wheel BMW 650I 2012 F12 Owner's Manual

Contents
The fastest way to find information on a partic‐
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page
272.
Using this Owner's Manual
6 Notes
At a glance
12 Cockpit
19 iDrive
25 Voice activation system
27 Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle
Controls
32 Opening and closing
53 Adjusting
62 Transporting children safely
65 Driving
74 Displays
84 Lamps
88 Safety
101 Driving stability control systems
106 Driving comfort
123 Climate control
128 Interior equipment
132 Storage compartments
Driving tips
138 Things to remember when driving
Navigation
146 Navigation
Entertainment
164 Tone
166 Radio
173 CD/multimedia Communication
196
Telephone
207 Office
216 Contacts
218 BMW ConnectedDrive
Mobility
226 Refueling
228 Fuel
229 Wheels and tires
236 Engine compartment
238 Engine oil
241 Maintenance
243 Replacing components
248 Breakdown assistance
254 Care
Reference
260 Technical data
263 Short commands of the voice activation
system
272 Everything from A to Z
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For your own safety
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e.g., the use of modern
materials
and high-performance electronics, re‐
quires suitable maintenance and repair meth‐
ods.
Therefore, have this work performed only by a
BMW center or a workshop that works accord‐
ing to BMW repair procedures with appropri‐
ately trained personnel.
If this work is not carried out properly, there is
the danger of subsequent damage and related
safety hazards.
Parts and Accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts and ac‐
cessories approved by BMW. When you pur‐
chase accessories tested and approved by
BMW and Genuine BMW Parts, you simultane‐
ously acquire the assurance that they have been
thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure optimum
performance when installed on your vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from de‐
fects in material and workmanship. BMW will not
accept any liability for damage resulting from in‐
stallation of parts and accessories not approved
by BMW. BMW cannot test every product made
by other manufacturers to verify if it can be used
on a BMW safely and without risk to either the
vehicle, its operation, or its occupants. Genuine
BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other prod‐
ucts approved by BMW, together with profes‐
sional advice on using these items, are available
from all BMW centers. Installation and operation
of non-BMW approved accessories such as
alarms, radios, amplifiers, radar detectors,
wheels, suspension components, brake dust
shields, telephones, including operation of any
mobile phone from within the vehicle without
using an externally mounted antenna, or trans‐
ceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkie-
talkies, ham radios or similar accessories, may
cause extensive damage to the vehicle, com‐
promise its safety, interfere with the vehicle's
electrical system or affect the validity of the
BMW Limited Warranty. See your BMW center for additional information. Maintenance, re‐
placement,
or repair of the emission control de‐
vices and systems may be performed by any au‐
tomotive repair establishment or individual
using any certified automotive part.
California Proposition 65 Warning
California laws require us to state the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automobile
components and parts, including components
found in the interior furnishings in a vehicle, con‐
tain or emit chemicals known to the State of Cal‐
ifornia to cause cancer and birth defects and re‐
productive harm. In addition, certain fluids
contained in vehicles and certain products of
component wear contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer
and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accessories
contain lead and lead compounds. Wash your
hands after handling. Used engine oil contains
chemicals that have caused cancer in laboratory
animals. Always protect your skin by washing
thoroughly with soap and water.
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐
lowing warranties:
▷ New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
▷ Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.
▷ Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty.
▷ Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.
▷ California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty.
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and
designed to meet the particular operating con‐
ditions and homologation requirements in your
country

and continental region in order to deliver
the full driving pleasure while the vehicle is op‐
erated under those conditions. If you wish to op‐
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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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Voice activation system*
The concept
▷
The voice activation system can be used to
operate
functions by means of spoken com‐
mands.
▷ Most menu items on the Control Display can
be voiced as commands. The system
prompts you to make your entries.
▷ Functions that can only be used when the
vehicle

is stationary cannot be operated us‐
ing the voice activation system.
▷ The system uses a special microphone on
the driver's side.
▷ ›...‹ Verbal instructions in the Owner's
Manual

to use with the voice activation sys‐
tem.
Requirements
Via the Control Display, set a language that is
also supported by the voice activation system
so

that the spoken commands can be identified.
Set the language, refer to page 80.
Using voice activation
Activating the voice activation system
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.
2. Wait for the signal.
3. Say the command.
The

command is displayed in the instrument
cluster. This symbol in the instrument cluster indi‐
cates that the voice activation system is active.
If no other commands are available, continue
operating the function via iDrive. Terminating the voice activation
system
Briefly press the button on the steering wheel
or ›Cancel‹.
Possible commands
Having possible commands read aloud
The commands available in each case depend
on the menu item selected on the Control Dis‐
play.
To have the available commands read out
loud: ›Voice commands‹
For

example, if the "Settings" menu is displayed,
the commands for the settings are read out loud.
Help dialog for the voice activation
system
Calling up help dialog: ›Help‹
Additional commands for the help dialog:
▷ ›Help with examples‹: information about the
current operating options and the most im‐
portant

commands for them are announced.
▷ ›Help with voice activation‹: information
about

the principle of operation for the voice
activation system is announced.
Executing functions using short
commands
Functions on the main menu can be performed
directly

by means of short commands, irrespec‐
tive of which menu item is currently selected,
e.g., ›Vehicle status‹.
List of short commands of the voice activation
system, refer to page 263.
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Example: playing back a CD
1.
Switch on the Entertainment sound output
if necessary.
2. Press the button on the steering
wheel.
3. ›C D and multimedia‹
The medium last played is played back.
4. Press the button on the steering
wheel.
5. ›C D track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.
Setting the voice dialog
You can set whether the system should use the
standard dialog or a shorter version.
In the shorter variant of the voice dialog, the an‐
nouncements from the system are issued in an
abbreviated form.
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Language/Units"
3. "Speech mode:"
4. Select the setting. Adjusting the volume
Turn

the volume button while giving an instruc‐
tion until the desired volume is set.
▷ The volume remains constant even if the
volume of other audio sources is changed. ▷
The volume is stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Notes on Emergency
Requests
Do
not use the voice activation system to initiate
an Emergency Request. In stressful situations,
the voice and vocal pitch can change. This can
unnecessarily delay the establishment of a tel‐
ephone connection.
Instead, use the SOS button*, refer to
page 248, in the vicinity of the interior mirror.
Environmental conditions
▷ Say the commands, numbers, and letters
smoothly and with normal volume, empha‐
sis, and speed.
▷ Always say commands in the language of
the voice activation system.
▷ When selecting a radio station, use the com‐
mon pronunciation of the station name.
▷ Keep the doors, windows, and convertible
top closed to prevent noise interference.
▷ Avoid making other noise in the vehicle
while speaking.
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Display profile list during start
The profile list can be displayed during each
start for selecting the desired profile.
1.
"Settings"
2. "Profiles"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Display user list at startup"
Personal Profile settings
The following functions and settings can be
stored in a profile.
More information on the settings can be found
under:
▷ Exterior mirror position, refer to page 59.
▷ CD/Multimedia, refer to page 173: audio
source listened to last.
▷ Dynamic Driving Control: sport program, re‐
fer to page 104.
▷ Driver's seat position, refer to page 37: au‐
tomatic retrieval after unlocking.
▷ Programmable memory buttons, refer to
page 23: assignment.
▷ Head-up Display, refer to page 121: selec‐
tion, brightness and position of the display.
▷ Headlamp courtesy delay feature, refer to
page 84: time setting.
▷ Tone, refer to page 164: tone settings.
▷ Automatic climate control, refer to
page 123: settings.
▷ Steering wheel position, refer to page 60.
▷ Navigation, refer to page 146: map views,
route criteria, voice output on/off.
▷ Night Vision with pedestrian detection, refer
to
page 118: selection of functions and type
of display.
▷ Daytime running lights*, refer to page 85:
current setting.
▷ Park Distance Control PDC, refer to
page 165:

adjusting the signal tone volume.
▷ Radio, refer to page 166: stored stations,
station listened to last, special settings. ▷
Backup camera, refer to page 110: selec‐
tion of functions and type of display.
▷ Side View, refer to page 114: selection of
the display type.
▷ Language on the Control Display, refer to
page 80.
▷ Lane departure warning, refer to page 97:
last setting, on/off.
▷ Active Blind Spot Detection, refer to
page 98: last setting, on/off.
▷ Triple turn signal activation, refer to
page 69.
▷ Locking the vehicle, refer to page 39: after
a brief period or after starting to drive.
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system becomes active
when the driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and re‐
leases the locks on the following:
▷ Doors.
▷ Compartment in the center armrest.
▷ Trunk lid.
▷ Fuel filler flap.
Operating from the outside
▷ Via the remote control.
▷ Via the driver's door lock*.
▷ Via the door handles*.
▷ Via the button in the trunk lid*.
The following takes place simultaneously when
locking/unlocking the vehicle via the remote
control:
▷ Anti-theft protection is switched on/off.
Doors cannot be unlocked using the lock
buttons or the door opener.
▷ The welcome lamps, interior lamps and
courtesy lamps* are switched on and off.
▷ The alarm system*, refer to page 42, is
armed or disarmed.
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Locking
Press the button on the remote control.
Do not lock from the outside
Do
not lock the vehicle from the outside if
there are people in it, as the vehicle cannot be
unlocked from inside without special knowl‐
edge.◀
Convenient closing*
With Comfort Access*, the remote control can
be used to close the convertible top, the side
windows, and the rear window when in the vi‐
cinity of the vehicle.
Hold down the remote control button until
the closing operation is completed.
The convertible top, the side windows, and the
rear window close. Monitor the closing process
Monitor the closing process to ensure that
no one becomes trapped.◀
Releasing the button or leaving the vicinity of the
vehicle stops the motion.
After a short period, the convertible top and the
convertible top well storage cover are lowered
slowly. The convertible top and the convertible
top well storage cover are not locked. Press the
button again until the convertible top operation
is completed.
Switching on the interior lamps,
courtesy lamps*, and welcome lamps
Press the button on the remote control
with the vehicle locked.
Panic mode*
You can trigger the alarm system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation. Press the button on the remote control
for at least 3 seconds.
To switch off the alarm: press any button. Switching on the headlamp courtesy
delay feature
Briefly press the button on the remote
control.
The duration can be set in the Control Display.
Opening the trunk lid Press
the button on the remote control
for approx. 1 second and release.
The trunk lid opens, regardless of whether it was
previously locked or unlocked.
In some vehicle equipment variants, the trunk lid
can only be opened using the remote control if
the vehicle was unlocked first.
To avoid locking yourself out of the vehicle, do
not place the remote control into the cargo area.
The trunk lid is locked again as soon as it is
pushed closed.
Confirmation signals from the vehicle
1. "Settings"
2. "Door locks"
3. Deactivate or activate the desired confirma‐
tion signals.
▷"Acoustic sig. lock/unlock"
▷ "Flash when lock/unlock" Retrieving the seat, mirror, and
steering wheel settings
The driver's seat, exterior mirror, and steering
wheel positions selected last are stored for the
currently used remote control.
When the vehicle is unlocked, these positions
are automatically retrieved if this function was
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Pinch hazard when moving back the seat
If
this function is used, first make sure that
the footwell behind the driver's seat is empty.
Otherwise, people can be injured or objects
damaged when the seat is moved back.◀
The adjustment procedure is interrupted:
▷ When a seat position switch is pressed.
▷ When a button of the seat, mirror, and steer‐
ing wheel memory is pressed briefly.
Activating the setting
1. "Settings"
2. "Door locks"
3. "Last seat position auto." Malfunction
If the vehicle can no longer be locked or un‐
locked

with the remote control, the battery may
be discharged or there may be interference from
external sources such as mobile phones, metal
objects, overhead power lines, transmission
towers, etc.
If this occurs, unlock or lock the vehicle at the
door lock using the key.
For US owners only
The transmitter and receiver units comply with
part 15 of the FCC/Federal Communication
Commission regulations. Operation is governed
by the following:
FCC ID:
▷ LX8766S.
▷ LX8766E.
▷ LX8CAS. ▷
LX8CAS2.
▷ MYTCAS4.
Compliance statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
▷ This device may not cause harmful interfer‐
ence, and
▷ this device must accept any interference re‐
ceived, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modifications or changes to
these devices could void the user's authority to
operate this equipment.
Using the door lock
General information Do not lock from the outside
Do

not lock the vehicle from the outside if
there are people in it, as the vehicle cannot be
unlocked from inside without special knowl‐
edge.◀
Remove the key before pulling the door
handle
Before pulling the outside door handle, remove
the key to avoid damaging the paintwork and the
key.◀
In some country-specific versions, the alarm
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sumers are switched off before locking the ve‐
hicle.
Convenient closing
Press the area, arrow 2, with your finger and
hold.
In addition to locking, the convertible top, the
side
windows, and the rear window close as well.
Press the area, arrow 2, and hold until the con‐
vertible top is fully closed.
Monitor the closing process
Monitor the closing process to ensure that
no one becomes trapped.◀
Releasing the area, arrow 2, stops the motion.
After a short period, the convertible top and the
convertible top well storage cover are lowered
slowly. The convertible top and the convertible
top well storage cover are not locked. Press the
area, arrow 2, again until the convertible top op‐
eration is completed.
Unlocking the trunk lid separately
Press on the top half of the BMW emblem on the
trunk lid.
This corresponds to pressing the button.
Do not place the remote control in the
cargo area
Take the remote control with you and do not
leave

it in the cargo area; otherwise, the remote
control may be locked inside the vehicle when
the trunk lid is closed.◀
Malfunction
Comfort Access may not function properly if it
experiences interference from external sources
such as mobile phones, metal objects, overhead
power lines, transmission towers, etc.
If this occurs, open or close the vehicle using the
buttons on the remote control or use a key in the
door lock.
To subsequently start the engine, hold the re‐
mote control against the marked area on the
steering column, refer to page 33. Alarm system*
The concept
The vehicle alarm system responds to:
▷
Opening of a door, the hood or the trunk lid.
▷ Movements in the vehicle: interior motion
sensor, refer to page 43.
▷ 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 system.
▷ 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 or at the door lock*, the alarm
system is armed or disarmed at the same time.
Door lock and armed alarm system
Unlocking via the door lock will trigger the alarm
on some country-specific versions.
Trunk lid and armed alarm system
The trunk lid can be opened using the remote
control, even if the alarm system is armed.
Press the button on the remote control
for approx. 1 second and release.
After the trunk lid is closed, it is locked and
monitored again by the alarm system. The haz‐
ard warning system flashes once.
In some vehicle equipment variants, the trunk lid
can only be opened using the remote control if
the vehicle was unlocked first.
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