
ContentsThe fastest way to find information on a partic‐
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page  302.6Information
At a glance
14Cockpit19Idle state, operating and drive readiness21iDrive30BMW gesture control33Voice activation system36BMW Touch Command38General settings49Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle
Controls
54Opening and closing76Adjusting93Transporting children safely97Driving113Displays129Lights136Safety163Driving stability control systems168Driver assistance systems200Driving comfort203Climate control215Interior equipment225Storage compartments
Driving tips
234Things to remember when driving237Loading240Saving fuelMobility250Refueling252Fuel254Wheels and tires271Engine compartment273Engine oil277Coolant279Maintenance281Replacing components286Breakdown assistance291Care
Reference
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BMW warrants genuine BMW parts and acces‐
sories.
BMW does not evaluate whether each individ‐
ual product from another manufacturer can be
used with BMW vehicles without presenting a
safety hazard, even if a country-specific official
approval was issued. BMW does not evaluate
whether these products are suitable for BMW
vehicles under all usage conditions.
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warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automo‐
bile components and parts, including compo‐
nents found in the interior furnishings in a vehi‐
cle, contain or emit chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and birth
defects and reproductive harm. In addition,
certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain
products of component wear contain or emit
chemicals known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or other repro‐
ductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and re‐
lated accessories contain lead and lead com‐
pounds. Wash your hands after handling. Used
engine oil contains chemicals that have caused
cancer in laboratory animals. Always protect
your skin by washing thoroughly with soap and
water.
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐
lowing warranties:▷New Vehicle Limited Warranty.▷Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.▷Federal Emissions System Defect War‐
ranty.▷Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.▷California Emission Control System Lim‐
ited Warranty.
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and
designed to meet the particular operating con‐
ditions and homologation requirements in your
country and continental region in order to de‐
liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle
is operated under those conditions. If you wish
to operate your vehicle in another country or
region, you may be required to adapt your ve‐
hicle to meet different prevailing operating
conditions and homologation requirements.
You should also be aware of any applicable
warranty limitations or exclusions for such
country or region. In such case, please contact
Customer Relations for further information.
Maintenance
Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the
road safety, operational reliability and the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Specifications for required maintenance meas‐
ures:▷BMW Maintenance system▷Service and Warranty Information Booklet
for US models▷Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
If the vehicle is not maintained according to
these specifications, this could result in seri‐
ous damage to the vehicle. Such damage is
not covered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Data memory
Many electronic components on your vehicle
are equipped with data memories that tempo‐
rarily or permanently store technical informa‐
tion about the condition of the vehicle, events
and faults. This technical information generally
records the state of a component, a module, a system or the environment:
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▷Operating mode of system components, fill
levels for instance.▷Status messages for the vehicle and from
its individual components, e.g., wheel rota‐
tion speed/vehicle speed, deceleration,
transverse acceleration.▷Malfunctions and faults in important sys‐
tem components, e.g., lights and brakes.▷Responses by the vehicle to special situa‐
tions such as airbag deployment or engag‐
ing the stability control system.▷Ambient conditions, such as temperature.
This data is purely technical in nature and is
used to detect and correct faults and to opti‐
mize vehicle functions. Motion profiles over
routes traveled cannot be created from this
data. When service offerings are used, e.g., re‐
pair services, service processes, warranty
claims, quality assurance, this technical infor‐
mation can be read out from the event and
fault memories by employees of the dealer’s
service center or another qualified service cen‐
ter or repair shop, including the manufacturer,
using special diagnostic tools. You can obtain
further information there if you need it. After an
error is corrected, the information in the fault
memory is deleted or overwritten on a continu‐
ous basis.
With the vehicle in use there are situations
where you can associate these technical data
with individuals if combined with other infor‐
mation, e.g., an accident report, damage to the
vehicle, eye witness accounts — possibly with
the assistance of an expert.
Additional functions that are contractually
agreed with the customer - such as vehicle
emergency locating - you can transmit certain
vehicle data from the vehicle.
Event Data Recorder EDR
This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐
corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐
tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting
a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐
standing how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a
short period of time, typically 30 seconds or
less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:▷How various systems in your vehicle were
operating.▷Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were fastened.▷How far, if at all, the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal.▷How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under‐
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur.
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a
nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are
recorded by the EDR under normal driving
conditions and no personal data, e.g., name,
gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.
However, other parties, such as law enforce‐
ment, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐
quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐
cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐
hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the special equipment,
can read the information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR.
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Reference
This chapter contains the technical data and an
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Technical dataVehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems. The respectively applicable country
provisions must be observed when using the
respective features and systems.
Information
The technical data and specifications in this
Owner's Manual are used as guidance values.
The vehicle-specific data can deviate from this,
for example, due to the selected special equip‐
ment, country version or country-specific
measurement method. Detailed values can be
found in the approval documents, on labels on
the vehicle or can be obtained from a dealer’s
service center or another qualified service cen‐
ter or repair shop.
The information in the vehicle documents al‐
ways has priority.
Dimensions
The dimensions can vary depending on the
model version, equipment or country-specific
measurement method.
The specified heights do not take into account
attached parts, for example, a roof antenna,
roof racks or spoiler. The heights can deviate,
for example, due to the selected special equip‐
ment, tires, load and chassis version.
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Weights 
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740LiApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kgLoadlbs/kgApproved front axle loadlbs/kgApproved rear axle loadlbs/kgApproved roof load capacitylbs/kgCargo area capacitycu ftCanada: trunk capacity
 
750Li xDriveApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kgLoadlbs/kgApproved front axle loadlbs/kgApproved rear axle loadlbs/kgApproved roof load capacitylbs/kgCargo area capacitycu ftCanada: trunk capacity5,705/2,588960/4352,840/1,2883,060/1,388220/10018.218.2/515cu ft/l5,450/2,472960/4352,585/1,1733,030/1,374220/10018.218.2/515cu ft/l5,870/2,663960/4352,900/1,3153,140/1,424220/10018.218.2/515cu ft/l 

Capacities 
US gal/litersNotesFuel tank, approx.Fuel quality, refer to
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Closing via door lock 62 
Closing without remote con‐ trol  62 
Clothes hooks  229 
Coasting  245 
Coasting with engine decou‐ pled, coasting  245 
Coasting with idling en‐ gine  245 
Collision warning with braking function  140 
Collision warning with City braking function  140 
Combination switch, see Turn signals  103 
Combination switch, see Wiper system  103 
Comfort Access  65 
COMFORT drive mode, see Driving Dynamics Con‐
trol  110  
COMFORT PLUS drive mode, see Driving Dynamics
Control  110 
COMFORT PLUS, see Driv‐ ing Dynamics Control  110 
COMFORT, see Driving Dy‐ namics Control  110 
Communication  6 
Compact wheel, see Emer‐ gency wheel  282 
Compartments in the doors  226 
Compatible devices  42 
Compatible mobile phones  42 
Compressor  260 
Computer, see on-board computer  122 
Condensation on win‐ dows  206 
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle  236  
Condition Based Service CBS  279 
Confirmation signal  68 ConnectedDrive  6 
ConnectedDrive Services  6 
Connecting device  41 
Connecting electrical devi‐ ces  219 
Connecting mobile phone  41 
Connecting smartphone  41 
Connecting telephone  41 
Connections  41 
Continued driving with a flat tire  267 , 270  
Control Display  21 
Control Display, settings  38 
Controller  22 
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility  163 
Convenient opening with the remote control  61 
Coolant  277 
Coolant level  277 
Coolant temperature  118 
Cooler  223 
Cooling function  204 
Cooling, maximum  204 
Cooling system  277 
Corrosion on brake discs  236 
Cosmetic mirror  217 
Courtesy lamps with the vehi‐ cle locked  61 
Cross traffic warning  197 
Cruise control  175 
Cruise control, active with Stop & Go  168 
Cruising range  123 
Cupholder  228 
Current fuel consump‐ tion  123 
D
Damage, tires  258 
Damping control, dy‐ namic  201 
Data, technical  298 
Daytime running lights  131 Defrosting, see Windows, de‐
frosting  206 
Dehumidifying, air  204 
Deleting personal data  40 
Deletion of personal data  40 
Departure time, parked-car heating  211 
Departure time, parked-car ventilation  211 
Destination distance  124 
Device list  41 
Digital clock  118 
Dimensions  298 
Dimmable exterior mirrors  86 
Dimmable interior rearview mirror  86 
Direction indicator, see Turn signals  103 
Display in windshield  126 
Display lighting, see Instru‐ ment lighting  133 
Displays  113 
Displays, cleaning  294 
Disposal, coolant  278 
Disposal, vehicle battery  285 
Distance control, see PDC  180 
Distance to destination  124 
Divided screen view, split screen  27 
Door handle lighting, see wel‐ come lights  130 
Door lock  62 
Door lock, see Remote con‐ trol  54 
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing  63 
Downhill control  165 
Drive mode  110 
Drive-off assistant  163 
Drive-off assistant, see DSC  163 
Drive readiness, see starting the engine  97 
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