
Opening▷ Press the switch to the resistance
point.
The window opens while the switch is held.▷ Press the switch beyond the resist‐
ance point.
The window opens automatically.
Pressing again stops the motion.
Closing Danger of pinching
Monitor the closing process and make
sure that the closing path of the window is clear; otherwise, injuries may result.◀
▷ Pull the switch to the resistance
point.
The window closes while the switch is
held.▷ Pull the switch beyond the resistance
point.
The window closes automatically.
Pressing the switch stops the motion.
Convenient operation via the remote control,
refer to page 34.
Convenient operation via the door lock is not
supported.
Convenient closing, refer to page 39, with
Comfort Access.
After the ignition is switched off
When the remote control is removed or the ig‐
nition is switched off, the windows can con‐
tinue to be operated for approx. 1 minute as
long as no door is opened.
Pinch protection system
If the closing force exceeds a specific value as
a window closes, the closing action is inter‐
rupted.
The window reopens slightly.
Danger of pinching even with pinch pro‐
tection
Even with the pinch protection system, check
that the window's closing path is clear; other‐
wise, the closing action may not stop in certain
situations, e.g., if thin objects are present.◀
Do not use window accessories
Do not install any accessories in the
range of movement of the windows; otherwise,
the pinch protection system will be impaired.◀
Closing without the pinch protection
system
For example, if there is an external danger or if
ice on the windows prevents a window from
closing normally, proceed as follows:1.Pull the switch past the resistance point
and hold it there.
Pinch protection is limited and the window
reopens slightly if the closing force ex‐
ceeds a certain value.2.Pull the switch past the resistance point
again within approx. 4 seconds and hold it
there.
The window closes without pinch protec‐
tion.
Safety switch
With the safety switch, the rear windows are
prevented from being opened or closed via the
switches in the rear passenger area, such as
by children.
Press the button.
The LED lights up if the safety function is
switched on.
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Safety switch for rear operation
Press the safety switch when transport‐
ing children in the rear; otherwise, injury may
result if the windows are closed without super‐
vision.◀
Panoramic glass sunroof
General information The glass sunroof and the sliding visor can be
operated together or separately using the
switch.
Danger of pinching
Monitor the closing process and make
sure that the closing path of the glass sunroof
is clear; otherwise, injuries may result.◀
Take the remote control with you
Take the remote control with you when
leaving the vehicle so that children, for exam‐
ple, cannot operate the roof and injure them‐
selves.◀
Tilting the glass sunroof
Press the switch briefly.
▷The closed roof is tilted and
the sliding visor opens
slightly.▷The opened roof closes until
it is in its tilted position. The
sliding visor stays com‐
pletely open.Pressing the switch again
closes the sliding visor al‐
most completely.
Do not use force to close the sliding visor
Do not use force to close the sliding visor
with the glass sunroof in its tilted position, oth‐
erwise the mechanism will be damaged.◀
Opening/closing the sliding visor
▷Press the switch in the de‐
sired direction to the resist‐
ance point and hold it there.
The sliding visor moves
while the switch is being
held.▷Press the switch in the desired direction
past the resistance point.
The sliding visor moves automatically.
Pressing the switch again stops the mo‐
tion.
Opening/closing the glass sunroof
With the sliding visor open, proceed as descri‐
bed under Sliding visor.
Opening/closing the glass sunroof and
sliding visor together
Press the switch twice in the de‐
sired direction past the resist‐
ance point.
The glass sunroof and sliding vi‐
sor move together. Pressing the
switch again stops the motion.
Convenient operation, refer to page 34, via the
remote control or the door lock.
Convenient closing, refer to page 39, with
Comfort Access.
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DrivingVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series. Therefore, it also
describes 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.
When using the features and systems descri‐
bed here, adhere to local regulations.
Ignition lock Insert the remote control into the
ignition lock
Insert the remote control all the way into the
ignition lock.
▷Radio ready state is switched on. Individual
electrical consumers can operate.
Comfort Access
If the car is equipped with Comfort Access,
only insert the remote control into the ignition
lock, refer to page 39, under special circum‐
stances.
Removing the remote control from the
ignition lock
Do not forcibly pull the remote control
out of the ignition lock
Do not forcibly pull the remote control out of
the ignition lock as this may cause damage.◀
Before removing the remote control, push it all
the way in to release the locking mechanism.▷The ignition is switched off if it was on.
Automatic transmission
You can only take out the remote control iftransmission position P is engaged: interlock.
Start/Stop button
Pressing the Start/Stop button switches the
ignition on or off and starts the engine.
The engine starts if the brake pedal is pressed
when you press the Start/Stop button.
Radio ready state Individual electrical consumers can operate.
The time and the external temperature are dis‐
played in the instrument cluster.
Radio ready state is switched off automatically:
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▷In cars with Comfort Access, refer to
page 39, by touching the surface above the
door lock.
Ignition on
All electrical consumers can operate. The od‐
ometer and trip odometer are displayed in the
instrument cluster.
To save battery power when the engine is off,
switch off the ignition and any unnecessary
electronic systems/power consumers.
Radio ready state and ignition off
All indicator and warning lamps as well as dis‐
plays in the instrument cluster go out.
Automatic transmission, 8-gear
In certain situations, transmission position P is
engaged automatically. To make it possible for
the vehicle to roll, such as in an automatic car
wash, follow the instructions in Car washes, re‐
fer to page 263.
Starting the engine General information Enclosed areas
Do not let the engine run in enclosed
areas; otherwise, breathing of exhaust fumes
may lead to loss of consciousness and death.
The exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide,
an odorless and colorless but highly toxic
gas.◀
Unattended vehicle
Do not leave the car unattended with the
engine running; otherwise, it presents a poten‐
tial source of danger.
Before leaving the car with the engine running,
shift to neutral or engage transmission posi‐
tion P and set the parking brake firmly; other‐
wise, the vehicle may begin to roll.◀
Frequent starting in quick succession
Avoid repeated futile attempts at starting
the car and avoid starting the car frequently in
quick succession. Otherwise, the fuel is not
burned or is inadequately burned, and there is
the danger of overheating and damaging the
catalytic converter.◀
Do not wait for the engine to warm-up while
the vehicle remains stationary. Start driving
right away, but at moderate engine speeds.
Starting the engine
Automatic transmission Remote control in the ignition lock or, withComfort Access, inside the vehicle, refer to
page 39.
1.Depress the brake pedal.2.Engage transmission position P if neces‐
sary.3.Press the Start/Stop button.
The ignition is activated automatically for a
certain time and is stopped as soon as the en‐
gine starts.
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Cargo floor panel, foldingup 123
Cargo floor panel, raising 123
Cargo net, refer to Partition net 121
Cargo straps, securing cargo 137
Car key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 32
Carpet, care 265
Car phone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 126
Car phone, refer to Tele‐ phone 198
Car vacuum cleaner, connect‐ ing, refer to Connecting
electrical devices 119
Car wash 263
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 133
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 247
CD/DVD 176
CD notes 180
CDs, storing 181
Cell phone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 126
Center armrest, front 126
Center armrest, rear 126
Center brake lamp, bulb re‐ placement 255
Center console, refer to Around the center con‐
sole 18
Central locking, Comfort Ac‐ cess 39
Central locking from the in‐ side 37
Central locking from the out‐ side 33
Central locking, setting the unlocking characteristics 34
Central screen, refer to Con‐ trol Display 20 Changes, technical, refer to
Safety 7
Changing wheels/tires 239
Check Control 82
Children, transporting 54
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 55
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tems 54
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 54
Child safety locks 57
Child seat, mounting 54
Child seats, refer to Trans‐ porting children safely 54
Chrome parts, care 265
Cigarette lighter, connecting electrical devices 119
Cigarette lighter, refer to Lighter 119
Cigarette lighter socket 119
Circulation of air, refer to Re‐ circulated air mode 112
Cleaning, displays 266
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care 263
Clock 73
Clock, 12h/24h format 78
Clock, setting the time and date 78
Clock, setting the time zone 78
Closing from the inside 37
Closing from the outside 34
Clothes hooks 127
Cockpit 14
Cold start, refer to Starting the engine 60
Combination instrument, refer to Instrument cluster 16
Combination switch, refer to Turn signal/high beams/
headlamp flasher 64
Combination switch, refer to Washer/wiper system 64
Comfort Access 39 Comfort Access, battery re‐
placement 41
Comfort area, refer to Around the center console 18
Compact wheel, inflation pressure 232
Compartment for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 59
Compartment in floor 123
Compartments, refer to Stor‐ age compartments 125
Compass, digital 117
Computer 75
Computer, displaying infor‐ mation 75
Computer, displays on the Control Display 76
Concierge service 221
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 134
Condition Based Service CBS 247
Confirmation signals 35
Connecting, mobile phone, refer to Pairing the mobile
phone 199
Consumption, refer to Aver‐ age fuel consumption 75
Contacts 210
Control Display 20
Control Display, care 266
Control Display, settings 79
Controller 21
Controls and displays 14
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 99
Convenient operation, glass sunroof 34
Convenient operation, win‐ dow 34
Coolant 246
Coolant, checking the level 246
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IIce warning, refer to External temperature warning 73
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 73
Identification marks, tires 237
Identification number, refer to Engine compartment 242
iDrive 20
iDrive, changing settings 79
iDrive, changing the date and time 78
iDrive, changing the lan‐ guage 79
iDrive, changing the units of measure and display for‐
mat 77
iDrive, setting the bright‐ ness 80
Ignition 60
Ignition key position 1, refer to Radio ready state 59
Ignition key position 2, refer to Ignition on 60
Ignition key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 32
Ignition lock 59
Ignition, switched off 60
Ignition, switched on 60
Indication of a flat tire 94, 96
Indicator and warning lights 17
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 32
Inflation pressure monitor, re‐ fer to Flat Tire Monitor 93
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire inflation pressure 232
Information on the navigation data 144
Initialization after power fail‐ ure 256
Initializing– Refer to Setting the time
and date 78Initializing, compass, refer to
Calibrating 118
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 93
Initializing panoramic glass sunroof 45
Initializing, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 96
Inside brake lamps, bulb re‐ placement 254
Installation location, tele‐ phone 126
Instrument cluster 16
Instrument lighting 89
Instrument panel, refer to In‐ strument cluster 16
Instruments, refer to Cock‐ pit 14
Integrated key 32
Integrated universal remote control 115
Interactive map 151
Interior equipment 115
Interior lights 89
Interior lights, remote con‐ trol 35
Interior mirror 52
Interior motion sensor 42
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming 52
Interior rearview mirror, com‐ pass 117
Interior temperature, setting, automatic climate con‐
trol 110
Interlock, refer to Disengag‐ ing the remote control 67
Intermediate destina‐ tions 153
Internet page 6
Intersection, entering for navi‐ gation 147 J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 255
Jack, refer to Vehicle jack 255
Joystick, refer to Selector lever 70
Jump-starting 258
K
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 39
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Comfort Access 39
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 32
Key, refer to Integrated key/ remote control 32
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission with Step‐
tronic 68, 70
Knee airbag 90
Knocking control 230
L Label, run-flat tire 241
Lamp and bulb replacement, light replacement 250
Lamps 85
Lamps, automatic headlight control 86
Lamps, High-beam Assis‐ tant 87
Lamps, replacing, refer to Lamp and bulb replace‐
ment 250
Language, changing on the Control Display 79
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer to Safety belts 48
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Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐play 20
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 54
MP3 player 186
Multimedia 176
Music collection 181
Music search 183
Music, storing 181
N
Navigation 144
Navigation data 144
Navigation data, updat‐ ing 144
Navigation system, destina‐ tion entry by voice 152
Neck restraints, refer to Head restraints 49
Nets, refer to Storage com‐ partments 127
Neutral cleaner, care 265
New wheels and tires 239
Notes 6, 215
Nozzles, refer to Ventila‐ tion 113
O OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 248
OBD socket, refer to Socket for OBD Onboard Diagno‐
sis 248
Octane number, refer to Fuel quality 230
Octane rating, refer to Rec‐ ommended fuel grade 230
Odometer 73
Office 209
Oil additives 245
Oil consumption 243
Oil, refer to Engine oil 243
Oil types, alternative 245
Oil types, approved 245 Old batteries, disposal 256
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 248
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 20
Onboard vehicle tool kit 249
Opening and closing, Comfort Access 39
Opening and closing from the inside 37
Opening and closing from the outside 34
Opening and closing using the door lock 36
Opening and closing using the remote control 34
Operating concept, iDrive 20
Outside-air mode, automatic climate control 112
Outside air, refer to Recircu‐ lated air mode 112
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 74
P Paint, vehicle 264
Pairing, mobile phone 199
Panic mode 35
Panoramic glass sunroof 44
Panoramic glass sunroof, convenient operation 34
Panoramic glass sunroof, ini‐ tializing 45
Panoramic glass sunroof, opening/closing 44
Panoramic glass sunroof, pinch protection 45
Panoramic glass sunroof, power failure 45
Panoramic glass sunroof, re‐ mote control 34
Panoramic glass sunroof, tilt‐ ing 44
Park Distance Control PDC 105 Parked-car ventilation 113
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 134
Parking aid, refer to Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 105
Parking assistant, refer to Park Distance Control
PDC 105
Parking brake 63
Parking lamps 85
Parking lamps/low beams 85
Parking lights, bulb replace‐ ment 252
Partition net 121
Passenger side mirror, tilt‐ ing 51
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 105
Performance Control 101
Personal information 209
Personal Profile 32
Pinch protection, panoramic glass sunroof 45
Pinch protection, win‐ dows 43
Plastic, care 265
Pollen, refer to Microfilter/ activated-charcoal filter with
automatic climate con‐
trol 113
Poor road operation 134
Position, storing 148
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 147
Power failure 256
Power windows, opening and closing 43
Power windows, refer to Win‐ dows 42
Power windows, safety switch 43
Prescribed engine oils, refer to Approved engine oils 245
Pressure, tires 232
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Start/Stop button, starting theengine 60
Start/Stop button, switching off the engine 61
Starting the engine 60
Start problems, refer to Jump-starting 258
State/province, selecting for navigation 146
Stations, stored 174
Station, storing 168
Status information, iDrive 23
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steam jets 263
Steering wheel 53
Steering wheel, adjusting 53
Steering wheel lock 59
Steering wheel, shift pad‐ dles 69
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 67
Steptronic, refer to Sport pro‐ gram and manual mode M/
S 71
Stopping, engine 61
Storage compartment nets 127
Storage compartments 125
Storage, tires 241
Storing the vehicle 266
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 147
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 232
Summer tires, tread 238
Sun visor 119
Switches, refer to Cockpit 14
Switching off, engine 61
Switching off, vehicle 61
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 114
Symbols 6 T
Tachometer 74
Tailgate 38
Tailgate, Comfort Access 40
Tailgate emergency opera‐ tion, refer to Opening man‐
ually 38
Tailgate, opening from the in‐ side 38
Tailgate, opening from the outside 38
Tailgate, opening man‐ ually 38
Tailgate, remote control 35
Tail lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 255
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 254
Tail lights 253
Tank gauge, refer to Fuel gauge 74
Tasks 215
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 270
Telephone 198
Telephone, adjusting the vol‐ ume 202
Telephone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 126
TeleService 221
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 111
Temperature, changing the unit of measure 77
Temperature, coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 74
Temperature display– External temperature warn‐
ing 73
Temperature display, external
temperature 73
Temperature display, setting the units 77
Temperature, engine oil 74
Temperature warning 73
Text messages 212
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 41
Thigh support adjustment 47
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 255
Tilt alarm sensor 42
Tilting the passenger side mirror 51
Time, setting the time 77
Tire age 237
Tire identification marks 237
Tire inflation pressure 232
Tire inflation pressure, check‐ ing 232
Tire pressure monitor, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 93
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 95
Tire Quality Grading 238
Tires, breaking in 132
Tires, changing 239
Tires, condition 238
Tires, damage 239
Tire size 237
Tires, minimum tread 239
Tires, retreaded tires 240
Tires, run-flat tires 241
Tires, storage 241
Tire tread 238
Toll roads, route 155
Tone 166
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 249
Tools, refer to Onboard vehi‐ cle tool kit 249
Tow bar 261
Tow fitting 261
Towing 259
Towing with automatic trans‐ mission 260
Town/city, navigation 147
Tow rope 261
Tow-starting 262 Seite 291Everything from A to ZReference291
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