2005 BMW 745Li Owner's Manual

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Entertainment
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1Glasses compartment116
2Storage compartment116
3Switching audio and video sources on/
off and adjusting volume149
4Telephone keypad, folding176
5Automatic air distribution and supply,
left side of passenger
compartment104
6Outside air/AUC Automatic recircu-
lated-air control/Recirculated air105
7Defrosting windshield and windows and
removing condensation105
8Control Display17
9Temperature, left side of passenger
compartment: turn
For maximum cooling: press105
10Glass roof, electric
*44
11Memory keys for integrated universal
remote control
*112
12Air supply, left side of passenger com-
partment: turn
To switch off automatic climate control:
press105,107
13Reading lamps102
14Hazard warning flashers
15Interior lamps102
16Air supply on right side of passenger
compartment10417Temperature, right side of passenger
compartment: turn
For residual heat utilization: press105
18Rear window defroster
19Air conditioning105
20Starting an emergency call177
21Opening the glove compartment
22Automatic air distribution and supply,
right side of passenger
compartment107
23Station/track search and CD
*, TV*
and DVD
*148
24Central locking system38
25Controller17
26Control Center buttons17
27Seat adjustment47
Heated seats
*52
Active seat ventilation
*52
Active seat for driver
*53
Seat, mirror and steering wheel
memory55

Cockpit
16
Buttons on steering wheel
Buttons are integrated in the steering
wheel for fast operation of the following
functions without being distracted from
driving:
>The Steptronic of the automatic trans-
mission
>Selected audio source functions
>Selected portable phone functions
>The voice command system
>Selected TV and DVD functions.
The buttons on the steering wheel are
only operational when the corre-
sponding systems are switched on.<
Telephone:
Accept call, make calls, end call
Volume
Voice command system
*:
Switch on and off
Fast forward/reverse:
>Radio
Press briefly: next stored station
Extended pressure: automatic tuning
>CD
*
Press briefly: skipping tracks
Extended pressure: fast forward/
reverse
>TV
*
Select station
>DVD
*
Search for chapterAvailable for individual programming:
Programming button function, refer to
page54.
Steptronic:
Press briefly to proceed through a selection
sequence consisting of the automatic pro-
gram, the Sport program, and the manual
mode, refer to page68.
Steptronic: upshifting and downshifting,
refer to page70.

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Control Center
The concept
The Control Center has been designed to
avoid the unnecessary complexity created
by an extended number of switches and
controls. It consists of the controller and
the Control Display.
The controller is used to select the func-
tions that will appear on the Control Dis-
play. In addition, it also shows you the
Check Control messages, refer to page83.
Controls
1Controller: you operate all the functions
in the Control Center by moving, turning
and pressing.
If you move the controller
>you feel the mechanical guides along
the main direction of movement.
This makes it easier for you to select
the right main menus
>If you turn the controller, you feel an
electronically created rasterizing.
This helps you to select the desired
menu item
2Button for opening the start menu from
any menu item
3Individual button assignmentTo avoid posing an unnecessary haz-
ard, both to your own vehicle's occu-
pants and to other road users: never
attempt to use the controls or make adjust-
ments unless traffic and road conditions
allow.<
The following introduction illustrates how
easy it is to use the Control Center.
You can find detailed instructions describ-
ing how to use the individual systems in the
separate sections.
Programming button function
You can assign specific individual functions
to the programmable button. This feature
then provides you with quick access to this
function, allowing you to control it without
undue distraction from road and traffic con-
ditions.
1.Select "Settings" and press the control-
ler
2.Select and press the controller
3.Select . Continue to press the
controller until the desired function
appears:
>"Mode"
You can choose between the output
sources radio/FM or AM, compact-
disc CD and CD changer. The pre-
condition is that one of these
sources has been activated
>"FM" or "AM"
Switching over between wavebands
FM and AM, also refer to page152
>"Brief info"
Display of the help and supplemen-
tary texts of the active menu for
approx. 10 seconds, refer to Assis-
tance window on page22.

Control Center
18 Select button. Continue to press
the controller until the desired function
appears.
The "Brief info" function is not avail-
able in the rear.<
Control Display
To open the start menu:
Press the button
or
move the controller
>toward the currently active menu
>twice in one direction.
To switch off the Control Display, press the
controller when you are in the start menu.
When the Control Display appears,
you see the start menu for approx.
5 seconds, then the last active menu. You
can have the display of the start menu
deactivated at your BMW center.<
Selecting menu
Move the controller to select a menu, here:
"Settings".
The menu appears on the screen as soon
as you release the controller.
You can change directly to a different
menu by moving the controller in the
desired direction.<
Selecting menu items
Turn the controller to select the
menu item, here: "Clock".
Confirming selection or entry
Press the controller to confirm
the selection, here: "Clock".

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Select the desired setting for adjustment
from the menu item, here: "Time" and con-
firm your entry.
Settings
The first setting option for time is activated.
>Turn the controller to make the adjust-
ment
>Press the controller to confirm the new
setting, i.e. to store it, and to proceed to
the next highlighted position to adjust.
Changing menu page
You can select individual pages in specific
menus, here: "Climate".
Select the symbol and press the controller:
T o sel ect th e secon d pag e of t he m en u
To return to the first page of the menu.
Symbols and lists
The symbols in the corners and edges of
the Control Display have various functions:
1Corner symbols:
These symbols take you to the next
menu item or in a displayed list.
To do so: turn the controller
2List symbols:
Indicates that you can only move within
the displayed list, here: stored radio
stations.
Turn the controller to select an entry
from the list.
To exit the list again:
Select and confirm your selec-
tion.
You can also leave the list by turning the
controller to the left or right

Control Center
20
Symbols
To select the second page
To return to the first page
To exit from the list
To transfer the current display to
the assistance window. For more
detailed information on the assis-
tance window, refer to page22
To transmit vehicle data to BMW
Service Center
To set display units and formats,
refer to page89
To change the language of the dis-
play texts, refer to page89
To select settings for vehicle func-
tions
Programmable function key, refer to
page54
Programmable function key, refer to
page17
To set the brightness of the screen,
refer to page90

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Menus in Control Display
You can select from an extended range of
functions and setting options:
1BMW Assist
*182
2Communication
>Using the phone174
>Portable phone, refer to separate
Owner's Manual
3Car data
>Computer85
>Limit87
>Stopwatch88
>Service required82
>Accessing Check Control
messages834Navigation
*130
5Help
>Brief help text displays22
>Menu name for menu change
6Entertainment
>Radio152
>CD player
*158
>CD changer
*160
>TV
*163
>DVD
*165

Control Center
22 7Settings
>Vehicle functions54,65,91
>Time and date90
>Language89
>Units of measure and display
format89
>Brightness90
>Lock Control Center in rear
*24
8Climate
>Automatic climate control103
>Heated seats
*52
>Independent ventilation110
Assistance window*
While you use the Control Center, the
assistance window can provide you with a
parallel display for the active system.
You can use it for displays of the following:
>Short help and supplementary informa-
tion texts for selected menu items
>A function selected in the "Car data"
menu, refer to page89
>The route for vehicles with a navigation
system, refer to page131.
Help texts in assistance window
You can call up and also cancel displays
containing help texts and supplementary
information on selected menu items in the
assistance window. 1.Select "Help" from the start menu
2.Select "Brief info" and confirm your
selection. The help texts appear in the
assistance window
3.Confirm again to hide the automatic
display.
Showing menu name
You can program the system to display the
menu name each time you proceed to a
new menu.
1.Select "Help" from the start menu
2.Select "Menu name" and confirm your
selection.