emergency towing BMW 5 SERIES 2013 F10 Owner's Manual

▷When a seat position switch is pressed.▷When a button of the seat, mirror, and
steering wheel memory is pressed briefly.
Activating the setting
1."Settings"2."Doors/key"3."Last seat position autom."
Alarm system
The conceptThe vehicle alarm system responds to:
▷Opening of a door, the hood or the trunk
lid.▷Movements in the vehicle.▷Changes in the vehicle tilt, e.g., during at‐
tempts to steal a wheel or when towing the
car.▷Interruptions in battery voltage.
The alarm system briefly indicates tampering:
▷By sounding an acoustic alarm.▷By switching on the hazard warning sys‐
tem.▷By flashing the high beams.
Arming and disarming the alarm
system
General information
When you lock or unlock the vehicle, either
with the remote control, Comfort Access or at
the door lock the alarm system is armed or dis‐
armed at the same time.
Door lock and armed alarm systemUnlocking via the door lock will trigger the
alarm on some country-specific versions.
In order to terminate this alarm, unlock vehicle
with the remote control or switch on the igni‐
tion, if necessary, by emergency detection of
the remote control.
Trunk lid and armed alarm system The trunk lid can be opened even when the
alarm system is armed.
Press the button on the remote con‐
trol for approx. 1 second.
With Comfort Access the trunk lid opens with
no-touch activation, refer to page 40.
After the trunk lid is closed, it is locked and
monitored again if the doors are locked. The
hazard warning system flashes once.
In some vehicle equipment variants, the trunk
lid can only be opened using the remote con‐
trol if the vehicle was unlocked first.
Panic mode You can trigger the alarm system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation.
Press the button on the remote con‐
trol for at least 3 seconds.
To switch off the alarm: press any button.
Switching off the alarm▷Unlock the vehicle using the remote con‐
trol.▷With Comfort Access: If you are carrying
the remote control with you, pull on the
driver side or front passenger side door
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Emergency release, fuel fillerflap 200
Emergency Request 240
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 241
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 31
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 39
Energy Control 88
Energy recovery 88
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 65
Engine, automatic switch- off 65
Engine compartment 224
Engine compartment, work‐ ing in 224
Engine coolant 229
Engine idling when driving, coasting 195
Engine oil 226
Engine oil, adding 227
Engine oil additives 227
Engine oil change 228
Engine oil filler neck 227
Engine oil temperature 86
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 227
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 227
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 31
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 241
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 64
Engine stop 65
Engine temperature 86
Entering a car wash 246
Equipment, interior 167
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 126
Exchanging wheels/tires 220
Exhaust system 185 Exterior mirror, automatic
dimming feature 57
Exterior mirrors 56
External start 241
External temperature dis‐ play 87
External temperature warn‐ ing 87
Eyes for securing cargo 189
F
Failure message, refer to Check Control 84
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 43
Fan, refer to Air flow 161
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 84
Filler neck for engine oil 227
Fine wood, care 248
First aid kit 241
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting 244
Flat tire, changing wheels 238
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 107
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 104
Flat tire, warning lamp 105, 108
Flooding 185
Floor carpet, care 249
Floor mats, care 249
Fold down the rear seat back‐ rest, see Though-loading
system 173
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 72
Foot brake 186
Front airbags 101
Front fog lamps 99
Front fog lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 236
Front fog lamps, front, bulb replacement 236 Front lamps 234
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 103
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 103
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 107
Fuel 202
Fuel cap 200
Fuel consumption, current 88
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 92
Fuel filler flap 200
Fuel gauge 86
Fuel quality 202
Fuel recommendation 202
Fuel, tank capacity 256
Fuse 239
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 167
Gasoline 202
Gasoline quality 202
Gear change, automatic transmission 74
Gear shift indicator 89
General driving notes 184
Glass sunroof, powered 45
Glove compartment 176
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 253
Gross weight, permissible for trailer towing 253
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 67
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 168
Hazard warning flashers 240
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Head airbags 101
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 97
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 96
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture via remote control 34
Headlamp flasher 70
Headlamp glass 234
Headlamps 234
Headlamps, care 247
Headlamp washer system 71
Headliner 15
Head restraints 48
Head restraints, front 53
Head restraints, rear 54
Head-Up Display 157
Head-up Display, care 249
Heavy cargo, stowing 189
Height, vehicle 252
High-beam Assistant 98
High beams 70
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 98
Hill Descent Control HDC 128
Hills 186
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 126
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 178
Homepage 6
Hood 224
Horn 12
Hotel function, trunk lid 38
Hot exhaust system 185
HUD Head-Up Display 157
Hydroplaning 185
I Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 87
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 87
Identification marks, tires 218 Identification number, refer to
Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 224
iDrive 16
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 30
Ignition off 63
Ignition on 63
Indication of a flat tire 105 , 108
Indicator and warning lamps 84
Individual air distribution 161
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 207
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 107
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 92
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 130
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 105
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 108
Instrument cluster 78
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 80
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional 81
Instrument lighting 99
Integral Active Steering 130
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 167
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 240
Intelligent Safety 109
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 161
Interior equipment 167
Interior lamps 100
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 34
Interior motion sensor 43 Interior rearview mirror 57
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 57
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 88
J Jacking points for the vehicle jack 238
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 74
Jump-starting 241
K
Key/remote control 30
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 39
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 31
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 74
Knee airbag 101
L Lamp replacement 233
Lamp replacement, front 234
Lamp replacement, rear 236
Lamps 96
Lamps and bulbs 233
Lane departure warning 120
Lane margin, warning 120
Language on Control Dis‐ play 94
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 189
LATCH child restraint fixing system 60
Launch Control 76
Leather, care 247
LED front fog lamps, bulb re‐ placement 236 Seite 262ReferenceEverything from A to Z262
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Steptronic, automatic trans‐mission 73
Stopping the engine 65
Storage compartment, re‐ mote control 179
Storage compartments 176
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 176
Storage, tires 221
Storing the vehicle 249
Summer tires, tread 219
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 85
Surround View 147
Suspension settings 130
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 130
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 162
T Tachometer 86
Tail and brake lamps 236
Tailgate 36
Tailgate, automatic 37
Tailgate opening/closing with no-touch activation 40
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol 34
Tail lamps 236
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 236
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 252
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 161
Temperature display, external temperature 87
Temperature, engine oil 86 Tempomat, refer to Active
Cruise Control 133
Terminal, starting aid 242
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 85
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 42
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 117
Through-loading system 173
Tilt alarm sensor 43
Time of arrival 93
Tire damage 219
Tire identification marks 218
Tire inflation pressure 207
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 107
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 104
Tires, changing 220
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 207
Tires, run-flat tires 222
Tire tread 219
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 233
Top View 149
Total vehicle weight 253
Touchpad 18
Tow fitting 244
Towing 243
Tow-starting 243
Tow truck 244
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 104
Traction control 127
Transmission, automatic 73
Transmission, manual 73
Transporting children safely 59
Tread, tires 219
Trip computer 93 Triple turn signal activa‐
tion 70
Trip odometer 87
Truck for tow-starting/ towing 244
Trunk lid 36
Trunk lid, automatic 37
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 39
Trunk lid, hotel function 38
Trunk lid opening/closing with no-touch activation 40
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 34
Turning circle 253
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 148
Turn signals, operation 70
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 236
U
Unintentional alarm 43
Units of measure 94
Universal remote control 167
Unlock button, automatic transmission 74
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 36
Unlocking/locking via door lock 35
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 34
Unlocking, settings 41
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 248
USB interface 172
V
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 130
Vehicle battery 238 Seite 266ReferenceEverything from A to Z266
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