air filter BMW 550I 2014 Owners Manual

Switching on1.Switch off the ignition.2. Press the right side of the button
on the driver's side.
The symbol appears on the automatic cli‐
mate Control Display.
The interior temperature, air volume and air
distribution can be adjusted with the ignition
switched on.
Switching off
At the lowest fan speed, press the left side of
the button on the driver's side.
The symbol on the display of the automatic
climate control flashes.
Switching the system on/off Switching off
▷Complete system: Press and hold the left button on
the driver's side until the control
clicks off.▷On the front passenger side:
Press and hold the left button on
the front passenger side.
Switching on
Press any button except:
▷Rear window defroster.▷Left side of Air volume button.▷Seat heating.▷Seat ventilation.▷If necessary, SYNC program.
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter
The microfilter removes dust and pollen from
the incoming air.
The activated-charcoal filter removes gaseous
pollutants from the outside air that enters the
vehicle.
This combined filter should be replaced during
scheduled maintenance, refer to page 231, of
your vehicle.
Ventilation Front ventilation▷Thumbwheels to vary the temperature, ar‐
row 1.
Toward blue: colder.
Toward red: warmer.▷Lever for changing the air flow direction,
arrow 2.▷Thumbwheels for opening and closing the
vents continuously, arrows 3.
Ventilation levels
▷Draft-free ventilation:
Thumbwheel, arrow 3, in level
: the air
current is fanned out.
▷Maximum air volume:
Thumbwheel, arrow 3, in level
: the air
is partially fanned out and partially bundled.
This maximizes the air supply.
▷Direct ventilation:
Thumbwheel, arrow 3, in level
: the air
is bundled and can be directed to a specific
point.
Adjusting the ventilation
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MaintenanceVehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equip‐
ment is also described that is not available in a
vehicle, e. g., because of the selected optional
equipment or country variant. This also applies
for safety-related functions and systems.
BMW maintenance system The maintenance system indicates required
maintenance measures, and thereby provides
support in maintaining road safety and the op‐ erational reliability of the vehicle.
Condition Based Service
CBS
Sensors and special algorithms take into ac‐
count the driving conditions of your vehicle.
Based on this, Condition Based Service deter‐
mines the maintenance requirements.
The system makes it possible to adapt the
amount of maintenance you need to your user
profile.
Details on the service requirements, refer to
page 88, can be displayed on the Control Dis‐
play.
Service data in the remote control Information on the required maintenance is
continuously stored in the remote control.
Your service center will read out this data and
suggest the right array of service procedures
for your vehicle.
Therefore, hand your service specialist the re‐
mote control with which the vehicle was driven
most recently.Storage periods
Storage periods during which the vehicle bat‐
tery was disconnected are not taken into ac‐
count.
If this occurs, have a service center update the
time-dependent maintenance procedures,
such as checking brake fluid and, if necessary,
changing the engine oil and the microfilter/
activated-charcoal filter.
Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US
models and Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
Please consult your Service and Warranty In‐
formation Booklet for US models and Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian mod‐ els for additional information on service re‐
quirements.
Maintenance and repair should be performed
by your service center. Make sure to have reg‐
ular maintenance procedures recorded in the
vehicle's Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models, and in the Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian mod‐
els. These entries are proof of regular mainte‐
nance.
Socket for OBD Onboard
Diagnosis
Note Socket for Onboard Diagnosis
The socket for onboard diagnostics may
only be used by the service center or a work‐
shop that operates in accordance with the
specifications of the vehicle manufacturer withSeite 231MaintenanceMobility231
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 129
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 136
Acceleration Assistant, refer to Launch Control 76
Accessories and parts 7
Activated-charcoal filter 166
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 124
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 136
Active Protection 126
Active seat, front 50
Active seat ventilation, front 51
Active Steering, integral 133
Adaptive brake assistant 129
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 126
Adaptive drive 132
Adaptive light control 99
Additives, oil 227
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 47
After washing vehicle 247
Airbags 103
Airbags, indicator/warning light 104
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 165
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 165
Air distribution, manual 164
Air flow, automatic climate control 164
Air pressure, tires 209
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 166 Alarm system 41
Alarm, unintentional 43
All around the center con‐ sole 14
All around the headliner 15
All around the steering wheel 12
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 222
All-wheel-drive 131
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 171
Alternative oil types 228
Ambient light 102
Animal detection, see Night Vision 120
Antifreeze, washer fluid 73
Antilock Brake System, ABS 129
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 129
Approved axle load 252
Approved engine oils 228
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 180
Arrival time 93
Ashtray 172
Ashtray, front 172, 173
Ashtray, rear 173
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 241
Assistance when driving off 129
Attentiveness assistant 126
AUTO H button, refer to Au‐ tomatic Hold 68
AUTO intensity 164
Automatic car wash 246
Automatic climate con‐ trol 163 Automatic Cruise Control
with Stop & Go 136
Automatic Curb Monitor 56
Automatic deactivation, front passenger airbags 105
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 99
Automatic Hold 68
Automatic locking 41
Automatic recirculated-air control 165
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 36
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 74
Automatic trunk lid 37
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 164
AUTO program, intensity 164
Auto Start/Stop function 65
Average fuel consumption 93
Average speed 93
Axle loads, weights 252
B Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 49
Backrest, width 49
Backup camera 151
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 241
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 244
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 238
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 30
Battery, vehicle 238
Belts, safety belts 51 Seite 256ReferenceEverything from A to Z256
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COMFORT program, DrivingDynamics Control 135
Computer 92
Condensation on win‐ dows 164
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 188
Condition Based Service CBS 231
Configure driving mode 135
Confirmation signal 41
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
ConnectedDrive Services
Control Display 16
Control Display, settings 94
Controller 16
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 129
Convenient opening 33
Coolant 229
Coolant temperature 87
Cooling function 165
Cooling, maximum 165
Cooling system 229
Corrosion on brake discs 188
Cruise control 146
Cruise control, active with Stop & Go 136
Cruise Control, refer to Active Cruise Control 136
Cruising range 88
Cupholder 181
Current fuel consumption 88
D
Damage, tires 220
Damping control, dy‐ namic 132
Data, technical 252
Date 88
Daytime running lights 99 Defrosting, refer to Windows,
defrosting 164
Dehumidifying, air 165
Destination distance 93
Diesel exhaust fluid, at low temperatures 206
Diesel exhaust fluid, having refilled 206
Diesel exhaust fluid, on mini‐ mum 206
Diesel exhaust fluid, replen‐ ishing yourself 206
Diesel particulate filter 187
Digital clock 88
Dimensions 252
Dimmable exterior mirrors 56
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 57
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 70
Display, electronic, instru‐ ment cluster 80
Display in windshield 96
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 101
Displays 78, 81
Displays, cleaning 249
Disposal, coolant 230
Disposal, vehicle battery 239
Distance control, refer to PDC 148
Distance information 161
Distance to destination 93
Divided screen view, split screen 21
Door lock 35
Door lock, refer to Remote control 30
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing 36
Downhill control 131
Drive-off assistant 129
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 129
Driver assistance, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 111 Driving Assistant, refer to In‐
telligent Safety 111
Driving Dynamics Con‐ trol 133
Driving instructions, breaking in 186
Driving mode 133
Driving notes, general 186
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 129
Driving tips 186
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 129
DTC driving dynamics 130
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 130
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 132
Dynamic Drive 132
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 129
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 130
E ECO PRO 194
ECO PRO, bonus range 196
ECO PRO display 194
ECO PRO displays 83
ECO PRO driving mode 194
ECO PRO mode 194
ECO PRO Tip - driving in‐ struction 196
EfficientDynamics 197
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 80
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 129
Emergency detection, remote control 31
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 202
Emergency Request 240
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 241 Seite 258ReferenceEverything from A to Z258
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License plate lamp, bulb re‐placement 236
Light alloy wheels, care 248
Light control 99
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 234
Lighter, front 172, 173
Lighter, rear 173
Lighting 98
Lighting, speaker 102
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 34
Light switch 98
Load 191
Loading 190
Lock, door 35
Locking/unlocking via door lock 35
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 33
Locking, automatic 41
Locking, settings 41
Locking via trunk lid 36
Lock, power window 44
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 62
Low beams 98
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 100
Lower back support 49
Low-Sulfur Diesel 205
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 191
Lumbar support 49
M
Maintenance 231
Maintenance require‐ ments 231
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 88
Maintenance system, BMW 231
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 85 Manual air distribution 164
Manual air flow 164
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 67
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 75
Manual operation, backup camera 152
Manual operation, door lock 35
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 56
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 202
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 149
Manual operation, Side View 154
Manual operation, Top View 156
Manual transmission 73
Marking on approved tires 221
Marking, run-flat tires 222
Massage seat, front 50
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 165
Maximum speed, display 90
Maximum speed, winter tires 222
Measure, units of 95
Medical kit 241
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 54
Menu, EfficientDynamics 197
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 91
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Messages, refer to Check Control 85
Microfilter 166
Minimum tread, tires 220
Mirror 55 Mirror memory 54
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 187
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 234
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 59
Multifunctional instrument display 81
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
N Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 52
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 53
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 248
New wheels and tires 221
Night Vision 120
Night Vision device, see Night Vision 120
No Passing Information 90
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 244
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 231
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 231
Object detection, see Night Vision 120
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 153
Octane rating, refer to Rec‐ ommended fuel grade 204
Odometer 87 Seite 261Everything from A to ZReference261
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Office, see user's manual forNavigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 226
Oil, adding 227
Oil additives 227
Oil change 228
Oil change interval, service requirements 88
Oil filler neck 227
Oil types, alternative 228
Oil types, approved 228
Old batteries, disposal 239
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 233
Opening/closing the trunk lid with no-touch activation 40
Opening/closing via door lock 35
Opening and closing 30
Opening and closing, without remote control 35
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 33
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 165
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 87
P Paint, vehicle 247
Parallel parking assistant 157
Park Distance Control PDC 148
Parked-car ventilation 168
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 188
Parking aid, refer to PDC 148
Parking assistant 157
Parking brake 67 Parking lamps 98
Parking with Auto Hold 68
Particulate filter 187
Parts and accessories 7
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 56
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 152
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 148
Pedestrian detection, see Night Vision 120
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 118
Personal Profile 31
Personal Profile, exporting profiles 32
Personal Profile, importing profiles 33
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 45
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 44
Plastic, care 248
Power failure 238
Power sunroof, glass 45
Power windows 43
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 209
Pressure warning FTM, tires 109
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 21
Protective function, glass sunroof 45
Protective function, win‐ dows 44
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16
Q Queuing Assistant, see Traf‐ fic Jam Assist 143 R
Radiator fluid 229
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 64
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 71
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 167
Rear axle steering 133
Rear lamps 236
Rear socket 174
Rearview mirror 55
Rear window defroster 165
Recirculated-air mode 165
Recommended fuel grade 204
Recommended tire brands 221
Refueling 202
Remaining range 88
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 34
Remote control, univer‐ sal 170
Replacement fuse 239
Replacing parts 233
Replacing wheels/tires 221
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 139
Reserve warning, refer to Range 88
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 107
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 165
Retaining straps, securing cargo 191
Retreaded tires 221
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 237
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Roller sunblinds 44
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 132
Roll stabilization, refer to Dy‐ namic Drive 132
RON recommended fuel grade 204
Roof load capacity 252
Roof-mounted luggage rack 191
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 244
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 222
Rubber components, care 248
Run-flat tires 222
S Safe braking 188
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 52
Safety belts 51
Safety belts, care 248
Safety Package, refer to Ac‐ tive Protection 126
Safety switch, windows 44
Safety systems, airbags 103
Saving fuel 193
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver, see Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 233
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 245
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 51
Seat heating, front 50
Seat heating, rear 50
Seating position for chil‐ dren 59 Seat, mirror, and steering
wheel memory 54
Seats 47
Seat ventilation, front 51
Selection list in instrument cluster 91
Selector lever, automatic transmission 74
Sensors, care 249
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 231
Service requirements, dis‐ play 88
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 241
Services, ConnectedDrive
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 41
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 94
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 54
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 74
Shifting, manual transmis‐ sion 73
Shift Lights 84
Shift paddles on steering wheel 76
Shoulder support 50
Side airbags 103
Side View 154
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 41
Sitting safely 47
Size 252
Ski bag 177
Slide/tilt glass roof 45
Smallest turning circle 252
Smoker's package 172
Snow chains 223
Socket 174
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 231 Soot particulate filter 187
SOS button 240
Spare fuse 239
Speaker lighting 102
Specified engine oil types 228
Speed, average 93
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 93
Speed limiter, display 90
Speed Limit Information 90
Speed warning 94
Split screen 21
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 134
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 76
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 94
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 134
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 75
Stability control systems 129
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 65
Start/Stop button 63
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting the engine 64
Status control display, tires 106
Status information, iDrive 20
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 133
Steering wheel, adjusting 57
Steering wheel heating 58
Steering wheel memory 54
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 74
Stopping the engine 65
Storage compartment, re‐ mote control 182
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