
Everything from A to Z
Index0-9 3rd row seats  51 
A ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem  105 
ACC Active Cruise Con‐ trol  111  
Access to 3rd row seats  51 
Accident, refer to Emergency Request, initiating  307 
Acoustic signal, refer to Check Control  85 
Activated-charcoal filter  135 
Active Cruise Control ACC  111 
Active cruise control, indica‐ tor lamp  115 
Active Cruise Control, radar sensor  115 
Active Cruise Control, select‐ ing the distance  113 
Active Cruise Control, warn‐ ing lamps  115 
Active seat  54 
Active seat ventilation  53 
Active steering  110 
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display  104 
Adaptive Drive  109 
Adaptive fixing system  150 
Adaptive Light Control  91 
Additional telephone  236 
Additives, coolant  292 
Additives, engine oil  291 
After washing vehicle  313 
Airbags  95 
Airbags, indicator/warning light  97 Air circulation, refer to Recir‐
culated air mode  133 
Air distribution, auto‐ matic  131, 136  
Air distribution, manual  133 
Air drying, refer to Cooling function  133 
Air flow rate  132 
Air flow rate, blower, refer to Air volume  136 
Airing, refer to Ventila‐ tion  134 
Air pressure, refer to Tire in‐ flation pressure  275 
Air vents  130 
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion  134 
Alarm system  42 
Alarm system– Avoiding unintentional
alarms  43– Ending an alarm  43– Interior motion sensor  43– Tilt alarm sensor 43
All around the headliner  17 
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires  286 
All-wheel drive, refer to xDrive  107 
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter  140 
AM/FM station  192 
Announcement, navigation, refer to Spoken instruc‐
tions  181 
Antifreeze, coolant  292 
Antifreeze, washer fluid  75 
Antilock Brake System, ABS  105 
Anti-slip control, refer to Dy‐
namic Stability Control
DSC  105 
Anti-theft protection  32 
Appointments  254 
Approved axle loads, refer to Weights  320 
Approved engine oils  291 
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to
Weights  320 
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest  148 
Arrival time, refer to Com‐ puter  82 
Ashtray  143 
Ashtray, front  143 
Ashtray, rear  143 
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance  308 
Assistance with driving off, refer to Drive-off assis‐
tant  109 
Assistance with starting en‐ gine, refer to Jump-start‐
ing  308  
Audio CD with rear DVD sys‐ tem  226 
Audio device, external  148 
Audio playback  201 
Audio playback, Blue‐ tooth  215 
Automatic, air distribu‐ tion  131, 136  
Automatic air distribu‐ tion  136 
Automatic, air flow rate  131 
Automatic car wash  312 
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Automatic climate control,automatic air distribu‐
tion  131, 136  
Automatic climate control, in rear  135 
Automatic climate control in rear, activating on Control
Display  136 
Automatic climate control in rear, air supply  136 
Automatic climate control in rear, deactivating on Control
Display  136 
Automatic climate control in rear, switching off  136 
Automatic climate control, switching off  134, 136  
Automatic climate control, ventilation in rear  135 
Automatic climate control, with 2-zone control  131 
Automatic climate control, with 4-zone control  135 
Automatic, cruise control  118 
Automatic Cruise Con‐ trol  111  
Automatic Curb Monitor  58 
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol  90, 91  
Automatic Hold  70 
Automatic Hold, activating  70 
Automatic Hold, deactivat‐ ing  70 
Automatic Hold, parking  71 
Automatic recirculated air control  133 
Automatic Soft Closing, doors  35 
Automatic Soft Closing, tail‐ gate  36 
Automatic tailgate opera‐ tion  37, 38  
Automatic transmission with Steptronic  75 
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic– Kickdown  75AUTO program with auto‐
matic climate con‐
trol  131 , 136  
AUX-IN port  148, 212  
Average fuel consumption  82 
Average fuel consumption, setting the units  88 
Average speed  81 
Average speed, refer to Com‐ puter  81 
Axle loads, refer to Weights  320 
B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support  50 
Backrest width  50 
Back seats, adjusting the head restraints  57 
Backup camera  122 
Backup camera, cleaning  124 
Backup camera, obstacle marking  124 
Backup camera, pathway lines  123 
Backup camera, turning lines  123 
Balance  190 
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit  308  
Bass  190 
Battery– Remote control  30
Battery change, remote con‐
trol for rear DVD sys‐
tem  222 
Battery disposal  305 
Battery, refer to Vehicle bat‐ tery  304 
Battery replacement, remote control for vehicle  42 
Before entering the car wash  312 
Belts, refer to Safety belts  54 
Belt tensioners, refer to Safety belts  54 
Beverage holder, refer to Cu‐
pholder  149 
Black and white map dis‐ play  184 
Blower, refer to Air flow rate  132 
Bluetooth audio  215 
Bluetooth connection, acti‐ vating/deactivating  237 
BMW Advanced Diesel  271 
BMW Apps  265 
BMW EfficientDynamics, re‐ fer to Saving fuel  164 
BMW Homepage  6 
BMW Internet page  6 
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem  293 
BMW Online  262 
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder  149 
Brake assistant  105 
Brake discs, breaking in  156 
Brake fluid, refer to Service requirements  83 
Brake force display  104 
Brake force distribution, elec‐ tronic  105 
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play  104 
Brake lights, adaptive  104 
Brake pads, breaking in  156 
Brakes, BMW maintenance system  293 
Brakes, parking brake  69 
Brakes, service require‐ ments  83 
Brake system, BMW mainte‐ nance system  293 
Braking, notes  157 
Breakdown assistance  308 
Breakdown, transporting the vehicle  310 
Breaking in  156 
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Bulb replacement, refer toLamp and bulb replace‐
ment  295 
Button for starting the engine, refer to Start/Stop but‐
ton  67 
C
Calendar  254 
Calibration, driver's seat  55 
California Proposition 65 Warning  7 
Camera, care  315 
Camera, refer to Backup cam‐ era  122  
Camera, Side View  127 
Camera, Top View  126 
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder  149 
Car battery, refer to Vehicle battery  304 
Car care products  313 
Care  312 
Care, displays  315 
Care, vehicle  313 
Cargo  160 
Cargo area– Comfort Access  41
Cargo area, capacities  320 
Cargo area, enlarging  146 
Cargo area lamp, refer to Inte‐ rior lamps  94 
Cargo area lid, refer to Tail‐ gate  36, 38  
Cargo area, opening/closing, refer to Lower tailgate  38 
Cargo area, opening/closing, refer to Tailgate  36, 38  
Cargo area, opening from the inside  36 
Cargo area, opening from the outside  36 
Cargo area, refer to Cargo area  145 
Cargo cover, refer to Luggage
compartment roller
cover  145 
Cargo, securing with ski bag, refer to Securing cargo  152 
Cargo straps, securing cargo  162 
Car key, refer to Integrated key/remote control  30 
Carpet, care  315 
Car phone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest  148 
Car phone, refer to Tele‐ phone  236 
Car vacuum cleaner, connect‐ ing, refer to Connecting
electrical devices  143 
Car wash  312 
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system  157 
CBC, refer to Cornering Brake Control  105 
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice  293  
CD/DVD  200 
CD/DVD changer  204 
CD/DVD in rear  221 
CD/DVD notes  206 
CD, refer to Playing audio tracks, rear DVD sys‐
tem  226 
CDs, storing  207 
Cell phone  236 
Cell phone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest  148 
Center armrest, front  148 
Center armrest, rear  148 
Center brake lamp  298, 301  
Center console, refer to Around the center con‐
sole  16 Central locking– Comfort Access  40– From the inside 35– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics  32
Central locking system
– From the outside  32– Principle 32
Central screen, refer to Con‐
trol Display  19 
Changes, technical, refer to Safety  6 
Changing wheels/tires  285 
Chassis number, refer to En‐ gine compartment  288 
Check Control  85 
Children, transporting  61 
Child restraint fixing system LATCH  62 
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tems  61 
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting  61 
Child safety locks  66 
Child seat, mounting  61 
Child seats, refer to Trans‐ porting children safely  61 
Chrome parts, care  314 
Cigarette lighter, connecting electrical devices  143 
Cigarette lighter, refer to Lighter  143 
Cigarette lighter socket  143 
Circulation of air, refer to Re‐ circulated air mode  133 
Cleaning, displays  315 
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care  312 
Clock  79 
Clock, 12h/24h mode  87 
Closing
– From the inside  35– From the outside  32
Clothes hooks 149 
Cockpit  12 
Cold start, refer to Starting the engine  68 
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Panoramic glass sunroof– Convenient operation 33– Initializing 46– Opening, closing  45– Pinch protection 46– Power failure 46– Remote control  33– Tilting 45
Park Distance Control
PDC  120 
Parked-car ventilation  137 
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion  158 
Parking aid, refer to Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC  120 
Parking assistant, refer to Park Distance Control
PDC  120 
Parking brake  69 
Parking brake, Automatic Hold  70 
Parking brake, releasing man‐ ually  70, 71  
Parking brake, setting man‐ ually  69 
Parking lamps  90 
Parking lamps/low beams  90 
Parking with Automatic Hold  71 
Particulate filter, refer to Die‐ sel particulate filter  157 
Passenger airbags, deactivat‐ ing  96 
Passenger side mirror, tilt‐ ing  58 
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol  120  
Personal information  249 
Personal Profile  30 
Pinch protection
– Panoramic glass sunroof  46– Windows 44
Pinch protection, glass sun‐
roof  47 
Plastic, care  314 
Playing videos, rear DVD sys‐ tem  223 
Pollen, refer to Microfilter/
activated-charcoal filter  135 
Poor road operation  158 
Position, storing  172 
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation  171 
Power windows– Safety switch  44
Power windows, opening and
closing  44 
Power windows, refer to Win‐ dows  43 
Preheating, refer to Diesel en‐ gine  68 
Prescribed engine oils, refer to Approved engine oils  291 
Pressure, tires  275 
Pressure warning, tires  97 
Profile depth, refer to Mini‐ mum tread depth  284 
Profile, tires  284 
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive  23 
Protection function, refer to Pinch protection  47 
Protection function, refer to
Pinch protection
– Panoramic glass sunroof  46
Protective function, refer to
Pinch protection
– Windows  44
Push-and-turn switch, refer to
Controls  18 
R Radiator fluid, refer to Cool‐ ant  292  
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control with
integrated key  30 
Radio ready state  67 
Radio ready state, switched off  68 
Radio ready state, switched on  67 
Radio setting, refer to Radio
ready state  67 
Rain sensor  74 
Random  201 
Random playback  201 
Range  81 
RDS  193 
Reading lamps  94 
Reading out loud  256 
Rear entertainment, refer to DVD system in rear  220 
Rear lamps, refer to Tail lamps  297, 300  
Rear seat backrest, folda‐ ble  146  
Rear seats, adjusting  51 
Rear seats, adjusting the head restraints  57 
Rear seats, heating  52 
Rear socket  144 
Rear ventilation  135 
Rear ventilation, 3rd row seats  135 
Rear ventilation, automatic climate control in rear  135 
Rearview mirror, refer to Mir‐ rors  58 
Rear window defroster  132 
Rear window, washing  74 
Rear window wiper  74 
Recirculated air mode  133 
Recommended tire brands  286 
Redialing  243 
Refueling  268 
Remaining distance to desti‐ nation, refer to Com‐
puter  82 
Remaining range for service, refer to Service require‐
ments  83 
Remaining range, refer to Range  81 
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Remote control– Battery replacement 42– Comfort Access 40– Garage door opener  139– Malfunction 34, 41– Tailgate  33– Universal  139
Remote control, rear DVD
system  221 
Remote control, removing from the ignition lock  67 
Remote control, service data  293 
Remote inquiry  242 
Replacement fuse  305 
Replacement remote con‐ trol  30 
Replacing wheels/tires  285 
Reporting safety defects  8 
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge  81 
Reservoir for washer fluid, re‐ fer to Washer fluid reser‐
voir  75 
Resetting, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM  100 
Residual heat  134 
Restraining systems
– Refer to Safety belts  54
Restraint systems for chil‐
dren  61 
Retaining straps, securing cargo  162 
Retreaded tires  286 
Rim cleaner, care  314 
Road, avoiding  179 
Road detour  179 
Roadside Assistance  262 
Roadside parking lamps  92 
Roller sunblinds  45 
RON gasoline quality  270 
RON, refer to Fuel qual‐ ity  270  
Roof load capacity  320 
Roof-mounted luggage rack  162 
Rope, refer to Towing  310 
Route  180 
Route criteria, route  179 
Route, displaying  180 
Route section, bypass‐ ing  180  
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires  286 
Rubber components, care  314 
Run-flat tires  286 
Run-flat tires, tire inflation pressure  275 
Running lights, refer to Park‐ ing lamps/low beams  90 
S Safe braking  157 
Safety  6 
Safety belts  54 
Safety belts– Damage  55
Safety belts, care  314 
Safety belts, indicator/warn‐ ing lamp  55 
Safety belts, reminder  55 
Safety switch for rear win‐ dows  44 
Safety systems
– Safety belts  54
Safety systems, airbags  95 
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat tires  286 
Satellite radio  194 
Saving fuel  164 
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation  182 
Screen, folding open/closed, rear DVD system  220 
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play  19 
Search, refer to BMW On‐ line  262 
Seat adjustment, electric  50 
Seat adjustment, manual  49 
Seat and mirror memory  57 
Seat belts– Refer to Safety belts  54
Seat heating 52, 53  
Seat heating, rear  52 
Seats
– Adjusting electrically  50– Heating 52– Memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory  57– Sitting safely 49– Storing the setting, refer to
Seat and mirror memory  57– Ventilation, refer to Active
seat ventilation and seat
heating  53
Seats, adjusting  49 
Seats, backrest width  50 
Seats in the rear  51 
Seats, shoulder support  50 
2nd row seats   51 
Selector lever, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic  76 
Selector lever lock, releas‐ ing  76 
Self-leveling suspension  110 
Sensors, care  315 
Service and warranty  7 
Service data in the remote control  293 
Service interval display, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS  293 
Service interval display, refer to Service requirements  83 
Service requirements  83 
Service requirements, CBS Condition Based Serv‐
ice  293  
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance  308 
Settings, clock, 12h/24h mode  87 
Settings, configuring, refer to Personal Profile  30 
Settings, DVD  203 
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Temperature, adjusting in up‐per body region  132 
Temperature, coolant, refer to Coolant temperature  80 
Temperature display– External temperature  79– External temperature warn‐
ing  79
Temperature display, setting
the units  88 
Temperature, engine oil  80 
Temperature, setting with au‐ tomatic climate con‐
trol  132 , 136  
Temperature warning  79 
Text messages  252 
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system  42 
Thigh support adjustment  49 
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp  298, 301  
Seats, 3rd row seats   51 
Tilting the passenger side mirror  58 
Time, setting  87 
Tire age  283 
Tire identification marks  283 
Tire inflation pressure  275 
Tire inflation pressure, check‐ ing  275  
Tire pressure monitor, refer to Flat Tire Monitor  97 
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM  99 
Tire Quality Grading  283 
Tires
– Inflation pressure  275
Tires, breaking in 156 
Tires, changing  285 
Tires, condition  284 
Tires, damage  284 
Tire size  283 
Tires, minimum tread  284 
Tires, retreaded tires  286 
Tires, run-flat tires  286 
Tires, storage  286 
Tire tread  284 
Toll roads, route  179 
Tone  190 
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit  295 
Tools, refer to Onboard vehi‐ cle tool kit  295 
Top View  124 
Tow bar  310 
Tow fitting  310 
Towing  309 
Town/city, navigation  171 
Tow rope  310 
Tow-starting  309, 311  
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor  99 
Traction control  106 
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion  183 
Transmission, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic  75 
Transmission positions, auto‐ matic transmission with
Steptronic  75 
Transporting children safely  61 
Treble, tone  190 
Trip computer, refer to Dis‐ plays on the Control Dis‐
play  82 
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer  80 
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion  73 
Trip odometer  80 
Trips, planning  177 
Trunk lid, refer to Tailgate  38 
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐ sions  318 
Turning lamps, refer to Adap‐ tive Light Control  91 
Turn signal, indicator lamp  14 
Turn signals  72 
Turn signals, triple turn signal activation  73 U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG  283 
Unintentional alarms, avoid‐ ing  43 
Units, average fuel consump‐ tion  88 
Units, temperature  88 
Universal Garage Door Opener  139 
Universal remote control  139 
Unlocking– From the outside  32– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics  32– Tailgate 41– Without remote control, re‐
fer to Comfort Access  40
Unlocking, from the inside  35 
Unlocking, hood  289 
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline  6 
Update, software  218 
Upholstery care  313 
Upper tailgate  36 
Upper tailgate, automatic op‐ eration  37 
Upper tailgate, closing  36 
Upper tailgate, emergency operation, refer to Opening
manually  36 
Upper tailgate, opening from the inside  36 
Upper tailgate, opening from the outside  36 
Upper tailgate, opening man‐ ually  36 
USB audio interface  212 
USB interface  147 
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electri‐
cal devices  143 
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Vehicle– Identification number 236– Identification number, refer
to Engine compartment  288
Vehicle battery, chang‐
ing  304  
Vehicle, breaking in  156 
Vehicle care  313 
Vehicle care, refer to Care  312 
Vehicle equipment  6 
Vehicle jack  302 
Vehicle paint  313 
Vehicle storage  315 
Vehicle, switching off  69 
Vehicle wash  312 
Ventilation  134 
Ventilation, 3rd row seats  135 
Ventilation, automatic climate control in rear  137 
Ventilation, draft-free  134 
Ventilation, in rear  135 
Ventilation, refer to Parked-
car ventilation  137 
Vents of automatic climate control  130 
Version of the navigation data  168 
Video playback  202 
Voice activation
– Navigation  176
Voice activation, mobile
phone  245 
Voice activation, short com‐ mands  322 
Voice activation system  25 
Volume, setting  190 
W Warning and indicator lamps  15 
Warning messages, refer to Check Control  85 
Warning signal volumes  191 
Warning triangle  308 
Washer/wiper system  73 
Washer/wiper system, rain sensor  74 
Washer/wiper system, washer fluid  75 
Washer/wiper system, wind‐ shield washer nozzles  74 
Washer fluid  75 
Washer fluid reservoir  75 
Washing, vehicle  312 
Waste tray, refer to Ash‐ tray  143 
Water on roads, refer to Driv‐ ing through water  157 
Weights  320 
Welcome lamps  90 
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen‐ sions  318 
Wheel change  302 
Wheels and tires  275 
Wheels, changing  285 
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM  97 
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM  99 
Width, refer to Dimen‐ sions  318 
Window, convenient opera‐ tion  33 
Windows– Safety switch  44
Windows, defrosting and de‐
fogging, automatic climate
control  132 
Windows, pinch protec‐ tion  44 
Windshield, cleaning  74 
Windshield, defrosting, refer to Defrosting windows  132 
Windshield wash  73 
Windshield washer fluid  75 
Windshield wash, rear win‐ dow  74 
Windshield wash, reservoir for washer fluid  75 
Windshield wash, washer fluid  75 
Windshield wash, washer
nozzles  74 
Windshield wiper blades, changing  295 
Windshield wiper, refer to Washer/wiper system  73 
Winter diesel  271 
Winter storage, care  315 
Winter tires, setting the speed limit  86 
Winter tires, suitable tires  286 
Winter tires, tread  284 
Wiper blades, changing  295 
Wiper fluid  75 
Wood, care  314 
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion  24 
Working in the engine com‐ partment  289 
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit  295 
X xDrive  107 
Xenon headlamps  296, 299  
Y Your individual vehicle– Settings, refer to Personal
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