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295
Everything from A to Z
Reference
Emergency services, refer to
Roadside Assistance 273
Energy, saving
– saving fuel 136
Engine
– breaking in 136
– overheated, refer to Coolant temperature 259
– starting 63
– starting, Comfort Access 40
– switching off 64
Engine compartment 255
Engine coolant, refer to Coolant 259
Engine oil
– adding 258
– additives, refer to Approved engine oils 258
– alternative oil types 258
– approved engine oils 258
– BMW Maintenance System 260
– capacity 282
– checking level 256
– intervals between changes,
refer to Service
requirements 88
Engine starting, refer to
Starting the engine 63
Entering the postal code for navigation 147
Entry lamps, refer to Interior lamps 114
Entry map for destination 151
Equalizer, tone control 167
ESP Electronic Stability Program, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC 97
Exhaust system, refer to Hot exhaust system 138
Exterior mirrors 55
– adjusting 55
– automatic dimming
feature 56
– automatic heating 55
– folding in and out 55External audio device
125
External devices 189
– random sequence 192
Eyes
– for tow-starting and towing
away 275
– for tying down loads 140
F
Failure messages, refer to
Check Control 92
Failure of an electrical consumer 271
False alarm
– avoiding unintentional alarm 39
– switching off an alarm 39
Fastening safety belts, refer to
Safety belts 54
Fastest route for navigation 155
Fast forward
– CD player 180
Fault messages, refer to
Check Control 92
Filter
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 119
First aid pouch 273
Fixture for remote control, refer to Ignition lock 62
Flash when locking/
unlocking 35
Flat tire
– run-flat tires 253
– tire pressure monitor TPM 102
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 100
– indicating a flat tire 101
– indicator/warning lamp 101
– initialization 100
– snow chains 100,254
– system limits 100
Flat tires, refer to Tire
condition 251 Fluid reservoir, refer to
Washer fluid reservoir 74
FM, waveband 169
Fog lamps 113
– indicator lamp 15,113
Folding up the floor panel 130
Footwell lamps, refer to Interior lamps 114
For your own safety 5
Four-wheel drive, refer to xDrive 99
Free memory ca pacity, music
collection 188
Front airbags 107
FTM, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 100
Fuel 233
– average consumption 85
– gauge 84
– high-quality brands 233
– quality 233
– specifications 233
– tank contents, refer to Capacities 282
Fuel
clock, refer to Fuel
gauge 84
Fuel consumption indicator
– average fuel
consumption 85
Fuel display, refer to Fuel gauge 84
Fuel filler flap 232
– releasing in the event of electrical malfunction 232
Fuses 271
G
Garage door opener, refer to
Integrated universal remote
control 120
Gasoline
– refer to Average
consumption 85
Gasoline, refer to Required fuel 233

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Gasoline display, refer to Fuel
gauge 84
Gas station recommendations 157
Gear indicator, automatic
transmission with
Steptronic 65
Gear indicator, refer to
Displays in the instrument
cluster 68
Gearshift lever 68
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 65
– manual transmission 65
Gearshifts
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 65
– manual transmission 65
General driving notes 137
Glass roof, electric 43
– convenient opening and closing 34
– convenient opening and closing with Comfort
Access 40
– initializing 44
– opening, closing 43
– pinch protection system 43
– power failure 44
– remote control 34
– tilting 43
Glove compartment 124
GPS navigation, refer to Navigation system 144
Grills 115
Gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 281
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake 64
Hands-free system 16,209
Hardtop label 128
Hardtop sticker 128
Hazard warning flashers 16HDC Hill Descent Control
99
HD Radio 171
Head airbags 107
Headlamp control, automatic 110
Headlamp flasher 72
– indicator lamp 13,15
Head Light, refer to Adaptive
Light Control 111
Head restraints 51
– rear, removing 52
– sitting safely 48
Heated
– mirrors 55
– rear window 118
– seats 53
– steering wheel 57
Heating
– mirrors 55
– rear window 118
– seats 53
– steering wheel 57
Heating and ventilation, refer to Climate 115
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing
cargo 140
Height, refer to Dimensions 280
Height adjustment
– seats 49
– steering wheel 56
High-beam Assistant 112
High beams 112
– headlamp flasher 112
– indicator lamp 15
High beams and low beams, automatic, refer to High-
beam Assistant 112
High-pressure washer 262
High water, refer to Driving
through water 138
Highways, refer to Route criteria 155
Hill Descent Control HDC 99
Hills 139
Holders for cups 125Homepage BMW
4
Hood 255
Hooks for shopping bags 129
Horn 12,
13
Hotel function, refer to
Locking o

r unlocking
separately 37
Hot exhaust system 138
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to Dynamic Brake Control 97
Hydroplaning 138
I
IBOC, refer to HD radio 171
Ice warning, refer to Outside
temperature warning 83
Identification marks
– run-flat tires 253
– tire coding 250
iDrive 20
– adjusting brightness 95
– changing date and time 91
– changing language 95
– changing settings 95
– changing units of measure and display format 88
– controls 20
– menu guidance 21
– operating principle 20
– overview 20
– start menu 21
– status information 23
iDrive operating principle 20
Ignition 63
– switched off 63
– switched on 63
Ignition key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 32
Ignition key position 1, refer to Radio readiness 62
Ignition key position 2, refer to
Ignition on 63
Ignition lock 62
Imprint 2

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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Incoming call
205
Indicator and warning
lamps 15
– tire pressure monitor TPM 103
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire inflation pressure 235
Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 102
Initializing
– after power failure 270
– compass, refer to Calibrating 123
– flat tire monitor FTM 100
– glass roof 44
– radio, refer to Storing stations 170
– refer to Setting the time and
date 91
Installation location
– telephone 124
Instructions for navigation system, refer to Voice
instructions 157
Instrument cluster 14
Instrument cluster, refer to Cockpit 12
Instrument combination, refer to Instrument cluster 14
Instrument lighting 114
Instrument panel, see instrument cluster 14
Integrated key 32
Integrated universal remote control 120
Interactive map 151
Interior lamps 114
– remote control 34
Interior motion sensor 39
Interior rearview mirror 56
– automatic dimming feature 56
– compass 122
Interlock, refer to Disengaging the remote control 65Intermittent mode of the
wipers 73
Intersection, entering, navigation 147
J
Jacking points 270
Joystick, refer to iDrive 20
Jumpering, refer to Jump starting 274
Jump starting 274
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control 32
Keyless go, refer to Comfort Access 40
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Comfort Access 40
Key Memory, refer to Personal
Profile 32
Keypad dialing 207
Kickdown 66
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 66
Knock control 233
L
Lamps
– automatic headlamp
control 110
– parking lamps/low beams 110
Lamps and bulbs, replacing
bulbs 266
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer
to Safety belts 54
Lashing eyes, refer to Securing cargo 140
Last destinations 149
LATCH child restraint fixing system 59
Launch Control 71 Leather care
263
LED Light-emitting
diodes 267
Length, refer to Dimensions 280
License plate lamp, replacing bulb 269
Light
– high-beam Assistant 112
Light alloy wheels, care 264
Light-emitting diodes
LED 267
Lighter 126
– connecting electrical
appliances 127
Lighting
– instruments 114
– lamps and bulbs 266
– vehicle, refer to Lamps 110
Light switch 110
Limit, refer to Speed limit 94
Load 140
Load securing equipment, refer to Securing cargo 140
Lock buttons, doors, refer to
Locking 37
Locking
– adjusting confirmation
signal 35
– from inside 37
– from outside 34
– without remote control, refer to Comfort Access 40
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals 35
– from inside 36
– from outside 33
Low beam control, refer to High-beam Assistant 112
Low-beam headlamps 110
– automatic 110
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 50
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 141
Lumbar support 50

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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires 253
Maintenance, refer to Service
and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in
the Warranty and Service
Guide Booklet for Canadian
models
Maintenance system 260
Malfunction
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 67
– tires 101
Malfunction warnings, refer to
Check Control 92
Managing music 187
Manually unlocking parking
lock 70
Manual mode, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 66
Manual operation
– door lock 36
– driver's door 36
– fuel filler flap 232
– parking lock 70
– parking lock, automatic transmission 67
Manual transmission 65
Map for navigation
– changing scale 158
– entering destination 151
Map view 157
Master key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 32
Maximum cooling 116
Maximum speed
– with winter tires 253
Measurements, refer to Dimensions 280 Memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 53
MENU button 20
Menus, refer to iDrive 20
Messages 216
Messages from the Concierge service 217
Microfilter
– BMW Maintenance System 260
– for automatic climate
control 119
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter
– BMW Maintenance System 260
Microphone
– telephone 16
– voice commands 16
Mirror dimming feature 56
Mirrors 55
– automatic curb monitor 56
– exterior mirrors 55
– heating 55
– interior rearview mirror 56
– memory, refer to Seat and m i

rror memory 53
Mirrors, folding in before
entering a car wash 55
Mobile phone
– adjusting volume 205
– connecting, refer to Mobile phone, pairing 201
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 124
– operation 205
– pairing 201
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
– suitable mobile phones 200
– unpairing 203
– what to do if…. 204Mobile phone, refer to
Telephone 200
Mobile phone, refer to the separate Owner's Manual
Modifications, technical, refer
to For your own safety 5
Monitor, refer to iDrive controls 20
Monitoring system for tire pressures, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 100
Multi-channel playback 167
Multifunctional steering wheel, refer to Buttons on
the steering wheel 13
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/ headlamp flasher 72
– refer to Wiper system 72
Multimedia screen, refer to iDrive 20
Music collection 184
– random sequence 187
– restoring 188
Music interface for
smartphones 190
Music search 185
My Info 217
N
Navigation
– starting destination
guidance after entering a
destination 148
– storing current position 148
– voice activation 152
Navigation announcements, refer to Switching voice
instructions on/off 157
Navigation data 144

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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Navigation system
144
– address book 148
– bypassing a route section 156
– continuing destination
guidance 155
– destination entry 146
– dynamic destination
guidance 162
– entering a destination by voice 152
– entering a destination manually 146
– frequently asked
questions 163
– gas station
recommendations 157
– planning a trip 153
– route list 156
– selecting destination via map 151
– selecting route criteria 155
– special destinations 149
– starting destination guidance 155
– terminating destination guidance 155
– traffic bulletins 159
– voice instructions 157
– volume adjustment 157
Neck support, refer to Head
restraints 51
Nets, refer to Storage compartments 125
Neutral 69
Neutral cleaners, care 264
New tires 252
Next Service indicator, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 260
North-facing map 157
Notes 220
Nozzles 115
Nylon rope, refer to Tow rope 276O
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for Onboard Diagnosis 261
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications 233
Odometer 83
Office 213
– current office 213
– what to do if…. 221
Oil, refer to Engine oil 256
Oil consumption 256
Oil level 256
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal 271
Onboard vehicle tool kit 266
Opening and closing
– comfort access 40
– from inside 36
– from outside 33
– using the door lock 36
– using the remote control 33
Opening and closing retractable hardtop 44
Options, selecting for
navigation 155
Orientation menu, refer to Start menu 21
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation 118
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate control 117
Outside temperature
display 83
– changing unit of measure 88
– in computer 88
Outside temperature warning 83
Overheated engine, refer to
Coolant temperature 259
Overriding selector lever lock 67
Overview
– radio operation 166
P
Paintwork care263
Park assistant, refer to Park Distance Control 96
Park Distance Control PDC 96
Parked car ventilation 119
– preselecting switch-on
times 119
– switching on and off directly 119
Parking
– vehicle 64
Parking aid, refer to Park
Distance Control PDC 96
Parking brake 64
– indicator lamp 64
Parking lamps 110
– replacing bulbs 267
Parking lamps/low beams 110
Parts and accessories, refer to Vehicle equipment 5
Passenger side mirror tilt function 56
Pathway lighting 111
Personal information, refer to Office 213
Personal Profile 32
Phone numbers
– dialing 206
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 43
– windows 42
Playing music 185
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated- charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 119
Power failure 270
Power windows 42
Power windows, refer to Windows 41
Pressure, tires 235
Pressure monitoring, tires 100
– flat Tire Monitor 100

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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Pressure monitoring of tires,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 102
Programmable buttons on the steering wheel 13
Programmable memory keys 25
Protection function, refer to
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 43
– windows 42
Providing medical assistance, refer to First aid pouch 273
Puncture
– flat Tire Monitor 100
R
Radio
– controls166
– HD radio 171
– satellite radio 173
– selecting waveband 169
– storing stations 170
– switching on/off 166
– tone control 167
– volume 166
Radio position, refer to Radio
readiness 62
Radio readiness 62
– switched off 63
– switched on 62
Radio-remote key, refer to Remote control with
integrated key 32
Rain sensor 73
Random sequence
– CD player 179
– external devices 192
– music collection 187
Reading aloud 221
Reading lamps 114
Rear lamps, refer to Tail
lamps 268 Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints
52
– folding down backrests 127
Rear ventilation 118
Rearview mirror, refer to
Mirrors 55
Rear window defroster 118
Rear window roller blind, refer
to Roller sunblinds 124
Reception
– quality 170
– radio station 170
Recirculated air mode 117
Recirculation of air, refer to
Recirculated air mode 117
Reclining seat, refer to
Backrest 49
Redialing 208
Refueling 232
Releasing
– hood 256
Remaining distance, refer to
Cruising range 85
Reminders 220
Remote control 32
– battery renewal 41
– comfort access 40
– garage door opener 120
– malfunction 35,41
– removing from the ignition lock 62
– service data 260
– trunk

lid 34
Replacement fuses, refer to
Fuses 271
Replacement remote control 32
Replacing bulbs, refer to Lamps and bulbs 266
Replacing tires 252
Replacing tires, refer to New wheels and tires 252
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge 84 Reset, refer to Resetting tone
settings 168
Restraint systems
– for children 58
– refer to Safety belts 54
Retractable hardtop 44
– care, refer to Caring for your vehicle brochure
– convenient opening and closing 34
– remote control 34
Reverse
– CD player 180
Reverse gear 69
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 66
– manual transmission 65
Rim cleaner, care 264
Road map 157
Roadside Assistance 225,273
Roadside parking lamps 112
– replacing bulbs 267
Roadworthiness test, refer to Service requirements 88
Roller sunblinds 124
Rollover protection system, Convertible 109
– resetting 109
Roof load capacity 281
Roof-mounted luggage
rack 141
Rope, refer to Tow-starting, towing away 276
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to iDrive 20
Route 155,156
– bypassing sections 156
– changing 155,156
– changing criteria 155
– displaying streets or towns/ cities 156
– map view 157
– selecting 155

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Shift paddles on the steering
wheel 70
Short commands for the voice activation system 283
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route 155
Side airbags 107
Side windows, refer to
Windows 41
Signal horn, refer to Horn 12,13
Sitting safely 48
– with airbags 48
– with head restraint 48
– with safety belts 48
Ski bag 130
Ski bag for Convertible, refer to Through-loading opening
with integrated transport
bag 131
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to Glass roof, electric 43
Slot for remote control 62
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 126
Snap-in adapter 200
– inserting/removing 211
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 124
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis
OBD 261
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 127
Software update 196
SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 272
Spare fuses 271
Special destinations 149
Special destinations,
displaying 151
Special oils, refe r to Approved
engine oils 258
Specified engine oils, refer to Approved engine oils 258Speed
– run-flat tires
101
– with winter tires 253
Speed limit 94
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit 94
Speedo, refer to Speedometer 14
Speedometer 14
Speed Volume 168
Split screen content, refer to
Selecting the display for the
split screen content 24
Sport automatic transmission
with double clutch 67
– driving dynamics control 70
– kickdown 69
– lau

nch control 71
– manually unlocking parking
lock 70
– neutral 69
– reverse gear 69
Sport program with 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 69
Spray nozzles, refer to Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 73
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 97
Start/Stop button 62
– starting the engine 63
– switching off the engine 64
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 63
Starting assistance, refer to Jump starting 274
Starting difficulties
– jump starting 274
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 62
Start menu 21 State/province, for
navigation 146
Status information on the Control Display 23
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 5
Steam jet 262
Steering wheel 56
– adjustment 56
– buttons on steering wheel 13
– heating 57
– lock 62
– locking with Comfort
Access 40
– shift paddles 70
Steering wheel buttons, refer to Shift paddles 70
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 105
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 65
Storage 265
Storage compartments 125
Storage nets 129
Stored trip, calling up 154
Storing a destination in the
address book 148
Storing music 184
Storing seat positions, refer to
Seat and mirror memory 53
Storing tires 253
Stowage, refer to Storage
compartments 125
Street, entering, navigation 147
Suitable mo bile phones
200
Summer tires, re fer to W

heels
and tires 235
Surround 167
SVCD 180
SW, waveband 169
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12

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Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away 275
Towing 275
– car with automatic transmission 275
– methods 276
– with 7-gear Sport automatic transmission with double
clutch 276
Towing and tow-starting 275
Town/city, for navigation 146
Tow rope 276
Tow-starting 275,277
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor 102
Track
– selecting on CD 178
Traction control, refer to Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 97
Traffic bulletins
– categories 161
Traffic bulletins, filtering 161
Traffic bulletins for navigation 159
– during destination guidance 161
Traffic bulletins in navigation
– screen display in the map view 160
Traffic congestion
– displaying traffic bulletins 159
– refer to Route, bypassing
segments 156 Transmission
– 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 67
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 65
– idle position 69
– launch control 71
– manually unlocking parking lock 70
– manual transmission 65
– overriding selector lever lock for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 67
– reverse gear 69
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector lever position 65
– refer to P Park 66
Transporting children safely 58
Transport securing devices,
refer to Securing cargo 140
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tire tread 251
Trip, deleting 154
Trip, storing 154
Trip computer, refer to
Displays on the Control
Display 85
Trip-distance coun ter, refer to
Trip odometer 83
Tr iple turn

signal activation 72
Trip odometer 83
Trips, changing 154
Trunk
– capacity 281
– comfort access 41
– folding up the floor panel 130
– lamp, refer to Interior lamps 114
– opening from inside 37
– opening from outside 37Trunk lid
37
– comfort access 41
– emergency release 38
– locking or unlocking separately 37
– opening from inside 37
– opening from outside 37
– remote control 34
Turning circle, refer to Dimensions 280
Turn signal 72
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp 14
Turn signals
– triple turn signal 72
Tying down loads, refer to
Cargo loading 140
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 250
Units
– average fuel consumption 88
Units of measure
– temperature 88
Universal garage door opener,
refer to Integrated universal
remote control 120
Unlatching, refer to
Unlocking 40
Unlocking
– from inside 37
– from outside 34
– setting unlocking characteristics 34
– trunk lid 41
– without remote control, refer to Comfort Access 40
Updating software 196
Updating the navigation data 144
USB audio interface 190
USB interface 124
Using contact data 220

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