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Tow-starting and towingNote Tow-starting and towing
For tow-starting or towing, switch off the
Intelligent Safety systems; otherwise malfunc‐
tions of the individual braking systems might
lead to accidents.◀
Steptronic transmission: transporting
your vehicle
Note Your vehicle is not permitted to be towed.
Therefore, contact a service center in the
event of a breakdown.
Do not have the vehicle towed
Have your vehicle transported on a load‐
ing platform only; otherwise, damage may oc‐
cur.◀
Tow truck
The vehicle should only be transported on a
loading platform.
Do not lift the vehicle
Do not lift the vehicle by the tow fitting or
body and chassis parts; otherwise, damage
may result.◀
Use tow fitting located in the front only for po‐
sitioning the vehicle.
Manual transmission
Observe before towing your vehicle Gearshift lever in neutral position.
Towing When the parking brake is blocked
The parking brake cannot be released
manually.
Do not tow the vehicle with the parking brake
blocked, or the vehicle can be damaged.
Contact your service center.◀
Follow the towing instructions
Follow all towing instructions; otherwise,
vehicle damage or accidents may occur.◀▷Make sure that the ignition is switched on;
otherwise, the low beams, tail lights, turn
signals, and wipers may be unavailable.▷Do not tow the vehicle with the rear axle
tilted, as the front wheels could turn.▷When the engine is stopped, there is no
power assist. Consequently, more force
needs to be applied when braking and
steering.▷Larger steering wheel movements are re‐
quired.▷The towing vehicle must not be lighter
than the vehicle being towed; otherwise,
it will not be possible to control the vehi‐
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3.Switch the engine off.4.Switch on the ignition.
Steptronic transmission:
1.Drive into the car wash.2.Engage selector lever position N.3.Deactivating Automatic Hold, refer to
page 75.4.Release the parking brake.5.Switch the engine off.
In this way, the ignition remains switched
on, and a Check-Control message is dis‐
played.
Do not turn off the ignition in the car
wash
Do not turn off the ignition in the car wash;
otherwise, selector lever position P is en‐
gaged and damages can result.◀
The vehicle cannot be locked from the outside
when in selector lever position N. A signal
sounds when an attempt is made to lock the
vehicle.
To start the engine with manual transmission:
1.Press on the clutch pedal.2.Press the Start/Stop button.
To start the engine with Steptronic transmis‐
sion:
1.Depress the brake pedal.2.Press the Start/Stop button.
Pressing the Start/Stop button without step‐
ping on the brake turns the ignition off.
Selector lever positionSelector lever position P is engaged automati‐
cally:
▷When the ignition is switched off.▷After approx. 15 minutes.Headlights▷Do not rub dry and do not use abrasive or
acidic cleansers.▷Soak areas that have been dirtied e. g.,
from insects, with shampoo and wash off
with water.▷Thaw ice with de-icing spray; do not use an
ice scraper.
After washing the vehicle
After washing the vehicle, apply the brakes
briefly to dry them; otherwise, braking action
can be reduced and corrosion of the brake
discs can occur.
Completely remove all residues on the win‐
dows, to minimize loss of visibility due to
smearing and to reduce wiper noises and
wiper blade wear.
Vehicle care
Car care products BMW recommends using care and cleaning
products from BMW, since these have been
tested and approved.
Car care and cleaning products
Follow the instructions on the container.
When cleaning the interior, open the doors or
windows.
Only use products intended for cleaning vehi‐
cles.
Cleansers can contain substances that are
dangerous and harmful to your health.◀
Vehicle paint
Regular care contributes to driving safety and
value retention. Environmental influences in
areas with elevated air pollution or natural con‐
taminants, such as tree resin or pollen can af‐
fect the vehicle's paintwork. Tailor the fre‐
quency and extent of your car care to these
influences.
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Blinds, sun protection 49
BMW Advanced Diesel 207
BMW Assist, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
BMW Driver’s Guide App 6
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 236
Bonus range, ECO PRO 197
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 183
Brake assistant 135
Brake assistant, adaptive 135
Brake discs, break-in 188
Brake force display 132
Brake lights, adaptive 132
Brake lights, brake force dis‐ play 132
Brake lights, bulb replace‐ ment 241
Brake pads, break-in 188
Braking, hints 190
Breakdown assistance 245
Break-in 188
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 100
Bulb replacement 238
Bulb replacement, front 239
Bulb replacement, rear 241
Bulbs and lights 238
Button, RES 146
Button, Start/Stop 69
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 246
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Calling up mirror adjust‐ ment 46
Calling up seat adjust‐ ment 46 Calling up steering wheel ad‐
justment 46
Camera lenses, care 254
Camera, rearview cam‐ era 155
Camera, Side View 157
Camera, Top View 159
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 183
Car battery 243
Car care products 252
Care, displays 254
Care, vehicle 252
Cargo 192
Cargo area, enlarging 177
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 184
Cargo, securing 193
Cargo straps, securing cargo 193
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 34
Carpet, care 254
Car wash 251
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 189
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 236
CD/Multimedia, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
Center armrest 182
Center console 16
Central locking system 40
Central screen, refer to Con‐ trol Display 18
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 238
Changing wheels 243
Changing wheels/tires 223
Chassis number, see vehicle identification number 9
Check Control 88 Checking the engine oil level
electronically 231
Checking the oil level elec‐ tronically 231
Children, seating position 65
Children, transporting safely 65
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 65
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 66
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 65
Child safety locks 68
Child seat, mounting 65
Child seats 65
Chrome parts, care 253
Cigarette lighter 174
Cleaning displays 254
Climate control 165
Climate control laminated tinted safety glass 189
Climate control wind‐ shield 189
Clock 93
Closing/opening via door lock 39
Closing/opening with remote control 37
Closing the trunk lid with no- touch activation 44
Clothes hooks 184
Coasting 199
Coasting with engine decou‐ pled, coasting 199
Coasting with idling en‐ gine 199
Cold starting, refer to Starting the engine 70
Combination reel, refer to Turn signals 76
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 77
COMFORT+ program, Driving Dynamics Control 141
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COMFORT program, DrivingDynamics Control 141
Compressor 224
Computer, refer to On-board computer 97
Condensation on win‐ dows 166
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 191
Condition Based Service CBS 236
Configure driving mode 141
Confirmation signal 46
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
ConnectedDrive Services
Continued driving with a flat tire 113 , 116
Control Display 18
Control Display, settings 99
Controller 18
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 135
Convenient opening with the remote control 37
Coolant 234
Coolant level 234
Coolant temperature 92
Cooling function 167
Cooling, maximum 167
Cooling system 234
Cornering light 104
Corrosion on brake discs 190
Cosmetic mirror 174
Courtesy lamps during un‐ locking 37
Courtesy lamps with the vehi‐ cle locked 38
Cruise control 150
Cruise control, active with Stop & Go 143
Cruise Control, refer to Active Cruise Control 143
Cruising range 93 Cupholder 183
Current fuel consumption 93
D
Damage, tires 222
Damping control, dy‐ namic 138
Data, technical 258
Date 93
Daytime running lights 104
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 166
Dehumidifying, air 167
Deleting personal data 24
Deletion of personal data 24
Destination distance 98
Diesel exhaust fluid, at low temperatures 208
Diesel exhaust fluid, having refilled 208
Diesel exhaust fluid, on mini‐ mum 208
Diesel exhaust fluid, replen‐ ishing yourself 208
Diesel particulate filter 189
Digital clock 93
Dimensions 258
Dimmable exterior mirrors 63
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 63
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 76
Display, electronic, instru‐ ment cluster 84
Display in windshield 101
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 106
Displays 85
Displays, cleaning 254
Disposal, coolant 235
Disposal, vehicle battery 244
Distance control, refer to PDC 152
Distance to destination 98 Divided screen view, split
screen 23
Door lock 39
Door lock, refer to Remote control 34
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing 40
Downhill control 137
Drive-off assistant 135
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 135
Driver assistance, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 117
Driving Assistant, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 117
Driving Dynamics Con‐ trol 139
Driving instructions, break- in 188
Driving mode 139
Driving notes, general 188
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 135
Driving tips 188
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 135
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 136
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 138
Dynamic Drive 138
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 135
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 136
E ECO PRO 196
ECO PRO, bonus range 197
ECO PRO display 196
ECO PRO displays 86
ECO PRO driving mode 196
ECO PRO mode 196
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Remote control, univer‐sal 172
Replacement fuse 244
Replacing parts 238
Replacing wheels/tires 223
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 146
RES button, see Active Cruise Control, ACC 143
RES button, see Cruise con‐ trol 150
Reserve warning, refer to Range 93
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 112
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 168
Retaining straps, securing cargo 193
Retreaded tires 223
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 242
Roadside parking lights 104
Roller sunblinds 49
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 138
Roll stabilization, refer to Dy‐ namic Drive 138
RON recommended fuel grade 206
Roofliner 17
Roof load capacity 259
Roof-mounted luggage rack 193
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 249
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 224
Rubber components, care 253
Run-flat tires 224
S Safe braking 190 Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 58
Safety belts 57
Safety belts, care 254
Safety Package, refer to Ac‐ tive Protection 132
Safety switch, windows 49
Safety systems, airbags 108
Saving fuel 195
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver, see Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 238
Screw thread, refer to Screw thread for tow fitting, screw
thread for tow fitting 250
Sealant 224
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 57
Seat heating, front 56
Seat heating, rear 56
Seating position for chil‐ dren 65
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 61
Seats 53
Seat ventilation, front 57
Selection list in instrument cluster 96
Selector lever, Steptronic transmission 80
Sensors, care 254
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 236
Service requirements, dis‐ play 94
Services, ConnectedDrive
SET button, see Active Cruise Control, ACC 143
SET button, see Cruise con‐ trol 150 Settings, locking/unlock‐
ing 46
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 99
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 61
Shift paddles on the steering wheel 81
Shift point indicator 87
Shoulder support 56
Side airbags 108
Side View 157
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 46
Sitting safely 53
Size 258
Ski bag 179
Slide/tilt glass roof 50
Smallest turning radius 258
Smoker's package 174
Snow chains 228
Socket 176
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 237
Soot particulate filter 189
SOS button 245
Spare fuse 244
Speaker lighting 107
Specified engine oil types 233
Speed, average 98
Speed limit detection, on- board computer 98
Speed limiter, display 95
Speed Limit Information 95
Speed warning 99
Split screen 23
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 140
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 99
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 140
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Stability control systems 135
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 71
Start/Stop button 69
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 35
Starting the engine 70
Status control display, tires 112
Status information, iDrive 22
Status of Owner's Manual 7
Steering, Integral Active Steering 139
Steering wheel, adjusting 63
Steering wheel heating 64
Steering wheel memory 61
Steptronic Sport transmis‐ sion, refer to Steptronic
transmission 79
Steptronic transmission 79
Stopping the engine 71
Storage compartment, re‐ mote control 184
Storage compartments 181
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 181
Storage, tires 224
Storing the vehicle 254
Suitable engine oils 233
Summer tires, tread 222
Sun visor 174
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 91
Surround View 154
Suspension settings 139
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 139
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 171
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 22
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 167 T
Tachometer 92
Tail and brake lights 241
Tail lights 241
Tail lights, bulb replace‐ ment 241
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 258
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 166
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 93
Temperature, engine oil 92
Terminal, starting aid 247
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 91
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 47
Thermal camera, see Night Vision 126
Thigh support 55
Through-loading system 177
Tilt alarm sensor 47
Time of arrival 98
Tire damage 222
Tire identification marks 220
Tire inflation pressure 211
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 115
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 111
Tires, changing 223
Tire sealant 224
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 211
Tires, run-flat tires 224
Tire tread 222
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 238 Top View 158
Total vehicle weight 259
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 249
Towing 248
Tow lug, see Tow fitting 249
Tow-starting 248
Tow truck 249
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 111
Traction control 136
TRACTION, driving dynam‐ ics 136
Transmission lock, electronic unlocking 82
Transmission, manual trans‐ mission 79
Transmission, see Steptronic transmission 79
Transporting children safely 65
Tread, tires 222
Trip computer 98
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 76
Trip odometer 92
Truck for tow-starting/ towing 249
Trunk lid, automatic 41
Trunk lid closing 41
Trunk lid, closing with no- touch activation 44
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 43
Trunk lid, hotel function 42
Trunk lid opening 40
Trunk lid, opening with no- touch activation 44
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 38
Turning circle 258
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 156
Turn signals, operation 76
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 241 Seite 270ReferenceEverything from A to Z270
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