Manual transmission 56
Map for navigation
– changing scale 137
– entering destination 130
Map view 136
Master key, refer to Remote
control with integrated
key 26
Maximum cooling 98
Maximum speed
– with winter tires 217
Measurements, refer to
Dimensions 245
Memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 45
MENU button 16
Menus, refer to iDrive 16
Messages 180
Messages from the concierge
service 181
Microfilter – BMW Maintenance
System 223
– for automatic climate
control 100
Mobile phone
– adjusting volume 177
– connecting, refer to Mobile
phone, pairing 174
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 106
– operation via iDrive 177
– pairing 174
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Mobile phone, installation
location, refer to Center
armrest 106
Mobile phone, refer to
Telephone 174
Mobile phone, refer to the separate Owner's Manual
Modifications, technical, refer
to For your own safety 5
Monitor, refer to iDrive
controls 16
Monitoring system for tire
pressures, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 84
Music search 163
My Info 181
Navigation – starting destination
guidance after entering a
destination 127
– storing current position 127
– voice activation 131
Navigation announcements,
refer to Switching voice
instructions on/off 135
Navigation data 124
Navigation system 124
– address book 127
– bypassing a route
section 135
– continuing destination
guidance 134
– destination entry 125
– dynamic destination
guidance 135
MP3 player, connecting, refer
– entering a destination by
Microfilter/activated-charcoal
to AUX-IN port 167
voice 131
filter
– BMW Maintenance
System 223
Microphone
– telephone 14
– voice commands 14
Mirror dimming feature 48
Mirrors 47
– automatic curb monitor 48
– exterior mirrors 47
– heating 47
– interior rearview mirror 48
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 45
Mirrors, folding in before
entering a car wash 47
262
MP3 player, connecting, refer
to USB audio interface 167
Multi-channel playback 145
Multifunctional steering
wheel, refer to Buttons on
the steering wheel 11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher 58
– refer to Wiper system 59
Multimedia screen, refer to
iDrive 16
Music, managing 165
Music collection 162
– backup 166
– deleting 166
– random sequence 165
– restoring 166
Music player, connecting,
refer to AUX-IN port 167
Music player, connecting,
refer to USB audio
interface 167
– entering a destination
manually 125
– frequently asked
questions 140
– gas station
recommendations 135
– planning a trip 132
– route list 135
– selecting destination via
map 130
– selecting route criteria 134
– special destinations 128
– starting destination
guidance 134
– terminating destination
guidance 134
– traffic bulletins 137
– voice instructions 135
– volume adjustment 136
Neck support, refer to Head
restraints 43
Nets, refer to Storage
compartments 106
New tires 216
North-facing map 136
Nozzles 97
Number of cylinders, refer to
Engine data 244
Nylon rope, refer to Tow
rope 240
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for Onboard Diagnosis 224
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications 197
Odometer 69
Oil, refer to Engine oil 219
Oil consumption 219
Oil level 219
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal 236
Onboard vehicle tool kit 229
Opening and closing
– Comfort Access 34
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– using the door lock 29
– via the remote control 27
Options, selecting for
navigation 134
Orientation menu, refer to
Start menu 17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation 100
Output, refer to Engine
data 244
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate control 99
Outside temperature
display 69
– changing units of
measure 73
– in computer 73
Outside temperature
warning 69
Overheated engine, refer to
Coolant temperature 70
Overriding selector lever
lock 58
Overview
– radio control 144
Paintwork care 226
Panorama glass roof 38
– closing after electrical
malfunction 39
– comfort position 39
– Convenient operation 28
– initializing 39
– opening, closing 38
– pinch protection system 39
– power failure 39
– raising 38
– remote control 28
Park assistant, refer to Park
Distance Control 81
Park Distance Control PDC 81
Parked car ventilation 100
– preselecting switch-on
times 101
Placing a call, refer to
telephone owner's manual
Playing music 163
Polish 227
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 100
Postal code, entering for
navigation 126
Power failure 236
Power windows 36
– safety switch 36
Power windows, refer to
Windows 36
Preheating, refer to Diesel
engine 55
Pressure, tires 201
Pressure monitoring, tires 84
– Flat Tire Monitor 84
Pressure monitoring of tires,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 86
– switching on and off
Programmable buttons on the
directly 101
Parking
– vehicle 55
Parking aid, refer to Park
Distance Control PDC 81
Parking brake 56
– indicator lamp 56
Parking lamps 92
– replacing bulbs 230, 232
Parking lamps/low beams 92
Particulate filter, refer to
Diesel particulate filter 117
Partition net 111
Passenger side mirror tilt
function 48
Pathway lighting 93
Personal Profile 26
Phone book 177
Phone numbers
– dialing 178
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
steering wheel 11
Protection function, refer to
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
Providing medical assistance,
refer to First aid pouch 237
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 84
Radio
– controls 144
– HD Radio 148
– satellite radio 150
– selecting a waveband 147
– storing stations 147
– switching on/off 144
– tone control 144
– volume 144
Radio position, refer to Radio
readiness 54
263
Radio readiness 54
– switched off 55
– switched on 54
Radio-remote key, refer to
Remote control with
integrated key 26
Rain sensor 59
Random sequence
– external devices 169
– music collection 165
Rapeseed-oil methyl ester
RME 197
Reading lamps 96
Rear lamps, refer to Tail
lamps 232
Rear seat backrest,
folding 110
Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints 44
– folding 110
– folding down
backrests 109, 110
Releasing
– hood 218
Remaining distance, refer to
Cruising range 71
Remote control 26
– battery renewal 35
– Comfort Access 34
– garage door opener 102
– malfunction 28, 35
– removing from the ignition
lock 54
– service data 223
– tailgate 28
– trunk lid 28
Replacement fuses, refer to
Fuses 236
Replacement remote
control 26
Replacing bulbs, refer to
Lamps and bulbs 229
Replacing tires 216
Replacing tires, refer to New
– folding head restraint down
wheels and tires 216
Roof load capacity 247
Roof-mounted luggage
rack 120
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,
towing away 240
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to
iDrive 16
Route 134, 135
– bypassing sections 135
– changing 134, 135
– changing criteria 134
– displaying streets or towns/
cities 135
– map view 136
– selecting 134
Route instructions, refer to
Destination guidance
through voice
instructions 135
Route map, refer to Map
view 136
Route section, changing 135
Route selection 134
RSC Runflat System
Component, refer to Run-
flat tires 216
and up 44
Rear ventilation 100
Rearview mirror, refer to
Mirrors 47
Rear window
– cleaning 60
– opening 32
Rear window blind, refer to
Roller sun blinds 105
Rear window defroster 99
Rear window safety switch 36
Rear window wiper 60
– changing rear wiper
blade 229
Receiving level of mobile
phone, refer to Status
information 19
Reception
– quality 148
– radio station 148
Recirculated-air mode 99
Recirculation of air, refer to
Recirculated-air mode 99
Reclining seat, refer to
Backrest 42
Refueling 196
264
Reporting safety defects 6
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel
gauge 70
Reset, refer to Resetting tone
Runflat System Component
settings 146
Restraint systems
– for children 50
– refer to Safety belts 46
Reverse
– CD changer 157
– CD player 157
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 57
– manual transmission 56
RME, refer to Rapeseed-oil
methyl ester 197
Road map 136
Roadside
Assistance 189, 237
Roadside parking lamps 94
– replacing bulbs 230, 232
Roadworthiness test, refer to
Service requirements 73
Roller blind
– sun blinds 105
RSC, refer to Run-flat
tires 216
Run-flat tires 216
– continuing driving with a
damaged tire 85
– flat tire 85
– Flat Tire Monitor 85
– new tires 216
– replacing 216
– tire inflation pressure 201
– winter tires 217
Safety-belt height
adjustment 46
Safety belts 46
– damage 46
– indicator/warning lamp 46
– reminder 46
– sitting safely 41
Safety systems
– airbags 90
– Antilock Brake System
ABS 82
– brake system 82
– driving stability control
systems 82
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 82
– safety belts 46
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat
tires 216
Satellite radio 150
– enabling or unsubscribing
from a channel 150
– favorites 152
– selecting channel 151
– storing channel 151
– timeshift 152
– Traffic Jump 153
Saving fuel 116
Screen, refer to iDrive
controls 16
Screw thread for tow
fitting 240
SDARS, refer to Satellite
radio 150
Seat adjustment
– electric 42
– mechanical 42
Seat and mirror memory 45
Seat belt reminder, refer to
"Fasten safety belts"
reminder 46
Seat heating 45
Seats 42
– adjusting electrically 42
– adjusting the seats 42
– heating 45
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 45
and mirror memory 45
– sitting safely 41
Securing cargo 113
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Selecting a detour 139
Selecting distance for active
Short route in navigation, refer
cruise control 64
Selecting new scale for
navigation 137
Selector lever – automatic transmission with
Steptronic 57
Selector lever lock, refer to
Changing selector lever
positions, shiftlock 57
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 57
Service, refer to Roadside
Assistance 237
Service car, refer to Roadside
Assistance 237
Service data in the remote
control 223
Service Interval Display, refer
to Condition Based Service
CBS 223
Service Request 191
Service requirement display,
refer to Condition Based
Service CBS 223
Service requirements 73
Service status 192
Settings
– changing on Control
Display 79
– clock, 12h/24h format 76
– DVD 158
– language 79
Settings and information 72
Settings for the map view 137
Setting times, refer to
Preselecting switch-on
times 101
Shifting gears – automatic transmission with
– manual transmission 56
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission,
refer to Changing selector
lever positions 57
to Selecting route 134
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer 156
– CD player 156
Side airbags 90
Side window blind, refer to
Roller sun blinds 105
Side windows, refer to
Windows 36
Signal horn, refer to
Horn 10, 11
Sitting safely 41
– with airbags 41
– with head restraint 41
– with safety belts 41
Ski bag 112
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Panorama glass
roof 38
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Glass roof, electric 37
Slot for remote control 54
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray 108
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 184
– use 174
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 106
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis
OBD 224
Socket, refer to Connecting
electrical appliances 108
Soot particulate filter, refer to
Diesel particulate filter 117
SOS, refer to Sending an
Emergency Request 237
Sound, adjusting during audio
playback, refer to Tone
control 144
Sound output for
entertainment on/off 144
Spare fuses 236
Special destinations 128
Special destinations,
Short commands for the voice
displaying 130
activation system 249
265
– saving a setting, refer to Seat
Steptronic 57
Special destinations, entering
by name 129
Speed
– run-flat tires 85
– with winter tires 217
Speed limit 79
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit 79
Speedometer 12
Speed Volume 145
Split rear seat backrest, refer
to Expanding the cargo
area 110
Split screen, refer to Control
Display, switching on/off 19
Split screen content, refer to
Display for split screen
content, selecting 19
Spray nozzles, refer to
Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 60
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems 82
Start/stop button 54
– starting the engine 55
– switching off the engine 55
Starting, refer to Starting the
engine 55
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump-starting 238
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 238
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 54
Start menu 17
State/province, for
navigation 125
Station, selecting
– radio 147
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 5
Steam jet 225, 226
266
Steering wheel 48
– adjustment 48
– buttons on steering
wheel 11
– heating 49
– lock 54
– locking with Comfort
Access 34
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 88
Steptronic, refer to Automatic
transmission with
Steptronic 56
Storage 228
Storage compartments 106
Storage nets 111
Stored trip, calling up 133
Storing a destination in the
address book 127
Storing music 162
Storing seat positions, refer to
Seat and mirror memory 45
Storing tires 217
Stowage, refer to Storage
compartments 106
Street, entering,
navigation 126
Symbols 4
– status information 19
Tachometer 69
Tailgate 30
– Comfort Access 35
– emergency operation, refer
to Opening manually 31
– opening from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– opening manually 31
– remote control 28
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid/
tailgate 30
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb 235
Tail lamp, refer to Tail
lamps 232
Tail lamps 232
– replacing bulb 233, 234
Tank contents, refer to
Capacities 248
Technical data 244
– dimensions 245
Technical modifications, refer
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
to For your own safety 5
and tires 201
Sun blinds 105
Surface ice, refer to Outside
temperature warning 69
Surround 145
SVCD 157
SW, waveband 147
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 55
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button 54
Switching on
– audio 144
– CD changer 144
– CD player 144
– radio 144
Switching the cooling function
on and off 99
Switch-on times of parked car
ventilation, preselecting 101
Telephone 174
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 106
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
TeleService 188
TeleService Diagnosis 190
TeleService Help 190
Temperature
– automatic climate control 98
– changing unit of measure 73
– coolant, refer to Coolant
temperature 70
Temperature display
– outside temperature 69
– outside temperature
warning 69
– setting the units 73
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control 61
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo 120
The individual vehicle 5
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp 235
Through-loading system 109
Through-loading system,
refer to Expanding the cargo
area 110
Tilt alarm sensor 33
Tilt function, passenger side
mirror 48
Timer, refer to Preselecting
switch-on times 101
Tire inflation pressure 201
– loss 85, 86
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire Monitor 84
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 86
– resetting the system 86
– system limitations 86
– warning lamp 87
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 85
Tire Quality Grading 214
Tires
– age 214, 215
– air loss 87
– breaking in 116
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels 235
– condition 215
– damage 215
– inflation pressure 201
– labels 214
– minimum tread depth 215
– new wheels and tires 216
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor 84
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 86
– puncture 85
– replacing 216
– run-flat 216
– size 214
– storage 217
– tread depth 215
– wear indicators, refer to
Minimum tread depth 215
– wheel/tire combination, refer
to Correct wheels and
tires 216
– winter tires 217
TMC station, refer to Traffic
bulletins 137
Tone
– control 144
– middle setting 146
Tools, refer to Onboard
vehicle tool kit 229
Top 50 of music
collection 164
Torque, refer to Engine
data 244
Tow bar 240
Tow fitting 239
– screw thread 240
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away 239
Towing 239
– car with automatic
transmission 239
– methods 240
Towing and tow-starting 239
Town/city, for navigation 125
Tow rope 240
Tow-starting 239, 241
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor 86
Track
– selecting on CD 155
Traction control, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 82
Traffic bulletins
– categories 139
Traffic bulletins, filtering 139
Traffic bulletins for
navigation 137
– during destination
guidance 139
– in map view 139
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic
bulletins 137
Transmission
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 56
– manual transmission 56
– overriding selector lever lock
for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
Transmission interlock – refer to Changing selector
lever position 57
– refer to P Park 57
Transporting children
safely 50
Transport securing devices,
refer to Securing cargo 120
Travel instructions, refer to
Voice instructions 135
Tread depth, refer to Minimum
tire tread 215
Trip, deleting 133
Trip, storing 132
Trip computer, refer to
Displays on the Control
Display 71
Trip-distance counter, refer to
Trip odometer 69
Triple turn signal activation 59
267
Trip odometer 69
Trips, changing 133
Trunk, refer to Cargo area 110
Trunk lid 30
– Comfort Access 35
– emergency release 32
– locking or unlocking
separately 31
– opening from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– remote control 28
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 245
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp 12
Turn signals 58
– replacing bulbs 232
– triple turn signal 59
Tying down loads, refer to
Cargo loading 120
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 214
Units of measure
– average consumption 73
– temperature 73
Universal garage door opener,
refer to Integrated universal
remote control 102
Universal mobile phone
preparation package, refer
to separate Owner's Manual
Universal remote control 102
Unlatching, refer to
Unlocking 34
Unlocking
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– setting unlocking
characteristics 27
– tailgate 35
– trunk lid 35
– without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 34
Updating the navigation
VCD 157
Vehicle
– battery 235
– breaking in 116
– cargo loading 119
– Identification Number, refer
to Engine compartment 219
– measurements, refer to
Dimensions 245
– parking 55
– weight 247
Vehicle jack 235
Vehicle storage 228
Ventilation 100
– draft-free 100
– in the rear 100
Ventilation, refer to Climate 97
Ventilation while at a
standstill 100
Vents, refer to Ventilation 100
Video menu 158
Video playback 157
Voice, refer to Destination
guidance through voice
instructions 135
Voice commands
– overview 22
– short commands 249
Voice instructions from
navigation system 135
– repeating 136
– switching on/off 135
– volume 136
Voice phone book 183
Volume 144
– audio sources 144
– fuel tank, refer to
Capacities 248
– mobile phone 177
– voice instructions 136
Volume balance, tone
setting 145
data 124
Warning and indicator
USB audio interface 167
lamps 13
268
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control 77
Warning triangle 238
Washer fluid 60
– content of the reservoir 61
Washer fluid reservoir 60
Waste tray, refer to
Ashtray 107
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water 118
Water penetration 225, 226
Waveband with the radio 147
Wear indicators in tires, refer
to Minimum tread depth 215
Weights 247
Welcome lamps 92
Wheel/tire combination, refer
to Correct wheels and
tires 216
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions 245
Wheels, new 216
Wheels and tires 201
Width, refer to
Dimensions 245
Windows 36
– Convenient operation 28
– opening, closing 36
– pinch protection system 36
– rear window 32
– safety switch 36
Windows, indicator on Control
Display 16
Windshield
– cleaning 60
Windshield wash 59
– filling capacity, reservoir 248
– nozzles 60
– rear window 60
– reservoir for washer fluid 60
– washer fluid 60
Windshield wiper blades,
changing 229
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper system 59
Winter diesel 198
Winter tires 217
– setting speed limit 79
– storage 217
Wiper blade replacement 229
Wiper system 59
Word-matching principle for
navigation 133
Work in the engine
compartment 218
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to
Onboard vehicle tool kit 229
xDrive 83
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb 230
Your individual vehicle – settings, refer to Personal
Profile 26
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