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525i Sedan 2005
Owner's Manual
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BMW 525i Sedan 2005 Owner's Manual

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Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW.
Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. We therefore have this request:
Please take the time to read this Owner's Manual and familiarize yourself with the information that we have compiled for you before starting off in your new vehicle. It contains important data and instructions intended to assist you in gaining maximum use and satisfaction from your BMW's unique range of technical fea­tures. The manual also contains information on maintenance designed to enhance operating safety and contribute to main­taining the value of your BMW throughout an extended service life.
This Owner's Manual should be considered a permanent part of this vehicle. It should stay with the vehicle when sold to provide the next owner with important operating, safety and maintenance information.
This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Infor­mation Booklet for US models or a Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models. We wish you an enjoyable driving experience.
BMW AG
© 2004 Bayerische Motoren Werke
Aktiengesellschaft Munich, Germany Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the written consent of BMW AG, Munich. Order No. 01 41 0 158 518 US-English VIII/04, 09 04 500 Printed in Germany Printed on environmentally friendly paper, bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling.
Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is to use the index on page 202.
Using this Owner's Manual
4 Notes
Reporting safety defects 7
At a glance
10 Cockpit 16 Control Center 22 Voice command system
Controls
28 Opening and closing 38 Adjustments 47 Transporting children safely 51 Driving 65 Everything under control 76 Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
87 Lamps 90 A congenial climate 96 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
106 Things to remember when driving
Entertainment
132 On/off and tone 138 Radio 145 CD player and CD changer
Communications
152 Telephoning 161 TeleService, BMW Assist
Mobility
168 Refueling 170 Wheels and tires 176 Under the hood 180 Maintenance 182 Replacing components 189 Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
196 Technical data 199 Short commands of voice command
system
202 Everything from A to Z
Navigation
114 Starting navigation system 115 Destination entry 124 Destination guidance 128 What to do if …
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Notes
Using this Owner's Manual
Notes
We have made every effort to ensure that you are able to find what you need in this Owner's Manual as quickly as possible. The fastest way to find specific topics is to refer to the detailed index at the back of the manual. If you wish to gain an initial overview of your vehicle, you will find this in the first chapter.
Should you sell your BMW some day, please remember to hand over the Owner's Manual as well; it is an important component of your vehi­cle.
Additional sources of information
Should you have any other questions, your BMW center will be glad to advise you at any time.
You can find information on BMW, e.g. technol­ogy, on the Internet at www.bmwusa.com.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be fol-
lowed precisely in order to avoid the pos­sibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.
Indicates information that will assist you
in gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively for your vehicle.
Refers to measures that can be taken to
help protect the environment.
<Marks the end of a specific item of informa-
tion.
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Indicates special equipment, country-spe­cific equipment and optional extras, as well as equipment and functions not yet available at the time of printing.
"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to select individual functions.
Symbols on vehicle components
Indicates that you should consult the rel­evant section of this Owner's Manual for
information on a particular part or assembly.
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The individual vehicle
On purchasing your BMW, you have decided in favor of a model with individualized equipment and features. 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 equip-
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ment are marked by asterisks 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.
to assist you in
Editorial notice
BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing development that is conceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety standards combined with advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this re as on, i t i s po ss ibl e t hat t he fea tu res d es crib ed in this Owner's Manual could differ from those on your vehicle.
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For your own safety
Maintenance and repair
Notes
Advanced technology, e.g. the use of
modern materials and high-performance electronics, requires specially adapted mainte­nance and repair methods. Therefore, have cor­responding work on your BMW carried out only by a BMW center or a workshop that works according to BMW repair procedures with cor­respondingly trained personnel. If work is car­ried out improperly there is a danger of conse­quential damage and the related safety risks.<
California Proposition 65 Warning
California law requires us to issue the following warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of
automobile components and parts, including components found in the interior fur­nishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and reproductive harm. In addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain products of component wear contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and related accesso­ries contain lead and lead compounds. Batter­ies also contain other chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer. Wash your hands after handling. Used engine oil contains chemicals that have caused cancer in labora­tory animals. Always protect your skin by wash­ing thoroughly with soap and water.<
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts
and accessories approved by BMW. When you purchase accessories tested and approved by BMW and Genuine BMW Parts, you simultaneously acquire the assurance that they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure optimum performance when installed on your vehicle. BMW warrants these parts to be free from defects in material and workmanship. BMW will not accept any liability for damage resulting from installation of parts and accesso­ries not approved by BMW. BMW cannot test every product made by other manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a BMW safely and without risk to either the vehi­cle, its operation, or its occupants. Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other products approved by BMW, together with professional advice on using these items, are available from all BMW centers. Installation and operation of non-BMW approved accessories such as alarms, radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension components, brake dust shields, telephones, including operation of any portable phone from within the vehicle without using an externally mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radios or similar accessories, may cause extensive dam­age to the vehicle, compromise its safety, inter­fere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. Refer to your BMW center for additional informa­tion.<
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of
the emission control devices and sys­tems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any cer­tified automotive part.<
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Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following warran­ties:
> New Vehicle Limited Warranty
> Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
> Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
> Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
> California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is listed in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Reporting safety defects
The following applies only to vehicles owned and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone (800) 831-
1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in Washington, D.C. area) or write to: NHTSA, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline.
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At a glance
At a glance
This overview of buttons, switches and displays
is intended to familiarize you with
your vehicle's operating environment.
The section will also assist you in becoming
acquainted with the control concepts
and options available for operating
the various systems.
Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
Cockpit
1 Rear window blind*97
2 Rear window safety switch 35
3 Opening and closing windows 34
4 Adjusting exterior mirrors 45
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Turn signals 56
High beams, headlamp flasher 88
Roadside parking lamps 88
Check Control 67
Computer 69
6 Buttons on steering wheel
Telephone*153:
> Press: accept call or terminate
call as well as dialing if an entry has been selected from "A - Z", "Top 8", "Redial", "Received calls" or "Missed calls"
> press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice com­mand system
Fast forward/reverse 132
> Radio
Press: change radio station Press longer: manual search or automatic search scan
> CD
Press: select track Press longer: fast forward/ reverse
> Telephone
Press: select entry in "A - Z", "Top 8", "Redial", "Received calls" or "Missed calls"
Individually programmable
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10 Horn: the entire surface
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13 Releasing hood 176
14 Opening luggage compartment lid 32
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Steering wheel heater
Steering wheel adjustment 45
Cruise control
Active cruise control
Head-Up Display
Parking lamps 87
Low beams 87
Automatic headlamp control Adaptive Head Light 88
Instrument lighting 89
Fog lamps
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88
: 58
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84
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46
At a glance
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87
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Individually programmable 46
7 Instrument cluster 12
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9 Ignition lock 51
Windshield wipers 57
Rain sensor 57
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Instrument cluster
Cockpit
1 Indicator lamps for turn signals 13
2 Speedometer
3 Indicator and warning lamps 13
4 Display for active cruise control
5 Tachometer 65
and Energy Control 66
6 Display for
> Clock/date 65
> Outside temperature 65
> Indicator and warning lamps 68
> Speed of cruise control
> Desired speed for active cruise
control
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7 Display for
> Odometer and trip odometer 65
> Computer 69
> Date and remaining travel distance for
service requirements 66
> Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 55
> SMG Sequential manual
transmission
> Check Control message present 67
8 Fuel gage 66
9 Resetting trip odometer 65
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Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps and their combina­tions are displayed in the display region 1 and in the display 2. To better differentiate between malfunctions, different symbols can be shown on the display 2.
Some lights in the display region 1 are tested for proper function by briefly lighting up during starting of the engine or when the ignition is switched on.
Acknowledging active functions
The following indicator lamps in the display region 1 indicate that the associated functions are activated:
Turn signals 56
Handbrake engaged 52
Handbrake engaged for Canadian models
Front fog lamps 88
What to do in case of a malfunction
At a glance
All warning lamps and indicator lamps not yet listed are also accompanied by text messages on the Control Display. These may contain more information as to the cause of a malfunc­tion and instructions on what to do.
Sometimes, warning lamps are also accompa­nied by supplemental text messages on the Control Display that are shown immediately. Text messages that do not appear immediately are stored and can be displayed subsequently. For further information on displaying these messages later, refer to Check Control on page 67.
DTC Dynamic Traction Control 78
High beams/headlamp flasher 88
DSC Dynamic Stability Control 78
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Around the center console: controls and displays
Cockpit
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1 Microphone for telephone*153
2 Reading lamps 89
3 Initiating an emergency call
4 Interior lamps 89
5 Glass sunroof, electric
6 Passenger airbag status lamp 84
7 Microphone for voice command
system
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8 Control Display 16
Displays for menu navigation
9 Hazard warning flashers
10 Central locking system 31
11 Automatic climate control 90
Temperature setting, left/right 91
Automatic air distribution and volume 91
Cooling function 91
AUC Automatic recirculated-air control 91
Maximum cooling 91
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15 Drive for audio CDs 132
16 Switching audio sources on/off and
adjusting volume 132
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18 Controller 16
19 Activating voice command system
20 Opening start menu on Control Display 17
21 Dynamic Driving Control
Heated seats*43
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Active seat ventilation
Active backrest width adjustment*40
Active seat
PDC Park Distance Control
DTC Dynamic Traction Control 78
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Residual heat mode 92
Switching off automatic climate control 92
Air volume 91
Defrosting windows 91
Rear window defroster 90
12 Starting search function
> for radio stations 132
> for tracks 146
13 Ejecting
> navigation DVD
> audio CD 132
14 Drive for navigation DVD
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Control Center
The Control Center groups the functions of a large number of switches. This allows these functions to be operated from a central position. The following section provides an introduction
Controls
Control Center
to basic menu navigation. The control of the individual functions is described in connection with the relevant equipment.
1 Controller
2 button: open the start menu from
any menu
3 Control Display
By moving the controller 1 horizontally in four directions 4, rotating 5 and pressing 6, you can
Menu overview
You can call up all the functions in the Control Center using five menu items.
Communication
> Portable phone
> BMW Assist* or TeleService
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navigate through the menus of the Control Cen­ters and adjust settings.
To avoid posing an unnecessary hazard
due to inattention, both to your own vehi­cle's occupants and to other road users: never attempt to use the controls or make entries unless traffic and road conditions allow.<
Navigation or onboard information
> Navigation system
> Onboard information, e.g. for displaying the
average fuel consumption.
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Entertainment
> Radio
> CD player and CD changer
Climate
> Air distribution
> Seat air conditioning
> Independent ventilation
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Start menu
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At a glance
menu
> Switching off Control Display
> Tone and display settings
> Settings for traffic information
> Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for central
locking, or settings for your portable phone
> Display of service requirements and dates
for statutory emission and vehicle inspec­tions.
Menu navigation
As of ignition key position 1, the following mes­sage appears on the Control Display:
Confirm the message by pressing the control­ler; this opens the start menu.
From the start menu, you can open four menus by moving the controller left, right, forward, or back. Pressing the controller opens the menu.
Opening start menu
Press button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.
Displays in menu
1 In menus, you can change fields to select
the menu items they contain or to make adjustments. The current field is high­lighted.
2 Menu items are usually grouped in horizon-
tal or vertical lists.
3 In these lists, arrows indicate the possibility
of accessing other menu items that are not currently visible.
4 Settings are displayed graphically, numeri-
cally, or as text.
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5 A symbol indicates the last selected menu
item of the start menu:
Communication
Navigation or onboard information
Entertainment
Climate
Control Center
menu
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Selecting menu items and making adjustments
At a glance
1 Selecting individual menu items: turn the
controller. The highlight moves. Menu items shown in white can be selected.
2 Activating highlighted menu items: press
the controller. New menu items are dis­played or a function is executed.
3 Changing the current field: move controller
left, right, forward, or back and release.
4 Selecting menu items: such as 1.
5 Adjusting settings: turn the controller. This
causes the graphical display, numerical val­ues or text displays to change. When you change into another field or another menu, the new setting is applied.
Changing directly to the last menu
Move the controller in the corresponding direc­tion and hold it for longer than approx. 2 sec­onds. The menu in the selected direction is opened and the last menu item selected is dis­played.
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Status information
Assistance window*
1 Display* for manual or automatic air distri-
Control Center
bution for the driver's side and passenger side
2 Display for:
> Entertainment:
Radio, CD or
entertainment sound output
> Telephone
"Car Phone", "Portable" or no network
3 Display for:
> New entries present in "Missed calls"
> Text message/SMS* received
> Roaming active
4 Telephone call
enabled
Reception strength for telephone,
depending on the portable phone
5 Time
Other displays: The status information is temporarily hidden when there are Check Control instructions or inputs via the voice command system.
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or BMW Assist calls*
Additional information can be displayed in the assistance window:
> The computer or the trip computer
> The route map or the arrow view in vehicles
with navigation system
> The current position
Switching on assistance window:
Move the controller to the right to change to the assistance window, and press the controller.
To select the display in the assistance window:
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1. Move the controller to the right to change to
the assistance window, and press the con­troller.
2. Select menu item.
3. Press the controller.
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Closing assistance window:
1. Move the controller to the right to change to
the assistance window, and press the con­troller.
2. Select "Assist. window off" and press the
controller.
Switching Control Display on/off
To switch off the Control Display:
1. Press button.
This opens the start menu.
2. Press controller to open menu.
3. Select "Display off" and press the control-
ler.
At a glance
To switch off the Control Display: Press the controller.
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Voice command system
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The concept
The voice command system allows you to con­trol operation of various vehicle systems with­out ever removing your hands from the steering wheel.
Individual menu items on the Control Display can be spoken as commands. This frees you of having to use the controller.
The voice command system transforms your oral commands into control signals for the selected systems and provides support in the form of instructions or questions.
The voice command system uses a special microphone located in the area of the interior
Voice command system
rearview mirror, refer to page 14.
Precondition
In the Control Center, set the language that applies for the voice command system in order to enable identification of the spoken com­mands. Setting the language of the Control Center, refer to page 74.
Symbol in the Owner's Manual
{...} Say the specified commands word for word. {{...}} Indicates responses of the voice command system.
Voice commands
Activating voice command system
1. Press the button in the center console
or on the steering wheel.
This symbol on the Control Display and an acoustic signal tell you that the voice command system can respond to com­mands.
2. Say the command.
The text or numbers that the voice com­mand system has registered will appear on the Control Display.
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This symbol appears on the Control Display
when you can input additional voice com­mands. If no other voice commands are possible, then operate the equipment using the Control Cen­ter.
Terminating or canceling voice command system
Press the button on the steering wheel or on the center console or
{Cancel}
Voice commands
Having the possible voice commands read aloud
You can have the system read aloud the possi­ble voice commands related to the selected menu item on the Control Display. For example, if you have selected "CD", the system will read aloud the possible voice com­mands for operating the CD player and the CD
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changer
:
{Options}
Opening the start menu
{Main menu}
Example: selecting a track
1. Press the button on the steering wheel
or in the center console.
2. {Entertainment}
The system outputs: {{Entertainment}}
3. {CD}
The system outputs: {{CD}}
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Opening help
{Help}
Using alternative voice commands
There are often a number of commands to run a function, e.g.:
{Information menu} or {i menu}
Calling up functions directly
With short commands you can carry out certain functions directly, regardless of which menu item is selected, refer to page 199.
4. Select track, e.g.:
{Track 1} The system outputs: {{Track 1}}
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Notes
The portable phone can also be operated by voice commands, refer to page 158.<
For voice commands, bear the following in mind:
> Issue the commands smoothly and at nor-
mal volume, avoiding excessive emphasis and pauses.
> Say the names of radio stations in the lan-
guage of the voice command system or the customary pronunciation for the station.
> For entries in the voice-activated phone
book, only use names in the language of the voice command system and no abbrevia­tions
> Keep the doors, windows and glass sunroof
Voice command system
closed to prevent interference from ambi­ent noise.
> Avoid making other noise in the vehicle
while speaking.
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Controls
Controls
This chapter is intended to provide you with
information for complete control of your vehicle.
Its extensive array of features and accessories,
both for driving and for your own safety,
comfort and convenience, are described here.
Opening and closing
The key set
1 Every master key with remote control con-
Opening and closing
tains an extended-life battery as a power supply, which is charged automatically in the ignition lock as you drive. You should use each master key at least twice a year in order to maintain the charge condition. Depending on which master key is detected by the vehicle during unlocking, different settings in the vehicle are requested and executed, refer to Key Memory below.
2 Spare key for storage in a safe place, such
as in your wallet. This key does not fit in the locks of the lug­gage compartment lid and the glove com­partment. This is an advantage when valet parking, for example. The key is not intended for regular use.
New key
Additional or replacement keys are available at your BMW center.
Key Memory
How the system functions
Doubtless you have often reflected on how great it would be if you could configure your vehicle's various adjustment settings to meet your own personal requirements. BMW has designed several freely selectable options into the vehicle during its development. You can set these as desired via the Control Center.
You can have up to four different basic settings adjusted for four different persons for the spe­cific keys. The only requirement is that each person uses his or her own master key with remote control.
When your vehicle is unlocked with the remote control, the vehicle recognizes the individual key by means of a data exchange and makes adjustments accordingly.
Size of Key Memory
> When unlocking with the remote control,
either unlock only the driver's door or the entire vehicle, refer to page 29
> Locking the vehicle after a short time or
after starting off, refer to page 31
> Assigning the programmable function but-
tons on the steering wheel, refer to page 46
> Settings for the display on the Control Dis-
play:
> Brightness of the Control Display, refer
to page 73
> Measuring units for consumption, travel/
distances, temperature, and pressure, refer to page 73
> Voice commands in Control Display,
refer to page 74
> 12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to
page 74
> Date format, refer to page 75
> Showing optical warning for PDC Park
Distance Control
> Selection and brightness of display in
Head-Up Display
> Air distribution, temperature and intensity
of the automatic air conditioning system, refer to page 92
> Setting voice instructions for destination
guidance in the navigation system page 125
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, refer to page 76
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, refer to page 85
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In addition, the following, most recently
selected settings are recalled during unlocking:
> Positions of driver's seat, outside mirrors,
and steering wheel, refer to page 40
> Audio sources, setting volume and tone,
refer to page 133
> Telephone, setting volume, refer to
pages 153, 159
> Radio, displaying memorized stations, refer
to page 140
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for opera­tion whenever the driver's door is closed. The system simultaneously engages and releases the locks on the following:
> Doors
> Luggage compartment lid
> Fuel filler door
The central locking system can be operated from the outside
> via the remote control
> via the door lock
and from inside via the button for the central locking system.
When actuated from the inside, the fuel filler door is not locked, refer to page 31.
The anti-theft system is automatically activated whenever you operate the central locking sys­tem from outside the vehicle. It prevents the doors from being unlocked using the lock but­tons or door handles. The alarm system is armed/disarmed at the same time. The remote control is also used to switch the interior lamps on and off.
You can find more detailed information on the alarm system on page 33.
In an accident of sufficient severity, the central locking system automatically unlocks the vehi­cle. In addition, the hazard warning flashers and interior lamps come on.
Opening and closing: from outside
Using the remote control
Protect the remote control against unau­thorized use by handing over only the
spare key, for example when using valet park­ing.<
Because any persons or animals left unat-
tended in a parked vehicle could lock the doors from the inside, you should always keep the remote control with you; this precaution ensures that you will remain able to unlock the vehicle from the outside at all times.<
Unlocking
Use the button to unlock the vehicle accord­ing to current settings.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to page 16.
1. Open the menu.
2. Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.
3. Select "Door locks" and press the control-
ler.
4. Select "Central locking" and press the con-
troller.
5. Select "Unlock button" and press the con-
troller.
6. Select a menu item:
> "All doors"
Press the button once to unlock the entire vehicle.
> "Driver's door only"
Press the button once to unlock only the driver's door and the fuel filler door. Press the button twice to unlock the entire vehicle.
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