2014 BMW 550I XDRIVE GRAN TURISMO steering wheel

Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 127
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 135
Activated-charcoal filter 165
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 123
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 135
Active Protection 124
Active roll stabilization, see Dynamic Drive 130
Active seat, front 52
Active seat ventilation, front 52
Active Steering, integral 131
Adaptive brake assistant 127
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 124
Adaptive drive 130
Adaptive light control 98
Additives, oil 214
Adjust front seat 49
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 49
After washing vehicle 231
Airbags 102
Airbags, indicator/warning light 103
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 164
Air distribution, manual 163
Air drying, refer to Cooling function 164
Air flow, automatic climate control 163
Air pressure, tires 201
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 165 Alarm system 43
Alarm, unintentional 44
All around the center con‐ sole 14
All around the headliner 15
All around the steering wheel 12
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 208
All-wheel-drive 129
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 170
Alternative oil types 214
Ambient light 101
Antifreeze, washer fluid 77
Antilock Brake System, ABS 127
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 127
Approved engine oils 214
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 178
Arrival time 94
Ashtray 171
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 226
Assistance when driving off 127
Attentiveness assistant 125
AUTO H button, refer to Au‐ tomatic Hold 73
AUTO intensity 163
Automatic car wash 230
Automatic climate con‐ trol 162
Automatic Cruise Control with Stop & Go 135
Automatic Curb Monitor 58
Automatic deactivation, front passenger airbags 104 Automatic headlamp con‐
trol 98
Automatic Hold 73
Automatic locking 42
Automatic recirculated-air control 164
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 36
Automatic Soft Closing, tail‐ gate 38
Automatic tailgate 38
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 78
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 163
AUTO program, intensity 163
Auto Start/Stop function 69
Average fuel consumption 93
Average speed 93
Axle loads, weights 237
B Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 51
Backrest, width 51
Back seats, adjusting 53
Backup camera 149
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 226
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 228
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 223
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 31
Battery, vehicle 222
Belts, safety belts 54
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 179
Blinds, sun protection 46 Seite 240ReferenceEverything from A to Z240
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BMW Assist, see user'smanual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 216
Bonus range, ECO PRO 192
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 179
Brake assistant 127
Brake assistant, adaptive 127
Brake discs, breaking in 184
Brake force display 124
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 124
Brake lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 221
Brake lights, adaptive 124
Brake pads, breaking in 184
Braking, hints 185
Breakdown assis‐ tance 225, 226
Breaking in 184
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 96
Bulb replacement, rear 221
Bulb replacement, see lamp and bulb replacement 218
Button assignment for remote control 30
Button, RES 138
Button, Start/Stop 67
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 227
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Calling up mirror adjust‐ ment 43
Calling up seat adjust‐ ment 43 Calling up steering wheel ad‐
justment 43
Camera, backup camera 149
Camera, care 233
Camera, Side View 152
Camera, Top View 153
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 179
Car battery 222
Car care products 231
Care, displays 233
Care, vehicle 231
Cargo 187
Cargo area 174
Cargo area, enlarging 174
Cargo area lid 37
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 180
Cargo cover 174
Cargo partition 175
Cargo, securing 188
Cargo straps, securing cargo 188
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 30
Carpet, care 233
Car wash 230
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 184
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 216
CD/Multimedia, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
Center armrest 178
Center console 14
Center-Lock, see button for central locking 34
Central locking system 33
Central screen, refer to Con‐ trol Display 16
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 218
Changing wheels 222 Changing wheels/tires 207
Check Control 85
Checking the oil level elec‐ tronically 213
Children, seating position 61
Children, transporting safely 61
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 61
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 62
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 61
Child safety locks 66
Child seat, mounting 61
Child seats 61
Chrome parts, care 232
Cigarette lighter 171
Cleaning, displays 233
Climate control 162
Climate control laminated tinted safety glass 185
Climate control wind‐ shield 185
Clock 88
Closing/opening from in‐ side 36
Closing/opening via door lock 35
Closing/opening with remote control 34
Clothes hooks 180
Coasting 194
Coasting with engine decou‐ pled, coasting 194
Coasting with idling en‐ gine 194
Collision warning with braking function 113
Collision warning with City Braking function 111
Combination switch, refer to Turn signals 74
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Head restraints, front 55
Head restraints, rear 56
Head-Up Display 159
Head-up Display, care 233
Heavy cargo, stowing 188
Height with roof-mounted aerial, vehicle 236
High-beam Assistant 99
High beams 75
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 99
Hill Descent Control HDC 129
Hills 186
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 127
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 179
Homepage 6
Hood 211
Horn 12
Hotel function, tailgate 40
Hot exhaust system 184
HUD Head-Up Display 159
Hydroplaning 185
I Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 88
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 88
Identification marks, tires 205
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 211
iDrive 16
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 30
Ignition off 67
Ignition on 67
Indication of a flat tire 106 , 108
Indicator and warning lamps 85
Individual air distribution 163 Individual settings, refer to
Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 201
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 105
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 93
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 131
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 108
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 105
Instrument cluster 81
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 82
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional 82
Instrument lighting 100
Integral Active Steering 131
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 169
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 225
Intelligent Safety 110
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 163
Interior equipment 169
Interior lamps 101
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 34
Interior motion sensor 44
Interior rearview mirror 59
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 59
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 89
J Jacking points for the vehicle jack 222
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 78 Jump-starting 227
K
Key/remote control 30
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 40
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 31
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 78
Knee airbag 102
L Lamp replacement, rear 221
Lamps 97
Lamps and bulbs 218
Lane departure warning 121
Lane margin, warning 121
Language on Control Dis‐ play 95
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 188
LATCH child restraint fixing system 62
Leather, care 231
LED front fog lamps, bulb re‐ placement 221
LED headlamps, Bulb re‐ placement 221
LED light 221
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 219
Length, vehicle 237
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 21
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 221
Light alloy wheels, care 232
Light control 98
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 219
Lighting 97
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Lighting via remote con‐trol 34
Light switch 97
Load 187
Loading 187
Loading position 175
Lock, door 35
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 36
Locking/unlocking via door lock 35
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 34
Locking, automatic 42
Locking, central 33
Locking, settings 42
Locking via tailgate 38
Lock, power window 46
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 66
Low beams 97
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 99
Lower back support 51
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 188
Lumbar support 51
M
Maintenance 216
Maintenance require‐ ments 216
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 89
Maintenance system, BMW 216
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 85
Malfunction, self-leveling sus‐ pension 132
Manual air distribution 163
Manual air flow 163
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 71 Manual mode, transmis‐
sion 79
Manual operation, backup camera 150
Manual operation, door lock 36
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 58
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 198
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 147
Manual operation, parking brake 72
Manual operation, Side View 152
Manual operation, Top View 153
Marking on approved tires 208
Marking, run-flat tires 209
Massage seat, front 52
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 164
Maximum speed, display 91
Maximum speed, winter tires 208
Measure, units of 95
Medical kit 226
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 57
Menu, EfficientDynamics 193
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 92
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Messages, refer to Check Control 85
Microfilter 165
Minimum tread, tires 206
Mirror 57
Mirror memory 57
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 185 Modifications, technical, refer
to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 219
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 61
Multifunctional instrument display 82
Multi-function hook 180
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
N
Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 55
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 56
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 232
New wheels and tires 207
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 118
No Passing Information 91
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 229
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 217
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 217
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 151
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 200
Odometer 88
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 213
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Oil additives 214
Oil change 214
Oil change interval, service requirements 89
Oil filler neck 214
Oil types, alternative 214
Oil types, approved 214
Old batteries, disposal 223
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 218
Opening/closing the tailgate with no-touch activation 41
Opening and closing 30
Opening and closing, from in‐ side 36
Opening and closing via door lock 35
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 34
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 164
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 88
Overtaking prohibitions 91
P Paint, vehicle 231
Panoramic glass sunroof 47
Parallel parking assistant 155
Park Distance Control PDC 147
Parked-car ventilation 167
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 186
Parking aid, refer to PDC 147
Parking assistant 155
Parking brake 71
Parking lamps 97
Parking with Auto Hold 73 Passenger side mirror, tilting
downward 58
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 150
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 147
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 118
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 116
People detection, refer to Night Vision 118
Permissible axle load 237
Personal Profile 31
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 48
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 45
Plastic, care 232
Power failure 223
Power windows 45
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 201
Pressure warning FTM, tires 105
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 21
Protective function, glass sunroof 48
Protective function, win‐ dows 45
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16
Q Queuing Assistant, see Con‐ gestion Assistant 141
R Radiator fluid 215
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30 Radio ready state 68
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 76
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 166
Rear axle steering 131
Rear lamps 221
Rear seats, adjusting 53
Rear sockets 173
Rearview mirror 57
Rear window defroster 164
Recirculated-air mode 164
Recommended tire brands 208
Refueling 198
Remaining range 88
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, button as‐ signment 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 35
Remote control, univer‐ sal 169
Replacement fuse 223
Replacing parts 218
Replacing wheels/tires 207
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 138
Reserve warning, refer to Range 88
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 108
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 164
Retaining straps, securing cargo 188
Retreaded tires 208
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 221
Roadside parking lamps 98
Roller sunblinds 46
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 130 Seite 246ReferenceEverything from A to Z246
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Roll stabilization, see Dy‐namic Drive 130
RON gasoline quality 200
Roof load capacity 237
Roof-mounted luggage rack 188
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 229
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 209
Rubber components, care 232
Run-flat tires 209
S Safe braking 185
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 54
Safety belts 54
Safety belts, care 232
Safety Package, refer to Ac‐ tive Protection 124
Safety switch, windows 46
Safety systems, airbags 102
Saving fuel 190
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 218
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 229
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 54
Seat heating, front 52
Seat heating, rear 53
Seating position for chil‐ dren 61
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 57
Seats 49
Seats, rear, adjusting 53
Seat ventilation, front 52 See lamp and bulb replace‐
ment 218
Selection list in instrument cluster 92
Selector lever, automatic transmission 78
Self-leveling suspension, air suspension 131
Self-leveling suspension, malfunction 132
Sensors, care 233
Service and warranty 7
Service history 90
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 216
Service requirements, dis‐ play 89
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 226
Services, ConnectedDrive
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 42
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 95
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 57
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 78
Shift paddles on steering wheel 79
Shoulder support 52
Side airbags 102
Side View 151
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 42
Sitting safely 49
Size 236
Ski and snowboard bag 175
Slide/tilt glass roof 47
Smallest turning circle 237
Smoker's package 171
Snow chains 209
Socket 172
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 217 SOS button 225
Spare fuse 223
Speaker lighting 101
Specified engine oil types 214
Speed, average 93
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 94
Speed limiter, display 91
Speed Limit Information 91
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 94
Split screen 20
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 133
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 79
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 133
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 79
Stability control systems 127
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 69
Start/Stop button 67
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting the engine 68
Status display, tires 107
Status information, iDrive 20
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 131
Steering wheel, adjusting 59
Steering wheel heating 60
Steering wheel memory 57
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 78
Stopping the engine 68
Storage compartment in the center console 179
Storage compartments 177
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 177
Storage, tires 208
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Summer tires, tread 206
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 86
Surround View 149
Suspension settings 132
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 132
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 164
T Tachometer 87
Tail and brake lamps 221
Tailgate 37
Tailgate, automatic 38
Tailgate, emergency unlock‐ ing 40
Tailgate, hotel function 40
Tailgate opening/closing with no-touch activation 41
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol 34
Tail lamps 221
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 221
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 236
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 163
Temperature display, external temperature 88
Temperature, engine oil 87
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 135
Terminal, starting aid 227
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 86
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 43 Theft protection, refer to
Central locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 118
Thigh support 49
Through-loading system 174
Tilt alarm sensor 44
Time of arrival 94
Tire damage 206
Tire identification marks 205
Tire inflation pressure 201
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 105
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 107
Tires, changing 207
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 201
Tires, run-flat tires 209
Tire tread 206
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 218
Top View 153
Total vehicle weight 237
Touchpad 18
Tow fitting 229
Towing 228
Tow-starting 228
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 107
Traction control 128
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 132
Transmission, automatic 78
Transporting children safely 61
Tread, tires 206
Trip computer 94
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 75
Trip odometer 88
Trunk lid 37
Trunk lid, automatic 38 Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐
ing 40
Trunk lid, hotel function 40
Trunk lid opening/closing with no-touch activation 41
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 34
Turning circle 237
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 150
Turn signals, operation 74
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 221
U
Unintentional alarm 44
Units of measure 95
Universal remote control 169
Unlock button, automatic transmission 78
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 36
Unlocking/locking via door lock 35
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 34
Unlocking, settings 42
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 232
USB interface 173
V
Variable button assignment for remote control 30
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 131
Vehicle battery 222
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 223
Vehicle, breaking in 184
Vehicle care 231
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