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:
Entering a phone number
Dialing a number
When entering phone numbers, you can switch
between entering letters and numbers.
Service numbers can be entered more easily,
e. g. 1-888-BMW-CARD.
1. "Telephone".
2 ...
Energy recovery
The energy of motion of the vehicle
is converted to electrical energy
while coasting. The vehicle
battery is partially charged and
fuel consumption can be lowered. ...
Switch off the engine during longer stops
Switch off the engine during longer stops, e.g.,
at traffic lights, railroad crossings or in traffic
congestion.
Fuel savings are achieved after the vehicle is
switched off for only approx. 4 s ...