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MobilityReplacing components
When mounting new tires or changing over 
from summer to winter tires and vice versa, 
mount run-flat tires for  your own safety. In the 
event of a flat, no spare wheel is available. Your 
BMW center will be glad  to advise you. Refer 
also to New wheels and tires, page 252.
The tools for changing wheels are avail-
able as optional accessories from your 
BMW center. <
Jack mounting points
The jacking points are at the positions shown in 
the illustration.
Vehicle battery
Battery care
The battery is 100 % maintenance-free, the 
electrolyte will last for the life of the battery 
when the vehicle is operated in a temperate 
climate. Your BMW center  will be glad to advise 
in all matters conc erning the battery.
Battery replacing
Only use vehicle batteries that have been 
approved for your vehicle by the manu-
facturer; otherwise, the vehicle could be dam-
aged and systems or functions may not be fully 
available. <
After a battery replacem ent, have the battery 
registered on the vehicle by your service center 
to ensure that all comfort functions are fully 
available.
Charging the battery
Note
Do not connect battery chargers to the 
sockets installed in the vehicle at the 
factory; otherwise you may cause damage to 
the battery. <
General information
To guarantee the full serv ice life of the battery, 
ensure that the battery  is always properly 
charged.
It may be necessary to ch arge the battery in the 
following situations:
> If frequent short trips are taken;
> If the vehicle is frequently parked for more 
than a month.
Jump-starting terminals
Only charge the battery in the vehicle via the 
terminals in the engine compartment with the 
engine off. Connections,  refer to Jump starting 
on page 274.
Power failure
After a temporary power lo ss, the functioning of 
some equipment may be limited and require 
reinitialization. Individual settings may likewise 
have been lost and will  have to be programmed:
> Time and date 
These values must be updated, refer to 
page 90.
> Radio 
In some cases, statio ns may have to be 
stored again, refer to page 170.
> Navigation system 
You must wait until the system becomes 
functional again.
> Glass roof
It may happen that the roof can only be 
tilted. The system must be initialized. 
Please contact your BMW center.
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
C
Calendar219
– displaying appointment 219
– selecting calendar day 219
California Proposition 65  warning 6
Call
– accepting 205
– ending 205
– muting the microphone 207
– rejecting 205
Calling, refer to Phone  numbers, dialing 206
Calling, refer to Telephone  owner's manual
Calls
– with multiple parties 206
Can holders, refer to 
Cupholders 125
Capacities 282
Capacity of the trunk 281
Car battery, refer to Vehicle  battery 270
Car care, refer to Care 262
Care 262
– automatic car washes 262
– care products 263
– carpets 264
– chrome parts 264
– displays 265
– fine wood parts 264
– headlamps 263
– leather 263
– light-alloy wheels 264
– paintwork 263
– plastic parts 264
– retractable hardtop 262
– rubber seals 264
– safety belts 264
– sensors and cameras 265
– upholstery and cloth  trim 264
Cargo, securing 140 Cargo loading
139
– securing cargo 140
– stowing cargo 140
– vehicle 139
Car jack
– jacking points 270
Car key, refer to Integrated  key/remote control 32
Car phone
– installation location, refer to  Center armrest 124
– refer to separate Owner's  Manual
Car phone, refer to 
Telephone 200
Car radio, refer to Radio 169
Catalytic converter, refer to  Hot exhaust system 138
CD
 , audio playback 178
CD player 178
– controls 166
– fast forward/reverse 180
– random sequence 179
– selecting a track 178
– switching on/off 166
– tone control 167
– volume 166
Center armrest 124
Center brake lamp
– replacing bulb 269
Center console, refer to 
Around the center 
console 16
Central locking
– from inside 36
– from outside 33
Central locking system 33
– comfort access 40
– hotel function 37
– setting unlocking 
characteristics 34
Changes, technical, refer to  For your own safety 5
Changing bulbs, refer to  Lamps and bulbs 266Changing gears
69
Changing the language on the 
Control Display 95
Changing the measurement  units on the Control 
Display 88
Changing wheels 269
Chassis number, refer to 
Engine compartment 255
Check Control 92
Child restraint fixing system 
LATCH 59
Child restraint systems 58
Child seats, refer to 
Transporting children 
safely 58
Cigarette lighter, refer to  Lighter 126
Cleaning headlamps 73
– washer fluid 74
Cleaning your BMW, refer to  Care 262
Climate control
– automatic air  distribution 116
Clock 83
– 12h/24h mode 91
– setting the time and date 91
– setting time 90
Closing
– from inside 36
– from outside 33
Clothes hooks 125
Cockpit 12
Cold start, refer to Starting  t
he 
engine 63
Comfort Access 40
– replacing the battery 41
Comfort area, refer to Around  the center console 16
Compartment for remote  control, refer to Ignition 
lock 62
Compass 122
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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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