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Index
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3rd row seats 47
A
ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 96
ACC Active Cruise Con‐ trol 102
Access to 3rd row seats 47
Accident, refer to Emergency Request, initiating 280
Acoustic
signal, refer to Check
Control 76
Activated-charcoal filter 124
Active Cruise Control ACC 102
Active cruise control, indicator lamp 105
Active Cruise Control, radar sensor 106
Active Cruise Control, select‐ ing the distance 104
Active Cruise Control, warning lamps 105
Active seat 49
Active seat ventilation 49
Active steering 100
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 94
Adaptive Drive 99
Adaptive fixing system 137
Adaptive light control 82
Additional telephone 216
Additives, coolant 267
Additives, engine oil 266
After washing vehicle 286
Airbags 86
Airbags, indicator/warning light 88
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated air mode 122 Air distribution, auto‐
matic 120, 125
Air distribution, manual 121
Air drying, refer to Cooling function 122
Air flow rate 121
Air
flow rate, blower, refer to Air
volume 125
Airing, refer to Ventilation 123
Air pressure, refer to Tire infla‐ tion pressure 252
Air vents 119
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 123
AKI, refer to Fuel specifica‐ tions 248
Alarm system 39
Alarm system
– Avoiding unintentional alarms 40
– Ending an alarm 39
– Interior motion sensor 40
– Tilt alarm sensor 40
All around the headliner 17
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 261
All-wheel drive, refer to xDrive 98
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 128
AM/FM station 174
Announcement, navigation, refer to Spoken instruc‐
tions 163
Antifreeze, coolant 267
Antifreeze, washer fluid 68
Antilock Brake System, ABS 96
Anti-slip control, refer to Dy‐ namic Stability Control
DSC 96
Anti-theft protection 30
Appointments 232 Approved axle loads, refer to
Weights 292
Approved engine oils 266
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 292
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 134
Arrival time, refer to Com‐ puter 74
Ashtray 130
Ashtray, front 130
Ashtray, rear 130
Assist 237
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 281
Assistance
with driving off, re‐
fer to Drive-off assistant 100
Assistance with starting en‐ gine, refer to Jump-start‐
ing 281
Audio CD with rear DVD sys‐ tem 206
Audio device, external 134
Audio playback 181
Audio playback, Blue‐ tooth 196
Automatic, air distribu‐ tion 120, 125
Automatic air distribution 125
Automatic, air flow rate 120
Automatic car wash 285
Automatic climate con‐ trol 119
Automatic climate control, au‐ tomatic air distribu‐
tion 120, 125
Automatic climate control, in rear 124
Automatic climate control in rear, activating on Control
Display 124
Automatic climate control in rear, air supply 125
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Flat Tire Monitor FTM, snow
chains 261
Flat tire, run-flat tires 261
Flat
tire, Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 90
Flat tire, warning lamp 89, 91
Flat tire, wheel change 275
Flooding, refer to Driving through water 143
Floor carpet, care 287
Floor mats, care 287
FM/AM station 174
Fog on windows, remov‐ ing 121
Foldable rear seat back‐ rest 133
Foot brake 143
Footwell lamps, refer to Inte‐ rior lamps 84
For your own safety 6
Four-wheel drive, refer to xDrive 98
Front airbags 86
Front fog lamps 84
Front fog lamps, indicator lamp 84
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 88
Fuel 248
Fuel
– Refer to Average fuel con‐ sumption 74
Fuel, average consump‐
tion 74
Fuel cap 246
Fuel cap, closing 246
Fuel consumption display
– Average fuel consump‐ tion 74
Fuel consumption display,
current fuel consumption 72
Fuel-efficient driving, refer to Current

fuel consumption 72
Fuel filler flap, closing 246
Fuel filler flap, opening 246
Fuel filler flap, unlocking in case of an electrical malfunc‐
tion 246
Fuel gauge 73
Fuel, high-quality brands 248 Fuel, quality
248
Fuel, saving 148
Fuel, specifications 248
Fuel

tank capacity, refer to Fill‐
ing capacities 293
Fuel tank contents, refer to Filling capacities 293
Fuel tank, refer to Filling ca‐ pacities 293
Fuse 279
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 127
Gasoline gauge, refer to Fuel gauge 73
Gasoline, refer to Required fuel 248
Gas station recommenda‐ tion 162
Gear change, automatic trans‐ mission with Steptronic 70
Gear change, via shift pad‐ dles 70
General driving notes 142
Glass sunroof, closing 43
Glass sunroof, electric
– Convenient operation 30
– Remote control 30
Glass sunroof, initializing 44
Glass sunroof, opening 43
Glass sunroof, pinch protec‐
tion 44
Glass sunroof, power fail‐ ure 44
Glass sunroof, refer to Panor‐ amic glass sunroof 42
Glass sunroof, tilting 43
Glove compartment 134
Glove compartment
– USB interface 134
Glove compartment, light‐
ing 134
GPS navigation, refer to Navi‐ gation system 152
Gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 292 H
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake 63
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 128
Hands-free microphone 16
Hazard warning sys‐ tem 16, 280
HDC Hill Descent Control 98
HD Radio 175
Head airbags 86
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 81, 82
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 81
Headlamp flasher 66, 83
Headlamp flasher, indicator lamp 15
Headlamps 81
Headlamps, care 285
Headlamps, cleaning 67
Headlamps, cleaning, washer fluid 68
Headliner 17
Headphones,
connecting, rear
DVD system 201
Head restraints 51
Head-up Display 117
Head-up Display, care 287
Heatable rear window 121
Heating 119
Heating
– Seats 48
Heating, interior 119
Heating, mirrors 54
Heating, residual heat 122
Heating with the engine switched off, refer to Resid‐
ual heat 122
Heavy cargo, refer to Stowing cargo 145
Height, refer to Dimen‐ sions 291
High-beam Assistant 83
High beams 83
High beams/low beams, auto‐ matic, refer to High-beam
Assistant 83
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MP3 player
192
Multimedia 181
Music collection 188
Music search 189
Music, storing 188
N
Navigation 152
Navigation data 152
Navigation
data, updating 152
Navigation system
– Destination entry by voice 158
Neck restraints, refer to Head
restraints 51
Nets, refer to Storage com‐ partments 135
New wheels and tires 260
Notes 6, 233
Nozzles of automatic climate control 119
Nozzles, refer to Ventila‐ tion 123
O
OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 269
OBD socket, refer to Socket for OBD Onboard Diagno‐
sis 269
Octane numbers, refer to Fuel specifications 248
Odometer 71
Office 227
Oil additives 266
Oil consumption 265
Oil level 265
Oil, refer to Engine oil 265
Oil types, alternative 266
Oil types, approved 266
Old batteries, disposal 278
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 269
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 19
Onboard vehicle tool kit 270 Opening and closing
– Comfort Access 37
– From the inside 33
– From the outside 30
– Using the door lock
32
– Using the remote control 30
Opening height, adjust‐
ing 34, 36
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Outside-air mode, automatic climate control 122
Outside air, refer to Recircu‐ lated air mode 122
Overheating

of engine, refer to
Coolant temperature 72
P
Paint, vehicle 286
Pairing, mobile phone 216
Panic mode 30
Panoramic glass sunroof
– Convenient operation 30
– Initializing 43
– Opening, closing 42
– Pinch protection 43
– Power failure 43
– Remote control 30
– Tilting 42
Park Distance Control
PDC 110
Parked-car ventilation 125
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 144
Parking aid, refer to Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 110
Parking

assistant, refer to Park
Distance Control PDC 110
Parking brake 63
Parking brake, Automatic Hold 64
Parking brake, releasing man‐ ually 64, 65
Parking brake, setting man‐ ually 63
Parking lamps 81
Parking lamps/low beams 81
Parking with Automatic Hold 65 Particulate filter, refer to Diesel
particulate filter 143
Passenger airbags, deactivat‐ ing 87
Passenger side mirror, tilt‐ ing 54
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 110
Personal information 227
Personal Profile 28
Pinch protection
– Panoramic glass sunroof 43
– Windows 41
Pinch protection, glass sun‐
roof 44
Plastic, care 287
Playing videos, rear DVD sys‐ tem 202
PlugIn 242
Pollen,

refer to Microfilter/acti‐
vated-charcoal filter 124
Poor road operation 147
Position, storing 155
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 154
Power, refer to Engine data 290
Power windows
– Safety switch 41
Power windows, opening and
closing 40
Power windows, refer to Win‐ dows 40
Preheating, refer to Diesel en‐ gine 62
Prescribed

engine oils, refer to
Approved engine oils 266
Pressure, tires 252
Pressure warning, tires 88
Profile depth, refer to Mini‐ mum tread depth 259
Profile, tires 259
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 22
Protection function, refer to Pinch protection 44
Protection function, refer to
Pinch protection
– Panoramic glass sunroof 43
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Protective function, refer to
Pinch protection
– Windows 41
Push-and-turn switch, refer to
Controls 18
R
Radiator fluid, refer to Cool‐ ant 267
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control with
integrated key 28
Radio ready state 61
Radio ready state, switched off 61
Radio ready state, switched on 61
Radio setting, refer to Radio ready state 61
Rain sensor 67
Random 182
Random playback 182
Range 73
RDS 175
Reading lamps 85
Reading out loud 234
Rear entertainment, refer to DVD system in rear 200
Rear lamps, refer to Tail lamps 271, 274
Rear seat backrest, folda‐ ble 133
Rear seats, adjusting 47
Rear
seats, adjusting the head
restraints 52
Rear seats, heating 48
Rear socket 131
Rear ventilation 123
Rear ventilation, 3rd row seats 123
Rear ventilation, automatic cli‐ mate control in rear 124
Rearview mirror, refer to Mir‐ rors 53
Rear window defroster 121
Rear window, washing 68
Rear window wiper 68
Recirculated air mode 122 Recommended tire
brands 260
Redialing 222
Refueling 246
Remaining distance to desti‐ nation,

refer to Computer 74
Remaining range for service, refer to Service require‐
ments 75
Remaining range, refer to Range 73
Reminders 233
Remote control
– Battery replacement 39
– Comfort Access 37
– Malfunction 31, 38
– Tailgate 31
Remote control, garage door
opener 127
Remote

control, rear DVD sys‐
tem 201
Remote control, removing from the ignition lock 61
Remote control, service data 268
Remote control, universal 127
Remote inquiry 222
Replacement fuse 279
Replacement remote con‐ trol 28
Replacing wheels/tires 260
Reporting safety defects 8
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge 73
Reservoir for washer fluid, re‐ fer to Washer fluid reser‐
voir 68
Resetting, Tire Pressure Mon‐ itor TPM 91
Residual heat 122
Restraining systems
– Refer to Safety belts 50
Restraint systems for chil‐
dren 56
Retaining straps, securing cargo 146
Retreaded tires 261
Road, avoiding 161
Road detour 161 Roadside Assistance 238
Roadside parking lamps
83
Roller sunblinds 41
Roof load capacity 292
Roof-mounted luggage rack 147
Rope, refer to Towing 283
Route 162
Route criteria, route 161
Route, displaying 162
Route

section, bypassing 162
RPM, refer to Engine data 290
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 261
Rubber components, care 286
Run-flat tires 261
Run-flat tires, tire inflation pressure 252
Running lights, refer to Parking lamps/low beams 81
S
Safe braking 143
Safety 6
Safety belts 50
Safety belts
– Damage 50
Safety belts, care 287
Safety
belts, indicator/warning
lamp 50
Safety belts, reminder 50
Safety switch for rear win‐ dows 41
Safety systems
– Safety belts 50
Safety systems, airbags 86
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat tires 261
Satellite radio 176
Saving fuel 148
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 164
Screen, folding open/closed, rear DVD system 200
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Screen, refer to Control Dis‐
play 19
Search, refer to BMW On‐ line 239
Seat adjustment, electric 46
Seat adjustment, manual 45
Seat and mirror memory 53
Seat belts
– Refer to Safety belts 50
Seat heating 48, 49
Seat heating, rear 48
Seats
– Adjusting electrically 46
– Heating 48
– Memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory 53
– Sitting safely 45
– Storing the setting, refer to Seat and mirror memory 53
– Ventilation, refer to Active seat ventilation and seat
heating 49
Seats, adjusting 45
Seats, backrest width 46
Seats in the rear 47
Seats, shoulder support 46
2nd row seats 47
Selector lever, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 69
Selector lever lock, releas‐ ing 69
Self-leveling suspension 100
Sensors, care 287
Service and warranty 7
Service data in the remote control 268
Service interval display, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 268
Service interval display, refer to Service requirements 75
Service requirements 75
Service requirements, CBS Condition Based Serv‐
ice 268
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 281 Settings, clock, 12h/24h
mode 79
Settings, configuring, refer to Personal Profile 28
Settings, DVD 184
Settings on the Control Dis‐ play, changing 78
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion with Steptronic 70
Shift paddles 70
Short commands, voice acti‐ vation 295
Side airbags 86
Side View 116
Side windows, refer to Win‐ dows 40
Size, refer to Dimensions 291
Ski bag 138
Slide/tilt glass roof, refer to Glass sunroof 43
Slide/tilt glass roof, refer to Panoramic glass sunroof 42
Slot for remote control 61
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 130
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 225
Snap-in adapter, refer to Stor‐ age compartment of center
armrest 134
Snow chains 261
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nosis 269
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical devices 131
Software applications, iPhone 241
Software part number 216
Software update 199
Soot particulate filter, refer to Diesel particulate filter 143
SOS, refer to Emergency Re‐ quest, initiating 280
Sound output 174, 181
Spare fuse 279
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 156
Speed, average 73 Speed limit
78
Speed limit, setting 78
Speedometer 14
Speed, with winter tires 261
Split screen 22
Split
screen map settings 164
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 163
Sport program, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 70
Spray nozzles, refer to Clean‐ ing the windshield and head‐
lamps 67
Spray nozzles, refer to Wind‐ shield washer nozzles 68
Stability control systems 96
Start/Stop button 61
Start/Stop button, starting the engine 62
Start/Stop button, switching off the engine 62
Starting the engine 62
Start problems, refer to Jump- starting 281
State/province, selecting for navigation 153
Stations, stored 180
Station, storing 174
Status information, iDrive 21
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steam jets 285
Steering wheel 55
Steering wheel, adjusting 55
Steering wheel, easy entry/ exit 55
Steering wheel lock 61
Steering with variable transla‐ tion, refer to Active steer‐
ing 100
Steptronic, refer to Sport pro‐ gram and manual mode M/
S 70
Stopping, engine 62
Storage compartment nets 135
Storage compart‐ ments 134, 135
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