2013 BMW ALPINA B7 SWB 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 102.
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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▷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 227, 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
Communication.▷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.
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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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