steering wheel BMW 645CI COUPE 2004 E63 Owner's Guide

Everything from A to Z
198 Automatic
– air distribution 89
– air volume 89
– cruise control 62
– curb monitor 45
– headlamp control 85
– service notification 156
– station search 131
– steering wheel
adjustment 49
– storing stations 132
Automatic car wash 102
– also refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Automatic climate
control 88
– automatic air
distribution 89
– convertible program 91
– settings using Control
Center 90
– switching off 90
"Automatic programs" 91
Automatic recirculated-air
control, AUC 89
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
– convenience start 55
– Dynamic Driving
Control 59
– interlock 54
– kickdown 59
– selector lever interlock 58
– shiftlock 58
– starting engine 55
– towing 186
– tow-starting 187
– warning lamp 59
"Automatic ventilation" 92
AUTO program with
automatic climate
control 89
"Autostore" on the
radio 130, 132
"AUTO" with automatic
climate control 91
Average fuel
consumption 69
– setting units 72
Average speed 69"Avoid ferries" for
navigation 116
Avoid freeways for
navigation 116
"Avoid highways" for
navigation 116
Avoiding unintentional
alarms 33
"Avoid tollroads" for
navigation 116
Axle loads, refer to
Weights 190
"A - Z" 148
B
Backrests, refer to
Seats 43
Backup lamps, refer to
Reverse gear 56
– replacing the bulbs 180
Balance, refer to
Adjusting the tone 128
Balance adjustment in
audio mode
– right/left 128
Bass, refer to
Adjusting the tone 127
"Bass", refer to
Adjusting the tone 128
Battery 181
– in the remote control 26
– jump-starting 184
Being towed 186
Belts, refer to
Safety belts 47
Beverage holder, refer to
Cup holders 97
Black ice, refer to
Ice warning 64
Blower, refer to
Air volume 89
BMW Assist 155
– enabling 155
– services offered 156
BMW maintenance
system 174
"BMW Service" 157
"BMW Service
settings" 155Bore, refer to
Engine data 190
Bottle holder, refer to
Cup holders 97
Brake Assistant, refer to
DBC Dynamic Brake
Control 78
Brake fluid 173
– warning lamp 173
Brake Force Display 80
Brake hydraulic
system 173
Brake lamps
– replacing the bulbs 180
– two-stage brake lamps 80
Brake pads 173
– break-in procedure 102
Brake pedal, refer to
Brakes 103
Brake rotors 103
Brakes 103
– ABS Antilock Brake
System 76
– brake fluid 173
– Brake Force Display 80
– brake pads 102, 173
– break-in procedure 102
– handbrake 55
Brake system 102
– brake fluid level 173
– brake pads 173
– brake rotors 103
– break-in procedure 102
– warning lamp 13, 78, 173
Brake wear warning
– brake pads 173
– warning lamp 173
Breakdown assistance 156
Breakdown services, refer
to Roadside
Assistance 184
Breaking-in the clutch 102
Breaking-in the
differential 102
Break-in procedures 102
"Brightness" 72
Buttons on the steering
wheel 11

Reference 201
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Destination address
– deleting 115
– entering 110
Destination for navigation
– destination list 113
– entry 110
– selecting from address
book 115
– selecting using
information 113
– storing 114
Destination guidance 118
– bypassing route
sections 120
– canceling voice
instructions 50
– changing specified
route 116
– displaying route 119
– distance and arrival 118
– interrupting 118
– starting 118
– terminating/
continuing 118
– voice instructions 119
– volume of voice
instructions 119
Destination list 113
Destinations recently
driven to 113
"Dial" for portable
phone 147
"Dial number" 147
Digital clock 64
Dimensions
– Convertible 192
– Coupe 191
Dipstick for engine oil 171
Directional indicators, refer
to Turn signals 60
Direction announcements,
refer to Voice
instructions 119
Direction instructions, refer
to Voice instructions 119
Directory, refer to
Phone book 148
Directory for navigation,
refer to Address
book 114
Disc brakes 103Displacement, refer to
Engine data 190
Display, refer to
Control Center 16
"Display off" 19
Displays, refer to
Instrument cluster 12
"Display settings" 72
Displays on the windshield,
refer to Head-Up
Display 83
Disposal, vehicle
battery 181
Distance, refer to
Computer 70
Distance to destination,
refer to Computer 70
Distance warning, refer to
PDC Park Distance
Control 75
"Dist. to destination" 70
Door entry lighting 87
Door keys 26
Door lock 29
"Door locks" 27
Doors
– manual operation 29
– remote control 27
DOT Quality Grades 166
Draft-free ventilation 92
"Driver's door only" 27
Driving lamps, refer to
Parking lamps/
low beams 85
Driving notes 102
Driving route, refer to
Displaying the route 119
Driving stability control
systems 77
Driving through water 103
Driving tips, refer to
Driving notes 102
Drying the air, refer to
Cooling function 89
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 77
– indicator lamp 13, 77
DTC Dynamic Traction
Control 77
– activating 77
– indicator lamp 13, 77DVD for navigation 108
Dynamic Brake Control,
DBC 78
Dynamic Driving Control 59
"Dynamic route" for
navigation 116
Dynamic Stability Control,
DSC 77
Dynamic Traction Control,
DTC 77
E
Easy Entry, refer to
Entry to the rear 46, 52
EBV Electronic brake-force
distribution 76
"Edit address" for
navigation 115
Eject button, refer to
Buttons on CD player 126
Electrical malfunction
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 59
– convertible top 39
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler door 162
– glass roof 36
– luggage compartment
lid 31
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 58
Electric steering wheel
adjustment 48
Electronic brake-force
distribution, EBV 76
Emergency assistance,
refer to Roadside
Assistance 184
Emergency call 183
Emergency operation, refer
to Manual operation
– convertible top 39
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler door 162
– glass roof 36
– luggage compartment
lid 30, 31

Reference 203
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Gear display
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 57
Gearshift lever
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
– manual transmission 56
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 56
General driving notes 102
Glass roof, electric with
raise function 35
– closing in the event of an
electrical malfunction 36
– convenience operation 29
– remote control 27
Glove compartment 95
GPS navigation, refer to
Navigation system 108
Grills, refer to
Ventilation 88
Gross vehicle weight, refer
to Weights 190
H
Handbrake 55
– indicator lamp 13, 55
Hands-free system 14, 146
Hazard warning flashers 15
Head airbags 81
Headlamp control,
automatic 85
Headlamp flasher 60
Headlamps
– care, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
– cleaning, refer to
Wiper system 61
– replacing the bulbs 178
Head Light, refer to
Adaptive Head Light 86
Head-Up Display 83
Heated mirrors 48
Heated rear window 89
Heated seats 47
Heated steering wheel 49Heating
– exterior mirrors 48
– interior 88
– rear window 89
– residual heat mode 90
– seats 47
– steering wheel 49
Heating with engine
switched off, refer to
Residual heat mode 90
Heavy cargo, refer to
Securing the load 105
Height, refer to
Dimensions 191
Height adjustment
– seats 43
– steering wheel 48
High beams 86
– headlamp flasher 86
– indicator lamp 13
– replacing the bulbs 178
Hills 103
Holder for cups 97
Horn 10
Hotel function 30
Hot exhaust system 102
"Hour memo" 73
"House number" for desti-
nation entry 111
Hydraulic Brake Assistant,
refer to DBC Dynamic
Brake Control 78
Hydroplaning 102
– also refer to Minimum
tread depth 167
I
Ice warning 64
iDrive, refer to
Control Center 16
Ignition key 26
Ignition key positions, refer
to Ignition lock 54
Ignition lock 54
Increasing luggage
compartment capacity,
Convertible 32Independent ventilation
– activating activation
timer 93
– setting the activation
time 93
– switching on and off
directly 92
Indicator/warning lamps
– ABS Antilock Brake
System 13, 78
– active steering 13, 80
– airbags 13, 82
– brake system 13, 78
– DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 13, 77
– DTC Dynamic Traction
Control 13, 77
– fastening safety
belts 13, 47
– Flat Tire Monitor 80
– fog lamps 11, 86
Indicator and warning
lamps, overview 13
Individual button
assignment options on
the steering wheel 49
Individual settings, refer to
Key Memory 26
Inflation pressure, refer to
Tire inflation
pressure 164
Inflation pressure
monitoring, refer to Flat
Tire Monitor 79
Information
– on another location 113
– on current location 113
– on destination
location 113
"Information" for
navigation 113
"Information on
destination" 114
Initiating an emergency
call 183
"Input map" 112
Installation location
– CD changer 140
– portable phone 145

Reference 205
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Manual operation
– convertible top 39
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler door 162
– glass roof 36
– luggage compartment
lid 30, 31
Manual transmission 56
Map
– changing scale 120
– destination entry 112
– facing north 120
"Map, direction of
travel" 120
"Map, facing north" 120
Master key with remote
control 26
Maximum cooling 89
Maximum speed with
winter tires 169
Memory
– refer to Key Memory 26
– refer to Seat, mirror and
steering wheel
memory 44
Menus, refer to
Control Center 16
Microfilter 92
Microphone
– for hands-free
system 146
– for portable phone 14
– for voice command
system 14
Mirrors 48
– automatic curb
monitor 45
– dimming feature 48
– heating 48
– memory, refer to Seat,
mirror and steering wheel
memory 44
"Missed calls" 149
Missed calls 149
Mobile communication
devices in vehicle 104
Monitor, refer to
Control Center 16
"Monitor display on" 76Most recent portable phone
numbers 149
Multifunction steering
wheel MFL 11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher 60
– refer to Wiper/washer
system 61
Music track, finding 139
"Mute on / off" 49
MW, waveband 130
N
"Navigation" 108
Navigation destination
– manual entry 110
– selecting via map 112
Navigation drive,
location 108
Navigation DVD 108
Navigation system 108
– address book 114
– bypassing route
sections 120
– destination entry 110
– destination guidance in
assistance window 109
– destination list 113
– displaying current
position 109
– entering a destination
manually 110
– looking for interesting
destination 113
– navigation DVD 108
– route display 119
– route list 120
– selecting destination
using information 113
– selecting destination
using map 112
– selecting route
criteria 116
– starting 108
– starting destination
guidance 118
– terminating/continuing
destination guidance 118
– voice instructions 119
– volume adjustment 119"Navigation voice instruc-
tions on" 119
Neck support, refer to
Front head restraints 45
"New address" for
navigation 114
"New destination" 110, 112
"New route" 120
New wheels and tires 168
"Next entertainment
source" 49
Nozzles
– refer to Ventilation 88
– refer to Windshield
washer nozzles 61
Nylon rope, refer to Tow-
starting and towing 185
O
OBD connector 176
Octane numbers, refer to
Fuel specifications 163
Odometer 64
Oil
– additives 172
– capacity 193
– consumption 171
– dipstick 171
– level 171
– specified engine oils 172
Oil change intervals
– refer to Service
requirement display 65
– refer to the Service and
Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or
to the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models 174
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal 181
"On a new destination" for
navigation 113
Onboard computer, refer to
Control Center 16
"Onboard information" 70
Onboard tool kit 178
"On destination" 113
"On location" 113

Everything from A to Z
208 Screw thread for tow
fitting 186
Seats 43
– adjusting 43
– heating 47
– memory, refer to Seat,
mirror and steering wheel
memory 44
– sitting safely 42
– sports seat 43
– storing the setting 44
– thigh support 43
Securing load 98
"Select as destination" 113
"Select current speed" 71
Selecting audio sources,
refer to Operation using
Control Center 126
Selecting frequency
manually 131
Selecting menu items 18
Selecting new scale for
navigation system
display 120
Selecting route 116
Selection options with
navigation system 116
Selector lever
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
– manual transmission 56
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 56
Selector lever interlock,
refer to Shiftlock
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 57
Sequential manual trans-
mission, SMG 56
"Service" 65, 156
Service, refer to
Roadside Assistance 184
Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet for US
models 174
"Service notification" 156
"Service Request" 157Service requirement
display 65
– also refer to CBS
Condition Based
Service 174
"Service
requirements" 65, 156
"Service Status" 155
"Set date" 74
"Set" in audio mode 127
"Set service date" 66
"Set time" 73
Setting road-speed limit 71
Settings
– changing on the
Control Display 72
– configuring, refer to
Key Memory 26
Setting the time, refer to
Preselecting activation
time 93
"Set tire pressure" 79
Shifting gears with
automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
Short commands of the
voice command
system 194
"Short cut / Telephone" 49
Shortest route for
navigation 116
"Short route" for
navigation 116
"Show current
position" 112
"Show destination
position" 112
Side airbags 81
Side marker lamps,
replacing the bulbs 180
Side turn signals, replacing
the bulbs 180
Sill panel lighting 87
Sitting safely 42
– with airbags 42
– with safety belts 42
Ski bag 98
Sliding/tilt roof, refer to
Glass roof, electric with
raise function 35SMG Sequential manual
transmission 56
– acceleration assistant 60
– convenience start 55
– Dynamic Driving
Control 59
– gear display 57
– kickdown 57
– overheating 58
– shiftlock 57
– towing 186
– tow-starting 187
– warning lamp 58
"SMS" 150
Snow chains 169
Socket
– for Onboard Diagnosis
interface 176
– in front passenger
footwell 98
– refer to Cigarette lighter
socket 97
SOS, refer to Initiating an
emergency call 183
Sound output for Enter-
tainment on/off 127
Spare fuses 182
Spare key 26
Special oils, refer to
Specified engine oils 172
Specified engine oils 172
Speed-dependent
volume 128
Speed limit warning, refer
to Speed limit 71
Speedometer 12
"Speed volume", refer to
Adjusting the tone 128
Speed with winter tires 169
Sport program
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 59
– Dynamic Driving
Control 59
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems 76
"Start" for stopwatch 72
"Start guidance" 111, 118
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump-starting 184

Reference 209
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 184
– refer to Starting engine 54
Starting engine 54
Start menu 17
"Start route guidance" 112
"Start service" 157
"State / Province" for desti-
nation entry 110
"State inspection" 66
Station, refer to Radio 130
"Status" 65
Status of this Owner's
Manual at time of
printing 5
Steering wheel 11
– adjustment 48
– automatic adjustment 49
– buttons on steering
wheel 11
– heating 49
– individual button
assignment options 49
– memory 44
"Steering wheel
buttons" 49
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 80
Steptronic, refer to
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
"Stop" for stopwatch 72
"Stopwatch" 72
Stopwatch 72
Storage compartments 96
"Store in address book" for
navigation 114
"Store" on the
radio 132, 135
Storing current
position 114
Storing sitting position,
refer to Seat, mirror and
steering wheel
memory 44
Storing tires 169
Straps, refer to
Loading 105
"Street" for destination
entry 111Stroke, refer to
Engine data 190
Summer tires, refer to
Wheels and tires 164
SW, waveband 130
Switches, refer to
Cockpit 10
Switching navigation voice
instructions on/off 119
Switching off
– engine 55
– interior motion sensor 33
– tilt alarm sensor 33
Switching on
– audio 126
– CD changer 126
– CD player 126
– portable phone 145
– radio 126
Switching on hour signal 73
Switching the cooling
function on and off 89
Swiveling headlamps, refer
to Adaptive Head Light 86
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 64
Tail lamps 180
– replacing the bulbs 180
Tank capacity, refer to
Fuel tank capacity 162
Target cursor for
navigation 112
Technical changes, refer to
For your own safety 6
Technical data 190
Telematic 155
Telephone
– refer to Portable
phone 144
– refer to separate
Owner's Manual
TeleService 155
– enabling 155
– services offered 156
Temperature
adjustment 89Temperature display
– ice warning 64
– outside temperature 64
– setting measurement
units 64
Temperature gauge,
engine oil 65
Tempomat, refer to
Cruise control 62
"Terminate services" 158
"Text language" 73
The individual vehicle 5
Tilt function, passenger-
side mirror 45
"Time" 73
"Time 1" for independent
ventilation 93
"Time 2" for independent
ventilation 93
"Time format" 73
Timer, refer to Preselecting
activation time 93
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 79
Tire Quality Grading 166
Tires
– age 166
– air loss 80
– break-in procedure 102
– changing 168
– condition 167
– damage 167
– flat 168
– inflation pressure 164
– new wheels and tires 168
– pressure monitoring, refer
to Flat Tire Monitor 79
– replacing 168
– retreaded tires 168
– run-flat tires 168
– size 168
– tread 167
– wear indicators 167
– wheel/tire
combination 168
– winter tires 169
"Tone" 128
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting 127
– middle setting 129

Everything from A to Z
210 Tools, refer to
Onboard tool kit 178
"Top 8" for portable
phone 149
Torque, refer to
Engine specifications 190
Touch tone dialing 150
Tow fitting 186
Towing 185
– tow fitting 186
– vehicles with automatic
transmission 186
– vehicles with SMG
Sequential manual
transmission 186
– with tow bar 186
– with tow-rope 187
– with tow truck 187
"Town / City" for desti-
nation entry 111
Tow-starting 187
Tracks
– random play
sequence 139, 140
– sample scan 139
Track width, refer to
Dimensions 191
Traction control, refer to
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 77
Traffic congestion, refer to
Bypassing route
sections 120
Transmission
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 58
– manual transmission 56
– SMG Sequential manual
transmission 56
Transporting children
safely 51
Transport securing device,
refer to Securing the
load 105
Tread depth, refer to
Minimum tread depth 167
"Treble", refer to
Adjusting the tone 128
"Trip computer" 70Trip computer 70
Trip-distance counter, refer
to Trip odometer 64
"Triple turn signal
activation" 60
Trip odometer 64
Trunk, refer to Luggage
compartment 30
Trunk lid, refer to Luggage
compartment lid 30
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 191
Turn signals 60
– indicator lamp 13
– replacing the bulbs 179
U
Underbody protection,
refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading/UTQR 166
"Units" 72
Units
– average fuel
consumption 72
– temperature 72
Universal garage-door
opener, refer to
Integrated universal
remote control 94
Universal remote control,
refer to Integrated
universal remote
control 94
"Unlock button" 27
Unlock code 147
Unlocking
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Unlocking and locking
doors, setting confir-
mation signals 28
"Update services" 158
V
Vehicle
– battery 181
– break-in procedure 102
– care 175
– care, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
– decommissioning, refer to
the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– dimensions 191
– loading 104
– parking 55
– position, refer to
Displaying current
position 109
– washing, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
– weights 190
"Vehicle settings" 27
"Ventilation" 92
Ventilation 92
– draft-free 92
– independent
ventilation 92
Vent outlets of automatic
climate control 88
"Vent settings" 91
Voice command system 20
Voice instructions for
navigation system 119
– muting 50, 119
– repeating 50, 119
– switching on/off 50, 119
– volume 119
Voice phone book 153
Volume 126
– audio sources 126
– portable phone 146
– setting speed-
dependent 128
– setting using buttons on
steering wheel 11
– voice instructions 119
Volume adjustment in audio
mode, front-to-rear 128
Volume of the luggage
compartment 190