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You can change the camera angle by
turning and pressing the controller.
Notes or symbols that appear during
the playback of a film generally point
out different camera angles. These are
usually only briefly available.
With some DVDs the language, subti-
tles or camera angle is only possible
with the DVD-specific menu.
Refer to the information on your DVD for
possible selections.<
Opening DVD-specific
menu
Additional functions may be available on
DVDs. For example, the viewer can select
from several possible plots or display infor-
mation on the film.
1.Display DVD control, refer to page 166
2.Select "MENU" or "TOP" and confirm.
With "MENU" you can generally
open the DVD-specific main
menu. On some DVDs you will find an
additional menu called "TOP" in which,
for example, you can select music
scenes.<
To make a selection:
1.Use to select a function
2.Confirm selection with "OK".
To return to a previous menu:
Select or and confirm.
Language, subtitle or angle can also
be selected in the DVD-specific
menu.
Refer to the information on your DVD for
possible selections.<
Malfunctions/notes
The BMW DVD changer is a Class 1
laser product. Never remove the
cover from the housing. Do not operate the
unit if the cover is damaged. Operation
without the cover can lead to serious eye
injury from invisible laser beams.Always refer all repair and maintenance
operations to qualified technicians.
With self-recorded CDs or DVDs, labels
applied later can become detached during
playback due to the development of heat,
causing irreparable damage to the
device.<
Macrovision copy protection:
This product incorporates copyright
protection technology that is protected by
method claims of certain U.S. patents and
other intellectual property rights owned by
Macrovision Corporation and other rights
owners. Use of this copyright protection
technology must be authorized by Macrovi-
sion Corporation, and is intended for home
and other limited viewing uses only unless
otherwise authorized by Macrovision Cor-
poration. Reverse engineering or disas-
sembly is prohibited.<
To prevent CDs from being copied
illegally, they are often provided with
copy protection by the manufacturer.
Under certain circumstances this can pre-
vent or restrict the playing of CDs on the
DVD changer. In this case please contact
the CD dealer or manufacturer.<
If you play self-recorded audio CDs, faults,
e.g. drop-outs, can occur, or the CD is not
played at all.
The DVD changer can play the following
formats:
>Video DVD
>CD-DA, Audio CD
>CD-R.
DVD changer
170 The DVD Audio format is not sup-
ported by the DVD changer. However,
many audio DVDs available in stores also
contain a video track in the DVD Video for-
mat in addition to the audio track. These
DVDs can be played back by the DVD
changer. Please refer to the information on
your DVD to determine whether your audio
DVD contains an additional video track.
DVDs are usually divided into tracks and
chapters and can contain different subti-
tles, camera angles or sound tracks, lan-
guages and sound formats. Depending on
the version of the DVD, these functions can
be selected either directly with the DVD
control system or only via the DVD-specific
menu. Refer to the information on your DVD
for possible selections.
High levels of humidity inside the player
can condense on the laser's scan lens and
prevent it from reading the DVD.<
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Hands-free system
The hands-free microphone is located on
the front headliner.
The hands-free system is activated when-
ever you establish or receive a call using
the following:
>Control Center, page 175
>Voice command system, page 25,
not for incoming calls
>Buttons on the steering wheel, page 16
>Telephone keypad, folding, page 176.
Volume adjustment
You can adjust the volume for the hands-
free unit:
Turn the button during a call to select the
desired volume.
The hands-free unit will remain at this vol-
ume level, even if the other audio sources
are set to minimum volume.
The system automatically selects
your individual volume setting each
time you unlock the vehicle using your per-
sonal remote control.<
Starting an emergency call
1.Open the protective cover:
Briefly press the protective cover
2.Press the emergency call button for at
least 2 seconds.
Conditions for an emergency call:
>The wireless communications network
is available
>The emergency call system is operable.
Once the button is pressed, the indicator
LED on the switch will flash for the duration
of the call.
If the vehicle is equipped with a navigation
system and BMW Assist, the phone system
will automatically establish contact with the
BMW Assist emergency call center. The
system also transmits the vehicle's current
position to the center at the same time.
If the navigation system fails, the cur-
rent position of the vehicle is not
transmitted.<
Following transmission of the data a confir-
mation report will appear on the Control
Display. The emergency call center can ini-
tiate immediate action for emergency
assistance.
If it is repeatedly not possible to set up a
connection to the BMW Assist emergency
call center, a connection to the general
emergency call number 911 is set up.
If conditions allow, remain in the vehi-
cle until the connection has been
established. You will then be able to pro-
vide a detailed description of the situation.
Misuse of the emergency call system is for-
bidden under penalty of law.<
Everything from A to Z
216
A
"ABC..." for
navigation 132, 133
ABS Antilock Braking
System 91
ACC, refer to Active cruise
control 73
"ACCEPT" for
navigation 136, 143
Accessories 6
Activated-charcoal
filter 108
"Activation time" 109
Active cruise control 73
Ð malfunctions 79
Ð selecting distance 76
Active head restraints,
front 47
Active seat 51
Active seat ventilation 50
Adapter for spare key 32
Adaptive Head Light 99
Adding engine oil 195
"Address book" 142
Adjusting cooling capacity
of rear air conditioner 108
Airbags 97
Air conditioner in the
rear 108
Air distribution 103, 106
Airing, refer to
Ventilation 105
Air pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure 188
Air supply 104
Ð rear air conditioner 108
Air vent outlets 102
AKI, refer to Fuel
specifications 187
Alarm system 39
Ð avoiding unintentional
alarms 40All-season tires 192
"AM..." 148, 152, 154
AM waveband 152
Anchorages 125
"ANGLE" for DVD
mode 168
Antifreeze 196
Ð washer fluid 71
Antifreeze protection
Ð coolant 196
Ð radiator 196
Antilock Braking System
ABS 91
Anti-theft alarm
system 33, 39
Approved gross vehicle
weight 214
Aquaplaning, refer to
Hydroplaning 122
"Arrow display" for
navigation 140
"AS ADDRESS"
Ð creating a directory 142
Ð current position 143
Ð destination
entry 132, 134, 135
Ð destination list 136
Ð home address 142
Ð last destinations 136
"AS DEST."
Ð creating a directory 142
Ð destination
entry 134, 135
Ð home address 142
Ð last destinations 136
"AS DESTINATION"
Ð creating a directory 142
Ashtray 115
Assistance window, refer to
Control Center 22
Ð help texts 22
Ð status lines 23AUC Automatic
recirculated-air
control 104
"Audio" 148, 152
Audio 148
Ð adjusting the tone 149
Ð controls 148
Ð switching on/off 149
Ð volume 149
"AUDIO" for DVD
mode 168
"AUTO", automatic climate
control 106
Automatic
Ð air distribution 103
Ð cruise control 71
Ð curb monitor 54
Ð headlamp control 99
Ð luggage compartment lid
control 34, 38
Ð steering wheel
adjustment 52
Automatic car wash, refer
to the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Automatic climate
control 102
Ð automatic air
distribution 103
Ð rear air conditioner 108
Ð rear cooler 113
Ð settings in Control
Center 106
Automatic Hold
Ð parking 63
Ð parking brake 63
Automatic recirculated-air
control AUC 104
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 66
Ð manual operation 67
Ð sport program 67
"AUTO P" 53, 63
Everything from A to Z
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"AUTOSTOR" 163
"Autostore" for radio
mode 154
Average fuel
consumption 85
Average speed 85
"Avoid highway" 137
Avoiding unintentional
alarms 40
"Avoid route" 141
"Avoid sect." 140
"Avoid tolls" 137
"A-Z", telephone 179
B
Backrest adjustment 45, 46
Backrests, refer to
Seats 44
Backup lamps, replacing
bulbs 202
Balance 149
"Balance" for audio
mode 150
Bass 149
"Bass" for audio mode 150
Battery 205
Ð flat 207
Battery switch 205, 206
"BC", refer to Computer 86
Belts 49
Beverage holders 115
Blinds 112
"BMW Assist" 21, 182
BMW Assist 182
"BMW Services" 182
Brake Assistant, refer to
DBC Dynamic Brake
Control 93
Brake fluid 197
Brake force display 96
Brake hydraulic
systems 197
Brake lamps, replacing
bulbs 202
Brake pads 123
Brakes 123
Ð malfunctions 197
Breaking in the vehicle 122Break-in procedures 122
"Brief info" 22
"Brightness"
Ð for TV mode 164
Ð in the Control Center 89
Buttons on the steering
wheel 16
Ð automatic transmission
with Steptronic 66
C
California Proposition 65
Warning 199
Call
Ð ending 179
Calling 179
Ð from phone book 179
Ð from the redial list 180
Ð from the Top 8 list 180
Ð redialing 180
Can holder, refer to
Beverage holders 115
Capacities 215
"Car data" 18, 21
Care, refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Cargo, securing 125
Cargo area
Ð locking separately 37
Cargo loading 125
Caring for the vehicle finish,
refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Car phone 175, 178
Ð refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Car radio, refer to
Radio 148
Car wash 122
Ð refer to the Caring for your
vehicle brochure
CBC Cornering Brake
Control 91
CBS Condition Based
Service 198
"CD" 148, 158CD changer 160
Ð adjusting the tone 149
Ð controls 148
Ð fast forward 161
Ð random play 161
Ð reverse 161
Ð sampling 161
Ð Scan 161
Ð selecting CD 161
Ð selecting track 162
Ð skipping tracks 161
Ð switching on 160
Ð volume 149
CD player 158
Ð adjusting the tone 149
Ð controls 148
Ð fast forward 159
Ð random play 158
Ð reverse 159
Ð sampling 158
Ð Scan 158
Ð selecting tracks 158
Ð skipping tracks 158
Ð switching on 158
Ð volume 149
"Center" 107
Center armrest
Ð individual button
assignment 17
Center brake lamp, refer to
Brake lamps 202
Center console, refer to
Comfort features 14
Central locking system 33
Ð button 37
Ð Comfort Access 34
Ð keys 36
Ð remote control 33
"CHANGE" for
navigation 136
Changing a tire 203
Changing language 88
Changing settings on the
Control Display 88
Changing the display
format on the Control
Display 88
Changing units of measure
on the Control Display 88
Everything from A to Z
220 Environmentally friendly
driving, refer to Energy
Control 85
Equalizer 149, 150
ESP, refer to DSC 92
Extended vehicle storage,
refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Exterior mirrors 51
Ð automatic dimming
feature 51
"Extra"
Ð in "Climate" menu 106
Ð rear air conditioning 109
Ð rear cooler 113
F
Factory preparations for
phone installation 177
Fader 149
"Fader" for audio mode 150
Failure messages, refer to
Check Control 82
Failure of a current
consumer 206
Fan, refer to Air supply 104
"Fastest route" 137
Fastest route 137
Filling the washer
reservoir 71
Filling the windshield
washer reservoir 71
First-aid kit 207
Fittings, towing 209
Flashlight 114
Flat Tire Monitor 95
Flat tires 188, 191
"FM..." 148, 152, 154
FM waveband 152
Fog lamps 100
"Footwell" 107
Footwell lamps 101
Front armrest, refer to Front
center armrest 114
Front center armrest 114
Front seat adjustment 44
Front-to-rear adjustment in
audio mode 149"FTM" 95
Fuel 187
Fuel capacity 186
Fuel economy 86
Fuel filler door 186
Ð releasing in the event of
electrical defect 186
Fuel gauge 85
Fuel-saving driving, refer to
Energy Control 85
Fuel specifications 187
Fuel tank capacity 186
"FULL MENU" 167, 168
"Full Release" 24
Fuses 206
G
Garage door opener, refer
to Integrated universal
remote control 111
Gasoline 187
Gear changes, refer to
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 66
Gearshifts, refer to
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 66
General driving notes 122
Glasses compartment 115
Glass roof, electrical 42
Ð closing in the event of an
electrical malfunction 43
Ð convenience operation 36
Ð remote control 34
Glove compartment 114
GPS, refer to Navigation
system 130
H
Hand lamp 114
Hands-free
microphone 177
Hands-free system 177
Having vehicle towed 208
Hazard warning flashers 14
Headlamp control,
automatic 99
Headlamp flasher 69
Headlamp washers 70Headlamp washer
system 71
Head Light, refer to
Adaptive Head Light 99
Head restraints 47
Ð front head restraints,
active 47
Heated seats 49
Heated steering wheel 52
Heating and ventilation 102
Heating while stopped 105
Height 213
Height adjustment
Ð seats 45
Ð steering wheel 52
"Help" 18, 21
Help texts in Control
Display 22
High beams 100
Ð replacing bulbs 201
Home address 142, 143
Horn 11
"Hotline" 182
Hydraulic brake assistant,
refer to DBC 93
Hydroplaning 122, 191
I
Ice warning 80
iDrive, refer to Control
Center 17
Ignition key 32
Ignition lock 60
Ð with Comfort Access 60
Independent
ventilation 109
"Indep. ventil." 109
Indicator lamps 12
"Individual" 107
Individual button
assignment 17
Ð on steering wheel 52
Inflation pressure 188
Info Display 12
"Information" for
navigation 135, 136
Information on the
navigation system, refer
to Voice guidance for
navigation 141
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Infrared windshield, refer to
Entry/pass tags 126
Instrument cluster, refer to
Info Display 10, 12, 14
Instrument cluster
switch 70
Instrument illumination 100
Integrated universal remote
control 111
Ð malfunctions, refer to
Entry/pass tags 126
Interior lamps 100
Ð remote control 34
Interior mirror
Ð automatic dimming
feature 51
Interior motion sensor 41
Ð switching off 34, 41
Interior rearview mirror 51
Intermittent operation for
window wiper, refer to
Rain sensor 70
J
Joystick
Ð refer to Control Center 17
Ð refer to Controller 17
Jump-starting 207
K
Keyless Go, refer to
Comfort Access 34
Keyless opening and
closing, refer to Comfort
Access 34
Key Memory 54
Keys 32
Ð adapter for spare key 32
Kickdown 67
L
Language control 16, 25
"Last" 180
"Last dest." 136
"Last exit" 141
Latch, refer to LATCH
child-restraint fixing 58LATCH child-restraint
fixing 58
LEDs light-emitting
diodes 101
"Left"
Ð for automatic climate
control 106
Ð for seat heating 50
Length 213
Level control system 96
License plate lamp,
replacing bulbs 202
Light-emitting diodes
LEDs 101
Lighter 116
Lighting of instruments 100
Lights on warning 99
Light switch 99
"Limit" 86
"Limited Release" 24
Limit selection,
adjustment 86
Lists, Control Center 19
Litter container 114
Loading the vehicle 125
"Location"
135, 142, 143
Lock code 178
Locking without key, refer
to Comfort Access 34
"LOGIC7" for audio
mode 150
Louvers 102
Low beams 99
Ð automatic 99
Lower back support, refer
to Lumbar support 46
Lug bolts 204
Luggage compartment
Ð Comfort Access 35
Ð opening from the
inside 38
Ð operating via remote
control 34Luggage compartment lid
Ð automatic 34, 38
Ð Comfort Access 35
Ð emergency operation 39
Ð emergency release 39
Ð locking separately 37
Ð opening from the
inside 38
Ð opening from the
outside 37
Ð operating via remote
control 34
Luggage compartment
net 39
Luggage compartment
volume 214
Luggage rack, refer to
Roof-mounted luggage
rack 125
Lumbar support 46
M
M+S tires 192
Maintenance 198
Make-up mirror 51
Malfunction displays 82
Manually controlled
recirculated air 104
Manual operation
Ð automatic
transmission 67
Ð automatic transmission
lockout 68
Ð doors 36
Ð fuel filler door 186
Ð glass roof 43
Ð luggage compartment
lid 39
Ð parking brake 65
Manual release of
transmission lockout 68
Map CD/DVD 130
"Map dir. travel" for
navigation 140
"Map facing N" 139
"Map facing N." for
navigation 140
Maximum axle loads 214
Maximum roof weight 214
Everything from A to Z
224 Rear window blind, refer to
Sun blinds 112
Rear window defroster 14
Rear window safety
switch 10, 42
"Recirc." 52
Reclining seat 44
Redialing with portable
phone 180
Redial list 180
Refueling 186
"Release" 24
Releasing the engine
hood 194
Remote control 32, 33
Ð Comfort Access 34
Ð malfunctions 35
Removing condensation
from windows 104
Replacement fuses 206
Replacement keys 33
Replacement tire 203
Replacing light bulbs 200
Replacing tires 192
Reserve warning 85
Reset 149
"RESET" for audio
mode 151
Residual heat 105
"Right"
Ð for automatic climate
control 106
Ð for seat heating 50
Right/left balance
adjustment in audio
mode 149
"RND"
Ð CD changer 161
Ð CD player 158
"Roadside Assistance" 182
Roller sun blinds for rear
side windows 112
Roof-mounted luggage
rack 125
"Route" 140Route
Ð display 139
Ð list 140
Ð map cancellation 140
Ð new 140
Ð selecting 137
"Route guid." 139, 141
Route map 140
"Route selec." 137
Route selection 137
Run-flat tires 192, 205
S
Safety belts 49
Safety belt tensioners, refer
to Safety belts 49
Safety lock buttons 37
Sampling scan
Ð CD 158
Ð radio 153
"Save"
Ð "Individual" 107
"Save dest." 135
"SCAN"
Ð CD changer 161
Ð CD player 158
Ð radio 153
Scan
Ð CD changer 161
Ð CD player 158
Ð radio 152
Scan sampling
Ð CD changer 161
Ð CD player 158
Ð radio 153
Screen, refer to Control
Display 15
Seat heating 49
Seat memory 53
Seats
Ð adjusting the seats 44
Ð sitting safely 44
"Seat temp." 50, 106
Seat ventilation, refer to
Active seat ventilation 50
SECAM during
TV mode 164Securing cargo, refer to
Cargo 125
Securing the load 118
Selecting a new route for
the navigation
system 140
Selecting distance with
active cruise control 76
Selecting new scale for
navigation system
display 140
Selecting stored radio
stations 154
Selecting the waveband on
the radio 152
Selection options with
navigation system 132
Selector lever, automatic
transmission 66
"Service" 81, 198
Ð "Emissions inspection" 82
Ð "Spark plugs" 81
Ð "State inspection" 82
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for
US models 198
Service brakes 123
Service Interval
Display 81, 198
Service Requirement
Display, refer to Service
Interval Display 198
"SET", refer to Setting the
speed limit 86
"Set time" 109
Setting brightness of
Control Center 89
"Settings" 18, 21, 24
Setting the brightness 89
Setting the speed limit 86
Setting time and date 88
Shiftlock 67
Short commands for voice
command system 28
Shortest distance 137
"Shortest route" 137
"Short info" 18
Shoulder support 46