2013 BMW 640I COUPE ECU

Vehicle battery
Maintenance
The battery is maintenance-free, i.e., the elec‐
trolyte will last for the life of the battery.
Your service center will be glad to advise you on
questions regarding the battery.
Battery replacement Use approved vehicle batteries only
Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manufacturer;
otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged and
systems or functions may not be fully availa‐
ble.◀
After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your service center
to ensure that all comfort functions are fully
available and that any Check Control messages
are no longer displayed.
Charging the battery
Note Do not plug the charger into the socket
Do not connect battery chargers to the
factory-installed sockets in the vehicle. Doing so
may result in damage to the vehicle.◀
Starting aid terminals
In the vehicle, only charge the battery via the
starting aid terminals, refer to page 200, in the
engine compartment with the engine off.
Power failure
After a temporary power loss, some equipment
needs to be reinitialized.
Individual settings need to be reprogrammed:▷Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory:
store the positions again.▷Time: update.▷Date: update.▷Radio station: save again.▷Navigation system: wait for the operability of
the navigation.
Disposing of old batteries
Have old batteries disposed of by your
service center or bring them to a recy‐
cling center.
Maintain the battery in an upright position for
transport and storage. Secure the battery so
that it does not tip over during transport.
Fuses
Notes Replacing fuses
Never attempt to repair a blown fuse and
do not replace a defective fuse with a substitute
of another color or amperage rating; this could
lead to a circuit overload, ultimately resulting in
a fire in the vehicle.◀
Plastic tweezers and information on the fuse
types and locations are stored in the fuse box in
the cargo area.
In the glove compartment
Push the handle up, arrow 1, and open the lid,
arrow 2.
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Tow truck
Do not lift the vehicle
Do not lift the vehicle by the tow fitting or
body and chassis parts; otherwise, damage may
result.◀
Use the tow fitting screwed in at the front for
maneuvering the vehicle only.
Towing other vehicles
General information Light towing vehicle
The towing vehicle must not be lighter
than the vehicle being towed; otherwise, it will
not be possible to control the vehicle re‐
sponse.◀
Attaching the tow bar/tow rope correctly
Attach the tow bar or tow rope to the tow
fitting; connecting it to other vehicle parts may
cause damage.◀
▷Switch on the hazard warning system, de‐
pending on local regulations.▷If the electrical system has failed, clearly
identify the vehicle being towed by placing
a sign or a warning triangle in the rear win‐
dow.
Tow bar
The tow fittings used should be on the same
side on both vehicles.
Should it prove impossible to avoid mounting
the tow bar at an offset angle, please observe
the following:▷Maneuvering capability is limited during cor‐
nering.▷The tow bar will generate lateral forces if it
is secured with an offset.
Tow rope
When starting to tow the vehicle, make sure that
the tow rope is taut.
To avoid jerking and the associated stresses on
the vehicle components when towing, always
use nylon ropes or nylon straps.
Attaching the tow rope correctly
Only secure the tow rope on the tow fit‐
ting; otherwise, damage can occur when it is se‐
cured on other parts of the vehicle.◀
Tow fitting
The screw-in tow fitting should always be car‐
ried in the vehicle. It can be screwed in at the
front or rear of the BMW. It is contained in the
onboard vehicle tool kit under the cargo floor
cover.
Tow fitting, information on use
▷Use only the tow fitting provided with
the vehicle and screw it all the way in.▷Use the tow fitting for towing on paved roads
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Do not place additional floor mats over existing
mats or other objects.
Only use floor mats that have been approved for
the vehicle and can be properly fixed in place.
Ensure that the floor mats are securely fastened
again after they were removed for cleaning, for
example.◀
Floor mats can be removed from the passenger
compartment for cleaning.
If the floor carpets are very dirty, clean with a
microfiber cloth and water or a textile cleaner. To
prevent matting of the carpet, rub back and forth
in the direction of travel only.
Sensors/cameras
To clean sensors and cameras, use a cloth mois‐
tened with a small amount of glass cleaner.
Displays/screens
Clean the displays with an antistatic microfiber
cloth.
Cleaning displays
Do not use chemical or household cleans‐
ers.
Keep all fluids and moisture away from the unit.
Otherwise, they could affect or damage surfa‐
ces or electrical components.
Avoid pressing too hard when cleaning and do
not use abrasive materials; otherwise, damage
can result.◀
Long-term vehicle storage
Your service center can advise you on what to
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BMW Maintenance Sys‐tem 189
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 153
Brake assistant 111
Brake assistant, adaptive 111
Brake discs, breaking in 158
Brake force display 110
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 110
Brake lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 194
Brake lights, adaptive 110
Brake pads, breaking in 158
Braking, notes 159
Breakdown assis‐ tance 198, 199
Breaking in 158
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 85
Bulb replacement 192
Bulb replacement, front 0
Bulb replacement, rear 194
Bulbs and lamps 192
Button, RES 121
Button, Start/Stop 57
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 200
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Camera, backup camera 130
Camera, care 207
Camera, Side View 134
Camera, Top View 132
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 153
Car battery 196
Car care products 205
Care, displays 207
Care, vehicle 205
Cargo 161
Cargo area lid 37 Cargo area, storage compart‐
ments 153
Cargo straps, securing cargo 162
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 30
Carpet, care 206
Car wash 204
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 159
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 189
CD/Multimedia, see user's manual for Navigation, Enter‐
tainment and Communica‐
tion
Center console 14
Central locking system 33
Central screen, refer to Control Display 16
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 192
Changing wheels 195
Changing wheels/tires 180
Check Control 74
Children, seating position 54
Children, transporting safely 54
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 54
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 55
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 54
Child seat, mounting 54
Child seats 54
Chrome parts, care 206
Cigarette lighter 148
Cleaning, displays 207
Climate control 141
Climate control wind‐ shield 159
Clock 77
Closing/opening from in‐ side 37 Closing/opening via door
lock 36
Closing/opening with remote control 34
Clothes hooks 152
Collision warning 100, 102
Combination switch, refer to Turn signals 63
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 64
COMFORT+ program, Driving Experience Switch 117
Comfort Access 39
COMFORT program, Driving Experience Switch 117
Computer 81
Condensation on win‐ dows 142
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 160
Condition Based Service CBS 189
Configure driving mode 117
Confirmation signal 35
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, Enter‐
tainment and Communica‐
tion
Control Display 16
Control Display, settings 84
Controller 16
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 111
Convenient opening 35
Coolant 188
Coolant temperature 77
Cooling function 143
Cooling, maximum 142
Cooling system 188
Corrosion on brake discs 160
Cruise control 125
Cruise control, active with Stop & Go 119
Cruising range 78
Cupholder 153
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D
Damage, tires 179
Damping control, dy‐ namic 114
Data, technical 210
Date 77
Daytime running lights 88
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 142
Dehumidifying, air 143
Destination distance 82
Digital clock 77
Dimensions 210
Dimmable exterior mirrors 52
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 52
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 63
Display in windshield 139
Display lighting, refer to Instru‐ ment lighting 90
Displays 70, 71
Displays, cleaning 207
Disposal, vehicle battery 196
Distance control, refer to PDC 127
Distance, selecting for ACC 121
Distance to destination 82
Divided screen view, split screen 20
Door lock, refer to Remote control 30
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing 37
Downhill control 113
Drive-off assistant 111
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 111
Driving Experience Switch 115
Driving instructions, breaking in 158
Driving mode 115
Driving notes, general 158 Driving stability control sys‐
tems 111
Driving tips 158
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 111
DTC driving dynamics 112
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 112
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 114
Dynamic Drive 114
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 111
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 112
E
ECO PRO 164
ECO PRO display 164
ECO PRO mode 164
EfficientDynamics 166
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 71
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 111
Emergency detection, remote control 31
Emergency release, door lock 37
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 170
Emergency Request 198
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 199
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 31
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 38
Energy Control 78
Energy recovery 78
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 59
Engine, automatic switch- off 59
Engine compartment 183 Engine compartment, working
in 183
Engine coolant 188
Engine oil 185
Engine oil, adding 186
Engine oil additives 186
Engine oil change 186
Engine oil filler neck 186
Engine oil temperature 77
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 186
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 186
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 31
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 200
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 58
Engine stop 58
Engine temperature 77
Entering/exiting vehicle, assis‐ tance, steering wheel 53
Entering a car wash 204
Equipment, interior 146
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 111
Exchanging wheels/tires 180
Exhaust system 159
Exterior mirror, automatic dim‐ ming feature 52
Exterior mirrors 51
External start 200
External temperature dis‐ play 77
External temperature warn‐ ing 77
Eyes for securing cargo 162
F
Failure message, refer to Check Control 74
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 41
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Instrument cluster 70
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 71
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional 71
Instrument lighting 90
Integral Active Steering 114
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 146
Intensity, AUTO program 142
Interior equipment 146
Interior lamps 91
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 35
Interior motion sensor 41
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 52
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 78
J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 195
Jack, refer to Vehicle jack 195
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 67
Jump-starting 200
K
Key/remote control 30
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 39
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 31
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 67
Knee airbag 93
L
Lamp replacement 192
Lamp replacement, front 0 Lamp replacement, rear 194
Lamps 87
Lamps and bulbs 192
Lane departure warning 107
Lane margin, warning 107
Language on Control Dis‐ play 85
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 162
LATCH child restraint fixing system 55
Leather, care 205
LED headlamps, Bulb replace‐ ment 194
LED light 194
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 193
Length, vehicle 211
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 21
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 194
Light-alloy wheels, care 206
Light control 89
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 193
Lighting 87
Lighting, speaker 91
Lighting via remote control 35
Light switch 87
Load 161
Loading 161
Lock, door 36
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 37
Locking/unlocking via door lock 36
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 34
Locking, automatic 37
Locking, central 33
Locking via trunk lid 38
Low beams 87
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 89
Lower back support 46 Lumbar support 46
M
Maintenance 189
Maintenance require‐ ments 189
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 78
Maintenance system, BMW 189
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 74
Manual air distribution 142
Manual air flow 142
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 61
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 68
Manual operation, backup camera 130
Manual operation, door lock 37
Manual operation, exterior mir‐ rors 52
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 170
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 128
Manual operation, Side View 134
Manual operation, Top View 133
Manual transmission 66
Marking on approved tires 180
Marking, run-flat tires 181
Massage seat, front 47
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 142
Maximum speed, display 79
Maximum speed, winter tires 181
Measure, units of 85
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R
Radiator fluid 188
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 58
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 65
Rear axle steering 114
Rear lamps 194
Rearview mirror 51
Rear window defroster 143
Recirculated-air mode 143
Recommended tire brands 180
Refueling 170
Remaining range 78
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 36
Remote control, universal 146
Replacement fuse 196
Replacing parts 192
Replacing wheels/tires 180
Reporting safety defects 8
RES button 121
Reserve warning, refer to Range 78
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 96
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 143
Retaining straps, securing cargo 162
Retreaded tires 180
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 195
Roadside parking lamps 88
Roller sunblinds 42
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 114
Roll stabilization, refer to Dy‐ namic Drive 114
RON gasoline quality 172 Rope for tow-starting/tow‐
ing 202
RSC Run Flat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 181
Rubber components, care 206
Run-flat tires 181
S
Safe braking 159
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passenger
seat 49
Safety belts 48
Safety belts, care 206
Safety systems, airbags 92
Saving fuel 0
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 192
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 203
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 48
Seat heating, front 47
Seating position for chil‐ dren 54
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 50
Seats 45
Seat ventilation, front 47
Selection list in instrument cluster 81
Selector lever, automatic transmission 67
Sensors, care 207
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 189
Service requirements, dis‐ play 78
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 199 Settings on Control Dis‐
play 84
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 50
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 67
Shifting, manual transmis‐ sion 66
Shift paddles on steering wheel 68
Short commands 213
Shoulder support 47
Side airbags 92
Side View 134
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 35
Sitting safely 45
Size 210
Ski bag 149
Smallest turning circle 211
Smoker's package 148
Snow chains 181
Socket 149
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 190
SOS button 198
Spare fuse 196
Speaker lighting 91
Specified engine oil types 186
Speed, average 82
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 83
Speed limiter, display 79
Speed Limit Information 79
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 83
Split screen 20
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 116
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 68
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 116
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