BMW 525i Sedan 2007 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 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.
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Contents
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The fastest way to find specific topics is to use
the index, refer to page 262.
Using this Owner's Manual
4 Notes
7 Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10 Cockpit
16 iDrive
23 Voice command system
Controls
28 Opening and closing
45 Adjusting
56 Transporting children safely
60 Driving
77 Everything under control
89 Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
107 Lamps
111 Climate
118 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
132 Things to remember when driving
Mobility
216 Refueling
218 Wheels and tires
228 Under the hood
232 Maintenance
234 Replacing components
244 Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
252 Technical data
257 Short commands of voice command
system
262 Everything from A to Z
Navigation
140 Starting navigation system
142 Destination entry
154 Destination guidance
163 What to do if …
Entertainment
166 On/off and tone
170 Radio
179 CD player and CD changer
185 AUX-In connection
186 USB/audio interface
Communications
192 Telephoning
207 BMW Assist
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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. on technology, on the Internet at www.bmwusa.com.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the pos-
sibility 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.
{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice
command system.
{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the
voice command system.
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
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When 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 th e fe at ur es d es cri be d
in this Owner's Manual could differ from those
on your vehicle.
For your own safety
Maintenance and repairs
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 performed only
by your BMW center or a workshop that works
according to BMW repair procedures with correspondingly trained personnel. If this work is
not carried out properly, there is a danger of
subsequent damage and related safety hazards.<
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Parts and accessories
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For your own safety, use genuine parts
and accessories approved by BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested and
Notes
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 mobile 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. See
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.<
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. 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.<
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Service and warranty
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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
For US customers
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 1-800-831-
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 call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may call
1-800-333-0510 toll-free from anywhere in
Canada or 1-613-993-9851 from the Ottawa
region and from other countries, or contact
Transport Canada by mail at: Transport
Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville, Tower C,
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0N5.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca
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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
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Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
Cockpit
1 Rear window safety switch 41
2 Sedan: sun blind
3 Opening and closing windows 40
4 Adjusting exterior mirrors 52
Automatic curb monitor
5 Folding exterior mirrors in and out
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for rear window 119
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Turn signals 66
High beams,
headlamp flasher 109
Roadside parking lamps 109
Check Control 82
Computer 78
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Mobile phone
> Press: accepting and ending
call, starting dialing
selected phone number and
redialing if no phone number is
selected
> Press and hold: redialing
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192:
12 Horn, entire surface
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Steering wheel heater
Steering wheel adjustment 54
Cruise control
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68
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54
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Volume
Activating/deactivating voice
command system
Changing radio station 170
Selecting music track 180
Scrolling in phone book and in lists
with stored phone numbers
Individually programmable
Individually programmable
Leaving lane warning
8 Instrument cluster 12
9
Windshield wipers 67
Rain sensor 67
Sports Wagon: rear window
wiper 68
Active cruise control
15 Releasing hood 228
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54
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105
16 Opening luggage compartment lid/
tailgate 35, 34
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Head-Up Display
BMW Night Vision
Parking lamp 107
Daytime running lamps
Low beams 107
Welcome lamps 107
Automatic headlamp control
Daytime running lamps
Welcome lamps 107
Adaptive Head Light
Instrument lighting 110
Fog lamps
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110
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101
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103
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108
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107
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11 Ignition lock 60
Starting/stopping engine and
Switching ignition on/off 60
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Instrument cluster
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Cockpit
1 Indicator lamps for turn signals
2 Speedometer
3 Indicator and warning lamps 13
4 Displays for
> Active cruise control
> Leaving lane warning
5 Tachometer 77
6 Energy Control 78
7 Display for
> Clock/date 77
> Outside temperature 77
> Indicator and warning lamps 82
> Speed of cruise control
> Desired speed for active cruise
control
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69
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69
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105
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68
8 Display for
> Odometer and trip odometer 77
> Computer 78
> Date and remaining travel distance
for service requirements 80
> Automatic transmission with
Steptronic
> Sport automatic transmission
> HDC Hill Descent Control
> Check Control message present 82
9 Fuel gauge 78
10 Resetting trip odometer 77
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The concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
different combinations and colors.
Some lamps are tested for proper function by
briefly lighting up during starting of the engine
or when the ignition is switched on.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps indicate that the
associated functions are activated:
Handbrake applied 62
Handbrake applied for Canadian
models
Fog lamps
DTC Dynamic Traction Control 92
High beams/headlamp flasher 109
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Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the bottom edge of the Control Display explain the meaning of the displayed indicator and warning lamps.
Additional information, e.g. on the cause of a
malfunction and on the corresponding need to
take action can be displayed via the Check Control, refer to page 82.
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC controls the drive and
braking forces for maintaining vehicle
stability 91
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Cockpit
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2 Reading lamps 110
3 SOS: initiating
4 Interior lamps 110
5 Glass sunroof
Panorama glass sunroof 43
6 Passenger airbag status lamp 100
7 Control Display 16
Displays for menu navigation
8 Hazard warning flashers
9 Central locking system 33
10 Automatic climate control 111
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an emergency call 244
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, electric 41
Temperature setting,
left/right 112
Automatic air distribution and
volume 112
Cooling function 114
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control 114
14 Drive for navigation DVDs
15 Drive for audio CDs 166
16 Switching Entertainment sound output
on/off and adjusting volume 166
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18 Controller 16
Turn, press or move horizontally in four
directions
19 Opening start menu on Control Display 17
Heated seats
Active seat ventilation
Adjusting active backrest
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Active seat
PDC Park Distance Control
DTC Dynamic Traction Control 91
Opening luggage compartment lid/
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tailgate
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34, 35
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Recirculated-air mode 114
Maximum cooling 114
Air volume 113
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation 113
Rear window defroster 111
11 Changing
> radio station 166
> track 166
12 Ejecting
> navigation DVD
> audio CD 166
13 Programmable memory/direct selection
buttons 21
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140
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iDrive
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iDrive combines the functions of a large number
iDrive
of switches. This allows these functions to be
operated from a central position. The following
section provides an introduction to basic menu
Controls
navigation. The control of the individual functions is described in connection with the relevant equipment.
1 Control Display
2 button
Opening start menu
3 Controller
With the controller you can select menu
items and make settings:
> move in four directions, arrows 4
> turn, arrow 5
> press, arrow 6
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due to inattention, both to your own vehicle's occupants and to other road users: never
attempt to use the controls or make entries
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Menu overview
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Communication
> Telephone
> BMW Assist* or TeleService
Navigation or onboard information
> Navigation system
> Onboard information, e.g. for displaying
the average fuel consumption
Entertainment
> Radio
> CD player and CD changer
> AUX-In connection
> USB/audio interface
Climate
> Vent settings
> Automatic programs
> Seat heater distribution
> Parked car operation
menu
> Switching off Control Display
> Tone and display settings
> Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central
locking system
> Display of maintenance intervals and dead-
lines for legally mandated inspections
> Settings for telephone
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Operating principle
From radio readiness, refer to page 60, the following message is shown on the Control Display:
To hide the message:
Press the controller.
This displays the start menu.
The message is automatically hidden after
approx. 10 seconds.
Start menu
You can call up all the functions of iDrive using
five menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.
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Opening menu items of start menu
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iDrive
Displays in menu
With the start menu you can open the menu
items Communication, Navigation, Entertainment and Climate by moving the controller to
the left, right, front or rear.
You can open the menu by pressing the controller.
Comfort opening of menu items
Comfort opening offers you:
> Opening of a menu item of the start menu in
the last display shown
> Direct changing between Communication,
Navigation, Entertainment and Climate
without pressing the button
For this purpose, move the controller in the corresponding direction and hold it for longer than
approx. 2 seconds.
1 Each menu is divided into fields.
The respective active field is highlighted.
2 A symbol indicates the last selected menu
item of the start menu:
Communication
Navigation or onboard information
Entertainment
Climate
menu
1 Menu items are usually grouped in horizon-
tal or vertical lists.
2 In these lists, arrows indicate the possibility
of accessing other menu items that are not
currently visible.
3 Settings are displayed graphically or
numerically.
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Basic operation via iDrive is described in this
view.
You can view the individual steps under Settings on Control Display, Setting time, refer to
page 85.
At a glance
1 Selecting menu item:
> Turn the controller; the highlight moves
> Menu items shown in white can be
selected by highlighting
2 Activating menu item:
> Press the controller
> New menu items are displayed or the
function is carried out
3 Selecting menu item: refer to 1
4 Changing between fields:
> Briefly move the controller left, right,
forward or back
> Release controller
> Active field appears lighter
5 Adjusting settings:
> Turn controller
> Graphic display, numerical value or text
displays can be changed
> Confirmation by changing field
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Status information
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iDrive
Assistance window*
1 Display for:
> Entertainment:
Radio, CD
> Telephone
Name of linked mobile phone, network
search or no network
> "BMW Assist"
Existing voice connection with a service
from BMW Assist
2 Entertainment sound output off
3 Station that transmits traffic information is
received
"TI":
Reception of traffic information for the navigation system
4 Display for:
> New entries present in "Missed calls"
> Roaming active
5 Telephoning
phone is paired in the vehicle
Mobile phone network with strong
reception, dependent on mobile phone
6 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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in "Communication":
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:
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:
is possible and activated
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is possible if the mobile
Additional information appears in the assistance window:
> The computer or the trip computer
> The arrow or map view with a navigation
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system
> The current position
Selecting display
1. Move the controller to the right to change to
the assistance window and press the controller.
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2. Select a menu item.
3. Press the controller.
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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.
To switch on, change to the assistance window
and press the controller.
Switching Control Display
off/on
1. Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2. Press the controller to open the menu.
3. Select "Display off" and press the control-
ler.
Programmable memory/
direct selection buttons
You can save and run certain functions of iDrive
on the programmable memory/direct selection
buttons:
> Destinations of navigation
> Telephone, phone numbers
> Entertainment:
> radio station
> CD
> CD compartment of CD changer
> AUX
The assignment of the programmable memory/
direct selection buttons is stored for the remote
control currently in use.
Saving function
Destinations of navigation
1. Select navigation destination, e.g. in the
destination list or the address book.
2. Press the ... button longer
than 2 seconds.
Special features:
> With the destination guidance system and
the map view started, the current destination is stored.
> During destination entry via a map, the
coordinates at the cursor are stored, not the
current destination.
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To switch on, press the controller.
Telephone, phone numbers
1. Enter the phone number or select it in a list
of the stored phone numbers, e.g. of the
A-Z list.
2. Press the ... button longer
than 2 seconds.
If a name is assigned to the phone number, the
name will also be stored.
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Entertainment
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In the Entertainment menu, the sound source
currently heard, e.g. a radio station, is stored,
regardless of the selection on the Control Dis-
iDrive
play.
1. Select the desired function, e.g. radio sta-
tion or CD.
2. Press the ... button longer
than 2 seconds.
If the vehicle is equipped with two drives,
the current track is stored for CDs with
compressed audio files.<
Run function
Press the ... button.
When selecting a phone number, the connection is also established, or the destination guidance is started when a navigation destination is
selected.
Displaying button assignment
You can display the assignment of the buttons
by touching them with your finger. Please do
not wear gloves when doing so. Touching with
an object, e.g. a pen, does not function.
Displaying detailed information
Touch the ... button longer.
Deleting button assignments
1. Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2. Press the controller to open the menu.
3. Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4. Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-
troller.
5. Select "Programmable Memory Keys" and
press the controller.
6. Select "Delete assignment of all memory
keys" and press the controller.
Displaying short info
Touch the ... button.
The assignment of the buttons is displayed.
Destination of navigation system
Entertainment source
Telephone, phone number
Not assigned
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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
rearview mirror, refer to page 14.
Precondition
Via iDrive, set the language that applies for the
voice command system in order to enable identification of the spoken commands. To set the
language of iDrive, refer to page 87.
Symbols in 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.
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 command is displayed on the Control
Display.
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This symbol is shown on the Control Display
when you can input additional commands.
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ate the equipment via iDrive.
Terminating or canceling voice
command system
Press the button on the steering wheel
or
{Cancel}
Commands
Having possible commands read aloud
You can have the system read aloud the possible commands related to the selected menu
item on the Control Display.
To have the system list the possible commands:
Voice command system
{Options}
For example, if you have selected "CD", the
system will read aloud the possible commands
for operating the CD player and the CD
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changer
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Opening help
{Help}
Example: selecting a track
1. Switch on Entertainment sound output if
necessary.
2. Press the button on the steering wheel.
3. {Entertainment}
The system says:
{{Entertainment}}
4. {CD}
The system says:
{{CD on}}
Using alternative commands
There are often a number of commands to run a
function, e.g.:
{Radio on} or {Turn radio on}
Running functions directly with short
commands
With short commands you can run certain functions directly, regardless of which menu item is
selected, refer to page 257.
Opening start menu
{Main menu}
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5. Press the button on the steering wheel.
6. Select track, e.g.:
{Track 1}
The system says:
{{Track 1}}
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The mobile phone can also be operated
with voice commands, refer to
page 203.<
For voice commands, bear the following in
mind:
> Say the commands and numbers smoothly
and at normal volume, avoiding excessive
emphasis and pauses. This also applies to
spelling when entering the destination.
> Always issue commands in the language of
the voice command system.
> When selecting a radio station, use the
common pronunciation of the station name.
> 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 sun-
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or panorama glass sunroof* closed to
roof
prevent interference from ambient noise.
> Avoid making other noise in the vehicle
while speaking.
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Controls
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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
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Keys/remote control
1 Remote control with integrated key
Opening and closing
2 Spare key
3 Adapter for spare key, in glove compart-
ment
Remote control with integrated key
Each remote control contains a battery which is
automatically charged in the ignition lock while
driving. Drive a longer distance with each
remote control at least twice a year to keep the
battery charged. For comfort access
remote control contains a replaceable battery,
refer to page 40.
Depending on which remote control is detected
by the vehicle during unlocking, different settings are called up and carried out in the vehicle,
refer to Personal Profile, page 29.
Information on the required for maintenance is
also stored in the remote control, refer to Service data in remote control, page 232.
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, the
Integrated key
Press button 1 to unlock the key.
The integrated key fits the following locks:
> Glove compartment, refer to page 119
> Sports Wagon: floor panel flap in cargo bay,
refer to page 126
> Driver's door, refer to page 32
> Luggage compartment lid, refer to page 34.
New remote controls
To obtain additional or replace lost keys, new
remote controls with an integrated key are
available at your BMW center.
Spare key
Store the spare key in a safe place such as your
wallet. This key is not intended for regular use.
The spare key and integrated key fit the same
locks.
Adapter for spare key
The adapter is required so that the vehicle can
be started with the spare key or radio readiness
can be switched on.
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