2014 BMW 528I XDRIVE Owners Manual

Beverage holder, cu‐pholder 181
Blinds, sun protection 44
BMW Advanced Diesel 205
BMW Assist, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 231
Bonus range, ECO PRO 196
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 181
Brake assistant 129
Brake assistant, adaptive 129
Brake discs, breaking in 186
Brake force display 126
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 126
Brake lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 236
Brake lights, adaptive 126
Brake pads, breaking in 186
Braking, hints 188
Breakdown assis‐ tance 240, 241
Breaking in 186
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 95
Bulb replacement 233
Bulb replacement, front 234
Bulb replacement, rear 236
Bulbs and lamps 233
Button, RES 139
Button, Start/Stop 63
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 241
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Calling up mirror adjust‐ ment 41 Calling up seat adjust‐
ment 41
Calling up steering wheel ad‐ justment 41
Camera, care 249
Camera, rearview cam‐ era 151
Camera, Side View 154
Camera, Top View 155
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 181
Car battery 238
Car care products 247
Care, displays 249
Care, vehicle 247
Cargo 190
Cargo area, enlarging 175
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 182
Cargo, securing 191
Cargo straps, securing cargo 191
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 30
Carpet, care 249
Car wash 246
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 187
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 231
CD/Multimedia, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
Center armrest 180
Center console 14
Central locking system 35
Central screen, refer to Con‐ trol Display 16
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 233
Changing wheels 238
Changing wheels/tires 221
Check Control 85 Checking the oil level elec‐
tronically 226
Children, seating position 59
Children, transporting safely 59
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 59
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 60
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 59
Child safety locks 62
Child seat, mounting 59
Child seats 59
Chrome parts, care 248
Cigarette lighter 172
Cleaning, displays 249
Climate control 163
Climate control laminated tinted safety glass 187
Climate control wind‐ shield 187
Clock 88
Closing/opening via door lock 35
Closing/opening with remote control 33
Clothes hooks 182
Coasting 197
Coasting with engine decou‐ pled, coasting 197
Coasting with idling en‐ gine 197
Cold starting, refer to Starting the engine 64
Collision warning with braking function 115
Collision warning with City Braking function 112
Combination switch, refer to Turn signals 70
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 71
COMFORT+ program, Driving Dynamics Control 135
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COMFORT program, DrivingDynamics Control 135
Computer 92
Condensation on win‐ dows 164
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 188
Condition Based Service CBS 231
Configure driving mode 135
Confirmation signal 41
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
ConnectedDrive Services
Control Display 16
Control Display, settings 94
Controller 16
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 129
Convenient opening 33
Coolant 229
Coolant temperature 87
Cooling function 165
Cooling, maximum 165
Cooling system 229
Corrosion on brake discs 188
Cruise control 146
Cruise control, active with Stop & Go 136
Cruise Control, refer to Active Cruise Control 136
Cruising range 88
Cupholder 181
Current fuel consumption 88
D
Damage, tires 220
Damping control, dy‐ namic 132
Data, technical 252
Date 88
Daytime running lights 99 Defrosting, refer to Windows,
defrosting 164
Dehumidifying, air 165
Destination distance 93
Diesel exhaust fluid, at low temperatures 206
Diesel exhaust fluid, having refilled 206
Diesel exhaust fluid, on mini‐ mum 206
Diesel exhaust fluid, replen‐ ishing yourself 206
Diesel particulate filter 187
Digital clock 88
Dimensions 252
Dimmable exterior mirrors 56
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 57
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 70
Display, electronic, instru‐ ment cluster 80
Display in windshield 96
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 101
Displays 78, 81
Displays, cleaning 249
Disposal, coolant 230
Disposal, vehicle battery 239
Distance control, refer to PDC 148
Distance information 161
Distance to destination 93
Divided screen view, split screen 21
Door lock 35
Door lock, refer to Remote control 30
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing 36
Downhill control 131
Drive-off assistant 129
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 129
Driver assistance, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 111 Driving Assistant, refer to In‐
telligent Safety 111
Driving Dynamics Con‐ trol 133
Driving instructions, breaking in 186
Driving mode 133
Driving notes, general 186
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 129
Driving tips 186
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 129
DTC driving dynamics 130
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 130
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 132
Dynamic Drive 132
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 129
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 130
E ECO PRO 194
ECO PRO, bonus range 196
ECO PRO display 194
ECO PRO displays 83
ECO PRO driving mode 194
ECO PRO mode 194
ECO PRO Tip - driving in‐ struction 196
EfficientDynamics 197
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 80
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 129
Emergency detection, remote control 31
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 202
Emergency Request 240
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 241 Seite 258ReferenceEverything from A to Z258
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Emergency start function, en‐gine start 31
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 38
Energy Control 88
Energy recovery 88
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 65
Engine, automatic switch- off 65
Engine compartment 224
Engine compartment, work‐ ing in 224
Engine coolant 229
Engine idling when driving, coasting 197
Engine oil 226
Engine oil, adding 227
Engine oil additives 227
Engine oil change 228
Engine oil filler neck 227
Engine oil temperature 87
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 228
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 228
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 31
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 241
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 64
Engine stop 65
Engine temperature 87
Entering a car wash 246
Equipment, interior 170
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 129
Exchanging wheels/tires 221
Exhaust system 187
Exterior mirror, automatic dimming feature 56
Exterior mirrors 55
External start 241
External temperature dis‐ play 87 External temperature warn‐
ing 87
Eyes for securing cargo 191
F
Failure message, refer to Check Control 85
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 43
Fan, refer to Air flow 164
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 85
Filler neck for engine oil 227
Fine wood, care 248
First aid kit 241
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting 244
Flat tire, changing wheels 238
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 109
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 106
Flat tire, warning lamp 107, 110
Flooding 187
Floor carpet, care 249
Floor mats, care 249
Fold down the rear seat back‐ rest, see Though-loading
system 175
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 72
Foot brake 188
Front airbags 103
Front fog lamps 101
Front fog lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 236
Front lamps 234
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 105
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 105
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 109
Fuel 204
Fuel cap 202 Fuel consumption, current 88
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 93
Fuel filler flap 202
Fuel gauge 87
Fuel quality 204
Fuel recommendation 204
Fuel, tank capacity 255
Fuse 239
G
Garage door opener, refer to Universal garage door
opener 170
Gasoline 204
Gear change, automatic transmission 74
Gear shift indicator 89
General driving notes 186
Glass sunroof, powered 45
Glove compartment 179
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 252
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 67
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 171
Hazard warning flashers 240
HDC Hill Descent Con‐ trol 131
Head airbags 103
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 99
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 98
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture via remote control 34
Headlamp flasher 71
Headlamp glass 234
Headlamps 234
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Headlamp washer system 71
Headliner 15
Head restraints 47
Head restraints, front 52
Head restraints, rear 53
Head-up Display 96
Head-up Display, care 249
Heavy cargo, stowing 191
Height, vehicle 252
High-beam Assistant 100
High beams 71
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 100
Hill Descent Control HDC 131
Hills 188
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 129
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 181
Homepage 6
Hood 224
Horn 12
Hotel function, trunk lid 38
Hot exhaust system 187
HUD Head-up Display 96
Hydroplaning 187
I Ice warning, see External temperature warning 87
Icy roads, see External tem‐ perature warning 87
Identification marks, tires 218
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 224
iDrive 16
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 30
Ignition off 63
Ignition on 63
Indication of a flat tire 107 , 110 Indicator and warning
lamps 85
Individual air distribution 164
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 209
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 109
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 92
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 133
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 107
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 110
Instrument cluster 78
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 80
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional 81
Instrument lighting 101
Integral Active Steering 133
Integrated key 30
Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle 26
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 240
Intelligent Safety 111
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 164
Interior equipment 170
Interior lamps 102
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 34
Interior motion sensor 43
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 57
Interior rearview mirror, man‐ ually dimmable 57
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 88 J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 238
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 74
Jump-starting 241
K
Key/remote control 30
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 38
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 31
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 74
Knee airbag 103
L Lamp replacement 233
Lamp replacement, front 234
Lamp replacement, rear 236
Lamps 98
Lamps and bulbs 233
Lane departure warning 123
Lane margin, warning 123
Language on Control Dis‐ play 95
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 191
LATCH child restraint fixing system 60
Launch Control 76
Leather, care 247
LED front fog lamps, bulb re‐ placement 236
LED headlamps, Bulb re‐ placement 236
LED light 236
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 234
Length, vehicle 252
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License plate lamp, bulb re‐placement 236
Light alloy wheels, care 248
Light control 99
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 234
Lighter, front 172, 173
Lighter, rear 173
Lighting 98
Lighting, speaker 102
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 34
Light switch 98
Load 191
Loading 190
Lock, door 35
Locking/unlocking via door lock 35
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 33
Locking, automatic 41
Locking, settings 41
Locking via trunk lid 36
Lock, power window 44
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 62
Low beams 98
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 100
Lower back support 49
Low-Sulfur Diesel 205
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 191
Lumbar support 49
M
Maintenance 231
Maintenance require‐ ments 231
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 88
Maintenance system, BMW 231
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 85 Manual air distribution 164
Manual air flow 164
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 67
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 75
Manual operation, backup camera 152
Manual operation, door lock 35
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 56
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 202
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 149
Manual operation, Side View 154
Manual operation, Top View 156
Manual transmission 73
Marking on approved tires 221
Marking, run-flat tires 222
Massage seat, front 50
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 165
Maximum speed, display 90
Maximum speed, winter tires 222
Measure, units of 95
Medical kit 241
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 54
Menu, EfficientDynamics 197
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 91
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Messages, refer to Check Control 85
Microfilter 166
Minimum tread, tires 220
Mirror 55 Mirror memory 54
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 187
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 234
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 59
Multifunctional instrument display 81
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
N Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 52
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 53
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 248
New wheels and tires 221
Night Vision 120
Night Vision device, see Night Vision 120
No Passing Information 90
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 244
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 231
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 231
Object detection, see Night Vision 120
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 153
Octane rating, refer to Rec‐ ommended fuel grade 204
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Office, see user's manual forNavigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 226
Oil, adding 227
Oil additives 227
Oil change 228
Oil change interval, service requirements 88
Oil filler neck 227
Oil types, alternative 228
Oil types, approved 228
Old batteries, disposal 239
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 233
Opening/closing the trunk lid with no-touch activation 40
Opening/closing via door lock 35
Opening and closing 30
Opening and closing, without remote control 35
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 33
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 165
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 87
P Paint, vehicle 247
Parallel parking assistant 157
Park Distance Control PDC 148
Parked-car ventilation 168
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 188
Parking aid, refer to PDC 148
Parking assistant 157
Parking brake 67 Parking lamps 98
Parking with Auto Hold 68
Particulate filter 187
Parts and accessories 7
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 56
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 152
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 148
Pedestrian detection, see Night Vision 120
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 118
Personal Profile 31
Personal Profile, exporting profiles 32
Personal Profile, importing profiles 33
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 45
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 44
Plastic, care 248
Power failure 238
Power sunroof, glass 45
Power windows 43
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 209
Pressure warning FTM, tires 109
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 21
Protective function, glass sunroof 45
Protective function, win‐ dows 44
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16
Q Queuing Assistant, see Traf‐ fic Jam Assist 143 R
Radiator fluid 229
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 64
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 71
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 167
Rear axle steering 133
Rear lamps 236
Rear socket 174
Rearview mirror 55
Rear window defroster 165
Recirculated-air mode 165
Recommended fuel grade 204
Recommended tire brands 221
Refueling 202
Remaining range 88
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 34
Remote control, univer‐ sal 170
Replacement fuse 239
Replacing parts 233
Replacing wheels/tires 221
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 139
Reserve warning, refer to Range 88
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 107
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 165
Retaining straps, securing cargo 191
Retreaded tires 221
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 237
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Roller sunblinds 44
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 132
Roll stabilization, refer to Dy‐ namic Drive 132
RON recommended fuel grade 204
Roof load capacity 252
Roof-mounted luggage rack 191
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 244
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 222
Rubber components, care 248
Run-flat tires 222
S Safe braking 188
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 52
Safety belts 51
Safety belts, care 248
Safety Package, refer to Ac‐ tive Protection 126
Safety switch, windows 44
Safety systems, airbags 103
Saving fuel 193
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver, see Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 233
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 245
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 51
Seat heating, front 50
Seat heating, rear 50
Seating position for chil‐ dren 59 Seat, mirror, and steering
wheel memory 54
Seats 47
Seat ventilation, front 51
Selection list in instrument cluster 91
Selector lever, automatic transmission 74
Sensors, care 249
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 231
Service requirements, dis‐ play 88
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 241
Services, ConnectedDrive
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 41
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 94
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 54
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 74
Shifting, manual transmis‐ sion 73
Shift Lights 84
Shift paddles on steering wheel 76
Shoulder support 50
Side airbags 103
Side View 154
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 41
Sitting safely 47
Size 252
Ski bag 177
Slide/tilt glass roof 45
Smallest turning circle 252
Smoker's package 172
Snow chains 223
Socket 174
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 231 Soot particulate filter 187
SOS button 240
Spare fuse 239
Speaker lighting 102
Specified engine oil types 228
Speed, average 93
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 93
Speed limiter, display 90
Speed Limit Information 90
Speed warning 94
Split screen 21
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 134
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 76
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 94
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 134
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 75
Stability control systems 129
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 65
Start/Stop button 63
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting the engine 64
Status control display, tires 106
Status information, iDrive 20
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 133
Steering wheel, adjusting 57
Steering wheel heating 58
Steering wheel memory 54
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 74
Stopping the engine 65
Storage compartment, re‐ mote control 182
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Storage compartments, loca‐tions 179
Storage, tires 222
Storing the vehicle 249
Summer tires, tread 220
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 86
Surround View 151
Suspension settings 133
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 133
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 169
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 20
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 165
T Tachometer 87
Tail and brake lamps 236
Tailgate opening/closing with no-touch activation 40
Tail lamps 236
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 236
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 252
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 164
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 87
Temperature, engine oil 87
Terminal, starting aid 242
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 86
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 41
Thermal camera, see Night Vision 120 Thigh support 49
Through-loading system 175
Tilt alarm sensor 42
Time of arrival 93
Tire damage 220
Tire identification marks 218
Tire inflation pressure 209
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 109
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 106
Tires, changing 221
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 209
Tires, run-flat tires 222
Tire tread 220
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 233
Top View 155
Total vehicle weight 252
Touchpad 19
Tow fitting 244
Towing 243
Tow-starting 243
Tow truck 244
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 106
Traction control 130
Traffic Jam Assist 143
Transmission, automatic 74
Transmission, manual 73
Transporting children safely 59
Tread, tires 220
Trip computer 93
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 70
Trip odometer 87
Truck for tow-starting/ towing 244
Trunk lid, automatic 37
Trunk lid closing 36
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 38 Trunk lid, hotel function 38
Trunk lid opening 36
Trunk lid opening/closing with no-touch activation 40
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 34
Turning circle 252
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 152
Turn signals, operation 70
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 236
U
Unintentional alarm 43
Units of measure 95
Universal remote control 170
Unlock button, automatic transmission 74
Unlocking/locking via door lock 35
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 33
Unlocking, settings 41
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Upholstery care 248
USB interface 175
V
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 133
Vehicle battery 238
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 238
Vehicle, breaking in 186
Vehicle care 247
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 224
Vehicle jack 238
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