2004 BMW 525I SEDAN set clock

Cockpit
12
Instrument cluster
1Indicator lamps for turn signal
indicators13
2Speedometer with display of speed for
>Cruise control58
or
>Active cruise control59
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Display for active cruise control60
5Tachometer with variable advance
warning field and Energy Control65
6Display for
>Indicator and warning lamps of the
Check Control68
>Speed of the cruise control58
>Desired speed for active cruise
control60
>Clock/date65
>Outside temperature65 7Display for
>Automatic transmission 54
>Sequential manual transmission 53
>Computer70
>Date and remaining distance for
service requirement66
>Trip odometer/odometer65
>Check Control message present68
8Fuel gauge66
9To set trip odometer to zero
and reset for
service requirement display65

Controls
65Reference
At a glance
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Everything under control
Odometer, outside
temperature display, clock
When the ignition is switched off you can
briefly activate the time, outside tempera-
ture and odometer displays by pressing the
button at the lower left of the instrument
cluster.
1 Outside temperature display,
clock, date
The outside temperature and the time are
display as of ignition key position 1.
You can change the measurement unit
6/7 in the menu, refer to Measurement
units on page 74.
To call up the date:
Briefly press the Check button on the turn
indicator lever, refer to page 69.
Setting the time and date, refer to page 74.
Ice warning
A warning signal sounds when the outside
temperature falls to roughly +37.57/+36;
this is accompanied by a message.
Please bear in mind that the ice warn-
ing does nothing to alter the fact that
black ice may be present on roads at tem-
peratures higher than +37.57/+36, e.g.
on bridges and shaded roads.<
2 Odometer and trip odometer
To set the trip odometer to zero:
Press the button at the lower left of the
instrument cluster.
Tachometer
The white-striped advance warning field,
arrow 1, changes depending on the engine
temperature. The segments disappear in
sequence as the engine warms to its nor-
mal operating temperature.
Avoid allowing the engine speed to rise as
far as the advance warning field whenever
possible.
Engine speeds in the red warning field,
arrow 2, must be avoided.
In this range, the fuel supply is interrupted
to protect the engine.

Everything under control
74
Measurement units
You can change the measurement units for
consumption, distances, temperature and
pressure for each specific key.
1.Open the menu
2.Select "Display settings" and press the
controller
3.Select "Units" and press the controller
4.Select the menu item to be adjusted
and press the controller
5.Select the desired measurement unit
and press the controller.
Language
The language on the Control Center can be
set for each specific key.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the menu
2.Select "Display settings" and press the
controller
3.Select "Languages" and press the con-
troller
4.Select "Text language" and press the
controller. You can select a different
language for the text displays5.Select the desired language and press
the controller.
Setting the time
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page 16:
1.Open the menu
2.Select "Display settings" and press the
controller
3.Select "Time" and press the controller
4.Select "Set time" and press the control-
ler. The first time setting is highlighted
5.Turn the controller to make the adjust-
ment
6.Press the controller to apply the setting.
The next adjustment is highlighted
7.Make the remaining adjustments. After
the last adjustment, the time is stored.
Changing the display format
The display mode of the clock can be set
for each specific key.
1.Select "Time format" and press the
controller
2.Select the desired format and press the
controller.

Everything from A to Z
204 Cargo, securing 109
Cargo area
Ð locking separately 31
Caring for artificial leather,
refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Caring for leather, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Caring for light-alloy
wheels, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Caring for plastic, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Caring for the carpet, refer
to Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Caring for the vehicle finish,
refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Car jack
Ð jacking points 188
Car keys, refer to Central
keys with remote
control 26
Car phone 151
Ð installation location, refer
to Center armrest 98
Ð refer to Portable
phone 150
Ð refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Car radio, refer to
Radio 134
Car wash 106
Ð refer also to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Catalytic converter, refer to
High temperatures 106
"Categories" 138
CBC Cornering Brake
Control 78
CBS Condition Based
Service 181
"CD" 130CD changer 144
Ð adjusting the tone 131
Ð controls 130
Ð fast forward/reverse 146
Ð installation location 144
Ð listening to a CD 144
Ð playing a track 145
Ð random order 146
Ð repeating a track 145
Ð selecting track 145
Ð switching on/off 130
Ð volume 131
CD for navigation 114
CD player 141
Ð adjusting the tone 131
Ð controls 130
Ð fast forward/reverse 142
Ð playing a track 142
Ð random order 142
Ð repeating a track 142
Ð selecting tracks 141
Ð switching on/off 130
Ð volume 131
Center armrest 98
Center console, refer to
Comfort area 14
Central keys with remote
control 26
"Central locking" 38
Central locking system 27
Ð from inside vehicle 30
Ð from outside vehicle 27
Changes, technical, refer to
Parts and accessories 6
Changing a wheel 187
Changing selector-lever
positions 55
Changing the direction
display for navigation 124
Changing the language on
the Control Display 74
Changing the
measurement units on the
Control Display 74
Changing wheels 174
CHECK button 69
Check Control 68
"Check Control
messages" 69
Check Gas Cap 168Checking the air pressure,
refer to Tire inflation
pressure 170
Child's seat 45
Child-restraint fixing
LATCH 47
Child restraints 45
Child-restraint system 45
Child-safety lock 48
Chock 187
Chrome parts, care, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Cigarette lighter 100
Circulation of air, refer to
Recirculated-air mode 91
"City" for destination
entry 117
Cleaning, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Cleaning headlamps
Ð washer fluid 57
Cleaning windshield 57
"Climate" 41
Clock 65
Ð 12/24 hour mode 74
Ð setting the time and
date 74
Closing
Ð from inside 30
Ð from outside 27
Cockpit 10
Comfort area 14
Comfort seat 37
"Communication" 152
"Communication
interface" 161
Compact Disc
Ð refer to CD changer 144
Ð refer to CD player 141
Compact wheel
Ð inflation pressure 171
Ð wheel change 187
Compression ratio, refer to
Engine data 198
Computer 70
Ð clock, 12/24 hour
mode 74
Ð displays on the Control
Display 70

Reference 205
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Condition Based Service
CBS 181
"Confirmation" 28
Confirmation signals for
vehicle locking 28
"Confirm unlock code" 153
Connecting a vacuum
cleaner, refer to Lighter
socket 100
Consumption display
Ð refer to average
fuel consumption 70
Consumption indicator
Ð refer to Energy Control 66
"Continue guidance to
dest.?" 126
Control Center 16
Ð adjusting the
brightness 73
Ð assistance window 18
Ð automatic climate
control 92
Ð changing settings 73
Ð changing the menu
page 19
Ð confirming selection or
entry 19
Ð display, menus 16
Ð language selection 74
Ð lists 19
Ð menu item selection 19
Ð selecting units of measure
and display format 74
Ð setting time and date 74
Ð status information 18
Ð symbols 17
Control Display 16
Controller, refer to Control
Center 16
Controls, audio
systems 130
Controls, refer to
Cockpit 10
Convenience operation
Ð glass roof 28
Ð windows 28
Convenience start, refer to
Starting the engine 49
Coolant 179, 180
Ð level 180
Cooling, maximum 91Cornering Brake Control 78
"Country" for destination
entry 117
Country of destination for
navigation 116
Courtesy lighting 89
Cruise control 58
Ð active cruise control 59
Ð indicator lamp 11
Cruising range 70
Cup holder, refer to
Beverage holders 99
Curb weight, refer to
Weights 200
Current fuel
consumption 66
"Current position" 115
"Customer Relations" 163
Cylinders, refer to Engine
data 198
D
Dashboard, refer to
Cockpit 10
Data 198
Ð capacities 201
Ð dimensions 199
Ð engine 198
Ð weights 200
Date 65
Ð calling up 65
Ð display format 75
Ð setting 75
Daytime driving lamps 87
DBC Dynamic Brake
Control 79
Ð indicator lamp 79
Decommissioning the
vehicle, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Defect
Ð automatic
transmission 56
Ð door lock 29
Ð fuel filler door 168
Ð glass roof 35
Ð luggage compartment
lid 31
Ð Sequential manual
transmission SMG 53Defrosting the windshield,
refer to Defrosting
windows 91
Defrosting windows and
removing
condensation 91
Defrost position, refer to
Defrosting windows 91
"Delete address book" for
navigation 121
"Delete all numbers" on the
portable phone 155
"Delete data" for
navigation 121
"Delete" for portable
phone 155
Deleting the destination
address 120
Destination for navigation
Ð entry 116
Ð recent destinations 119
Ð selecting via map 118
Ð selecting with
information 118
Ð storing 120
Destination guidance 123
Ð changing specified
route 121
Ð interrupting voice
instructions 125
Ð selecting a new route 125
Ð terminating/
continuing 126
Ð volume of voice
instructions 125
"Detour" 126
"Dial number" 153
Digital clock 65
Dimensions 199
Dipstick for engine oil 178
Directional indicators, refer
to Turn signal
indicators 56
Direction announcements,
refer to Voice
instructions 124
Direction instructions, refer
to Voice instructions 124
Directory, refer to Phone
book 154