2005 BMW 525I SEDAN phone

Notes
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For your own safety
Maintenance and repair
Advanced technology, e. g. the use of
modern materials and high-performance
electronics, requires specially adapted mainte-
nance and repair methods. Therefore, have cor-
responding work on your BMW carried out only
by a BMW center or a workshop that works
according to BMW repair procedures with cor-
respondingly trained personnel. If work is car-
ried out improperly there is a danger of conse-
quential damage and the related safety risks.<
California Proposition 65 Warning
California law requires us to issue the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of
automobile components and parts,
including components found in the interior fur-
nishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer
and birth defects and reproductive harm. In
addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and
certain products of component wear contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accesso-
ries contain lead and lead compounds. Batter-
ies also contain other chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer. Wash your
hands after handling. Used engine oil contains
chemicals that have caused cancer in labora-
tory animals. Always protect your skin by wash-
ing thoroughly with soap and water.<
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts
and accessories approved by BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested and
approved by BMW and Genuine BMW Parts,
you simultaneously acquire the assurance that
they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to
ensure optimum performance when installed
on your vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from
defects in material and workmanship.
BMW will not accept any liability for damage
resulting from installation of parts and accesso-
ries not approved by BMW.
BMW cannot test every product made by other
manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a
BMW safely and without risk to either the vehi-
cle, its operation, or its occupants.
Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and
other products approved by BMW, together
with professional advice on using these items,
are available from all BMW centers.
Installation and operation of non-BMW
approved accessories such as alarms, radios,
amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension
components, brake dust shields, telephones,
including operation of any portable phone from
within the vehicle without using an externally
mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for
instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radios or
similar accessories, may cause extensive dam-
age to the vehicle, compromise its safety, inter-
fere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect
the validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. Refer
to your BMW center for additional informa-
tion.<
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of
the emission control devices and sys-
tems may be performed by any automotive
repair establishment or individual using any cer-
tified automotive part.<

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Controls
Driving tips
Communication
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following warran-
ties:
>New Vehicle Limited Warranty
>Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
>Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
>Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
>California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Reporting safety defects
The following applies only to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying BMW of North
America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New
Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone (800) 831-
1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of
North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-9393 (or
366-0123 in Washington, D.C. area) or write to:
NHTSA, U.S. Department of Transportation,
Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from the Hotline.

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Driving tips
Communication
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
6Buttons on steering wheel
7Instrument cluster12
9Ignition lock5110Horn: the entire surface
13Releasing hood176
14Opening luggage compartment lid32

Telephone*153:
>Press: accept call or terminate
call
as well as dialing if an entry has
been selected from "A - Z",
"Top 8", "Redial", "Received
calls" or "Missed calls"
>press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice com-
mand system
*22
Fast forward/reverse132
>Radio
Press: change radio station
Press longer: manual search
or automatic search scan
>CD
Press: select track
Press longer: fast forward/
reverse
>Telephone
*
Press: select entry in "A - Z",
"Top 8", "Redial", "Received
calls" or "Missed calls"
Individually programmable
*46
Individually programmable46
8
Windshield wipers57
Rain sensor57
11
Steering wheel heater*46
Steering wheel adjustment45
12
Cruise control
*:58
Active cruise control
*59
15
Head-Up Display
*84
16
Parking lamps87
Low beams87
Automatic headlamp control
*87
Adaptive Head Light88
*
17
Instrument lighting89
Fog lamps
*88

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Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
1Microphone for telephone*153
2Reading lamps89
3Initiating an emergency call
*189
4Interior lamps89
5Glass sunroof, electric
*35
6Passenger airbag status lamp84
7Microphone for voice command
system
*22
8Control Display16
Displays for menu navigation
9Hazard warning flashers
10Central locking system31
11Automatic climate control90
12Starting search function
>for radio stations132
>for tracks146
13Ejecting
>navigation DVD
*114
>audio CD132
14Drive for navigation DVD
s*11415Drive for audio CDs132
16Switching audio sources on/off and
adjusting volume132
18Controller16
19Activating voice command system
*22
20Opening start menu on Control Display17
21Dynamic Driving Control
*54 Temperature setting, left/right91
Automatic air distribution and
volume91
Cooling function91
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control91
Maximum cooling91
Residual heat mode92
Switching off automatic climate
control92
Air volume91
Defrosting windows91
Rear window defroster90
17
Heated seats*43
Active seat ventilation
*44
Active backrest width
adjustment
*40
Active seat
*44
PDC Park Distance Control
*76
DTC Dynamic Traction Control78

Control Center
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Control Center
The Control Center groups the functions of a
large number of switches. This allows these
functions to be operated from a central position.
The following section provides an introduction to basic menu navigation. The control of the
individual functions is described in connection
with the relevant equipment.
Controls
1Controller
2 button: open the start menu from
any menu
3Control Display
By moving the controller1 horizontally in four
directions4, rotating5 and pressing6, you can navigate through the menus of the Control Cen-
ters and adjust settings.
To avoid posing an unnecessary hazard
due to inattention, both to your own vehi-
cle's occupants and to other road users: never
attempt to use the controls or make entries
unless traffic and road conditions allow.<
Menu overview
You can call up all the functions in the Control
Center using five menu items.
Communication
>Portable phone*
>BMW Assist* or TeleService*
Navigation or onboard information
>Navigation system*
>Onboard information, e.g. for displaying the
average fuel consumption.

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Controls
Driving tips
Communication
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Entertainment
>Radio
>CD player and CD changer
*
Climate
>Air distribution
>Seat air conditioning
>Independent ventilation
*
menu
>Switching off Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for traffic information
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for central
locking, or settings for your portable phone
>Display of service requirements and dates
for statutory emission and vehicle inspec-
tions.
Menu navigation
As of ignition key position 1, the following mes-
sage appears on the Control Display:
Confirm the message by pressing the control-
ler; this opens the start menu.
Start menu
From the start menu, you can open four menus
by moving the controller left, right, forward, or
back. Pressing the controller opens the menu.
Opening start menu
Press button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.
Displays in menu
1In menus, you can change fields to select
the menu items they contain or to make
adjustments. The current field is high-
lighted.
2Menu items are usually grouped in horizon-
tal or vertical lists.
3In these lists, arrows indicate the possibility
of accessing other menu items that are not
currently visible.
4Settings are displayed graphically, numeri-
cally, or as text.

Control Center
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Status information
1Display* for manual or automatic air distri-
bution for the driver's side and passenger
side
2Display for:
>Entertainment:
Radio, CD or
entertainment sound output
>Telephone
*:
"Car Phone", "Portable" or no network
3Display for:
> New entries present in "Missed calls"
*
> Text message/SMS* received
> Roaming active
4 Telephone call
s* or BMW Assist calls*
enabled
Reception strength for telephone,
depending on the portable phone
5Time
Other displays:
The status information is temporarily hidden
when there are Check Control instructions or
inputs via the voice command system.
Assistance window*
Additional information can be displayed in the
assistance window:
>The computer or the trip computer
*
>The route map or the arrow view in vehicles
with navigation system
*
>The current position
Switching on assistance window:
Move the controller to the right to change to the
assistance window, and press the controller.
To select the display in the assistance window:
1.Move the controller to the right to change to
the assistance window, and press the con-
troller.
2.Select menu item.
3.Press the controller.

Voice command system
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Voice command system
The concept
The voice command system allows you to con-
trol operation of various vehicle systems with-
out ever removing your hands from the steering
wheel.
Individual menu items on the Control Display
can be spoken as commands. This frees you of
having to use the controller.
The voice command system transforms your
oral commands into control signals for the
selected systems and provides support in the
form of instructions or questions.
The voice command system uses a special
microphone located in the area of the interior
rearview mirror, refer to page14.
Precondition
In the Control Center, set the language that
applies for the voice command system in order
to enable identification of the spoken com-
mands. Setting the language of the Control
Center, refer to page74.
Symbol in the Owner's Manual
Voice commands
Activating voice command system
1.Press the button in the center console
or on the steering wheel.
This symbol on the Control Display and
an acoustic signal tell you that the voice
command system can respond to com-
mands.
2.Say the command.
The text or numbers that the voice com-
mand system has registered will appear on
the Control Display.
*
{...} Say the specified commands word for
word.
{{...}} Indicates responses of the voice
command system.