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the transfer of certain vehicle data out of the
vehicle.
Reporting safety defects For US customers
The following only applies to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause in‐
jury or death, you should immediately inform
the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐
tration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of
North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐
wood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone
1-800-831-1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your dealer,
or BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://
www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washing‐
ton, DC 20590. You can also obtain other in‐
formation about motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety- related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele‐
phone the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/
roadsafety.Seite 9Notes9
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At a glance
These overviews of buttons, switches and
displays are intended to familiarize you with your
vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted with the available control concepts and options.Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 911 269 - VI/13
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CockpitVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it alsodescribes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
All around the steering wheel
1Safety switch for rear power win‐
dows 412Power windows 403Exterior mirror operation 494LampsParking lamps 83Low beams 83Automatic headlamp con‐
trol 84
Adaptive Light Control 84
High-beam Assistant 85Front fog lamps 865Steering column stalk, leftTurn signal 62High beams, head‐
lamp flasher 85Seite 12At a glanceCockpit12
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High-beam Assistant 85Roadside parking lamps 85Computer 73Settings and information about
the vehicle 74Instrument lighting 876Steering wheel buttons, leftTelephone 196VolumeActivate/deactivate the voice acti‐
vation system 257Shift paddles 678Instrument cluster 149Steering wheel buttons, rightChange the radio station
Select a music track
Scroll through the redial listNext entertainment sourceRecirculated air mode 11010Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off 5711Steering column stalk, rightWindshield wipers 62Rain sensor 63Rear window wiper 6412Ignition lock 5713Steering wheel heating 5114Horn, the entire surface15Adjust the steering wheel 5116Cruise control 10117Opening tailgate 3618Releasing the hood 242Seite 13CockpitAt a glance13
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Instrument cluster1Speedometer2Indicator/warning lamps 153Tachometer 724Current fuel consumption 72
Engine oil temperature 725Display for▷Clock 71▷External temperature 71▷Indicator/warning lamps 15▷Cruise control 1016Display for▷Automatic transmission position 66▷Hill Descent Control 99▷Computer 73▷Date of next scheduled service, and re‐
maining distance to be driven 78▷Odometer and trip odometer 71▷Checking engine oil level 243▷Settings and information 74▷ Check Control message
present 807Fuel gauge 728Resetting the trip odometer 71Seite 14At a glanceCockpit14
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Indicator/warning lampsThe concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning when the engine is started or the
ignition is switched on, and light up briefly.
Text messages Text messages at the upper edge of the Con‐
trol Display explain the meaning of the dis‐
played indicator and warning lamps.
Supplementary text messages
You can call up more information, e.g., on the
cause of a malfunction and on how to respond,
via Check Control, refer to page 80.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text
messages
The following indicator lamps notify you that
certain functions are active:
SymbolFunction or systemTurn signals, refer to page 62High beams/headlamp flasher, refer
to page 85SymbolFunction or systemFront fog lamps, refer to page 86Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the pro‐
pulsive forces in order to maintain
driving stability, refer to page 97The handbrake is set, refer to
page 61Canada: the parking brake is set, re‐
fer to page 61.Engine malfunction with adverse ef‐
fect on emissions, refer to
page 248Canada: engine malfunction with
adverse effect on exhaust emis‐
sions, refer to page 248Seite 15CockpitAt a glance15
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All around the center console1Headliner 172Control Display 183Air vent 1114Hazard warning system 257Central locking system 355Automatic climate control 1086Glove compartment 1237Radio and CD/DVD drive 166
Programmable memory buttons 228PDC Park Distance Control 103
rearview camera 105HDC Hill Descent Control 99Deactivate the Automatic Engine
Start/Stop Function 59DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐
trol 97
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐
trol 98ECO PRO 1389Selector lever with automatic transmis‐
sion 6510Controller with buttons 18Seite 16At a glanceCockpit16
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