2013 BMW 640I GRAN COUPE wheel

Length, wheel base1Wheelbase: 116.9 inches/2,968 mm2Length: 197.2 inches/5,009 mm
Smallest turning circle
Dia.: 39.4 ft/12.0 m
Weights

640i Gran CoupeApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg5,203/2,360Loadlbs/kg904/410Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,513/1,140Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,855/1,295Cargo area capacitycu ft/l16.2-44.6/460-1,265Seite 283Technical dataReference283
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA
ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 99
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 105
Activated-charcoal filter 134
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 97
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 105
Active seat, front 48
Active seat ventilation, front 49
Active Steering, integral 101
Adaptive brake assistant 99
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 98
Adaptive drive 101
Adaptive light control 84
Additional telephone 214
Additives, oil 260
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 46
After washing vehicle 276
Airbags 87
Airbags, indicator/warning light 88
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 133
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 133
Air distribution, manual 132
Air pressure, tires 249
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 134
Air volume, automatic climate control 132
Alarm system 40
Alarm, unintentional 41 All around the center con‐
sole 14
All around the interior rearview mirror 15
All around the steering wheel 12
ALL program, automatic cli‐ mate control 133
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 254
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 137
Alternative oil types 260
AM/FM station 183
Announcement, navigation, refer to Spoken instruc‐
tions 170
Antifreeze, washer fluid 66
Antilock Brake System, ABS 99
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 99
Applications 241
Appointments 231
Approved axle load 283
Approved engine oils 260
Apps 241
Apps, video playback 206
Armrest, refer to Front center armrest 144
Armrest, refer to Rear center armrest 144
Arrival time 78
Ashtray 138
Ashtray, rear 138
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 271
Assistance when driving off 99
Assist, BMW 237
Audio playback 192 Audio playback, Blue‐
tooth 206
AUTO H button, refer to Auto‐ matic Hold 62
AUTO intensity 132
Automatic car wash 275
Automatic Cruise Control with Stop & Go 105
Automatic Curb Monitor 53
Automatic deactivation, front passenger airbags 89
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 83
Automatic Hold 62
Automatic locking 37
Automatic recirculated-air control 133
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 38
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 67
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 132
AUTO program, intensity 132
Auto Start/Stop function 59
AUX-IN port 203
Average fuel consumption 78
Average speed 78
Axle loads, weights 283
B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 47
Backrest, seats 46
Backrest, width 47
Backup camera 117
Balance 180
Band-Aids, refer to First aid kit 271
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Bar for tow-starting/tow‐ing 273
Bass 180
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 268
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 30
Battery, vehicle 268
Belts, safety belts 49
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 145
Blinds, sun protection 43
Bluetooth audio 206
Bluetooth connection, activat‐ ing/deactivating 215
BMW Assist 237
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW Maintenance Sys‐ tem 262
BMW Search 239
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 145
Brake assistant 99
Brake assistant, adaptive 99
Brake discs, breaking in 150
Brake force display 98
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 98
Brake lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 266
Brake lights, adaptive 98
Brake pads, breaking in 150
Braking, notes 151
Breakdown assis‐ tance 270, 271
Breaking in 150
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 81
Bulb replacement 264
Bulb replacement, front 265
Bulb replacement, rear 266
Bulbs and lamps 264
Button, RES 107
Button, Start/Stop 58 Bypassing, refer to Jump-
starting 271
C
Calendar 231
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Camera, backup camera 119
Camera, care 278
Camera, Side View 122
Camera, Top View 121
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 145
Car battery 268
Car care products 276
Care, displays 278
Care, vehicle 276
Cargo 153
Cargo area, enlarging 139
Cargo area lid 38
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 145
Cargo straps, securing cargo 154
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 30
Carpet, care 277
Car wash 275
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 150
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 262
CD/DVD 191
CDs, storing 198
Cell phone 214
Center console 14
Center speaker 181
Central locking system 33
Central screen, refer to Control Display 16
Central speaker 181
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 6
Changing parts 264
Changing wheels 267 Changing wheels/tires 253
Check Control 71
Children, seating position 55
Children, transporting safely 55
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 55
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 56
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 55
Child seat, mounting 55
Child seats 55
Chrome parts, care 277
Cigarette lighter 138
Cleaning, displays 278
Climate control 131
Climate control wind‐ shield 151
Clock 74
Closing/opening from in‐ side 37
Closing/opening via door lock 36
Closing/opening with remote control 34
Clothes hooks 145
Collision warning 111
Combination switch, refer to Turn signals 64
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 64
Comfort Access 39
COMFORT program, Driving Experience Switch 104
Computer 77
Concierge service 238
Condensation on win‐ dows 132
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 152
Condition Based Service CBS 262
Confirmation signal 35
Contacts 227, 235
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Engine oil types, ap‐proved 260
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 31
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 271
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 59
Engine stop 59
Engine temperature 74
Entering/exiting vehicle, assis‐ tance, steering wheel 54
Entering a car wash 275
Equalizer 180
Equipment, interior 136
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 99
Exchanging wheels/tires 253
Exhaust system 150
Exterior mirror, automatic dim‐ ming feature 53
Exterior mirrors 52
External devices 203
External start 271
External temperature dis‐ play 74
External temperature warn‐ ing 74
Eyes for securing cargo 154
F
Fader 180
Failure message, refer to Check Control 71
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 41
Fan, refer to Air volume 132
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 71
Filler neck for engine oil 259
Fine wood, care 277
First aid kit 271
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting 274
Flat tire, changing wheels 267 Flat Tire Monitor FTM 93
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 90
Flat tire, warning lamp 91, 94
Flooding 151
Floor carpet, care 277
Floor mats, care 277
FM/AM station 183
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 66
Foot brake 151
For the headliner, refer to All around the interior rearview
mirror 15
Front airbags 87
Front center armrest 144
Front fog lamps 85
Front lamps 265
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 89
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 89
Front seats 46
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 93
Fuel cap 246
Fuel consumption, current 75
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 78
Fuel filler flap 246
Fuel gauge 74
Fuel quality 248
Fuel, tank capacity 284
Fuse 268
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 136
Gas station recommenda‐ tion 170
Gear change, automatic trans‐ mission 67
General driving notes 150 Glass sunroof, powered with
tilt function 44
Glove compartment 143
Gong, volume equaliza‐ tion 181
GPS navigation 160
Gray display of the map 174
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 283
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 61
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 137
Hazard warning flashers 270
HD Radio 184
Head airbags 87
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 83
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 83
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture via remote control 35
Headlamp flasher 64
Headlamp glass 265
Headlamps 265
Headlamps, care 276
Headlamp washer system 64
Head restraints 46
Head restraints, front 51
Head-Up Display 129
Head-up Display, care 278
Heavy cargo, stowing 154
Height, seats 46
Height, vehicle 282
High-beam Assistant 84
High beams 64
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 84
Hills 152
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 99
Hints 6
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Homepage 6
Hood 257
Horn 12
Hotel function, trunk lid 39
Hot exhaust system 150
House number, entering for navigation 161
HUD Head-Up Display 129
Hydroplaning 151
I
Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 74
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 74
Identification marks, tires 251
Identification number, refer to Important in the engine com‐
partment 257
iDrive 16
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 30
Ignition off 58
Ignition on 58
Indication of a flat tire 91, 94
Individual air distribution 132
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 249
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 93
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 77
Information on the navigation data 175
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 102
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 91
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 94
Instrument cluster 70
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 71
Instrument lighting 85 Integral Active Steering 101
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 136
Intensity, AUTO program 132
Interactive map 165
Interior equipment 136
Interior lamps 86
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 35
Interior motion sensor 41
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 54
Intermediate destinations 167
Internet page 6
Intersection, entering for navi‐ gation 161
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 75
iPod/iPhone 203
J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 267
Jack, refer to Vehicle jack 267
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 67
Jump-starting 271
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 87
L
Lamp replacement 264
Lamp replacement, front 265
Lamp replacement, rear 266 Lamps 82
Lamps and bulbs 264
Lane departure warning 95
Lane margin, warning 95
Language on Control Dis‐ play 80
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 154
LATCH child restraint fixing system 56
Leather, care 276
LED headlamps 265
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 265
Length, vehicle 283
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 21
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 266
Light-alloy wheels, care 277
Light control 84
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 265
Lighting 82
Lighting, speaker 181
Lighting via remote control 35
Light switch 82
Load 153
Loading 153
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 39
Lock, power window 43
Low beams 82
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 84
Lower back support 47
Lug bolt lock 267
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M
Maintenance 262
Maintenance require‐ ments 262
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 75
Maintenance system, BMW 262
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 71
Manual air distribution 132
Manual air volume 132
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 61
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 68
Manual operation, backup camera 118
Manual operation, door lock 37
Manual operation, exterior mir‐ rors 53
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 246
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 116
Manual operation, Side View 122
Manual operation, Top View 120
Map, destination entry 165
Map in split screen 172
Map view 170
Marking on approved tires 254
Marking, run-flat tires 255
Massage seat, front 48
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 132
Maximum speed, winter tires 254
Measure, units of 80
Medical kit 271 Memory for seat, mirrors,
steering wheel 52
Menu, EfficientDynamics 157
Menu in instrument cluster 76
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Message list, traffic bulle‐ tins 172
Messages 229
Messages, refer to Check Control 71
Microfilter 134
Minimum tread, tires 253
Mirror 52
Mirror memory 52
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 151
Mobile phone 214
Mode, ECO PRO 156
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 6
Moisture in headlamp 265
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 55
MP3 player 203
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
Multimedia 191
Music collection 198
Music search 199
Music, storing 198
N
Navigation 160
Navigation data 175
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 51
New wheels and tires 253
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 126
Notes 232 Nylon rope for tow-starting/
towing 273
O
OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 263
Obstacle marking, backup camera 119
Odometer 74
Office 226
Oil 259
Oil, adding 259
Oil additives 260
Oil change 260
Oil change interval, service re‐ quirements 75
Oil filler neck 259
Oil types, alternative 260
Oil types, approved 260
Old batteries, disposal 268
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 263
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 264
Opening/closing from in‐ side 37
Opening/closing via door lock 36
Opening/closing with remote control 34
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Automatic recirculated-air control 133
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 74
P
Paint, vehicle 276
Pair mobile phone 215
Panic mode 35
Parallel parking assistant 122 Seite 299Everything from A to ZReference299
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Park Distance ControlPDC 115
Parked-car ventilation 135
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 152
Parking aid, refer to PDC 115
Parking assistant 122
Parking brake 61
Parking lamps 82
Parking with Auto Hold 62
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 53
Pathway lines, backup cam‐ era 118
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 115
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 126
People detection, refer to Night Vision 126
Personal information 226
Personal Profile 31
Phone 214
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 44
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 42
Plastic, care 277
PlugIn 242
Position, storing 162
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 161
Power failure 268
Power sunroof, glass 44
Power windows 42
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 249
Pressure warning FTM, tires 93
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 20
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 44 Protective function, win‐
dows 42
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16
R
Radiator fluid 261
Radio 183
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 58
Rain sensor 65
Random 192
Random playback 192
RDS 184
Reading out loud 233
Rear axle steering 101
Rear center armrest 144
Rear lamps 266
Rearview mirror 52
Rear window defroster 133
Recirculated-air mode 133
Recommended tire brands 254
Refueling 246
Remaining range 75
Reminders 233
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 36
Remote control, universal 136
Renaming a station 184
Replacement fuse 268
Replacing parts 264
Replacing wheels/tires 253
Reporting safety defects 8
RES button 107
Reserve warning, refer to Range 75
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 91
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 133
Retaining straps, securing cargo 154 Retreaded tires 254
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 266
Roadside Assistance 238
Roadside parking lamps 83
Roller sunblinds 43
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 101
Roll stabilization, refer to Dy‐ namic Drive 101
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 273
Route 169
Route criteria, route 168
Route, displaying 169
Routes, avoiding 168
Route section, bypassing 169
RSC Run Flat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 255
Rubber components, care 277
Run-flat tires 255
S
Safe braking 151
Safety 6
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passenger
seat 50
Safety belts 49
Safety belts, care 277
Safety switch, windows 43
Safety systems, airbags 87
Satellite radio 185
Saving fuel 0
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 171
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 264
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 274
Search, refer to BMW Search 239 Seite 300ReferenceEverything from A to Z300
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Seat belts, refer to Safetybelts 49
Seat heating, front 48
Seat heating, rear 49
Seating position for chil‐ dren 55
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 52
Seats 46
Seat ventilation, front 49
Selection list in instrument cluster 76
Selector lever, automatic transmission 67
Sensors, care 278
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 262
Service requirements, dis‐ play 75
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 271
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 79
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 52
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 67
Shift paddles on steering wheel 68
Short commands 285
Shoulder support 48
Side airbags 87
Side View 121
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 35
Sitting safely 46
Size 282
Ski bag 141
Smallest turning circle 283
Smoker's package 138
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 224
Snow chains 255
Socket 139 Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐
nostics 263
Software applications, iPhone 241
Software update 210
Spare fuse 268
Speaker lighting 181
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 163
Specified engine oil types 260
Speed, average 78
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 78
Speed Volume, volume equal‐ ization 181
Split screen 20
Split screen map settings 172
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 170
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 103
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 68
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 103
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 68
Stability control systems 99
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 59
Start/Stop button 58
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting the engine 59
State/province, selecting for navigation 160
Stations, stored 189
Station, storing 183
Status display, tires 90
Status information, iDrive 19
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 101
Steering wheel, adjusting 54
Steering wheel heating 54 Steering wheel memory 52
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 67
Stopping the engine 59
Storage compartments 143
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 143
Storage, tires 255
Storing the vehicle 278
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 161
Summer tires, tread 253
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 73
Surround View 117
Suspension settings 102
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 102
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 135
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 74
Tail and brake lamps 266
Tailgate 38
Tailgate via remote control 35
Tail lamps 266
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 266
Tasks 232
Technical changes, refer to Safety 6
Technical data 282
TeleServices 238
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 132
Temperature display, external temperature 74
Temperature, engine oil 74
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 105
Terminal, jump-starting 272
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