupted by the press of a 
button or other messages on the device.
Switch off key tones and other acoustic 
signal on the device.
> Playback is interrupted by a phone call or 
traffic report and does not automatically 
continue.
Activate and deactivate the radio mute on 
the radio control panel.
> Playback is not possible when the mobile 
phone is connected via Bluetooth audio and 
at the same time via the extended connec-
tivity of the music player in the mobile 
phone.
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5."Remove phone from list"
What to do if…
For information on suitable mobile phones, 
refer to page 200.
The mobile phone coul d not be paired or 
connected.
> Is Bluetooth activated  in the vehicle and in 
the mobile phone? Acti vate Bluetooth in the 
vehicle and in the mobile phone.
> Do the Bluetooth passkeys on the mobile 
phone and the vehicl e match? Enter the 
same passkey on the mobile phone and via 
iDrive.
> Is the passkey input  taking longer than 
30 seconds? Repeat the pairing procedure.
> Are too many Bluetooth devices connected 
to the mobile phone?  If so, delete the 
connections with other devices on the 
mobile phone.
> Is the audio connection activated? Deacti-
vate the audio connection.
> Is the mobile phone in power economy 
mode or does it only have a small amount of 
battery charge remaining? Charge the 
mobile phone in the snap-in adapter or via a 
charging cable.
> Depending on the mobile  phone, it may only 
be possible to connect  one device to the 
vehicle. Unpair the connected device from 
the vehicle and only pair and connect one 
device.
Is the mobile phone no longer responding?
> Switch the mobile phone off and back on 
again. Repeat the pairing procedure. >
Is the ambient temperature too high or too 
low? Do not subject yo ur mobile phone to 
extreme ambient temperatures.
Telephone functions not possible.
> Is the mobile phone pa ired as an auxiliary 
phone and is the aux iliary phone function 
deactivated? Activa te the function.
> Outgoing call not po ssible? Connect the 
mobile phone as a telephone.
Phone book entries are not displayed, not all of 
them are displayed, or they are displayed 
incompletely.
> The transfer of phone book entries has not 
yet completed.
> In some cases, only the phone book entries 
of the mobile phone or the SIM card will be 
transferred.
> It may not be possible to display phone 
book entries with special characters.
> The number of phone book entries to be 
stored is too high.
> The data volume of th e phone book entry is 
too great, e.g. due to additionally stored 
information such as no tes? Reduce the data 
volume.
> Is the mobile phone connected as an audio 
source or auxiliary  phone? The mobile 
phone must be connected as a telephone.
The telephone connecti on quality is low.
> Depending on the mob ile phone, it is 
possible to adjust the strength of the 
Bluetooth signal.
> Insert the mo bile ph
one into the snap-in 
adapter or place it in the vicinity of the 
center console.
> Adjust the volume of the microphone and 
speaker separately.
If you have gone through all items in the list and 
still cannot activate the de sired function, please 
check the website www.bmw.com/bluetooth 
for further notes or contact Customer Relations 
or a BMW center.
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CommunicationsOffice
Contacts
General information
Contacts can be created and edited. The con-
tacts from the mobile phone are displayed as 
well if this function is supported by the mobile 
phone. The addresses can be used as destina-
tions for navigation and the phone numbers can 
be dialed.
Displaying contacts
1. "Office"
2. "Contacts"
All contacts are listed in  alphabetical order. 
Depending on the number of contacts, an A-Z 
search is offered.
A symbol indicates the storage location of the 
contacts:
Dialing phone numbers
1. Select the desired contact.
2. Select phone number.
The connection is established.
Editing a contact
1.Select the desired contact.
2. "Edit contact"
3. Change the entries.
4. "Store contact in vehicle"
If a contact is changed, the changes are not 
stored in the mobile phone. A copy of the entry 
is stored in the vehicle, and only this copy is 
displayed.
Selecting a contact as a destination
1. Select the desired contact.
2. Select address.
With contacts from the mobile phone, the 
address must be compared with the naviga-
tion data stored in the  vehicle. In this case:
Correct the address.
3. "Start guidance" or "Add as another desti-
nation"
Checking the address as a destination
An address that is to be used in route guidance 
must correspond to the  navigation data stored 
in the vehicle. The address can be checked to 
ensure this.
1. Select the desired contact and highlight the 
address.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Check as destination"
4. Correct and store the address, if necessary.
SymbolStorage location
No symbol In the vehicle; the address has  not been checked as a destina-
tion.
In the vehicle; the address has 
been checked as a destination.
Mobile phone
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Contacts
Communications
Displaying contacts
1.
"Contacts"
2. "My contacts"
All contacts are listed in  alphabetical order. 
Depending on the number of contacts, an A-Z 
search is offered.
A symbol indicates the storage location of the 
contacts:
Editing a contact
1. Select the desired contact.
2. "Edit contact"
3. Change the entries.
4. Move the controller to the left.
5. "Yes"
Selecting a contact as a destination
1.Select the desired contact.
2. Select address.
3. "Start guidance" or "Add as another desti-
nation"
Checking the address as a destination
An address that is to be  used in route guidance 
must correspond to the na vigation data stored 
in the vehicle. The address can be checked to 
ensure this.
1. Select the desired contact and highlight the 
address.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Check as destination"
4. Correct and store the address, if necessary.
Selecting name sorting
Names can be displayed in different orders.
1."My contacts"
2. Open "Options".
3. "Display: last, first name " or "Display: first, 
last name"
Exporting/importing contacts
Contacts can be exported and imported using 
Personal Profile, refer to page 32.
Deleting contacts
1."My contacts"
2. Highlight the contact.
3. Open "Options".
4. "Delete contact" or "Delete all contacts".
SymbolStorage location
No symbol In the vehicle; the address has  not been checked as a destina-
tion.
In the vehicle; the address has 
been checked as a destination.
Mobile phone
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CommunicationsConnectedDrive
ConnectedDrive
Vehicle equipment
In this chapter, all production, country, and 
optional equipment that is offered in the model 
range is described. Equipment is also described 
that is not available because of, for example, 
selected options or country version. This also 
applies to safety related functions and systems.
BMW Assist
General information
BMW Assist provides a number of different ser-
vices. For example, the  position data of the 
vehicle can be transmitted to the BMW Assist 
Response Center when an Emergency Request 
is sent.
Many BMW Assist services depend on the 
contract individually agreed upon.
After the contract has expired, the BMW Assist 
system will be deactivated by the BMW Assist 
Response Center without you having to visit a 
BMW center. After the BMW Assist system has 
been deactivated, no BM W Assist services will 
be available. The BMW  Assist system can be 
reactivated by a BMW center after a new 
contract has been signed.
Requirements
> The installed BMW Assist system is logged 
into a mobile phone network. This network 
must be capable of transmitting the 
services.
> To transmit position data, the vehicle must 
be able to determine its current position.
> To activate and update BMW Assist, a GPS 
signal must be available. >
The BMW Assist service contract was 
signed with your BMW center or with the 
BMW Assist Response Center. The service 
must have been fully enabled.
> BMW Assist is activated.
Services offered
>Emergency Request: when you press the 
SOS button, a connection to the BMW 
Assist Response Center is established. The 
BMW Assist Response Center then speaks 
with you and takes further steps to help you.
> Automatic Emergency Request: under cer-
tain conditions, a connection to the BMW 
Assist Response Center is established after 
a serious accident. If possible, the BMW 
Assist Response Center then speaks with 
you and takes further steps to help you.
> Enhanced Roadside Assistance: BMW 
Roadside Assistance can be contacted if 
assistance is needed in the event of a 
breakdown. If possible, the vehicle data and 
position data are tran smitted during this 
call.
> Customer Relations: connection to Cus-
tomer Relations for information on all 
aspects of your vehicle.
> BMW TeleService: the data on your vehi-
cle's service status or required inspections 
are transmitted to your BMW center, either 
automatically before a  service due date or 
when you request a service appointment.
> Remote Door Unlock: the BMW Assist 
Response Center provides assistance if, for 
example, the remote control is not available 
and the vehicle needs to be opened.
> Stolen Vehicle Recovery: after you report to 
the police that your vehicle was stolen, the 
BMW Assist Response Center can deter-
mine its position.
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