2014 BMW 740LI trunk

Attaching the tow rope correctly
Only secure the tow rope on the tow fit‐
ting; otherwise, damage can occur when it is
secured on other parts of the vehicle.◀
Tow fitting
The screw-in tow fitting should always be car‐
ried in the vehicle. It can be screwed in at the
front or rear of the BMW. It is located in the
container on the inside of the trunk lid.
Tow fitting, information on use
▷Use only the tow fitting provided with
the vehicle and screw it all the way in.▷Use the tow fitting for towing on paved
roads only.▷Use the tow fitting screwed in at the front
for maneuvering the vehicle only.▷Avoid lateral loading of the tow fitting, e.g.,
do not lift the vehicle by the tow fitting.
Otherwise, damage to the tow fitting and the
vehicle can occur.◀
Screw thread
Push out the cover by pressing on the top
edge.
Tow-starting
Note:
Do not tow-start the vehicle.
Due to the automatic transmission, the engine
cannot be started by tow-starting.
Have the cause of the starting difficulties rem‐
edied.
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 125
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 133
Activated-charcoal filter 163
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 121
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 133
Active Protection 122
Active roll stabilization, see Dynamic Drive 128
Active seat, front 50
Active seat ventilation, front 50
Active seat ventilation, rear 53
Active Steering, integral 129
Adaptive brake assistant 125
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 122
Adaptive drive 128
Adaptive light control 96
Adaptive Light Control, bulb replacement 220
Additives, oil 213
Adjust front seat 48
Adjusting, steering wheel 60
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 48
After washing vehicle 231
Airbags 100
Airbags, indicator/warning light 101
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 162
Air distribution, manual 161
Air drying, refer to Cooling function 162 Air flow, automatic climate
control 161
Air pressure, tires 199
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 163
Alarm system 42
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 207
All-wheel-drive 127
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 169
Alternative oil types 213
Ambient light 99
Antifreeze, washer fluid 76
Antilock Brake System, ABS 125
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 125
Approved engine oils 213
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 177
Arrival time 92
Ashtray 170
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 226
Assistance when driving off 125
Attentiveness assistant 123
AUTO H button, refer to Au‐ tomatic Hold 72
AUTO intensity 161
Automatic car wash 230
Automatic climate con‐ trol 160 Automatic Cruise Control
with Stop & Go 133
Automatic Curb Monitor 59
Automatic deactivation, front passenger airbags 102
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 96
Automatic Hold 72
Automatic locking 42
Automatic recirculated-air control 162
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 36
Automatic Soft Closing, trunk lid 37
Automatic tailgate 37
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 76
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 161
AUTO program, intensity 161
Auto Start/Stop function 68
Average fuel consumption 91
Average speed 91
Axle loads, weights 237
B Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 49
Backrest, width 49
Back seats, adjusting 51
Backup camera 147
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 226
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 228
Basic position, rear seats 52
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 223 Seite 240ReferenceEverything from A to Z240
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Emergency unlocking, trunklid 39
Energy Control 87
Energy recovery 87
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 68
Engine, automatic switch- off 68
Engine compartment 210
Engine compartment, work‐ ing in 210
Engine coolant 215
Engine idling when driving, coasting 192
Engine oil 212
Engine oil, adding 213
Engine oil additives 213
Engine oil change 213
Engine oil filler neck 213
Engine oil temperature 85
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 213
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 213
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 31
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 226
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 67
Engine stop 67
Engine temperature 85
Entering/exiting vehicle, as‐ sistance, steering wheel 60
Entering a car wash 230
Equipment, interior 168
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 125
Exchanging wheels/tires 206
Exhaust system 182
Exterior mirror, automatic dimming feature 59
Exterior mirrors 58
External start 226
External temperature dis‐ play 86 External temperature warn‐
ing 86
Eyes for securing cargo 186
F
Failure message, refer to Check Control 83
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 44
Fan, refer to Air flow 161
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 83
Filler neck for engine oil 213
Fine wood, care 232
First aid kit 226
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting 229
Flat tire, changing wheels 222
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 103
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 105
Flat tire, warning lamp 104, 106
Flooding 183
Floor carpet, care 233
Floor mats, care 233
Folding table in the rear 173
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 75
Foot brake 183
Front airbags 100
Front fog lamps 98
Front fog lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 221
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 102
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 102
Front passenger seat, adjust‐ ing 49
Front turn signals, refer to Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 220
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 103 Fuel 198
Fuel cap 196
Fuel consumption, current 87
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 91
Fuel filler flap 196
Fuel gauge 85
Fuel quality 198
Fuel recommendation 198
Fuel, tank capacity 239
Fuse 224
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 168
Gasoline 198
Gasoline quality 198
Gear change, automatic transmission 77
Gear shift indicator 88
General driving notes 182
Gentleman function 49
Glass sunroof, powered 46
Glove compartment 176
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 237
Gross weight, permissible for trailer towing 237
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 70
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 169
Hazard warning flashers 225
HDC Hill Descent Con‐ trol 127
Head airbags 100
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 96
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Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ture via remote control 34
Headlamp flasher 74
Headlamp glass 219
Headlamps, care 231
Headlamp washer system 74
Headliner 15
Head restraints 48
Head restraints, front 55
Head restraints, rear 56
Head-Up Display 157
Head-up Display, care 233
Heavy cargo, stowing 186
Height with roof-mounted aerial, vehicle 236
High-beam Assistant 97
High beams 74
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 97
Hill Descent Control HDC 127
Hills 184
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 125
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 178
Homepage 6
Hood 210
Horn 12
Hotel function, trunk lid 39
Hot exhaust system 182
HUD Head-Up Display 157
Hydroplaning 183
I Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 86
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 86
Identification marks, tires 204
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 210
iDrive 16 Ignition key, refer to Remote
control 30
Ignition off 66
Ignition on 66
Indication of a flat tire 104 , 106
Indicator and warning lamps 83
Individual air distribution 161
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 199
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 103
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 91
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 129
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 106
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 103
Instrument cluster 79
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 80
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional 80
Instrument lighting 98
Integral Active Steering 129
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 168
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 225
Intelligent Safety 108
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 161
Interior equipment 168
Interior lamps 99
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 34
Interior motion sensor 43
Interior rearview mirror 59
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 60
Internet page 6 Interval display, service re‐
quirements 87
J Jacking points for the vehicle jack 222
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 77
Jump-starting 226
K
Key/remote control 30
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 39
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 31
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 77
Knee airbag 100
L Lamp replacement, rear 221
Lamps 95
Lamps and bulbs 218
Lane departure warning 119
Lane margin, warning 119
Language on Control Dis‐ play 93
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 186
LATCH child restraint fixing system 63
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
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License plate lamp, bulb re‐placement 221
Light alloy wheels, care 232
Light control 96
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 219
Lighter, rear 171
Lighting 95
Lighting, speaker 99
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 34
Light switch 95
Load 185
Loading 185
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 41
Locking via trunk lid 37
Lock, power window 45
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 65
Low beams 95
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 97
Lower back support 49
Lug bolt lock 222
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 186
Lumbar support 49
M
Maintenance 216
Maintenance require‐ ments 216
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 87
Maintenance system, BMW 216 Malfunction displays, refer to
Check Control 83
Malfunction, self-leveling sus‐ pension 130
Manual air distribution 161
Manual air flow 161
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 70
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 78
Manual operation, backup camera 148
Manual operation, door lock 36
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 59
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 196
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 145
Manual operation, parking brake 71
Manual operation, Side View 150
Manual operation, Top View 151
Manual operation, trunk lid 37
Marking on approved tires 207
Marking, run-flat tires 208
Massage seat, front 50
Massage seat, rear 52
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 162
Maximum speed, display 89
Maximum speed, winter tires 208
Measure, units of 93
Medical kit 226
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 57
Menu, EfficientDynamics 191
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 90 Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Messages, refer to Check Control 83
Microfilter 163
Minimum tread, tires 206
Mirror 58
Mirror memory 57
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 183
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 219
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 62
Multifunctional instrument display 80
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 206
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 116
No Passing Information 89
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 228
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 217
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Obstacle marking, rearviewcamera 149
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 198
Odometer 86
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 212
Oil, adding 213
Oil additives 213
Oil change 213
Oil change interval, service requirements 87
Oil filler neck 213
Oil types, alternative 213
Oil types, approved 213
Old batteries, disposal 223
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 218
Opening/closing the trunk lid with no-touch activation 40
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 162
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 86
Overtaking prohibitions 89
P Paint, vehicle 231
Parallel parking assistant 153
Park Distance Control PDC 145 Parked-car ventilation 166
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 184
Parking aid, refer to PDC 145
Parking assistant 153
Parking brake 70
Parking lamps 95
Parking lamps and roadside parking lamps, refer to
Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 220
Parking with Auto Hold 72
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 59
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 148
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 145
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 116
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 114
People detection, refer to Night Vision 116
Permissible axle load 237
Personal Profile 31
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 47
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 44
Plastic, care 232
Power failure 223
Power sunroof, glass 46
Power windows 44
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 199
Pressure warning FTM, tires 103
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 21
Protective function, glass sunroof 47
Protective function, win‐ dows 44 Push-and-turn switch, refer to
Controller 16
Q Queuing Assistant, see Con‐ gestion Assistant 139
R
Radiator fluid 215
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 67
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 75
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 164
Rear axle steering 129
Rear cooler 173
Rear lamps 221
Rear seats, adjusting 51
Rear seats, basic position 52
Rear sockets 172
Rearview mirror 58
Rear window defroster 162
Recirculated-air mode 162
Recommended tire brands 207
Refueling 196
Remaining range 86
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 35
Remote control, univer‐ sal 168
Replacement fuse 224
Replacing parts 218
Replacing wheels/tires 206
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 136
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Steering, Integral ActiveSteering 129
Steering wheel, adjusting 60
Steering wheel heating 61
Steering wheel memory 57
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 76
Stopping the engine 67
Storage compartments 176
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 176
Storage, tires 208
Storing the vehicle 233
Summer tires, tread 206
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 84
Surround View 147
Suspension settings 130
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 130
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 162
T Tachometer 85
Tail and brake lamps 221
Tailgate 36
Tailgate, automatic 37
Tailgate opening/closing with no-touch activation 40
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 161 Temperature display, external
temperature 86
Temperature, engine oil 85
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 133
Terminal, starting aid 227
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 84
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 42
Theft protection, lug bolts 222
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 116
Tilt alarm sensor 43
Time of arrival 92
Tire damage 206
Tire identification marks 204
Tire inflation pressure 199
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 103
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 105
Tires, changing 206
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 199
Tires, run-flat tires 208
Tire tread 206
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 218
Top View 151
Total vehicle weight 237
Touchpad 18
Tow fitting 229
Towing 228
Tow-starting 228
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 105
Traction control 126
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 130
Transmission, automatic 76 Transporting children
safely 62
Tread, tires 206
Trip computer 92
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 74
Trip odometer 86
Trunk lid 36
Trunk lid, automatic 37
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 39
Trunk lid, hotel function 39
Trunk lid, manual opera‐ tion 37
Trunk lid opening/closing with no-touch activation 40
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 34
Turning circle 237
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 148
Turn signals, operation 73
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 221
U
Unintentional alarm 44
Units of measure 93
Universal remote control 168
Unlock button, automatic transmission 77
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 36
Unlocking/locking via door lock 35
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 34
Unlocking, settings 41
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 232
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