2008 BMW X5 3.0Si rear entertainment

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Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
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
Reference
262Technical data
265Short commands of voice command
system
270Everything from A to Z

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Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
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

iDrive
18
Opening menu items of start menu
With the start menu you can open the menu
items Communication, Navigation, Entertain-
ment and Climate by moving the controller to
the left, right, front or rear.
You can open the menu by pressing the con-
troller.
Comfort opening of menu items
Comfort opening offers you:
>Opening of a menu item of the start menu in
the last display shown
>Direct changing between Communication,
Navigation, Entertainment and Climate
without pressing the button
For this purpose, move the controller in the cor-
responding direction and hold it for longer than
approx. 2 seconds.
Displays in menu
1Each menu is divided into fields.
The respective active field is highlighted.
2A symbol indicates the last selected menu
item of the start menu:
1Menu items are usually grouped in horizon-
tal or vertical lists.
2In these lists, arrows indicate the possibility
of accessing other menu items that are not
currently visible.
3Settings are displayed graphically or
numerically.
Communication
Navigation or onboard information
Entertainment
Climate
menu

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Voice command system
The concept
The voice command system allows you to con-
trol operation of various vehicle systems with-
out ever removing your hands from the steering
wheel.
Individual menu items on the Control Display
can be spoken as commands. This frees you of
having to use the controller.
The voice command system transforms your
oral commands into control signals for the
selected systems and provides support in the
form of instructions or questions.
The voice command system uses a special
microphone located in the area of the interior
rearview mirror, refer to page14.
Precondition
Via iDrive, set the language that applies for the
voice command system in order to enable iden-
tification of the spoken commands. To set the
language of iDrive, refer to page83.
Symbols in Owner's Manual
Voice commands
Activating voice command system
1.Press the button on the steering wheel.
This symbol on the Control Display and
an acoustic signal tell you that the voice
command system can respond to com-
mands.
2.Say the command.
The command is displayed on the Control
Display.
This symbol is shown on the Control Display
when you can say additional commands.
If no other commands are possible, then oper-
ate the equipment via iDrive.
*
{...} Say the specified commands word for
word.
{{...}} Indicates responses of the voice
command system.

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Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
>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.

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when leaving the vehicle so that the vehicle can
then be opened from the outside.<
Doors
Automatic soft closing*
To close the doors, merely push them gently.
The closing process will then be carried out
automatically.
Make sure that the closing path of the
doors is clear; otherwise injuries may
result.<
Liftgate
During opening, the liftgate pivots back
and up. Ensure that adequate clearance is
available before opening.<
Opening from inside
Press the button: the liftgate opens somewhat
unless it has been locked.
Opening from outside
Press the button on the liftgate or the button
on the remote control for approx. 1 second: The liftgate opens somewhat. It can be swung
upward.
Opening manually
In case of an electrical malfunction:
1.From the cargo bay, press out the handle in
the liftgate, refer to arrow, with a screw-
driver and pull. The liftgate is unlocked.
2.Open the liftgate and press in the handle.
The liftgate is locked again as soon as it is
closed.
Closing
Make sure that the closing path of the lift-
gate is clear, otherwise injuries may
result.<
The handle recesses on the interior trim of the
liftgate make it easier to pull down.
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.<