2006 BMW M5 Owners Manual

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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
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
For US customers
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 1-800-831-
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 call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Adminis-
trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele-
phone the toll free hotline 1-800-333-0510,
or contact Transport Canada by mail at: Trans-
port Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville Tower C,
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa ON K1A 0N5.

At a glance
This overview of buttons, switches and displays
is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's
operating environment. The section will also
assist you in becoming acquainted with the
control concepts and options available for
operating the various systems.
At a glance

Cockpit
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1Sun blind* for rear window94
2Rear window safety switch38
3Opening and closing windows37
4Folding exterior mirrors in and out
*46
5Adjusting exterior mirrors45
Automatic parking function46
6
Turn signal59
High beams, headlamp flasher84
High-beam assistant
*84
Roadside parking lamps84
Check Control67
Computer63

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7Shift paddles57
8Buttons on steering wheel
9Instrument cluster12
12Ignition lock53
13Horn: entire surface16Releasing hood181
17Opening luggage compartment lid33
Mobile phone
*154:
>Press: accepting and ending
call, starting dialing
* for
selected phone number and
redialing if no phone number is
selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice
command system
* 22
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling in phone book and in lists
with stored phone numbers
MDrive, call up individual
settings48
Individually programmable47
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Windshield wipers59
Rain sensor60
11Starting/stopping engine and
switching ignition on/off 53
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Steering wheel adjustment47
15
Cruise control61
18
Head-Up Display*80
19
Parking lamps83
Low beams83
Automatic headlamp control83

Adaptive Head Light*84
High-beam assistant
*84
20
Instrument lighting86

Cockpit
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Instrument cluster
1Indicator lamps for turn signals
2Speedometer
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Tachometer62
5Engine oil thermometer63
6Display for
>Computer63
Engine oil level182
>Indicator and warning lamps67
>Speed of cruise control617Displays for
>Sequential Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic55
> Check Control message present67
>Odometer and trip odometer62
>Date and remaining travel distance
for service requirements66
>High-beam assistant
*85
8Fuel gauge63
9Resetting trip odometer62

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Mobility
Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps can light up both in
the display area1 and in the display2 in various
combinations and colors.
Some lights are tested for proper function by
briefly lighting up during starting of the engine
or when the ignition is switched on.
Explanatory text messages
Text message at the bottom edge of the Con-
trol Display explain the meaning of the dis-
played indicator and warning lamps.
Additional information, e.g. on the cause of a
malfunction and on the corresponding need to
take action can be displayed via the Check Con-
trol, refer to page67.In the case of corresponding urgency, this infor-
mation is displayed immediately when the
related lamp lights up.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps in the display
area1 indicate that the associated functions are
activated or deactivated:
MDrive49
Handbrake engaged55
Handbrake engaged for Canadian
models
Parking lamps/low beams83
M Dynamic Mode75
High beams/headlamp flasher84
Lamp flashes:
DSC controls the drive and braking
forces for maintaining vehicle
stability75

Cockpit
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Around the center console: controls and displays