2004 BMW 525I SEDAN display

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Radio
Your radio provides reception of the FM
and AM wavebands.
Listening to the radio
To switch on the radio:
Press the button.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the start menu by pressing the
button
2.Move the controller backwards to open
"Entertainment"3.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the con-
troller.
Stations are shown on the Control Dis-
play on the basis of various selection
criteria, e.g. "Presets"
4.Change stations by turning the control-
ler.
If no station is displayed, update the sta-
tions with the best reception, refer to
page 135.
You can choose from the following selec-
tion criteria:
>Autostore:
The six strongest stations, refer to
page 135
>"Presets":
Twelve stations you have previously
stored, refer to page 136.

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To switch between the different selection
criteria of stations:
1.Move the controller forwards to change
the field
2.Select the selection criterion and press
the controller.
Changing stations using buttons in
the center console
Press to the desired direction briefly.
The system switches to the next station.
Scanning and selecting stations
The scan search feature automatically
plays a brief sample from each station in
the selected waveband.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Press the controller to display a list of
additional menu items
3.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
The scan search starts
4.Select a station:
Press the controller again, select "Scan" and press the controller.
This cancels the scan search, and the
radio remains on the current station.
Buttons in the center console:
1.To start scan:
Press for longer.
The scan search starts.
2.To select a station:
Press.
Manual station selection
You look for a certain frequency.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM"or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Move the controller forwards to change
the field
3.Select "Manual" and press the control-
ler
4.Turn the controller until the desired fre-
quency is selected.
Updating the stations with the best
reception
If you are on a longer journey and leave the
transmission range of the stations originally
set, you can update the list of stations with
the best reception from the AM or FM
waveband.

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136 Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Move the controller forwards to change
the field
3.Select "Autostore" of the desired wave-
band and press the controller
4.Press the controller to display a list of
additional menu items
5.Select "Autostore" and press the con-
troller.
The list of stations with the best recep-
tion is updated; the frequencies of the
stations are displayed.
Manual tuning
You can listen to stations that are received
in addition to those displayed.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Move the controller forwards to change
fields
3.Select "Manual" and press the control-
ler
Buttons in the center console:4.To start scan:
Maintain pressure on the button for sev-
eral seconds.
The scan mode begins with the cur-
rently selected frequency.
The system plays a brief sample from
each radio station.
To stop the station scan at the desired
frequency or station:
Press button.
Storing stations
The setting is made in dependence on a
specific key.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "FM" or "AM" and press the con-
troller
2.Move the controller forwards to change
the field
3.Select the selection criterion and press
the controller
>"Manual"
>Autostore of the waveband
4.Select the desired station
5.Press the controller to display a list of
additional menu items
6.Select "Store" and press the controller.
"Presets" is displayed
7.Turn the controller until the desired
memory location is selected.

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The number of the memory location
appears beside the name or frequency
of the station.
Press the controller to store the station.
The previous selection criterion is dis-
played again after a short time.
Radio Data System RDS
The Radio Data System RDS broadcasts
additional information in the FM waveband.
RDS stations have the following properties:
>In the case of broadcasting networks
that transmit over a number of frequen-
cies, there is an automatic switch to the
frequency with the best reception qual-
ity
>If the reception conditions are good, the
station names are shown on the Control
Display. If the reception is weak or dis-
rupted, it can take some time before the
station names appear.
Weather Band*
Weather Radio is a service of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ð
NOAA Ð of the U.S. Department of Com-
merce. Weather messages are repeated
every four to six minutes and are routinely
revised every one to three hours, or more
frequently if needed. Most of the stations
operate 24 hours daily. During severe
weather, National Weather Service fore-
casters can interrupt the routine weather
broadcasts and substitute special warning
messages. If you have a question concern-
ing NOAA Weather Radio, please contact
your nearest National Weather Service
Office, or write to National Weather Service
Ð Attn: W/OM11Ð, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 1325 East-
West Highway Silver Spring, MD. 20910.
Selecting Weather Band
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "WB" and press the controller
2.Select the Weather Band station and
press the controller.
The Weather Band station may not be
available in some regions.

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3.If "Categories" was selected:
Select the desired category and press
the controller.
The channels of this category are dis-
played
4.Select a channel marked with this sym-
bol
5.Press the controller to display a list of
additional menu items
6.Select "Play" and press the controller.
Additional information
The name of the channel and additional
information on the current track are dis-
played, e.g. the name of the artist.1Artist
2Track
3Album
Storing channel
1.Select desired channel
2.Press the controller to display a list of
additional menu items
3.Select "Store" and press the controller.
"Presets" is displayed
4.Turn the controller to select a memory
location and press the controller.
The channel is stored; the previous crite-
rion appears after a short time.

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Changing channel using buttons in
the center console
Press to the desired direction briefly.
The system switches to the next channel.
Notes
When there is a signal blockage or the
transmission is suspended momentarily for
more than 4 seconds, a message appears
on the Control Display.
Service may be interrupted or
unavailable for specific reasons such
as environmental or topographic condi-
tions and others that Satellite Radio cannot
directly control.
Signal may not be available under tunnels,
in parking garages, next to tall buildings,
nearby trees with dense foliage, nearby
mountains or other possible strong sources
of radio interference.
Service should resume normally after the
source of signal unavailability has been
cleared.<

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CD Compact Disc
Listening to CDs
Insert the CD.
Playback starts automatically.
Hold CDs by the edges; do not touch the
reflecting CD memory surface.
To start playback when there is already a
CD in the drive:
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the start menu by pressing the
button
2.Move the controller backwards to open
"Entertainment"
3.Select "CD" and press the controller
4.On vehicles with a CD changer, select
"CD" and press the controller.To eject the CD:
Press the button in the center console.
The CD/DVD emerges slightly from the
drive.
Selecting a track
Buttons in the center console:
Select the direction:
Press the button repeatedly, continuing
until you reach the desired track.
The CD will start play at the track selected.
The track is displayed on the Control Dis-
play.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
Select a track by turning the controller.

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Repeating a track
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Set" and press the controller to
display a list of additional menu items
2.Select "Repeat" and press the control-
ler.
The selected track on the CD is repeated.
To cancel the repetition:
>Press the controller, select "Repeat"
and press the controller
>Select another function using the Con-
trol Center.
Sampling and selecting
tracks, scan
The system automatically plays a brief
sample from each of the tracks on the CD,
one after the other.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Set" and press the controller to
display a list of additional menu items
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller
3.Select track:
Press the controller again, select
"Scan" and press the controller.
The Scan function is interrupted and the
track continues playing from the point
at which it was interrupted.
Random play sequence
The music tracks on the CD are played in a
random sequence.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Select "Set" and press the controller to
display a list of additional menu items
2.Select "Random" and press the control-
ler.
To cancel the random mode:
>Press the controller, select "Random"
and press the controller
>Select another function using the Con-
trol Center.
Fast forward/reverse
Buttons in the center console:
1.Select the direction:
Press and hold the button. The tracks
can be heard, but the tone is distorted
2.To interrupt the fast forward/reverse
function, release the button.
The CD will start play at the point
selected.
The track is displayed on the Control Dis-
play, refer to page 18.