2007 BMW M5 SEDAN Owner's Manual

Reference 247
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
S
Safety5
Safety belts45
– damage46
– refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– sitting safely41
– warning lamp46
Safety belt tensioners
– refer to Airbags86
– refer to Safety belts45
Safety systems
– ABS Antilock Brake
System78
– airbags86
– driving stability control
systems78
– safety belts45
Satellite radio156
– enabling channel156
– selecting channel157
– storing channel157
"SAT" with radio146,156
"Save current
destination"132
"Scan"
– music tracks on CD161
– stations with radio151
Scan
– CD changer161
– CD player161
– radio151
"Scan all" in audio mode161
"Scan directory" in audio
mode161
Screen, refer to iDrive16
Screw thread for tow
fitting221
SDARS, refer to Satellite
radio156
"Seat heater distribution"47Seats42
– active backrest width
adjustment43
– adjusting backrest width42
– adjusting height42
– adjusting shoulder
support42
– adjusting the seats42
– adjusting thigh support42
– easy entry/exit43
– heating46
– lumbar support42
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror
and steering wheel
memory43
– shoulder support42
– sitting safely41
– storing the setting43
– ventilation, refer to Active
seat ventilation47
Securing load
– refer to Securing cargo116
– with ski bag, refer to
Securing cargo109
"Select as
destination"128,191
"Select current speed"73
Selecting audio sources, refer
to Operation via iDrive146
Selecting frequency
manually151
Selecting menu items19
Selecting route132
Selection options with
navigation system132
Selector lever, Sequential
Manual Transmission59
Selector lever positions,
Sequential Manual
Transmission59Sequential Manual
Transmission with
Drivelogic58
– Drivelogic driving
programs60
– idle59
– initializing system, refer to
After changing wheels/
tires202
– reverse gear59
– Sequential mode59
– shift lights61
– shiftlock59
– towing222
– tow-starting223
Sequential mode59
"Service"69,189
Service, refer to Roadside
Assistance220
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for
US models208
Service Interval Display
– refer to CBS Condition
Based Service208
– refer to Service
requirements68
"Service notification"189
"Service Request"182,189
"Service
requirements"69,189
Service requirements68
– refer to CBS Condition
Based Service208
"Service Status"193
"Set"
– in audio mode146
– on trip computer68
"Set date"75
"Set service date"70
"Set time"74
Setting button, refer to
Controls, controller16
"Settings"193
– for BMW Assist191
– for MDrive51
– for unlocking30
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248 Settings
– changing on Control
Display73
– clock, 12h/24h mode74
– configuring, refer to
MDrive50
– configuring, refer to
Personal Profile29
– date75
– language76
– units of measure75
Settings menu, refer to
imenu17
Setting time, refer to
Preselecting activation
times100
Shifting60
Shift lights61
Shiftlock59
Shift paddles on steering
wheel60
Shock absorber control, refer
to EDC Electronic Damping
Control81
Short commands of voice
command system229
"Short route" for
navigation132
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route132
Shoulder support42
"Show current position"127
"Show destination
position"127
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer162
– CD player162
Side airbags86
Side marker lamps, replacing
bulbs212
Side-mounted turn signals,
replacing bulbs212
Side window blinds, refer to
Sun blinds103
Signal horn, refer to Horn10
Sitting safely41
– with airbags41
– with head restraint41
– with safety belts41Ski bag108
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Glass sunroof, electric38
Slope assistant, refer to
Starting off on slopes113
SMG, refer to Sequential
Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic58
"SMG Drivelogic"51,61
Snap-in adapter
– mounting/removing185
– using172
Snow chains
202
Socket for Onboard
Diagnostics interface209
Socket for remote control,
refer to Ignition lock55
Sockets, refer to Connecting
electrical devices107
Soft closure aid, refer to
Automatic soft closing33
Song search on CD, refer to
Sampling tracks161
SOS, refer to Initiating an
emergency call219
Spare
– adapter for spare key28
– fuses218
– key28
Spare wheel
– driving with spare wheel217
– refer to Changing
wheels215
Special oils, refer to Approved
engine oils206
Specified oil grades, refer to
Approved engine oils206
Speed-dependent
volume148
Speed limit72
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit72
Speedometer12
"Speed volume", tone
control148
Speed with winter tires202
"Sport" with EDC81Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems78
Start/Stop button55
– starting the engine56
– switching off the engine56
"Start" for stopwatch73
"Start guidance"125,134
Starting, refer to Starting
engine56
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump starting220
Starting assistant, refer to
Starting off on slopes113
Starting difficulties, jump
starting220
Starting off
– on a slippery surface113
– on slopes113
Start menu, iDrive17
"Start route guidance"127
"Start service"188
"Start Service" for BMW
Assist190
"State / Province" for
destination entry123
"State inspection"70
Station, refer to Radio150
"Status"69
Status information on Control
Display20
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing5
Steering wheel
– adjustment49
– automatic adjustment, refer
to Steering wheel
memory43
– buttons on steering
wheel11
– easy entry/exit49
– heating49
– lock, refer to Ignition lock55
– MDrive button50
– memory43
– programmable button49
– shift paddles60
"Steering wheel button"50
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Reference 249
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Steering-wheel shift buttons,
refer to Shift paddles60
"Stop" for stopwatch73
"Stopwatch"73
Stopwatch73
Storage compartments105
"Store in address book" for
navigation system130
"Store" on the radio152,158
Storing current position130
Storing radio stations152
Storing sitting position, refer
to Seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory43
Storing tires202
"Street" for destination
entry124
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires198
Sun blinds103
"Surround Settings", refer to
Tone control148,149
SW, waveband150
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off engine56
Switching on
– audio146
– CD changer146
– CD player146
– radio146
Switching on hour signal74
Swiveling headlamps, refer to
Adaptive Head Light93
Symbols4
– indicator/warning lamps13
– navigation system141
– status information20
– traffic information with
navigation system138
T
Tachometer65
Tail lamps212
– replacing bulbs212
Tank contents, refer to
Capacities228
Target cursor for
navigation127Technical alterations, refer to
For your own safety5
Technical data226
– capacities228
– dimensions227
Telematics, refer to
BMW Assist187
Telephone
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest104
– refer to Mobile phone172
"Telephone list"50
TeleService189
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body
region96
– adjusting with automatic
climate control96
– changing units of
measure75
– refer to Coolant
temperature65
Temperature display
– changing units of
measure75
– outside temperature65
– outside temperature
warning66
Temperature gauge, engine
oil66
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control63
"Terminate services"192
"Text language"76
"Theater", refer to Tone
control149
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp212
Through-loading system108
Tightening torque of the lug
bolts, refer to After
mounting217
Tilt alarm sensor35
– switching off36
Tilting down passenger-side
exterior mirror48
"Time"74
"Time format"74Timer, refer to Preselecting
activation times100
"Timer 1" for parked-car
ventilation100
"Timer 2" for parked-car
ventilation100
Tire inflation pressures198
Tire pressure
– loss83
Tire pressure loss83
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM83
Tire Quality Grading199
Tire replacement, new wheels
and tires201
Tires
– age199
– air loss83,84
– breaking-in112
– changing201
– condition200
– damage201
– flat tire, refer to Changing
wheels215
– inflation pressure198
– M Mobility System213
– new wheels and tires201
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor81
– pressure monitoring, refer to
TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor83
– replacing215
– retreaded tires201
– size199
– tread200
– wear indicators200
– wheel/tire combination201
– winter tires202
Tire trouble, changing
wheels215
TMC station, refer to Traffic
information138
"Tone"147
Tone dialing method182
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting147
– middle setting149
Tone on locking/unlocking31
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250 Tools, refer to Onboard
toolkit210
"Top 8" for mobile phone180
Torque
– lug bolts, refer to After
mounting217
– refer to Engine data226
Touch tone dialing, refer to
Tone dialing method182
Tow bar222
Tow fitting221
Towing221
– methods222
– tow fittings221
– with manual
transmission222
– with Sequential Manual
Transmission222
– with Sequential Manual
Transmission with
Drivelogic222
"Town / City" for destination
entry123
Tow rope222
Tow-starting221
"TPM"84
TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor83
– resetting system84
– system limits83
– warning lamp84
Tracks
– random sequence162
– sampling on CD161
– selecting with CD160
Track width, refer to
Dimensions227
Traction control, refer to DSC
Dynamic Stability
Control79
Traffic congestion
– displaying traffic
information138
– refer to Bypassing route
sections138Traffic information for
navigation
– depiction in route map140
– displaying139
– during destination
guidance141
– symbols141
Traffic information with
navigation138
"Traffic Info settings"139
Transmission
– breaking-in112
– Drivelogic60
– idle59
– manual transmission57
– reverse gear59
– Sequential Manual
Transmission with
Drivelogic58
– shift lights61
– starting assistant, refer to
Starting off on slopes113
– towing222
– tow-starting222
Transporting children
safely52
Transport securing device,
refer to Securing cargo116
Tread depth, refer to Minimum
tire tread200
Treble, refer to Tone
control147
"Treble", tone control148
"Trip computer"68
Trip computer68
Trip-distance counter, refer to
Trip odometer65
"Triple turn signal"62
Trip odometer65
Trunk, refer to Cargo bay
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions227
Turning lamps93
– replacing bulbs211
Turn signals61
– indicator lamp12
– replacing bulbs212
U
"Unchanged"51,61
Underbody protection, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR199
"Units"75
Units
– average fuel
consumption75
– temperature75
Universal garage-door
opener, refer to Integrated
universal remote
control102
Universal remote control102
"Unlock button"30
Unlocking
– from inside33
– from outside30
– without key, refer to Comfort
access36
Unlocking without key, refer to
Comfort access36
"Update services"191
Upshift display, refer to Shift
lights61
USB/audio interface166
"USB" in audio
mode165,167
"Use current location as
address"130,132
Used batteries
– refer to Disposal218
– refer to Replacing battery37
Using turn signals62
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Reference 251
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
V
Valve screw caps, refer to
After mounting217
Vehicle
– battery218
– breaking-in112
– care209
– care, refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– loading114
– measurements, refer to
Dimensions227
– parking56
– washing, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
– weights228
"Vehicle / Tires" for
unlocking30
Vehicle jack216
– jacking points216
Vehicle position, refer to
Displaying current
position142
Ventilation99
– draft-free99
– in rear99
– while stationary99
Venting, refer to Ventilation99
Vent outlets95
– automatic climate control95
– refer to Ventilation99
"Vent settings"97
Viscosity206
Voice, refer to Destination
guidance with voice
instructions137
Voice command system
– overview23
– short commands229
Voice instructions for
navigation system137
– muting50
– repeating50,138
– switching on/off50,137
– volume138
Voice phone book184Volume146
– audio sources146
– cargo bay228
– fuel tank, refer to
Capacities228
– mobile phone178
– setting speed-
dependent148
– voice instructions138
– windshield cleaning system,
refer to Capacities228
W
Warning lamps, refer to
Indicator and warning
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control70
Warning triangle219
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian
models208
Washer fluid63
– capacity of the reservoir63
Washing the vehicle, also refer
to Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Waste container, refer to
Ashtray106
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water113
Waveband for radio150
"WB"146,154
Wear indicators in tires, refer
to Minimum tread depth200
Weather news flashes154
Website BMW4
Weights228
Welcome lamps91
"Welcome light"92
Wheel/tire combination, refer
to New wheels and tires201
Wheel/tire damage201
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions227
Wheels and tires198
Width, refer to
Dimensions227Windows37
– comfort operation31
– comfort operation from
outside32
– comfort operation with
comfort access36
– safety switch38
Windshield
– cleaning, refer to Wiper
system62
– defrosting, refer to
Defrosting windows97
– displays, refer to Head-Up
Display88
Windshield wash
– automatic, refer to Rain
sensor62
– capacities, reservoir228
– filler neck for washer
fluid204
– washer fluid63
– windshield washer
nozzles63
– wiper system62
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper system62
– care, refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– wiper blade
replacement210
Winter tires202
– setting speed limit72
– storage202
Wiper blades
– care, refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– replacement210
Wiper system62
– rain sensor62
– washer fluid63
– windshield washer
nozzles63
"With highways" for
navigation system132
Wood decoration, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Word matching principle for
navigation133
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252 Working in the engine
compartment203
Wrenches/screwdrivers, refer
to Onboard toolkit210
X
Xenon lamps211
– replacing bulbs211
Y
Your individual vehicle
– programmable button on
steering wheel49
– settings, refer to MDrive50
– settings, refer to Personal
Profile29
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