StorageStore wheels and tires in a cool, dry place with
as little exposure to light as possible.
Always protect tires against all contact with oil,
grease and fuels.
Do not exceed the maximum tire inflation pres‐
sure indicated on the side wall of the tire.
Run-flat tires Label
RSC label on the tire sidewall.
The wheels consist of tires that are self-sup‐
porting, to a limited degree, and possibly spe‐
cial rims.
The support of the sidewall allows the tire to
remain drivable to a restricted degree in the
event of a tire inflation pressure loss.
Follow the instructions for continued driving
with a flat tire.
Changing run-flat tires
For your own safety, only use run-flat tires. No
spare tire is available in the case of a flat tire.
Your service center will be glad to advise you.
Snow chains
Fine-link snow chains
Only certain types of fine-link snow chains
have been tested by the manufacturer of the
vehicle, classified as road-safe and approved.
Information about the approved snow chains
are available from the service center.
Use
Use only in pairs on the rear wheels, equipped
with the tires of the following size:▷205/55 R 16.▷205/50 R 17.▷225/45 R 17.
Follow the snow chain manufacturer's instruc‐
tions.
Make sure that the snow chains are always
sufficiently tight. Retighten as needed accord‐
ing to the chain manufacturer's instructions.
Do not initialize the Flat Tire Monitor after
mounting snow chains, as doing so may result
in incorrect readings.
Do not initialize the Tire Pressure Monitor after
mounting snow chains, as doing so may result
in incorrect readings.
When driving with snow chains, briefly activate
Dynamic Traction Control if needed.
Maximum speed with snow chains Do not exceed a speed of 30 mph/50 km/hwhen using snow chains.
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CareVehicle features and optionsThis chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
Car washes
General information
Regularly remove foreign objects such as
leaves in the area below the windshield when
the hood is raised.
Wash your vehicle frequently, particularly in
winter. Intense soiling and road salt can dam‐
age the vehicle.
Hints Steam jets or high-pressure washers
When using steam jets or high-pressure
washers, hold them a sufficient distance away
and use a maximum temperature of
140 ℉/60 ℃.
If the vehicle has a glass sunroof, ensure that a
distance of at least 31.5 inches/80 cm is main‐
tained. Holding them too close or using exces‐
sively high pressures or temperatures can
cause damage or preliminary damage that may
then lead to long-term damage.
Follow the user's manual for the high-pressure
washer.◀
Cleaning sensors/cameras with high-
pressure washers
When using high-pressure washers, do not
spray the exterior sensors and cameras, e.g.,
Park Distance Control, for extended periods oftime and only from a distance of at least
12 in/30 cm.◀
Automatic car washes
Hints Do not use high pressure washing sys‐
tems
With washing systems operating at high pres‐
sures and nozzle positions close to the win‐
dows, drops of water can penetrate.◀▷Give preference to cloth car washes or
those that use soft brushes in order to
avoid paint damage.▷Make sure that the wheels and tires are not
damaged by the transport mechanisms.▷Fold in the exterior mirrors; otherwise, they
may be damaged, depending on the width
of the vehicle.▷Deactivate the rain sensor, refer to
page 69, to avoid unintentional wiper acti‐
vation.▷In some cases, an unintentional alarm can
be triggered by the interior motion sensor
of the alarm system. Follow the instruc‐
tions on avoiding an unintentional alarm,
refer to page 44.
Guide rails in car washes
Avoid car washes with guide rails higher
than 4 in/10 cm; otherwise, the vehicle body
could be damaged.◀
Before driving into a car wash In order to ensure that the vehicle can roll in a
car wash, take the following steps:
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IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 111
Acceleration Assistant, refer to Launch Control 74
Activated-charcoal filter 133
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 110
Adaptive Light Control 90
Additives, oil 182
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 48
After washing vehicle 204
Airbags 94
Airbags, indicator/warning light 95
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 129, 132
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 129, 131
Air distribution, manual 129, 132
Air flow, air conditioner 129
Air flow, automatic climate control 132
Air pressure, tires 170
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 133
Alarm system 43
Alarm, unintentional 44
All around the center con‐ sole 16
All around the roofliner 17
All around the steering wheel 14
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 177
All-wheel-drive 112
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 136 Alternative oil types 183
Antifreeze, washer fluid 70
Antilock Brake System, ABS 111
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 111
Approved axle load 211
Approved engine oils 183
Arrival time 86
Ash tray 139
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 198
Assistance when driving off 115
Attentiveness assistant 110
AUTO intensity 131
Automatic car wash 203
Automatic climate con‐ trol 128
Automatic climate control with enhanced features 130
Automatic Curb Monitor 56
Automatic deactivation, front- seat passenger airbags 96
Automatic headlight con‐ trol 90
Automatic locking 43
Automatic recirculated-air control 132
Automatic transmission, see Steptronic transmission 71
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 131
AUTO program, climate con‐ trol 129
AUTO program, intensity 131
Auto Start/Stop function 65
Average fuel consumption 86
Average speed 86
Axle loads, weights 211 B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 50
Backrest, width 50
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 198
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 201
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 194
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 34
Battery, vehicle 194
Belts, safety belts 52
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 145
BMW Assist, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 185
Bonus range, ECO PRO 158
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 145
Brake assistant 111
Brake discs, break-in 150
Brake force display 110
Brake lights, adaptive 110
Brake lights, brake force dis‐ play 110
Brake pads, break-in 150
Braking, hints 151
Breakdown assis‐ tance 197, 198
Break-in 150
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 88
Bulb replacement 187
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Failure message, see Check Control 77
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 44
Fan, refer to Air flow 129, 132
Filler neck for engine oil 182
Fine wood, care 205
First aid kit 198
Fitting for towing, see tow fit‐ ting 201
Flat tire, changing wheels 193
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 100
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 97
Flat tire, warning lamp 98, 101
Flooding 151
Floor carpet, care 206
Floor mats, care 206
Fogged up windows 129
Fold down the rear seat back‐ rest, see Though-loading
system 141
Fold-out position, wiper 70
Foot brake 151
Front airbags 94
Front-end collision warning with City Braking func‐
tion 103
Front fog lights 92
Front fog lights, front, bulb re‐ placement 191
Front lights 188
front-seat passenger airbags, automatic deactivation 96
Front-seat passenger airbags, indicator lamp 96
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 100
Fuel 168
Fuel consumption, current 81 Fuel consumption, refer to
Average fuel consump‐
tion 86
Fuel filler flap 166
Fuel gauge 80
Fuel lid 166
Fuel quality 168
Fuel recommendation 168
Fuel, tank capacity 212
Fuse 195
G Garage door opener, refer to Universal Integrated Remote
Control 135
Gasoline 168
Gear change, Steptronic transmission 72
Gear shift indicator 82
General driving notes 150
Glare shield 139
Glass sunroof, powered 46
Glove compartment 143
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 211
H Halogen headlights, bulb re‐ placement 188
Handbrake, refer to parking brake 67
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 136
Hazard warning flashers 197
Head airbags 94
Headlight control, auto‐ matic 90
Headlight courtesy delay fea‐ ture 89
Headlight flasher 68
Headlight flasher, bulb re‐ placement 190
Headlight glass 188
Headlights 188 Headlights, care 204
Headlight washer system 68
Head restraints 48
Head restraints, front 53
Head restraints, rear 54
Heavy cargo, stowing 154
High-beam Assistant 91
High beams 68
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 91
High beams, bulb replace‐ ment 190
Hills 152
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 115
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 145
Hood 180
Horn 14
Hotel function, trunk lid 40
Hot exhaust system 151
Hydroplaning 151
I Ice warning, see External temperature warning 81
Icy roads, see External tem‐ perature warning 81
Identification marks, tires 174
Identification number, see ve‐ hicle identification num‐
ber 9
iDrive 18
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 34
Ignition off 63
Ignition on 63
Indication of a flat tire 98, 101
Indicator and alarm lamps, see Check Control 77
Indicator lamp, see Check Control 77
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Maximum cooling 131
Maximum speed, display 83
Maximum speed, winter tires 177
Measure, units of 88
Medical kit 198
Memory, seat, mirror 55
Menu, EfficientDynamics 160
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 84
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 20
Messages, see Check Con‐ trol 77
Microfilter 130, 133
Minimum tread, tires 176
Mirror 55
Mirror memory 55
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 151
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlight 188
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint systems 59
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
N Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 53
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 54
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 205
New wheels and tires 176
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 201 O
OBD Onboard Diagnosis 185
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 185
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 123
Octane rating, refer to Rec‐ ommended fuel grade 168
Odometer 80
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 181
Oil, adding 182
Oil additives 182
Oil change 183
Oil change interval, service requirements 81
Oil filler neck 182
Oil types, alternative 183
Oil types, approved 183
Old batteries, disposal 194
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 187
Opening/closing via door lock 38
Opening and closing 34
Opening and closing, without remote control 38
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 37
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 132
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 80
P Paint, vehicle 204
Parallel parking assistant 124 Park Distance Control
PDC 119
Parked-car ventilation 134
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 152
Parking aid, refer to PDC 119
Parking assistant 124
Parking brake 67
Parking lights 89
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 56
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 122
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 119
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 106
Personal Profile 35
Personal Profile, exporting profiles 36
Personal Profile, importing profiles 36
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 46
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 45
Plastic, care 205
Power failure 194
Power sunroof, glass 46
Power windows 45
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 170
Pressure warning, tires 100
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 35
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 24
Protective function, glass sunroof 46
Protective function, win‐ dows 45
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RRadiator fluid 184
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 34
Radio ready state 64
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 69
Rear lights 192
Rear socket 140
Rearview camera 121
Rearview mirror 55
Rear window de‐ froster 129, 132
Recirculated-air filter 133
Recirculated-air mode 129, 132
Recommended fuel grade 168
Recommended tire brands 177
Refueling 166
Remaining range 81
Remote control/key 34
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 38
Remote control, univer‐ sal 135
Replacement fuse 195
Replacing parts 187
Replacing wheels/tires 176
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button, see Cruise con‐ trol 117
Reserve warning, refer to Range 81
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 98
Retaining straps, securing cargo 154
Retreaded tires 177
Roadside parking lights 90
RON recommended fuel grade 168 Roofliner 17
Roof load capacity 211
Roof-mounted luggage rack 155
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 201
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 178
Rubber components, care 205
Run-flat tires 178
S Safe braking 151
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 53
Safety belts 52
Safety belts, care 206
Safety systems, airbags 94
Saving fuel 156
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver, see Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 187
Screw thread, see screw thread for tow fitting, screw
thread for tow fitting 202
Seat and mirror memory 55
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 52
Seat heating, front 51
Seating position for chil‐ dren 59
Seats 48
Selection list in instrument cluster 84
Selector lever, Steptronic transmission 72
Sensors, care 206
Service and warranty 8 Service requirements, Condi‐
tion Based Service
CBS 185
Service requirements, dis‐ play 81
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 198
Services, ConnectedDrive
Servotronic 113
SET button, see Cruise con‐ trol 117
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 42
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 87
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ ror 55
Shift paddles on steering wheel 73
Side airbags 94
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 43
Sitting safely 48
Size 210
Slide/tilt glass roof 46
Snow chains 178
Socket 139
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 185
SOS button 197
Spare fuse 195
Specified engine oil types 183
Speed, average 86
Speed limit detection, com‐ puter 86
Speed limiter, display 83
Speed Limit Information 83
Speed warning 87
Split screen 23
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 114
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
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