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Internet

Vehicle information and general information on

BMW – on technology, for example – are avail‐

able on the Internet:

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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