2007 BMW M5 SEDAN engine

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Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts
and accessories approved by BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested and
approved by BMW and Genuine BMW Parts,
you simultaneously acquire the assurance that
they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to
ensure optimum performance when installed
on your vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from
defects in material and workmanship.
BMW will not accept any liability for damage
resulting from installation of parts and accesso-
ries not approved by BMW.
BMW cannot test every product made by other
manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a
BMW safely and without risk to either the vehi-
cle, its operation or its occupants.
Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and
other products approved by BMW, together
with professional advice on using these items,
are available from all BMW centers.
Installation and operation of non-BMW
approved accessories such as alarms, radios,
amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension
components, brake dust shields, telephones,
including operation of any mobile phone from
within the vehicle without using an externally
mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for
instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radios or
similar accessories, may cause extensive dam-
age to the vehicle, compromise its safety, inter-
fere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect
the validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. See
your BMW center for additional information.<
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of
the emission control devices and sys-
tems may be performed by any automotive
repair establishment or individual using any cer-
tified automotive part.<
California Proposition 65 Warning
California law requires us to issue the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of
automobile components and parts,
including components found in the interior fur-
nishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer
and birth defects and reproductive harm. In
addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and
certain products of component wear contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accesso-
ries contain lead and lead compounds. Wash
your hands after handling.
Used engine oil contains chemicals that have
caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always
protect your skin by washing thoroughly with
soap and water.<
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8Buttons on steering wheel
9Instrument cluster12
12Ignition lock55
13Horn, entire surface16Releasing hood203
17Opening luggage compartment lid33
Mobile phone
*172:
>Press: accepting and ending
call, starting dialing
* for
selected phone number and
redialing if no phone number is
selected
>Press and hold: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice
command system
* 23
Changing radio station150
Selecting music track160
Scrolling in phone book and in lists
with stored phone numbers
MDrive, call up individual
settings50
Individually programmable49
10
Windshield wipers62
Rain sensor62
11Starting/stopping engine and
switching ignition on/off 55
14
Steering wheel heater
*49
Steering wheel adjustment49
15
Cruise control63
18
Head-Up Display*88
19
Parking lamps91
Low beams91
Daytime running lamps
*92
Automatic headlamp control91

Daytime running lamps*92
Adaptive Head Light
*93
20
Instrument lighting94
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Instrument cluster
1Indicator lamps for turn signals
2Speedometer
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Tachometer65
5Engine oil thermometer66
6Display for
>Computer66
Engine oil level204
>Indicator and warning lamps70
>Speed of cruise control647Display for
>Sequential Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic58
>Engine oil level for manual
transmission
*204
> Check Control message present70
>Odometer and trip odometer65
>Date and remaining travel distance
for service requirements68
8Fuel gauge66
9Resetting trip odometer65
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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 page70.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 cer-
tain functions are activated or deactivated:
MDrive51
Handbrake applied57
Handbrake applied for Canadian
models
Parking lamps/low beams91
M Dynamic Mode79
High beams/headlamp flasher93
Lamp flashes:
DSC controls the drive and braking
forces for maintaining vehicle
stability79
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1Microphone for hands-free mode for
telephone
*
and for voice command system*23
2Reading lamps94
3SOS: initiating
an emergency call219
4Glass sunroof
*, electric38
5Interior lamps94
6Passenger airbag status lamp87
7Control Display16
8Hazard warning flashers
9Central locking system32
10Automatic climate control95
11Changing
>radio station146
>track146
12Ejecting
>navigation DVD
*146
>audio CD146
13Drive for navigation system DVD with
Professional
* navigation system120
14Programmable memory/direct selection
buttons2115Drive for audio CDs146
16Switching Entertainment sound output
on/off and adjusting volume146
18Controller16
Turn, press or move horizontally in four
directions
19Opening start menu on Control Display17
20Drivelogic of Sequential Manual
Transmission60
21EDC Electronic Damper Control for
Sequential Manual Transmission81
22DSC Dynamic Stability Control for
Sequential Manual Transmission79
23M Engine Dynamic Control POWER for
Sequential Manual Transmission58
24EDC Electronic Damper Control for manual
transmission
*81
25M Dynamic Mode MDM for manual
transmission79 Temperature setting, left/right96
Automatic air distribution and
volume96
Cooling function98
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control98
Recirculated-air mode98
Maximum cooling98
Air volume97
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation97
Rear window defroster95
17
Heated seats46
Active seat ventilation
*47
Adjusting active backrest
width
*43
Flat Tire Monitor81
PDC Park Distance Control
*77
Opening tailgate
*33
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36 >When transporting on car-carrying trains,
by sea or on a trailer
>When animals are to remain in the vehicle
Switching off tilt alarm sensor and
interior motion sensor
Press the button on the remote control
again as soon as the vehicle is locked.
The indicator lamp lights up briefly and then
flashes continuously. The tilt alarm sensor and
the interior motion sensor are switched off until
the next time the vehicle is unlocked and subse-
quently locked again.
Comfort access*
Comfort access enables you to access your
vehicle without having to hold the remote con-
trol in your hand. It is sufficient to carry the
remote control with you, e.g. in your jacket
pocket. The vehicle automatically detects the
related remote control in the immediate vicinity
or in the interior.
Comfort access supports the following func-
tions:
>Unlocking/locking vehicle
>Comfort closing
>Opening luggage compartment lid sepa-
rately
>Starting engine
Functional requirement
>The vehicle or the luggage compartment lid
can only be locked if the vehicle detects that
the remote control you are carrying is out-
side the vehicle.
>The next unlocking and locking cycle is not
possible until after approx. 2 seconds.
>The engine can only be started if the vehicle
detects that the remote control is located in
the vehicle.
Comparison with ordinary remote
control
You can control the functions mentioned previ-
ously with the comfort access or by pressing
the buttons on the remote control. Therefore,
please familiarize yourself with the information
on opening and closing beginning on page28
beforehand.
The special features when using comfort
access are described in the following.
Should a short delay occur when opening
or closing the windows or the glass sun-
roof, the system is checking whether a remote
control is located in the vehicle. Please repeat
opening or closing if necessary.<
Unlocking
Completely grasp a door handle, arrow1.
This corresponds to pressing the button.
Locking
>For the driver's door, touch the area high-
lighted in the picture, arrow2, with your fin-
ger for approx. 1 second.
>For the remaining doors, touch the area
highlighted in the picture, arrow3, with your
finger for approx. 1 second.
This corresponds to pressing the but-
ton.
Please make sure that the ignition and all
electronic systems/consumers are
switched off before locking to save the bat-
tery.<
Comfort closing
Hold a finger or the back of the hand on the sur-
face, arrow2 or 3.
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The windows and the glass sunroof* are
closed.
Watch during the closing process to be
sure that no one is injured. Removing the
hand from the door handle stops the closing
process immediately.<
Opening luggage compartment lid
separately
Press the button on the luggage compartment
lid. This corresponds to pressing the button.
If the vehicle detects that a remote con-
trol has been accidentally left inside the
locked vehicle's cargo bay after the luggage
compartment lid is closed, the lid will reopen.
The hazard warning flashers flash and a signal
*
sounds.<
Switching on radio readiness
By briefly pressing the Start/Stop button, you
switch on the radio readiness, refer to page55.
When doing so, do not depress the brake
or clutch pedal, otherwise the engine will
start immediately.<
Starting engine
You can start the engine or switch on the igni-
tion if a remote control is located in the interior
of the vehicle. It need not be inserted in the igni-
tion lock, refer to page55.
If you take the remote control with you when
leaving the vehicle with the engine running, a
warning lamp lights up. In addition, a message
appears on the Control Display. As long as no
remote control is detected in the vehicle, it is
only possible to restart the engine within
approx. 10 seconds after it is switched off.
Malfunction
The comfort access function may malfunction
due to local radio waves. Then open or close the
vehicle with the buttons on the remote control
or with a key. To start the engine following this,
insert the remote control in the ignition lock.
Replacing battery
The remote control for comfort access contains
a battery which must be replaced if necessary.
1.Remove integrated key from remote con-
trol, refer to page28.
2.Remove cover.
3.Lay in new battery with positive side facing
upward.
4.Press cover closed.
Return used battery to a recycling collec-
tion point or to your BMW center.<
Windows
To prevent injuries, exercise care when
closing the windows and keep them in
your field of vision until they are shut.
Always take along the remote control when you
leave the vehicle, otherwise children could, for
example, operate the windows and injure them-
selves.<
Opening, closing
>Press switch to resistance point:
The window continues to open as long as
you keep the switch pressed.
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3.Select "MDrive" and press the controller.
The functions contained in MDrive are dis-
played:
>"SMG Drivelogic"
Sequential Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic: Shifting modes and Drive-
logic driving programs, refer to page60
>"EDC"
Programs of the Electronic Damping
Control, refer to page81
>"DSC"
Dynamic Stability Control and
M Dynamic Mode, refer to page79
>"POWER"
Programs of the M Engine Dynamic
Control, refer to page58
>"Backrest:"
*
Programs of the active backrest width
adjustment, refer to page43
>"Head-Up Display"
*
Views of the Head-Up Display, refer to
page88
You can reset all settings for MDrive to the
default values:
>"Reset to default"
4.Select the desired function.5.Press the controller.
6.Turn the controller to select the desired set-
ting.
"Unchanged" retains the current setting
made outside of MDrive.
7.Press the controller.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Activating settings
Press the button on the steering wheel.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up. The settings made on
the Control Display for the functions
contained in MDrive are active.
Pressing the button again deactivates MDrive.
If the indicator lamp flashes after pressing
the button, MDrive was unable to react, as
the ABS Antilock Brake System or DSC
Dynamic Stability Control is currently control-
ling the vehicle stability. Press the button
again when the indicator lamp no longer
flashes.<
Even with MDrive activated, you can change
individual settings outside MDrive, e.g. with the
buttons in the center console. To reactivate all
settings made for MDrive on the Control Dis-
play: press the button twice.
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