2008 BMW M5 ignition

Reference 249
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Outside air, refer to AUC
Automatic recirculated-air
control100
Outside temperature
display67
– changing unit of measure76
– in computer76
Overview
– operating principle17
– radio control148
– screen display20
P
"P 400"59
"P 500"59
"P 500 Sport"59
Panic mode31
Park Distance Control PDC78
"Parked car operation"102
"Parked car ventilation"102
Parked car ventilation101
– activating activation
time102
– LED97
– preselecting activation
times102
– switching on and off
directly102
Parking, vehicle57
Parking aid, refer to PDC Park
Distance Control78
Parking assistant, refer to
PDC Park Distance
Control78
Parking brake, refer to
Handbrake58
Parking lamps92
– indicator lamp13
Parking lamps/low beams,
indicator lamp13
Parts and accessories6
Passenger-side exterior
mirror, tilting down48
"Pathway lighting"93
Pathway lighting93
"PDC"79
"PDC display on"79PDC Park Distance Control78
Personal Profile28
"Perspective"138
"Phone"176,178,181
Phone book180
– changing entry182
– creating and editing voice
phone book186
– deleting all entries183
– deleting entry183
– dialing phone number182
Phone numbers
– deleting from phone
book183
– dialing181
– most recent numbers183
– selecting in phone book183
– Top 8183
Pinch protection system
– glass sunroof, electric39
– power windows38
Plasters, refer to First-aid
kit224
"Play" on the radio160
Plug-in unit for remote
control, refer to Ignition
lock56
Pollen, refer to Microfilter/
activated charcoal filter101
Position
– refer to Displaying current
position143
– refer to Storing current
position132
"POWER"51
POWER, refer to M Engine
Dynamic Control59
Power failure222
Power windows, refer to
Windows37
Preselecting activation times
of the parked car
ventilation102
"Presets" on the
radio152,160
Pressure, tires200
– producing with M Mobility
System217Pressure monitoring of tires,
refer to TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor84
"Profile"195
Programmable button on
steering wheel50
Programmable memory
buttons21
Programming button function,
refer to Programmable
button on steering wheel50
Protective function, refer to
Pinch protection system
– glass sunroof, electric39
– windows38
R
Radio
– autostore154
– controls148
– High Definition Radio156
– sampling stations153
– satellite radio159
– selecting frequency
manually153
– selecting
waveband148,152
– station search153
– station selection152
– station with the best
reception154
– storing stations154
– switching on/off148
– tone control149
– volume149
– Weather Band, refer to
Weather news flashes156
Radio key, refer to Keys/
remote control28
Radio position, refer to Radio
readiness56
Radio readiness56
– switched off57
– switched on56
– with comfort access37
Radio stations, storing154
Rain sensor63

Everything from A to Z
252 Settings
– changing on Control
Display74
– clock, 12h/24h mode75
– configuring, refer to
MDrive50
– configuring, refer to
Personal Profile28
– date76
– language77
– units of measure76
Settings menu, refer to
imenu17
Setting time, refer to
Preselecting activation
times102
Shifting61
Shifting into drive position,
refer to Selector lever
positions60
Shift lights62
Shiftlock60
Shift paddles on steering
wheel61
Shock absorber control, refer
to EDC Electronic Damping
Control82
Short commands of voice
command system233
"Short route" for
navigation134
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route134
Shoulder support42
"Show current position"129
"Show destination
position"129
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer165
– CD player165
Side airbags87
Side marker lamps, replacing
bulbs216
Side-mounted turn signals,
replacing bulbs216
Side window blinds, refer to
Sun blinds105Signal horn, refer to Horn10
Sitting safely41
– with airbags41
– with head restraint41
– with safety belts41
Ski bag110
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Glass sunroof, electric38
Slope assistant, refer to
Starting assistant82
SMG, refer to Sequential
Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic59
"SMG Drivelogic"51,62
Snap-in adapter
– mounting/removing
188
– using174
Snow chains204
Socket for Onboard
Diagnostics interface213
Socket for remote control,
refer to Ignition lock56
Sockets, refer to Connecting
electrical devices109
Soft closure aid, refer to
Automatic soft closing33
Song search on CD, refer to
Sampling tracks164
SOS, refer to Initiating an
emergency request223
Sound distribution in audio
mode
– front/rear fader150
– right/left balance150
Spare
– adapter for spare key28
– fuses222
– key28
– wheel, driving with spare
wheel221
– wheel, refer to Changing
wheels219
Special oils, refer to Approved
engine oils210
Specified oil grades, refer to
Approved engine oils210Speed-dependent
volume150
Speed limit73
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit73
Speedometer12
"Speed volume", tone
control150
Speed with winter tires204
"Sport" with EDC82
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems79
Start/Stop button56
– starting the engine57
– switching off the engine57
"Start" for stopwatch74
"Start guidance"127,136
Starting, refer to Starting
engine57
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump starting224
Starting assistant82
Starting difficulties, refer to
Jump starting224
Starting off
– on a slippery surface82
– on slopes, refer to Starting
assistant82
Start menu, iDrive17
"Start route guidance"129
"Start service"
191
"Start Service" for
BMW Assist192
"State / Province" for
destination entry125
"State inspection"71
Station, refer to Radio152
"Status"70
Status information on Control
Display20
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing5

Reference 253
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Steering wheel
– adjustment49
– automatic adjustment, refer
to Steering wheel
memory43
– buttons on steering
wheel11
– easy entry/exit49
– heating49
– lock, refer to Ignition lock56
– MDrive button50
– memory43
– programmable button50
– shift paddles61
"Steering wheel button"50
Steering-wheel shift buttons,
refer to Shift paddles61
"Stop" for stopwatch74
"Stopwatch"74
Stopwatch74
Storage compartments107
"Store in address book" for
navigation system132
"Store" on the radio155,161
Storing current position132
Storing radio stations154
Storing sitting position, refer
to Seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory43
Storing tires204
"Street" for destination
entry126
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires200
Sun blinds105
"Surround Settings", refer to
Tone control150,151
SW, waveband152
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching automatically
between high beams and
low beams, refer to High-
beam assistant94
Switching off engine57Switching on
– audio148
– CD changer148
– CD player148
– radio148
Switching on hour signal75
Swiveling headlamps, refer to
Adaptive Head Light94
Symbols4
– indicator/warning lamps13
– navigation system142
– status information20
– traffic information with
navigation system
140
T
Tachometer66
Tail lamps216
– replacing bulbs216
Tank contents, refer to
Capacities232
Target cursor for
navigation129
Technical alterations, refer to
For your own safety5
Technical data230
– capacities232
– dimensions231
Telematics, refer to
BMW Assist189
Telephone
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest106
– refer to Mobile phone174
"Telephone list"50
TeleService191
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body
region98
– adjusting with automatic
climate control98
– changing units of
measure76
– refer to Coolant
temperature66Temperature display
– changing units of
measure76
– outside temperature66
– outside temperature
warning67
Temperature gauge, engine
oil67
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control65
"Terminate services"194
"Text language"77
"Theater", refer to Tone
control151
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp216
Through-loading system110
Tightening torque of the lug
bolts, refer to After
mounting221
Tilt alarm sensor35
– switching off36
Tilting down passenger-side
exterior mirror48
"Time"75
"Time format"75
Timer, refer to Preselecting
activation times102
"Timer 1" for parked-car
ventilation102
"Timer 2" for parked-car
ventilation102
Tire inflation pressures200
Tire pressure loss84
,85
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM84
Tire Quality Grading201
Tire replacement, new wheels
and tires203