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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 60
– interlock 60
– overriding selector lever lock 62
– shiftlock, refer to Changing selector lever position 60
– sport program 61
– towing 217
– tow-starting 217
AUTO program for automatic
climate control 113
AUTOSTORE 144
AUX-IN
– port 121
AUX-In connection 151
AUX-IN port 143
Average fuel consumption 80
– setting the units 83
Average speed 80,81
Avoiding unintentional alarms 33
Axle loads, refer to Weights 237
B
Backrest contour, refer to
Lumbar support 44
Backrests, refer to Seat adjustment 43
Backrest width adjustment 44
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats 46
Bag holder 124
Band-aids, refer to First aid pouch 215
Bar, refer to Towing methods 218
Base plate for telephone or
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter 165
– refer to Snap-in adapter in
the center armrest storage
compartment 120 Battery
212
– charging 212
– disposal 35,213
– jump-starting 216
– remote control 24
– replacing 212
– temporary power failure 212
Battery renewal
– remote control 35
– remote control for vehicle 35
Being towed 217
Belt hand-over 49
– pinch protection system 50
Belts, refer to Safety belts 49
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety
belts 49
Beverage holders, refer to Cupholders 121
Black ice, refer to Outside
temperature warning 78
Blinds, refer to Roller sunblinds 120
Blower, refer to Air volume 110,113
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating 157
BMW
– car shampoo 207
BMW Assist 167
– activating 168
BMW Homepage 4
BMW Maintenance System 202
BMW Professional radio
– recalling stations 144
– sampling stations 144
– satellite radio 146
– selecting waveband 144
– station search 144
– storing stations 144
– switching on/off 142
– t

one control 143
– volume 142
BMW Teleservices 168
– activating 168
BMW webpage 4 Bottle holders, refer to
Cupholders 121
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic Brake Control DBC 90
Brake fluid, refer to Service
requirements 84
Brake Force Display 98
Brake lamps
– Brake Force Display 98
Brake pads 132
– breaking in 132
Brake pedal, refer to Braking safely 134
Brake rotors 135
– brakes 132
– breaking in 132
Brakes
– ABS 90
– BMW Maintenance
System 202
– Brake Force Display 98
– breaking in 132
– parking brake 59
– service requirements 84
Brakes, refer to Braking
safely 134
Brake system 132
– BMW Maintenance
System 202
– breaking in 132
– disc brakes 135
Breakdown services, refer to Roadside Assistance 215
Breaking in the clutch 132
Breaking in the differential, refer to Engine and
differential 132
Break-in period 132
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps and bulbs 208
Button for starting the engine, refer to Start/Stop button 57
Buttons on the steering
wheel 11
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Disposal
– coolant200
– remote control battery 35
– vehicle battery 213
Distance remaining to service,
refer to Service
requirements 84
Distance warning, refer to
Park Distance Control
PDC 89
Door key, refer to Remote
control with integrated
key 24
Door lock 29
Doors, emergency operation 29
DOT Quality Grades 193
Draft-free ventilation 111,115
Drinks holders, refer to
Cupholders 121
Drive mode 64
Drive-off assistance, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 90
Drive-off assistant 93
Driving dynamics control 65
Driving lamps, refer to Parking lamps/low beams 103
Driving notes 132
Driving off on hills, refer to Drive-off assistant 93
Driving stability control systems 90
Driving through water 134
Driving tips, refer to Driving notes 132
Dry air, refer to Cooling
function 114
DSC Dynamic Stability Control 90
DTC Dynamic Traction Control 91
– indicator/warning lamp 91
Dynamic Brake Control DBC 90 Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 90
– indicator/warning lamp 91
E
EBV Electronic brake-force
distribution 90
Eject button 18,148
Electrical defect
– 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 65
Electrical malfunction
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler flap 174
– glass roof 37
Electric seat adjustment 44
Electric steering wheel lock
– with Comfort Access 34
Electronic brake-force
distribution EBV 90
Electronic oil level check 198
Electronic Stability Program
ESP, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC 90
Emergency actuation,
automatic transmission,
refer to Overriding selector
lever lock 62
Emergency operation
– fuel filler flap, manual release 174
Emergency operation, refer to Closing manually
– glass roof 37
Emergency operation, refer to Manual operation
– door lock 29
Emergency release
– trunk lid from inside 31
Emergency Request 214
Emergency services, refer to Roadside Assistance 215
Energy, saving
– saving fuel 132 Engine
– breaking in
132
– data 234
– overheated, refer to Coolant temperature 200
– speed 234
– starting 58
– starting, Comfort Access 33
– switching off 59
Engine compartment 197
Engine coolant, refer to
Coolant 200
Engine oil
– adding 199
– additives, refer to Approved engine oils 200
– alternative oil types 200
– approved engine oils 200
– BMW Maintenance
System 202
– capacity 239
– checking level 198
– intervals between changes, refer to Service
requirements 84
Engine output, refer to Engine data 234
Engine speed, ref

er to Engine
data 234
Engine starting, refer to Starting the engine 58
Entry lamps, refer to Interior lamps 107
Equalizer 143
ESP Electronic Stability Program, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC 90
Exhaust system, refer to Hot exhaust system 134
Exterior mirrors 50
– adjusting 50
– automatic dimming feature 51
– automatic heating 51
– folding in and out 50
External audio
device 121,143
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Safety systems
– airbags99
– Antilock Brake System ABS 90
– brake system 90
– driving stability control 90
– Dynamic Stability Control DSC 90
– rollover protection system, Convertible 101
– safety belts 49
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat tires 196
Satellite radio 146
– activating 146
Saving fuel 132
Scan
– CD changer 148
Scan, listening to samples
– BMW Professional radio 144
Scan, sampling tracks
– CD changer 148
– CD player 148
Screw thread for tow fitting 217
Search button 19
Searching
– CD player 148
Searching for a music track
– CD 148
Seat adjustment
– electric 44
– mechanical 43
Seat and mirror memory 48
Seat belt reminder, refer to Fasten safety belts
reminder 49
Seat heating 48
Seats 43
– adjusting electrically 44
– adjusting the seats 43
– heating 48
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 48
– saving a setting, refer to Seat and mirror memory 48
– sitting safely 42 Securing cargo
126,128
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 29
– from outside 25
Selecting distance for Active
Cruise Control 73
Selecting the sound pattern 143
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 60
Selector lever lock, refer to Changing selector lever
positions, shiftlock 60
Selector lever positions 62
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 60
Service, refer to
Roadside
Assistance 215
Service car, refer to Roadside Assistance 215
Service data in the remote
control 202
Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 202
Service requirements 84
Service status 170
Settings
– clock, 12h/24h format 83
Settings and information 82
Setting the time format 144
Shifting 64
– 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 64
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 61
– manual transmission 60
Shift into a drive position, refer to selector lever
positions 62
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, refer to Changing selector
lever positions 60 Shift paddles on the steering
wheel 64
Side airbags 99
Side windows, refer to Windows 35
Signal horn, refer to Horn 10,11
Sitting safely 42
– with airbags 42
– with head restraint 42
– with safety belts 42
Ski bag 126
Ski bag for Convertible, refer to Through-loading opening
with integrated transport
bag 127
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to Glass roof, electric 37
Slot for remote control 57
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 122
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 165
– use 156
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 120
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis
OBD 203
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 123
SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 214
Spare fuses 213
Special oils, refer to Approved engine o
ils200
Specified engine oils, refer to
Approved engine oils 200
Speed
– Run-flat tires 94
– with winter tires 196
Speed-dependent volume 143
Speedo, refer to Speedometer 12
Speedometer 12
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Reference
Sport automatic transmission
with double clutch 62
– driving dynamics control 65
– kickdown 64
– Launch Control 66
– manually unlocking parking lock 65
– neutral 63
– reverse gear 63
Sport program with 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 64
Spray nozzles, refer to
Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 68
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 90
Start/Stop button 57
– starting the engine 58
– switching off the engine 59
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 58
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump-starting 216
Starting CD changer 147
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 216
Starting the CD player 147
Starting the engine
– Start/Stop button 57
Stations, refer to BMW Professional radio 144
Station search
– BMW Professional radio 144
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 5
Steam jet 204,205 Steering wheel
52
– adjustment 52
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– heating 52
– lock 57
– locking with Comfort Access 34
– shift paddles 64
Steering wheel buttons, refer to Shift paddles 64
Steering with variable ratio, refer to Active steering 97
Steptronic, refer to Automatic
transmission with
Steptronic 60
Storage 207
Storage compartments 121
Storage nets 125
Storing seat positions, refer to Seat and mirror memory 48
Storing tires 196
Stowage, refer to Storage compartments 12
1
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires 177
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 59
Switching off the engine
– Start/Stop button 57
Switching on
– BMW Professional radio 142
– CD changer 147
– CD player 147
– radio 18
Switching the cooling function
on and off 114
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 79
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 31
Tail lamp, refer to Tail lamps 210 Tail lamps
210
– replacing bulb 210,211
Tank contents, refer to Capacities 239
Technical data 234
– dimensions 235
Technical modifications, refer to For your own safety 5
Telephone 156
– hands-free system 163
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 120
– refer to sepa rate Owner's
Manual
– voice commands 163
Temperature
– air conditioner 111
– automatic climate control 112
– coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 200
Temperature display
– outside temperature 78
– outside temperature warning 78
– setting the units 83
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 69
Tensioning straps, refer to Securing cargo 137
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp 211
Through-loading opening with integrated transport
bag 127
Through-loading system 123
Tilt alarm sensor 33
Tilt function, passenger side mirror 51
Time
– displaying 144
– setting 144
Tire inflation pressure 177
– loss 94
Tire pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 93
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Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 95
– resetting the system 95
– system limitations 95
– warning lamp 96
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 94
Tire Quality Grading 193
Tires
– age 193,195
– air loss 96
– breaking in 132
– changing, refer to Changing wheels 211
– condition 194
– damage 194
– inflation pressure 177
– labels 193
– minimum tread depth 194
– new wheels and tires 195
– pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 93
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 95
– puncture 94
– replacing 195
– Run-flat tires 196
– size 193
– storage 196
– tread depth 194
– wear indicators, refer to Minimum tread depth 194
– wheel/tire combination, refer
to Correct wheels and
tires 195
– winter tires 196
Tone
– control 143
– middle setting 144
Tools, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 208
Top, refer to Retractable
hardtop 38
Torque, refer to Engine data 234 Tow bar
218
Tow fitting 217
– screw thread 217
Tow fittings for tow-starting and towing away 217
Towing 217
– car with automatic transmission 217
– methods 218
– with 7-gear Sport automatic transmission with double
clutch 218
Towing and tow-starting 217
Tow rope 218
Tow-s
tarting 217,219
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor 95
Traction control, refer to Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 90
Transmission
– 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 62
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 60
– idle position 63
– Launch Control 66
– manually unlocking parking lock 65
– manual transmission 60
– overriding selector lever lock for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 62
– reverse gear 63
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector
lever position 60
– refer to P Park 60
Transporting children
safely 53
Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 137
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tire tread 194 Trip-distance coun
ter, refer to
Trip odometer 78
Triple turn signal activation 67
Trip odometer 78
Trunk lid 31
– Comfort Access 34
– emergency release 31
– locking or unlocking
separately 31
– opening from inside 31
– opening from outside 31
– remote control 27
Turning circle, refer to Dimensions 235
Turn signal 67
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp 12
Turn signals
– triple turn signal 67
Tying down loads, refer to Cargo loading 137
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 193
Units
– average fuel
consumption 83
Units of measure
– temperature 83
Universal garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal
remote control 116
Unlatching, refer to Unlocking 33
Unlocking
– from inside 30
– from outside 25
– setting unlocking
characteristics 26
– trunk lid 34
– without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 33
USB audio interface 151
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