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550i xDrive Sedan 2014
Owner's Manual
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BMW 528i xDrive Sedan 2014, 550i xDrive Sedan 2014 Owner's Manual

Contents
Owner's Manual for Vehicle
A-Z
The Ultimate
Driving Machine
THE BMW 5 SERIES SEDAN.
OWNER'S MANUAL.
5 Series
Owner's Manual for Vehicle
Thank you for choosing a BMW.
The more familiar you are with your vehicle, the better control you will have on the road. We therefore strongly suggest:
Read this Owner's Manual before starting off in your new BMW. Also use the Integrated Owner's Manual in your vehicle. It con‐ tains important information on vehicle operation that will help you make full use of the technical features available in your BMW. The manual also contains information designed to en‐ hance operating reliability and road safety, and to contribute to maintaining the value of your BMW.
Any updates made after the editorial deadline for the printed or Integrated Owner's Manual are found in the appendix of the printed Quick Reference for the vehicle.
Supplementary information can be found in the additional bro‐ chures in the onboard literature.
We wish you a safe and enjoyable ride.
BMW AG
The Owner's Manual is available in many countries as an app. For more information, go to
www.bmw.com/bmw_drivers_guide
© 2014 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Munich, Germany Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the written consent of BMW AG, Munich. US English X/14, 11 14 490 Printed on environmentally friendly paper, bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling.
Addendum
ADDENDUM TO BMW 5 SERIES OWNER’S MANUAL 1402956218
We wanted to provide you with some updates and clarifications with respect to the printed BMW Owner’s Manual. These updates and clarifications will supersede the materials contained in that document.
1. Where the terms “service center,”
“the service center,” “your service center,” “service specialist,’ or “service” are used in the Owner’s Manual, we wanted to clarify that the terms refer to a BMW dealer’s service center or another service center or repair shop that employs trained personnel that can perform maintenance and repair work on your vehicle in accordance with BMW specifications.
2. Where the text of the Owner’s
Manual contains an affirmative instruction to contact a “service center” or “your service center,” we wanted to clarify that BMW recommends that, if you are faced with one of the situations addressed by that text, you contact or seek the assistance of a BMW dealer’s service center or another service center or repair shop that employs trained personnel that can perform maintenance and repair work on your vehicle in accordance with BMW specifications.
While BMW of North America LLC, at no cost to you, will pay for repairs required by the limited warranties provided with respect to your
vehicle and for maintenance under the Maintenance Program during the applicable warranty and maintenance coverage periods, you are free to elect, both during those periods and thereafter, to have maintenance and repair work provided by other service centers or repair shops.
3. Where the Owner’s Manual makes
reference to parts and accessories having been approved by BMW, those references are intended to reflect that those parts and accessories are recommended by BMW of North America LLC. You may elect to use other parts and accessories, but, if you do, we recommend that you make sure that any such parts and/or accessories are appropriate for use on your vehicle.
4. At page 7, under the warranty
section’s discussion of homologation, where it states that you “cannot lodge warranty claims for your vehicle there,” the text should read that you “may not be able to lodge warranty claims for your vehicle there.”
5. At page 7, under the “Parts and
accessories” section, in the sixth sentence, the word “cannot” should read “does not.”
6. At page 58, in the “Check and
replace safety belts” section, the
Addendum
text beginning, “This should only be done by your service center . . .” should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof: “BMW recommends having this work performed by a service center as it is important that this safety feature functions properly.”
7. At page 59, under the heading:
“Active head restraint,” the paragraph beginning, “Only attach accessories . . .” should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof: “BMW recommends that you attach accessories approved by BMW to the seat or head restraint.”
8. At page 102, under the heading:
“Special windshield,” the paragraph beginning, “Therefore, have the special windshield . . .” should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof: “BMW recommends that you have the special windshield replaced by the service center.”
9. At page 190 under the heading:
“Objects within the range of movement of the pedals” and at page 251 under the heading: “Carpets and floor mats,” the paragraph that begins: “Only use floor mats . . .” should be disregarded and the following language should be read in lieu thereof: “The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that you use floor mats that have been identified by it as appropriate for use in your vehicle and that can be properly fixed in place.”
10. At page 211, under the heading
“Tire inflation pressure specifications,” the sentence beginning, “Tire inflation pressure specifications apply to approved tire
sizes . . . .” should be disregarded.
11. At page 223, under the heading:
“Mounting,” the paragraph beginning, “Have mounting and balancing . . .” should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof: “BMW recommends that you have mounting and balancing performed by your service center or a tire mounting specialist.”
12. At page 223, under the heading:
“Approved wheels and tires,” the term “Approved” should be disregarded and in lieu thereof, the term “Recommended” should be read in its place. In addition, the text of that section should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle strongly suggests that you use wheels and tires that have been recommended by the vehicle manufacturer for your vehicle type; otherwise, for example, despite having the same official size ratings, variations can lead to body contact and with it, the risk of severe accidents.
The manufacturer of your vehicle does not evaluate non­recommended wheels and tires to determine if they are suitable for use on your vehicle.
Addendum
13. At page 224 and page 225, under
the heading: “Fine-link snow chains,” the text should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof:
Only certain types of fine-link snow chains have been tested by the manufacturer of your vehicle and are determined by the manufacturer of your vehicle to be road safe and are recommended by the manufacturer of your vehicle.
Information about recommended snow chains is available from a service center.
14. At page 226, under the heading
“Hood,” the sentence beginning, “If you are unfamiliar” should be disregarded.
15. At page 230, under the heading:
“Approved oil types,” the references to “Approved” should be read as “Suitable.” Where it reads: You can add oils with the following specifications,” that text should be disregarded, and the following text read in lieu thereof: “Add engine oils that meet the following oil rating standards: . . .”
16. At page 230, under the heading:
“Alternative oil types,” the text preceding the chart should be disregarded, and in lieu thereof should be read as follows: “If an engine oil suitable for continuous use is not available, up to 1 US quart/liter of an engine oil with the following oil rating can be added: . . .” The reference to
“specification” should be read as “rating.”
17. At page 230, under the heading:
“Engine oil change,” the text should be disregarded and in lieu thereof should be read as follows:
BMW recommends that you have the oil changed at your BMW dealer’s service center or at another service center that has trained personnel that can perform the work in accordance with BMW specifications.
18. At page 233, under the heading:
“Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models and Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models,” the second paragraph should be disregarded and the following text read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that you have maintenance and repair performed by your BMW dealer’s service center or another service center or repair shop that employs trained personnel that can perform maintenance and repair work on your vehicle in accordance with BMW specifications. The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that you maintain records of all maintenance and repair work performed on your vehicle.
19. At page 236 and page 237, where it
reads: “Do not perform work/bulb replacement on xenon headlamps,”
Addendum
that text should be disregarded and in lieu thereof the following text should be read: “Xenon headlamp work or replacement can cause serious and fatal injuries.” In the text that follows, where it reads: “[h]ave any work on the xenon lighting system . . . ,” the following words should be read as preceding that passage: “It is strongly
suggested that you . . . .”
20. At page 240, under the “Battery
replacement” section, the text should be disregarded and in lieu thereof the following text should be read:
Use of recommended vehicle batteries
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that you use vehicle batteries that it has tested and recommends for use in your vehicle; otherwise the vehicle could be damaged and systems or functions may not be fully available.
After a battery replacement, the manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that you have the battery registered on your vehicle by a service center to ensure that all comfort functions are fully available, and that any “check control” messages of these comfort functions are no longer displayed.
Contents
The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 258.
6 Notes
At a glance
14 Cockpit 18 iDrive 26 Voice activation system 29 Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle
Controls
34 Opening and closing 53 Adjusting 65 Transporting children safely 69 Driving 84 Displays 103 Lights 108 Safety 135 Driving stability control systems 143 Driving comfort 165 Climate control 172 Interior equipment 181 Storage compartments
Mobility
204 Refueling 206 Fuel 211 Wheels and tires 226 Engine compartment 228 Engine oil 231 Coolant 233 Maintenance 235 Replacing components 242 Breakdown assistance 248 Care
Reference
254 Technical data 258 Everything from A to Z
Driving tips
188 Things to remember when driving 192 Loading 195 Saving fuel
Notes
Notes
Using this Owner's Manual
Orientation
The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ ular topic is by using the index.
An initial overview of the vehicle is provided in the first chapter.
Updates made after the editorial deadline
Any updates made after the editorial deadline for the Owner's Manuals are found in the ap‐ pendix of the printed Quick Reference for the vehicle.
User's manual for Navigation, Entertainment, Communication
The topics of Navigation, Entertainment, Com‐ munication and the short commands of the voice activation system are described in a sep‐ arate user's manual, which is also included with the onboard literature.
Symbols
Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the possibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.
◄ Marks the end of a specific item of information.
Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment.
"..." Identifies display texts in vehicle used to select individual functions.
›...‹ Verbal instructions to use with the voice activation system.
››...‹‹ Identifies the answers generated by the voice activation 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.
Vehicle features and options
This Owner's Manual describes all models and all standard, country-specific and optional equipment that is offered in the model series. Therefore, in this Owner's Manual, we also de‐ scribe and illustrate features that are not avail‐ able in your vehicle, e.g., because of the se‐ lected optional features or the country-specific version.
This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.
For any options and equipment not described in this Owner's Handbook, refer to the Supple‐ mentary Owner's Handbooks.
On right-hand drive vehicles, some controls are arranged differently from what is shown in the illustrations.
Status of the Owner's Manual
Basic information
The manufacturer of your vehicle pursues a policy of constant development that is con‐ ceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety stan‐ dards. In rare cases, therefore, the features de‐ scribed in this Owner's Manual may differ from those in your vehicle.
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Notes
Updates made after the editorial deadline
Any updates made after the editorial deadline for the Owner's Manuals are found in the ap‐ pendix of the printed Quick Reference for the vehicle.
For your own safety
Warranty
Your vehicle is technically configured for the operating conditions and registration require‐ ments applying in the country of first delivery ­homologation. If your vehicle is to be operated in a different country it might be necessary to adapt your vehicle to potentially differing oper‐ ating conditions and permit requirements. If your vehicle does not comply with the homolo‐ gation requirements in a certain country you cannot lodge warranty claims for your vehicle there. Further information can be obtained from your Service Centre.
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e.g., the use of modern materials and high-performance electronics, requires suitable maintenance and repair work.
Therefore, have this work performed only by a BMW center or a workshop that works accord‐ ing to BMW repair procedures with appropri‐ ately trained personnel.
If work is not carried out properly, there is a danger of subsequent damage and related safety hazards.
Parts and accessories
BMW recommends using parts and accesso‐ ries approved by BMW for this purpose.
Your BMW center is the right contact for genu‐ ine BMW parts and accessories, other prod‐ ucts approved by BMW and related qualified advice.
BMW has tested these products for safety and suitability in relation to BMW vehicles.
BMW can assume responsibility for them. However, we cannot assume any responsibility whatsoever for parts and accessories that have not been specifically approved by BMW.
BMW cannot evaluate whether each individual product from another manufacturer can be used with BMW vehicles without presenting a safety hazard. This guarantee is also not appli‐ cable when country-specific government ap‐ proval has been granted. Testing of this kind may fail to embrace the entire range of poten‐ tial operating conditions to which components might be exposed on BMW vehicles. Such products could conceivably fail to comply with BMW's own stringent quality standards.
California Proposition 65 Warning
California laws require us to state the following warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automo‐ bile components and parts, including compo‐ nents found in the interior furnishings in a vehi‐ cle, 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 repro‐ ductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and re‐ lated accessories contain lead and lead com‐
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Notes
pounds. 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.
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐ lowing warranties:
▷ New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
▷ Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.
▷ Federal Emissions System Defect War‐
ranty.
▷ Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.
▷ California Emission Control System Lim‐
ited 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.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and designed to meet the particular operating con‐ ditions and homologation requirements in your country and continental region in order to de‐ liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle is operated under those conditions. If you wish to operate your vehicle in another country or region, you may be required to adapt your ve‐ hicle to meet different prevailing operating conditions and homologation requirements. You should also be aware of any applicable warranty limitations or exclusions for such country or region. In such case, please contact Customer Relations for further information.
Maintenance
Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the road safety, operational reliability and the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Specifications for required maintenance meas‐ ures:
▷ BMW Maintenance system
▷ Service and Warranty Information Booklet
for US models
▷ Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
If the vehicle is not maintained according to these specifications, this could result in seri‐ ous damage to the vehicle. Such damage is not covered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Data memory
Many electronic components on your vehicle are equipped with data memories that tempo‐ rarily or permanently store technical informa‐ tion about the condition of the vehicle, events and faults. This technical information generally records the state of a component, a module, a system or the environment:
▷ Operating mode of system components, fill
levels for instance.
▷ Status messages for the vehicle and from
its individual components, e.g., wheel rota‐ tion speed/vehicle speed, deceleration, transverse acceleration.
▷ Malfunctions and faults in important sys‐
tem components, e.g., lights and brakes.
▷ Responses by the vehicle to special situa‐
tions such as airbag deployment or engag‐ ing the stability control system.
▷ Ambient conditions, such as temperature.
This data is purely technical in nature and is used to detect and correct faults and to opti‐ mize vehicle functions. Motion profiles over routes traveled cannot be created from this data. When service offerings are used, e.g., re‐ pair services, service processes, warranty claims, quality assurance, this technical infor‐ mation can be read out from the event and fault memories by the service personnel, in‐ cluding the manufacturer, using special diag‐ nostic tools. You can obtain further information there if you need it. After an error is corrected,
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Notes
the information in the fault memory is deleted or overwritten on a continuous basis.
With the vehicle in use there are situations where you can associate these technical data with individuals if combined with other infor‐ mation, e.g., an accident report, damage to the vehicle, eye witness accounts — possibly with the assistance of an expert.
Additional functions that are contractually agreed with the customer - such as vehicle emergency locating - you can transmit certain vehicle data from the vehicle.
Event Data Recorder EDR
This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐ corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐ tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐ standing how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:
▷ How various systems in your vehicle were
operating.
▷ Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were fastened.
▷ How far, if at all, the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal.
▷ How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under‐ standing of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data, e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.
However, other parties, such as law enforce‐ ment, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐ quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐ cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐ hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Vehicle identification number
The vehicle identification number can be found in the engine compartment.
The vehicle identification number can also be found behind the windshield.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following only applies 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 in‐ jury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐ tration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐ wood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831-1117.
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Notes
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., Washing‐ ton, DC 20590. You can also obtain other in‐ formation 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, De‐ fect Investigations and Recalls, may call the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety.
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Notes
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At a glance

These overviews of buttons, switches and displays are intended to familiarize you with your vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted
with the available control concepts and options.
At a glance Cockpit

Cockpit

Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes all standard, country­specific and optional features offered with the series. It also describes features that are not

All around the steering wheel

necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.
1 Seating comfort features
Seat, mirror, steering wheel memory  61
Active seat  56
2 Roller sunblinds  49
3 Rear window safety reel  49
4 Power windows  48
5 Exterior mirror operation  62
6 Driver assistance systems
14
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion  130
Intelligent Safety  116
Lane departure warning  129
Night Vision  125
Head-up Display  101
7 Lights
Cockpit At a glance
Front fog lights  106
Parking lights  103
Low beams  103
Automatic headlight con‐ trol  104
Daytime running lights  104
Adaptive Light Control  104
High-beam Assistant  105
Instrument lighting  106
8 Steering column stalk, left
Turn signal  76
High beams, head‐ light flasher  76
High-beam Assistant  105
Reduce distance  146
Increase distance  146
Cruise control rocker reel  151,  145
11 Instrument cluster  84
12 Steering wheel buttons, right
Entertainment source
Volume
Voice activation  26
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment and Communication
Thumbwheel for selection lists  96
13 Steering column stalk, right
Wiper  77
Roadside parking lights  104
Computer  97
9 Shift paddles  81
10 Steering wheel buttons, left
Store speed  150,  143
Resume speed  151,  146
Cruise control on/off, interrupt‐ ing  143
Cruise control on/off, interrupt‐ ing  150
Rain sensor  77
Clean the windshields and head‐ lights  77
14 Start/stop the engine and reel the
ignition on/off  70
Auto Start/Stop function  71
15 Horn
16 Steering wheel heating  64
17 Adjust the steering wheel  64
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At a glance Cockpit
18 Open the trunk lid  40 19 Unlocking the hood

All around the center console

1 Control Display  18
2 Glove compartment  181
3 Ventilation  168
4 Hazard warning system  242
Central locking system  39
5 Radio/CD/Multimedia, see user's manual
for Navigation, Entertainment and Commu‐ nication
6 Automatic climate control  165
7 Controller with buttons  18
16
8 Parking brake  73
Auto Hold  74
9 PDC Park Distance Control  152
Top View  158
Rearview camera  154
Parking assistant  160
Side View  157
HDC Hill Descent Control  137
Cockpit At a glance
10 Driving Dynamics Control  139
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol  135

All around the roofliner

11 Transmission selector lever
1 Intelligent Emergency Re‐
quest  242
2 Glass sunroof, powered  50
3 Indicator lamp, front-seat pas‐
senger airbag  110
4 Reading lights  107
5 Interior lights  106
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At a glance iDrive

iDrive

Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes all standard, country­specific and optional features offered with the series. It also describes features that are not necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.

The concept

The iDrive combines the functions of many switches. Thus, these functions can be oper‐ ated from a central location.
Using the iDrive during a trip
To avoid becoming distracted and pos‐ ing an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's occupants and to other traffic, never attempt to use the controls or enter information unless traffic and road conditions allow it.◀

Control elements at a glance

Control Display
Hints
▷ To clean the Control Display, follow the
care instructions.
▷ Do not place objects close to the Control
Display; otherwise, the Control Display can be damaged.
▷ In the case of very high temperatures on
the Control Display, e.g. due to intense so‐ lar radiation, the brightness may be re‐ duced down to complete deactivation. Once the temperature is reduced, e.g. through shadow or climate control system, the normal functions are re-established.
Switching on
Switch on the ignition.
1.
2. Press the controller.
Switch off
1. Press button.
2. "Turn off control display"
Control elements
1 Control Display
2 Controller with buttons and, depending on
the equipment version, with touchpad
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Controller
The buttons can be used to open the menus directly. The controller can be used to select menu items and enter the settings.
Some iDrive functions can be operated using the touchpad on the controller.
iDrive At a glance
1. Turn.
2. Press.
3. Move in four directions.
Press button Function
BACK Displays the previous panel.
OPTION Opens the Options menu.

Operating concept

Opening the main menu
Press button.
The main menu is displayed.
All iDrive functions can be called up via the main menu.
Buttons on controller
Press button Function
MENU Open the main menu.
RADIO Opens the Radio menu.
MEDIA Opens the Multimedia menu.
NAV Opens the Navigation menu.
TEL Opens the phone menu.
Selecting menu items
Highlighted menu items can be selected.
Turn the controller until the desired menu
1.
item is highlighted.
2. Press the controller.
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At a glance iDrive
Menu items in the Owner's Manual
In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be selected are set in quotation marks, e.g., "Settings".
Changing between panels
After a menu item is selected, e.g., "Radio", a new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.
▷ Move the controller to the left.
Closes current display and shows previous display.
Reopens previous display by pressing BACK button. In this case, the current panel is not closed.
▷ Move the controller to the right.
Opens new display on top of previous screen.
Additional options: move the controller to the right repeatedly until the "Options" menu is displayed.
Options menu
The "Options" menu consists of various areas:
▷ Screen settings, e.g., "Split screen".
This area remains unchanged.
▷ Control options for the selected main
menu, e.g., for "Radio".
▷ If applicable, further operating options for
the selected menu, e.g., "Store station".
White arrows pointing to the left or right indi‐ cate that additional panels can be opened.
Display of an opened menu
When selecting a menu, it generally opens with the panel that was last selected in that menu. To display the first panel of a menu:
▷ Move the controller to the left repeatedly
until the first panel is displayed.
▷ Press the menu button on the controller
twice.
Opening the Options menu
Press button.
The "Options" menu is displayed.
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Changing settings
Select a field.
1.
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting
is displayed.
3. Press the controller.
Activating/deactivating the functions
Several menu items are preceded by a check‐ box. It indicates whether the function is acti‐ vated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item activates or deactivates the function.
Function is activated.
iDrive At a glance
Function is deactivated.

Touchpad

Some iDrive functions can be operated using the touchpad on the controller:
Selecting functions
1. "Settings"
2. "Touchpad"
3. Select the desired function.
▷ "Speller": enter letters and numbers.
▷ "Interactive map": viewing the interac‐
tive map.
▷ "Browser": enter Internet addresses.
▷ "Audio feedback": pronounces entered
letters and numbers.
Entering letters and numbers
Entering letters requires some practice at the beginning. When entering, pay attention to the following:
▷ For the input of upper/lower case letters
and numbers, it may be necessary to reel via the controller to the corresponding In‐ put mode, refer to page 24, e.g. when the spelling of upper and lower case letters is identical.
▷ Enter characters as they are displayed on
the Control Display.
▷ Always enter associated characters, such
as accents or periods so that the letter can be clearly recognized. Possible input de‐ pends on the set language. Where neces‐ sary, enter special characters via the con‐ troller.
▷ To delete a character, slide to the left on
the touchpad.
▷ To enter a blank space, slide to the right in
the center of the touchpad.
▷ To enter a hyphen, slide to the right in the
upper area of the touchpad.
▷ To enter an underscore, swipe to the right
in the lower area of the touchpad.
Using interactive map and Internet
Via touch-pad move the interactive map in the navigation system and Internet sites.
Function Controls
Move interactive map or Internet sites.
Enlarge/shrink interactive map or Internet sites.
Display the menu or open a link in the Internet.
Swipe into re‐ spective direc‐ tion.
Drag in or out on the touchpad with fingers.
Tap once.
Changing settings
You may change control display settings via touchpad. Swipe left or right accordingly.

Example: setting the clock

Setting the clock
On the Control Display:
1. Press button. The main menu is dis‐
played.
2. Turn the controller until "Settings" is high‐
lighted, and then press the controller.
3. If necessary, move the controller to the left
to display "Time/Date".
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At a glance iDrive
4. Turn the controller until "Time/Date" is
highlighted, and then press the controller.
5. Turn the controller until "Time:" is high‐
lighted, and then press the controller.
6. Turn the controller to set the hours and
press the controller.
7. Turn the controller to set the minutes and
press the controller.
Radio symbols
Symbol Meaning
HD radio station is being received.
Satellite radio is switched on.
Telephone symbols
Symbol Meaning
Incoming or outgoing call.
Missed call.
Wireless network reception
strength.
Symbol flashes: network search.
Wireless network is not available.
Bluetooth is switched on.
Roaming is active.
Text message was received.
Check the SIM card.
SIM card is blocked.
SIM card is missing.

Status information

Status field
The following information is displayed in the status field at the top right:
▷ Time.
▷ Current entertainment source.
▷ Sound output, on/off.
▷ Wireless network reception strength.
▷ Phone status.
▷ Traffic bulletin reception.
Status field symbols
The symbols are grouped as follows.
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Enter PIN.
Entertainment symbols
Symbol Meaning
CD/DVD player.
Music collection.
Gracenote® database.
AUX-IN port in the front or in the
rear.
USB audio interface.
Mobile phone audio interface.
iDrive At a glance
Additional symbols
Symbol Meaning
Spoken instructions are turned off.

Split screen

General information
Additional information can be displayed on the right side of the split screen, e.g., information from the computer.
In the divided screen view, the so-called split screen, this information remains visible even when you change to another menu.
Switching the split screen on and off
1. Press button.
2. "Split screen"
Selecting the display
1. Press button.
2. "Split screen"
3. Move the controller until the split screen is
selected.
4. Press the controller or select "Split screen
content".
5. Select the desired menu item.

Programmable memory buttons

General information
The iDrive functions can be stored on the pro‐ grammable memory buttons and called up di‐ rectly, e.g., radio stations, navigation destina‐ tions, phone numbers and menu entries.
Settings are stored for the profile currently in use.
Saving a function
Highlight the function via the iDrive.
1.
2.
Running a function
This means, e.g., that the number is dialed when a phone number is selected.
Displaying the button assignment
Touch buttons with bare fingers. Do not wear gloves or use objects.
The key assignment is displayed at top edge of screen.
Press and hold the desired button,
until a signal sounds.
Press button.
The function will work immediately.
Deleting the button assignments
Press buttons 1 and 8 simultaneously for
1.
approx. five seconds.
2. "OK"
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At a glance iDrive

Deleting personal data in the vehicle

The concept
Depending on the usage, the vehicle saves personal data, such as stored radio stations. These personal data can be permanently de‐ leted through iDrive.
General information
Depending on the equipment package, the fol‐ lowing data can be deleted:
▷ Personal Profile settings.
▷ Stored radio stations.
▷ Stored Favorites buttons.
▷ Travel and computer information.
▷ Music collection.
▷ Navigation, e.g. stored destinations.
▷ Phone book.
▷ Online data, e.g. Favorites, cookies.
▷ Voice notes.
▷ Login accounts.
▷ RemoteApp smartphone tethering.
Altogether, the deletion of the data can take up to 30 minutes.

Entering letters and numbers

General information
On the Control Display:
1. Turn the controller: select letters or num‐
bers.
2. Select additional letters or numbers if
needed.
3. "OK": confirm the entry.
Symbol Function
Press the controller: delete the let‐
ter or number.
Press the controller for an extended
period: delete all letters or numbers.
Switching between cases, letters and numbers
Depending on the menu, you can reel between entering upper and lower case, letters and numbers:
Symbol Function
Enter the letters.
Enter the numbers.
Functional requirement
Data can only be deleted while stationary.
Deleting data
Heed and follow the instructions on the Con‐ trol Display.
Switch on the ignition.
1.
2. "Settings"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Delete personal data"
5. "Continue"
6. "OK"
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or Tip controller up.
Without navigation system
Select the symbol.
Entry comparison
Entering names and addresses: choice is nar‐ rowed down with every letter entered and let‐ ters may be added automatically.
Entries are continuously compared with data stored in the vehicle.
▷ Only those letters are offered during input
for which data is available.
▷ Target search: names of locations may be
entered in languages available through Control Display.
iDrive At a glance
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At a glance Voice activation system

Voice activation system

Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes all standard, country­specific and optional features offered with the series. It also describes features that are not necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.

The concept

▷ Most functions displayed on the Control
Display can be operated by voice com‐ mands via the voice activation system. The system supports you with announcements during input.
▷ Functions that can only be used when the
vehicle is stationary cannot be used via the voice activation system.
▷ The system uses a special microphone on
the driver's side.
▷ ›...‹ Verbal instructions in the Owner's
Manual to use with the voice activation system.

Requirements

Via the Control Display, set a language that is also supported by the voice activation system so that the spoken commands can be identi‐ fied.
Set the language, refer to page 100.

Using voice activation

Activating the voice activation system
1.
2. Wait for the signal.
3. Say the command.
This symbol in the instrument cluster indi‐
cates that the voice activation system is active.
If no other commands are available, use func‐ tion via iDrive.
Press button on the steering
wheel.
A command that is recognized by the voice activation system is announced and dis‐ played in the instrument cluster.
Terminating the voice activation system
Briefly press the button on the steer‐ ing wheel or ›Cancel‹.

Possible commands

Most menu items on the Control Display can be voiced as commands.
The available commands depend on the menu that is currently displayed on the Control Dis‐ play.
There are short commands for many functions.
You may select lists such as phone lists via voice activation. Read these lists out loud ex‐ actly as they show in the respective list.
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Having possible commands read aloud
You can have available commands read out loud for you: ›Voice commands‹
E. g. if the "Settings" menu is displayed, the commands for the settings are read out loud.
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