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Owner's Handbook for Vehicle
Congratulations on your choice of a BMW.
The better you are acquainted with your car, the easier you will
find driving it to be. We would therefore like to offer you the fol-
lowing advice:
Please read the Owner's Handbook before setting out in your
new BMW. It contains important notes on how to operate the car,
enabling you to derive maximum benefit from the technical
advantages of your BMW. It also contains useful information
which will help you to uphold both the car's operating safety and
its full resale value.
Supplementary information is provided in the other documents
of on-board literature.
We wish you many a safe and enjoyable journey,
BMW AG
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Contents
The quickest access to a particular topic or item
is by consulting the detailed alphabetical index,
see page 166.
About this Owner's Handbook
4 Notes
Overview
8 Cockpit
Controls
16 Opening and closing
32 Adjusting
40 Child safety
45 Driving
61 Everything under control
70 Technical features for driving comfort and
safety
78 Lights
84 Climate
92 Practical interior equipment
Driving hints
106 Driving precautions
Mobility
116 Refuelling
119 Wheels and tyres
122 In the engine compartment
127 Maintenance
129 Replacing parts
137 Mutual aid
142 Indicator and warning lights
Reference
154 Technical data
166 From A to Z
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Notes
4
Notes
About this Owner's
Handbook
We have tried to make all the information in this
Owner's Handbook easy to find. The quickest
access to a specific topic or item is by consult-
ing the detailed alphabetical index at the end.
Consult the first chapter for an initial overview of
your car.
When the time comes to sell your BMW, please
remember to hand over this Owner's Hand-
book; it is an important part of the vehicle.
Additional sources of information
If you have any queries, BMW Service will be
glad to advise you.
Information on BMW, e.g. on technical aspects,
can also be found on the Internet on
www.bmw.com.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be fol-
lowed 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 informa-
tion.
*
Identifies optional extras or specific national-
market items of equipment, as well as equip-
ment and functions not yet available at the time
of printing.
Symbol for components and
assemblies
Recommends that you study the relevant
section of this Owner's Handbook in con-
nection with a particular part or assembly.
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Your individual vehicle
When you ordered your BMW, you chose vari-
ous items of equipment. This Owner's Hand-
book describes all models and equipment
specifications which BMW offers within this
particular model line.
This explains why the Owner's Handbook may
also contain details of items which you have not
ordered. The differences can easily be identi-
fied by the asterisk
*
shown against optional
extras.
Should your BMW feature equipment which is
not described in this Owner's Handbook,
please refer to the Supplementary Owner's
Handbooks supplied with your vehicle.
In right-hand drive vehicles, some of the
controls are arranged differently from
those shown in the illustrations of this Owner's
Handbook.<
Status at time of printing
The high safety and quality standards of BMW
vehicles are maintained by unceasing develop-
ment work on designs, equipment and acces-
sories. In rare instances, your car may therefore
differ from the information supplied in the
Owner's Handbook.
For your own safety
Maintenance and repair
The advanced technology behind this car,
for example the use of modern materials
and high-performance electronics, means that
specially adapted methods of maintenance and
repair are required. Always have the necessary
work on your BMW performed either by BMW
Service or by a workshop that operates to BMW
specifications and has suitably trained person-
nel. If such work is performed inexpertly, it could
result in consequential damage and thus con-
stitute a safety risk.<
Parts and accessories
BMW recommends using parts and
accessory products on this vehicle that
are specifically approved for this purpose by
BMW.
You are recommended to consult BMW Service
for advice on Genuine BMW parts and accesso-
ries, other BMW-approved products and com-
petent advice on all related matters.
The safety and compatibility of these parts and
products in conjunction with BMW vehicles
have been checked by BMW. BMW accepts
product liability for them.
BMW cannot accept liability for parts or acces-
sory products of any kind which it has not
approved.
BMW is unable to assess each individual prod-
uct of outside origin as to its suitability for use
on BMW vehicles without safety risk. This suit-
ability cannot be guaranteed even if an official
permit has been issued for the particular prod-
uct in a specific country. Tests performed for
such permits cannot always cover all operating
conditions for BMW vehicles, and some of them
therefore are insufficient.<
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Overview
This summary of buttons, switches and
displays serves as an initial guide.
In addition, it gives you an insight
into the principles behind the various ways
in which functions can be performed.
Overview
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
3 Folding outside mirrors in and out
*
38
4 Adjusting outside mirrors, parking position
function
*
38
1
Safety switch for electric rear
windows 27
2
Opening and closing windows 26
5
Headlight beam throw
adjustment
*
80
6
Side lights 78
Low-beam headlights 78
Automatic driving lights
control
*
78
Adaptive Head Light
*
80
High-Beam Assistant
*
81
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9 Instrument cluster 10
12 Ignition lock 45
13 Buttons
*
on steering wheel
14 Horn, entire surface
15 Adjusting steering wheel 39
17 Releasing the engine compartment lid 122
7
Fog lights
*
82
Rear fog lights
*
82
8
Flashing turn indicators 50
High-beam headlights/headlight
flasher 80
High-Beam Assistant
*
81
Parking lights
*
80
Computer 63
Settings and information about the
vehicle 64
Instrument lighting 82
10
Windscreen wipers 51
Rain sensor
*
51
Touring:
Rear window wiper 52
11
Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine 45
Telephone
*
:
> Press: accept and end a call,
start dialling
*
for selected
phone numbers. Redial if no
phone number has been
selected
> Press for longer: redial
Volume control
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and
through lists with stored phone
numbers
Next entertainment source
Recirculated-air mode 85
16
Cruise control
*
for 4-cylinder engines 52
for 6-cylinder engines 53
Active Cruise Control
*
55
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Instrument cluster
1 Speedometer
2 Flashing turn indicators
3 Indicator and warning lights 11
4 Displays for Active Cruise Control
*
55
5 Revolution counter 61
6 Energy Control
*
62
Engine oil temperature
*
62
7 Display for
> Clock 61
> Outside temperature 61
> Indicator and warning lights 68
8 Display for
> Position of automatic gearbox
*
47
> Computer 63
> Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining driving distance 66
> Distance recorder – odometer – and trip
distance recorder 61
> High-Beam Assistant
*
81
> Initialising the Run Flat Indicator 74
> Checking engine oil level
*
123
> Settings and information 64
> There is a Check Control
message 68
9 Fuel gauge 62
10 Resetting trip distance recorder 61
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Indicator and warning lights
The principle
Indicator and warning lights can come on in var-
ious combinations and colours in panel 1 or 2.
Some lights are checked for proper functioning
and thus come on briefly when the engine starts
or the ignition is switched on.
What to do in the event of a fault
A list of all indicator and warning lights, as well
as notes on the possible cause of a fault and on
what corresponding measures should be taken,
can be found starting on page 142.
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Around the centre console: controls and displays
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1 Microphone for voice input system
*
and
hands-free mode for telephone
*
2 SOS: initiating an emergency call
*
137
3 Reading lights 83
4 Glass roof/panorama glass roof
*
29
5 Interior lights 82
6 Indicator light
*
front passenger airbags 41
7 Hazard warning flashers
8 Dynamic Traction Control DTC 72
9 Central locking system 20
10 Radio, see separate Operating Instructions
11 Air conditioner or automatic air-condition-
ing system
*
Air distribution for air
conditioner 85
Air distribution to the
windscreen
*
87
Air distribution to the upper body
area
*
87
Air distribution to the footwell
*
87
Automatic air distribution and flow
rate control
*
88
Cooling function 89
Automatic Air Recirculation Control
AUC
*
88
Recirculated-air mode 85, 88
Maximum cooling
*
87
Residual heat utilisation
*
88
Air flow rate 85, 88
Defrosting windows
*
88
Rear window heating 85, 89
12
Seat heating
*
36
Park Distance Control PDC
*
70
Saloon:
Roller sunblind
*
95
Hill Descent Control HDC
*
72
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Controls
This chapter enables you to operate your car
with greater ease. All equipment items that are
of relevance for driving and make your journey
safer and more comfortable are described here.
Controls
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Opening and closing
Keys/remote controls
Every remote control contains a rechargeable
battery that is automatically recharged when it
is in the ignition lock while the car is being
driven. Drive a longer distance with each
remote control at least twice annually in order to
maintain battery charge. If your car is fitted with
convenient access
*
, the remote control con-
tains a replaceable battery, see page 26.
The settings called up and implemented when
the car is unlocked depend on which remote
control is used to unlock the car, see Personal
Profile, page 16.
In addition, information about service require-
ments is stored in the remote control, see
Service data in the remote control, page 127.
Integrated key
Press button 1 to release the key.
The integrated key fits the following locks:
> Key switch for front passenger airbags
*
,
see page 40
> Glove box, see page 95
> Driver's door, see page 19
> Saloon:
Luggage compartment lid, see page 21
New remote controls
BMW Service can supply new remote controls
with integrated keys, as additional units or as
replacements in the event of loss.
Personal Profile
The principle
You can set many of your BMW's functions to
suit your personal needs and preferences.
Without any action on your part, Personal Pro-
file ensures that most of these settings are
saved for the remote control currently in use.
When you unlock the car the remote control
used for the purpose is recognised and the set-
tings saved for it are called up and imple-
mented.
This means that your personal settings will be
activated for you, even if in the meantime your
BMW was used by someone else with another
remote control and the corresponding settings.
Individual settings are saved for up to three
remote controls.
Personal Profile settings
For more information on specific settings, see
the pages referred to.
> Response of the central locking system
when the car is unlocked, see page 17
> Automatic locking of the vehicle, see
page 20
> Automatic call-up
*
of preferred driver's
seat position on unlocking, see page 36
> Triple turn signal, see page 50
> 12h/24h mode of the clock, see page 65
> Date format, see page 65
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> Units of measure for fuel consumption, dis-
tance covered/remaining range, and tem-
perature, see page 65
> Headlight courtesy delay feature, see
page 78
> Daytime driving lights, see page 79
> High-Beam Assistant, see page 81
> Automatic air-conditioning system
*
: AUTO
program, activating/deactivating cooling
function and Automatic Air Recirculation
Control, setting temperature, air flow rate
and distribution, see page 87 ff
> Audio volume, see separate Operating
Instructions
> Speed-dependent volume control, see sep-
arate Operating Instructions
Central locking system
The principle
The central locking becomes active when the
driver's door is closed.
The following are unlocked or locked in combi-
nation:
> Doors
> Luggage compartment lid/tailgate
> Fuel filler flap
Operating from outside
> Via the remote control
> Via the door lock
> With convenient access
*
by means of the
handles on the driver's and the front pas-
senger's door
The deadlocks are operated at the same time.
The latter prevent the doors from being
unlocked either at the safety lock buttons or
door handles. In addition, if the remote control
is used, the interior lights and the doors' ground
lights
*
are switched on or off. The alarm sys-
tem
*
is also armed or disarmed.
For further details of the alarm system, see
page 23.
Operating from inside
By means of the button for central locking, see
page 20.
In the event of a sufficiently severe accident, the
central locking system unlocks automatically. In
addition, the hazard warning flashers and the
interior lights are switched on.
Opening and closing:
With the remote control
Persons remaining in the car or pets left
inside can lock the doors from the inside.
You should therefore take the remote control
with you when you get out of the vehicle so that
the latter can be opened from the outside.<
Unlocking
Press the button.
The interior lights, the ground lights
*
and the
welcome lights come on.
You can also set the way in which the car is
unlocked. The setting is stored for the remote
control currently in use.
Operating principle, see page 64.
1. Switch on the ignition, see page 45.
2. Lightly push button 1 in the turn indicator
lever up or down repeatedly until the sym-
bol and the word "SET" are displayed.
3. Press button 2.
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4. Lightly push button 1 in the turn indicator
lever down repeatedly until the symbol is
displayed.
5. Press button 2.
6. Press button 1 to select:
>
Press the button once to unlock only
the driver's door and the fuel filler flap.
Press it twice to unlock the entire vehi-
cle.
>
Press the button once to unlock the
entire vehicle.
7. Press button 2.
The setting is stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Convenient opening
Hold the button pressed.
The windows
and the glass roof
*
/panorama
glass roof
*
are opened.
Locking
Press the button.
Do not lock the car from the outside when
there is someone inside it, as it cannot
then be unlocked from the inside in some
national-market versions.<
Convenient closing
Hold the button pressed.
The windows
and the glass roof
*
/panorama
glass roof
*
are closed.
Watch the closing movement to ensure
that no one is trapped. The closing proce-
dure is interrupted if the button is released.<
Switching on the interior lights
While the car is locked:
Press the button.
This function also enables you to locate the car,
for instance in a parking garage.
Saloon:
Unlocking the luggage compartment
lid
Press the button for longer.
The luggage compartment lid opens a short
distance, regardless of whether it was locked or
unlocked.
On certain national-market versions, the
luggage compartment lid cannot be
opened unless the car has been unlocked.
In order to avoid damage, make sure there is
sufficient clearance before opening the luggage
compartment lid. If the luggage compartment
lid had been locked before it was opened, it is
locked again as soon as it is closed.
Before and after each trip, check that the lug-
gage compartment lid has not been inadvert-
ently unlocked.<
Touring:
Unlocking the tailgate
Press the button for longer.
The tailgate opens a short distance, regardless
of whether it was locked or unlocked.
On certain national-market versions, the
tailgate cannot be opened unless the car
has been unlocked.
If the tailgate had been locked before it was
opened, it is locked again as soon as it is closed.
Before and after each trip, check that the tail-
gate has not been inadvertently unlocked.<
If you press the button on the remote
control for longer a second time within
three seconds, the roller-blind cover is raised
*
.
Before closing the tailgate, press the roller blind
down until it snaps into place.<
Setting confirmation signals
You can choose to have visual confirmation that
the car has been unlocked or locked.
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