2003 BMW M5 SEDAN odometer

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Controls and features

Passenger safety systems:

Airbags49
Transporting children safely51
Vehicle Memory, Key
Memory55

Driving:

Steering/Ignition lock56
Starting the engine56
Switching off the engine57
Parking brake58
Manual transmission58
Turn signal/Headlamp flasher59
Washer/Wiper system/
Rain sensor60
Cruise control61

Everything under control:

Odometer, outside temperature
display63
Tachometer64
Engine oil temperature64
Fuel gauge64
Coolant temperature gauge65
Service Interval Display65
Check Control66
Multi-Information Display
(MID)69
Digital clock70
Computer73

Technology for safety and
driving convenience:

Park Distance Control (PDC)78
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC)80
M Dynamic Driving Control81
Flat Tire Monitor82

Lamps:

Parking lamps/Low beams84
Instrument lighting85
High beams/Standing lamps85
Fog lamps85
Interior lamps86
Reading lamps86

Controlling the climate for
pleasant driving:

Automatic climate control87
Roller sun blind92
Parked-car ventilation92

Interior conveniences:

BMW Universal Transmitter93
Glove compartment96
Storage compartments96
Cellular phone97
Beverage holder97
Ashtray, front97
Cigarette lighter98
Ashtray, rear98

Loading and transporting
cargo:

Through-loading system99
Ski bag100
Cargo loading102
Roof-mounted luggage rack103

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1 Fuel gauge 64
2 Indicator lamp for turn signal
indicator18
3 Speedometer
4 Indicator lamp for high beams18
5 Tachometer and engine oil
temperature gauge64
6 Coolant temperature gauge657 Indicator and warning lamps16
to 18
8 CHECK button66
9 Outside temperature display63
10 Indicator lamp for Dynamic Stability
Control (DSC)17
11 Trip odometer6312 Check Control display66
13 Odometer63
14 Service Interval Display65
15 Trip odometer, reset to zero63
16 Indicator and warning lamps16
to 18

Instrument cluster
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1 Odometer
2 Trip odometer
3 Outside temperature display Odometer You can activate the displays shown in
the illustration with the ignition key in
position 0 by pressing the button in the
instrument cluster (arrow).
The range of available displays varies
according to your individual vehicle's
equipment.Trip odometer To reset the trip odometer to zero,
press the button (arrow) with the igni-
tion key in position 1 or higher. 39mus005
Outside temperature display The outside temperature appears in the
display in ignition key position 1 and
higher.
You can change the units of measure-
ment (7/6) by
1. pressing and holding the button
(arrow) with the ignition key in
position 1
2. turning the ignition key to 0.
Ice warningIf the outside temperature drops to
approx. + 37.5 7 (+ 3 6), a signal is
sounded as a warning and the display
flashes for a brief period.
The ice warning does not alter the
fact that surface ice can form at
temperatures above + 37.5 7 (+ 3 6),
on bridges or shaded road surfaces, for
instance.<
Odometer, outside temperature display

Everything from A to Z
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Luggage compartment
lid32
emergency release from
luggage compartment's
interior34
opening from the
inside33
opening from the
outside33
remote control29
securing separately32
unlocking in case of
electrical
malfunction32t
Luggage net34
Luggage straps34
Lumbar support41 M
M Dynamic Driving
Control81
M Mobility system128
M+S tires112
Maintenance65, 119t
Malfunction displays66
Manual operation
doors27t
fuel filler door20t
luggage compartment
lid32t
sliding/tilt sunroof39t Manual transmission58
Maximum cooling90
Memory, adjustment of seat,
mirror, steering wheel45
Microfilter91
MID (Multi-Information
Display)69
Mirrors48
adjusting48
heating48
position adjustment
memory45
self-defrosting48
Modifications,
technical120
Multifunction buttons,
steering wheel19
Multifunction switch59
Multi-Information Display
(MID)69
O
OBD interface socket121
Odometer63
Oil
additives116
checking level115
consumption115
grades117 Oil change interval, refer to
the Service and Warranty
Information Booklet (US
models) or the Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet
(Canadian models)
Oil pressure, indicator
lamp16
Oil specification117
OILSERVICE65
Onboard tool kit124t
Opening and closing
from inside31
from outside27
with the key27
Outside temperature
display63
P
Park Distance Control
(PDC)78
Parked-car ventilation
system92
activating72
refer also to the "Owner's
Manual for Onboard
Computer"
Parking brake17, 58
Parking lamps14, 84 Passenger-side mirror tilt
function46
PDC Park Distance
Control78
Performance Recognition for
M Dynamic Driving
Control81
Pocket flashlight96
Pollen filter91
Power seat41
Power windows36
safety switch37
Pressure monitor, tires82
Pressure, tires22t, 109
Q
Quality grades, tires110 R
Rain sensor60
Reading lamps86
Rear backrest, folding99
Rear window defroster90
Rearseat backrest,
folding99
Rearview mirrors48
Recirculated-air mode90
Refueling20

Everything from A to Z
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Time
calling up70
changing70
refer also to the "Owner's
Manual for Onboard
Computer"
Time of arrival,
estimated75
Timer70
Tire
condition109
damage109t
inflation
pressure22t, 109
labeling111
pressure monitor82
replacement110
tread109
Tire Quality Grading110
Tools124t
Torque140
Tow fittings135t
Towing the vehicle135t
Track141
Traction Control System,
refer to DSC80
Transmitter key26
Transporting children
safely51
Tread depth, tires109
Tread wear indicator109 Trip odometer63
Trunk, refer to Luggage
compartment32
Turn signal indicator18, 59
bulb replacement125t
Turning circle141
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQR)110
Universal Transmitter93
Use antifreeze,
radiator118t
Used batteries132 V
Vehicle battery131
Vehicle key26
Vehicle Memory55
Ventilation91
Ventilation in the rear91
Ventilation while parked
activating72
refer also to the "Owner's
Manual for Onboard
Computer"
Ventilation while parked,
refer to Parked-car venti-
lation system92
Ventilation, draft-free91
W

Warm feet Ð cool head91
Warning lamps16
Warning messages66
Warning triangle20
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet (Canadian
models)119
Washer fluids115t
Washer reservoir,
filling115t
Washer system60
Water on the roads107
Wear indicator in the
tires109
Weights142
Wheel and tire
combinations111
Wheelbase141
Width141
Windows36
convenience operation27
defrosting89
Windshield washer60
reservoir, filling115t
Windshield wiper60
Winter tires112
Wiper system60
Working in the engine
compartment113t
X
Xenon lamp125