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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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The fastest way to find information on a particular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 252.
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
56 Transporting children safely
59 Driving
74 Everything under control
88Technology for driving comfort and safety
100 Lamps
104 Climate
110 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
124 Things to remember when driving
Navigation
132 Starting the navigation system
134 Destination entry
147 Destination guidance
156 What to do if …
Entertainment
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On/off and settings |
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Radio |
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Satellite radio |
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CD player and CD changer |
180AUX-In port
181USB/audio interface
Communications
186 Telephoning
201 BMW Assist
Mobility
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Refueling |
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Wheels and tires |
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Under the hood |
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Maintenance |
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Replacing components |
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Giving and receiving assistance |
Reference
244 Technical data
248Short commands for the voice command system
252 Everything from A-Z
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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.
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.<
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< 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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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.
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.
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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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.<
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.
For US customers
The following applies only 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.te.gc.ca
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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
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Roadside parking lamps* 102
Computer 75
Settings and information about the vehicle 78
Instrument lighting 103
9Instrument cluster 12
10Windshield wipers 64 Rain sensor* 64
11Switching the ignition on/off and starting/stopping the engine 59
12Ignition lock 59
13Buttons* on the steering wheel Telephone*:
>Press: accepting and ending a call, starting dialing* selected phone numbers. Redialing if no phone number is selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Changing radio station Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and lists with stored phone numbers
Individually programmable 54
Individually programmable 54
Active cruise control* 67
17 Releasing the hood 223
18 Opening the luggage compartment lid*
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1Speedometer
2Indicator lamps for turn signals
3Indicator and warning lamps 13
4 Displays for active cruise control* 67
5Tachometer 74
6Engine oil temperature* 75
7Display for
>Clock 74
>Outside temperature 74
>Indicator and warning lamps 83
8Display for
>Position of automatic transmission* 61
>Computer 75
>Date of next scheduled service, and remaining distance to be driven 79
>Odometer and trip odometer 74
>Checking engine oil level* 224
>Settings and information 78
> There is a Check Control message 83
9Fuel gauge 75
10Resetting the trip odometer 74
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Indicator and warning lamps can light up in various combinations and colors in the indicator area 1 or 2.
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 83.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps in the indicator area 1 signal that the associated functions are activated:
High beams/headlamp flasher 102
Fog lamps* 102
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propulsive forces in order to maintain driving stability 90
Parking brake applied 60
Engine malfunction with adverse effect on exhaust emissions 229 Canada: engine malfunction with adverse effect on exhaust emissions 229
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1Coupe: microphone for voice command system* and for telephone in hands-free mode*
Convertible: microphone on steering column
2SOS: initiating an Emergency Request call* 236
3Reading lamps 103
4Coupe: glass roof, electric* 39
5Interior lamps 103
6Passenger airbag status lamp* 98
7Control Display 16
8Hazard warning flashers
9DTC Dynamic Traction Control 90
10Central locking system 32
11Automatic climate control
Air distribution to the windshield 105
Air distribution to the upper body area 105
Air distribution to the footwell 105
Automatic air distribution and flow rate 106
Cooling function 107
AUC Automatic recirculated-air control 106
Recirculated-air mode 106
Maximum cooling 106
Residual heat mode 107
Air flow rate 106
Defrosting windows 107
Rear window defroster 107
12 Ejecting audio CD 160
13Changing
>Radio station 164
>Track 174
14Selecting radio, CD and CD changer
15Selecting AM or FM waveband
16Ejecting navigation DVD 132
17Heated seats* 49
PDC Park Distance Control* 88
Coupe:
Roller sun blind* 113
Coupe:
HDC Hill Descent Control* 90
18Controller 16
Can be turned, pressed, or moved horizontally in four directions
19Opening start menu on Control Display 17
20Convertible:
Opening and closing retractable hardtop 41
21Drive for navigation DVD 132
22Programmable memory keys 21
23Switching audio sources on/off and adjusting volume 160
24Drive for audio CD 160
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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.
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
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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
menu
>Switching off Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central locking system
>Display of service requirements and dates for statutory inspections
>Settings for telephone
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 59:
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
menu
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.
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
For an exemplary step-by-step application refer to Setting the time, page 81.
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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>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*.
Additional information can be displayed in the assistance window:
>The computer or the trip computer*
>The arrow or map view in vehicles with navigation system*
>The current position*
Selecting display
1.Move the controller to the right to change to the assistance window and press the controller.
2.Select a menu item.
3.Press the controller.
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Switching assistance window on/off
1.Move the controller to the right to change to the assistance window and press the controller.
2.Select "Assist. window off" and press the controller.
To turn back on, switch to the assistance window and press the controller.
>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:
1.Press the button. This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Select "Display off" and press the controller.
>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 crosshairs 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.
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Entertainment
Press the controller to switch on.
Using the programmable memory keys, you can store and execute certain iDrive functions:
> Navigation destinations*
The item stored in the Entertainment menu is the source that is playing at the time of storage, 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.
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If the car is equipped with two drives and a CD with compressed audio files is played,
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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.
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.
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.
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Voice command system*
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.
This symbol on the Control Display and an acoustic signal indicate that the voice command system is ready to receive spoken commands.
2.Say the command.
The command appears on the Control Display.
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 86.
Symbols in the Owner's Manual
{...} Say the specified commands word for word.
{{...}} Indicates responses of the voice command system.
This symbol appears on the Control Display when you can enter additional commands.
If no further commands are possible, continue by operating the item of equipment via iDrive.
Activating voice command system
1. Press the button on the steering wheel.
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
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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}
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}}
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 248.
4.{CD}
The system says:
{{CD on}}
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5. Press the button on the steering wheel.
6. Select a track, e.g.: {Track 1}
The system says: {{Track 1}}
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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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.
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Opening and closing
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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 38.
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, page 28.
In addition, information about service requirements is stored in the remote control, refer to Service data in the remote control, page 228.
Integrated key
Press button 1 to release the key.
The integrated key fits the following locks:
>Glove compartment, refer to page 113
>Driver's door, refer to page 32
>Luggage compartment lid, refer to page 33
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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.
Personal Profile settings
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 50
>Programming buttons* on the steering wheel, refer to page 54
>Triple turn signal activation, refer to page 64
>12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to page 82
>Date format, refer to page 83
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