General information
The interior lamps, footwell lamps, entry lamps and courtesy lamps are controlled automatically.
The brightness of some of these lamps is influenced by the thumbwheel for the instrument lighting.

1 Interior lamps
2 Reading lamp
See also:
Controls
At a glance
1 System on/off, interrupt
2 Resume speed
3 Store speed
4 Store, maintain/change speed
Switching on
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The marking in the speedometer is ...
Safety switch for the rear
Press the button on the driver's door if
children are being transported in the
rear.
This locks various functions so that they cannot
be operated from the rear: safety switch. ...
New for 2011
A new eight-speed automatic transmission is standard on the 2011 models and
replaces a six-speed automatic. The xDrive35i has BMW's new single-turbo
3.0-liter inline six-cylinder (replacing a twin ...
