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TheUltimate
DrivingMachinen
OWNER'SMANUAL.
THEBMWX7.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sManual.
BMWX7.
ThankyouforchoosingaBMW.
Themorefamiliaryouarewithyourvehicle,thebettercontrolyouwillhaveon
theroad.Wethereforestronglysuggest:
ReadthisOwner'sManualbeforestartingoffinyournewBMW.AlsousetheIntegratedOwner'sManualinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimportantinformation
onvehicleoperationthatwillhelpyoumakefulluseofthetechnicalfeatures
availableinyourBMW.Themanualalsocontainsinformationdesignedtoenj
hanceoperatingreliabilityandroadsafety,andtocontributetomaintaining thevalueofyourBMW.
Atthetimeofproductionattheplant,theprintedOwner'sManualisthemost
currentresource.Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRemoteSoftj
wareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwner'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthe latestinformation.
Youcanfindsupplementaryinformationintheadditionalbrochuresintheonj boardliterature.
Wewishyouasafeandenjoyableride.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSAfteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRemoteSoftwareUpgradem
the*ntegratedOwner'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatestinforj
mation.
NOTES
Information.........................................................................................................................  8
Owner'sManualmedia................................................................................................  16
QUICKREFERENCE
Entering............................................................................................................................  20
Set-upanduse...............................................................................................................  24
Ontheroad...................................................................................................................... 28
CONTROLS
Cockpit..............................................................................................................................  38
Operatingstateofthevehicle....................................................................................  44
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 47
BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgrade.............................................................................  64
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  67
Personalsettings...........................................................................................................  72
Connections....................................................................................................................  77
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  85
Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheel.........................................................................  118
Transportingchildrensafely.....................................................................................  138
Driving............................................................................................................................. 144
Displays..........................................................................................................................  162
Lights..............................................................................................................................  178
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 186
Drivingstabilitycontrolsystems.............................................................................. 226
Driverassistancesystems........................................................................................  232
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 278
Climatecontrol.............................................................................................................  2854
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Interiorequipment....................................................................................................... 306
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 314
Cargoarea.....................................................................................................................  320
DRIVINGTIPS
Thingstorememberwhendriving.........................................................................  330
Trailertowing................................................................................................................  335
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  339
MOBILITY
Refueling........................................................................................................................  348
Wheelsandtires..........................................................................................................  350
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  380
Operatingmaterials....................................................................................................  383
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  390
Replacingcomponents.............................................................................................. 392
Breakdownassistance...............................................................................................  396
Care.................................................................................................................................  403
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  410
Appendix........................................................................................................................  414
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  416
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NOTES
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Owner'sManualmedia............................................................................. 167
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InformationUsingthisOwner'sManual
OrientationThefastestwaytofindinformationonaparticujlartopicisbyusingtheindex.
Aninitialoverviewofthevehicleisprovidedin thefirstchapter.
ValidityoftheOwner'sManual Productionofthevehicle Atthetimeofproductionattheplant,theprinted
Owner'sManualisthemostcurrentresource. Duetoupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadline,differj
encesmayexistbetweentheprintedOwner's
ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin
thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRej moteSoftwareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwnj er'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatestinformation.
Owner'sManualforNavigation,
Entertainment,Communication
TheOwner'sManualforNavigation,Entertainjment,andCommunicationcanbeobtainedasa
printedbookfromtheservicecenter.
ThetopicsarealsodiscussedintheIntegrated Owner'sManualinthevehicle.
Additionalsourcesof
information
Servicecenter Aservicecenterwillbegladtoanswerquestions
atanytime.
Internet VehicleinformationandgeneralinformationonBMW,forinstance.ontechnology,areavailable
ontheInternet:www.bmwusa.com.
IntegratedOwner'sManualinthe
vehicle
TheIntegratedOwner'sManualspecificallydej
scribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.TheIntegratedOwner'sManualcanbedisj
playedontheControlDisplay.
BMWDriverssGuideapp
TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej scribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartphones andtablets.
BMWDriverssGuideWeb DriverssGuideWebshowsthemostsuitableinj
formationfortheselectedvehicle.Ifpossible, onlyequipmentandfunctionsthatareactuallyinjstalledinthevehiclewillbeexplained.DriverssGuideWebcanbedisplayedinanycurrentbrowser.
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Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner'sManual
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsinvehicleusedtoselect
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ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin
thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRej
moteSoftwareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwnj
er'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatest
information.
ForYourOwnSafety
Intendeduse
Heedthefollowingwhenusingthevehicle:
'xOwner'sManual.'xInformationonthevehicle.Donotremove stickers.'xTechnicalvehicledata.'xThetraffic,speed,andsafetylawswherethe
vehicleisdriven.'xVehicledocumentsandstatutorydocuments.
Warranty
Yourvehicleistechnicallyconfiguredfortheopj
eratingconditionsandregistrationrequirements
applyinginthecountryoffirstdelivery,also
knownashomologation.Ifyourvehicleistobe
operatedinadifferentcountryitmightbenecesj
sarytoadaptyourvehicletopotentiallydiffering operatingconditionsandregistrationrequirejments.Ifyourvehicledoesnotcomplywiththehomologationrequirementsinacertaincountry
youmaynotbeabletolodgewarrantyclaimsfor yourvehiclethere.Furtherinformationonwarjrantyisavailablefromaservicecenter.
Maintenanceandrepairs
Advancedtechnology,forinstancetheuseof modernmaterialsandhigh-performanceelecj
tronics,requiressuitablemaintenanceandrepairwork.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouentrustcorrespondingprocedurestoa BMWcenter.Ifyouchoosetouseanotherservj
icefacility,BMWrecommendsuseofafacility thatperformswork,e.g.,maintenanceandrepair,
accordingtoBMWspecificationswithproperly
trainedpersonnel,referredtointheOwner's
Manualasanotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej pairshop.
Ifworkisperformedimproperly,forinstance maintenanceandrepair,thereisariskofsubsej
quentdamageandrelatedsafetyrisks.
Improperlyperformedworkonthevehiclepaint canleadtoafailureormalfunctionofcompoj
nents,e.g.,theradarsensors,andtherebyresult
inasafetyrisk.
Partsandaccessories
BMWrecommendstheuseofpartsandaccesj
soryproductsapprovedbyBMW.
Approvedpartsandaccessories,andadviceon
theiruseandinstallationareavailablefroma
BMWcenter.
BMWpartsandaccessorieshavebeentestedby BMWfortheirsafetyandsuitabilityinBMWvehij cles.
BMWwarrantsgenuineBMWpartsandaccesj sories.
BMWdoesnotevaluatewhethereachindividual
productfromanothermanufacturercanbeused withBMWvehicleswithoutpresentingasafety
hazard,evenifacountry-specificofficialapproval
wasissued.BMWdoesnotevaluatewhether
theseproductsaresuitableforBMWvehicles
underallusageconditions.
CaliforniaProposition65
Warning
ForvehiclessoldinCalifornia,thelawrequires
vehiclemanufacturerstoprovidethefollowing
warning:Seite10NOTES*nformation10
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