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Controls This chapter is intended to provide you with information for complete control of your vehicle. All features and accessories that are useful for driving and your safety, comfort and convenience, are described here. Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 691 - © 11/07 BMW AG

Section	Page
Notes	6
Using this Owner's Manual	6
Symbols used	6
The individual vehicle	7
Editorial notice	7
For your own safety	7
Service and warranty	8
Cockpit	12
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays	12
Instrument cluster	14
Indicator and warning lamps	15
Around the center console: controls and displays	16
iDrive	18
Controls	18
Menu overview	19
Operating principle	19
Status information	22
Closing/opening the screen	22
Programmable memory keys	23
Voice command system	25
The concept	25
Saying commands	25
Notes	27
Opening and closing	30
Remote control	30
Personal Profile	30
Central locking system	31
Opening and closing: Using the remote control	31
Opening and closing: Using the door lock	34
Opening and closing: From inside	34
Luggage compartment lid	35
Alarm system*	36
Convenient access*	38
Windows	40
Coupe: glass roof*, electric	41
Convertible: top	42
Adjustments	47
Sitting safely	47
Seats	47
Head restraints	49
Heated seats*	51
Seat and mirror memory*	51
Safety belts	53
Mirrors	53
Steering wheel	55
Transporting children safely	57
The right place for children	57
Installing child-restraint systems	57
LATCH child-restraint fixing system	58
Driving	60
Ignition lock	60
Start/stop button	60
Starting the engine	61
Switching off the engine	61
Parking brake	61
Manual transmission	62
Automatic transmission with Steptronic*	62
Turn signals/ headlamp flasher	64
Wiper system	65
Washer fluid	66
Cruise control*	66
Everything under control	68
Odometer, outside temperature display, clock	68
Tachometer	68
Coolant temperature	69
Engine oil temperature*	69
Fuel gauge	69
Computer	69
Settings and information	72
Units of measure	72
Service requirements	73
Clock	76
Date	77
Check Control	78
Speed limit*	80
Stopwatch	80
Altering settings	81
Technology for driving comfort and safety	82
Park Distance Control PDC*	82
Driving stability control systems	83
Drive-off assistant	84
Flat Tire Monitor FTM*	85
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM*	86
Active steering*	89
Brake Force Display*	89
Airbags	90
Convertible: rollover protection system	91
Lamps	93
Parking lamps/low beams	93
Adaptive Head Light*	95
High beams/roadside parking lamps	95
Fog lamps*	96
Instrument lighting	96
Interior lamps	96
Climate	98
Automatic climate control	99
Parked car ventilation*	102
Practical interior accessories	104
Integrated universal remote control*	104
Digital compass*	106
Glove compartment	107
Center armrest	108
Connection for external audio device	108
Storage compartments inside the vehicle	108
Cup holders	108
Ashtray*	109
Connecting electrical appliances	109
Coupe: through-loading system	110
Convertible: cargo loading	110
Storage compartments inside the cargo bay	110
Coupe: ski bag*	111
Convertible: through-loading opening with integrated transport bag*	112
Things to remember when driving	116
Break-in period	116
Saving fuel	116
General driving notes	117
Cargo loading	119
Coupe: roof-mounted luggage rack*	120
Rear-mounted luggage rack*	121
Starting the navigation system	124
Navigation DVD	124
Destination entry	125
Opening navigation	125
Entering a destination manually	125
Entering a destination by voice commands*	129
Map-guided destination selection	130
Selecting destination using information	131
Destination list	132
Address book	133
Route selection	136
Word-matching principle	137
Destination guidance	138
Starting destination guidance	138
Terminating/continuing destination guidance	138
Route display	139
Destination guidance through voice instructions	142
Changing a route	143
Traffic information*	143
Displaying current position	146
What to do if …	148
On/off and settings	152
Controls	152
Switching on/off	152
Adjusting volume	153
Tone control	153
Radio	156
Listening to the radio	156
Storing stations	158
Radio Data System RDS	159
High Definition Radio*	159
Satellite radio	162
Enabling or disabling channels	162
Selecting and storing a channel	163
CD player and CD changer	165
Listening to CDs	165
Selecting a track	166
Sampling tracks, Scan	167
Repeating tracks	168
Random play sequence	168
Fast forward/reverse	169
CD magazine	169
Notes	170
AUX-In port	171
Connecting	171
Starting audio playback	171
USB-audio interface	172
Connecting	172
Starting audio playback	172
Selecting a track	173
Repeating tracks	174
Random play sequence	174
Fast forward/reverse	174
Notes	174
Telephoning	178
The concept	178
Using the telephone inside the vehicle	178
Suitable mobile phones	178
Care instructions	178
Operating options	178
Start-up	179
Operation via iDrive	183
Switching between mobile phone and hands-free system	188
Operation by voice commands*	189
Notes	191
Inserting/removing snap-in adapter	191
BMW Assist	193
Requirements	193
Offered services	193
Using services	194
Adapting BMW Assist	197
Displaying vehicle data	199
Refueling	202
Fuel filler door	202
Fuel specifications	202
Wheels and tires	204
Tire inflation pressures	204
Tire identification marks	207
Tire condition	208
Run-Flat Tires	209
New wheels and tires	209
Snow chains*	210
Under the hood	211
Hood	211
Important parts of the engine compartment	212
Engine oil	212
Coolant	215
Maintenance	216
BMW Maintenance System	216
Socket for On-Board Diagnosis OBD	217
Exhaust emission values	217
Care	217
Replacing components	218
Onboard tool kit	218
Wiper blades	218
Lamps and bulbs	218
Changing wheels	221
Vehicle battery	222
Fuses	222
Giving and receiving assistance	224
Emergency Request*	224
Roadside Assistance	224
First aid pouch*	225
Warning triangle*	225
Jump starting	225
Tow-starting, towing away	226
Technical data	232
Engine data	232
Dimensions	233
Weights	235
Capacities	236
Short commands for the voice command system	237
Everything from A - Z	242