2005 BMW 325I SEDAN audio

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Contents
The fastest way to find information on a partic-
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page206.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
At a glance
10Cockpit
16iDrive
22Voice command system
Controls
28Opening and closing
38Adjustments
46Transporting children safely
49Driving
64Everything under control
77Technology for driving comfort
and safety
85Lamps
89Controlling the climate for
pleasant driving
93Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
106Things to remember when driving
Navigation
114Starting the navigation system
115Destination entry
125Destination guidance
130What to do if …
Entertainment
134On/off and settings
138Radio
145CD player and CD changer
149External audio device
Communications
152Telephoning
160TeleService, BMW Assist
Mobility
168Refueling
170Wheels and tires
180Under the hood
185Maintenance
187Replacing components
193Giving and receiving assistance
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200Technical data
202Short commands for the voice
command system
206Everything from A - Z

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1Microphone for hands-free telephone*
2Initiating an emergency call*
3Reading lamps88
4Glass sunroof
*, electric36
5Interior lamps87
6Passenger airbag status lamp
*84
7Microphone for voice command
system
*22
8Control Display16
9Hazard warning flashers
10DTC Dynamic Traction Control79
11Central locking system32
12Automatic climate control
13Ejecting
>Audio CD134
>Navigation DVD11414Changing
>Radio stations138
>Track146
16Controller16
Can be turned, pressed, or moved horizon-
tally in four directions
17Activating voice command system
*22
18Opening start menu on Control Display17
19Drive for navigation DVD114
20Switching audio sources on/off and adjust-
ing volume134
21Drive for audio CDs134 Air distribution to the
windshield90
Air distribution to the upper body
area90
Air distribution to the footwell90
Automatic air distribution
and flow rate90
Cooling function92
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control91
Recirculated-air mode91
Maximum cooling90
Residual heat mode91
Air flow rate91
Defrosting windows91
Rear window defroster92
15
Heated seats*41
PDC Park Distance Control
*77
Roller sun blind
*95

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Menu overview
Communication
>Telephone*
>BMW Assist* or TeleService*
Navigation
>Navigation system
>Onboard information, e.g. for displaying the
average fuel consumption.
Entertainment
>Radio
>CD player and CD changer
*
>External audio device
Climate
>Air distribution
>Automatic program
menu
>Switching off Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for traffic information
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central
locking system
>Display of service requirements and dates
for statutory emissions and vehicle inspec-
tions
>Settings for telephone
Operating principle
As of radio readiness, the following message
appears on the Control Display:
Confirm the message by pressing the control-
ler.
This opens the start menu.
Start menu
All iDrive functions can be called up via five
menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.

iDrive
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Status information
1Display for:
>Entertainment:
Radio, CD or
entertainment audio output off
>Telephone
* in "Communication":
Name of the connected portable phone,
active BMW Assist call, network search
or no network
2Display for:
> New entries present in "Missed calls"
*
> Roaming active
3 It is possible to use the telephone
* when
the portable phone is paired with the vehicle
Reception strength of mobile phone
network, depending on the portable phone
4Time
Other displays:
Status information is temporarily hidden during
Check Control message displays or entries via
the voice command system
*.
Assistance window
Additional information can be displayed in the
assistance window:
>The computer or the trip computer
*
>The arrow or map view in vehicles with nav-
igation system
*
>The current position
Selecting display
1.Move the controller to the right to change to
the assistance window and press the con-
troller.
2.Select a menu item.
3.Press the controller.

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This symbol appears on the Control Display
when you can input additional voice com-
mands.
If no further spoken commands are possible,
continue by operating the item of equipment via
iDrive.
Terminating or canceling voice
command system
Press the button on the steering wheel or in
the center console
or
Voice commands
Having the possible voice commands
read aloud
You can have the system read aloud the possi-
ble voice commands related to the selected
menu item on the Control Display.
To have the possible voice commands read out
to you:
For instance, if you have selected "CD", the
spoken commands available for operating the
CD player and CD changer are read out.
Opening help
Using alternative voice commands
There are often a number of commands to run a
function, e.g.:
Calling up functions immediately via
short commands
Short commands enable you to perform certain
functions immediately, irrespective of which
menu item is selected, refer to page202.
Opening the start menu
Example: selecting a track
1.If necessary, switch on entertainment audio
output.
2.Press the button on the steering wheel
or in the center console.
{Cancel}.
{Options}
{Help}
{Information menu} or {i menu}
{Main menu}
3.{Entertainment}.
The system says:
{{Entertainment}}.
4.{CD}.
The system says:
{{CD on}}.

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Personal Profile
You can set many of your BMW's functions to
suit your personal needs and preferences.
Without any action on your part, Personal Pro-
file ensures that most of these settings are
stored for the remote control currently in use.
When you unlock the car, the remote control
used for the purpose is recognized and the set-
tings stored for it are called up and imple-
mented.
This means that your personal settings are
active when you return to your BMW, even if the
car was used in the meantime by someone else
with a remote control of their own and the set-
tings were changed accordingly.
You can configure a maximum of three remote
controls for three different people. The prereq-
uisite for this is that each person has his or her
own remote control.
Personal Profile settings
For more information on specific settings, refer
to the specified pages.
>Response of the central locking system
when the car is unlocked, refer to page30
>Automatic locking of the vehicle, refer to
page32
>Automatic adjustment of the driver's seat
and the exterior mirrors after unlocking
*,
refer to page43
>Functions assigned to the programmable
buttons
* on the steering wheel, refer to
page45
>12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to page72
>Date format, refer to page73
>Brightness of the Control Display, refer to
page76
>Language on the Control Display, refer to
page76
>Units of measure for fuel consumption, dis-
tance covered/remaining distances, and
temperature, refer to page68
>Show visual warning for Park Distance Con-
trol PDC
*, refer to page77>Automatic climate control: AUTO program,
activating/deactivating cooling function and
automatic recirculated-air control, setting
temperature, air flow rate and distribution,
refer to page90 ff
>Audio volume, refer to page135
>Tone control, refer to page135
>Speed-dependent volume control, refer to
page135
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for opera-
tion whenever the driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and
releases the locks on the following:
>Doors
>Luggage compartment lid
>Fuel filler door
Operation of the central locking system
from outside
>Via the remote control
>Via the door lock
The anti-theft system is automatically activated
whenever you operate the central locking sys-
tem from outside the vehicle. It prevents the
doors from being unlocked using the lock but-
tons or door handles. The interior lamp and the
courtesy lamps
* are also switched on or off
with the remote control. The alarm system
* is
also armed or disarmed.
For further details of the alarm system,
refer to
page34.
Operation of the central locking system
from inside
By means of the button for central locking, refer
to page32.
In the event of a sufficiently severe accident, the
central locking system unlocks automatically. In
addition, the hazard warning flashers and inte-
rior lamps come on.

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Programmable buttons on the steering
wheel
You can program the buttons to suit your per-
sonal preferences:
These settings are stored for the remote con-
trol currently in use.
iDrive concept, refer to page16.
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.
4.Select "Steering wheel buttons" and press
the controller.
A list showing various functions is dis-
played:
>"Navigation voice instructions"
Voice messages from the navigation
system
>"Air recirculation on / off"
Permanent shut-off of outside air, refer to Automatic recirculated-air control
AUC on page91
>"Mute on / off"
To mute the audio sources
>"Monitor on / off"
Switching Control Display on/off
>"Telephone list"
Switch between any menu and tele-
phone
>"Next entertainment source"
To change the audio source
5.Select the desired function and press the
controller.
6.Select a button, if appropriate, and press
the controller.
.
You can operate the selected function using the
corresponding button.
Operating function
Briefly press the appropriate button in the
steering wheel.
Voice instructions of navigation system:
>Switch voice instructions on/off:
Press button for longer
>To repeat the last voice instruction:
Press the button briefly
>To cancel a voice instruction during an
announcement:
Press the button briefly

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Ventilated storage compartment
The storage compartment in the center armrest
can be ventilated: push the switch to position 1.
The temperature is controlled via the knurled
wheel 2 for rear ventilation, refer to page92.
Connection for external audio
device
You can connect an external audio device such
as a CD or MP3 player and play audio tracks
over the car's loudspeaker system, refer to
page149.
Storage compartments inside
the vehicle
There are also compartments beside the steer-
ing column
*, in the front doors and in the center
console
*.
There are nets
* on the front-seat backrests.
Clothes hooks
There are clothes hooks on the grab handles in
the rear passenger compartment.
Items of clothing hung from the hooks
must not obstruct the driver's view. Do
not hang heavy objects from the hooks, as they
could endanger the car's occupants, e.g. in
case of heavy braking or sudden swerving.<
Storage spaces in the
luggage compartment
Left storage compartment, suitable e.g. for
storing a box of cleaning tissues or up to 12 CD
cases, depending on vehicle equipment ver-
sion.
The lashing eyes in the luggage compartment
provide you with a way to attach luggage com-
partment nets
* or flexible straps* for securing
suitcases and luggage, refer to page109.
Raising the floor panel
Press the floor panel against the top of the lug-
gage compartment; a locking device holds the
floor panel in place. To detach the floor panel,
pull it out of the locking device.
Equipment version with drawer:
Take the retaining strap on the right-hand side
of the drawer out of the bracket and use it to fix
the floor panel in place.
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
load of 55 lbs/25 kg for the storage com-
partment under the floor panel, as otherwise
damage could result.<
Storage package*
The luggage compartment also offers these
additional storage options:
>Hooks for hanging up, e.g., shopping bags
or tote bags
>Rubber strap on the left trim panel for
securing small objects such as a folding
umbrella
>Net for small objects on the right trim panel
>Retaining straps next to the rear lashing
eyes, e.g. for securing an umbrella
>Folding, removable box under the floor
panel, e.g. for wet or dirty items
>Insertable dividing elements for the storage
compartment under the floor panel
>Luggage net, attachable to the mountings
on the floor panel
>Drawer for storing small items. Pull the han-
dle firmly to release the drawer. If neces-