2013 BMW 7 SERIES LONG steering wheel

Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 125
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 133
Activated-charcoal filter 163
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 121
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 133
Active Protection 122
Active roll stabilization, see Dynamic Drive 128
Active seat, front 50
Active seat ventilation, front 50
Active seat ventilation, rear 53
Active Steering, integral 129
Adaptive brake assistant 125
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 122
Adaptive drive 128
Adaptive light control 96
Adaptive Light Control, bulb replacement 220
Additives, oil 213
Adjust front seat 48
Adjusting, steering wheel 60
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 48
After washing vehicle 231
Airbags 100
Airbags, indicator/warning light 101
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 162
Air distribution, manual 161
Air drying, refer to Cooling function 162 Air flow, automatic climate
control 161
Air pressure, tires 199
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 163
Alarm system 42
Alarm, unintentional 44
All around the center con‐ sole 14
All around the headliner 15
All around the steering wheel 12
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 207
All-wheel-drive 127
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 169
Alternative oil types 213
Ambient light 99
Antifreeze, washer fluid 76
Antilock Brake System, ABS 125
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 125
Approved engine oils 213
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 177
Arrival time 92
Ashtray 170
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 226
Assistance when driving off 125
Attentiveness assistant 123
AUTO H button, refer to Au‐ tomatic Hold 72
AUTO intensity 161
Automatic car wash 230
Automatic climate con‐ trol 160 Automatic Cruise Control
with Stop & Go 133
Automatic Curb Monitor 59
Automatic deactivation, front passenger airbags 102
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 96
Automatic Hold 72
Automatic locking 42
Automatic recirculated-air control 162
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 36
Automatic Soft Closing, trunk lid 37
Automatic tailgate 37
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 76
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 161
AUTO program, intensity 161
Auto Start/Stop function 68
Average fuel consumption 91
Average speed 91
Axle loads, weights 237
B Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 49
Backrest, width 49
Back seats, adjusting 51
Backup camera 147
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 226
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 228
Basic position, rear seats 52
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Battery replacement, vehicleremote control 30
Battery, vehicle 223
Belts, safety belts 54
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 178
Blinds, sun protection 45
BMW Assist, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 216
Bonus range, ECO PRO 190
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 178
Brake assistant 125
Brake assistant, adaptive 125
Brake discs, breaking in 182
Brake force display 122
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 122
Brake lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 221
Brake lights, adaptive 122
Brake pads, breaking in 182
Braking, hints 183
Breakdown assis‐ tance 225, 226
Breaking in 182
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 94
Bulb replacement, rear 221
Bulb replacement, see lamp and bulb replacement 218
Button, RES 136
Button, Start/Stop 66
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 226
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7 Calling up mirror adjust‐
ment 42
Calling up seat adjust‐ ment 42
Calling up steering wheel ad‐ justment 42
Camera, backup camera 147
Camera, care 233
Camera, Side View 150
Camera, Top View 151
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 178
Car battery 223
Car care products 231
Care, displays 233
Care, vehicle 231
Cargo 185
Cargo area lid 36
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 178
Cargo, securing 186
Cargo straps, securing cargo 186
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 30
Carpet, care 233
Car wash 230
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 182
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 216
CD/Multimedia, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
Center armrest 177
Center console 14
Center-Lock, see button for central locking 33
Central locking system 33
Central screen, refer to Con‐ trol Display 16
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 218
Changing wheels 222 Changing wheels/tires 206
Check Control 83
Checking the oil level elec‐ tronically 212
Children, seating position 62
Children, transporting safely 62
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 62
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 63
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 62
Child safety locks 65
Child seat, mounting 62
Child seats 62
Chrome parts, care 232
Cigarette lighter 170
Cleaning, displays 233
Climate control 160
Climate control laminated tinted safety glass 183
Climate control on head‐ liner 165
Climate control wind‐ shield 183
Clock 86
Closing/opening from in‐ side 36
Closing/opening via door lock 35
Closing/opening with remote control 34
Clothes hooks 178
Coasting 192
Coasting with engine decou‐ pled, coasting 192
Coasting with idling en‐ gine 192
Collision warning with braking function 111
Collision warning with City Braking function 109
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Emergency unlocking, trunk
lid 39
Energy Control 87
Energy recovery 87
Engine, automatic Start/Stop
function 68
Engine, automatic switch-
off 68
Engine compartment 210
Engine compartment, work‐
ing in 210
Engine coolant 215
Engine idling when driving,
coasting 192
Engine oil 212
Engine oil, adding 213
Engine oil additives 213
Engine oil change 214
Engine oil filler neck 213
Engine oil temperature 85
Engine oil types, alterna‐
tive 213
Engine oil types, ap‐
proved 213
Engine start during malfunc‐
tion 31
Engine start, jump-start‐
ing 226
Engine start, refer to Starting
the engine 67
Engine stop 67
Engine temperature 85
Entering/exiting vehicle, as‐
sistance, steering wheel 60
Entering a car wash 230
Equipment, interior 168
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐
gram, refer to DSC 125
Exchanging wheels/tires 206
Exhaust system 182
Exterior mirror, automatic
dimming feature 59
Exterior mirrors 58
External start 226
External temperature dis‐
play 86
External temperature warn‐
ing 86
Eyes for securing cargo 186
F
Failure message, refer to
Check Control 83
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐
tional alarm 44
Fan, refer to Air flow 161
Fault displays, refer to Check
Control 83
Filler neck for engine oil 213
Fine wood, care 232
First aid kit 226
Fitting for towing, refer to
Tow fitting 229
Flat tire, changing
wheels 222
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 103
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐
tor TPM 105
Flat tire, warning
lamp 104, 106
Flooding 183
Floor carpet, care 233
Floor mats, care 233
Folding table in the rear 173
Fold-out position, windshield
wipers 75
Foot brake 183
Front airbags 100
Front fog lamps 98
Front fog lamps, bulb replace‐
ment 221
Front passenger airbags, au‐
tomatic deactivation 102
Front passenger airbags, indi‐
cator lamp 102
Front passenger seat, adjust‐
ing 49
Front turn signals, refer to
Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 220
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 103
Fuel 198
Fuel cap 196
Fuel consumption, current 87
Fuel consumption, refer to
Average fuel consump‐
tion 91
Fuel filler flap 196
Fuel gauge 85
Fuel quality 198
Fuel recommendation 198
Fuel, tank capacity 239
Fuse 224
G
Garage door opener, refer to
Integrated universal remote
control 168
Gasoline 198
Gasoline quality 198
Gear change, automatic
transmission 77
Gear shift indicator 88
General driving notes 182
Gentleman function 49
Glass sunroof, powered 46
Glove compartment 176
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐
proved 237
Gross weight, permissible for
trailer towing 237
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake 70
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐
nating code 169
Hazard warning flashers 225
HDC Hill Descent Con‐
trol 127
Head airbags 100
Headlamp control, auto‐
matic 96
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐
ture 95
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License plate lamp, bulb re‐placement 221
Light alloy wheels, care 232
Light control 96
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 219
Lighter, rear 171
Lighting 95
Lighting, speaker 99
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 34
Light switch 95
Load 185
Loading 185
Lock, door 35
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 36
Locking/unlocking via door lock 35
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 34
Locking, automatic 42
Locking, central 33
Locking, settings 41
Locking via trunk lid 37
Lock, power window 45
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 65
Low beams 95
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 97
Lower back support 49
Lug bolt lock 222
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 186
Lumbar support 49
M
Maintenance 216
Maintenance require‐ ments 216
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 87
Maintenance system, BMW 216 Malfunction displays, refer to
Check Control 83
Malfunction, self-leveling sus‐ pension 130
Manual air distribution 161
Manual air flow 161
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 70
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 78
Manual operation, backup camera 148
Manual operation, door lock 36
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 59
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 196
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 145
Manual operation, parking brake 71
Manual operation, Side View 150
Manual operation, Top View 151
Manual operation, trunk lid 37
Marking on approved tires 207
Marking, run-flat tires 208
Massage seat, front 50
Massage seat, rear 52
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 162
Maximum speed, display 89
Maximum speed, winter tires 208
Measure, units of 93
Medical kit 226
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 57
Menu, EfficientDynamics 191
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 90 Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Messages, refer to Check Control 83
Microfilter 163
Minimum tread, tires 206
Mirror 58
Mirror memory 57
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 183
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 219
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 62
Multifunctional instrument display 80
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
N Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 55
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 56
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 232
New wheels and tires 206
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 116
No Passing Information 89
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 228
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 217
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Obstacle marking, rearview
camera 149
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐
line quality 198
Odometer 86
Office, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 212
Oil, adding 213
Oil additives 213
Oil change 214
Oil change interval, service
requirements 87
Oil filler neck 213
Oil types, alternative 213
Oil types, approved 213
Old batteries, disposal 223
Onboard monitor, refer to
Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 218
Opening/closing the trunk lid
with no-touch activation 40
Opening and closing 30
Opening and closing, from in‐
side 36
Opening and closing via door
lock 35
Opening and closing, with re‐
mote control 34
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard
equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐
matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 162
Overheating of engine, refer
to Coolant temperature 86
Overtaking prohibitions 89
P
Paint, vehicle 231
Parallel parking assistant 153
Park Distance Control
PDC 145
Parked-car ventilation 166
Parked vehicle, condensa‐
tion 184
Parking aid, refer to PDC 145
Parking assistant 153
Parking brake 70
Parking lamps 95
Parking lamps and roadside
parking lamps, refer to
Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 220
Parking with Auto Hold 72
Passenger side mirror, tilting
downward 59
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐
era 148
PDC Park Distance Con‐
trol 145
Pedestrian detection, refer to
Night Vision 116
Pedestrian warning with city
braking function 114
People detection, refer to
Night Vision 116
Permissible axle load 237
Personal Profile 31
Pinch protection system,
glass sunroof 47
Pinch protection system, win‐
dows 44
Plastic, care 232
Power failure 223
Power sunroof, glass 46
Power windows 44
Pressure, tire air pres‐
sure 199
Pressure warning FTM,
tires 103
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐
file 31
Programmable memory but‐
tons, iDrive 21
Protective function, glass
sunroof 47
Protective function, win‐
dows 44
Push-and-turn switch, refer to
Controller 16
Q
Queuing Assistant, see Con‐
gestion Assistant 139
R
Radiator fluid 215
Radio-operated key, refer to
Remote control 30
Radio ready state 67
Radio, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 75
Rear automatic climate con‐
trol 164
Rear axle steering 129
Rear cooler 173
Rear lamps 221
Rear seats, adjusting 51
Rear seats, basic position 52
Rear sockets 172
Rearview mirror 58
Rear window defroster 162
Recirculated-air mode 162
Recommended tire
brands 207
Refueling 196
Remaining range 86
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐
tion 35
Remote control, univer‐
sal 168
Replacement fuse 224
Replacing parts 218
Replacing wheels/tires 206
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 136
Reserve warning, refer to
Range 86
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Reset, Tire Pressure MonitorTPM 106
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 162
Retaining straps, securing cargo 186
Retreaded tires 207
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 221
Roadside parking lamps 96
Roller sunblinds 45
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 128
Roll stabilization, see Dy‐ namic Drive 128
RON gasoline quality 198
Roof load capacity 237
Roof-mounted luggage rack 186
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 228
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 208
Rubber components, care 232
Run-flat tires 208
S Safe braking 183
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 54
Safety belts 54
Safety belts, care 232
Safety Package, refer to Ac‐ tive Protection 122
Safety switch, windows 45
Safety systems, airbags 100
Saving fuel 188
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 218 Screw thread for tow fit‐
ting 229
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 54
Seat heating, front 50
Seat heating, rear 53
Seating position for chil‐ dren 62
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 57
Seats 48
Seats, rear, adjusting 51
Seat ventilation, front 50
Seat ventilation, rear 53
See lamp and bulb replace‐ ment 218
Selection list in instrument cluster 90
Selector lever, automatic transmission 77
Self-leveling suspension, air suspension 129
Self-leveling suspension, malfunction 130
Sensors, care 233
Service and warranty 7
Service history 88
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 216
Service requirements, dis‐ play 87
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 226
Services, ConnectedDrive
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 41
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 93
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 57
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 76
Shift paddles on steering wheel 78
Shoulder support 49 Side airbags 100
Side View 149
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 42
Sitting safely 48
Size 236
Ski bag 174
Slide/tilt glass roof 46
Smallest turning circle 237
Smoker's package 170
Snow chains 208
Socket 171
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 217
SOS button 225
Spare fuse 224
Speaker lighting 99
Specified engine oil types 213
Speed, average 91
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 92
Speed limiter, display 89
Speed Limit Information 89
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 92
Split screen 20
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 131
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 78
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 131
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 78
Stability control systems 125
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 68
Start/Stop button 66
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting the engine 67
Status display, tires 105
Status information, iDrive 20
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Steering, Integral ActiveSteering 129
Steering wheel, adjusting 60
Steering wheel heating 61
Steering wheel memory 57
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 76
Stopping the engine 67
Storage compartments 176
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 176
Storage, tires 208
Storing the vehicle 233
Summer tires, tread 206
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 84
Surround View 147
Suspension settings 130
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 130
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 162
T Tachometer 85
Tail and brake lamps 221
Tailgate 36
Tailgate, automatic 37
Tailgate opening/closing with no-touch activation 40
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol 34
Tail lamps 221
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 221
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 236
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 161 Temperature display, external
temperature 86
Temperature, engine oil 85
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 133
Terminal, starting aid 227
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 84
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 42
Theft protection, lug bolts 222
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 116
Tilt alarm sensor 43
Time of arrival 92
Tire damage 206
Tire identification marks 204
Tire inflation pressure 199
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 103
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 105
Tires, changing 206
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 199
Tires, run-flat tires 208
Tire tread 206
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 218
Top View 151
Total vehicle weight 237
Touchpad 18
Tow fitting 229
Towing 228
Tow-starting 228
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 105
Traction control 126
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 130
Transmission, automatic 76 Transporting children
safely 62
Tread, tires 206
Trip computer 92
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 74
Trip odometer 86
Trunk lid 36
Trunk lid, automatic 37
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 39
Trunk lid, hotel function 39
Trunk lid, manual opera‐ tion 37
Trunk lid opening/closing with no-touch activation 40
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 34
Turning circle 237
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 148
Turn signals, operation 73
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 221
U
Unintentional alarm 44
Units of measure 93
Universal remote control 168
Unlock button, automatic transmission 77
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 36
Unlocking/locking via door lock 35
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 34
Unlocking, settings 41
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 232
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V
Vanity mirror 60
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 129
Vehicle battery 223
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 223
Vehicle, breaking in 182
Vehicle care 231
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 210
Vehicle jack 222
Vehicle paint 231
Vehicle storage 233
Vehicle wash 230
Ventilation 163
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 166
Vertical Dynamic Control, re‐ fer to Dynamic Damping
Control 128
Voice activation system 23
W Warning indicators 83
Warning lamps 83
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 83
Warning triangle 226
Washer fluid 76
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 239
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 75
Washer system 74
Washing, vehicle 230
Water on roads 183
Weights 237
Welcome lamps 95
Wheel base, vehicle 237
Wheel cleaner 232 Wheels, changing 206
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 199
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 103
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 105
Width, vehicle 236
Window defroster, rear 162
Windows, powered 44
Windshield, climate con‐ trol 183
Windshield washer fluid 76
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 75
Windshield washer sys‐ tem 74
Windshield wiper 74
Windshield wipers, fold-out position 75
Winter storage, care 233
Winter tires, suitable tires 207
Winter tires, tread 206
Wiper blades, replacing 218
Wiper fluid 76
Wiper system 74
Wood, care 232
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 22
Wrench 218
X xDrive 127
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