2013 BMW X5 XDRIVE 35I SPORT ACTIVITY warning light

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
Automatic climate con‐ trol 130 Seite 330ReferenceEverything from A to Z330
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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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Combination instrument, referto Instrument cluster 14
Combination switch, refer to Turn signal/high beams/
headlamp flasher 72
Combination switch, refer to Washer/wiper system 73
Comfort Access– Battery replacement 42
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console 16
Compact wheel, inflation pressure 275, 276
Compartment for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 67
Compartments, refer to Stor‐ age compart‐
ments 147, 148
Compass, digital 141
Computer 81
Computer, displaying infor‐ mation 81
Computer, displays on the Control Display 82
Concierge service 261
Condensation on windows, removing 132
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 158
Condition Based Service CBS 293
Confirmation signals for lock‐ ing/unlocking the vehicle 33
Connecting, mobile phone, refer to Pairing the mobile
phone 237
Consumption, refer to Aver‐ age fuel consumption 82
Contacts 250, 258
Control Display 19
Control Display, care 315
Control Display, setting the brightness 88
Controller, refer to Con‐ trols 18
Controls and displays 12
Controls, rear DVD sys‐
tem 220
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 105
Convenient operation– Glass sunroof 33– Window 33
Coolant 292
Coolant, checking the level 292
Coolant temperature 80
Cooling function, switching on and off 133
Cooling, maximum 133
Cooling system, refer to Cool‐ ant 292
Cornering Brake Control CBC 105
Corrosion on brake discs 158
Courtesy lamps, refer to Inte‐ rior lamps 94
Cradle for telephone or mo‐ bile phone, refer to Snap-in
adapter 247
Cruise control 118
Cruise control
– Malfunction 119
Cruise control, active 111
Cupholder 149
Curb weight, refer to Weights 320
Current fuel consumption 80
Current location, storing 172
Curve lights, refer to Adaptive Light Control 91
D
Dashboard lighting, refer to Instrument lighting 94
Dashboard, refer to Cock‐ pit 12
Data, technical 318
Date 79
Date, display format 88
Date, retrieving 79
Date, setting 87
Daytime running lights 91
Defroster, rear window 132
Defrosting windows 132
Defrost setting, refer to De‐ frosting windows 132
Destination entry via the ad‐ dress book 172
Destination guidance 179
Destination guidance with in‐ termediate destinations 177
Destination input, naviga‐ tion 170
Diesel exhaust fluid, at low temperatures 272
Diesel exhaust fluid, at mini‐ mum 272
Diesel exhaust fluid, having refilled 272
Diesel exhaust fluid, refilling yourself 272
Diesel particulate filter 157
Digital clock 79
Digital compass 141
Digital radio 193
Dimming mirrors 59
Directional indicators, refer to Turn signals 72
Display in front wind‐ shield 127
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 94
Displays and controls 12
Displays, care 315
Displays, cleaning 315
Displays, refer to Instrument cluster 14
Disposal, coolant 292
Disposal, vehicle battery 305
Distance control, refer to Ac‐ tive Cruise Control 111
Distance, selecting, with Ac‐ tive Cruise Control 113
Distance warning, refer to Park Distance Control
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External temperature display,changing the units of meas‐
ure, changing the units of
measure on the Control Dis‐
play 88
External temperature warn‐ ing 79
Externel temperature dis‐ play 79
Eyes for securing cargo 162
F
Fader 190
Failure messages, refer to Check Control 85
False alarm– Avoiding unintentional
alarms 43– Ending an alarm 43
Fastening safety belts, refer
to Safety belts 54
Fault messages, refer to Check Control 85
Filling capacities 321
Filter, refer to Microfilter/acti‐ vated-charcoal filter 135
Fine wood, care 314
First aid kit 308
Fitting for towing 310
Fixing system, adaptive 150
Flashing when locking/ unlocking 33
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 97
Flat Tire Monitor FTM, snow chains 287
Flat tire, run-flat tires 286
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 99
Flat tire, warning lamp 98, 100
Flat tire, wheel change 302
Flooding, refer to Driving through water 157
Floor carpet, care 315
Floor mats, care 315
FM/AM station 192
Fog on windows, remov‐
ing 132
Foldable rear seat back‐ rest 146
Foot brake 157
Footwell lamps, refer to Inte‐ rior lamps 94
For your own safety 6
Four-wheel drive, refer to xDrive 107
Front airbags 95
Front fog lamps 93
Front fog lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 297, 300
Front fog lamps, indicator lamp 93
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 97
Fuel 270
Fuel– Refer to Average fuel con‐
sumption 82
Fuel, additives 270
Fuel, average consump‐ tion 82
Fuel cap 268
Fuel cap, closing 268
Fuel consumption display
– Average fuel consump‐
tion 82
Fuel consumption display,
current fuel consump‐
tion 80
Fuel-efficient driving, refer to Current fuel consump‐
tion 80
Fuel filler flap, closing 268
Fuel filler flap, opening 268
Fuel filler flap, unlocking in case of an electrical mal‐
function 268
Fuel gauge 81
Fuel, saving 164
Fuel tank capacity, refer to Filling capacities 321
Fuel tank contents, refer to Filling capacities 321
Fuel tank, refer to Filling ca‐
pacities 321
Fuse 305
G
Garage door opener, refer to Universal Garage Door
Opener 139
Gasoline 270
Gasoline gauge, refer to Fuel gauge 81
Gasoline quality 270
Gas station recommenda‐ tion 181
Gear change, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 77
Gear change, via shift pad‐ dles 77
General driving notes 156
Glass sunroof, closing 47
Glass sunroof, electric– Convenient operation 33– Remote control 33
Glass sunroof, initializing 48
Glass sunroof, opening 47
Glass sunroof, pinch protec‐ tion 47
Glass sunroof, power fail‐ ure 48
Glass sunroof, refer to Panor‐ amic glass sunroof 45
Glass sunroof, tilting 47
Glove compartment 147
Glove compartment, light‐ ing 147
GPS navigation, refer to Navi‐ gation system 168
Gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 320
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 69
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Interior rearview mirror, auto‐matic dimming 59
Interior rearview mirror, com‐ pass 141
Interior temperature, setting, automatic climate con‐
trol 130
Intermediate destina‐ tions 177
Internet page 6
Intersection, entering for navi‐ gation 171
iPod/iPhone 212
J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 302
Jack, refer to Vehicle jack 302
Joystick, refer to Selector lever 76
Jump-starting 308
K
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 40
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Comfort Access 40
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 30
Key, refer to Integrated key/ remote control 30
Kickdown– Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 75
Knocking control 270
L
Label, run-flat tire 286
Lamp and bulb replacement, lamp replacement 295
Lamps 90
Lamps, automatic headlamp control 90, 91
Lamps, High-beam Assis‐
tant 92
Lamps, parking lamps/low beams 90
Lamps, replacing, refer to Lamp and bulb replace‐
ment 295
Lane departure warning 102
Lane margin, warning 102
Language, changing on Con‐ trol Display 88
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer to Safety belts 54
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 162
LATCH child restraint fixing system 62
Leather, care 313
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 296
Length, refer to Dimen‐ sions 318
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 23
License plate lamps, replac‐ ing bulbs 298, 301
Light-alloy wheels, care 314
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 296
Lighter 143
Lighting– Instruments 94
Lighting, vehicle, refer to
Lamps 90
Light switch 90
Limit, refer to Speed limit 86
Load 160
Loading 160
Lock buttons, doors, refer to Locking 35
Locking
– From the inside 35– From the outside 33– Setting the confirmation
signals 33– Without remote control, re‐
fer to Comfort Access 40Locking the vehicle– From the inside 35– From the outside 32
Locks, doors, and win‐
dows 66
Longlife oils, alternative oil types 292
Longlife oils, refer to Ap‐ proved engine oils 291
Low beams 90
Low beams
– Automatic 91
Low beams, automatic 90
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 92
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 50
Lower tailgate 38
Low-sulfur diesel 270
Luggage compartment roller cover 145
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 162
Lumbar support 50
M
Main inspection, refer to Service requirements 83
Maintenance 293
Maintenance, refer to Service booklet
Maintenance, refer to Service requirements 83
Maintenance require‐ ments 293
Maintenance system BMW 293
Malfunction
– Door lock 34– Fuel filler flap 268
Malfunction of upper tail‐
gate 36
Malfunction, parking brake 71
Malfunction warnings, refer to Check Control 85
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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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