
Carpet, care 261
Car phone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 120
Car phone, refer to Tele‐ phone 192
Car vacuum cleaner, connect‐ ing, refer to Connecting elec‐
trical devices 114
Car wash 259
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 126
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 243
CD/DVD 170
CD/DVD notes 175
CD changer 174
CDs, storing 176
Cell phone 192
Cell phone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 120
Center armrest, front 120
Center armrest, rear 121
Center brake lamp, bulb re‐ placement 250
Center console, refer to Around the center con‐
sole 16
Central locking– Comfort Access 36– From the inside 34– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 32
Central locking system
– From the outside 31– Principle 31
Central screen, refer to Control
Display 18
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 6
Changing wheels/tires 235
Check Control 77
Children, transporting 50
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 51
Child restraint fixing sys‐
tems 50
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 50
Child safety locks 53
Child seat, mounting 50
Child seats, refer to Transport‐ ing children safely 50
Chrome parts, care 261
Cigarette lighter, connecting electrical devices 114
Cigarette lighter, refer to Lighter 114
Cigarette lighter socket 114
Circulation of air, refer to Re‐ circulated air mode 107
Cleaning, displays 262
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care 259
Clock 68
Clock– 12h/24h format 73– Setting the time and date 73
Closing
– From the inside 34– From the outside 32
Clothes hooks 122
Cockpit 12
Cold start, refer to Starting the engine 55
Combination instrument, refer to Instrument cluster 14
Combination switch, refer to Turn signal/high beams/
headlamp flasher 59
Combination switch, refer to Washer/wiper system 59
Comfort Access
– Battery replacement 38
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console 16
Compact wheel, inflation pres‐ sure 228
Compartment for remote con‐ trol, refer to Ignition lock 54
Compartment in floor 118
Compartments, refer to Stor‐
age compartments 120, 121
Compass, digital 112
Computer 70
Computer, displaying informa‐ tion 70
Computer, displays on the Control Display 70
Concierge service 216
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 128
Condition Based Service CBS 243
Confirmation signals for lock‐ ing/unlocking the vehicle 33
ConnectedDrive 215
Connecting, mobile phone, re‐ fer to Pairing the mobile
phone 193
Consumption, refer to Aver‐ age fuel consumption 70
Contacts 205, 213
Control Display 18
Control Display, care 262
Control Display, settings 74
Controller 19
Controls and displays 12
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 94
Convenient operation– Glass sunroof 32– Window 32
Coolant 242
Coolant, checking the level 242
Coolant temperature 69
Cooling function, switching on and off 107
Cooling, maximum 106
Cooling system, refer to Cool‐ ant 242
Corrosion on brake discs 128
Courtesy lamps, refer to Inte‐ rior lamps 84
Cradle for telephone or mobile phone, refer to Snap-in
adapter 202
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Cruise control 98
Cruise control– Malfunction 99
Cupholder 122
Curb weight, refer to Weights 267
Current fuel consumption 69
Current location, storing 142
Curve lights, refer to Adaptive light control 81
D
Dashboard lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 83
Dashboard, refer to Cock‐ pit 12
Data, technical 266
Date
– Date format 74– Setting 73
Daytime running lights 81
Daytime running lights, bulb replacement 248
Defroster
– Rear window 107
Destination entry via the ad‐
dress book 142
Destination guidance 149
Destination guidance with in‐ termediate destinations 147
Destination input, naviga‐ tion 140
Digital clock 68
Digital compass 112
Digital radio 163
Dimming mirrors 49
Directional indicators, refer to Turn signals 59
Display lighting, refer to Instru‐ ment lighting 83
Displays and controls 12
Displays, care 262
Displays, cleaning 262
Displays, refer to Instrument cluster 14
Disposal, coolant 242
Disposal, vehicle battery 251
Distance warning, refer to Park Distance Control PDC 100
Divided rear seat backrest, re‐ fer to Enlarging the cargo
area 115
Divided screen view, split screen 22
Door key, refer to Remote con‐ trol with integrated key 30
Door lock 34
Doors, manual operation 34
Doors, unlocking and locking– Confirmation signals 33– From the inside 34– From the outside 32
DOT Quality Grades 233
Downhill control 96
Draft-free ventilation 108
Drive-off assistant 97
Driving away on inclines, refer to Drive-off assistant 97
Driving notes, breaking in 126
Driving notes, general 126
Driving on poor roads 128
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 94
Driving through water 127
Driving tips, refer to Driving notes 126
Dry air, refer to Cooling func‐ tion 107
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 94
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 95
DTMF suffix dialing 198
DVD/CD 170
DVDs, storing 176
DVD, video 172
Dynamic destination guid‐ ance 156
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 94
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 95
E
ECO PRO 134
ECO PRO display 134
ECO PRO driving mode 134
ECO PRO mode 134
EfficientDynamics, refer to Saving fuel 133
Electrical malfunction– Door lock 34– Driver's door 34– Fuel filler flap 225– Tailgate 36
Electric seat adjustment 44
Electronic brake-force distri‐ bution 94
Electronic engine oil level check 239
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to Dynamic Stabil‐
ity Control DSC 94
Emergency activation
– Automatic transmission, re‐
fer to Overriding selector
lever lock 64
Emergency operation
– Door lock, refer to Manual
operation 34
Emergency operation, fuel
filler flap, unlocking man‐
ually 225
Emergency Request 253
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 254
Energy-conscious driving, re‐ fer to Current fuel consump‐
tion 69
Energy, saving
– Automatic Engine Start/Stop
Function 56
Energy, saving, refer to Saving
fuel 133
Engine, breaking in 126
Engine compartment 238
Engine coolant, refer to Cool‐ ant 242
Engine oil, adding 241
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Engine oil, additives, refer toApproved engine oils 241
Engine oil, alternative oil types 241
Engine oil, BMW maintenance system 243
Engine oil change intervals, re‐ fer to Service require‐
ments 75
Engine oil, checking the level 239
Engine oil, filling capacity 267
Engine oil temperature 69
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 241
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 241
Engine, overheating, refer to Coolant temperature 69
Engine start, assistance 255
Engine, starting 55
Engine, starting– Comfort Access 36
Engine, starting, Start/Stop
button 54
Engine, stopping, Start/Stop button 54
Engine, switching off 55
Entry lamps, refer to Interior lamps 84
Environmentally friendly driv‐ ing, refer to Current fuel con‐
sumption 69
Equalizer 160
Equipment, interior 110
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to Dynamic Sta‐
bility Control DSC 94
Exchanging wheels/tires 235
Exhaust system 126
Exterior mirrors 48
Exterior mirrors, adjusting 48
Exterior mirrors, automatic dimming 49
Exterior mirrors, automatic heating 49
Exterior mirrors, folding in and
out 48
External audio device 121
External devices 181
External temperature dis‐ play 68
External temperature display– Changing the unit of meas‐
ure 72– On computer 72
External temperature warn‐
ing 68
Externel temperature dis‐ play 68
Eyes for securing cargo 131
F
Fader 160
Failure messages, refer to Check Control 77
False alarm
– Avoiding unintentional
alarms 39– Ending an alarm 39
Fastening safety belts, refer to
Safety belts 45
Fault messages, refer to Check Control 77
Filling capacities 267
Filter
– Refer to Microfilter/acti‐
vated-charcoal filter with au‐
tomatic climate control 108
Fine wood, care 261
First aid kit 254
Fitting for towing 258
Flashing when locking/unlock‐ ing 33
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 88
Flat Tire Monitor FTM, snow chains 237
Flat tire, run-flat tires 236
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 90
Flat tire, warning lamp 89, 91
Flat tire, wheel change 250
Flooding, refer to Driving
through water 127
Floor carpet, care 261
Floor mats, care 261
FM/AM station 162
Fog lamps 83
Fog lamps, indicator lamp 83
Foldable rear seat back‐ rest 115
Foot brake 127
Footwell lamps, refer to Inte‐ rior lamps 84
For your own safety 6
Four-wheel drive, refer to xDrive 96
Front airbags 85
Front fog lamps 83
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 88
Fuel 226
Fuel– Refer to Average fuel con‐
sumption 70
Fuel, additives 226
Fuel, average consump‐ tion 70
Fuel cap 224
Fuel cap, closing 224
Fuel consumption display
– Average fuel consump‐
tion 70
Fuel consumption display,
current fuel consumption 69
Fuel-efficient driving, refer to Current fuel consumption 69
Fuel filler flap, closing 224
Fuel filler flap, opening 224
Fuel filler flap, unlocking in case of an electrical malfunc‐
tion 225
Fuel gauge 69
Fuel, saving 133
Fuel tank capacity, refer to Fill‐ ing capacities 267
Fuel tank contents, refer to Filling capacities 267
Fuel tank, refer to Filling ca‐ pacities 267
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Low beams 80
Low beams– Automatic 81– Bulb replacement 247
Low beams, automatic 80
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 82
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 44
Luggage rack
– Rear luggage rack 132
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack 132
Lumbar support 44
M
Main inspection, refer to Serv‐ ice requirements 75
Maintenance 243
Maintenance, refer to Service booklet
Maintenance, refer to Service requirements 75
Maintenance require‐ ments 243
Maintenance system BMW 243
Malfunction
– Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 64– Door lock 34– Fuel filler flap 225– Tailgate 36
Malfunction warnings, refer to
Check Control 77
Manual air distribution 106
Manual mode, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 63, 66
Manual operation
– Door lock 34– Driver's door 34– Selector lever lock, auto‐
matic transmission 64
Manual operation, fuel filler
flap 225
Map, destination entry 145
Map display in black and
white 154
Map in split screen 153
Map view 151
Marking on approved tires 236
Master key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 30
Maximum cooling 106
Maximum speed, winter tires 236
Medical kit, refer to First aid kit 254
Memory, refer to Seat and mir‐ ror memory 47
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 19
Message list, traffic bulle‐ tins 153
Messages 207
Microfilter– With automatic climate con‐
trol 108
Minimum tread, tires 234
Mirror
– Mirror memory, refer to Seat
and mirror memory 47
Mirrors 48
Mirrors
– Automatic Curb Monitor 48
Mirrors, folding in and out 48
Mirrors, heating 49
Mirrors, interior mirror 49
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 127
Mobile phone, installation lo‐ cation, refer to Center arm‐
rest 120
Mobile phone, refer to Tele‐ phone 192
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 6
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint fix‐
ing systems 50
MP3 player 181
Multimedia 170
Music collection 176
Music search 178
Music, storing 176
N
Navigation 138
Navigation data 138
Navigation data, updating 138
Navigation system– Destination entry by
voice 146
Neck restraints, refer to Head
restraints 46
Nets, refer to Storage com‐ partments 121
New wheels and tires 235
Notes 6, 210
Nozzles, refer to Ventila‐ tion 108
O
OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 244
OBD socket, refer to Socket for OBD Onboard Diagno‐
sis 244
Octane number, refer to Fuel quality 226
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 226
Odometer 68
Office 204
Oil additives 241
Oil consumption 239
Oil level 239
Oil, refer to Engine oil 239
Oil types, alternative 241
Oil types, approved 241
Old batteries, disposal 251
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 244
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Tasks 210
Technical changes, refer to Safety 6
Technical data 266
Telephone 192
Telephone, adjusting the vol‐ ume 196
Telephone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 120
TeleService 216
Temperature– Automatic climate con‐
trol 106– Changing the unit of meas‐
ure 72
Temperature, coolant, refer to
Coolant temperature 69
Temperature display
– External temperature 68– External temperature warn‐
ing 68– Setting the unit 72
Temperature, engine oil 69
Temperature warning 68
Text messages 207
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 38
Thigh support adjustment 44
Third brake lamp, refer to Cen‐ ter brake lamp 250
Tilting the passenger side mir‐ ror 48
Time
– Setting the time 72– Setting the time zone 73
Tire age 233
Tire identification marks 233
Tire inflation pressure 228
Tire inflation pressure, check‐ ing 228
Tire pressure monitor, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 88
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 90
Tire Quality Grading 233
Tires– Inflation pressure 228
Tires, breaking in 126
Tires, changing 235
Tires, condition 234
Tires, damage 235
Tire size 233
Tires, minimum tread 234
Tires, retreaded tires 236
Tires, run-flat tires 236
Tires, storage 236
Tire tread 234
Toll roads, route 149
Tone 160
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 245
Tools, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 245
Tow bar 257
Tow fitting 258
Towing 256
Towing another vehicle 256
Towing, being towed 256
Towing with automatic trans‐ mission 256
Town/city, navigation 141
Tow rope 257
Tow-starting 256, 258
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 90
Traction control 95
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 153
Transmission
– Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 62– Overriding selector lever lock
in case of automatic trans‐
mission with Steptronic 64
Transmission, automatic
transmission with Step‐
tronic 64
Transmission lock
– Refer to Changing selector
lever positions 62– Refer to P Park 63Transmission positions, auto‐
matic transmission with
Steptronic 64
Transporting children safely 50
Treble, tone 160
Trip computer, refer to Dis‐ plays on the Control Dis‐
play 70
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 68
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 59
Trip odometer 68
Trips, planning 147
Trunk, refer to Cargo area 115
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐ sions 266
Turning lamps, refer to Adap‐ tive light control 81
Turn signal– Indicator/warning lamp 14
Turn signals 59
Turn signals
– Bulb replacement 249– Bulb replacement, front 249
Turn signals, triple turn signal
activation 59
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG 233
Unintentional alarms, avoid‐ ing 39
Units
– Average fuel consump‐
tion 72– Temperature 72
Units of measure, changing on
Control Display 72
Universal Garage Door Opener 110
Universal remote control 110
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Unlocking– From the outside 32– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 32– Tailgate 37– Without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 36
Unlocking, from the inside 35
Unlocking, hood 238
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Update, software 188
Upholstery care 260
USB audio interface 182
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electrical
devices 114
Vehicle
– Identification number 192
Vehicle battery, changing 251
Vehicle, breaking in 126
Vehicle care 260
Vehicle care, refer to Care 259
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification number
in the engine compart‐
ment 238
Vehicle jack 251
Vehicle paint 260
Vehicle storage 262
Vehicle, switching off 55
Vehicle wash 259
Ventilation
– Draft-free 108
Ventilation, refer to Parked-car
ventilation 108
Version of the navigation data 138
Video playback 172
Video playback, iPhone 184
Video playback, snap-in adapter 184
Voice activation– Navigation 146
Voice activation, mobile
phone 200
Voice activation, short com‐ mands 268
Voice activation system 25
Volume, setting 160
W
Warning and indicator lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 77
Warning signal volumes 161
Warning triangle 254
Washer/wiper system 59
Washer/wiper system, rain sensor 60
Washer/wiper system, washer fluid 61
Washer/wiper system, wind‐ shield washer nozzles 61
Washer fluid 61
Washer fluid reservoir 62
Washing, vehicle 259
Waste tray, refer to Ash‐ tray 114
Water on roads, refer to Driving through water 127
Weights 267
Welcome lamps 80
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen‐ sions 266
Wheel change 250
Wheels and tires 228
Wheels, changing 235
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 88
Wheels, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 90
Width, refer to Dimen‐ sions 266
Window, convenient opera‐ tion 32
Windows– Safety switch 41
Windows, defrosting and de‐
fogging
– Automatic climate con‐
trol 107
Windows, pinch protection 40
Windshield, cleaning 60
Windshield, defrosting, refer to Defrosting windows 107
Windshield wash 59
Windshield washer fluid 61
Windshield wash, rear win‐ dow 61
Windshield wash, reservoir for washer fluid 62
Windshield wash, washer fluid 62
Windshield wash, washer noz‐ zles 61
Windshield wiper blades, changing 245
Windshield wiper, refer to Washer/wiper system 59
Winter storage, care 262
Winter tires, setting the speed limit 79
Winter tires, suitable tires 236
Winter tires, tread 234
Wiper blades, changing 245
Wiper fluid 61
Wood, care 261
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 24
Working in the engine com‐ partment 238
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 245
X
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