BMW 1 Series Coupe 2008 Owner's Manual

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Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW.

Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. We therefore have this request:

Please take the time to read this Owner's Manual and familiarize yourself with the information that we have compiled for you before starting off in your new vehicle. It contains important data and instructions intended to assist you in gaining maximum use and satisfaction from your BMW's unique range of technical features. The manual also contains information on maintenance designed to enhance operating safety and contribute to maintaining the value of your BMW throughout an extended service life.

This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models or a Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.

We wish you an enjoyable driving experience. BMW AG

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Contents

The fastest way to find information on a particular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 240.

Using this Owner's Manual

4 Notes

6 Reporting safety defects

At a glance

10 Cockpit

16 iDrive

23 Voice command system

Controls

28 Opening and closing

45 Adjustments

55 Transporting children safely

58 Driving

66 Everything under control

80Technology for driving comfort and safety

91 Lamps

96 Climate

102 Practical interior accessories

Driving tips

114 Things to remember when driving

Navigation

122Starting the navigation system

123Destination entry

136 Destination guidance

146 What to do if …

Entertainment

150	On/off and settings
154	Radio
160	Satellite radio
163	CD player and CD changer

169AUX-In port

170USB-audio interface

Communications

176 Telephoning

191 BMW Assist

Mobility

200	Refueling
202	Wheels and tires
209	Under the hood
214	Maintenance
216	Replacing components
222	Giving and receiving assistance

Reference

230 Technical data

235Short commands for the voice command system

240 Everything from A-Z

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Using this Owner's Manual

We have tried to make all the information in this Owner's Manual easy to find. The fastest way to find specific topics is to refer to the detailed index at the back of the manual. If you wish to gain an initial overview of your vehicle, you will find this in the first chapter.

Should you sell your BMW some day, please remember to hand over the Owner's Manual as well; it is an important component of your vehicle.

Additional sources of information

Should you have any other questions, your BMW center will be glad to advise you at any time.

Information on BMW, e.g. on technical aspects, can also be found on the Internet at www.bmwusa.com.

Symbols used

Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the pos-

sibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.

Indicates information that will assist you in gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively

for your vehicle.

Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment.

< Marks the end of a specific item of information.

* Indicates special equipment, country-spe- cific equipment and optional extras, as well as equipment and functions not yet available at the time of printing.

"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to select individual functions.

{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice command system.

{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the voice command system.

Symbols on vehicle components

Indicates that you should consult the relevant section of this Owner's Manual for

information on a particular part or assembly.

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The individual vehicle

When you ordered your BMW, you chose various items of equipment. This Owner's Manual describes the entire array of options and equipment available with a specific BMW model.

Please bear in mind that the manual may contain information on accessories and equipment that you have not specified for your own vehicle. Sections describing options and special equipment are marked by asterisks * to assist you in identifying possible differences between the descriptions in this manual and your own vehicle's equipment.

If equipment in your BMW is not described in this Owner's Manual, please refer to the accompanying Supplementary Owner's Manuals.

Editorial notice

BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing development that is conceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety standards combined with advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this reason, it is possible in exceptional cases that features described in this Owner's Manual could differ from those on your vehicle.

For your own safety

Maintenance and repair

Advanced technology, e.g. the use of modern materials and powerful electron-

ics, requires specially adapted maintenance and repair methods. You should therefore have the corresponding work on your vehicle performed only by your BMW center or at a workshop that works according to BMW repair procedures with correspondingly trained personnel. If this work is not carried out properly, there is a danger of subsequent damage and related safety hazards.<

Parts and accessories

For your own safety, use genuine parts and accessories approved by BMW.

When you purchase accessories tested and approved by BMW and Original BMW Parts, you simultaneously 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 defects in material and workmanship.

BMW will not accept any liability for damage resulting from installation 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.

Original BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other products approved by BMW, together with professional 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 transceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radio or similar accessories, may cause extensive damage

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Notes

to the vehicle, compromise 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, replacement, or repair of the emission control devices and sys-

tems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any certified automotive part.<

California Proposition 65 warning

California law requires us to issue the following warning:

Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automobile components and parts,

including components found in the interior furnishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and reproductive 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 BMW is covered by the following 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.

Reporting safety defects

For US customers

The following only applies to vehicles owned and operated in the US.

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831- 1117.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of North America, LLC.

To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov

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For Canadian customers

Canadian customers who wish to report a safety-related defect to Transport Canada, Defect Investigations and Recalls, may call 1-800-333-0510 toll-free from anywhere in Canada or 1-613-993-9851 from the Ottawa region and from other countries, or contact Transport Canada by mail at: Transport Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville, Tower C,

330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0N5.

You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca

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At a glance

This overview of buttons, switches and displays is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's operating environment. The section will also assist you in becoming acquainted with the control concepts and options available for operating the various systems.

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Cockpit

Around the steering wheel: controls and displays

1	Convertible: opening and closing	6	Parking lamps 91
	windows jointly 38		Parking lamps 91
	windows jointly 38
2	Convertible: opening and closing		Low beams 92
	rear windows 38		Low beams 92
	rear windows 38
3	Opening and closing front		Automatic headlamp control* 91
	windows 38		Adaptive Head Light* 93
4	Folding exterior mirrors in and out* 51

5Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb monitor* 51

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Fog lamps* 94

Turn signals 62

High beams, headlamp flasher 93

Roadside parking lamps* 93

Computer 67

Settings and information about the vehicle 70

Instrument lighting 94

Instrument cluster 12

Windshield wipers 63

Rain sensor* 63

11Switching the ignition on/off and starting/stopping the engine 58

12Ignition lock 58

13Buttons on the steering wheel Telephone*:

>Press: accepting and ending a call; starting dialing* of selected phone number; redialing if no phone number is selected.

>Press longer: redialing

Volume

Activating/deactivating voice command system*

Changing radio station Selecting music track

Scrolling through phone book and lists with stored phone numbers

Individually programmable 53

14Horn: the entire surface

15Adjusting the steering wheel 53

16 Cruise control* 64

17Releasing the hood 209

18Opening the luggage compartment lid 33

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Instrument cluster

1Speedometer

135i: with fuel gauge

2Indicator lamps for turn signals

3Indicator and warning lamps 13

4Tachometer 66

5Fuel gauge 67

135i: engine oil temperature 67

6Display for

>Clock 66

>Outside temperature 66

>Indicator and warning lamps 76

7Display for

>Position of automatic transmission* 60

>Computer 67

>Date of next scheduled service, and remaining distance to be driven 71

>Odometer and trip odometer 66

>Checking oil level 210

>Settings and information 70

8Resetting the trip odometer 66

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Indicator and warning lamps	In urgent cases, this information will be shown
	as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.

The concept

Indicator and warning lamps in the display area can light up in a variety of combinations and colors.

Some lamps are checked for proper functioning and thus come on briefly when the engine is started or the ignition is switched on.

Explanatory text messages

Text messages at the lower edge of the Control Display explain the meaning of the displayed indicator and warning lamps.

You can call up more information, e.g. on the cause of a malfunction and on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to page 76.

Indicator lamps without text messages

The following indicator lamps notify you that certain functions are active:

High beams/headlamp flasher 93

Fog lamps* 94

Lamp flashes:

DSC or DTC is regulating the propulsive forces in order to maintain driving stability 82

Canada: parking brake applied 59

Parking brake applied 59

Canada: engine malfunction with adverse effect on exhaust emissions 215

Engine malfunction with adverse effect on exhaust emissions 215

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Around the center console: controls and displays

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1	Coupe: microphone for voice command		13	Changing
	system* and for telephone in hands-free			> Radio station 150
	mode*			> Radio station 150
	mode*			> Track 150
	Convertible: microphone on steering col-			> Track 150
	Convertible: microphone on steering col-		14	Selecting radio, CD and CD changer
	umn		14	Selecting radio, CD and CD changer
2	SOS: initiating an Emergency Request		15	Selecting AM or FM waveband
	call* 222		16	Ejecting navigation DVD
3	Reading lamps 95		17
4	Coupe: glass roof, electric*	39	17	Heated seats* 49
4	Coupe: glass roof, electric*	39		Heated seats* 49
5	Interior lamps 94			Convertible: opening the convert-
6	Passenger airbag status lamp			Convertible: opening the convert-
6	Passenger airbag status lamp			ible top 41
7	Control Display 16			Convertible: closing the convertible
8	Dynamic Traction Control DTC 82			top 41
9	Hazard warning flashers		18	Controller 16
10	Central locking system 32		18	Controller 16
10	Central locking system 32			Can be turned, pressed, or moved horizon-
11	Automatic climate control			Can be turned, pressed, or moved horizon-
11	Automatic climate control			tally in four directions
	Air distribution to the		19	Opening start menu on Control Display 17
	windshield 97		20	Drive for navigation DVD* 122
	Air distribution to the upper body		20	Drive for navigation DVD* 122
	Air distribution to the upper body		21	Programmable memory keys 21
	area 97		21	Programmable memory keys 21
	area 97		22	Switching entertainment audio sources on/
			22	Switching entertainment audio sources on/
	Air distribution to the footwell 97			off and adjusting volume 150
	Automatic air distribution and flow		23	Drive for audio CD 163
	Automatic air distribution and flow
	rate 98
	Cooling function 99
	Automatic recirculated-air control
	AUC 98
	Recirculated-air mode 98
	Maximum cooling 97
	Residual heat mode	99
	Air flow rate 98
	Defrosting windows	99
	Rear window defroster 99
12	Ejecting audio CD 150

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iDrive

iDrive integrates the functions of a large number of switches. This allows these functions to be operated from a single central position. The following section provides an introduction to

basic menu navigation. The control of the individual functions is described in connection with the relevant equipment.

Controls

1Control Display

2 button Opening start menu

3Controller

The controller can be used to select menu items and to adjust settings:

>Move in four directions, arrow 4

>Turn, arrow 5

>Push, arrow 6

Operate the controller only when traffic and road conditions allow this, to avoid

endangering the car's occupants and other road users by being distracted.<

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Menu overview

Communication

>Telephone*

>BMW Assist* or TeleService*

Navigation

>Navigation system

>Onboard information, e.g. for displaying the average fuel consumption

Entertainment

>Radio

>CD player and CD changer*

>AUX-In port, USB-audio interface* for external audio device

Climate

>Vent settings

>Automatic programs

>Parked car operation

>Closing the screen

>Tone and display settings

>Traffic information settings

>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central locking system

>Display of service requirements and dates for statutory inspections

>Settings for telephone

Operating principle

As of radio readiness, the following message appears on the Control Display:

To hide the message: Press the controller.

The start menu is displayed.

The message is automatically hidden after approx. 10 seconds.

Start menu

All iDrive functions can be called up via five menu items.

Opening start menu

Press the button.

To open the start menu from the menu: Press the button twice.

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Calling up menu items in the start menu Displays in menu

As of radio readiness, refer to page 58:

Via the start menu you can call up the four menu items of Communication, Navigation, Entertainment and Climate by moving the controller forwards, backwards, to the left or to the right.

You can call up the menu by pressing the controller.

Convenient call-up of menu items

The convenient call-up function enables you to:

>Call up a menu item from the start menu in the view last displayed.

>Switch directly between Communication, Navigation, Entertainment and Climate without having to press the button.

To do so, move the controller in the corresponding direction and hold it for more than approx. 2 seconds.

1Each menu is subdivided into fields. The active field is highlighted.

2A symbol indicates the start menu item last selected.

Communication

Navigation or onboard information

Entertainment

Climate

1Menu items are usually grouped in horizontal or vertical lists.

2In these lists, arrows indicate the possibility of accessing other menu items that are not currently visible.

3Settings are represented graphically or as numerical values.

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Operating principle at a glance

The following is a general description of operations using iDrive. For an exemplary step-by- step application, refer to page 74.

1Selecting a menu item:

>Turn the controller; the highlight marker moves

>Menu items in white can be selected by highlighting them

2Activating a menu item:

>Press the controller

>New menu items are displayed or the function is executed

3Selecting a menu item: refer to 1

4Switching between fields:

>Briefly move the controller to the left, right, forward, or backward

>Release the controller

>The active field is brighter in color

5Adjusting settings:

>Turn the controller

>Graphic display, numerical value or text displays can be changed

>Confirm by changing the field

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Status information

1Display for:

>Entertainment: Radio, CD or

>Telephone* in "Communication": Name of the connected mobile phone, network search or no network

>"BMW Assist"*:

Active voice connection with a BMW Assist service

2Entertainment audio output off

3Display for traffic information*: "TI":

Traffic information for the navigation system can be received and transmission is switched on

4Display for:

> New entries present in "Missed calls"*

> Roaming active

5 It is possible to make calls* if the mobile phone is paired with the vehicle

Reception strength of mobile phone network, display depending on mobile phone

6Time

Other displays:

Status information is temporarily hidden during Check Control message displays or entries via the voice command system*.

Closing/opening the screen

Do not place objects in the vicinity of the open screen, otherwise the screen may

be damaged.<

Closing the screen

1.Press the button. This opens the start menu.

2.Press the controller to open the menu.

3.Select "Close display" and press the controller.

You can also close the screen manually.<

Opening the screen

Press the controller.

Setting the conditions for opening the screen automatically

You can select the events that cause the screen to open automatically.

1.Open the start menu.

2.Press the controller to open the menu.

3.Select "Settings" and press the controller.

4.Select "Display settings" and press the controller.

5.Select "Display" and press the controller.

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The various conditions are shown on the Control Display.

6.Select the desired conditions and press the controller:

>When there is an incoming call: "Call"

>When an important Check Control message is displayed:

"Check Control message"

>When there is a navigation system message:

"Navigation info"

>When the voice command system is started:

"Speech input"

>When the ignition is switched on: "Ignition on"

>When the Park Distance Control is displayed:

"PDC Display on"

Programmable memory keys

Using the programmable memory keys, you can store and execute certain iDrive functions:

>Navigation* destinations

>Entertainment:

>Radio stations

>CD

>CD compartment of CD changer

>AUX

>Telephone: phone numbers

The assignment of the programmable memory keys is stored for the remote control currently in use.

Storing functions

Navigation* destinations

1.Select the navigation destination, e.g. in the destination list or address book.

2.	...	Press the key longer than
	2 seconds.

Special features of the Professional navigation system:

>If destination guidance and the map view have been started, the current destination is stored.

>If the destination is entered via map, the coordinates in the cross-hairs are stored, not the current destination.

Telephone, phone numbers

1.Enter the phone number or select the number from a list of stored phone numbers, e.g. the A-Z list.

The condition is selected.

The setting is stored for the remote control currently in use.

2.	...	Press the key longer than
	2 seconds.

If the phone number is associated with a name, the name is also stored.

Entertainment

The item stored in the Entertainment menu is the source that is playing at the time of storage,

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e.g. a radio station, irrespective of what was selected on the Control Display.

1.Select the desired function, e.g. radio station or CD.

...

Press the key longer than

2seconds.

If the car is equipped with two drives and a

CD with compressed audio files is played, the current track is stored.<

Executing a function

... Press the key.

The function is executed immediately. This means that, for example, if a phone number is selected, the connection is established, or if a navigation destination is called up, destination guidance is started.

Displaying memory key assignments

You can have the assignment of a memory key displayed by touching the key with your finger. Please do not wear gloves when doing so.

Touching the keys with an object such as a pen will not work.

Displaying brief information

... Touch the key. The key assignment is displayed.

Navigation destination

Entertainment source

Telephone, phone number

Not assigned

Displaying detailed information

... Touch the key for a longer period.

Clearing key assignments

1.Press the button. This opens the start menu.

2.Press the controller to open the menu.

3.Select "Settings" and press the controller.

4.Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the controller.

5.Select "Programmable Memory Keys" and press the controller.

6.Select "Delete assignment of all memory keys" and press the controller.

7.Select "Yes" and press the controller.

Voice command system*

The concept

The voice command system allows you to control operation of various vehicle systems without removing your hands from the steering wheel.

Individual menu items on the Control Display can be spoken as commands. It is not necessary to use the controller.

The voice command system transforms your oral commands into control signals for the selected systems and provides support in the form of instructions or questions.

The voice command system uses a special microphone located in the area of the interior rearview mirror, refer to page 14.

Saying commands

Activating voice command system

1. Press the button on the steering wheel.

This symbol on the Control Display and a signal indicate that the voice command system is ready to receive spoken commands.

Precondition

Via iDrive, select the language in which the voice command system is operating, so that the spoken commands can be identified. Selecting the language for iDrive, refer to page 79.

Symbols in the Owner's Manual

{...} Say the specified commands word for word.

{{...}} Indicates responses of the voice command system.

2.Say the command.

Text or digits that are understood by the voice command system are displayed on the Control Display.

This symbol appears on the Control Display when you can enter additional commands.

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Voice command system

If no further commands are possible, continue by operating the item of equipment via iDrive.

Terminating or canceling voice command system

Press the button on the steering wheel or

{Cancel}

Commands

Having the possible commands read aloud

You can have the system read aloud the possible commands related to the selected menu item on the Control Display.

To have the possible commands read out to you:

{Options}

For instance, if you have selected "CD", the commands available for operating the CD player and CD changer* are read out.

Opening help

{Help}

Using alternative commands

There are often a number of commands to run a function, e.g.:

{Radio on} or {Turn radio on}

Calling up functions immediately via short commands

Short commands enable you to perform certain functions immediately, irrespective of which menu item is selected, refer to page 235.

Opening the start menu

{Main menu}

Example: selecting a track

1.If necessary, switch on entertainment audio output.

2.Press the button on the steering wheel.

3. {Entertainment}. The system says: {{Entertainment}}.

4. {CD}.

The system says: {{CD on}}.

5. Press the button on the steering wheel.

6. Select a track, e.g.: {Track 1}.

The system says: {{Track 1}}

Notes

For information on voice control of the telephone, refer also to the separate

Owner's Manual.<

For voice commands, bear in mind the following:

>Pronounce the commands and digits smoothly and at normal volume, avoiding excessive emphases and pauses. The same applies to spelling when entering a destination for navigation.

>Always speak the commands in the language of the voice command system.

>When selecting a radio station, use the standard pronunciation of the station name.

>For entries in the voice-activated phone book, only use names in the language of the voice command system and no abbreviations.

>Keep the doors, windows and glass roof closed to prevent interference from outside noise.

>Avoid ambient noise in the vehicle while speaking.

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Controls

This chapter is intended to provide you with information for complete control of your vehicle. All features and accessories that are useful for driving and your safety, comfort and convenience, are described here.

Opening and closing

Remote control

Each remote control contains a rechargeable battery that is automatically recharged when it is in the ignition lock while the car is being driven. Use each remote control at least twice a year for longer road trips in order to maintain the batteries' charge status. In cars with convenient access*, the remote control contains a replaceable battery, refer to page 37.

The settings called up and implemented when the car is unlocked depend on which remote control is used to unlock the car, refer to Personal Profile, next column.

In addition, information about service requirements is stored in the remote control, refer to Service data in the remote control, page 214.

> Luggage compartment lid, refer to page 33

New remote controls

Your BMW center can supply new remote controls with integrated keys as additional units or as replacements in the event of loss.

Personal Profile

The concept

You can set many of your BMW's functions to suit your personal needs and preferences. Without any action on your part, Personal Profile ensures that most of these settings are stored for the remote control currently in use. When you unlock the car, the remote control used for the purpose is recognized and the settings stored for it are called up and implemented.

This means that your personal settings will be activated for you, even if in the meantime your car was used by someone else with another remote control and the corresponding settings. The individual settings are stored for up to three remote controls.

Integrated key

Personal Profile settings

Press button 1 to release the key.

The integrated key fits the following locks:

>Driver's door, refer to page 32

>Convertible: glove compartment, refer to page 105

For more information on specific settings, refer to the specified pages.

>Assignment of programmable memory keys, refer to page 21

>Response of the central locking system when the car is unlocked, refer to page 29

>Automatic locking of the vehicle, refer to page 32

>Automatic call-up* of the driver's seat position after unlocking, refer to page 49

>Programming buttons* on the steering wheel, refer to page 53

>Triple turn signal activation, refer to page 63

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