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EntertainmentCD/DVD player
Fast forward/reverse
Press and hold the  button for the 
corresponding direction.
Video playback
Country codes
Only DVDs with the code  of the home region 
can be played back; also refer to the information 
on your DVD.
Starting playback
For your own safety, the video image is only dis-
played up to approx. 2 mph/3 km/h and in some 
market-specific versions,  only with the parking 
brake engaged or the selector lever of the auto-
matic transmission is in the park position.
DVD video
1. "CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select a DVD with video content. 4.
"DVD menu"
5. Start the DVD via the DVD menu.
VCD/SVCD
1."CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select a CD/DVD with video content.
4. "Select track"
5. Select the desired track.
The CD/DVD is started.
Video menu
To open the Video menu:
1. Turn the controller during playback.
2. Press the controller when "Back" is 
displayed.
The Video menu is displayed:
CodeRegion
1USA, Canada
2 Japan, Europe, Middle East, South  Africa
3Southeast Asia
4 Australia, Central and South  America, New Zealand
5 Northwest Asia, North Africa
6China
0 All regions
SymbolFunction
Open the DVD menu
Starting playback
Pause
Stop
Next chapter/next track
Previous chapter/previous 
track
Fast forward
Reverse
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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Automatic recirculated air 
control AUC 117
Automatic Service  Request 227
Automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 65
– interlock 65
– overriding selector lever 
lock 67
– shiftlock, refer to Changing  selector lever position 65
– sport program 66
– towing 275
– tow-starting 275
AUTO program for automatic  climate control 116
AUX-In connection 125,189
Available services 228
Average fuel consumption 85
– setting the units 88
Average speed 85
Avoid highways in 
navigation 155
Avoiding unintentional  alarms 39
Axle loads, refer to  Weights 281
B
Backing up the music 
collection 188
Backrest contour, refer to  Lumbar support 50
Backrests, refer to Seat  adjustment 49
Backrest width adjustment 50
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats 52
Bag holder 129
Band-aids, refer to First aid  pouch 273
Bar, refer to Towing 
methods 276 Base plate for telephone or 
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter 211
– refer to Snap-in adapter in  the center armrest storage 
compartment 124
Bass, tone control 167
Battery 270
– charging 270
– disposal 41,271
– jump starting 274
– remote control 32
– replacing 270
– temporary power failure 270
Battery renewal
– remote control 41
– remote control for vehicle 41
Being towed 275
Belt hand-over 54
– pinch protection system 55
Belts, refer to Safety belts 54
Belt tensioner,  refer to Safety 
belts 54
Beverage holders, refer to  Cupholders 125
Black ice, refer to Outside  temperature warning 83
Blinds, refer to Roller 
sunblinds 124
Blower, refer to Air  volume 117
Bluetooth, activating/ deactivating 201
Bluetooth audio 192
– disconnecting an audio  connection 195
– pairing device 193
– playback 194
– unpairing device 195
– what to do if … 195
BMW Assist 224
– updating 228
BMW Homepage 4
BMW Info 218
BMW Maintenance 
System 260
BM
W Online 226 BMW webpage
4
Bottle holders, refer to 
Cupholders 125
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic  Brake Control DBC 97
Brake fluid, refer to Service  requirements 88
Brake Force Display 106
Brake lights
– brake force display 106
Brake pads 136
– breaking in 136
Brake pedal, refer to Braking  safely 138
Brake rotors 139
– brakes 136
– breaking in 136
Brakes
– ABS 97
– BMW Maintenance  System 260
– brake force display 106
– breaking in 136
– parking brake 64
– service requirements 88
Brakes, refer to Braking  safely 138
Brake system 136
– BMW Maintenance  System 260
– breaking in 136
– disc brakes 139
Breakdown services, refer to  Roadside Assistance 273
Breaking in the clutch 136
Breaking in the differential,  refer to Engine and 
differential 136
Break-in period 136
Brightness of the Control 
Display 95
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps  and bulbs 266
Button for starting the engine,  refer to Start/Stop button 62
Buttons on the steering 
wheel 13
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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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Reference
Switching off
– engine
64
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button 62
Switching on
– audio 166
– CD player 166
– radio 166
Switching the air conditioning  on and off 118
Switching the entertainment 
audio output on/off 166
Switch-on times of parked car  ventilation, preselecting 119
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 84
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 37
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb 269
Tail lamp, refer to Tail  lamps 268
Tail lamps 268
– replacing bulb 268,269
Tank contents, refer to  Capacities 282
Tasks 219
Technical data 280
– dimensions 280
Technical modifications, refer  to For your own safety 5
Telephone 200
– hands-free system 209
– installation location, refer to  Center armrest 124
– phone book 207
– received calls 208
– redialing 208
– refer to separate Owner's  Manual
– voice commands 209TeleService
225
Teleservice Diagnosis 226
Temperature
– automatic climate  control 116
– changing unit of measure 88
– coolant, refer to Coolant  temperature 259
Temperature display
– outside temperature 83
– outside temperature 
warning 83
– setting the units 88
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control 74
Tensioning straps, refer to 
Securing cargo 140
Text message 217
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp 269
Through-loading opening with  integrated transport 
bag 131
Through-loading system 127
Tilt alarm sensor 39
Tilt function, passenger side  mirror 56
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
switch-on times 119
Tire inflation pressure 235
– loss 101,102
Tire pressure monitoring,  refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor 100
Tire Pressure Monitor  TPM 102
–  resetting the s
ystem103
– system limitations 102
– warning lamp 103
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor 101
Tire Quality Grading 250Tires
– age
250,252
– air loss 103
– breaking in 136
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels 269
– condition 251
– damage 251
– inflation pressure 235
– labels 250
– minimum tread depth 251
– new wheels and tires 252
– pressure monitoring, refer to  Flat Tire Monitor 100
– pressure monitoring, refer to  Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM 102
– puncture 101
– replacing 252
– run-flat tires 253
– size 250
– storage 253
– tread depth 251
– wear indicators, refer to  Minimum tread depth 251
– wheel/tire combination, refer  to Correct wheels and 
tires 252
– winter tires 253
TMC station, refer to Traffic  bulletins 159
Tone
– control 167
– middle setting 168
Tools, refer to Onboard  vehicle tool kit 266
Top, refer to Retractable 
hardtop 44
Top 50 in music  collection 186
Tow bar 276
Tow fitting 275
– screw thread 275
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