ContentsOperation, maintenance
Owner service procedures
Special operating instructions:
Breaking-in136
General driving notes137
Driving your X5138
Safe braking140
Wheels and tires:
Tire inflation pressure141
Tire identification marks145
Wheel/tire condition146
Replacing wheels/tires148
Snow chains149
Under the hood:
Hood150
Engine compartment
essentials151
Washer fluid152
Engine oil152
Coolant154
Brake fluid155Care and maintenance:
The BMW Maintenance
System156
OBD interface socket157Replacement procedures:
Onboard tool kit160
Windshield wiper blades160
Lamps and bulbs161
Changing a wheel165
Vehicle battery171
Fuses172
Assistance, giving and
receiving:
Receiving assistance173
Jump starting174
Tow-starting and towing175
Everything from A to Z
195n
OverviewControlsMaintenanceRepairsDataIndex
Parking brake, refer to
Handbrake64
Parking lamps100
replacing bulbs162
Parking lamps/low
beams100
Parts and accessories, refer
to For your own safety9
Passenger-side mirror tilt
function51
Pathway lighting100
PDC Park Distance
Control90
Permissible axle load, refer
to Weights182
Permissible gross weight,
refer to Weights182
Plastic, care, refer to Caring
for your vehicle brochure
Pollen, refer to
Microfilter106
Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter112
Power electric seat46
Power failure171
Power rear seat backrest48
Power windows39
safety switch40
Pressure, tires141
Pressure monitoring, tires98
Flat Tire Monitor98Programming settings, refer
to Vehicle Memory, Key
Memory61
Protective function,
panorama glass roof42
Pull-out cargo floor128
R
Radio, refer to Owner's
Manual for Radio/Onboard
Computer
Radio-control key, refer to
Master key with remote
control30
Radio navigation, refer to
separate Owner's Manual
Rain sensor69
Reading lamps
front103
rear103
Real wood, refer to Caring
for your vehicle brochure
Rear backrests, power48
Rear climate control111
air supply112
temperature112
Rear lamps
refer to Tail lamps163
replacing bulbs163
Rear seat back, folding124Rear seat backrest,
electric48
Rear-seat backrest, folding
down124
Rear seats, heating
52
Rearview mirror53
Rear window blinds, refer to
Roller sun blinds113
Rear window defroster
air conditioner105
automatic climate
control110
Rear window safety
switch40
Rear window wiper71
replacing bulbs160
Rechargeable flashlight119
Recirculated-air mode
air conditioner105
automatic climate
control110
Reflectors, refer to Tail
lamps163
Refueling24
fuel filler door24
Remaining distance, refer to
Cruising range80,87
Remaining distance for
service, refer to Service
Interval Display76Remote control31
garage door opener, refer
to Integrated universal
remote control114
liftgate31
malfunction32
Removal aid for spare
wheel168
Removing condensation,
windows
air conditioner106
automatic climate
control109
Replacement fuses172
Replacement keys30
Replacement tire167
Replacing bulbs, refer to
Lamps and bulbs161
Replacing light bulbs161
Replacing tires
changing a wheel165
tire replacement145
Reporting an accident, refer
to Initiating an emergency
call173
Reporting safety defects11
Residual heat110
Restraint systems, refer to
Safety belts49
Restraint systems for
children57
