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Using this Owner's Manual Additional sources of
information
Orientation
The fastest way to find information on a particu‐
lar topic is by using the index.
Dealer’s service center
A dealer’s service center will be glad to answer
questions at any time.
An initial overview of the vehicle is provided in
the first chapter.
Internet
Updates made after the editorial
deadline
Due to updates after the editorial deadline, differ‐
ences may exist between the printed Owner's
Manual and the following Owner's Manuals:
The Owner's Manual and general information on
BMW, for example on technology, are available
Integrated Owner's Manual in the
vehicle
The Integrated Owner's Manual specifically de‐
scribes features and functions found in the vehi‐
cle. The Integrated Owner's Manual can be dis‐
played on the Control Display. Additional
information, refer to page 64.
▷ Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle.
▷ Online Owner's Manual.
▷ BMW Driver’s Guide app.
Notes on updates can be found in the appendix
of the printed Owner's Manual for the vehicle.
Owner's Manual for Navigation,
Entertainment, Communication
The Owner's Manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment, and Communication can be obtained as
printed book from the service center.
BMW Driver’s Guide App
The BMW Driver's Guide app specifically de‐
scribes features and functions found in the vehi‐
cle. The app can be displayed on smartphones
and tablets. Additional information, refer to
page 65.
The topics of Navigation, Entertainment, and
Communication can be called up via the follow‐
ing Owner's Manuals:
Online Owner's Manual
▷ Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle.
▷ Online Owner's Manual.
The Online Owner's Manual specifically de‐
scribes features and functions found in the vehi‐
cle. The Online Owner's Manual can be dis‐
played in any of today's browsers. Additional
information, refer to page 66.
▷ BMW Driver’s Guide app.
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Symbols and displays
Vehicle features and
options
Symbols in the Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standard, country-specific and optional equip‐
ment that is offered in the model series. There‐
fore, this Owner's Manual also describes and il‐
lustrates features and functions that are not
available in your vehicle, for example because of
the selected optional features or the country-
specific version.
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.
Measures that can be taken to help
protect the environment.
This also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
"..."
›...‹
Texts in vehicle used to select
individual functions.
When using these functions and systems, the
applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐
served.
Verbal instructions to use with the
voice activation system.
For any options and equipment not described in
this Owner's Manual, refer to the Supplementary
Owner's Manuals.
››...‹‹
Answers generated by the voice
activation system.
Your dealer’s service center is happy to answer
any questions that you may have about the fea‐
tures and options applicable to your vehicle.
Action steps
Action steps to be carried out are presented as
numbered list. The steps must be carried out in
the defined order.
Status of the Owner's
Manual
1. First action step.
2. Second action step.
Basic information
Enumerations
The manufacturer of your vehicle pursues a pol‐
icy of constant development that is conceived to
ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the
highest quality and safety standards. In rare
cases, therefore, the features described in this
Owner's Manual may differ from those in your
vehicle.
Enumerations without mandatory order or alter‐
native possibilities are presented as list with bul‐
let points.
▷ First possibility.
▷ Second possibility.
Symbols on vehicle components
This symbol on a vehicle component
indicates that further information on the
component is available in the Owner's Manual.
Updates made after the editorial
deadline
Due to updates after the editorial deadline, differ‐
ences may exist between the printed Owner's
Manual and the following Owner's Manuals:
▷ Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle.
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▷ Online Owner's Manual.
▷ BMW Driver’s Guide app.
ferred to in this Owner's Manual as "another
qualified service center or repair shop".
If work is performed improperly, for instance
maintenance and repair, there is a risk of subse‐
quent damage and related safety risks.
Notes on updates can be found in the appendix
of the printed Owner's Manual for the vehicle.
Parts and accessories
BMW recommends the use of parts and acces‐
sory products approved by BMW.
For Your Own Safety
Intended use
Follow the following when using the vehicle:
Approved parts and accessories, and advice on
their use and installation are available from a
BMW dealer's service center.
▷ Owner's Manual.
▷ Information on the vehicle. Do not remove
stickers.
BMW parts and accessories have been tested by
BMW for their safety and suitability in BMW vehi‐
cles.
▷ Technical vehicle data.
▷ The traffic, speed, and safety laws where the
vehicle is driven.
BMW warrants genuine BMW parts and acces‐
sories.
▷ Vehicle documents and statutory documents.
BMW does not evaluate whether each individual
product from another manufacturer can be used
with BMW vehicles without presenting a safety
hazard, even if a country-specific official approval
was issued. BMW does not evaluate whether
these products are suitable for BMW vehicles
under all usage conditions.
Warranty
Your vehicle is technically configured for the op‐
erating conditions and registration requirements
applying in the country of first delivery, also
known as homologation. If your vehicle is to be
operated in a different country it might be neces‐
sary to adapt your vehicle to potentially differing
operating conditions and registration require‐
ments. If your vehicle does not comply with the
homologation requirements in a certain country
you may not be able to lodge warranty claims for
your vehicle there. Further information on war‐
ranty is available from a dealer’s service center.
California Proposition 65
Warning
California law requires vehicle manufacturers
provide the following warning:
WARNING
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of Automo‐
bile components and parts, including compo‐
nents found in the interior furnishings in a vehi‐
cle, contain or emit chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and birth
defects and reproductive harm. In addition, cer‐
tain fluids contained in vehicles and certain
products of component wear contain or emit
chemicals known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or other repro‐
ductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and re‐
lated accessories contain lead and lead com‐
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e. g. the use of modern
materials and high-performance electronics, re‐
quires suitable maintenance and repair work.
The manufacturer of the vehicle recommends
that you entrust corresponding procedures to a
BMW dealer’s service center. If you choose to
use another service facility, BMW recommends
use of a facility that performs work, for instance
maintenance and repair, according to BMW
specifications with properly trained personnel, re‐
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pounds. Batteries also contain other chemicals
known to the State of California to cause can‐
cer. Wash your hands after handling. Used en‐
gine oil contains chemicals that have caused
cancer in laboratory animals. Always protect
your skin by washing thoroughly with soap and
water. For more information go to
the full driving pleasure while the vehicle is oper‐
ated under those conditions. If you wish to oper‐
ate your vehicle in another country or region, you
may be required to adapt your vehicle to meet
different prevailing operating conditions and ho‐
mologation requirements. You should also be
aware of any applicable warranty limitations or
exclusions for such country or region. In such
case, please contact Customer Relations for fur‐
ther information.
WARNING
Maintenance
Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the road
safety, operational reliability and the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
Operating, servicing and maintaining a passen‐
ger vehicle or off-highway motor vehicle can
expose you to chemicals including engine ex‐
haust, carbon monoxide, phthalates, and lead,
which are known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or other repro‐
ductive harm. To minimize exposure, avoid
breathing exhaust, do not idle the engine ex‐
cept as necessary, service your vehicle in a
well-ventilated area and wear gloves or wash
your hands frequently when servicing your ve‐
hicle. For more information go to
Specifications for required maintenance meas‐
ures:
▷ BMW Maintenance system.
▷ Service and Warranty Information Booklet for
US models.
▷ Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models.
If the vehicle is not maintained according to
these specifications, this could result in serious
damage to the vehicle. Such damage is not cov‐
ered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the follow‐
ing warranties:
Data memory
▷ New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
General information
▷ Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.
▷ Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty.
▷ Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.
Electronic control devices are installed in the ve‐
hicle. Some of these are necessary for the vehi‐
cle to function safely or provide assistance dur‐
ing driving, for instance driver assistance
systems. Furthermore, control devices facilitate
comfort or infotainment functions.
▷ California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty.
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Electronic control devices contain data memo‐
ries, which are able to temporarily or permanently
store information about the condition of the vehi‐
cle, component load, maintenance requirements,
technical events or faults.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and
designed to meet the particular operating condi‐
tions and homologation requirements in your
country and continental region in order to deliver
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This information generally records the state of a
component, a module, a system or the environ‐
ment, for instance:
Furthermore, the manufacturer has product
monitoring duties to meet in line with product lia‐
bility law. To fulfill these duties, the vehicle man‐
ufacturer needs technical data from the vehicle.
Fault and event memories in the vehicle can be
reset when a dealer’s service center or another
qualified service center or repair shop performs
repair or servicing work.
▷ Operating states of system components,
e.g., fill levels, tire inflation pressure, battery
status.
▷ Status messages for the vehicle and its indi‐
vidual components, e.g., wheel rotational
speed, wheel speed, deceleration, transverse
acceleration, engaged safety belt indicator.
Data on the scope of servicing work performed
and maintenance records are stored in the vehi‐
cle by means of the service history and transfer‐
red to the vehicle manufacturer. The vehicle
owner can contact a dealer's service center to
object to the data being stored and transferred to
the vehicle manufacturer. This objection applies
for as long as the vehicle owner remains the pro‐
prietor of the vehicle.
▷ Malfunctions and faults in important system
components, for instance lights and brakes.
▷ Information on vehicle-damaging events.
▷ Responses by the vehicle to special situa‐
tions such as airbag deployment or engage‐
ment of the stability control systems.
▷ Ambient conditions, e.g., temperature, rain
sensor signals.
Data entry and data transfer into
the vehicle
The data is required to perform the control de‐
vice functions. Furthermore, it also serves to rec‐
ognize and correct malfunctions, and helps the
vehicle manufacturer to optimize vehicle func‐
tions. The majority of this data is transient and is
only processed within the vehicle itself. Only a
small proportion of the data is stored in event or
fault memories and, if needed, in the vehicle key.
General information
Depending on the vehicle equipment, some data
can be transferred into the vehicle when using
comfort and infotainment functions, for instance:
▷ Multimedia data such as music or movies for
playback in an integrated multimedia system.
▷ Address book data for use in conjunction with
an integrated hands-free system or an
integrated navigation system.
Reading out data
When servicing, for instance during repairs, serv‐
ice processes, warranty cases, and quality assur‐
ance measures, this technical information can be
read out from the vehicle together with the vehi‐
cle identification number. A dealer’s service cen‐
ter or another qualified service center or repair
shop can read out the information. The socket
for OBD Onboard Diagnosis required by law in
the vehicle is used to read out the data. The data
is collected, processed, and used by the relevant
organizations in the service network. The data
documents the technical conditions of the vehi‐
cle, helps in locating faults and improving quality,
and is transferred to the vehicle manufacturer, if
needed.
▷ Entered navigation destinations.
▷ Data on the use of Internet services.
This data can be stored locally in the vehicle or is
found on a device that has been connected to
the vehicle, e.g., a smartphone, USB stick or
MP3 player. If this data is stored in the vehicle, it
can be deleted at any time. This data is only
transmitted to third parties if expressly desired.
This depends on the personal settings selected
for using online services.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow‐
ing comfort and individual settings can be stored
in the vehicle and modified at any time, for in‐
stance:
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▷ Settings for the seat and steering wheel posi‐
tions.
Services from the vehicle
manufacturer
▷ Suspension and climate control settings.
Where online services from the vehicle manufac‐
turer are concerned, the corresponding functions
are described in the appropriate place, for in‐
stance the Owner's Manual or manufacturer's
website. The relevant legal information pertaining
to data protection is provided there too. Personal
data may be used to perform online services.
Data is exchanged over a secure connection,
for instance with the IT systems of the vehicle
manufacturer intended for this purpose. Any col‐
lection, processing, and use of personal data
above and beyond that needed to provide the
services must always be based on a legal per‐
mission, contractual arrangement or consent.
▷ Individual settings, for instance lighting in the
car's interior.
Control via mobile devices
Depending on the vehicle equipment, mobile de‐
vices connected to the vehicle, for instance
smartphones, can be controlled via the vehicle
control elements. The sound and picture from
the mobile device can be played back and dis‐
played through the multimedia system. Certain
information is transferred to the mobile device at
the same time. Depending on the type of con‐
nection, this includes, for instance position data
and other general vehicle information. This opti‐
mizes the way in which selected apps, for in‐
stance navigation or music playback, work.
In addition, the vehicle manufacturer evaluates
anonymized information on transport infrastruc‐
ture and how the infotainment system is used.
This information cannot be traced back to indi‐
vidual vehicles or people. Evaluating the data en‐
ables the manufacturer to further improve its
products or services, for instance by incorporat‐
ing the most up-to-date traffic bulletins. The data
transfer feature can be deactivated in the vehicle.
Certain services and functions, some of which
are subject to a charge, can be deactivated by
the driver. It is also possible to activate or deacti‐
vate the data connection as a whole. That is, with
the exception of functions and services required
by law such as Assist systems.
There is no further interaction between the mo‐
bile device and the vehicle, for instance active
access to vehicle data. How the data will be
processed further is determined by the provider
of the particular app being used. The extent of
the possible settings depends on the respective
app and the operating system of the mobile de‐
vice.
Services
General information
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 realized via an in-vehicle transmit‐
ter and receiver unit or via personal mobile devi‐
ces brought into the vehicle, for instance smart‐
phones. 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.
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 influence on the content ex‐
changed during this process. 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 ob‐
tained from the relevant service provider.
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Event Data Recorder EDR
Vehicle identification
number
This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐
corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐
tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist in understand‐
ing how a vehicle’s systems performed. The
EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
The vehicle identification number can be found
in the engine compartment, on the right-hand
side of the vehicle.
▷ How various systems in your vehicle were op‐
erating.
▷ Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were fastened.
▷ How far, if at all, the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal.
▷ How fast the vehicle was traveling.
This data can help provide a better understand‐
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and
injuries occur.
EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only if a
nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data is re‐
corded by the EDR under normal driving condi‐
tions and no personal data, for instance name,
gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.
The vehicle identification number can be found
on the type label, on the right-hand side of the
vehicle.
However, other parties, such as law enforce‐
ment, could combine the EDR data with the type
of personally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equip‐
ment is required, and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manu‐
facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the special equipment, can read the in‐
formation if they have access to the vehicle or
the EDR.
The vehicle identification number can also be
found behind the windshield.
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Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following only applies to vehicles owned and
operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the Na‐
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North
America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New
Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone
1-800-831-1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a
recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in in‐
dividual problems between you, your dealer, or
BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY:
or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. You can
also obtain other information about motor vehicle
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a safety-
related defect to Transport Canada, Defect In‐
vestigations and Recalls, may call the toll-free
hotline 1-800-333-0510. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
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