2013 BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 7 seat memory

Lock the rear seat backrests in position
Before installing a child restraint system,
make sure that the rear seat backrests are
locked; otherwise, the protective effect is not
guaranteed and there is an increased risk of in‐
jury for the child in the event of an accident.◀
On the front passenger seat
Deactivating airbags
After installing a child restraint fixing system in
the front passenger seat, make sure that the
front, knee and side airbags on the front pas‐
senger side are deactivated.
Deactivate the front passenger airbags auto‐
matically, refer to page 107.
Deactivating the front passenger airbags
If a child restraint fixing system is used in
the front passenger seat, the front passenger
airbags must be deactivated; otherwise, there
is an increased risk of injury to the child when
the airbags are triggered, even with a child re‐
straint fixing system.◀
Seat position and height
Before installing a child restraint fixing system,
move the front passenger seat as far back as
possible and bring it up to medium height to
obtain the best possible position for the belt
and to offer optimal protection in the event of
an accident.
Do not change the seat position and height af‐
ter this.
Backrest width Adjustable backrest width: before installing a
child restraint fixing system in the front pas‐
senger seat, open the backrest width com‐
pletely. Do not change the backrest width
again and do not call up a memory position.Backrest width for the child seat
Before installing a child restraint fixing
system in the front passenger seat, the back‐
rest width must be opened completely. Do not
change the adjustment after this; otherwise,
the stability of the child seat will be reduced.◀
Child seat security
The rear safety belts and the front passenger
safety belt can be locked against pulling out for
mounting the child restraint fixing systems.
Locking the safety belt
1.Pull out the belt webbing completely.2.Secure the child restraint fixing system
with the belt.3.Allow the belt webbing to be pulled in and
pull it taut against the child restraint fixing
system. The safety belt is locked.
Unlocking the safety belt
1.Unbuckle the belt buckle.2.Remove the child restraint fixing system.3.Allow the belt webbing to be pulled in com‐
pletely.
LATCH child restraint fixing
system
LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for CHil‐dren.
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Otherwise, there is the risk of fatal injury from
electric shock due to damaged high-voltage
components.◀
Lug bolt lock
The lug bolt lock is in the onboard vehicle tool
kit or in a storage compartment close to the
onboard vehicle tool kit, refer to page 214.▷Lug bolt, arrow 1.▷Adapter, arrow 2.
Removing
1.Attach the adapter to the wheel lug.2.Unscrew the lug bolt.
Remove the adapter after screwing the lug bolt
back on.
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 cen‐
ter to ensure that all comfort functions are fully
available and that any Check Control mes‐
sages of these comfort functions are no longer
displayed.
Charging the battery
Note Do not plug chargers into the socketDo not connect battery chargers to the
factory-installed sockets in the vehicle as this
may damage the battery.◀
General information Make sure that the battery is always suffi‐
ciently charged to guarantee that the battery
remains usable for its full service life.
The battery may need to be charged in the fol‐
lowing cases:▷When making frequent short-distance
drives.▷If the vehicle is not used for prolonged pe‐
riods, longer than a month.
Starting aid terminals
In the vehicle, only charge the battery via the
starting aid terminals, refer to page 223, 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: saving new, see user's
manual for Navigation, Entertainment and
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LATCH child restraint fixingsystem 67
Leather, care 228
LED front fog lamps, bulb re‐ placement 217
LED headlamps, Bulb re‐ placement 217
LED light 217
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 215
Length, vehicle 235
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 23
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 217
Light alloy wheels, care 229
Light control 101
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 215
Lighter, rear 170
Lighting 100
Lighting, speaker 104
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 38
Light switch 100
Load 185
Loading 185
Lock, door 39
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 40
Locking/unlocking via door lock 39
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 38
Locking, automatic 45
Locking, central 37
Locking, settings 45
Locking via trunk lid 41
Lock, power window 48
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 69
Low beams 100
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 102
Lower back support 53
Lug bolt lock 219 Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack 186
Lumbar support 53
M
Maintenance 212
Maintenance require‐ ments 212
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 90
Maintenance system, BMW 212
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 86
Malfunction, self-leveling sus‐ pension 132
Manual air distribution 160
Manual air flow 160
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 74
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 83
Manual operation, backup camera 148
Manual operation, door lock 39
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 63
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 196
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 145
Manual operation, parking brake 75
Manual operation, Side View 150
Manual operation, Top View 151
Manual operation, trunk lid 40
Marking on approved tires 204
Marking, run-flat tires 205
Massage seat, front 54
Massage seat, rear 56 Master key, refer to Remote
control 34
Maximum cooling 161
Maximum speed, display 91
Maximum speed, winter tires 204
Measure, units of 96
Medical kit 222
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 61
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 93
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 19
Messages, refer to Check Control 86
Microfilter 162
Minimum tread, tires 203
Mirror 62
Mirror memory 61
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 182
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 215
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 66
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
N
Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 59
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 60
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 229
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Night Vision with pedestriandetection 121
No Passing Information 91
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 225
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 213
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 213
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 149
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 198
Odometer 89
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Officially use hybrid sys‐ tem 180
Oil 208
Oil, adding 209
Oil additives 209
Oil change 209
Oil change interval, service requirements 90
Oil filler neck 209
Oil types, alternative 209
Oil types, approved 209
Old batteries, disposal 220
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 214
Opening/closing the trunk lid with no-touch activation 44
Opening and closing 34
Opening and closing, from in‐ side 40
Opening and closing via door lock 39
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 38
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6 Outside air, refer to Auto‐
matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 161
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 89
Overtaking prohibitions 91
P Paint, vehicle 228
Parallel parking assistant 153
Park Distance Control PDC 144
Parked-car ventilation 165
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 184
Parking aid, refer to PDC 144
Parking assistant 153
Parking brake 74
Parking lamps 100
Parking lamps and roadside parking lamps, refer to
Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 216
Parking with Auto Hold 77
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 63
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 148
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 144
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 121
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 118
People detection, refer to Night Vision 121
Permissible axle load 235
Personal Profile 35
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 50
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 48
Plastic, care 229
Power failure 219
Power sunroof, glass 50 Power windows 47
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 199
Pressure warning FTM, tires 108
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 35
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 23
Protective function, glass sunroof 50
Protective function, win‐ dows 48
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 18
R Radiator fluid 210
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 34
Radio ready state 70
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 79
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 163
Rear lamps 217
Rear seats, adjusting 55
Rear seats, basic position 56
Rear sockets 171
Rearview mirror 62
Rear window defroster 161
Recirculated-air mode 161
Recommended tire brands 204
Refueling 196
Remaining range 89
Remote control/key 34
Remote control, auxiliary air conditioning, key 166
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 38
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Replacement fuse 220
Replacing parts 214
Replacing wheels/tires 203
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 139
Reserve warning, refer to Range 89
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 111
Residual cooling 165
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 161
Retaining straps, securing cargo 186
Retreaded tires 204
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 217
Roadside parking lamps 101
Roller sunblinds 49
RON gasoline quality 198
Roof load capacity 235
Roof-mounted luggage rack 186
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 225
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 205
Rubber components, care 229
Run-flat tires 205
S Safe braking 183
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 58
Safety belts 58
Safety belts, care 229
Safety of the hybrid sys‐ tem 225
Safety Package, refer to Ac‐ tive Protection 127
Safety switch, windows 48 Safety systems, airbags 105
Saving fuel 188
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver 214
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 225
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 58
Seat heating, front 54
Seat heating, rear 57
Seating position for chil‐ dren 66
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 61
Seats 52
Seats, rear, adjusting 55
Seat ventilation, front 54
Seat ventilation, rear 57
See lamp and bulb replace‐ ment 214
Selection list in instrument cluster 93
Selector lever, automatic transmission 82
Self-leveling suspension, air suspension 132
Self-leveling suspension, malfunction 132
Sensors, care 230
Service and warranty 8
Service history 91
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 212
Service requirements, dis‐ play 90
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 222
Services, ConnectedDrive
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 45
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 95
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 61 Shifting, automatic transmis‐
sion 81
Shift paddles on steering wheel 83
Shoulder support 53
Side airbags 105
Side View 149
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 45
Silent Start, electric drive readiness 71
Sitting safely 52
Size 234
Slide/tilt glass roof 50
Smallest turning circle 235
Smoker's package 169
Snow chains 205
Socket 170
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 213
SOS button 221
Spare fuse 220
Speaker lighting 104
Specified engine oil types 209
Speed, average 94
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 94
Speed limiter, display 91
Speed Limit Information 91
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 94
Split screen 22
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 133
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 83
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 133
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 83
Stability control systems 130
Start/Stop button 70
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