Exterior
With standard visual cues that come only with the 128i's optional M Sport Package, the 135i has an aggressive front bumper with three large air inlets. Xenon headlights are standard, and they carry a white bordering up top for 2012, mirroring the headlight treatment across most other BMWs. These lights include a string of LEDs embedded in the caps, a visual cue used in the automaker's redesigned 6 Series.
Rather than the 3 Series convertible's folding metal hardtop, the 135i convertible has a fabric soft-top that can open or close in 22 seconds, BMW says. It operates at speeds up to 25 mph.
The 1 Series remains a small car overall, about 2 inches shorter and narrower than a Scion tC. The popular 3 Series coupe, in comparison, measures about 10 inches longer.
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Ventilation
Front ventilation
► Lever for changing the air flow direction, arrow 1.
► Thumbwheels for opening and closing the
vents continuously, arrows 2.
► Thumbwheel to vary the tempera ...
Cruise control
The conceptYou can use the cruise control feature beginning at approx. 20 mph/30 km/h. The
car then stores and maintains the speed that you specify using the lever on the
steering column.
Do not ...
Switching between cases, letters and numbers
Depending on the menu, you can switch between
entering upper and lower case, letters
and numbers:
Without navigation system
Select the
symbol. ...