Get At a glance -> Dashboard Guide for BMW 1 Series 4 Door Second Generation (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.

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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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1

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

14

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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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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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

1

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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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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