2005 BMW 545I SEDAN wheel

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Mobility
Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is to use
the index on page202.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
Reporting safety defects 7
At a glance
10Cockpit
16Control Center
22Voice command system
Controls
28Opening and closing
38Adjustments
47Transporting children safely
51Driving
65Everything under control
76Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
87Lamps
90A congenial climate
96Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
106Things to remember when driving
Navigation
114Starting navigation system
115Destination entry
124Destination guidance
128What to do if …
Entertainment
132On/off and tone
138Radio
145CD player and CD changer
Communications
152Telephoning
161TeleService, BMW Assist
Mobility
168Refueling
170Wheels and tires
176Under the hood
180Maintenance
182Replacing components
189Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
196Technical data
199Short commands of voice command
system
202Everything from A to Z

Notes
6
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.<

Cockpit
10
Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1Rear window blind*97
2Rear window safety switch35
3Opening and closing windows34
4Adjusting exterior mirrors455
Turn signals56
High beams, headlamp flasher88
Roadside parking lamps88
Check Control67
Computer69

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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

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.

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This symbol appears on the Control Display
when you can input additional voice com-
mands.
If no other voice commands are possible, then
operate the equipment using the Control Cen-
ter.
Terminating or canceling voice
command system
Press the button on the steering wheel or
on 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.
For example, if you have selected "CD", the
system will read aloud the possible voice com-
mands for operating the CD player and the CD
changer
*:
Opening help
Using alternative voice commands
There are often a number of commands to run a
function, e.g.:
Calling up functions directly
With short commands you can carry out certain
functions directly, regardless of which menu
item is selected, refer to page199.
Opening the start menu
Example: selecting a track
1.Press the button on the steering wheel
or in the center console.
{Cancel}
{Options}
{Help}
{Information menu} or {i menu}
{Main menu}
2.{Entertainment}
The system outputs:
{{Entertainment}}
3.{CD}
The system outputs:
{{CD}}
4.Select track, e.g.:
{Track 1}
The system outputs:
{{Track 1}}

Opening and closing
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Opening and closing
The key set
1Every master key with remote control con-
tains an extended-life battery as a power
supply, which is charged automatically in
the ignition lock as you drive. You should
use each master key at least twice a year in
order to maintain the charge condition.
Depending on which master key is detected
by the vehicle during unlocking, different
settings in the vehicle are requested and
executed, refer to Key Memory below.
2Spare key for storage in a safe place, such
as in your wallet.
This key does not fit in the locks of the lug-
gage compartment lid and the glove com-
partment. This is an advantage when valet
parking, for example. The key is not
intended for regular use.
New key
Additional or replacement keys are available at
your BMW center.
Key Memory
How the system functions
Doubtless you have often reflected on how
great it would be if you could configure your
vehicle's various adjustment settings to meet
your own personal requirements. BMW has
designed several freely selectable options into
the vehicle during its development. You can set
these as desired via the Control Center.You can have up to four different basic settings
adjusted for four different persons for the spe-
cific keys. The only requirement is that each
person uses his or her own master key with
remote control.
When your vehicle is unlocked with the remote
control, the vehicle recognizes the individual
key by means of a data exchange and makes
adjustments accordingly.
Size of Key Memory
>When unlocking with the remote control,
either unlock only the driver's door or the
entire vehicle, refer to page29
>Locking the vehicle after a short time or
after starting off, refer to page31
>Assigning the programmable function but-
tons on the steering wheel, refer to page46
>Settings for the display on the Control Dis-
play:
>Brightness of the Control Display, refer
to page73
>Measuring units for consumption, travel/
distances, temperature, and pressure,
refer to page73
>Voice commands in Control Display,
refer to page74
>12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to
page74
>Date format, refer to page75
>Showing optical warning for PDC Park
Distance Control
*, refer to page76
>Selection and brightness of display in
Head-Up Display
*, refer to page85
>Air distribution, temperature and intensity
of the automatic air conditioning system,
refer to page92
>Setting voice instructions for destination
guidance in the navigation system
*, refer to
page125

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In addition, the following, most recently
selected settings are recalled during unlocking:
>Positions of driver's seat, outside mirrors,
and steering wheel, refer to page40
>Audio sources, setting volume and tone,
refer to page133
>Telephone, setting volume, refer to
pages153,159
>Radio, displaying memorized stations, refer
to page140
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
The central locking system can be operated
from the outside
>via the remote control
>via the door lock
and from inside via the button for the central
locking system.
When actuated from the inside, the fuel filler
door is not locked, refer to page31.
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 alarm system is
armed/disarmed at the same time. The remote
control is also used to switch the interior lamps
on and off.
You can find more detailed information on the
alarm system on page33.
In an accident of sufficient severity, the central
locking system automatically unlocks the vehi-
cle. In addition, the hazard warning flashers and
interior lamps come on.
Opening and closing: from
outside
Using the remote control
Protect the remote control against unau-
thorized use by handing over only the
spare key, for example when using valet park-
ing.<
Because any persons or animals left unat-
tended in a parked vehicle could lock the
doors from the inside, you should always keep
the remote control with you; this precaution
ensures that you will remain able to unlock the
vehicle from the outside at all times.<
Unlocking
Use the button to unlock the vehicle accord-
ing to current settings.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page16.
1.Open the menu.
2.Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.
3.Select "Door locks" and press the control-
ler.
4.Select "Central locking" and press the con-
troller.
5.Select "Unlock button" and press the con-
troller.
6.Select a menu item:
>"All doors"
Press the button once to unlock the
entire vehicle.
>"Driver's door only"
Press the button once to unlock only
the driver's door and the fuel filler door.
Press the button twice to unlock the
entire vehicle.