
Addendum
thereof:  “BMW recommends that you have  
the maintenance carried out by your service 
center.” 
10. At page 188, under the heading “Tire infla- 
tion specifications,” the sentence begin-
ning, “Tire inflation pressure specifications 
apply to approved tire sizes …” should be 
disregarded. 
11. At page 194, under the heading: “Mount- 
ing,” the paragraph beginning, “Have 
mounting and balancing …” should be dis-
regarded and the following text should be 
read in lieu thereof: “BMW recommends 
that you have mounting and balancing per-
formed by your service center or a tire 
mounting specialist.” 
12. At page 195, under the heading: “Approved  
wheels and tires,” the term “Approved” 
should be disregarded and in lieu thereof, 
the term “Recommended” should be read 
in its place. In addition, the text of that sec-
tion should be disregarded and the follow-
ing text should be read in lieu thereof:  
The manufacturer of your vehicle strongly  
suggests that you use wheels and tires that 
have been recommended by the vehicle 
manufacturer for your vehicle type; other-
wise, for example, despite having the same 
official size ratings, variations can lead to 
body contact and with it, the risk of severe 
accidents.  
The manufacturer of your vehicle does not  
evaluate non-recommended wheels and 
tires to determine if they are suitable for use 
on your vehicle. 
13. At page 199, under the heading: “Snow  
Chains,” the text should be disregarded and 
the following text should be read in lieu 
thereof:  
Only certain types of fine-link snow chains  
have been tested by the manufacturer of 
your vehicle and are determined by the 
manufacturer of your vehicle to be road safe 
and are recommended by the manufacturer 
of your vehicle.  
Information about recommended snow  
chains is available from a service center. 
14. At page 202, under the heading “Hood,” the  
sentence beginning, “If you are unfamiliar” 
should be disregarded. 
15. At page 205, under the heading: “Engine oil  
change,” the text should be disregarded 
and in lieu thereof should be read as follows: 
BMW recommends that you have the oil  
changed at your BMW dealer's service cen-
ter or at another service center that has 
trained personnel that can perform the work 
in accordance with BMW specifications. 
16. At page 207, under the heading: “Service  
and Warranty Information Booklet for US 
models and Warranty and Service Guide 
Booklet for Canadian models,” the second 
paragraph should be disregarded and the 
following text read in lieu thereof:  
The manufacturer of your vehicle recom- 
mends that you have maintenance and 
repair performed by your BMW dealer's ser-
vice center or another service center or 
repair shop that employs trained personnel 
that can perform maintenance and repair 
work on your vehicle in accordance with 
BMW specifications. The manufacturer of 
your vehicle recommends that you maintain 
records of all maintenance and repair work 
performed on your vehicle. 
17. At page 210, where it reads: “Do not per- 
form work/bulb replacement on xenon 
headlights,” that text should be disregarded 
and in lieu thereof the following text should 
be read: “Xenon headlight work or replace-
ment can cause serious and fatal injuries.” 
In the text that follows, where it reads: 
“[h]ave any work on the xenon lighting 
system … ,” the following words should be 
read as preceding that passage: “It is 
strongly suggested that you …” 
18. At page 215, under the “Battery replace- 
ment” section, the text should be disre-
garded and in lieu thereof the following text 
should be read:  
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ContentsThe fastest way to find information on a partic‐
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page  234.6Notes
At a glance
14Cockpit18iDrive27Voice activation system30Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle
Controls
34Opening and closing51Adjusting61Transporting children safely65Driving78Displays93Lights98Safety120Driving stability control systems125Driving comfort146Climate control153Interior equipment161Storage compartments
Driving tips
168Things to remember when driving171Loading174Saving fuelMobility184Refueling186Fuel188Wheels and tires201Engine compartment203Engine oil206Coolant207Maintenance209Replacing components218Breakdown assistance224Care
Reference
230Technical data234Everything from A to Z
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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:
▷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 the service personnel, in‐
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CockpitVehicle 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 tothe 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.
All around the steering wheel
1Rear window safety switch   472Power windows, individual  473Exterior mirror operation  584Glove compartment on the driver's
side   161
Driver assistance systemsActive Blind Spot Detec‐
tion   117Intelligent Safety   107Lane departure warning   1155LightsSeite 14At a glanceCockpit14
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Front fog lights  96Parking lights  93Low beams  93Automatic headlight con‐
trol   94
Daytime running lights   94
Adaptive Light Control   94
High-beam Assistant   95Instrument lighting  966Steering column stalk, leftTurn signal  69High beams, head‐
light flasher   69High-beam Assistant   95Roadside parking lights   94On-board computer  877Steering wheel buttons, leftStore speed  131,  125Resume speed   131,  125Cruise control on/off, inter‐
rupt   131Active Cruise Control on/off, in‐
terrupting   125Reduce distance   125Increase distance   125Cruise control rocker switch   131,  1258Instrument cluster   789Steering wheel buttons, rightEntertainment sourceVolumeVoice activation  27Telephone, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment and
CommunicationThumbwheel for selection lists   8710Steering column stalk, rightWiper  70Rain sensor   71Clean the windshields and head‐
lights   7211Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off   66Auto Start/Stop function   6712Horn, total area13Steering wheel heating  6014Adjust steering wheel  6015Unlock hood  202Seite 15CockpitAt a glance15
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All around the roofliner1Intelligent Emergency Re‐
quest   2182Glass sunroof, powered   493Indicator lamp, front-seat pas‐
senger airbag   1004Reading lights   965Interior lights  96Seite 17CockpitAt a glance17
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vated. All settings stored in the profile are au‐
tomatically applied.
If several drivers use their own remote control,
the vehicle will adjust the personal settings
during unlocking. These settings are also re‐
stored, if the vehicle has been used in the
meantime by a person with a different remote
control.
Changes to the settings are automatically
saved in the personal profile.
Three personal profiles and a guest profile can
be created.
Adjusting
The settings for the following systems and
functions are saved in the active profile. The
scope of storable settings is country- and
equipment-dependable.▷Unlocking and locking.▷Lights.▷Climate control.▷Radio.▷Instrument cluster.▷Programmable memory buttons.▷Volumes, tone.▷Control Display.▷Navigation.▷Park Distance Control PDC.▷Rearview camera▷Side View.▷Head-up Display.▷Driving Dynamics Control.▷Driver's seat position, exterior mirror posi‐
tion, steering wheel position.▷Cruise control.▷Intelligent Safety.▷Active Blind Spot Detection.Profile management
Opening profiles Regardless of the remote control in use a dif‐
ferent profile may be activated.1."Settings"2."Profiles"3.Select a profile.▷All settings stored in the called-up profile
are automatically applied.▷The called-up profile is assigned to the re‐
mote control being used at the time.▷If the profile is already assigned to a differ‐
ent remote control, this profile will apply to
both remote controls. It cannot be differen‐
tiated anymore between the settings for
the two remote controls.
Renaming profiles
A personal name can be assigned to every pro‐
file to avoid confusion between the profiles.
1."Settings"2."Profiles"3."Options"4."Rename current profile"
Resetting profiles
The settings of the active profile are reset to
their default values.
1."Settings"2."Profiles"3."Options"4."Reset current profile"
Exporting profiles
Most settings of the active profile can be ex‐
ported.
This can be helpful for securing and retrieving
personal settings, before delivering the vehicle
to a workshop, e.g. Profiles can be taken to an‐
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The windows and the glass sunroof are
opened, as long as the button on the remote
control is pressed.
Locking Locking from the outside
Do not lock the vehicle from the outside
with people inside the car, as the vehicle can‐
not be unlocked from inside without special knowledge.◀
The driver's door must be closed. Press button on the remote control.
All doors, the tailgate, and the fuel filler flap are
being locked.
The alarm system, refer to page  46, is armed.
Switching on interior lights and
courtesy lights
Press button on the remote control with
the vehicle locked.
This function is not available, if the interior
lamps were switched off manually.
If the button is pressed again within 10 sec‐
onds after vehicle was locked, the interior mo‐
tion sensor and tilt alarm sensor of the anti-
theft warning system, refer to page  47, are
turned off. After locking, wait 10 seconds be‐
fore pressing the button again.
Panic mode
You can trigger the alarm system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation.
Press button on the remote control for
at least 3 seconds.
To reel off the alarm: press any button.Opening the tailgate Note the opening height of the tailgate
The tailgate swings back and up when it
opens. Ensure that there is sufficient clearance
when the tailgate opens; otherwise, damage
may result.◀
Press button on the remote control for
approx. 1 second.
The closed tailgate is automatically opened,
whether or not the vehicle is locked or un‐
locked.
Depending on the features and the country
version, it is also possible to have door un‐
locked. Create the settings, refer to page  45.
If the doors were not unlocked, the tailgate is
locked again as soon as it closes.
Do not place the remote control in the
cargo area
Take the remote control with you and do not
leave it in the cargo area; otherwise, the re‐
mote control is locked inside the vehicle when
the tailgate is closed.◀
Provide edge protection
Sharp objects or those with edges can
hit the rear window while driving and damage the heat conductors of the rear window. Pro‐
vide edge protection.◀
Malfunction
Remote control detection by the vehicle can
among others be malfunctioning under the fol‐
lowing circumstances:▷The battery of the remote control is dis‐
charged. Replace the battery, refer to
page  35.▷Interference of the radio connection from
transmission towers or other equipment
with high transmit power.▷Shielding of the remote control due to
metal objects.Seite 38ControlsOpening and closing38
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