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Owner's Handbook
for Vehicle
The Ultimate
Driving Machine
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523i Owner's Handbook 525i Congratulations on your choice of a BMW. 530i The better you are acquainted with your car, the easier you will find it is to handle. We would therefore like to offer you the follow- 540i ing advice: 550i Please read the Owner's Handbook before setting out in your new BMW. It contains important notes on how to operate the car, 525xi enabling you to derive maximum benefit from the technical 530xi advantages of your BMW. It also contains useful information which will
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© 2005 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Munich, Germany Not to be reproduced, wholly or in part, without written permission from BMW AG, Munich. Order No. 01 41 0 159 725 English VIII/05, 05 09 510 Printed in Germany Printed on environmentally friendly paper, bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling.
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Contents The quickest access to a particular topic or item Navigation is by consulting the detailed alphabetical index, 132 Starting navigation system see page 228. 134 Destination input 147 Route guidance About this Owner's Handbook 156 What to do if ... 4 Notes Entertainment Overview 160 On/off and settings 8 Driving area 164 Radio 14 iDrive 169 CD player and CD changer 20 Voice input system 175 TV Controls Mobility 26 Opening and closing 180 Refuelling 42 Adjusting 182 Wheels and tyres 53
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Notes About this Owner's Symbols used Handbook Indicates precautions that must be fol- lowed precisely in order to avoid the pos- We have tried to make all the information in this sibility of personal injury and serious damage to Owner's Handbook easy to find. The quickest the vehicle. access to a specific topic or item is by consult- ing the detailed alphabetical index at the end. Indicates information that will assist you Consult the first chapter for an overview of your in gaining the o
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Your car For your own safety When you ordered your BMW, you chose vari- Maintenance and repair ous items of equipment.This Owner's Hand- The advanced technology behind this car, book describes all models and equipment for example the use of modern materials specifications which BMW offers within this and high-performance electronics, means that particular model line. specially adapted methods of maintenance and This explains why the Owner's Handbook may repair are required. Always have th
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Overview Overview This summary of buttons, switches and displays serves as an initial guide. In addition, it gives you an insight into the principles behind the various ways in which functions can be performed.
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Driving area Around the steering wheel: controls and displays 1 Saloon: roller sun blind* for rear 6 Flashing turn indicators 62 window 110 2 Safety switch for rear windows 38 High-beam headlights, headlight flasher 95 3 Opening and closing windows 37 High-beam headlights 4 Folding outside mirrors in and out* 49 assistant* 95 5 Adjusting outside mirrors 49 Parking position function* 50 Parking lights 95 Check Control 76 Computer 72 8 Driving area
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7 Buttons on the steering wheel 12 Horn, entire surface Telephone*: 13 Heated steering wheel* 51 > Press: receiving and ending a call, dial starting* for a selected phone number and Steering wheel adjustment* 50 redialling if no phone number has been selected > Press and hold down: 14 Cruise control* 64 redialling Active Cruise Control* 66 Volume control 15 Releasing the engine compartment lid 185 16 Opening the luggage compartment lid/ Activating/deactivating voice input tailgate 33 syste
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Instrument cluster 1 Flashing turn indicators 8 Display for 2 Speedometer > Distance recorder – odometer – and trip distance recorder 71 3 Indicator and warning lamps 11 > Computer 72 4 Display for Active Cruise Control* 68 > Date and remaining distance to next 5 Revolution counter 71 Service 74 6 Energy control 72 > Automatic transmission with 7 Display for Steptronic* 61 > Time/date 71 > Sequential Manual Gearbox SMG* 59 > Outside temperature 71 > Hill Descent Control HDC* 85 > Indicator an
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If action is required as a matter of urgency, this Indicator and warning lamps information is flashed up as soon as the accom- panying lamp comes on. Principle Indicator lamps not accompanied by text messages The following indicator lamps in display area 1 indicate that certain functions are active: Handbrake applied 58 Front fog lights* 96 Indicator and warning lamps may light up in a Dynamic Traction Control DTC 85 variety of colours and combinations both in the panel 1 and in the display
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Around the centre console: controls and displays 12 Driving area
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1 Microphone for hands-free operation of the 11 Changing telephone* > Radio stations 160 and for the voice input system* 20 > Tracks 160 2 Reading lights 97 12 Eject button for 3 Making an emergency call* 200 > Navigation DVD* 160 4 Interior light 97 > Audio CD 160 5 Glass roof, electric* 38 13 Drive for navigation DVD for Professional* Panorama glass roof* 39 navigation system 132 6 Indicator/warning light, 14 Drive for front passenger airbags* 54 > Navigation DVD for Business* naviga- 7 Cont
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iDrive iDrive integrates the functions of a large below. Details of how to control individual func- number of switches. These functions can now tions are provided under the descriptions of the be controlled from one central point. The basic items of equipment concerned. menu-guided operating principle is explained Controls 1 Control display Only make adjustments if the traffic con- ditions are sufficiently quiet or clear, so as 2 button not to endanger the car's occupants and other To call u
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Menu summary Operating principle Communication Start menu > Telephone*, see separate Operating Instructions > BMW Assist*, BMW Online* or TeleServ- ice*, see separate Operating Instructions Navigation or on-board information > Navigation system* > On-board information, e.g. to display the average fuel consumption All iDrive functions can be called up via five menu items. Entertainment > Radio Calling up the start menu > CD player and CD changer* Press the button. > TV* To call up the start m
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Comfort menu item selection The comfort selection feature enables you to: > Call up a menu item in the start menu in the last configuration used > Toggle directly between Communication, Navigation, Entertainment and Climate without needing to press the button To do this, move the controller in the relevant direction and hold it in position for more than 1 Menu items are usually grouped in horizon- about 2 seconds. tal or vertical lists. 2 Arrows indicate that there are additional Displays
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Operating principle at a glance This illustration shows how the car can be oper- The individual steps are explained under Set- ated via iDrive. tings on the control display, Setting time, see page 79. 1 Select a menu item: 4 To switch between fields: > Turn the controller; the highlighted > Slightly move the controller to the left, marker moves right, forwards or backwards > Menu items in white can be selected by > Release the controller highlighting them > The active field becomes brighter in
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3 Display for traffic information*: Status information > "TMC": Traffic information for the navigation system can be received and broadcast- ing is switched on > "Ti+": Traffic info + traffic information can be received and broadcasting is switched on 4 Calls not accepted* 5 It is possible to use the telephone* if the 1 Display for: mobile phone is registered with the car > Entertainment: Mobile phone network reception Radio, CD, TV* strength depends on the mobile phone > Telephone*: 6 T
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Selecting display Switching control display 1. Move the controller to the right to switch to on/off the assistance window and press the con- 1. Press the button. troller. The start menu is called up. 2. Press the controller to call up the menu. 3. Select "Display off" and press the control- ler. 2. Select a menu item. 3. Press the controller. Switching assistance window on/off Press the controller to switch on. 1. Move the controller to the right to switch to the assistance window and press
