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Thank you for choosing a BMW.
The more familiar you are with your vehicle, the better control
you will have on the road. We therefore strongly suggest:
Read this Owner's Manual before starting off in your new BMW.
It contains important information on vehicle operation that will
help you make full use of the technical features available in your
BMW. The manual also contains information designed to en‐
hance operating reliability and road safety, and to contribute to
maintaining the value of your BMW.
Please also note the additional items of onboard literature, for
instance the BMW X6 M Supplementary Owner's Manual.
We wish you a safe and enjoyable drive.
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Addendum
ADDENDUM TO BMW X6 OWNER’S
MANUAL 1402926007
We wanted to provide you with some
updates and clarifications with respect to
the printed BMW Owner’s Manual.
These updates and clarifications will
supersede the materials contained in
that document.
1.Where the terms “service center,”
“the service center,” “your service
center,” “service specialist,’ or
“service” are used in the Owner’s
Manual, we wanted to clarify that
the terms refer to a BMW dealer’s
service center or another service
center or repair shop that employs
trained personnel that can perform
maintenance and repair work on
your vehicle in accordance with
BMW specifications.
2.Where the text of the Owner’s
Manual contains an affirmative
instruction to contact a “service
center” or “your service center,” we
wanted to clarify that BMW
recommends that, if you are faced
with one of the situations addressed
by that text, you contact or seek the
assistance of a BMW dealer’s
service center or another service
center or repair shop that employs
trained personnel that can perform
maintenance and repair work on
your vehicle in accordance with
BMW specifications.
While BMW of North America LLC,
at no cost to you, will pay for repairs
required by the limited warranties
provided with respect to your
vehicle and for maintenance under
the Maintenance Program during
the applicable warranty and
maintenance coverage periods, you
are free to elect, both during those
periods and thereafter, to have
maintenance and repair work
provided by other service centers or
repair shops.
3.Where the Owner’s Manual makes
reference to parts and accessories
having been approved by BMW,
those references are intended to
reflect that those parts and
accessories are recommended by
BMW of North America LLC. You
may elect to use other parts and
accessories, but, if you do, we
recommend that you make sure that
any such parts and/or accessories
are appropriate for use on your
vehicle.
4.At page 7, under the warranty
section’s discussion of
homologation, where it states that
you “cannot lodge warranty claims
for your vehicle there,” the text
should read that you “may not be
able to lodge warranty claims for
your vehicle there.”
5.At page 7, under the “Parts and
Accessories” section, in the sixth
sentence, the word “cannot” should
read “does not.”
6.At page 448, in the “Checking and
replacing safety belts” section, the
Addendum
text beginning, “Have the work
performed only by your service
center . . .” should be disregarded
and the following text should be
read in lieu thereof: “BMW
recommends having this work
performed by a service center as it
is important that this safety feature
functions properly.”
7.At page 49, under the heading:
“Active front head restraints,” the
paragraph beginning, “Only attach
accessories . . .” should be
disregarded and the following text
should be read in lieu thereof:
“BMW recommends that you attach
accessories approved by BMW to
the seat or head restraint.” Under
the same heading, the paragraph
beginning, “Have the active head
restraints reset” should be
disregarded and the following text
read in lieu thereof: “Have the
active head restraints reset after
they are triggered in a rear-end
collision. BMW recommends that
you have this work performed by
the service center. It is important
that this safety feature be
operational.”
8.At page 120, under the heading:
“Special windshield,” the paragraph
beginning, “Therefore, have the
special windshield . . .” should be
disregarded and the following text
should be read in lieu thereof:
“BMW recommends that you have
the special windshield replaced by
the service center.”
9.At page 147 under the heading:
“Objects in the area around the
pedals” and at page 293 under the
heading: “Carpets and floor mats,”
the paragraph that begins: “Only
use floor mats . . .” should be
disregarded and the following
language should be read in lieu
thereof: “The manufacturer of your
vehicle recommends that you use
floor mats that have been identified
by it as appropriate for use in your
vehicle and that can be properly
fixed in place.”
10. At page 154, under the heading:
“Have maintenance carried out,” the
sentence beginning, “Have the
maintenance carried out . . .” should
be disregarded and the following
text should be read in lieu thereof:
“BMW recommends that you have
the maintenance carried out by your
service center.”
11. At page 226, under “Telephone,”
the heading that reads “Approved
mobile phones” should read
“Compatible mobile phones.”
12. At page 255, under the heading
“Apps” and subheading
“Requirements,” the section that
begins, “Use only . . . ,” should be
disregarded and the following text
should be read in lieu thereof: “The
manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends the use of BMW
recommended software; otherwise
there may be malfunctions in
system operations.”
13. At page 267, under the heading:
“Approved wheels and tires,” the
term “Approved” should be
disregarded and in lieu thereof, the
Addendum
term “Recommended” should be
read in its place. In addition, the
text of that section should be
disregarded and the following text
should be read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle
strongly suggests that you use
wheels and tires that have been
recommended by the vehicle
manufacturer for your vehicle type;
otherwise, for example, despite
having the same official size ratings,
variations can lead to body contact
and with it, the risk of severe
accidents.
The manufacturer of your vehicle
does not evaluate nonrecommended wheels and tires to
determine if they are suitable for
use on your vehicle.
14. At page 269, under the heading:
“Snow Chains,” the text should be
disregarded and the following text
should be read in lieu thereof:
Only certain types of fine-link snow
chains have been tested by the
manufacturer of your vehicle and
are determined by the manufacturer
of your vehicle to be road safe and
are recommended by the
manufacturer of your vehicle.
Information about recommended
snow chains is available from a
service center.
15. At page 270, under the heading
“Hood,” the sentence beginning, “If
you are unfamiliar” should be
disregarded.
16. At page 272, under the heading:
“Approved oil types,” the references
to “Approved” should be read as
“Suitable.” Immediately preceding
the “Gasoline engine” chart, the
following sentence should be
inserted: “Add engine oils that meet
the following oil rating
standards: . . .” The reference to
“BMW High Performance SAE 5W30” should be disregarded.
17. At page 273, under the heading:
“Alternative oil types,” the text
preceding the chart should be
disregarded, and in lieu thereof
should be read as follows: “If an
engine oil suitable for continuous
use is not available, up to 1 US
quart/liter of an engine oil with the
following oil rating can be
added: . . .” The reference to
“specification” should be read as
“rating.”
18. At page 273, under the heading:
“Engine oil change,” the text should
be disregarded and in lieu thereof
should be read as follows:
BMW recommends that you have
the oil changed at your BMW
dealer’s service center or at another
service center that has trained
personnel that can perform the work
in accordance with BMW
specifications
19. At page 274 and page 275, under
the heading: “Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for US models
and Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian models,” the
second paragraph should be
Addendum
disregarded and the following text
read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you have
maintenance and repair performed
by your BMW dealer’s service
center or another service center or
repair shop that employs trained
personnel that can perform
maintenance and repair work on
your vehicle in accordance with
BMW specifications. The
manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you maintain
records of all maintenance and
repair work performed on your
vehicle.
20. At page 276 and page 277 under
the heading: “Lamp and bulb
replacement” and at page 277
under the heading: “Changing the
lamps”, where it reads: “Do not
perform work/bulb replacement on
xenon headlamps,” that text should
be disregarded and in lieu thereof
the following text should be read:
“Xenon headlamp work or
replacement can cause serious and
fatal injuries.” In the text that
follows, where it reads: “[h]ave any
work on the xenon lighting
system . . . ,” the following words
should be read as preceding that
passage: “It is strongly suggested
that you . . . .”
Use of recommended vehicle
batteries
The manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you use vehicle
batteries that it has tested and
recommends for use in your vehicle;
otherwise the vehicle could be
damaged and systems or functions
may not be fully available.
After a battery replacement, the
manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you have the
battery registered on your vehicle
by a service center to ensure that all
comfort functions are fully available,
and that any “check control”
messages of these comfort
functions are no longer displayed.
21. At page 283, under the “Battery
replacement” section, the text
should be disregarded and in lieu
thereof the following text should be
read:
Contents
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The fastest way to find information on a partic‐
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page 308.
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12Cockpit
18iDrive
25Voice activation system
Controls
30Opening and closing
44Adjusting
54Transporting children safely
59Driving
70Displays
81Lamps
86Safety
96Driving stability control systems
102 Driving comfort
121 Climate
129 Interior equipment
137 Storage compartments
Driving tips
146 Things to remember when driving
150 Loading
153 Saving fuel
Entertainment
180 Tone
182 Radio
190 CD/multimedia
210 DVD system in rear
298 Technical data
300 Short commands for voice activation
system
308 Everything from A to Z
Navigation
158 Navigation system
160 Destination entry
169 Destination guidance
177 What to do if...
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Using this Owner's Manual
The fastest way to find information on a partic‐
ular topic is by using the index.
An initial overview of the vehicle is provided in
the first chapter.
Additional sources of information
Should you have any questions, your service
center will be glad to advise you at any time.
Information on BMW, e.g., on technology, is
available on the Internet: bmwusa.com
Symbols
Indicates precautions that must be followed
precisely in order to avoid the possibility of
personal injury and serious damage to the ve‐
hicle.
◄ Marks the end of a specific item of informa‐
tion.
"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to se‐
lect individual functions.
›...‹ Verbal instructions to use with the voice ac‐
tivation system.
››...‹‹ Identifies the answers generated by the
voice activation system.
Refers to measures that can be taken to
help protect the environment.
Symbols on vehicle components
Indicates that you should consult the rele‐
vant section of this Owner's Manual for infor‐
mation on a particular part or assembly.
Vehicle equipment
This Owner's Manual describes all models, all
series equipment, as well as country-specific
and special equipment offered in the model
series.Therefore, this Owner's Manual also de‐
scribes and depicts equipment that may not be
contained in your vehicle because of the se‐
lected special equipment or country version,
for example.
This also applies to safety-related functions
and systems.
For options and equipment not described in
this Owner's Manual, please refer to the Sup‐
plementary Owner's Manuals.
On right-hand drive vehicles, some controls
are arranged differently than shown in the illus‐
trations.
Status of this Owner's
Manual at time of printing
The manufacturer of your vehicle pursues a
policy of constant development that is con‐
ceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to
embody the highest quality and safety stan‐
dards. In rare cases, therefore, the features de‐
scribed in this Owner's Manual may differ from
those in your vehicle.
Updates made after the editorial
deadline
Any updates made after the editorial deadline
for the Owner's Manuals are located in the ap‐
pendix of the printed quick reference for the
vehicle.
For your own safety
Warranty
Your vehicle is technically configured for the
operating conditions and registration require‐
ments applying in the country of first delivery
— homologation. If your vehicle is to be oper‐
ated in a different country it might be neces‐
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sary to adapt your vehicle to potentially differ‐
ing operating conditions and permit
requirements. If your vehicle does not comply
with the homologation requirements in a cer‐
tain country you cannot lodge warranty claims
for your vehicle there. Further information can
be obtained from your Service Centre.
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e.g., the use of modern
materials and high-performance electronics,
requires suitable maintenance and repair
methods.
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
BMW recommends using parts and
accessories approved by BMW for this
purpose.
Your BMW center is the right contact for
genuine BMW parts and accessories, other
products approved by BMW and related
qualified advice.
BMW has tested these products for safety and
suitability in relation to BMW vehicles.
BMW can assume responsibility for them.
However, we cannot assume any responsibility
whatsoever for parts and accessories that have
not been specifically approved by BMW.
BMW cannot evaluate whether each individual
product from another manufacturer can be
used with BMW vehicles without presenting a
safety hazard. This guarantee is also not
applicable when country-specific government
approval has been granted. Testing of this kind
may fail to embrace the entire range of
potential operating conditions to which
components might be exposed on BMW
vehicles. Such products could conceivably fail
to comply with BMW's own stringent quality
standards.
California Proposition 65 Warning
California laws require us to state the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automo‐
bile components and parts, including compo‐
nents found in the interior furnishings in a vehi‐
cle, 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 repro‐
ductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and re‐
lated accessories contain lead and lead com‐
pounds. 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 War‐
ranty
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▷ Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
▷ California Emission Control System Lim‐
ited 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 de‐
liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle
is operated under those conditions. If you wish
to operate your vehicle in another country or
region, you may be required to adapt your ve‐
hicle to meet different prevailing operating
conditions and homologation requirements.
You should also be aware of any applicable
warranty limitations or exclusions for such
country or region. In such case, please contact
Customer Relations for further information.
Maintenance
Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the
road safety, operational reliability and the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Specifications for required maintenance meas‐
ures:
▷ BMW Maintenance system
▷ Service and Warranty Information Booklet
for US models
▷ Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
If the vehicle is not maintained according to
these specifications, this could result in seri‐
ous damage to the vehicle. Such damage is
not covered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Data memory
Numerous electronic components in your vehi‐
cle contain data memories that store technical
information on the vehicle condition, events
and faults, either temporarily or permanently.
This technical information generally docu‐
ments the state of a component, a module, a
system or the environment.
▷ Operating conditions of system compo‐
nents, such as filling levels.
▷ Status messages from the vehicle and its
individual components, such as wheel rpm/
speed, motion delay, transverse accelera‐
tion.
▷ Malfunctions and defects in important sys‐
tem components, such as lights and
brakes.
▷ Vehicle responses to special driving situa‐
tions, such as airbag deployment, use of
the stability control systems.
▷ Ambient conditions, such as the tempera‐
ture.
These data are of a technical nature only and
are used to detect and eliminate faults and to
optimize vehicle functions. Travel profiles of
routes driven with the vehicle cannot be cre‐
ated from these data. If services are used, for
instance in the event of repairs, service proc‐
esses, warranty cases, quality assurance, etc.,
this technical information can be read out from
the event and fault data memories by service
personnel, including the manufacturer, using
special diagnosis tools. This service personnel
can provide you with more information if
needed. After troubleshooting, the information
in the fault memory is cleared or overwritten
continuously.
Situations are conceivable during the use of
the vehicle in which these technical data could
become associated with a specific person in
combination with other information, such as an
accident report, damage to the vehicle, wit‐
ness accounts, etc., possibly with the involve‐
ment of an authorized expert.
Additional functions that are contractually
agreed with the customer, such as vehicle lo‐
calization in the event of an emergency, permit
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vehicle.
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 in‐
jury or death, you should immediately inform
the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐
tration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of
North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐
wood, 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., Washing‐
ton, DC 20590. You can also obtain other in‐
formation about motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov
Notes
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety- related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele‐
phone the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/
roadsafety.
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These overviews of buttons, switches and
displays are intended to familiarize you with your
vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted
with the available control concepts and options.
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Cockpit
Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
All around the steering wheel
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
1 Rear window safety switch 42
2 Power windows 41
3 Exterior mirror operation 51
4 Lamps
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Instrument lighting 85
Front fog lamps 84
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Parking lamps 81
Low beams 81
Automatic headlamp con‐
trol 82
Adaptive Light Control 82
High-beam Assistant 83
5Head-up Display 118
6 Steering column stalk, left
Turn signal 64
High beams, head‐
lamp flasher 83
High-beam Assistant 83
Roadside parking lamps 83
Computer 72
11 Ignition lock 59
12 Steering wheel buttons, right
Change the radio station
Stopping a traffic announcement
Select a music track
Scroll through the redial list
Next entertainment source
Recirculated-air mode 124
Steering wheel heating 53
Lane departure warning 93
13 Horn, the entire surface
14
15 Cruise control lever
Cruise control 109
Settings and information about
the vehicle 70
7 Upshifting or downshifting with an auto‐
matic transmission 67
8 Instrument cluster 14
9 Steering column stalk, right
Windshield wipers 65
Rain sensor 66
10Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off 59
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Active cruise control 102
16 Steering wheel buttons, left
Telephone 226
Volume
Activate/deactivate the voice acti‐
vation system 25
17 Releasing the hood 270
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Instrument cluster
1 Turn signal indicator lamp
2 Speedometer
3 Indicator/warning lamps 15
4 Active Cruise Control 102
5 Tachometer 71
6 Engine oil temperature 71 or current
consumption 71
7 Display for
▷ Clock 70
▷ External temperature 70
▷ Indicator/warning lamps 15
▷ Cruise control 109
▷ Active Cruise Control 102
8 Display for
▷ Automatic transmission position 67
▷ HDC Hill Descent Control 99
▷ Computer 72
▷ Date of next scheduled service, and re‐
maining distance to be driven 74
▷ Odometer and trip odometer 70
▷ High-beam Assistant 83
▷
Check Control message
present 76
▷ Adaptive Drive: sport chassis and sus‐
pension tuning 100
9 Fuel gauge 72
10 Resetting the trip odometer 70
Viewing service requirement display 71
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Indicator/warning lamps
The concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning when the engine is started or the
ignition is switched on, and light up briefly.
Text messages
Text messages at the upper edge of the Con‐
trol Display explain the meaning of the dis‐
played indicator and warning lamps.
Supplementary text messages
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.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text
messages
The following indicator lamps notify you that
certain functions are active:
Symbol Function or system
Parking brake set, refer to
page 61
Canada: parking brake set, refer to
page 61.
High beams/headlamp flasher, refer
to page 83
Front fog lamps, refer to page 84
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC controls the drive and
braking forces for maintaining vehi‐
cle stability, refer to page 96
Engine malfunction with adverse ef‐
fect on emissions, refer to
page 275
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All around the center console
1 Headliner 17
2 Control Display 19
3Hazard warning system 286
Central locking system 35
4 Opening glove compartment 137
5 Automatic climate control with 2-zone con‐
trol 122
Automatic climate control with 4-zone con‐
trol 126
6 Radio and CD/DVD drive 182
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7Opening tailgate 36
Active seat 47
Park Distance Control PDC 111
Top View 115
rearview camera 113
HDC Hill Descent Control 97
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DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐
trol 96
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐
trol 97
Side View 117
8 Controller with buttons 18
9Automatic Hold 62
All around the headliner
10Parking brake 61
11 Adaptive Drive 100
12 Selector lever for automatic transmis‐
sion 67
1Emergency Request 286
2Glass sunroof 42
3Indicator lamp for the front pas‐
senger airbags 88
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4Reading lamps 85
5Interior lamps 85
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iDrive
Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
The concept
The iDrive combines the functions of a multi‐
tude of switches. Thus, these functions can be
operated from a central location.
Controls at a glance
Controls
Using the iDrive during a trip
To avoid becoming distracted and pos‐
ing an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's
occupants and to other road users, never at‐
tempt to use the controls or enter information
unless traffic and road conditions allow this.◀
1 Control Display2 Controller with buttons
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The buttons can be used to open the me‐
nus directly. The controller can be used to
select menu items and create the settings.
The buttons can be used to open the me‐
nus directly. The controller can be used to
select menu items and create the settings.
Buttons on controller
Press the but‐
ton
MENUOpens the main menu.
RADIOOpens the Radio menu.
MEDIAOpens the CD/Multimedia
NAVOpens the Navigation menu.
TELOpens the Telephone menu.
BACKDisplays the previous panel.
OPTIONOpens the Options menu.
Function
menu.
Control Display
Notes
▷ To clean the Control Display, follow the
care instructions, refer to page 294.
▷ Do not place objects close to the Control
Display; otherwise, the Control Display can
be damaged.
▷ Move in four directions, arrow 3
▷ Turn, arrow 4
▷ Push, arrow 5
2. "Switch off control display"
Switching on
Press the controller again to switch the screen
back on.
Operating concept
Opening the main menu
Press the button.
Switching off
1. Press the button.
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The main menu is displayed.
All iDrive functions can be called up via the
main menu.
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Selecting menu items
Menu items shown in white can be selected.
1. Turn the controller until the desired menu
item is highlighted.
2. Press the controller.
Menu items in the Owner's Manual
In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be
selected are set in quotation marks, e.g.,
"Settings".
Changing between panels
After a menu item is selected, e.g., "Radio", a
new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.
▷ Move the controller to the left.
The current panel is closed and the previ‐
ous panel is displayed.
The previous panel is opened again by
pressing the BACK button. In this case, the
current panel is not closed.
▷ Move the controller to the right.
A new panel is opened on top of the previ‐
ous display.
White arrows pointing to the left or right indi‐
cate that additional panels can be opened.
View of an opened menu
When a menu is opened, it generally opens
with the panel that was last selected in that
menu. To display the first panel of a menu:
▷ Move the controller to the left repeatedly
until the first panel is displayed.
▷ Press the menu button on the controller
twice.
Opening the Options menu
Press the button.
The "Options" menu is displayed.
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Additional options: move the controller to the
right repeatedly until the "Options" menu is
displayed.
Options menu
The "Options" menu consists of various areas:
▷ Screen settings, e.g., "Switch off control
display".
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▷ Control options for the selected main
menu, e.g., for "Radio".
▷ If applicable, further operating options for
the selected menu, for instance "Store
station".
Changing settings
1. Select a field.
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting
is displayed.
3. Press the controller.
Activating/deactivating the functions
Several menu items are preceded by a check‐
box. It indicates whether the function is acti‐
vated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item
activates or deactivates the function.
The function is activated.
The function is deactivated.
Example: setting the clock
Setting the clock
1.
2. Turn the controller until "Settings" is high‐
3. If necessary, move the controller to the left
4. Turn the controller until "Time/Date" is
Press the button. The main menu is
displayed.
lighted, and then press the controller.
to display "Time/Date".
highlighted, and then press the controller.
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5. Turn the controller until "Time:" is high‐
lighted, and then press the controller.
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6. Turn the controller to set the hours and
press the controller.
7. Turn the controller to set the minutes and
press the controller.
Status information
Status field
The following information is displayed in the
status field at the top right:
▷ Time.
▷ Current entertainment source.
▷ Sound output, on/off.
▷ Wireless network reception strength.
▷ Telephone status.
▷ Traffic bulletin reception.
Status field symbols
The symbols are grouped into various catego‐
ries.
Radio symbols
SymbolMeaning
Symbol Meaning
Roaming is active.
Text message, e-mail was received.
Check the SIM card.
SIM card is blocked.
SIM card is missing.
Enter the PIN.
Entertainment symbols
Symbol Meaning
CD/DVD player.
Music collection.
Gracenote® database.
AUX-IN port.
USB audio interface.
Music interface for smartphones.
Additional symbols
HD Radio™ is switched on.
Satellite radio is switched on.
Telephone symbols
Symbol Meaning
Incoming or outgoing call.
Missed call.
Wireless network reception
strength Symbol flashes: searching
for network.
Wireless network is not available.
Bluetooth is switched on.
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Symbol Meaning
Spoken instructions are switched
off.
Request of the current vehicle posi‐
tion.
Split screen
General information
Additional information can be displayed on the
right side of the split screen, e.g., information
from the computer.
In the divided screen view, the so-called split
screen, this information remains visible even
when you change to another menu.
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Switching the split screen on and off
1.
2. "Split screen"
Press the button.
Selecting the display
1.
2. "Split screen"
3. Move the controller until the split screen is
4. Press the controller or select "Split screen
5. Select the desired menu item.
Press the button.
selected.
content".
Programmable memory
buttons
General information
The iDrive functions can be stored on the pro‐
grammable memory buttons and called up di‐
rectly, e.g., radio stations, navigation destina‐
tions, phone numbers and entry points into the
menu.
The settings are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Saving a function
Highlight the function via the iDrive.
1.
2.
Press the desired button for more
than two seconds.
Running a function
Press the button.
The function will run immediately. This
means, for example, that the number is dialed
when a phone number is selected.
Displaying the button assignment
Use a finger to touch the buttons. Do not wear
gloves or use objects.
The key assignment is displayed at the top
edge of the screen.
▷ To display short information: touch the
button.
▷ To display detailed information: touch the
button for an extended period.
Entering letters and numbers
Turn the controller: select letters or num‐
1.
bers.
2. Select additional letters or numbers if
needed.
3. "OK": confirm the entry.
Symbol Function
Press the controller: delete the let‐
ter or number.
Press the controller for an extended
period: delete all letters or numbers.
Enter a blank space.
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Switching between letters and
numbers
Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐
tween entering letters and numbers.
SymbolFunction
Enter the letters.
Enter the numbers.
Switching between upper and lower
case letters
Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐
tween entering uppercase and lowercase let‐
ters.
SymbolFunction
Move the controller forward:
switch from upper to lower case
letters.
Move the controller forward:
switch from lower to upper case
letters.
Entry comparison
Entry of names and addresses: the selection is
narrowed down every time a letter is entered
and letters may be added automatically.
The entries are continuously compared to the
data stored in the vehicle.
▷ Only those letters are offered during the
entry for which data is available.
▷ Destination search: town/city names can
be entered using the spelling of language
available on the Control Display.
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Voice activation system
Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
The concept
▷ Most functions that are displayed on the
Control Display can be operated with the
voice activation system using spoken com‐
mands. The system prompts you to make
your entries.
▷ Functions that can only be used when the
vehicle is stationary cannot be operated
using the voice activation system.
▷ The system uses a special microphone lo‐
cated in the area of the interior rearview
mirror.
▷ ›...‹ Verbal instructions in the Owner's
Manual to use with the voice activation
system.
Requirements
Via the Control Display, set a language that is
also supported by the voice activation system
so that the spoken commands can be identi‐
fied.
Set the language, refer to page 79.
Using voice activation
Activating the voice activation system
1.
2. Wait for the signal.
3. Say the command.
The symbol on the Control Display indi‐
cates that the voice activation system is active.
If no other commands are available, operate
the function via iDrive in this case.
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The command appears on the Control Dis‐
play.
Terminating the voice activation
system
Briefly press the button on the steer‐
ing wheel or ›Cancel‹.
Possible commands
Most menu items on the Control Display can
be voiced as commands.
The available commands depend on the menu
that is currently displayed on the Control Dis‐
play.
The functions of the main menu have short
commands.
Some list items, such as the phone book en‐
tries, can also be selected via the voice activa‐
tion system. Say the list items exactly as they
are displayed on the list.
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Having possible commands read aloud
You can have the system read possible com‐
mands aloud: ›Voice commands‹.
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For example, if the "Settings" menu is dis‐
played, the commands for the settings are
read out loud.
Executing functions using short
commands
Functions on the main menu can be performed
directly by means of short commands, usually
irrespective of which menu item is currently
selected, for instance ›Vehicle status‹.
List of short commands of the voice activation
system, refer to page 300.
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 an‐
nounced.
▷ ›Help with voice activation‹: information
about the principle of operation for the
voice activation system is announced.
Example: playing back a CD
Via the main menu
The commands of the menu items are spoken
out loud, in the same way as they are selected
via the controller.
Switch on the Entertainment sound output
1.
if necessary.
6.
7. ›Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.
Press the button on the steering
wheel again to select a specific track.
Via short commands
Playback of the CD can also be started using a
short command.
1. Switch on the Entertainment sound output
if necessary.
2.
3. ›C D drive Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
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
announcements from the system are issued in
an abbreviated form.
On the Control Display:
"Settings"
1.
2. "Language/Units"
3. "Speech mode:"
4. Select the setting.
2.
3. ›C D and multimedia‹
4. ›C D‹
5. ›C D drive‹
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The medium last played is played back.
The CD is played back.
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Adjusting the volume
Turn the volume knob while giving an instruc‐
tion until the desired volume is set.
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