2007 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 1-888-327-4236
(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 call
1-800-333-0510 toll-free from anywhere in
Canada or 1-613-993-9851 from the Ottawa
region and from other countries, or contact
Transport Canada by mail at: Transport
Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville, Tower C,
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0N5.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca

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 window103
2Rear window safety switch38
3Opening and closing windows37
4Folding exterior mirrors in and out
*47
5Adjusting exterior mirrors47
Automatic curb monitor48
7Shift paddles59
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Turn signals62
High beams, headlamp flasher94
Roadside parking lamps94
Check Control71
Computer67

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8Buttons on steering wheel
9Instrument cluster12
12Ignition lock55
13Horn, entire surface
16Releasing hood19917Opening luggage compartment lid33
Mobile phone
*168:
>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 station150
Selecting music track160
Scrolling in phone book and in lists
with stored phone numbers
MDrive, call up individual
settings50
Individually programmable49
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Windshield wipers62
Rain sensor63
11Starting/stopping engine and
switching ignition on/off 55
14
Steering wheel adjustment48
15
Cruise control64
18
Head-Up Display*88
19
Parking lamps92
Low beams92
Daytime running lamps
*93
Automatic headlamp control92
Daytime running lamps
*93
Adaptive Head Light
*93
20
Instrument lighting94

Cockpit
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Instrument cluster
1Indicator lamps for turn signals
2Speedometer
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Tachometer66
5Engine oil thermometer67
6Display for
>Computer67
Engine oil level200
>Indicator and warning lamps71
>Speed of cruise control647Display for
>Sequential Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic58
>Engine oil level for manual
transmission
*200
> Check Control message present71
>Odometer and trip odometer66
>Date and remaining travel distance
for service requirements69
8Fuel gauge67
9Resetting trip odometer66

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Mobility
Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
different combinations and colors.
Some lamps 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 messages 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 page71.In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps indicate that
certain functions are activated or deactivated:
MDrive51
Handbrake applied57
Handbrake applied for Canadian
models
Parking lamps/low beams92
M Dynamic Mode80
High beams/headlamp flasher94
Lamp flashes:
DSC controls the drive and braking
forces for maintaining vehicle
stability80

Cockpit
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Around the center console: controls and displays