Contents
Operation, maintenance
Owner service procedures
Special operating instructions:
Break-in procedures136
Driving your X5137
General driving notes138
Safe braking139
Wheels and tires:
Tire inflation pressure140
Tire identification marks142
Wheel/tire condition143
Replacing wheels/tires144
Snow chains145
Under the hood:
Hood146
Engine compartment
essentials147
Washer fluid148
Engine oil148
Coolant150
Brake fluid151
Care and maintenance:
The BMW Maintenance
System152
Laws and regulations:
California laws153
OBD interface socket153
Replacement procedures:
Onboard tool kit158
Windshield wiper blades158
Lamps and bulbs159
Changing a tire163
Battery168
Fuses169
Assistance, giving and
receiving:
Receiving assistance170
Jump-starting171
Towing and tow-starting
vehicle173
72n
Washer/wiper system/rain sensor
*
Deactivate the rain sensor when
passing through an automatic car
wash. Failure to do so could result in
damage caused by undesired wiper
activation.<
Normal wipe The system switches automatically to
intermittent mode when the vehicle is
stationary, not on vehicles with rain
sensor. Fast wipe The wipers operate at normal speed
when the vehicle is stationary, not on
vehicles with rain sensor. Cleaning the windshield The system sprays washer fluid against
the windshield and activates the wipers
for a brief period.
Special wash program
*
As with 5; several additional wash
cycles are carried out and the head-
lamps are cleaned
*.
This program is recommended after you
have driven on extremely dirty roads.
Cleaning headlamps
*
>With the special wash program 6
>With every actuation of cleaning the
windshield 5 when the vehicle's light-
ing is switched on, the headlamps
will be cleaned at appropriate inter-
vals. Do not use the washers if there
is any danger that the fluid will
freeze on the windshield. If you do so,
your vision could be obscured. There-
fore use antifreeze, refer to page 148.
Do not actuate washer systems when
the fluid reservoir is empty, as other-
wise the washer pump will be dam-
aged.<
Windshield washer nozzlesThe windshield washer jets are warmed
automatically when the ignition key is in
position 2.
Everything from A to Z
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OverviewControlsMaintenanceRepairsDataIndex
V
Valve
inserts 168
screw caps 168
Vehicle
battery 168
breaking-in 136
care, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
loading 130
measurements, refer to
Dimensions 179
parking 65
storage, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
washing, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
weight 180
Vehicle jack 165
Vehicle Memory 63
Ventilation 106, 109
draft-free 108, 113
in rear 108
while parked 115
Viscosity 149
Voice command system 23
Voice control, refer to
separate Owner's Manual
Volume, cargo area 180W
Warning and indicator
lamps 19
Warning triangle 24
Warnings, refer to Check
Control 79
Warranty 10
refer also to Service and
Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or
Warranty and Service
Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian
models 152
Washer fluid 148
Washer fluid reservoir
content 181
refer to Windshield and
headlamp washer
system 148
Waste container, refer to
Ashtray 121
Water on roads, flooding 137
Wear indicators in the tires,
refer to Tire tread 144
Weights 180
Wheel and tire
combinations 144Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions 179
Wheelslip control, DSC
Dynamic Stability
Control 94
Width, refer to
Dimensions 179
Windows
convenience operation 33
defrosting, refer to
Defrosting
windows 108, 111
Windshield washer fluid
tank 148
capacity, refer to Filling
capacities 181
Windshield washer system
washer fluid 148
washer/wiper system 71
Windshield wiper blades
care, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
replacement 158
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper/washer system 71
Windshield, cleaning 72
Winter tires 145
changing 145
condition 143
storage 145
Wiper system 71Working in the engine
compartment 146
Wrenches, refer to Onboard
tool kit 158
X
xDrive 95
Xenon lamps, bulb
replacement 160
