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QUICK REFERENCE
Your BMW at a glance
Opening and closing
Buttons on the remote control
1. Unlocking
2. Locking
3. Open trunk lid
4. Press and hold or press three times in quick succession: panic mode
Press briefly: headlight courtesy delay feature
Unlocking the vehicle
Press the button on the remote control.
Depending on the settings, either only the driv‐ er's door or all vehicle access points are un‐ locked.
If only the driver's door is unlocked, press the button on the remote control again to unlock the other vehicle access points.
Press and hold the button on the re‐ mote control after unlocking.
The windows and the glass sunroof are opened, as long as the button on the remote control is pressed.
Locking the vehicle
Press the button on the remote control.
All vehicle access points are locked.
Buttons for the central locking system
Overview
Buttons for the central locking system.
Locking
Pressing the button locks the vehicle if the front doors are closed.
The fuel filler flap remains unlocked.
Unlocking
Pressing the button unlocks the vehicle.
Panic mode
You can trigger the alarm system if you find your‐ self in a dangerous situation.
▷ Press the button on the remote con‐ trol and hold for at least 3 seconds.
▷ Briefly press the button on the remote control three times in succession.
To switch off the alarm: press any button.
Comfort Access
Concept
The vehicle can be accessed without activating the remote control.
All you need to do is to have the remote control with you, such as in your pants pocket.
The vehicle automatically detects the remote control when it is in close proximity or in the car's interior.
Unlocking the vehicle
Grasp the handle of a vehicle door completely.
Locking the vehicle
Touch the grooved surface on the handle of a closed vehicle door with your finger for approx. 1 second without grasping the door handle.
Opening and closing the trunk lid with no-touch activation
Concept
The trunk lid can be opened and closed with notouch activation using the remote control you are carrying.
Performing the foot movement
- Stand in the middle behind the vehicle at ap‐ prox. one arm's length away from the rear of the vehicle.
- Wave a foot under the vehicle in the direction of travel and immediately pull it back. With this movement, the leg must pass through the ranges of both sensors.
Trunk lid
Opening
▷ Unlock the vehicle and then press the button on the outside of the trunk lid.
▷ 
Press and hold the button on the re‐ mote control for approx. 1 second.
Depending on the setting, the doors may also be unlocked.
Closing
Press the button on the inside of the trunk lid.
Seats, mirrors, and steering wheel
Electrically adjustable seats
- Thigh support
- Forward/backward, height, seat tilt
- Upper backrest
- Backrest width
- Lumbar support
- Backrest tilt, head restraint
Adjusting the head restraint
Adjusting the height: power head restraints
Push switch up or down.
Adjusting the distance: manual head restraints
▷ Back: press the button and push the head re‐ straint toward the rear.
▷ Forward: pull the head restraint toward the front.
Adjusting the distance: power head restraints
The head restraint is automatically repositioned when the upper backrest is adjusted.
Side extension
Fold the side extensions forward to increase lat‐ eral support.
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
- Settings
- Selecting a mirror, Automatic Curb Monitor
- Folding in and out
Adjusting the steering wheel
Electrical steering wheel adjustment
Move the steering wheel to the preferred height and angle to suit your seating position by press‐ ing the switch.
Memory function
Concept
The following settings can be stored and, if nec‐ essary, retrieved using the memory function:
▷ Seat position.
▷ Exterior mirror position.
▷ Steering wheel position.
▷ Height of the Head-up Display.
Storing
1. Set the desired position.
2. 
Press button on the door. The writ‐ ing on the button lights up.
3. Press selected button 1 or 2 at the door while the writing is lit. A signal sounds.
Calling up settings
Press selected button 1 or 2.
Displays and control elements
In the vicinity of the steering wheel
- Light switch element
- Turn signal indicator, high beams
- Instrument cluster
- Wipers
- Start/Stop button
Indicator/warning lights
Instrument cluster
The indicator/warning lights can light up in a vari‐ ety of combinations and colors.
Several lights indicate function checks and light up only temporarily when standby state or standby state are activated.
Driver's door
- Seats, comfort features
- Safety switch
- Power windows
- Exterior mirrors
- Central locking system
- Open/close trunk lid
Switch console
- Selector lever
- Controller
- Parking brake, Automatic Hold
- Parking assistance systems
- Driving Dynamics Control
iDrive
Concept
The iDrive combines the functions of many switches. These functions can be operated via the Controller and, depending on the equipment version, the touchscreen.
Controller
General information
The buttons can be used to open the menus di‐ rectly. The Controller can be used to select menu items and enter the settings.
Buttons on the Controller
Button | Function |
 | Press once: call up main menu. Press twice: display all menu items of the main menu. |
 | Open the Communication menu. |
 | Open the Media/Radio menu. |
 | Open destination input menu for navi‐ gation. |
 | Open navigation map. |
 | Press once: open the previous dis‐ play. Press and hold: open the menus used last. |
 | Open the Options menu. |
Voice activation
Using the voice activation system
Activating the voice activation system
1. 
Press the button on the steering wheel.
2. Wait for the signal.
3. Say the command.
The symbol on the Control Display indi‐ cates that voice activation system is ac‐ tive.
If no other commands are possible, operate the function via iDrive.
Terminating the voice activation system
Press the button on the steering wheel or ›Cancel‹.
Help on the voice activation system
▷ To have the available spoken instructions read out loud: ›Voice commands‹.
▷ To have information on the operating princi‐ ple of the voice activation system read out loud: ›General information on voice control‹.
▷ To have help for the current menu read out loud: ›Help‹.
Information for Emergency Requests
Do not use the voice activation system to initiate an Emergency Request. In stressful situations, the voice and vocal pitch can change. This can unnecessarily delay the establishment of a phone connection.
Instead, use the SOS button close to the interior mirror.
Driving
Drive-ready state
Switching on drive-ready state
▷ Depress the brake pedal.
▷ Press the Start/Stop button.
Switching off drive-ready state
Steptronic transmission:
- Engage selector lever position P with the ve‐ hicle stopped.
- Press the Start/Stop button. The engine is switched off.
- Set the parking brake.
Auto Start/Stop function
The Auto Start/Stop function switches the en‐ gine off automatically while stationary to save fuel. The engine starts automatically under the following preconditions:
Steptronic transmission:
- By releasing the brake pedal.
- When Automatic Hold is activated: press the accelerator pedal.
Parking brake
Setting
Pull the switch. The LED and indicator light light up.
Releasing
With drive-ready state switched on: Press the switch while stepping on the brake pedal or selector lever position P is set. The LED and indicator light go out. The parking brake is released.
Parking
The parking brake is automatically set if the vehi‐ cle is being held by Automatic Hold and the drive-ready state is switched off or the vehicle is exited.
Steptronic transmission
Engaging selector lever position D, N, R
▷ Drive mode D.
▷ Neutral N.
▷ Reverse R.
With the driver's safety belt fastened, briefly push the selector lever in the desired direction, past a resistance point, if needed. The selector lever re‐ turns to the center position in each case.
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you select a drive mode or reverse, maintain pressure on the brake pedal until you are ready to start.
A selector lever lock prevents the inadvertent shifting to selector lever position R or the inad‐ vertent shifting from selector lever position P.
Engage selector lever position R only when the vehicle is stationary.
Releasing the selector lever lock
Press the button
Engaging P
Engage selector lever position P only when the vehicle is stationary.
Press button P.
Steptronic transmission, Sport program and manual mode
Activate the sport program/manual mode:
Press the selector lever to the left out of selector lever position D.
Manual mode:
- To shift down: press the selector lever for‐ ward.
- To shift up: pull the selector lever rearwards.
End the sport program/manual mode:
Push the selector lever to the right.
High beams, headlight flasher, turn signal
High beams, headlight flasher
Push the lever forward or pull it backward.
- High beams on, arrow 1. The high beams light up when the low beams are switched on.
- High beams off/headlight flasher, arrow 2.
Turn signal
- On: press the lever past the resistance point.
- Off: press the lever past the resistance point in the opposite direction.
- Triple turn signal activation: lightly tap the lever up or down.
- Brief signaling: press the lever to the resist‐ ance point and hold it there for as long as you want the turn signal to flash.
Lights and lighting
Light functions
Washer/wiper system
Switching the wipers on/off and brief wipe
Switching on
Press the lever up until the desired position is reached.
▷ Resting position of the wipers: position 0.
▷ Rain sensor: position 1.
▷ Normal wiper speed: position 2.
▷ Fast wiper speed: position 3.
Brief wipe and switching off
Press the lever down.
▷ Switching off: press the lever down until it reaches its standard position.
▷ Brief wipe: press the lever down from the standard position.
Rain sensor
Activating/deactivating
To activate: press the lever up once from its standard position, arrow 1.
To deactivate: press the lever back into the standard position.
Adjusting the sensitivity
Turn the thumbwheel on the wiper lever.
Cleaning the windshield and headlights
Pull the wiper lever towards you.
Climate control
Automatic climate control
Infotainment
Radio
- Changing the entertainment source
- CD/DVD drive
- Eject CD/DVD
- Change station/track
- Programmable memory buttons
- Sound output on/off, volume
- Waveband/satellite radio
Navigation destination entry
Entering a destination via address
State/province
- "Navigation"
"Enter address"- "State/Province?"
- Move the Controller to the right to select the state from the list.
Entering the address
The address can be entered in any order.
Example: entering the address via the town/city
- City/Postal code?"
- Enter the town/city. The list is narrowed down further with each entry.
- OK Select the symbol.
- Select a town/city from the list.
- If necessary, enter the street.
- Select the street as you would the town/city.
- If necessary, enter a house number.
- OK Select the symbol.
- Select a house number or range of house numbers from the list.
Starting destination guidance
Start guidance"
If only the town/city was entered: destination guidance is started to the town/city center.
Connecting a mobile phone
General information
After the mobile phone is connected once to the vehicle, the mobile phone can be operated using iDrive, the steering wheel buttons, voice activa‐ tion, and gestures.
Connecting the mobile phone via passkey entry
Connect entirely on the front or rear Control Dis‐ play.
Via iDrive:
- My Vehicle" iDrive settings"
- "Mobile devices"
- "Connect new device"
- Select the functions for which the mobile phone is to be used.
- The Bluetooth name of the vehicle is dis‐ played on the Control Display.
- To perform additional steps on the mobile phone, refer to the mobile phone owner's manual: e.g., search for or connect the Blue‐ tooth device or a new device. The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears on the mobile phone display. Select the Blue‐ tooth name of the vehicle.
- Depending on the mobile device, a control number is displayed or the control number must be entered.
▷ Compare the control number displayed on the Control Display with the control number on the display of the device. Confirm the control number on the device and on the Control Display.
▷ Enter and confirm the same control num‐ ber on the device and via iDrive.
The device is connected and displayed in the device list.
Maintenance
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐ cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features that are not necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems. When us‐ ing these functions and systems, the applicable laws and regulations must be observed.
BMW maintenance system
The maintenance system indicates required maintenance measures, and thereby provides support in maintaining road safety and the opera‐ tional reliability of the vehicle.
In some cases, scopes and intervals of the main‐ tenance system may vary according to the coun‐ try version. Replacement work, spare parts, fuels and lubricants, and wear materials are calculated separately. Further information is available from a dealer’s service center or another qualified serv‐ ice center or repair shop.
Condition Based Service CBS
Concept
Sensors and special algorithms take into account the driving conditions of the vehicle. CBS uses these to calculate the need for maintenance.
The system makes it possible to adapt the amount of maintenance corresponding to your user profile.
General information
Information on service requirements, refer to page 154, can be displayed on the Control Dis‐ play.
Service data in the remote control
Information on the required maintenance is con‐ tinuously stored in the remote control. The deal‐ er’s service center can read this data out and suggest a maintenance scope for the vehicle.
Therefore, hand the service advisor the remote control with which the vehicle was driven most recently.
Storage periods
Storage periods during which the vehicle battery was disconnected are not taken into account.
If this occurs, have a dealer's service center or another qualified service center or repair shop update the time-dependent maintenance proce‐ dures, such as checking brake fluid and, if neces‐ sary, changing the engine oil and the microfilter/ activated-charcoal filter.
Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models and Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models
Please consult your Service and Warranty Infor‐ mation Booklet for US models and Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models for additional information on service requirements.
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that maintenance and repair be performed by a dealer’s service center or another qualified service center or repair shop. Records of regular maintenance and repair work should be retained.
Socket for OBD Onboard Diagnosis
General information
Devices connected to the OBD socket trigger the alarm system when the vehicle is locked. Re‐ move any devices connected at the OBD socket before locking the vehicle.
Position
There is an OBD socket on the driver's side for checking the primary components in the vehi‐ cle's emissions.
Emissions
▷ The warning light lights up: Emissions are deteriorating. Have the vehicle checked as soon as possible.
▷ The warning light flashes under certain cir‐ cumstances: This indicates that there is excessive misfiring in the engine. Reduce the vehicle speed and have the sys‐ tem checked immediately; otherwise, serious engine misfiring within a brief period can seri‐ ously damage emission control components, in particular the catalytic converter.
Care
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐ cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features that are not necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems. When us‐ ing these functions and systems, the applicable laws and regulations must be observed.
Washing the vehicle
General information
Regularly remove foreign objects such as leaves in the area below the windshield when the hood is raised.
Wash your vehicle frequently, particularly in win‐ ter. Intense soiling and road salt can damage the vehicle.
Steam blaster and high-pressure washer
Distances and temperature
▷ Maximum temperature: 140 ℉/60 ℃.
▷ Minimum distance from sensors, cameras, seals: 12 in/30 cm.
▷ Minimum distance from glass sunroof: 31.5 in/80 cm.
Driving into a vehicle wash with a Steptronic transmission
General information
In a vehicle wash, the vehicle must be able to roll freely.
Roll or push the vehicle, refer to page 141. Some vehicle washes do not permit persons in the vehicle. The vehicle cannot be locked from the outside when in selector lever position N. A signal sounds when an attempt is made to lock the vehicle.
Driving out of a vehicle wash
Make sure that the remote control is in the vehi‐ cle.
Switch on drive-ready state, refer to page 128.
Headlights
Do not rub wet headlights dry and do not use abrasive or acidic cleaning agents.
Soak areas that have been dirtied, for instance from insects, with shampoo and wash off with water.
Thaw ice with de-icing spray; do not use an ice scraper.
After washing the vehicle
After washing the vehicle, apply the brakes briefly to dry them; otherwise, braking action can be reduced. The heat generated during braking dries brake discs and brake pads and protects them against corrosion.
Completely remove all residues on the windows, to minimize loss of visibility due to smearing and to reduce wiper noises and wiper blade wear.
Vehicle care
Vehicle care products
General information
BMW recommends using vehicle care and cleaning products from BMW. Suitable care products are available from a dealer’s service center or another qualified service center or re‐ pair shop.
Vehicle paint
General information
Regular care contributes to driving safety and value retention. Environmental influences in areas with elevated air pollution or natural con‐ taminants, such as tree resin or pollen can affect the vehicle's paintwork. Tailor the frequency and extent of your vehicle care to these influences.
Aggressive substances such as spilled fuel, oil, grease or bird droppings, must be removed im‐ mediately to prevent the finish from being altered or discolored.
Matte finish
Only use cleaning and care products suitable for vehicles with matte finish.
Leather care
Remove dust from the leather regularly, using a cloth or vacuum cleaner.
Otherwise, particles of dust and road grime chafe in pores and folds, and lead to increased wear and premature degradation of the leather sur‐ face.
To guard against discoloration, such as from clothing, clean leather and provide leather care roughly every two months.
Clean light-colored leather more frequently be‐ cause soiling on such surfaces is substantially more visible.
Use leather care products; otherwise, dirt and grease will gradually break down the protective layer of the leather surface.
Upholstery material care
General information
Vacuum the upholstery regularly with a vacuum cleaner.
If upholstery is very dirty, for instance with bever‐ age stains, use a soft sponge or microfiber cloth with a suitable interior cleaner.
Clean the upholstery down to the seams using large sweeping motions. Avoid rubbing the ma‐ terial vigorously.
Caring for special components
Light-alloy wheels
When cleaning the vehicle, use only neutral wheel cleaners having a pH value from 5 to 9. Do not use abrasive cleaning agents or steam jets above 140 ℉/60 ℃. Follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Aggressive, acidic or alkaline cleaning agents can destroy the protective layer of adjacent compo‐ nents, such as the brake disc.
After cleaning, apply the brakes briefly to dry them. The heat generated during braking dries brake discs and brake pads and protects them against corrosion.
Stainless steel parts or chrome surfaces
Carefully clean components such as the radiator grille or door handles with an ample supply of water, possibly with shampoo added, particularly when they have been exposed to road salt.
Rubber components
Environmental influences can cause surface soil‐ ing of rubber parts and a loss of gloss. Use only water and suitable cleaning agents for cleaning.
Treat especially worn rubber parts with rubber care agents at regular intervals. When cleaning rubber seals, do not use any silicon-containing vehicle care products in order to avoid damage or noises.
Fine wood parts
Clean fine wood facing and fine wood compo‐ nents only with a moist rag. Then dry with a soft cloth.
Kenaf
Only treat parts made of Kenaf fibers using suita‐ ble care products.
Plastic components
Plastic components are e.g.:
- Imitation leather surfaces.
- Roofliner.
- Light lenses.
- Matt black spray-coated components.
- Painted parts in the car's interior.
Clean with a microfiber cloth.
Dampen cloth lightly with water.
Do not soak the roofliner.
Dirty belt straps impede the reeling action and thus have a negative impact on safety. Use only a mild soapy solution for cleaning the installed belt straps.
Safety belts should only be allowed to retract if they are dry.
Carpets and floor mats
The floor mats can be removed from the car's in‐ terior for cleaning.
If the floor carpets are very dirty, clean with a mi‐ crofiber cloth and water or a textile cleaner. To prevent matting of the carpet, rub back and forth in the direction of travel only.
Sensor/camera lenses
To clean sensors and camera lenses, use a cloth moistened with a small amount of glass deter‐ gent.
Displays, screens, and protective glass of the Head-up Display
Clean with a clean, antistatic microfiber cloth.
Clean the protective glass of the Head-up Dis‐ play, refer to page 161, using a microfiber cloth and commercially available dish-washing soap.
Long-term vehicle storage
When the vehicle is shut down for longer than three months, special measures must be taken.
Further information is available from a dealer’s service center or another qualified service center or repair shop.
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