At a glance -> Dashboard for your BMW 1 Series 2011-2019
At a glance
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.
At a glance
Dashboard
Dashboard
tions will be given of some equipment that may
not be available in a vehicle, for example due to
the special options or national-market version
selected. This also applies to safety related
functions and systems.
Vehicle equipment
In this chapter, all production, country, and
optional equipment that is offered in the model
range is described. For this reason, descrip-
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
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Dashboard
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2
3
Convertible: opening and closing
windows jointly 42
11
Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine 61
Convertible: opening and closing
rear windows 42
12 Ignition lock 61
Opening and closing front
windows 42
13 Buttons on the steering wheel
Telephone:
4
5
Exterior mirrors folding in and out 55
Accepting and ending a call; dial-
Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb
monitor 55
ing the selected phone number;
redialing if no phone number is
selected
Convertible: microphone on
steering column
6
Parking lamps 100
Low beams 101
Volume
Automatic headlamp control 100
Adaptive Light Control 101
High-beam Assistant 102
Activating/deactivating the voice
activation system 27
Convertible: microphone on
steering column
7
8
Fog lamps 103
Turn signals 71
Changing the radio station
Interrupting a traffic bulletin
Selecting a music track
High beams, headlamp
flasher 102
Scrolling through the redial list
Next entertainment source
Recirculated air mode 108
High-beam Assistant 102
Roadside parking lamps 102
Computer 77
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Steering wheel heating 57
Settings and information about the
vehicle 79
15 Horn, entire surface
9
Instrument cluster 14
16 Adjusting the steering wheel 57
17
Cruise control 73
10
Windshield wipers 71
Rain sensor 72
18 Releasing the hood 233
19 Opening the trunk lid 37
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Dashboard
Instrument cluster
1
Speedometer
7
Display for
135i: with fuel gauge
> Position of automatic transmission 64
2
3
4
5
Indicator lamps for turn signals
Indicator and warning lamps 15
Tachometer 76
> Gear indicator of 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double clutch 66
> Computer 77
Fuel gauge 76
> Date of next scheduled service, and
135i: engine oil temperature 76
remaining distance to be driven 80
6
Display for
> Odometer and trip odometer 75
> High-beam Assistant 102
> Checking the oil level 233
> Settings and information 79
Resetting the trip odometer 75
> Clock 75
> Outside temperature 75
> Indicator and warning lamps 84
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At a glance
Supplementary text messages
Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
You can call up more information on the Control
Display, e.g. on the cause of a malfunction and
on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to
page 84.
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in a
variety of combinations and colors.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning and light up temporarily when the
engine is started or the ignition is switched on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps notify you that
certain functions are active:
Text messages
High beams/headlamp flasher 102
Fog lamps 103
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul-
sive forces in order to maintain driving
stability 90
Text messages at the upper edge of the Control
Display explain the meaning of the displayed
indicator and warning lamps.
Canada: parking brake applied 63
Parking brake applied 63
Canada: engine malfunction with
adverse effect on emissions 238
Engine malfunction with adverse
effect on emissions 238
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Around the center console: controls and displays
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2
Control Display 20
5
Automatic climate control
Driving stability control systems
> Dynamic Stability Control DSC 89
> Dynamic Traction Control DTC 90
Hazard warning flashers
Air distribution to the
windshield 107
Air distribution to the upper body
area 107
3
4
Air distribution to the footwell 107
Central locking system 37
Automatic air distribution and flow
rate 107
Air conditioning 109
Automatic recirculated air control
AUC and recirculated air
mode 108
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Maximum cooling 107
ALL program 108
Air volume 108
Defrosting windows 109
Rear window defroster 109
Seat heating 54
6
7
8
CD/DVD drive 166
Programmable memory keys 25
Changing
> Radio station 157
> Track 166
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Controller 20
Can be turned, pressed, or moved in four
directions
10 Buttons on the controller 21
Selecting menus directly
11 Switching entertainment audio sources on/
off and adjusting volume 154
12 Ejecting a CD/DVD 166
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Dashboard
Around the roofliner
Coupe
1
Microphone for voice activation system and
for telephone in hands-free mode
SOS: sending an Emergency
Request 250
2
3
4
5
6
Reading lamps 105
Glass roof, electric 43
Interior lamps 104
Passenger airbag status lamp 98
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