Climate
Function
To adjust temperature distribution for front seat
heating 51
To open "Vent settings" 116
To open "Automatic programs" 115
To open "Parked car ventilation" 119
To open "Automatic ventilation" 119
To display activation times 119
Command {Seat heater distribution}
{Vent settings} {Automatic programs} {Parked car operation} {Automatic ventilation} {Activation time}
menu
Function
To open the menu
"Display off" 21
To open "Info sources"
To open "Settings"
To open "Door locks" 30, 32
To open "Steering wheel buttons" 54
To open "Lighting" 67
To open "Service requirements" 81, 211
To open "Service" 81, 211
To open "BMW Service settings" settings 213
To display "Check Control messages" 84
To open "Head-Up Display" 102
To set brightness of Control Display 88
To open "Units" 88
To open "Language" 88, 142
To open "Time" 86
To open "Date" 87
To open "PDC" 90
To open "FTM" 95
To open "TPM" 97
To display "Bluetooth" 198
To open "HDC" 93
To activate BMW Night Vision 105
To deactivate BMW Night Vision 105
To display settings for BMW Night Vision 105
262
Command {Settings menu} {Display off} {Info sources} {Settings} {Door locks} {Steering wheel buttons} {Lighting} {Service requirements} {Service} {BMW service settings} {Check Control messages} {Head-up display} {Brightness} {Units} {Language} {Time} {Date} {PDC} {FTM} {TPM} {Bluetooth} {HDC} {Night Vision on} {Night Vision off} {Night Vision settings}
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263
Everything from A to Z
Index
"..." Identifies Control Display
texts used to select individual functions, and indicates where to find them in the text.
ABS Antilock Brake
System 91
– indicator lamp 94
ACC, refer to Active cruise
control 70
Accepted calls 202
Accessories 6
Accident, refer to Emergency
request 247
Acoustic signal, refer to Check
Control 83
Activated-charcoal filter for
automatic climate
control 118
"Activation time" for parked-
car ventilation 119
Active cruise control 70
– indicator lamp 74
– radar sensors 74
– selecting distance 72
– warning lamps 74
Active front head restraints 49
Active seat 52
Active seat ventilation 52
Active steering 99
– warning lamp 100
Adapter for spare key 28
Adaptive brake assistant 92
Adaptive brake lamps, refer to
Brake force display 100
Adaptive Head Light 110
"Add digits" for mobile
phone 202
264
Additives
– coolant 233
– engine oil, refer to Approved
AKI, refer to Fuel quality 219
Alarm system 37
– avoiding unintentional
engine oils 233
"Address book" for navigation
system 151
Address for navigation
– deleting 153
– entering 144, 147
– selecting 152
– storing 151
– storing current position 152
"Add to address book" 151
"Add to destination
list" 147, 148
alarms 38
– interior motion sensor 38
– switching off alarm 37
– switching off tilt alarm
sensor and interior motion
sensor 38
– tilt alarm sensor 38
"All channels" 180
"All doors" 30
All-season tires, refer to
Winter tires 228
"All stations", calling up with
Adjusting active backrest
radio 172, 176
width 47
Adjusting interior
temperature 115
Adjusting the tone during
audio operation, refer to
Tone control 169
Adjusting thigh support 46
"After door opened" 48
"After unlocking" 48
Airbags 100
– indicator/warning lamp 102
– indicator lamp for front
passenger airbags 101
– sitting safely 45
Air distribution
– automatic 115
– manual 116
Airing, refer to Ventilation 118
Air recirculation
– AUC Automatic
recirculated-air control 117
– recirculated-air mode 117
"Air recirculation on / off" 55
Air supply, automatic climate
control 114
Air volume 116
All-wheel drive, refer to
xDrive 93
Alterations, technical, refer to
For your own safety 5
Altering stretch of road 160
"AM", reception
range 169, 172
Antenna, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Antenna for mobile phone 194
Antifreeze
– coolant 233
– washer fluid 69
Antilock Brake System
ABS 91
Anti-theft alarm system, refer
to Alarm system 37
Anti-theft system, refer to
Central locking system 29
Approved axle loads, refer to
Weights 257
Approved engine oils 233
Approved gross vehicle
weight, refer to Weights 257
Armrest, refer to Center
armrest, rear 127
Around the center console 14
Around the steering wheel 10
Arrival time
– refer to Computer 80
– refer to Starting destination
guidance 156
"Arrow display" for navigation
system 157
"Arrow display pop-up
instructions" 143
Ashtray
– front 125
– rear 126
Assist, refer to
Automatic climate control 114
– automatic air
distribution 115
– parked car ventilation 118
– switching on and off 118
– ventilation in rear 118
Automatic closing of doors,
refer to Automatic soft
closing 33
Automatic curb monitor 53
Automatic lighting
– refer to Automatic headlamp
control 108
AUX-In connection 188
"AUX IN" in audio mode 188
Average fuel consumption 80
– setting units 88
Average speed, refer to
Computer 79
"Avoid ferries" for navigation
system 154
"Avoid highways" for
navigation system 154
Avoiding freeways for
navigation 154
Avoiding unintentional
– refer to Daytime running
alarms 38
BMW Assist 209
lamps 109
Assistance systems, refer to
– refer to High-beam
Driving stability control
systems 91
Assistance window 20
"Assist. window off" 21
AUC Automatic recirculated-
air control 117
"Audio" 169, 171, 176
Audio 168
– controls 168
– switching on/off 168
– tone control 169
– volume 169
Audio device, external 124
Automatic
– air distribution 115
– air volume 115
– cruise control 70
– garage door opener 121
– headlamp control 108
– service notification 211
– steering wheel
adjustment 47
– storing stations 174
– tailgate operation 36
Automatic car washes 137
– also refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
assistant 110
– refer to Interior lamps 112
– refer to Pathway lighting 109
– refer to Welcome lamps 108
Automatic low beams, refer to
High-beam assistant 110
"Automatic programs" 115
Automatic roll-up cover,
Sports Wagon 128
Automatic soft closing 33
Automatic speed reduction for
descents, refer to HDC Hill
Descent Control 93
Automatic station search 173
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 63
– interlock 64
– kick-down 64
– manually unlocking and
locking transmission lock 65
– shiftlock 64
– towing 250
– tow-starting 251
– with comfort access 39
"Automatic ventilation" 119
AUTO program for automatic
climate control 115
"Auto Request" 211
"Autostore" on the
radio 172, 174
"AUX" 169, 188, 189
"Avoid tollroads" for
navigation system 154
Axle loads, refer to
Weights 257
"A - Z" 202
Backrest contour, refer to
Lumbar support 47
Backrests, refer to Seats 46
Backrest width adjustment 46
Back seats, refer to Rear seats
Backup lamps, replacing
bulbs 240
"Balance", refer to Tone
control 170
Band-aids, refer to First-aid
kit 248
Bass, refer to Tone
control 169
"Bass", tone control 170
Battery, refer to Vehicle
battery 245
– jump starting 248
Battery replacement, remote
control for comfort
access 40
BC button, refer to
Computer 79
Being towed 250
Belts, refer to Safety belts 50
Beverage holder, refer to Cup
holders 125
265
Blower, refer to Air
volume 116
"Bluetooth" 195
"BMW Assist" 210
BMW Assist 209
– activating 214
– concierge service 212
– contacting BMW Customer
Relations 212
– displaying vehicle data 215
– offered services 209
– roadside assistance 210
– TeleService 211
– updating 213
"BMW Contact" 204
"BMW Contact
Numbers" 204
BMW homepage 4
BMW maintenance
system 235
BMW Night Vision 104
– activating 105
– cleaning camera 106
– cleaning camera, refer to
Wiper system 68
– deactivating 105
– making settings 105
"BMW Service settings" 213
BMW website 4
Bottle holder, refer to Cup
holders 125
Bracket for telephone or
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter 207
Brake assistant 91
– adaptive 92
Brake force display 100
Brake lamps
– replacing bulbs 240
– two-stage 100
Brake rotors
– breaking-in 134
– refer to Braking safely 136
266
Brakes – ABS Antilock Brake
System 91
– brake assistant 91
– brake force display 100
– breaking-in 134
– CBC Cornering Brake
Control 91
– electronic brake-force
distribution 91
– handbrake 63
– refer to Braking safely 136
– warning lamps 13
Brake system 134
– brake pads 134
– breaking-in 134
– disk brakes 136
– warning lamp 94
Braking safely 136
Breakdown services, refer to
Roadside Assistance 248
Breaking-in brake pads 134
Breaking-in the clutch 134
Breaking-in the differential,
refer to Engine and
differential 134
Break-in period 134
"Brightness" 88, 103
– with BMW Night Vision 106
Brightness of Control
Display 88
Button for starting engine,
refer to Start/Stop button 61
Buttons on steering wheel 11
California Proposition 65
Warning 6
"Call" 202, 213
Call
– accepting 200
– displaying accepted 203
– ending 201
– in absence 203
– rejecting 201
– starting 201
Calling – by entering phone
number 201
– from phone book 202
– from Top 8 list 203
– redialing 203
– refer to telephone operating
instructions
Can holder, refer to Cup
holders 125
Capacities 258
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery 245
Car care, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Car-care products, refer to
Caring for your vehicle brochure
"Car Data" 80
Care 236
– refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Cargo
– refer to Cargo loading 137
– securing 138
– securing with ski bag 131
Cargo bay
– capacity 257
– emergency operation, refer
to Opening manually, Sports
Wagon 35
– emergency release 34
– expanding, Sports
Wagon 128
– floor panel flap, refer to
Compartment in floor,
Sports Wagon 129
– locking separately 34
– opening/closing, refer to
Luggage compartment lid/
tailgate 33
– opening from inside 33
– opening from inside, Sports
Wagon 35
– opening from outside 33
– opening from outside,
Sports Wagon 35
– opening with remote
control 31
Cargo bay cover, refer to Roll-
up cover 128
Caring for artificial leather,
refer to Caring for your vehicle brochure
Caring for leather, refer to
Caring for your vehicle brochure
Caring for light-alloy wheels,
refer to Caring for your vehicle brochure
Caring for plastic, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle brochure
Caring for the carpet, refer to
Caring for your vehicle brochure
Caring for the vehicle finish,
refer to Caring for your vehicle brochure
Car key, refer to Keys/remote
control 28
Car phone 194
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 123
– refer to Mobile phone 194
– refer to separate operating
instructions
Car radio, refer to Radio 172
Car wash 62, 137
– also refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– with comfort access 39
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system 135
"Categories" 180
CBC Cornering Brake
Control 91
CBS Condition Based
Service 235
"CD" 169, 182
CD changer 182
– controls 168
– fast forward/reverse 186
– installation location 186
– random sequence 185
– repeating a track 185
– sampling tracks 184
– selecting a CD 183
– selecting a track 183
– switching on/off 168
– tone control 169
– volume 169
CD player 182
– controls 168
– fast forward/reverse 186
– random sequence 185
– repeating a track 185
– sampling a track 184
– selecting a track 183
– switching on/off 168
– tone control 169
– volume 169
Center armrest
– front 123
– rear 127
Center brake lamp 241
Center console 14
"Central locking" 30
Central locking
– from inside 32
– from outside 30
Central locking system 29
– comfort access 38
Changes, technical
– refer to For your own
safety 5
– refer to Parts and
accessories 6
Changing language on
Control Display 88
Changing scale for
navigation 158
Changing units of measure on
Control Display 88
Changing wheels 227, 242
CHECK button 84
Check Control 83
"Check Control
messages" 84
Check Gas Cap 219
Checking the air pressure,
refer to Tire inflation
pressure 220
Child restraint fixing system
LATCH 57
Child restraints 56
Child restraint systems 56
Child-safety lock 59
Child seats, refer to
Transporting children
safely 56
Chime, refer to Check
Control 83
Chock 243
Chrome parts, refer to Caring
for your vehicle brochure
Cigarette lighter 125
Cigarette lighter socket, refer
to Connecting electrical
devices 126
Cleaning, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
"Climate" 51, 115
Clock 78
– 12h/24h format 87
– hour signal 87
– setting time and date 86
Closing
– from inside 32
– from outside 30
Closing fuel filler cap 219
Clothes hooks 124
Cockpit 10
Cold start, refer to Starting
engine 62
Comfort access 38
– observe in car wash 39
– replacing battery, remote
control 40
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console 14
Comfort seat 46
"Communication" 200, 210
Compact Disc
– refer to CD changer 182
– refer to CD player 182
267
Compact wheel
– inflation pressure 221, 222
– wheel change 244
Compartment for remote
control, refer to Ignition
lock 61
Compartments – in cargo bay, Sports
Wagon 129
– refer to Storage area
Control Display, refer to
iDrive 16
– setting brightness 88
– switching off/on 21
Controller, refer to iDrive 16
Controls, refer to Cockpit 10
Convenient operation
– glass sunroof 30
– windows 30
– windows and glass sunroof
package, Sports Wagon 130
with comfort access 39
– refer to Storage
compartments 124
Compressed audio files 182
Computer 79
– displays on Control
Display 80
– hour signal 87
"Concert hall", refer to Tone
control 171
"Concierge" 212
Concierge service 212
Condensation, refer to When
vehicle is parked 136
Condition Based Service
CBS 235
"Confirmation" 31
Confirmation signals for
locking and unlocking 31
Connecting car vacuum
cleaner, refer to Connecting
electrical devices 126
Consumption, refer to
Average fuel
consumption 80
Consumption indicator,
Energy Control 79
Consumption statistics, refer
to Average fuel
consumption 80
"Continue guidance to
destination?" 157
"Contrast" with BMW Night
Vision 106
Coolant 233
– checking level 233
– temperature 78
Cooling, maximum 117
Cooling fluid, refer to
Coolant 233
Cooling function, automatic
climate control 117
Cooling system, refer to
Coolant 233
Copyright 2
Cornering Brake Control
CBC 91
Country of destination for
navigation 145
Courtesy lamps 112
Cradle for telephone or mobile
phone 123
Cruise control 69
– active cruise control 70
Cruising range 79
Cup holders 125
Curb weight, refer to
Weights 257
Current consumption, refer to
Energy Control 79
"Current position" 163
Current position
– displaying 163
– entering 152
– storing 152
"Curve mode" with
BMW Night Vision 106
Control Center, refer to
"Customer
iDrive 16
268
Relations" 204, 212
Cylinders, refer to Engine
data 254
Dashboard, refer to
Cockpit 10
Data, technical 254
– dimensions 255
– engine 254
– weights 257
"Date" 87
Date 78
– date format 87
– retrieval 78
– setting 87
"Date format" 87
"Daytime running lamps" 109
Daytime running lamps 109
DBC Dynamic Brake Control,
warning lamp 94
"Deactivated" 49
Decommissioning the vehicle,
refer to Caring for your vehicle brochure
Defect
– door lock 32
– fuel filler door 218
– glass sunroof 42
– luggage compartment lid 34
– panorama glass sunroof 44
– tailgate 35
Defrosting windows 116
Defrosting windows and
removing condensation 116
Defrosting windshield, refer to
Defrosting windows 116
Defrost position, refer to
Defrosting windows 116
"Delete address book" for
navigation system 153
"Delete all numbers" for
mobile phone 203
"Delete data" for navigation
system 153
"Delete" for mobile
phone 203
Destination address
– deleting 153
– entering 144, 147
Destination for navigation
– destination list 150
– entering via voice 147
– entry 144
– selecting from address
book 152
– selecting using
information 149
– storing 151
Destination guidance 156
– bypassing route
sections 160
– canceling voice
instructions 55
– changing specified
route 154
– displaying route 157
– distance and arrival 156
– interrupting 156
– starting 156
– terminating/continuing 156
– voice instructions 159
– volume of voice
instructions 160
Destination list for
navigation 150
Destinations recently driven
to 150
"Details" in audio
mode 184, 190
"Dial" for mobile phone 201
"Dial number" 201
"Diamond button" 55
Diamond button 54
Digital clock 78
Digital radio, refer to High
Definition Radio 176
Dimensions 255
Directional indicators, refer to
Turn signals 67
Direction instructions, refer to
Voice instructions 159
Directory, refer to Phone
book 202
Directory for navigation, refer
to Address book 151
Direct selection buttons 21
Displacement, refer to Engine
data 254
"Display" 88
Display, refer to iDrive
controls 16
Display elements, refer to
Instrument cluster 12
Displaying vehicle data 215
Display lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting 112
"Display off" 21
Displays
– on Control Display, refer to
iDrive 16
– refer to Instrument
cluster 12
"Display settings" 88, 103
Displays on the windshield,
refer to Head-Up
Display 102
Disposal – battery of remote control
with comfort access 40
– coolant 233
– vehicle battery 245
Distance, refer to
Computer 80
Distance control, refer to
Active cruise control 70
"Distance to dest." 80
Distance to destination, refer
to Computer 80
Drinks holder, refer to Cup
holders 125
"Driver's door only" 30
Driving lamps, refer to Parking
lamps/low beams 108
Driving route, refer to
Displaying route 157
Driving stability control
systems 91
Driving through water 136
Driving tips, refer to General
driving notes 134
Dry air, refer to Cooling
function 117
Drying the air, refer to Cooling
function 117
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 92
– indicator lamp 13, 92
– malfunction 94
DTC Dynamic Traction
Control 92
– activating 92
– indicator lamp 13, 93
DVD for navigation 142
Dynamic Drive 94
Dynamic Driving Control 66
"Dynamic route" for
navigation 154
Dynamic Stability Control
Distance warning, refer to
DSC 92
PDC Park Distance
Control 90
Divided rear backrest, refer to
Through-loading
system 127
Door entry lighting 112
Door key, refer to Keys/
remote control 28
Door lock 32
Door locking, confirmation
signals 31
"Door locks" 30
Doors
– manual operation 32
– remote control 30
DOT Quality Grades 226
Draft-free ventilation 118
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC 92
Easy entry/exit 54
– backrest width 47
Eject button, refer to Buttons
in area of CD player 168
Electrical malfunction
– door lock 32
– driver's door 32
– fuel filler door 218
– glass sunroof, electric 42
– luggage compartment lid 34
– panorama glass sunroof 44
– tailgate 35
269
Engine oil
– adding 233
– additives, refer to Approved
engine oils 233
– approved engine oil 233
– checking oil level 232
– electronic oil level check 232
– interval between changes,
refer to Service
requirements 81
– oil change 233
– oil grades, refer to Approved
engine oils 233
"Engine oil level" 232
Engine output, refer to Engine
data 254
Engine overheating, refer to
Coolant temperature 78
Engine speed, refer to Engine
data 254
Engine starting, refer to
Starting engine 62
"Enter address" 144, 151
Entering destination via town/
city name 145
Entering intersection,
navigation 146
Entering the
address 144, 147
Entering town/city for
navigation 145
Entering zip code for
navigation 145
"Entertainment" 168
Entertainment sound output
on/off 169
Entry map for destination 148
Environmentally friendly
driving, refer to Energy
Control 79
"Equalizer", refer to Tone
control 171
Equalizer, refer to Tone
control 171
"ESN" 179
ESP Electronic Stability
Program, refer to DSC
Dynamic Stability
Control 92
Event Data Recorders 236
Exhaust system, refer to Hot
exhaust system 135
Exterior mirrors 53
– adjusting 53
– automatic dimming
feature 54
– automatic heating 53
– folding in and out 53
– tilting down passenger-side
exterior mirror 53
External audio device 124
Eye for tow-starting and
towing, refer to Tow
fitting 249
"Fader", refer to Tone
control 170
Fader, refer to Tone
control 170
Failure messages, refer to
Check Control 83
False alarm – refer to Avoiding
unintentional alarms 38
– refer to Switching off
alarm 37
Fastening safety belts, refer to
Safety belts 50
– warning lamp 50
Fastest route for
navigation 154
"Fast route" for
navigation 154
"Favorites", calling up with
radio 176
Filler neck for washer fluid 69
Filter, refer to Microfilter/
activated-charcoal filter 118
Fine wood, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Electric steering wheel
adjustment 54
Electronic brake-force
distribution 91
Electronic oil level check 232
Emergency operation, refer to
Manual operation
– door lock 32
– driver's door 32
– fuel filler door 218
– luggage compartment lid 34
– tailgate 35
– transmission lock, automatic
transmission 65
Emergency operation, refer to
Moving manually
– glass sunroof 42
– panorama glass sunroof 44
Emergency release for
luggage compartment lid in
cargo bay 34
Emergency request 247
Emergency services, refer to
Roadside Assistance 248
"Enabled services" 215
"Enable services" 215
"End call" 202
Energy-conscious driving,
refer to Energy Control 79
Energy Control 79
Engine
– breaking-in 134
– data 254
– overheated, refer to Coolant
temperature 78
– speed 254
– starting 62
– starting, with comfort
access 38
– switching off 62
Engine compartment 231
Engine coolant 233
270
First aid, refer to First-aid
kit 248
For your own safety 5
4-wheel drive system, refer to
First-aid kit 248
Flashing
– during locking/unlocking,
xDrive 93
Freeway, refer to Route
criteria 154
refer to Setting confirmation
signals 31
Front airbags 100
Front armrest, refer to Center
– triple turn signal
activation 67
Flashlight, refer to
Rechargeable flashlight 123
Flat tire
– changing wheels 242
– compact wheel 244
– Flat Tire Monitor 95, 96
– refer to Tire condition 227
– run-flat tires 96, 98, 227
– TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor 97
– warning lamp 96, 98
Flat Tire Monitor 95
– false alarms 95
– initializing system 95
– snow chains 229
– system limits 95
– warning lamp 96
Floor mat, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
armrest, front 123
Front passenger airbags,
deactivating 101
Front seat adjustment 46
"FTM" 96
FTM, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 95
Fuel 219
– average consumption 80
– display 79
– high-quality brands 219
– quality 219
– specifications 219
– tank contents, refer to
Capacities 258
Fuel clock, refer to Fuel
gauge 79
Fuel consumption display,
computer, average fuel
consumption 80
Fuel display, refer to Fuel
Floor mats/carpets, refer to
gauge 79
Fuel-efficient driving 134
– refer to Energy Control 79
Fuel filler door 218
– releasing in the event of
electrical malfunction 218
Full mobile phone preparation
package 194
Full screen display, refer to
Switching assistance
window off 21
"Full screen" with BMW Night
Vision 106
Fuses 245
Caring for your vehicle brochure
Fluid reservoir, refer to Filler
neck for washer fluid 69
"FM", reception
range 169, 172
FM, waveband 172
Fog lamps 112
– indicator lamp 13, 112
Folding rear backrest 127
– Sports Wagon 128
Fold-over rear backrest 127
Footbrake, refer to Braking
safely 136
Footwell lamps, refer to
Interior lamps 112
Forward, fast
– CD changer 186
– CD player 186
Garage door opener, refer to
Integrated universal remote
control 121
Gasoline, refer to Required
fuel 219
Gasoline display, refer to Fuel
gauge 79
Gearshift lever, manual
transmission 63
General driving
notes 134, 135
Glass sunroof, electric 41
– convenient operation from
outside 32
– convenient operation with
comfort access 39
– moving manually 42
– remote control 30
Glove compartment 123
– lighting 123
– rechargeable flashlight 123
GPS navigation, refer to
Navigation system 142
Grills, refer to Ventilation 118
Gross vehicle weight, refer to
Weights 257
Halogen lamps 239
Handbrake 63
– indicator lamp 13, 63
Hand lamp, refer to
Rechargeable flashlight 123
Hands-free system, refer to
Microphone 14
Hazard warning flashers 15
"HDC" 93
HDC Hill Descent Control 93
"HDC on" 93
"HDC on / off" 55
"HD radio" 176
HD radio, refer to High
Definition Radio 176
Head airbags 100
271