2002 BMW 745LI SEDAN Owners Manual

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Comfort and convenience Ð Controls and displays

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1Glasses compartment111
2Storage compartment112
3Radio on/off switch and volume
adjustment140, 141
4Key Pad160
5Automatic air distribution and air supply Ð
left side of interior100
6Outside air/AUC Automatic recirculated-
air control/Recirculated air101
7To defrost windshield and windows101
8Control Display19
9Temperature on left-hand side of
passenger compartment Ð turn and
maximum cooling Ð press101, 101
10Sliding/tilt sunroof43
11Air supply on left-hand side of
passenger compartment Ð turn and switch
off automatic climate control Ð
press101, 103
12Reading lamps98
13Hazard warning flashers
14Interior lamps97
15Air supply on right-hand side of
passenger compartment10016Temperature on right-hand side of
passenger compartment Ð turn and residual
heat mode Ð press101, 101
17Rear window defroster
18Air conditioning101
19Trigger emergency SOS call161
20Open the glove compartment
21Automatic air distribution and air
supply, right-hand side of passenger
compartment103
22Station/title search and CD, MD140
23Central locking system37
24Controller19
25Seat adjustment45
Seat heaters50
Active seat ventilation51
BMW active seat52
Seat, mirror and steering wheel
memory54

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Buttons in steering wheel Buttons are integrated within the steering
wheel to allow convenient control of the
following systems, with minimal driver
distraction from road and traffic conditions:
>The automatic transmission's L mode
>Selected radio functions
>Selected mobile phone functions
>The voice command system.
The buttons in the steering wheel are
only operational when the corre-
sponding systems are switched on.<
Cellular phone:
Receive an incoming call, initiate dialing
and end a call
Volume
Voice command system:
To switch on and off
Fast forward/reverse:
>Radio
Press briefly: scans for stations in FM band
Extended pressure: Search
>CD / MD
Press briefly: jump to next track
Extended pressure: fast forward within
track
>Cassette deck
Press briefly: stop track skip or fast forward
Extended pressure: fast forward
Available for individual programming:
You can program the function for this
button by selecting "MFL" in the "Settings"
menu, refer to page 53. L mode:
Press briefly to alternate between the auto-
matic program and the L mode, refer to
page 68.
Steptronic Ð Canadian models only:
Press briefly to proceed through a selec-
tion sequence consisting of the automatic
program, the Sport program and the
manual mode, refer to page 69.

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Control CenterThe concept The Control Center has been designed to
avoid the unnecessary complexity created
by an extended number of switches and
controls. It consists of the controller and
the Control Display.
The controller is used to select the func-
tions that will appear in the Control Display.
In addition, the Control Display also shows
you Check Control messages.Controller You can slide, turn and press the controller
to enter commands. You can use it for all of
the functions in the Control Display.
To avoid posing an unnecessary
hazard, both to your own vehicle's
occupants and to other road users: never
attempt to use the controls or make adjust-
ments unless traffic and road conditions
allow.<
The following introduction illustrates how
easy it is to use the Control Center.
You can find detailed instructions
describing how to use the individual
systems in the separate sections.
Control DisplayAn orientation menu is available for selec-
tion. Slide the controller
>toward the currently active menu
>twice in one direction. Select menu
Slide the controller to select a
menu Ð here: "Settings."
The menu appears on the screen as soon
as you release the controller.
You can move directly to a different
menu by sliding the controller.<
Selecting menu entries
Turn the controller to select the
menu entry, here: "Clock."

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>Adjustment options
>Program
>Function
Confirm selection or entry
Press the controller to confirm
the selection, here: "Clock."
Select the desired setting for adjustment
from the menu entry, here: "Time" and
confirm your entry
Settings The first setting option for time is activated.
>Turn the controller to select your setting
>Press the controller to confirm the new
setting Ð store Ð and to proceed to the next
highlighted position to set.
Changing menu page You can select individual pages in specific
menus, here: "Climate."
Select the symbol and press the controller:
To proceed to the second page of the
menu
To return to the first page of the menu. Symbols and listsThe symbols in the corners and edges of
the Control Display have various functions:
1Corner symbols:
Select these symbols to proceed to the
opposite page of the menu.
To change page: turn the controller
2List symbols:
Indicates that you can only move within the
same page of the menu. You are currently
in a list, for instance, stored radio stations.
Turn the controller to select an entry from
the list.
Select the symbol and confirm your
selection to exit from the list. Symbols
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To return to the first page
To exit from the list
To transfer the current display to the
assistance window. For more
detailed information on the assis-
tance window, refer to page 24
To transmit vehicle data to the BMW
Service Center Ð in preparation
For information on display units and
formats, refer to page 86
Selecting language for text displays,
refer to page 86
Selecting settings for vehicle func-
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Menus in Control Display You can select from an extended range of
functions and setting options:
1BMW ASSIST Ð refer to the separate
manual
2Communications
>Using the mobile phone158
>Cellular phone, refer to separate
Owner's manual
3OB data
>Computer81
>Limit84
>Stopwatch85
>Service Interval Display78
>To access Check Control messages80
4Navigation1245Help
>Brief "help" text displays24
>Menu name for menu change
6Entertainment
>Radio143
>Cassette153
>CD146, 148
>MD151
7Settings
>Time and date86
>Language86
>Units of measure and display format86
8Climate
>Automatic climate control99
>Seat heating50
>Parked-car ventilation system106

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Assistance window* While you use the Control Center the assis-
tance window can provide you with a
parallel display for the active system.
You can use it for displays of the following:
>Short "help" and supplementary infor-
mation texts for selected menu entries
>A function selected from the "OB data"
menu, refer to page 85
>The travel route on vehicles equipped
with a navigation system, refer to
page 132.Help texts in assistance windowYou can call up and also cancel displays
containing "help" and supplementary infor-
mation texts on selected menu entries in
the assistance window.
1.Select "Help" from the orientation menu
2.Select "Brief info" menu and confirm.
The "help" texts appear in the assistance
window
3.Confirm again to deactivate the auto-
matic display.
To activate menu nameYou can program the system to display the
menu name each time you proceed to a
new menu.
1.Select "Help" from the orientation menu
2.Select "Menu name" and confirm your
entry.