2008 BMW X5 3.0Si radio controls

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Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is to use
the index, refer to page270.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
7Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10Cockpit
16iDrive
23Voice command system
Controls
28Opening and closing
42Adjusting
55Transporting children safely
59Driving
71Everything under control
84Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
102Lamps
106Climate
115Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
128Things to remember when driving
Navigation
136Starting navigation system
138Destination entry
150Destination guidance
159What to do if …
Entertainment
162On/Off and settings
166Radio
172Satellite radio
175CD player and CD changer
181DVD changer
188AUX-In connection
189USB audio interface
192DVD system in rear
Communications
208Telephoning
223BMW Assist
Mobility
232Refueling
234Wheels and tires
241Under the hood
245Maintenance
247Replacing components
255Giving and receiving assistance
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262Technical data
265Short commands of voice command
system
270Everything from A to Z

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9Instrument panel12
12Ignition lock5913Buttons on steering wheel
14Horn, entire surface
17Releasing hood241 5
Instrument lighting105
Fog lamps105
6
Parking lamps102
Low beams102
Automatic headlamp control
*102
Adaptive Head Light
*104
7
Head-Up Display
*99
8
Turn signals66
High beams, headlamp flasher66
Roadside parking lamps
*104
Time, date, outside temperature,
Check Control71, 79
Computer73
10
Windshield wipers67
Rain sensor67
Rear window wiper68
11Starting/stopping engine and
switching ignition on/off 59
Telephone*:
>Press: accepting and ending
call, starting dialing
* for
selected phone number and
redialing if no phone number is
selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice
command system
* 23
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling in phone book and in
lists with stored phone numbers
Individually programmable53
Individually programmable53
Steering wheel heating
*53
15
Steering wheel adjustment52
16
Cruise control
*69

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1Microphone for hands-free mode for
telephone
* and for voice command
system
*23
2Initiating
an emergency request255
3Reading lamps105
4Panorama glass sunroof
*39
5Interior lamps105
6Passenger airbag status lamp97
7Control Display16
Displays for menu navigation
8Hazard warning flashers
9Central locking system29
10Opening glove compartment118
11Automatic climate control107
12Ejecting audio CD
13Changing
>radio station162
>track162
14Selecting radio, CD and CD changer
15Selecting AM or FM waveband16Ejecting navigation DVD with navigation
system
*136
18Controller16
Turn, press or move horizontally in four
directions
19Opening start menu on Control Display17
20Automatic Hold61
21Parking brake60
22Adaptive Drive
*91
23Programmable memory/direct selection
buttons21
24Switching Entertainment sound output
on/off and adjusting volume162 Manual air distribution108
Automatic air distribution and
volume107
Cooling function109
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control109
Maximum cooling109
Air volume108
Residual heat utilization110
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation108
Rear window defroster108
Seat heating
*50
Active seat ventilation
*50
17
Opening liftgate33
Active seat
*51
PDC Park Distance Control
*84
Rear view camera
*86
DTC Dynamic Traction Control89
HDC Hill Descent Control90

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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 page59, 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.

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Switching assistance window off/on
1.Move the controller to the right to change to
the assistance window and press the con-
troller.
2.Select "Assist. window off" and press the
controller.
To switch on, change to the assistance window
and press the controller.
Switching Control Display
off/on
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Select "Display off" and press the control-
ler.
To switch on, press the controller.
Programmable memory/
direct selection buttons
You can store and run certain functions of iDrive
on the direct selection buttons:
>Destinations of navigation
>Telephone, phone numbers
*
>Entertainment:
>Radio station
>CD
>CD compartment of CD changer
*
>AUX
The assignment of the direct selection buttons
is stored for the remote control currently in use.
Saving function
Destinations of navigation
1.Select destination, e.g. in the destination
list or the address book.
2.Press the ... button longer
than 2 seconds.
Special features:
>With the destination guidance system and
the map view started, the current destina-
tion is stored.
>During destination entry via a map, the
coordinates at the cursor are stored, not the
current destination.
Telephone, phone numbers
1.Enter the phone number or select it in a list
of the stored phone numbers, e.g. of the
"A - Z" list.
2.Press the ... button longer
than 2 seconds.
If a name is assigned to the phone number, the
name will also be stored.

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Notes
The mobile phone can also be operated
with voice commands, refer to
page219.<
For voice commands, bear the following in
mind:
>Say the commands and numbers smoothly
and at normal volume, avoiding excessive
emphases and pauses. This also applies to
spelling when entering the destination.
>Always issue commands in the language of
the voice command system.
>When selecting a radio station, use the
common pronunciation of the station name.
>For entries in the voice-activated phone
book, only use names in the language of the
voice command system and no abbrevia-
tions.
>Keep the doors, windows and panorama
glass sunroof
* closed to prevent interfer-
ence from ambient noise.
>Avoid making other noise in the vehicle
while speaking.

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>Settings for the display on the Control Dis-
play:
>Brightness of the Control Display, refer
to page82
>Measuring units for consumption, route/
distances, temperature, and pressure,
refer to page82
>Language on Control Display, refer to
page83
>12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to
page82
>Date format, refer to page82
>Showing optical warning for PDC Park Dis-
tance Control
*, refer to page85
>Selection, brightness and position of dis-
play in Head-Up Display
*, refer to page99
>Settings of automatic climate control, refer
to page107
>Positions of driver's seat, exterior mirrors,
and steering wheel
*, refer to page44
>With Adaptive Drive
*, last selected chassis
and suspension tuning setting, refer to
page91
>Audio sources, volume and tone settings,
refer to page163
>Radio, displaying stored stations, refer to
page166
>Telephone, setting volume, refer to
pages214,220
>Pathway lighting, refer to page103, and
daytime running lamps
*, refer to page103
>Triple turn signal activation, refer to
page67
>With rear view camera
*, selection of func-
tions, refer to page86, and type of display,
refer to page88
>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 page35.
Operating from inside
Via the button for central locking, refer to
page32. The fuel filler door is not locked.
In an accident of sufficient severity, the central
locking system automatically unlocks the vehi-
cle. In addition, the hazard warning flashers and
interior lamps come on.
Opening and closing:
Using remote control
Persons or animals left unattended in a
parked vehicle can lock the doors from
the inside. Always take along the remote control
when leaving the vehicle so that the vehicle can
then be opened from the outside.<

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If pointed or sharp-edged objects could
strike the rear window while driving, be
sure to provide protection around all edges.
Failure to do so could result in damage to the
heating conductors of the rear window.<
Setting confirmation signals
You can activate or deactivate the confirmation
signals.
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.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Door locks" is selected and
press the controller.
6.Select "Confirmation" and press the con-
troller.
7.Select the desired signal.
8.Press the controller.
The signal is activated.
Malfunctions
The remote control may malfunction due to
local radio waves. Should the remote control
fail to operate due to interference of this kind,
unlock and lock the vehicle via the door lock
using a key.
If it is no longer possible to lock the vehicle
using the remote control, then the battery is
discharged. Use this remote control during an
extended drive; this will recharge the battery,
refer to page28.
For US owners only
The transmitter and receiver units comply with
part 15 of the FCC/Federal Communication
Commission regulations. Operation is gov-
erned by the following:
FCC ID:
LX8766S
LX8766E
LX8CAS
LX8CAS2
Compliance statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
>This device must not cause harmful inter-
ference, and
>this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modifications or
changes to these devices could void the
user's authority to operate this equipment.<
Opening and closing:
Using door lock
Do not lock the vehicle from the outside if
persons are inside, as unlocking from the
inside is not possible without special knowl-
edge.<
When unlocking
1.Turning the key once unlocks the driver's
door and the fuel filler door.
2.Turning the key a second time unlocks the
remaining doors and the liftgate.