2014 BMW M235I tow

▷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
Press on the mark on the edge of the cover to
push it out.
Tow-starting
Automatic transmission
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.
Manual transmission
If possible, do not tow-start the vehicle but
start the engine by jump-starting, refer to
page 194. If the vehicle is equipped with a cat‐
alytic converter, only tow-start while the en‐
gine is cold.
1.Switch on the hazard warning system and
comply with local regulations.2.Ignition, refer to page 63, on.3.Engage third gear.4.Have the vehicle tow-started with the
clutch pedal pressed and slowly release
the pedal. After the engine starts, immedi‐
ately press on the clutch pedal again.5.Stop at a suitable location, remove the tow
bar or rope, and switch off the hazard
warning system.6.Have the vehicle checked.Seite 198MobilityBreakdown assistance198
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 111
Acceleration Assistant, refer to Launch Control 73
Activated-charcoal filter 132
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 110
Adaptive Light Control 91
Additives, oil 178
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 48
After washing vehicle 200
Airbags 95
Airbags, indicator/warning light 96
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 128, 131
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 128, 130
Air distribution, manual 128, 131
Air flow, air conditioner 128
Air flow, automatic climate control 131
Air pressure, tires 166
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 132
Alarm system 43
Alarm, unintentional 44
All around the center con‐ sole 16
All around the headliner 17
All around the steering wheel 14
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 173
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 135
Alternative oil types 179 Antifreeze, washer fluid 70
Antilock Brake System, ABS 111
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 111
Approved axle load 206
Approved engine oils 178
Arrival time 86
Ash tray 138
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 194
Assistance when driving off 114
AUTO intensity 130
Automatic car wash 199
Automatic climate con‐ trol 127
Automatic climate control with enhanced features 129
Automatic Curb Monitor 56
Automatic deactivation, front passenger airbags 97
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 91
Automatic locking 43
Automatic recirculated-air control 131
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 71
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 130
AUTO program, climate con‐ trol 128
AUTO program, intensity 130
Auto Start/Stop function 65
Average fuel consumption 86
Average speed 86
Axle loads, weights 206 B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 50
Backrest, width 50
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 194
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 197
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 190
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 34
Battery, vehicle 190
Belts, safety belts 52
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 144
BMW Assist, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 181
Bonus range, ECO PRO 156
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 144
Brake assistant 111
Brake discs, breaking in 148
Brake force display 110
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 110
Brake lights, adaptive 110
Brake pads, breaking in 148
Braking, hints 149
Breakdown assis‐ tance 193, 194
Breaking in 148
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 88 Seite 208ReferenceEverything from A to Z208
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Fault displays, refer to CheckControl 78
Filler neck for engine oil 178
Fine wood, care 201
First aid kit 194
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting 197
Flat tire, changing wheels 189
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 101
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 98
Flat tire, warning lamp 99, 102
Flooding 149
Floor carpet, care 202
Floor mats, care 202
Fogged up windows 128
Fold down the rear seat back‐ rest, see Though-loading
system 140
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 70
Foot brake 149
Front airbags 95
Front fog lamps 93
Front fog lamps, front, bulb replacement 187
Front lamps 184
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 97
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 97
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 101
Fuel 164
Fuel cap 162
Fuel consumption, current 81
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 86
Fuel filler flap 162
Fuel gauge 80
Fuel quality 164
Fuel recommendation 164
Fuel, tank capacity 207
Fuse 191 G
Garage door opener, refer to Universal garage door
opener 134
Gasoline 164
Gasoline quality 164
Gear change, automatic transmission 72
Gear shift indicator 83
General driving notes 148
Glass sunroof, powered 46
Glove compartment 142
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 206
H
Halogen headlamps 184
Handbrake, refer to parking brake 67
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 135
Hazard warning flashers 193
Head airbags 95
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 91
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 90
Headlamp flasher 68
Headlamp glass 184
Headlamps 184
Headlamps, care 200
Headlamp washer system 68
Headliner 17
Head restraints 48
Head restraints, front 53
Head restraints, rear 54
Heavy cargo, stowing 152
High-beam Assistant 92
High beams 68
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 92
Hills 150
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 114 Hints 6
Holder for beverages 144
Homepage 6
Hood 175
Horn 14
Hotel function, trunk lid 41
Hot exhaust system 149
Hydroplaning 149
I Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 81
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 81
Identification marks, tires 170
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 175
iDrive 18
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 34
Ignition off 63
Ignition on 63
Indication of a flat tire 99, 102
Indicator and warning lamps 78
Individual air distribu‐ tion 128, 131
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 35
Inflation pressure, tires 166
Inflation pressure warning, tires 101
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 85
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 99
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 102
Instrument cluster 75
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 77
Instrument cluster with en‐ hanced features 75
Instrument lighting 93 Seite 211Everything from A to ZReference211
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Minimum tread, tires 172
Mirror 56
Mirror memory 55
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 149
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 184
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing 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 201
New wheels and tires 172
No Passing Information 83
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 197
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 181
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 181
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 121
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 164
Odometer 80
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 177
Oil, adding 178 Oil additives 178
Oil change 179
Oil change interval, service requirements 82
Oil filler neck 178
Oil types, alternative 179
Oil types, approved 178
Old batteries, disposal 190
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 183
Opening and closing 34
Opening and closing, from in‐ side 40
Opening and closing via door lock 39
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 38
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 131
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 80
P Paint, vehicle 200
Parallel parking assistant 122
Park Distance Control PDC 117
Parked-car ventilation 132
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 150
Parking aid, refer to PDC 117
Parking assistant 122
Parking brake 67
Parking lamps 90
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 56
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 121
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 117 Pedestrian warning with city
braking function 107
Personal Profile 35
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 46
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 45
Plastic, care 201
Power failure 190
Power sunroof, glass 46
Power windows 45
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 166
Pressure warning, tires 101
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 35
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 24
Protective function, glass sunroof 46
Protective function, win‐ dows 45
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 18, 19
R Radiator fluid 180
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 lamps 188
Rear socket 139
Rearview camera 119
Rearview mirror 56
Rear window de‐ froster 128, 131
Recirculated-air filter 132
Recirculated-air mode 128, 131
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Refueling 162
Remaining range 81
Remote control/key 34
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 38
Remote control, univer‐ sal 134
Replacement fuse 191
Replacing parts 183
Replacing wheels/tires 172
Reporting safety defects 9
Reserve warning, refer to Range 81
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 99
Retaining straps, securing cargo 152
Retreaded tires 173
Roadside parking lamps 91
RON gasoline quality 164
Roof load capacity 206
Roof-mounted luggage rack 153
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 197
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 174
Rubber components, care 201
Run-flat tires 174
S Safe braking 149
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 53
Safety belts 52
Safety belts, care 201
Safety systems, airbags 95
Saving fuel 154
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver 183 Screw thread for tow fit‐
ting 198
Seat and mirror memory 55
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 52
Seat heating, front 52
Seating position for chil‐ dren 59
Seats 48
Selection list in instrument cluster 84
Selector lever, automatic transmission 72
Sensors, care 202
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 181
Service requirements, dis‐ play 82
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 194
Services, ConnectedDrive
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 42
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 87
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ ror 55
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 71
Shifting, manual transmis‐ sion 71
Shift paddles on steering wheel 73
Side airbags 95
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 42
Sitting safely 48
Size 206
Slide/tilt glass roof 46
Snow chains 174
Socket 138
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 181
SOS button 193 Spare fuse 191
Specified engine oil types 178
Speed, average 86
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 86
Speed limiter, display 83
Speed Limit Information 83
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 86
Split screen 24
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 113
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 73
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 87
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 113
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 72
Sport steering, variable 112
Stability control systems 111
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 65
Start/Stop button 63
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 35
Starting the engine 64
Status display, tires 98
Status information, iDrive 23
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering wheel, adjusting 57
Steering wheel heating 58
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 71
Stopping the engine 64
Storage compartment in the rear 143
Storage compartments 142
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 142
Storage, tires 173
Storing the vehicle 202
Summer tires, tread 171 Seite 214ReferenceEverything from A to Z214
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Supplementary text mes‐sages 79
Switch for Dynamic Driv‐ ing 112
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 133
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 23
T Tachometer 80
Tailgate 40
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol 38
Tail lamps 188
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 206
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 128, 130
Temperature display, external temperature 81
Terminal, starting aid 195
Text messages, supplemen‐ tary 79
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 43
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system 37
Thigh support 50
Through-loading system 140
Tilt alarm sensor 44
Time of arrival 86
Tire damage 172
Tire identification marks 170
Tire inflation pressure 166
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 101
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 98
Tires, changing 172 Tires, everything on wheels
and tires 166
Tires, run-flat tires 174
Tire tread 171
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 183
Total vehicle weight 206
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 197
Towing 196
Tow-starting 196
Tow truck 197
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 98
Traction control 112
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 112
Transmission, automatic 71
Transmission, manual 71
Transporting children safely 59
Tread, tires 171
Trip computer 87
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 68
Trip odometer 80
Truck for tow-starting/ towing 197
Trunk lid 40
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 41
Trunk lid, hotel function 41
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 38
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 121
Turn signals, operation 68
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 188
U
Unintentional alarm 44
Units of measure 88 Universal remote control 134
Unlock button, automatic transmission 72
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 40
Unlocking/locking via door lock 39
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 38
Unlocking, settings 42
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Upholstery care 201
USB interface 139
V
Variable sport steering 112
Vehicle battery 190
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 190
Vehicle, breaking in 148
Vehicle care 200
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 175
Vehicle jack 190
Vehicle paint 200
Vehicle storage 202
Vehicle wash 199
Ventilation 132
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 132
Voice activation system 26
W Warning indicators 78
Warning lamps 78
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 78
Warning triangle 194
Washer fluid 70 Seite 215Everything from A to ZReference215
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