2007 BMW X5 4.8I audio

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Entertainment
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Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is to use
the index, refer to page250.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
7Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10Cockpit
16iDrive
23Voice command system
Controls
28Opening and closing
40Adjusting
52Transporting children safely
56Driving
67Everything under control
80Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
97Lamps
101Climate
110Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
122Things to remember when driving
Navigation
130Starting navigation system
131Destination entry
143Destination guidance
151What to do if …
Entertainment
154On/Off and settings
158Radio
162Satellite radio
165CD player and CD changer
171External audio device
172DVD system in rear
Communications
188Telephoning
202BMW Assist
Mobility
212Refueling
214Wheels and tires
222Under the hood
226Maintenance
228Replacing components
236Giving and receiving assistance
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242Technical data
245Short commands of voice command
system
250Everything from A to Z

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1Microphone for handsfree mode for
telephone
* and for voice command
system
*23
2Initiating
an emergency call236
3Reading lamps100
4Panorama glass sunroof
*38
5Interior lamps100
6Passenger airbag status lamp92
7Control Display16
Displays for menu navigation
8Hazard warning flashers
9Central locking system29
10Opening glove compartment113
11Automatic climate control102
12Ejecting audio CD
13Changing
>radio station154
>track154
14Selecting radio, CD and CD changer
15Selecting AM or FM waveband16Ejecting navigation DVD with
Professional navigation system
*130
18Controller16
Turn, press or move horizontally in four
directions
19Opening start menu on Control Display17
20Parking brake57
21Adaptive Drive86
22Programmable memory/direct selection
buttons21
23Switching Entertainment sound output
on/off and adjusting volume154 Manual air distribution103
Automatic air distribution and
volume102
Cooling function104
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control105
Maximum cooling104
Air volume103
Residual heat utilization105
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation103
Rear window defroster103
Seat heating
*47
Active seat ventilation
*47
17
Opening liftgate33
Active seat
*48
PDC Park Distance Control
*80
Backup camera
*81
DTC Dynamic Traction Control85
HDC Hill Descent Control85

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Menu overview
Communication
>Telephone*
>BMW Assist* or TeleService*
Navigation or onboard information
>Navigation system*
>Onboard information, e.g. for displaying
the average fuel consumption
Entertainment
>Radio
>CD player and CD changer
*
>External audio device
Climate
>Vent settings
>Seat heater distribution
*
>Automatic programs
>Parked car ventilation
*
menu
>Switching off Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for traffic information
*
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central
locking system
>Display of maintenance intervals and dead-
lines for legally mandated inspections
>Settings for telephone
*
Operating principle
From radio readiness, refer to page56, the fol-
lowing message is shown on the Control Dis-
play:
To hide the message:
Press the controller.
This displays the start menu.
On vehicles with a single drive, the message
automatically disappears after approx. 10 sec-
onds.
Start menu
You can call up all the functions of iDrive using
five menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.

iDrive
22 1.Select the desired function, e.g. radio sta-
tion or CD.
2.Press the ... button longer
than 2 seconds.
If the vehicle is equipped with two drives,
the current track is stored for CDs with
compressed audio files.<
Running function
Press the ... button.
The function is run immediately. This means,
for example, that when a phone number is
selected, the connection is also established, or
when a navigation destination is called up, des-
tination guidance is started.
Displaying button assignment
You can display the assignment of the buttons
by touching them with your finger. Please do
not wear gloves when doing so. Touching with
an object, e.g. a pen, does not function.
Displaying short info
Touch the ... button.
The assignment of the buttons is displayed.
Navigation destination
Entertainment source
Phone number
Not assigned
Displaying detailed information
Touch and hold the ... button.
Deleting button assignments
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4.Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-
troller.
5.Select "Programmable Memory Keys" and
press the controller.
6.Select "Delete assignment of all memory
keys" and press the controller.

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remote control is detected and the settings
stored for it are called up and carried out.
This means that you will always find your BMW
set to your own personal settings even if
another person with his/her own remote control
and settings has used the vehicle since the last
time you drove it. The individual settings are
stored for a maximum of three remote controls.
Personal Profile settings
Details on the settings are provided on the
specified pages.
>When unlocking with the remote control,
either unlock only the driver's door or the
entire vehicle, refer to page30
>Locking the vehicle after a short time or
after starting off, refer to page32
>Assigning the programmable buttons
* on
the steering wheel, refer to page50
>Settings for the display on the Control Dis-
play:
>Brightness of the Control Display, refer
to page78
>Measuring units for consumption, route/
distances, temperature, and pressure,
refer to page79
>Language on Control Display, refer to
page79
>12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to
page78
>Date format, refer to page78
>Showing optical warning for PDC Park Dis-
tance Control
*, refer to page81
>Selection, brightness and position of dis-
play in Head-Up Display
*, refer to page94
>For settings of automatic climate control,
refer to page102
>Positions of driver's seat, exterior mirrors,
and steering wheel
*, refer to page42
>With Adaptive Drive
*, last selected chassis
and suspension tuning setting, refer to
page86
>Audio sources, volume and tone settings,
refer to page155>Radio, displaying stored stations, refer to
page158
>Telephone, setting volume, refer to
pages192,198
>Pathway lighting, refer to page97, and
daytime running lamps, refer to page98
>Triple turn signal activation, refer to
page62
>With backup camera
*, selection of func-
tions, refer to page82 and type of display,
refer to page83
>With programmable memory/direct selec-
tion buttons, selection of stored functions,
refer to page21
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for opera-
tion whenever the driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and
releases the locks on the following:
>Doors
>Liftgate
>Fuel filler door
Operating from outside
>via the remote control
>via the door lock
>with comfort access
* via the door handles
At the same time, the anti-theft system is also
operated. It prevents the doors from being
unlocked using the lock buttons or door han-
dles. The interior lamps and the courtesy
lamps
* are also switched on and off with the
remote control. The alarm system
is armed/dis-
armed at the same time.
You can find more detailed information on the
alarm system
on page34.
Operating from inside
Via the button for central locking, refer to
page32. The fuel filler door is not locked.

Adjusting
50
Easy entry/exit*
To facilitate entry and exit, the steering wheel
temporarily moves into the uppermost position.
Steering wheel heating*
Press the button with the ignition switched on;
the LED lights up.
Programmable buttons* on steering
wheel
You can program the buttons individually.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
iDrive, for explanation of concept, refer to
page16.
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Select "Settings" and press the controller.4.Select "Steering wheel buttons" and press
the controller.
A list of different functions appears:
>"Navigation voice instructions"
Voice instructions for the navigation
system
*
>"Air recirculation on / off"
Permanently shutting off outside air,
refer to AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control on page105
>"Mute on / off"
Mutes the audio sources
>"Monitor on / off"
Switches the Control Display on/off
>"Telephone list"
*
Display/hide phone book or last list of
stored phone numbers
>"Next entertainment source"
Changes audio source
5.Select the desired function and press the
controller.
6.Select the button if necessary and press the
controller.
You can operate the selected function using the
corresponding button.

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Setting language
You can set the language of the display.
Press the adjustment button for approx.
12-13 seconds. Briefly press the adjustment
button again to switch between English "E" and
German "O".
The setting is automatically stored after approx.
10 seconds.
Roller sun blinds for rear side
windows*
Pull the loop of the roller sun blind and hook
onto bracket.
With roller sun blinds attached, do not
open the windows during travel. The
blinds may otherwise be damaged by the
wind.<
Glove compartment
Opening
Press the button. The covers open upward and
downward and the lighting in the glove com-
partment switches on.
To prevent injury in the event of an acci-
dent while the vehicle is being driven,
close the glove compartment immediately after
use.<
Closing
Press one of the two covers closed; both covers
are closed.
Center armrest
A storage compartment is located under the
armrest between the front seats and, depend-
ing on the vehicle's equipment, also a cover for
the mobile phone bracket or snap-in adapter.
Also refer to page188.
Opening cover
Press the button; the respective cover folds
upward.
Connection for external audio device
You can connect an external audio device, e.g. a
CD or an MP3 player, and play the sound via the
vehicle loudspeakers, refer to page171.
Rechargeable flashlight*
The flashlight can remain plugged in continu-
ously. Pull the flashlight out of the socket when
needed.
To avoid possibly damaging the lamp,
always ensure that it is switched off
before inserting it in the socket.<
Storage compartments
There are other storage compartments in the
doors as well as in the front and rear center con-
sole
*.
Storage nets
* are located on the backrests of
the front seats.
Do not stow hard or sharp-edged objects
in the storage nets or the net, otherwise
there is an increased risk of injury in an acci-
dent.<

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This volume is independent of the volume of the
audio sources.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Changing route
During destination guidance, you can revise the
navigation system's route recommendations to
avoid particular stretches of road. Enter the
number of miles/kilometers that you want to
travel before returning to the original route.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Change into the third field from the top.
Turn the controller until "New route" is
selected and press the controller.
3.Turn the controller to enter the desired
number and press the controller.
The route is recalculated.
To exit from the menu without changing the
route:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
Traffic information*
In population centers you can display traffic
information from radio stations that transmit
information of the Traffic Info traffic warning
service. This information of the traffic warning
services is constantly updated using measuring
data from traffic routing centers and information
from traffic congestion indicators.
During destination guidance the traffic informa-
tion located near you on the route is automati-
cally displayed. Regardless of whether the des-
tination guidance is active, you can display the
traffic information in the map view or in a list.
Switching reception of traffic
information on/off
iDrive, for explanation of concept, refer to
page16.
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Turn the controller until "Settings" is
selected and press the controller.
4.Turn the controller until "Traffic Info" is
selected and press the controller.