BMW X5 2007 Owner's Manual

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Owner's Manual for Vehicle

The Ultimate

Driving Machine

Contents

A - Z

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X5 4.8i

Owner's Manual for Vehicle

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. BMW AG

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The fastest way to find specific topics is to use the index, refer to page 250.

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

40 Adjusting

52 Transporting children safely

56 Driving

67 Everything under control

80Technology for comfort, convenience and safety

97	Lamps
101	Climate
110	Practical interior accessories

Driving tips

122 Things to remember when driving

Navigation

130Starting navigation system

131Destination entry

143 Destination guidance

151 What to do if …

Entertainment

154	On/Off and settings
158	Radio
162	Satellite radio
165	CD player and CD changer

171External audio device

172DVD system in rear

Communications

188 Telephoning

202 BMW Assist

Mobility

212	Refueling
214	Wheels and tires
222	Under the hood
226	Maintenance
228	Replacing components
236	Giving and receiving assistance

Reference

242 Technical data

245Short commands of voice command system

250 Everything from A to Z

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Using this Owner's Manual

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

If you have additional questions, your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Center is always happy to advise you.

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 information.

* Indicates special equipment, country-spe- cific 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

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 equipment are marked by asterisks * to assist you in identifying possible differences between the descriptions in this manual and your own vehicle's equipment.

If equipment in your BMW is not described in this Owner's Manual, please refer to the accompanying Supplementary Owner's Manuals.

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 reason, it is possible that the features described 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 Sports Activity Vehicle 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

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 Sports Activity Vehicle 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. Refer to your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Center for additional information.<

Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control devices and sys-

tems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any certified automotive part.<

California Proposition 65 Warning

California laws require 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

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.

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Cockpit

Around the steering wheel: controls and displays

1Rear window safety switch 38

2Opening and closing windows 37

3 Folding exterior mirrors in and out* 48

4Adjusting exterior mirrors 48 Automatic curb monitor* 49

5Instrument lighting 99 Fog lamps* 99

6Parking lamps 97

Low beams 97

Automatic headlamp control* 97 Adaptive Head Light* 98

7 Head-Up Display* 94

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8Turn signals 62

High beams, headlamp flasher 99 Roadside parking lamps* 99

Time, date, outside temperature, Check Control 67, 75

Computer 69

9Instrument cluster 12

10Windshield wipers 63 Rain sensor 63

Rear window wiper 64

11Starting/stopping engine and

switching ignition on/off 56

12 Ignition lock 56

13 Buttons on steering wheel Telephone*:

> Press: accepting and ending call, starting dialing* for selected phone number and redialing if no phone number is selected

> Press longer: redialing

Volume

Activating/deactivating voice command system* 23

Changing radio station Selecting music track

Scrolling in phone book and in lists with stored phone numbers

Individually programmable* 50

Steering wheel heating* 50

14Horn, entire surface

15 Steering wheel adjustment 49

16 Cruise control* 64

17Releasing hood 222

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Cockpit

Instrument cluster

1Indicator lamps for turn signals

2Speedometer

3Indicator and warning lamps 13

4Tachometer 68

5Energy Control 68

6Display for

>Clock/date 67

>Outside temperature 67

>Indicator and warning lamps 74

>Speed of cruise control* 64

7Display for

>Odometer and trip odometer 67

>Computer 69

>Date and remaining travel distance for service requirements 71

>Automatic transmission positions 59

>HDC Hill Descent Control 85

> Check Control message present 74 > Adaptive Drive* 86

8Fuel gauge 68

9Resetting trip odometer 67 Displaying service requirement 67

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Indicator and warning lamps

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.

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 74.

In the case of corresponding urgency, this information is displayed immediately when the related lamp lights up.

Indicator lamps without text messages

The following indicator lamps indicate that certain functions are activated:

With parking brake set 58

With parking brake set for Canadian models

Fog lamps* 99

DTC Dynamic Traction Control 85

High beams/headlamp flasher 99

Lamp flashes:

DSC or DTC controls the drive and braking forces for maintaining vehicle stability 84

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Cockpit

Around the center console: controls and displays

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1Microphone for handsfree mode for telephone* and for voice command system* 23

2Initiating an emergency call 236

3Reading lamps 100

4Panorama glass sunroof* 38

5Interior lamps 100

6Passenger airbag status lamp 92

7Control Display 16 Displays for menu navigation

8Hazard warning flashers

9Central locking system 29

10Opening glove compartment 113

11Automatic climate control 102

Manual air distribution 103

Automatic air distribution and volume 102

Cooling function 104

AUC Automatic recirculated-air control 105

Maximum cooling 104

Air volume 103

Residual heat utilization 105

Defrosting windows and removing condensation 103

Rear window defroster 103

Seat heating* 47

Active seat ventilation* 47

12Ejecting audio CD

13Changing

>radio station 154

>track 154

14Selecting radio, CD and CD changer

15Selecting AM or FM waveband

16Ejecting navigation DVD with Professional navigation system* 130

17Opening liftgate 33

Active seat* 48

PDC Park Distance Control* 80 Backup camera* 81

DTC Dynamic Traction Control 85 HDC Hill Descent Control 85

18Controller 16

Turn, press or move horizontally in four directions

19Opening start menu on Control Display 17

20Parking brake 57

21Adaptive Drive 86

22Programmable memory/direct selection buttons 21

23Switching Entertainment sound output on/off and adjusting volume 154

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iDrive

iDrive combines 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 to basic menu

Controls

navigation. The control of the individual functions is described in connection with the relevant equipment.

1Control Display

2 button Opening start menu

3Controller

With the controller you can select menu items and make settings:

>move in four directions, arrows 4

>turn, arrow 5

>press, arrow 6

To avoid posing an unnecessary hazard due to inattention, both to your own vehi-

cle's occupants and to other road users: never attempt to use the controls or make entries unless traffic and road conditions allow.<

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Menu overview

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*

>External audio device

Climate

>Vent settings

>Seat heater distribution*

>Automatic programs

>Parked car ventilation*

>Switching off Control Display

>Tone and display settings

>Settings for traffic information*

>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central locking system

>Display of maintenance intervals and deadlines for legally mandated inspections

>Settings for telephone*

Operating principle

From radio readiness, refer to page 56, the following message is shown on the Control Display:

To hide the message: Press the controller.

This displays the start menu.

On vehicles with a single drive, the message automatically disappears 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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iDrive

Opening menu items of start menu

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.

1Each menu is divided into fields.

The respective active field is highlighted.

2A symbol indicates the last selected menu item of the start menu:

Communication

Navigation or onboard information

Entertainment

Climate

1Menu items are usually grouped in horizontal or vertical lists.

2In these lists, arrows indicate the possibility of accessing other menu items that are not currently visible.

3Settings are displayed graphically or numerically.

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Operating principle at a glance

Basic operation via iDrive is described in this view.

1Selecting menu item:

>Turn the controller; the highlight moves

>Menu items shown in white can be selected by highlighting

2Activating menu item:

>Press the controller

>New menu items are displayed or the function is carried out

3Selecting menu item: refer to 1

You can view the individual steps under Settings on Control Display, Brightness of Control Display, refer to page 78.

4Changing between fields:

>Briefly move the controller left, right, forward or back

>Release controller

>Active field appears lighter

5Adjusting settings:

>Turn controller

>Graphic display, numerical value or text displays can be changed

>Confirmation by changing field

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iDrive

Status information

Assistance window*

1Display for:

>Entertainment: Radio, CD

>Telephone* in "Communication": Name of linked mobile phone, network search or no network

>"BMW Assist"*:

Existing voice connection with a service from BMW Assist

2Entertainment sound output off

3Display for traffic information*, TI: Traffic information for the navigation system can be received and transmission is switched on

4Display for:

> New entries present in "Missed calls"*

> Roaming active

5 Telephoning* possible if the mobile phone is logged-on in the vehicle

Mobile phone network with strong reception, display dependent on mobile phone

6Time

Other displays:

The status information is temporarily hidden when there are Check Control instructions or inputs via the voice command system*.

Additional information can be displayed in the assistance window:

>The computer or the trip computer*

>The arrow or map view with a navigation system*

>The current position

Selecting display

1.Move the controller to the right to change to the assistance window and press the controller.

2.Select a menu item.

3.Press the controller.

Switching assistance window off/on

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 controller.

To switch on, press the controller.

Programmable memory/ direct selection buttons

You can store and run certain functions of iDrive on the direct selection buttons:

>Destinations of navigation

>Entertainment:

>radio station

>CD

>CD compartment of CD changer

>AUX

>Telephone: phone numbers

Saving function

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.

Communication

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.

Entertainment

The source being played at the time of saving, e.g. a radio station or a certain CD of the CD player, is stored in the Entertainment menu, and not what is selected with controller.

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iDrive

1.Select the desired function, e.g. radio station 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.<

Running function

Press the ... button.

The function is run immediately. This means, for example, that when a phone number is selected, the connection is also established, or when a navigation destination is called up, destination guidance is started.

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 short info

Touch the ... button.

The assignment of the buttons is displayed.

Navigation destination

Entertainment source

Phone number

Not assigned

Displaying detailed information

Touch and hold the ... button.

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 controller.

5.Select "Programmable Memory Keys" and press the controller.

6.Select "Delete assignment of all memory keys" and press the controller.

Voice command system*

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 79.

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 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 command is displayed on the Control Display.

This symbol is shown on the Control Display when you can input additional commands.

If no other commands are possible, then operate the equipment via iDrive.

Terminating or canceling voice command system

Press the button on the steering wheel or

{Cancel}

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Voice command system

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:

{Options}

For example, if you have selected "CD", the system will read aloud the possible commands for operating the CD player and the CD changer*.

Opening help

{Help}

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 carry out certain functions directly, regardless of which menu item is selected, refer to page 245.

Opening start menu

{Main menu}

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:

5. Press the button on the steering wheel.

6. Select track, e.g.: {Track 1}

The system says: {{Track 1}}

Notes

The mobile phone can also be operated with voice commands, refer to

page 197.<

For voice commands, bear the following in mind:

>Say the commands and numbers smoothly and at normal volume, avoiding excessive emphases 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 panorama glass sunroof* closed to prevent interference from ambient noise.

>Avoid making other noise in the vehicle while speaking.

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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

Keys/remote control

1Remote control with integrated key

2Spare key

3Adapter for spare key

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*, the remote control contains a replaceable battery, refer to page 37.

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 28.

Information on the required maintenance is also stored in the remote control, refer to Service data in remote control, page 226.

Integrated key

The integrated key fits the following locks:

>Driver's door, refer to page 31

>Lockable floor panel flap* in cargo bay

New remote controls

To obtain additional or replace lost keys, new remote controls with an integrated key are available at your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle 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.

Push the spare key into the adapter before use.

Personal Profile

The concept

You can set a number of functions of your BMW individually according to your preferences. Personal Profile ensures that most of these settings are stored for the remote control currently in use without you having to do anything. When

the vehicle is unlocked, the corresponding

Press button 1 to unlock the key.

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