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Brake lights, adaptive 108
Brake pads, breaking in 152
Braking, notes 154
Breakdown assis‐ tance 194, 195
Breaking in 152
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 88
Bulb replacement 183
Bulb replacement, front 184
Bulb replacement, halogen headlamps 184
Bulb replacement, rear 189
Bulb replacement, xenon headlamps 187
Bulbs and lamps 183
Button, Start/Stop 63
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 195
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Camera, backup camera 121
Camera, care 203
Camera, Side View 125
Camera, Top View 123
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 148
Car battery 191
Car care products 201
Care, displays 203
Care, vehicle 201
Cargo 156
Cargo area, enlarging 144
Cargo area lid 41
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 149
Cargo straps, securing cargo 157
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 34
Carpet, care 202
Car wash 200 Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system 154
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 181
CD/Multimedia, see user's manual for Navigation, Enter‐
tainment and Communica‐
tion
Center armrest 147
Center console 16
Central locking system 37
Central screen, refer to Control Display 18
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 183
Changing wheels 191
Changing wheels/tires 173
CHARGE, energy recovery 67
Charge indicator, high-voltage battery 79
Check Control 75
Children, seating position 59
Children, transporting safely 59
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 59
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 60
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 59
Child safety locks 62
Child seat, mounting 59
Child seats 59
Chrome parts, care 202
Cigarette lighter 142
Cleaning, displays 203
Climate control 132
Clock 78
Closing/opening from in‐ side 41
Closing/opening via door lock 40
Closing/opening with remote control 38
Clothes hooks 148 Coasting 66
Collision warning 103
Combination switch, refer to Turn signals 68
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 69
Combustion engine, start‐ ing 65
Comfort Access 42
COMFORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 114
Compartments in the doors 147
Compass 140
Computer 84
Condensation on win‐ dows 134
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 155
Condition Based Service CBS 181
Confirmation signal 39
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, Enter‐
tainment and Communica‐
tion
Contact with water, hybrid system 199
Control Display 18
Control Display, settings 87
Controller 18, 19
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 111
Convenient opening 38
Coolant 180
Coolant temperature 78
Cooling function 133
Cooling, maximum 133
Cooling system 180
Corrosion on brake discs 155
Cruise control 116
Cruising range 78
Cupholder 148
Current fuel consumption 81 Seite 211Everything from A to ZReference211
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D
Damage, tires 173
Damping control, dy‐ namic 112
Data, technical 206
Date 78
Daytime running lights 91
Deactivating drive readi‐ ness 65
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 134
Dehumidifying, air 133
Destination distance 85
Digital clock 78
Digital compass 140
Dimensions 206
Dimmable exterior mirrors 57
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 57
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 68
Display, electronic, instrument cluster 75
Display in windshield 126
Display lighting, refer to Instru‐ ment lighting 93
Displays 74
Displays, cleaning 203
Displays, hybrid system 79
Disposal, coolant 180
Disposal, vehicle battery 192
Distance control, refer to PDC 118
Distance to destination 85
Divided screen view, split screen 23
Door lock, refer to Remote control 34
DRIVE 66
Drive-off assistant 115
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 111
Drive readiness in detail 64
Drive readiness states 63 Driving experience
switch 113
Driving instructions, breaking in 152
Driving mode 113
Driving notes, general 154
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 111
Driving tips 154
Driving tips, hybrid sys‐ tem 152
Driving with the combustion engine 66
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 111
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 112
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 112
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 111
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 112
E
eBOOST 67
ECO PRO 160
ECO PRO, bonus range 161
ECO PRO display 160
ECO PRO driving mode 160
ECO PRO mode 160
ECO PRO Tip - driving instruc‐ tion 162
eDRIVE, electric driving 30
Electric drive readiness, Silent Start 64
Electric driving, eDRIVE 30
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 75
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 111
Emergency detection, remote control 35
Emergency release, door lock 41 Emergency release, fuel filler
flap 166
Emergency Request 194
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 195
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 35
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 42
Energy recovery, CHARGE 67
Engine, automatic off 65
Engine compartment 176
Engine compartment, working in 177
Engine coolant 180
Engine oil 178
Engine oil, adding 179
Engine oil additives 179
Engine oil change 179
Engine oil filler neck 179
Engine oil temperature 78
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 179
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 179
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 35
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 195
Engine temperature 78
Entering a car wash 200
Equipment, interior 138
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 111
Exchanging wheels/tires 173
Exhaust system 154
Exterior mirror, automatic dim‐ ming feature 57
Exterior mirrors 56
External start 195
External temperature dis‐ play 78
External temperature warn‐ ing 78
Eyes for securing cargo 157 Seite 212ReferenceEverything from A to Z212
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F
Failure message, refer to Check Control 75
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 45
Fan, refer to Air flow 134
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 75
Filler neck for engine oil 179
Fine wood, care 202
First aid kit 195
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting 198
Flat tire, changing wheels 191
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 101
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 98
Flat tire, warning lamp 99, 102
Flooding 154
Floor carpet, care 202
Floor mats, care 202
Fold down the rear seat back‐ rest, see Though-loading
system 144
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 70
Foot brake 154
Front airbags 95
Front fog lamps 93
Front fog lamps, front, bulb re‐ placement 188
Front lamps 184
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 97
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 97
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 101
Fuel cap 166
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 85
Fuel filler flap 166
Fuel gauge 77
Fuel quality 168 Fuel, tank capacity 208
Functions, hybrid system 30
Fuse 192
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 138
Gasoline 168
Gasoline quality 168
Gear change, automatic trans‐ mission 72
General driving notes 154
Glass sunroof, powered 47
Glove compartment 146
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 207
H
Handbrake, refer to parking brake 67
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 139
Hazard warning flashers 194
Head airbags 95
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 91
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 91
Headlamp flasher 68
Headlamp glass 184
Headlamps 184
Headlamps, care 201
Headlamp washer system 69
Headliner 17
Head restraints 49
Head restraints, front 53
Head restraints, rear 54
Head-up Display 126
Head-up Display, care 203
Heavy cargo, stowing 157
Height, vehicle 206
High-beam Assistant 92
High beams 68 High beams/low beams, refer
to High-beam Assistant 92
High-voltage battery, charge indicator 79
Hills 155
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 115
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 148
Homepage 6
Hood 177
Horn 14
Hotel function, trunk lid 42
Hot exhaust system 154
HUD Head-up Display 126
Hybrid system, at a glance 30
Hybrid system, automatic de‐ activation 199
Hybrid system, contact with water 199
Hybrid system, displays 79
Hybrid system, driving tips 152
Hybrid system, safety 198
Hydroplaning 154
I
Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 78
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 78
Identification marks, tires 171
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 176
iDrive 18
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 34
Ignition off 63
Ignition on 63
Indication of a flat tire 99, 102
Individual air distribution 134
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 35
Inflation pressure, tires 169 Seite 213Everything from A to ZReference213
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Inflation pressure warningFTM, tires 101
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 84
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 99
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 102
Instrument cluster 74
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 75
Instrument lighting 93
Integrated key 34
Integrated universal remote control 138
Intensity, AUTO program 133
Interior equipment 138
Interior lamps 94
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 39
Interior motion sensor 45
Interior rearview mirror 57
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 57
Interior rearview mirror, com‐ pass 140
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 81
J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 191
Jack, refer to Vehicle jack 191
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 72
Jump-starting 195
K
Key/remote control 34
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 42
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 35 Kickdown, automatic trans‐
mission 71
Knee airbag 95
L
Lamp replacement 183
Lamp replacement, front 184
Lamp replacement, rear 189
Lamps 90
Lamps and bulbs 183
Lane departure warning 105
Lane margin, warning 105
Language on Control Dis‐ play 88
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 157
LATCH child restraint fixing system 60
Leather, care 201
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 184
Length, vehicle 207
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 24
Light-alloy wheels, care 202
Light control 92
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 184
Lighter 142
Lighting 90
Lighting via remote control 39
Light switch 90
Load 156
Loading 156
Lock, door 40
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 41
Locking/unlocking via door lock 40
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 38
Locking, automatic 41
Locking, central 37
Lock, power window 46 Locks, doors, and win‐
dows 62
Low beams 90
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 92
Lower back support 51
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 157
Lumbar support 51
M
Maintenance 181
Maintenance require‐ ments 181
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 81
Maintenance system, BMW 181
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 75
Manual air distribution 134
Manual air flow 134
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 72
Manual operation, backup camera 121
Manual operation, door lock 41
Manual operation, exterior mir‐ rors 57
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 166
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 119
Manual operation, Side View 125
Manual operation, Top View 124
Marking on approved tires 174
Marking, run-flat tires 175
Master key, refer to Remote control 34
Maximum cooling 133
Maximum speed, display 82 Seite 214ReferenceEverything from A to Z214
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Maximum speed, wintertires 174
Measure, units of 88
Medical kit 195
Memory, seat, mirror 55
Menu in instrument cluster 84
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 20
Messages, refer to Check Control 75
Microfilter 134
Minimum tread, tires 173
Mirror 56
Mirror memory 55
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 154
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 184
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 59
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
N
Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 53
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 54
New wheels and tires 173
No Passing Information 82
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 198
O
OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 182 Obstacle marking, backup
camera 122
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 168
Odometer 78
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 178
Oil, adding 179
Oil additives 179
Oil change 179
Oil change interval, service re‐ quirements 81
Oil filler neck 179
Oil types, alternative 179
Oil types, approved 179
Old batteries, disposal 192
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 182
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 183
Opening/closing from in‐ side 41
Opening/closing via door lock 40
Opening/closing with remote control 38
Opening the trunk lid with no- touch activation 43
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Automatic recirculated-air control 133
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 78
Overtaking prohibitions 82
P
Paint, vehicle 201
Parallel parking assistant 127
Park Distance Control PDC 118 Parked-car ventilation 135
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 155
Parking aid, refer to PDC 118
Parking assistant 127
Parking brake 67
Parking lamps 90
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 57
Pathway lines, backup cam‐ era 122
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 118
Personal Profile 35
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 48
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 46
Plastic, care 202
Power failure 192
Power sunroof, glass 47
Power windows 45
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 169
Pressure warning FTM, tires 101
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 35
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 23
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 48
Protective function, win‐ dows 46
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 18, 19
R
Radiator fluid 180
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 34
Radio ready state 63
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
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Rain sensor 69
Rear lamps 189
Rear socket 143
Rearview mirror 56
Rear window defroster 134
Recirculated-air filter 134
Recirculated-air mode 133
Recommended tire brands 174
Refueling 166
Remaining range 78
Remote control/key 34
Remote control, auxiliary air conditioning, key 136
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 40
Remote control, universal 138
Replacement fuse 192
Replacing parts 183
Replacing wheels/tires 173
Reporting safety defects 9
Reserve warning, refer to Range 78
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 99
Residual cooling 136
Retaining straps, securing cargo 157
Retreaded tires 174
Roadside parking lamps 91
Roller sunblinds 47
RON gasoline quality 168
Roof load capacity 207
Roof-mounted luggage rack 157
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 198
RSC Run Flat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 175
Rubber components, care 202
Run-flat tires 175 S
Safe braking 154
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passenger
seat 53
Safety belts 52
Safety belts, care 202
Safety of the hybrid sys‐ tem 198
Safety Package, refer to Active Protection 108
Safety switch, windows 46
Safety systems, airbags 95
Saving fuel 159
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver 183
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 198
Seat and mirror memory 55
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 52
Seat heating, front 52
Seat heating, rear 52
Seating position for chil‐ dren 59
Seats 49
Selection list in instrument cluster 84
Selector lever, automatic transmission 72
Sensors, care 203
Service and warranty 8
Service history 82
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 181
Service requirements, dis‐ play 81
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 195
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 87
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ ror 55 Shifting, automatic transmis‐
sion 71
Shift paddles on steering wheel 73
Side airbags 95
Side View 125
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 39
Silent Start, electric drive read‐ iness 64
Sitting safely 49
Size 206
Slide/tilt glass roof 47
Smallest turning circle 207
Snow chains 175
Socket 142
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 182
SOS button 194
Spare fuse 192
Specified engine oil types 179
Speed, average 85
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 85
Speed limiter, display 82
Speed Limit Information 82
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 85
Split screen 23
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 113
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 73
Sport displays, torque display, performance display 87
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 113
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 72
Sport steering, variable 112
Stability control systems 111
Start/Stop button 63
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Starting the combustion en‐gine 65
Status display, tires 98
Status information, iDrive 22
Status of Owner's Manual 7
Steering wheel, adjusting 58
Steering wheel heating 58
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 71
Storage compartments 146
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 146
Storage, tires 175
Storing the vehicle 203
Summer tires, tread 173
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 77
Surround View 120
Switch for Dynamic Driv‐ ing 113
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 135
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 77
Tailgate 41
Tailgate opening with no- touch activation 43
Tailgate via remote control 39
Tail lamps 189
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 206
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 133
Temperature display, external temperature 78
Temperature, engine oil 78
Terminal, jump-starting 196 Text message, supplemen‐
tary 77
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 44
Theft protection, refer to Cen‐ tral locking system 37
Thigh support 51
Through-loading system 144
Tilt alarm sensor 45
Time of arrival 85
Tire damage 173
Tire identification marks 171
Tire inflation pressure 169
Tire inflation pressure monitor, refer to FTM 101
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 98
Tires, changing 173
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 169
Tires, run-flat tires 175
Tire tread 173
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 183
Top View 123
Total vehicle weight 207
Tow fitting 198
Towing 197
Tow-starting 197
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 98
Traction control 112
TRACTION program, Dynamic Driving Control 112
Transmission, automatic 71
Transporting children safely 59
Tread, tires 173
Trip computer 86
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 68
Trip odometer 78
Trunk lid 41 Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐
ing 42
Trunk lid, hotel function 42
Trunk lid opening with no- touch activation 43
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 39
Turning circle 207
Turning circle lines, backup camera 122
Turn signals, operation 68
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 189
U
Unintentional alarm 45
Units of measure 88
Universal remote control 138
Unlock button, automatic transmission 72
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 41
Unlocking/locking via door lock 40
Unlocking/locking with remote control 38
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 201
USB interface 143
V
Variable sport steering 112
Vehicle battery 191
Vehicle battery, replacing 192
Vehicle, breaking in 152
Vehicle care 201
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification number
in the engine compart‐
ment 176
Vehicle jack 191
Vehicle paint 201 Seite 217Everything from A to ZReference217
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Vehicle storage 203
Vehicle wash 200
Ventilation 135
Ventilation, refer to Parked-car ventilation 135
Voice activation system 25
W
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 75
Warning triangle 195
Washer fluid 70
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 208
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 70
Washer system 69
Washing, vehicle 200
Water, hybrid system 199
Water on roads 154
Weights 207
Welcome lamps 90
What to do after an acci‐ dent 199
Wheel base, vehicle 207
Wheels, changing 173
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 169
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 101
Wheels, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 98
Width, vehicle 206
Window defroster, rear 134
Windows, powered 45
Windshield washer fluid 70
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 70
Windshield washer system 69
Windshield wiper 69
Windshield wipers, fold-out position 70
Winter storage, care 203
Winter tires, suitable tires 174
Winter tires, tread 173 Wiper blades, replacing 183
Wiper fluid 70
Wiper system 69
Wood, care 202
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 24
Working on the hybrid sys‐ tem 198
Wrench 183
X
Xenon headlamps, bulb re‐ placement 187 Seite 218ReferenceEverything from A to Z218
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