The individual vehicle
When you ordered your BMW, you chose various items of equipment. This Owner's Manual describes the entire array of options and equipment available with a specific BMW model.
Please bear in mind that the manual may contain information on accessories and equipment that you have not specified for your own vehicle. Sections describing options and special equipment are marked by asterisks to assist you in identifying possible differences between the descriptions in this manual and your own vehicle's equipment.
If equipment in your BMW is not described in this Owner's Manual, please refer to the accompanying Supplementary Owner's Manuals.
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Two additional gears mean threefold progress: quicker shifts, greater
smoothness, enhanced efficiency.
The wider spread of ratios allows the engine to run at lower speeds, often in
the "tallest" gear, 8th. Yet even with this wider spread, the steps between
adjacent gears are reduced; in t ...
Route
Different views of the route are available during
destination guidance:
▷ Arrow view in the instrument cluster and on
the Control Display.
▷ List of route sections.
▷ Map view ...
Perfect handling: high-quality suspension technology, even weight
distribution and improved stability control
The new BMW 1-Series boasts best-in-class suspension technology, with a
double-joint cross-strut front axle with McPherson struts and sway bars, and a
five-link rear axle. The high aluminium conte ...
