
Tachometer
Never force the engine speed up into the red
warning field, see arrow. In this range, the fuel
supply is interrupted to protect the engine.
Coolant temperature A warning lamp will come on if the coolant, and
therefore the engine, becomes too hot. In addi‐
tion, a message will appear on the Control Dis‐
play.
Check the coolant level, refer to page  246.
Current fuel consumption
Displays the current fuel consumption. You
can check whether you are currently driving in
an efficient and environmentally-friendly man‐
ner.
Engine oil temperature▷Cold engine: the pointer is at the low tem‐
perature end. Drive at moderate engine
and vehicle speeds.▷Normal operating temperature: the pointer
is in the middle or in the right half of the
temperature display.▷Hot engine: the pointer is at the high tem‐
perature end. Switch off the engine imme‐
diately and allow it to cool down.
If the engine oil temperature is too high, a mes‐
sage appears on the Control Display.
Check the oil level, refer to page  243.
Fuel gauge
The vehicle inclination may cause the display
to vary.
The arrow on the fuel pump symbol indicates
the side of the vehicle with the fuel filler flap.
Notes on refueling, refer to page  228.
Range
After the reserve range is reached:
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Do not place additional floor mats over existing
mats or other objects.
Only use floor mats that have been approved
for the vehicle and can be properly fixed in
place.
Ensure that the floor mats are securely fas‐
tened again when they are returned after being
removed, such as for cleaning.◀
Driving in wet conditions
When roads are wet or there is heavy rain,
briefly exert gentle pressure on the brake pedal
every few miles.
Ensure that this action does not endanger
other road users.
The heat generated in this process helps dry
the brake discs and pads.
In this way braking efficiency will be available
when you need it.
Hills
Drive long or steep downhill gradients in the
gear in which the least braking is required.
Otherwise, the brake system may overheat, re‐
sulting in a reduction in the brake system effi‐
ciency.
You can increase the engine's braking effect
by shifting down, going all the way to first gear,
if necessary.
Downshifting in manual mode of the automatic
transmission, refer to page  68.
Avoid load on the brakes
Avoid placing excessive load on the
brake system. Light but consistent brake pres‐
sure can lead to high temperatures, brake wear
and possibly even brake failure.◀
Do not drive in neutral
Do not drive in neutral or with the engine
stopped, as doing so disables engine braking.
In addition, steering and brake assist are un‐
available with the engine stopped.◀Brake disc corrosion
Corrosion on the brake discs and contamina‐
tion on the brake pads are furthered by:▷Low mileage.▷Extended periods when the vehicle is not
used at all.▷Infrequent use of the brakes.
Corrosion occurs when the minimum pressure
that must be exerted by the pads during brake
applications to clean the discs is not reached.
Should corrosion form on the brake discs, the
brakes will tend to respond with a pulsating ef‐
fect that generally cannot be corrected.
Condensation under the parked
vehicle
When using the automatic climate control,
condensation water develops that exits under‐
neath the vehicle.
Therefore, traces of condensed water under
the vehicle are normal.
Driving on poor roads BMW X1 combines an all-wheel drive system
with the advantages of a normal passenger car.
Do not drive on unpaved terrain
Do not drive on unpaved terrain, as oth‐
erwise the vehicle may be damaged.◀
For your own safety and the safety of passen‐
gers and the vehicle, adhere to the following
points:
▷Familiarize yourself with the vehicle before
driving; never take risks.▷Adjust speeds according to road condi‐
tions. The steeper and rougher the road
surface is, the lower the speed should be.▷When driving on steep uphill and downhill
grades: the engine oil and coolant should
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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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Emergency operation, doorlock, refer to Manual opera‐
tion  37 
Emergency operation, fuel filler flap, unlocking man‐
ually  229 
Emergency Request  257 
Energy-conscious driving, re‐ fer to Current fuel consump‐
tion  74 
Energy, saving, Automatic Start/Stop function  61 
Energy, saving, refer to Sav‐ ing fuel  139 
Engine, breaking in  132 
Engine compartment  242 
Engine coolant, refer to Cool‐ ant  246  
Engine oil, adding  245 
Engine oil, additives, refer to Approved engine oils  245 
Engine oil, alternative oil types  245 
Engine oil, BMW maintenance system  247 
Engine oil change intervals, refer to Service require‐
ments  80 
Engine oil, checking the level  243 
Engine oil, filling ca‐ pacity  271 
Engine oil temperature  74 
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive  245 
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved  245 
Engine, overheating, refer to Coolant temperature  74 
Engine start, assistance  258 
Engine, starting  60 
Engine, starting, Comfort Ac‐ cess  39 
Engine, starting, Start/Stop button  59 Engine, stopping, Start/Stop
button  59 
Engine, switching off  61 
Environmentally friendly driv‐ ing, refer to Current fuel
consumption  74 
Equalizer  166 
Equipment, interior  115 
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to Dynamic Sta‐
bility Control DSC  99 
Exchanging wheels/tires  239 
Exhaust system  133 
Exterior mirrors  51 
Exterior mirrors, adjusting  51 
Exterior mirrors, automatic dimming  52 
Exterior mirrors, automatic heating  52 
Exterior mirrors, folding in and out  52 
External audio device  126 
External devices  186 
External temperature dis‐ play  73 
External temperature display, changing the unit of meas‐
ure  77 
External temperature display, on computer  77 
External temperature warn‐ ing  73 
Eyes for securing cargo  137 
F
Fader  166 
Failure messages, refer to Check Control  82 
False alarm, avoiding uninten‐ tional alarms  42 
False alarm, ending an alarm  41 
Fastening safety belts, refer to Safety belts  48 Fault messages, refer to
Check Control  82 
Filling capacities  271 
Filter, refer to Microfilter/acti‐ vated-charcoal filter with au‐
tomatic climate control  113 
Fine wood, care  265 
First aid kit  258 
Fitting for towing  261 
Flashing when locking/ unlocking  35 
Flat Tire Monitor FTM  93 
Flat Tire Monitor FTM, snow chains  241 
Flat tire, run-flat tires  241 
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM  95 
Flat tire, warning light  94, 96  
Flat tire, wheel change  255 
Flooding, refer to Driving through water  133 
Floor carpet, care  265 
Floor mats, care  265 
FM/AM station  168 
Fog lamps, indicator lamp  88 
Fog lights  88 
Foldable rear seat back‐ rest  121 
Folding sun visor  119 
Foot brake  133 
Footwell lights, refer to Inte‐ rior lights  89 
For your own safety  7 
Four-wheel drive, refer to xDrive  101 
Front airbags  90 
Front fog lights  88 
Front passenger airbags, de‐ activating  91 
FTM Flat Tire Monitor  93 
Fuel  230 
Fuel, additives  230 
Fuel, average consump‐ tion  75 
Fuel cap  228 
Fuel cap, closing  228 Seite 284ReferenceEverything from A to Z284
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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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