2008 BMW M5 CD changer

CD player and CD changer
164 To change the directory:
Select the directory and press the controller.
To exit from the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
You can store a certain track on the program-
mable memory/direct selection buttons, refer to
page21.
Displaying information on track*
With compressed audio files, you can display
any information stored on the current track, e.g.
the name of the artist.
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Details" and press the controller.
The information for the current track are dis-
played.
From radio readiness, the setting is stored for
the remote control currently in use.
Sampling tracks, scan
The system automatically plays a brief sample
from each of the tracks on the current CD.
1.Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
To end sampling:
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Scan" and press the controller.
This cancels sampling of the tracks, and the
player remains on the current track.
Compressed audio files*
1.Select the current track and press the con-
troller.
2.Select the desired menu item:
>To sample all tracks of the current direc-
tory, select "Scan directory" and press
the controller.
>To sample all tracks of the CD, select
"Scan all" and press the controller.

CD player and CD changer
166 >To play all tracks of the CD in random
order, select "Random all" and press the
controller.
To stop random function:
1.Press the controller.
2.Select "Random directory" or "Random all"
and press the controller.
Fast forward/reverse
Buttons next to CD player:
Press and hold the button for the corre-
sponding direction.
CD magazine
The BMW CD changer for six CDs is installed in
the glove compartment.
Removing CD magazine
To insert CDs into the CD magazine 1 or
remove them from it, you must first remove the
magazine from the CD changer:
Press button2, the CD magazine1 is ejected.
Wait at least 2 seconds before pushing in the
magazine again so that the inserted CDs can be
read in again.
Inserting/removing CDs into/from
CD magazine
When inserting or removing CDs, remember to
hold them by their edges, taking care to avoid
touching the data side with its reflective CD
memory surface.
Inserting CDs:
Insert one CD into each compartment of the
magazine with the labeled side up.
Removing CDs:
Pull out the desired tray and remove the CD.
Inserting CD magazine
Push in the CD magazine as far as possible in
the direction of the arrow.
The CD changer automatically reads in the
loaded CDs and is then ready for operation.

Navigation
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167Reference
At a glance
Controls
Communications
Mobility
Notes
BMW CD/DVD players and changers are
officially designated Class 1 laser prod-
ucts. Do not operate if the cover is damaged,
otherwise severe eye damage can result.
Do not use self-recorded CDs/DVDs with labels
applied as these can become detached during
playback due to heat buildup and can cause
irreparable damage to the device.
Only use round CDs/DVDs with a standard
diameter of 4.7 in/12 cm and do not play CDs/
D V D s w it h a n a d a p t e r , e . g . C D s i n g le s , a s o t h er -
wise the CD/DVD or the adapter can jam and
may no longer eject properly.
Do not use a combined CD/DVD, e. g. DVD
Plus,
otherwise the CD/DVD can jam and will no
longer eject.<
General malfunctions
BMW CD/DVD changers and players have been
optimized for performance in vehicles. In some
instances they may be more sensitive to faulty
CDs/DVDs than stationary devices would be.
If a CD/DVD cannot be played, first check
whether it has been inserted correctly.
Humidity
High levels of humidity can lead to condensa-
tion on the CD/DVD or the laser's scan lens and
temporarily prevent playback.
Malfunctions with individual CDs/DVDs
If malfunctions occur only with particular CDs/
DVDs, this can be due to one of the following
causes.
Self-recorded CDs/DVDs
Possible reasons for malfunctions with self-
recorded CDs/DVDs are, e.g., inconsistent
data-creation or recording processes, or poor
quality or high age of the CD/DVD blank.
Only label CDs/DVDs on the upper side with a
pen intended for this purpose.
Damaged CDs/DVDs
Avoid fingerprints, dust, scratches and mois-
ture.
Store CDs/DVDs in a sleeve.
Do not subject CDs/DVDs to temperatures over
1227/506, high levels of humidity or direct
sunlight.
CDs/DVDs with copy protection
CDs/DVDs are often provided with a copy pro-
tection feature by the manufacturer. This can
m e a n t h a t s o m e C D s / D V D s c a n n o t b e p l a y e d o r
can only be played to a limited extent.
Care
If necessary, clean the reflective scanning side
of the CDs/DVDs with a commercially available
cleaning cloth by wiping in straight lines from
the center outward.

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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Entertainment
FunctionCommand
Tone control149{Audio}
To switch on radio152{Radio on},
{FM} or
{AM}
To open "FM"152{FM menu}
To open "AM"152{AM menu}
To open "All stations"152{FM all stations}
To select radio station152{Station ...}, e.g. {Station WNYC}, or
{Choose station}
To open "Presets"152{FM presets} or
{AM presets}
To select preset radio station152{Preset ...}, e.g. {Preset 1}
To open "Manual"153{FM manual},
{AM manual} or
{Choose frequency},
{Frequency ... Megahertz}
To open strongest radio stations154{AM Autostore}
To open "WB"156{Weatherband menu}
To switch on weatherband 156{Weatherband on}
To select a weatherband station156{Choose weatherband station}
To open "SAT"160{SAT radio menu}
To switch on satellite radio160{SAT radio}
To open "Presets" of satellite radio161{SAT radio presets}
To open "All channels" of satellite radio160{SAT radio all channels}
To open "Categories" of satellite radio160{SAT radio categories}
To open CD player162{CD menu}
To switch on CD player162{CD}
To open CD changer163{CD changer menu}
To switch on CD changer163{CD changer}
To select a CD in the CD changer163{CD 1...6}
To select music track163{CD track ...}
To select a CD and music track in the CD
changer163{CD 1...6 track ...}
To switch on audio playback with external audio
device168{Audio Aux}

Everything from A to Z
240 Brakes
– ABS Antilock Brake
System79
– brake assistant80
– brake force display87
– breaking-in114
– CBC Cornering Brake
Control79
– electronic brake-force
distribution79
– handbrake58
– refer to Braking safely115
– warning lamps13
Brake system114
– brake pads114
– breaking-in114
– disk brakes115
– warning lamp81
Braking safely115
Breakdown, M Mobility
System217
Breakdown services, refer to
Roadside Assistance224
Breaking-in brake pads114
Breaking-in the clutch114
Breaking-in the differential,
refer to Engine and
differential114
Break-in period114
"Brightness"76,91
Brightness of Control
Display76
Button for starting engine,
refer to Start/Stop button56
Buttons on steering wheel11
C
California Proposition 65
Warning6
"Call"182,193
Call
– accepting181
– displaying accepted183
– ending181
– in absence183
– rejecting181
– starting181Calling
– by entering phone
number181
– from phone book182
– from Top 8 list183
– redialing183
Can holder, refer to Cup
holders108
Capacities232
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery222
Car care, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Car-care products, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
"Car Data"68
Care213
– refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Cargo
– refer to Cargo loading116
– securing117
– securing with ski bag111
Cargo bay
– capacity232
– emergency release34
– opening/closing, refer to
Luggage compartment
lid33
– opening from inside33
– opening from outside33
– opening with remote
control31
– socket109
Caring for artificial leather,
refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Caring for leather, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Caring for light-alloy wheels,
refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Caring for plastic, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochureCaring for the carpet, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Caring for the vehicle finish,
refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Car key, refer to Keys/remote
control28
Car phone174
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest106
– refer to Mobile phone174
– refer to separate operating
instructions
Car radio, refer to Radio152
Car wash116
– also refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system114
"Categories"160
CBC Cornering Brake
Control79
CBS Condition Based
Service212
"CD"149,162
CD changer162
– controls148
– fast forward/reverse166
– installation location166
– random sequence165
– repeating a track165
– sampling tracks164
– selecting a CD163
– selecting a track163
– switching on/off148
– tone control149
– volume149
CD player162
– controls148
– fast forward/reverse166
– random sequence165
– repeating a track165
– sampling a track164
– selecting a track163
– switching on/off148
– tone control149
– volume149

Reference 241
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Center armrest
– front106
– rear110
Center brake lamp216
Center console14
"Central locking"30
Central locking
– from inside32
– from outside30
Central locking system29
– comfort access36
Changes, technical
– refer to For your own
safety5
– refer to Parts and
accessories6
Changing language on
Control Display77
Changing scale for
navigation138
Changing units of measure on
Control Display76
Changing wheels203,219
CHECK button72
Check Control71
"Check Control
messages"73
Check Gas Cap198
Checking the air pressure,
refer to Tire inflation
pressure200
Child restraint fixing system
LATCH54
Child restraint systems53
Child-safety lock55
Child seats, refer to
Transporting children
safely53
Chime, refer to Check
Control71
Chock220
Chrome parts, refer to Caring
for your vehicle brochure
Cigarette lighter108
Cigarette lighter socket, refer
to Connecting electrical
devices109Cleaning, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
"Climate"47,98
Clock67
– 12h/24h format75
– hour signal75
– setting time and date75
Closing
– from inside32
– from outside30
Closing fuel filler cap198
Clothes hooks108
Cockpit10
Cold start, refer to Starting
engine57
Comfort access36
– replacing battery, remote
control37
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console14
"Comfort" with EDC82
"Communication"180,190
Compact Disc
– refer to CD changer162
– refer to CD player162
Compartment for remote
control, refer to Ignition
lock56
Compartments, refer to
Storage compartments107
Compressed audio files162
Computer67
– clock67
– displays on Control
Display68
– hour signal75
"Concert hall", refer to Tone
control151
"Concierge"192
Concierge service192
Condensation, refer to When
vehicle is parked116
Condition Based Service
CBS212
"Confirmation"31
Confirmation signals for
locking and unlocking31Connecting car vacuum
cleaner, refer to Connecting
electrical devices109
Consumption, refer to
Average fuel
consumption68
Consumption statistics, refer
to Average fuel
consumption68
"Continue guidance to
destination?"137
Control Center, refer to
iDrive16
Control Display, refer to
iDrive16
– setting brightness76
– switching off/on21
Controller, refer to iDrive16
Controls, refer to Cockpit10
Convenient operation
– glass sunroof30
– windows30
– windows and glass sunroof
with comfort access37
Coolant211
– checking level211
– temperature66
Cooling, maximum100
Cooling fluid, refer to
Coolant211
Cooling function, automatic
climate control100
Cooling system, refer to
Coolant211
Copyright2
Cornering Brake Control
CBC79
Country of destination for
navigation125
Courtesy lamps96
Cradle for telephone or mobile
phone106
Cruise control65
Cruising range68
Cup holders108
Curb weight, refer to
Weights232

Everything from A to Z
244 Event Data Recorders213
Exhaust system, refer to Hot
exhaust system114
Exterior mirrors48
– adjusting48
– automatic dimming
feature49
– automatic heating48
– folding in and out48
– tilting down passenger-side
exterior mirror48
External audio device107
Eye for tow-starting and
towing, refer to Tow
fitting225
F
"Fader", refer to Tone
control150
Fader, refer to Tone
control150
Failure messages, refer to
Check Control71
False alarm
– refer to Avoiding
unintentional alarms36
– refer to Switching off
alarm35
Fastening safety belts, refer to
Safety belts45
– warning lamp46
Fastest route for
navigation134
"Fast route" for
navigation134
"Favorites", calling up with
radio156
Filler neck for washer fluid64
Filling bottle, refer to
M Mobility System217
Filling sealant into wheel218
Filter, refer to Microfilter/
activated-charcoal filter101
Fine wood, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
First aid, refer to First-aid
kit224First-aid kit224
Flashing
– during locking/unlocking,
refer to Setting confirmation
signals31
– triple turn signal
activation63
Flashlight, refer to
Rechargeable flashlight106
Flat tire
– changing wheels219
– Flat Tire Monitor83,84
– M Mobility System84,217
– refer to Tire condition202
– spare wheel220
– TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor84
– warning lamp84,86
Flat Tire Monitor83
– false alarms83
– initializing system83
– snow chains204
– system limits83
– warning lamp84
Floor mat, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
Floor mats/carpets, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Fluid reservoir, refer to Filler
neck for washer fluid64
"FM", reception
range
149,152
FM, waveband152
Folding rear backrest110
Fold-over rear backrest110
Footbrake, refer to Braking
safely115
Footwell lamps, refer to
Interior lamps96
Forward, fast
– CD changer166
– CD player166
For your own safety5
Freeway, refer to Route
criteria134
Front airbags87Front armrest, refer to Center
armrest, front106
Front passenger airbags,
deactivating88
Front seat adjustment42
"FTM"84
FTM, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor83
Fuel199
– average consumption68
– display67
– high-quality brands199
– quality199
– specifications199
– tank contents, refer to
Capacities232
Fuel clock, refer to Fuel
gauge67
Fuel consumption display,
refer to Computer, average
fuel consumption68
Fuel display, refer to Fuel
gauge67
Fuel filler door198
– releasing in the event of
electrical malfunction198
Full mobile phone preparation
package174
Full screen display, refer to
Switching assistance
window off21
Fuses222
G
Garage door opener, refer to
Integrated universal remote
control104
Gasoline, refer to Required
fuel199
Gasoline display, refer to Fuel
gauge67
Gear changes61
Gear display, refer to Displays
in instrument cluster61
Gearshift lever60
– manual transmission58

Everything from A to Z
246 Ignition key position 2, refer to
Ignition on56
Ignition lock56
– starting engine with comfort
access37
i menu17
Imprint2
Indicator/warning lamps
– ABS Antilock Brake
System81
– airbags89
– brake system81
– DSC13,80
– Flat Tire Monitor84
– high beams13
– MDrive13,51
– M Dynamic Mode13,80
– parking lamps/low beams13
– safety belt warning46
– TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor86
Indicator and warning lamps,
overview13
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure200
Inflation pressure monitoring
– refer to Flat Tire Monitor83
– refer to TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor84
Info menu17
Information
– on another location129
– on current position129
– on destination location129
"Information" for navigation
system129
Information menu, refer to
imenu17
"Information on
destination"131
"Info sources"70Initializing
– Flat Tire Monitor83
– radio, refer to Storing
stations154
– refer to Power failure222
– refer to Setting time and
date75
– seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory43
"Input map"129
Installation location
– CD changer166
– drive for navigation DVD122
– mobile phone106
Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions139
Instrument cluster
12
Instrument lighting96
Instrument panel
– refer to Cockpit10
– refer to Instrument
cluster12
Integrated key28
Integrated universal remote
control104
Interesting destination for
navigation129
"Interim time"74
Interior lamps96
– switching on with remote
control31
Interior motion sensor35
– switching off36
Interior rearview mirror49
– automatic dimming
feature49
Intermittent mode of the
wipers63
J
Jacking points220
Joystick, refer to iDrive16
Jumpering, refer to Jump
starting224
Jump starting224
K
Keyless-Go, refer to Comfort
access36
Keyless opening and closing,
refer to Comfort access36
Key Memory, refer to Personal
Profile28
"Keypad"184
Keys28
– key-related settings, refer to
Personal Profile28
– spare key28
Knock control199
L
Lamps
– refer to High-beam
assistant94
– refer to Parking lamps/low
beams92
Lamps and bulbs214
"Language / Units"76,77
– for navigation
system123,139
"Languages"77
– for navigation
system123,139
Lashing eyes, refer to
Securing cargo117
Last destinations, refer to
Destination list130
"Last seat pos."44
LATCH child restraint fixing
system54
LEDs light-emitting
diodes214
Length, refer to
Dimensions231
License plate lamp, replacing
bulbs217
Light-emitting diodes
LEDs214
Lighter108
"Lighting"63