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
1Power windows 452Exterior mirror operation 573Glove compartment on the driver's
side 144
Driver assistance systemsIntelligent Safety 105Lane departure warning 1114LightsLights off
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Steering systemSteering system in some cases not
working.
Have the steering system checked by a
dealer’s service center or another qualified
service center or repair shop.
Engine functions Have the vehicle checked by a dealer’s
service center or another qualified
service center or repair shop.
For additional information, refer to On-board
Diagnostics socket, refer to page 185.
Lane departure warning System is switched on and under cer‐
tain circumstances warns if a detected
lane is left without flashing beforehand.
For additional information, refer to Lane depar‐
ture warning, refer to page 111.
Green lights Turn signal Turn signal switched on.
Unusually rapid flashing of the indicator
lamp indicates that a turn signal bulb
has failed.
For additional information, refer to Turn signal,
refer to page 70.
Parking lights, headlight control Parking lights or headlights are acti‐
vated.
High-beam Assistant High-beam Assistant is switched on.
High beams are activated and off auto‐
matically as a function of the traffic sit‐
uation.For additional information, refer to High-beam
Assistant, refer to page 95.
Cruise control The system is switched on. It maintains
the speed that was set using the con‐
trol elements on the steering wheel.
Blue lights
High beams High beams are activated.
For additional information, refer to High
beams, refer to page 71.
General lamps
Check Control At least one Check Control message is
displayed or is stored.
Text messages Text messages in combination with a symbol
in the instrument cluster explain a Check Con‐
trol message and the meaning of the indicator
and warning lights.
Supplementary text messages
Additional information, such as on the cause of
an error or the required action, can be called up
via Check Control.
With urgent messages the added text will be
automatically displayed on the Control Display.
Symbols
Within the supplementary text, the following
functions can be selected independent of the
check control message.▷ Display additional information about
the Check Control message in the Inte‐
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▷On: the LED lights up.▷Off: the LED goes out.
Settings are stored for the profile currently
used.
Display in the instrument cluster
▷Lines: system is activated.▷Arrows: at least one lane marking
was detected and warnings can be
issued.
Issued warning
If you leave the lane and if a lane marking has
been detected, the steering wheel begins vi‐
brating.
If the turn signal is set before changing the
lane, a warning is not issued.
End of warning
The warning is canceled in the following situa‐
tions:
▷Automatically after approx. 3 seconds.▷When returning to your own lane.▷When braking hard.▷When using the turn signal.
System limits
Information WARNING
The system can react incorrectly or not
at all due to the system limits. There is risk of
accidents or risk of property damage. Observe
the information regarding the system limits
and actively intervene, if needed.◀
Functional limitations
The system may not be fully functional in the
following situations:
▷In heavy fog, rain or snowfall.▷In the event of missing, worn, poorly visi‐
ble, merging, diverging, or multiple lane
markings such as in construction areas.▷When lane markings are covered in snow,
ice, dirt or water.▷In tight curves or on narrow lanes.▷When the lane markings are covered by
objects.▷When driving very close to the vehicle in
front of you.▷When driving toward bright lights.▷When the windshield in front of the interior
mirror is fogged over, dirty or covered with
stickers, etc.▷During calibration of the camera immedi‐
ately after vehicle delivery.
Brake force display
The concept
▷During normal brake application, the bot‐
tom brake lights light up.▷During heavy brake application, the top
brake lights light up in addition.
Attentiveness assistant
The concept The system can detect decreasing alertness or
fatigue of the driver during long, monotonous
trips, for example, on highways. In this situa‐
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▷Keep the recording range of the camera
clear. Protruding cargo can lead to mal‐
functions.
Activating assistance functions
More than one assistance function can be ac‐
tive at the same time.
▷Parking aid lines
"Parking aid lines"
Lanes and turning radius are indicated.
▷Obstacle marking
"Obstacle marking"
Spatially-shaped markings are displayed.
Pathway lines
Pathway lines can be superimposed on the im‐
age of the rearview camera.
Pathway lines help you to estimate the space
required when parking and maneuvering on
level roads.
Pathway lines depend on the current steering
angle and are continuously adjusted to the
steering wheel movements.
Turning circle lines
Turning circle lines can only be superimposed
on the rearview camera image together with
pathway lines.
Turning circle lines show the course of the
smallest possible turning radius on a level
road.
Only one turning radius line is displayed after
the steering wheel is turned past a certain an‐
gle.
Obstacle marking
Obstacle markings can be faded into the image
of the rearview camera.
Their colored margins of the obstacle mark‐
ings match the markings of the PDC.
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Intensity, AUTO pro‐gram 131
Interior equipment 134
Interior lights 96
Interior lights during unlock‐ ing 38
Interior lights with the vehicle locked 38
Interior mirror, automatic dim‐ ming feature 59
Interior mirror, compass 136
Interior mirror, manually dim‐ mable 59
Interior motion sensor 45
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 85
Interval mode 72
J Jacking points for the vehicle jack 190
Jump-starting 194
K
Key/remote control 34
Keyless Go, see Comfort Ac‐ cess 41
Key Memory, see Personal Profile 36
Knee airbag 99
L Label on recommended tires 172
Lamp replacement 186
Lamp replacement, front 187
Lamp replacement, rear 189
Lane departure warning 111
Lane margin, warning 111
Language on Control Dis‐ play 92 Lashing eyes, securing
cargo 157
LATCH child restraint fixing system 63
Launch Control 78
Leather, care 201
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 187
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 25
Light 93
Light-alloy wheels, care 201
Light control 95
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 187
Lighting 93
Lights and bulbs 186
Light switch 93
Load 157
Loading 156
Lock, door 39
Locking/unlocking via door lock 39
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 37
Locking, automatic 43
Locking, settings 43
Locking via tailgate 41
Low beams 93
Low beams, automatic, see High-beam Assistant 95
Lower back support 51
Low Speed Assistant 75
Luggage rack, see Roof- mounted luggage rack 158
Lumbar support 51
M
Maintenance 184
Maintenance require‐ ments 184
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 85
Maintenance system, BMW 184 Make-up mirror 138
Malfunction displays, see Check Control 80
Manual air distribu‐ tion 129, 131
Manual air flow 128, 131
Manual operation, door lock 39
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 58
Manual transmission 74
Master key, see Remote con‐ trol 34
Maximum cooling 130
Maximum speed, display 86
Maximum speed, winter tires 172
M Compound brake 150
M differential, active 116
MDM, M Dynamic Mode 115
M double-clutch transmis‐ sion 75
M Dynamic Mode MDM 115
Measurement, units of 92
Medical kit 194
Memory, seat, mirror 56
Menu EfficientDynamics 85
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 88
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, see iDrive operating concept 20
Messages, see Check Con‐ trol 80
Microfilter 129, 132
Minimum tread, tires 171
Mirror 57
Mirror memory 56
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 153
Mobility System 173
Modifications, technical, see Own Safety 7
Moisture in headlight 187
Monitor, see Control Dis‐ play 18 Seite 214ReferenceEverything from A to Z214
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