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About this Owner's
Handbook
Orientation
The quickest way to find information on a partic‐
ular topic or feature is to consult the alphabetical
index.
Integrated Owner's Handbook in
the vehicle
The Integrated Owner's Handbook describes the
specific equipment and functions present in the
vehicle. The Integrated Owner's Handbook can
be shown in the Control Display. For further in‐
formation, see page 67.
We recommend that you read through the first
chapter to obtain an initial overview of the vehi‐
cle.
Updates after going to press
BMW Driver’s Guide app
Updates following the copy deadline can result in
differences between the printed Owner's
Handbook and the integrated Owner's
Handbook in the vehicle.
The Driver’s Guide app shows the most appro‐
priate information for the selected vehicle. Where
possible, only the equipment and functions ac‐
tually installed in the vehicle will be described.
You will find notes on any updates in the appen‐
dix of the printed Owner's Handbook for the ve‐
hicle.
BMW Driver’s Guide web version
The Driver’s Guide web version shows the most
appropriate information for the selected vehicle.
Where possible, only the equipment and func‐
tions actually installed in the vehicle will be de‐
scribed. The Driver’s Guide web version can be
displayed in any up-to-date browser.
Owner's Handbook for
Navigation, Entertainment,
Communication
The Owner's Handbook for navigation, entertain‐
ment and communication is available as a printed
book from Service.
These topics are also covered in the integrated
Owner's Handbook in the vehicle.
Additional sources of
information
Service Partner
A Service Partner of the manufacturer will be
happy to answer any further questions.
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Symbols and displays
Vehicle equipment
This Owner's Handbook describes all models
and all the standard, national and special equip‐
ment available for the model series. As a result,
this Owner's Handbook may also contain de‐
scriptions and illustrations of equipment and
functions not featured in a vehicle, for example
due to selected special equipment or the country
variant.
Symbols in the Owner's
Handbook
Symbol Meaning
Precautions that must be followed in
order to avoid the possibility of injury
to yourself and to others as well as
serious damage to the vehicle.
This also applies to safety-relevant functions and
systems.
Measures that can be taken to help
protect the environment.
Please comply with the relevant laws and regula‐
tions when using the corresponding functions
and systems.
"..."
Texts on a display in the vehicle for
selecting functions.
If certain equipment and models are not descri‐
bed in this Owner's Handbook, refer to the Sup‐
plementary Owner's Handbooks provided.
›...‹
Commands for the voice control
system.
In right-hand drive vehicles, some controls are
arranged differently from those shown in the il‐
lustrations.
››...‹‹
Replies by the voice control system.
Actions
The actions to be carried out are shown as a
numbered list. The sequence of steps must be
followed.
Production date
The production date of the vehicle can be found
at the bottom of the door pillar on the driver's
door.
1. First action.
2. Second action.
The production date is defined as the calendar
month and the calendar year in which the vehicle
body and the powertrain assemblies are joined
and the vehicle is driven or moved from the pro‐
duction line.
Lists
Alternative options and lists of items with no im‐
plied sequence are shown as bullet point lists:
▷ First option.
▷ Second option.
Status of the Owner's
Handbook
Symbol on components and
assemblies
This symbol on a vehicle component
indicates that further information on the
component is available in the Owner's
Handbook.
General
The high level of safety and quality of the vehi‐
cles is ensured by continuous development. For
this reason, it is possible in exceptional cases
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that the features described in this handbook may
differ from those in your vehicle.
Your own safety
Intended use
Please comply with the following when using the
vehicle:
For Australia/New Zealand:
general
When reading this Owner's Handbook, please
bear the following in mind: to ensure that our ve‐
hicles continue to embody the highest quality
and safety standards, we pursue a policy of con‐
tinuous, ongoing development. Because modifi‐
cations in the design of both vehicles and acces‐
sories may be introduced at any time, your own
vehicle's equipment may vary from that descri‐
bed in this handbook. For the same reason, it is
also impossible to guarantee that all descriptions
will be completely accurate in all respects.
▷ Owner's Handbook.
▷ Information on the vehicle. Do not remove
stickers.
▷ Technical data of the vehicle.
▷ The applicable laws and safety standards of
the country in which the vehicle is used.
▷ Vehicle papers and legal documents.
Warranty
We must therefore request your understanding
of the fact that the manufacturer of your vehicle
is unable to recognise legal claims based on dis‐
crepancies between the data, illustrations and
descriptions in this Owner's Handbook and your
own vehicle's equipment. Please note, too, that
some of the optional equipment described in this
manual is not available on Australian models due
to restrictions imposed by Australian Design
Rules and other requirements.
The vehicle is technically designed for the oper‐
ating conditions and approval (homologation) re‐
quirements of the country to which it was first
delivered. If the vehicle is to be driven in another
country, it may have to be adapted beforehand to
any prevailing different operating conditions and
approval requirements. If the vehicle does not
comply with the homologation requirements in a
certain country, warranty claims cannot be
lodged for the vehicle there. Warranty claims can
also be invalidated if the on-board network has
been modified, e.g. through the use of control
units, hardware or software that have been clas‐
sified as unsuitable by the vehicle manufacturer
A Service Partner is able to provide further infor‐
mation.
Should you require any further information,
please contact your Service centre, who will be
pleased to advise you.
Updates after going to press
Updates following the copy deadline can result in
differences between the printed Owner's
Handbook and the integrated Owner's
Handbook in the vehicle.
Maintenance and repairs
The advanced technology used in your vehicle,
for example the state-of-the-art materials and
high-performance electronics, requires appropri‐
ate maintenance and repair methods.
You will find notes on any updates in the appen‐
dix of the printed Owner's Handbook for the ve‐
hicle.
Consequently, the manufacturer of the vehicle
recommends having corresponding work carried
out by a BMW Service Partner. If another BMW
authorised workshop is chosen, BMW recom‐
mends choosing one that performs work, for ex‐
ample maintenance and repair, according to
BMW specifications with properly trained per‐
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sonnel. In the Owner's Handbook, facilities of this
kind are referred to as "another qualified Service
Partner or a specialist workshop".
process data that they receive from vehicle sen‐
sors, generate themselves or exchange with one
another, for example. Some control devices are
necessary for the vehicle to function safely or
provide assistance during driving, for example
Driver Assistance Systems. There are also con‐
trol devices which manage comfort or infotain‐
ment functions.
If such work, for example maintenance and re‐
pair, is performed inexpertly, it could result in
consequential damage and thus constitute a
safety risk.
Work performed incorrectly on the vehicle paint‐
work can cause components, for example the ra‐
dar sensors, to fail or malfunction, resulting in a
safety risk.
Information on the data saved or exchanged can
be obtained from the vehicle manufacturer, for
example in a separate brochure.
Personal identification
Parts and accessories
Every vehicle has a unique vehicle identification
number. Depending on the country, a vehicle
owner can be identified by the vehicle identifica‐
tion number, the number plate and the relevant
authorities. There are also other ways of tracing
data collected in the vehicle back to the driver or
vehicle owner, for example via the Connected‐
Drive account used.
BMW recommends using parts and accessories
that are approved by BMW and are therefore
suitable for this purpose.
You are recommended to consult a BMW Serv‐
ice Partner for advice on genuine BMW parts and
accessories, other BMW approved products and
expert advice on all related matters.
The safety and compatibility of these products in
conjunction with BMW vehicles have been
checked by BMW.
Data protection laws
As per prevailing data protection law, vehicle
users have certain rights they may assert against
the vehicle manufacturer or companies that col‐
lect or process their personal data.
BMW accepts product responsibility for genuine
BMW parts and accessories. On the other hand,
BMW cannot accept liability for parts or acces‐
sory products of any kind which it has not ap‐
proved.
Vehicle users have an unrestricted right to obtain
information free of charge from bodies that save
their personal data.
BMW is unable to assess each individual product
of outside origin as to its suitability for use on
BMW vehicles without safety risk. Likewise no
guarantee can be be assumed even if the prod‐
uct has been granted official approval in a spe‐
cific country. Tests performed for such approvals
cannot always cover all operating conditions for
BMW vehicles, and some of them therefore are
insufficient.
Such bodies could be:
▷ Vehicle manufacturer.
▷ Qualified Service Partners.
▷ Specialist workshops.
▷ Service providers.
Vehicle users may request information about
what personal data has been saved, what it is
used for and where it has come from. Proof of
ownership or use is required in order to obtain
this information.
Data memory
The right to information also extends to informa‐
tion about data that has been transferred to other
companies or bodies.
General
A number of electronic control devices are instal‐
led in your vehicle. Electronic control devices
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Please refer to the vehicle manufacturer's web‐
site for the applicable data privacy policy. This
data privacy policy contains information about
the right to have data deleted or corrected. The
vehicle manufacturer's website also provides its
contact details and those of its data protection
officer.
The data is only processed within the vehicle it‐
self and is usually transient. The data is not
saved after the vehicle is switched off.
Electronic parts, for example control devices and
vehicle keys, contain components for storing
technical information. Information about the vehi‐
cle's condition, component use and wear, main‐
tenance requirements, events or errors can be
stored temporarily or permanently.
The vehicle owner can have the data saved in
the vehicle read out by a Service Partner of the
manufacturer or another qualified Service Partner
or a specialist workshop, on payment of a fee
where applicable.
This information generally documents the condi‐
tion of a component, a module, a system or its
environment, for example:
The legally required on-board diagnosis OBD
socket in the vehicle is used to read out the vehi‐
cle data.
▷ Operating states of system components,
for example fill levels, tyre inflation pressure,
battery status.
▷ Malfunctions and faults of important system
components, for example lights and brakes.
Legal requirements regarding
data disclosure
According to current law, the vehicle manufac‐
turer is obliged to provide the authorities with any
data it has stored. Data is provided to the extent
required and on a case-by-case basis, for exam‐
ple to investigate a criminal offence.
▷ Responses of the vehicle to particular driving
situations, for example triggering of an airbag,
activation of the drive stability control sys‐
tems.
▷ Information on vehicle-damaging events.
The data is required so that the control units can
perform their functions. It is also used for detect‐
ing and rectifying malfunctions, and helps the ve‐
hicle manufacturer to optimise vehicle functions.
The current law also gives state bodies authori‐
sation to read out data from the vehicle them‐
selves for individual cases. This could include
reading out data from the airbag control device
to shed light on the circumstances of an acci‐
dent, for example.
Most of this data is transient and is only pro‐
cessed within the vehicle itself. Only a small pro‐
portion of the data is stored in event or error
memories in response to specific circumstances.
Operating data in the vehicle
Control devices process data to operate the ve‐
hicle.
When service work is being carried out, for ex‐
ample repairs, service operations, warranty work
and quality assurance measures, this technical
information can be read out from the vehicle to‐
gether with the vehicle identification number.
This data includes, for example:
▷ Status messages relating to the vehicle and
its individual components, for example wheel
rotation speed, wheel speed, deceleration,
lateral acceleration, fastened seat belt indica‐
tor.
A Service Partner of the manufacturer or another
qualified Service Partner or a specialist workshop
can read out the information. The data is read
out via the on-board diagnostics (OBD) socket,
which the vehicle is required to have by law.
▷ Ambient conditions, for example temperature,
rain sensor signals.
The data is collected, processed and used by the
relevant organisations in the service network.
The data logs the technical conditions of the ve‐
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hicle and helps in locating errors, complying with
warranty obligations and improving quality.
or MP3 player. If this data is saved in the vehicle,
it can be deleted at any time.
Furthermore, the manufacturer has product
monitoring obligations to meet in line with prod‐
uct liability law. To fulfil these obligations, the ve‐
hicle manufacturer requires technical data from
the vehicle. Data from the vehicle can also be
used to check customer warranty claims.
This data is only transmitted to third parties if ex‐
pressly requested in the course of using online
services. The transfer depends on the settings
selected for using the services.
Integration of mobile devices
Error and event memories in the vehicle can be
reset when a Service Partner of the manufacturer
or another qualified Service Partner or a special‐
ist workshop performs repair or servicing work.
Depending on the equipment, mobile devices
connected to the vehicle, for example smart‐
phones, can be controlled via the vehicle con‐
trols.
Sound and images from the mobile device can
be played back and displayed through the multi‐
media system. Certain information is transferred
to the mobile device at the same time. Depend‐
ing on the type of integration, this includes posi‐
tion data and other general vehicle information,
for example. This optimises the way in which se‐
lected apps, for example navigation or music
playback, work.
Data entry and data transfer into
the vehicle
General
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the
following comfort and individual settings can be
saved in the vehicle and modified or reset at any
time.
There is no further interaction between the mo‐
bile device and the vehicle, for example active
access to vehicle data.
These include, for example:
▷ Settings for the seat and steering wheel posi‐
tions.
How the data is processed further is determined
by the provider of the particular app being used.
The range of possible settings depends on the
respective app and the operating system of the
mobile device.
▷ Suspension and climate control settings.
Data can be imported into the vehicle entertain‐
ment and communication system if required, for
example via a smartphone.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, this data
includes:
Services
General
▷ Multimedia data such as music, films or pho‐
tos for playback in an integrated multimedia
system.
If the vehicle has a wireless network connection,
this enables data to be exchanged between the
vehicle and other systems. The wireless network
connection is established via an in-vehicle trans‐
mitter and receiver unit or via personal mobile
devices brought into the vehicle, for example
smartphones. This wireless network connection
enables 'online functions' to be used. These in‐
clude online services and apps supplied by the
vehicle manufacturer or by other providers.
▷ Address book data for use in conjunction with
an integrated hands-free system or an
integrated navigation system.
▷ Entered navigation destinations.
▷ Data on usage of Internet services.
This data may be saved locally in the vehicle or
stored on a device that has been connected to
the vehicle, for example a smartphone, USB stick
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Services from the vehicle
manufacturer
Vehicle identification
number
Where online services from the vehicle manufac‐
turer are concerned, the relevant functions are
described in the appropriate place, for example
the Owner's Handbook or manufacturer's web‐
site. The relevant legal information pertaining to
data protection is also provided. Personal data
may be used to perform online services. Data is
exchanged over a secure connection, for exam‐
ple with the IT systems of the vehicle manufac‐
turer intended for this purpose.
Engine compartment
Any collection, processing and use of personal
data above and beyond that needed to provide
the services must always be based on legal per‐
mission, a contractual arrangement or consent. It
is also possible to activate or deactivate the data
connection as a whole. Excluded from this are
functions and services which are required by law,
for example emergency call systems.
The vehicle identification number is in the engine
compartment, on the right-hand side of the vehi‐
cle.
Services from other providers
When using online services from other providers,
these services are the responsibility of the rele‐
vant provider and subject to their data privacy
conditions and terms of use. The vehicle manu‐
facturer has no control over the content ex‐
changed when using these services. Information
on the way in which personal data is collected
and used in relation to services from third parties,
the scope of such data and its purpose, can be
obtained from the relevant service provider.
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