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defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your dealer,
or BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safe‐
rcar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about mo‐
tor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety- related defect to Transport Canada, De‐
fect Investigations and Recalls, may telephone
the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510. You can
also obtain other information about motor vehi‐
cle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety.Seite 9Notes9
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At a glance
These overviews of buttons, switches and
displays are intended to familiarize you with your
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CockpitVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it alsodescribes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems.
All around the steering wheel
1Safety switch for rear power win‐
dows 412Power windows 403Exterior mirror operation 484LampsParking lamps 80Low beams 80Automatic headlamp con‐
trol 81
Adaptive light control 81
High-beam Assistant 82Front fog lamps 835Steering column stalk, leftTurn signal 59High beams, head‐
lamp flasher 82Seite 12At a glanceCockpit12
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High-beam Assistant 82Roadside parking lamps 82Computer 70Settings and information about
the vehicle 71Instrument lighting 836Steering wheel buttons, leftTelephone 192VolumeActivate/deactivate the voice acti‐
vation system 257Shift paddles 648Instrument cluster 149Steering wheel buttons, rightChange the radio station
Stopping a traffic announcement
Select a music track
Scroll through the redial listNext entertainment sourceRecirculated air mode 10710Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off 5411Steering column stalk, rightWindshield wipers 59Rain sensor 60Rear window wiper 6112Ignition lock 5413Steering wheel heating 4914Horn, the entire surface15Adjust the steering wheel 4916Cruise control 9817Opening tailgate 3518Releasing the hood 238Seite 13CockpitAt a glance13
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Instrument cluster1Speedometer2Indicator/warning lamps 153Tachometer 694Current fuel consumption 69
Engine oil temperature 695Display for▷Clock 68▷External temperature 68▷Indicator/warning lamps 15▷Cruise control 986Display for▷Automatic transmission position 62▷Hill Descent Control 96▷Computer 70▷Date of next scheduled service, and re‐
maining distance to be driven 75▷Odometer and trip odometer 68▷Checking engine oil level 239▷Settings and information 71▷ Check Control message
present 777Fuel gauge 698Resetting the trip odometer 68Seite 14At a glanceCockpit14
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Indicator/warning lamps
The concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning when the engine is started or the ig‐
nition is switched on, and light up briefly.
Text messages
Text messages at the upper edge of the Control
Display explain the meaning of the displayed in‐
dicator and warning lamps.
Supplementary text messages
You can call up more information, e.g., on the
cause of a malfunction and on how to respond,
via Check Control, refer to page 77.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps notify you that
certain functions are active:
SymbolFunction or systemTurn signals, refer to page 59High beams/headlamp flasher, refer
to page 82SymbolFunction or systemFront fog lamps, refer to page 83Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul‐
sive forces in order to maintain driv‐
ing stability, refer to page 94The handbrake is set, refer to
page 58Canada: the parking brake is set, re‐
fer to page 58.Engine malfunction with adverse ef‐
fect on emissions, refer to
page 244Canada: engine malfunction with ad‐
verse effect on exhaust emissions,
refer to page 244Seite 15CockpitAt a glance15
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All around the center console1Headliner 172Control Display 183Air vent 1084Hazard warning system 253Central locking system 345Automatic climate control 1056Glove compartment 1207Radio and CD/DVD drive 162
Programmable memory buttons 238PDC Park Distance Control 100
Backup camera 102HDC Hill Descent Control 96Deactivate the Automatic Engine
Start/Stop Function 56DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐
trol 94
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐
trol 95ECO PRO 1349Selector lever with automatic transmis‐
sion 6210Controller with buttons 18Seite 16At a glanceCockpit16
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