BMW 650I 2012 F12 User Guide
Manufacturer: BMW, Model Year: 2012, Model line: 650I, Model: BMW 650I 2012 F12Pages: 282, PDF Size: 8.25 MB
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At a glance
These overviews of buttons, switches and
displays are intended to familiarize you with your
vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted with the available control concepts and options.
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Cockpit
All around the steering wheel
1
Opening and closing the rear win‐
dow 44
2 Open and close windows together 44
3 Open and close rear windows 43
4 Open and close front windows 43
5 Exterior mirror operation 59
6 Driver assistance systems* Active Blind Spot Detec‐
tion* 98
Lane departure warning* 97
Night Vision with pedestrian de‐
tection* 118
Head-up Display*
121
7 Lamps Front fog lamps* 87
Parking lamps
84 Low beams 84
Automatic headlamp con‐
trol* 85
Daytime running lights* 85
Adaptive light control
* 85
High-beam Assistant* 86 Instrument lighting 87
8 Steering column stalk, left Turn signal 69
High beams, head‐
lamp flasher 69
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High-beam Assistant* 86
Roadside parking lamps 85
Computer 76
9 Steering wheel buttons, left Store speed* 106
Resume speed 107
Cruise control on/off, inter‐
rupt 106
10 Instrument cluster 14
11 Steering wheel buttons, right Entertainment source
Volume Voice activation* 25
Telephone* 196
12 Steering column stalk, right Windshield wipers 69
Rain sensor*
70 Clean the windshields and head‐
lamps* 70
13 Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off 66
14 Horn
15 Steering wheel heating* 61
16 Adjust the steering wheel
61
17 Unlocking the hood
18 Open the trunk lid
40
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Instrument cluster
1
Fuel gauge 74
2 Speedometer
3 Indicator/warning lamps 14
4 Tachometer 75
5 Engine oil temperature 756
External temperature 75
7 Electronic displays 16
8 Miles, trip miles 76
9 Clock 79
10 Reset miles 76
Indicator/warning lamps
Instrument cluster The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning
when the engine is started or the ig‐
nition is switched on, and light up briefly in the
process. Overview: indicator/warning lamps Symbol Function or system
Turn signal
Parking brake
Parking brake in Canadian models
Automatic Hold*
Front fog lamps* Seite 14
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Symbol Function or system
High beams
High-beam Assistant*
Parking lamps, headlamp control
Cruise control*
Lane departure warning*
DSC Dynamic Stability Control
DSC Dynamic Stability Control or
DTC Dynamic Traction Control
Tire Pressure Monitor*
Flat Tire Monitor
Safety belts
Airbag system
Steering system Symbol Function or system
Emissions
Brake system
Brake system in Canadian models
Antilock Brake System ABS
Antilock Brake System ABS in Cana‐
dian models
Text messages
Text
messages in combination with a symbol in
the instrument cluster explain a Check Control
message and the meaning of the indicator and
warning lamps.
Supplementary text messages
Additional information on the Control Display,
e.g., on the cause of a malfunction or the re‐
quired action, can be called up via Check Con‐
trol, refer to page 82.
The text of urgent messages is displayed auto‐
matically.
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Instrument cluster, electronic displays
1
Symbols and messages, e.g., warnings 14
2 Range 74
3 Computer 76
4 Navigation display* 146
Service display 81 5
Selection list, e.g., radio 76
6 Transmission displays 73
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All around the center console
1
All around the interior rearview mir‐
ror 18
2 Control Display 19
3 Glove compartment 132
4 Air vent 126
5 Hazard warning system 248
Central locking system 39
6 Radio 166
CD/multimedia 173
7 Automatic climate control 123
8 Controller with buttons 19
9 Parking brake
67 Automatic Hold*
67 10 Opening and closing the converti‐
ble top
46
11 PDC Park Distance Con‐
trol* 107
Top View* 112
Backup camera* 110
Parking assistant* 115
Side View* 114
12 Dynamic Driving Control* 103
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐
trol 101
13 Transmission selector lever
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All around the interior rearview mirror
1 Emergency Request* 248
2 Reading lamps*
87 3 Interior lamps 87
4 Indicator lamp, front passenger
airbag* 90
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iDrive
The concept
The
iDrive combines the functions of a multitude
of switches. Thus, these functions can be oper‐
ated from a central location.
Using the iDrive during a trip
To avoid becoming distracted and posing
an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's occu‐
pants and to other road users, never attempt to
use the controls or enter information unless traf‐
fic and road conditions allow this.◀
Controls at a glance
Controls 1
Control Display
2 Controller with buttons
The
buttons can be used to open the menus
directly. The controller can be used to select
menu items and create the settings.
Control Display
Notes
▷ To clean the Control Display, follow the care
instructions.
▷ Do not place objects close to the Control
Display; otherwise, the Control Display can
be damaged. Switching off
1.
Press the button.
2. "Switch off control display" Switching on
Press the controller again to switch the screen
back on.
Controller
Select menu items and create settings.
1.
Turn. 2.
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3.
Move in four directions. Buttons on controller
Press the button Function
MENU
Open the main menu.
RADIO Opens the Radio menu.
CD Opens the CD/Multimedia
menu.
NAV Opens the Navigation map
view.
TEL Opens the Telephone
menu.
BACK Displays the previous
panel.
OPTION Opens the Options menu. Operating concept
Opening the main menu
Press the button. The main menu is displayed. All iDrive functions can be called up via the main
menu.
Selecting menu items
Menu items shown in white can be selected.
1.
Turn the controller until the desired menu
item is highlighted. 2.
Press the controller.
Menu items in the Owner's Manual
In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be
selected are set in quotation marks, e.g.,
"Settings".
Changing between panels
After a menu item is selected, e.g.,
"Radio", a
new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.
▷ Move the controller to the left.
The
current panel is closed and the previous
panel is displayed.
The previous panel is opened again by
pressing the BACK button. In this case, the
current panel is not closed.
▷ Move the controller to the right.
A
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