2009 BMW M5 SEDAN service

Reference 257
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Safety belts47
– damage48
– sitting safely43
– warning lamp48
Safety belt tensioners
– refer to Airbags88
– refer to Safety belts47
Safety systems
– ABS Antilock Brake
System80
– airbags88
– driving stability control
systems80
– safety belts47
Satellite radio
– enabling channel161
– selecting channel162
– storing channel162
satellite radio161
"SAT" in radio mode150,161
"Save current
destination"136
"Scan"
– music tracks on CD166
– stations in radio mode155
Scan
– CD changer166
– CD player166
– radio155
"Scan all" in audio mode166
"Scan directory" in audio
mode166
Screen, refer to iDrive16
Screw thread for tow
fitting233
SDARS, refer to Satellite
radio161
"Seat heater distribution"49Seats43
– active backrest width
adjustment44
– adjusting backrest width44
– adjusting height44
– adjusting shoulder
support44
– adjusting the seats43
– adjusting thigh support44
– easy entry/exit45
– heating48
– lumbar support44
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror
and steering wheel
memory45
– shoulder support44
– sitting safely43
– storing the setting45
– ventilation, refer to Active
seat ventilation49
Securing load
– refer to Securing cargo119
– with ski bag, refer to
Securing cargo112
"Select as
destination"132,195
"Select current speed"75
Selecting audio sources, refer
to Operation via iDrive150
Selecting frequency
manually155
Selecting menu items20
Selecting route136
Selection options with
navigation system136Sequential Manual
Transmission with
Drivelogic60
– Drivelogic driving
programs62
– idle61
– initializing system, refer to
After changing wheels/
tires208
– reverse gear61
– Sequential mode61
– shift lights63
– shiftlock61
– towing234
– tow-starting235
Sequential mode61
Service, refer to Roadside
Assistance232
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for
US models216
"Service Info"71,193,213
Service Interval Display
– refer to CBS Condition
Based Service216
– refer to Service
requirements70
"Service Request"186,193
"Service
requirements"71,193,213
Service requirements70
– refer to CBS Condition
Based Service216
"Set date"77
"Set" in audio mode150
"Set" on trip computer70
"Set service date"72
"Set time"76
Setting button, refer to
Controls, controller
16
"Settings"198

Everything from A to Z
258 Settings
– changing on Control
Display75
– clock, 12h/24h mode76
– configuring, refer to
MDrive52
– configuring, refer to
Personal Profile31
– date77
– language78
– units of measure77
"Settings" in unlocking32
Settings menu, refer to
imenu18
"Settings" with BMW
Assist196
"Settings" with MDrive53
Setting time, refer to
Preselecting activation
times103
Shifting62
Shifting into drive position,
refer to Selector lever
positions60
Shift lights63
Shiftlock61
Shift paddles on steering
wheel62
Shock absorber control, refer
to EDC Electronic Damping
Control83
Short commands of voice
command system240
"Short route" in
navigation137
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route136
Shoulder support44
"Show current position"132
"Show destination
position"132
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer167
– CD player167
Side airbags88
Side marker lamps, replacing
bulbs224Side-mounted turn signals,
replacing bulbs224
Side window blinds, refer to
Sun blinds106
Signal horn, refer to Horn10
Sitting safely43
– with airbags43
– with head restraint43
– with safety belts43
Ski bag112
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Electric glass sunroof40
Slope assistant, refer to
Starting off on uphill
slopes82
SMG, refer to Sequential
Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic60
"SMG Drivelogic"53,62
Snap-in adapter
– mounting/removing189
– using176
Snow chains208
Socket for Onboard
Diagnostics interface217
Socket for remote control,
refer to Ignition lock57
Sockets, refer to Connecting
electrical devices110
Soft closure aid, refer to
Automatic soft closing35
Song search on CD, refer to
Sampling tracks166
SOS, refer to Initiating an
emergency request231
Sound distribution in audio
mode
– front/rear fader152
– right/left balance152
Spare
– adapter for spare key30
– fuses230
– key30
– wheel, driving with spare
wheel229
– wheel, refer to Changing
wheels227Spare wheel, refer to
Changing wheels227
Special oils, refer to Approved
engine oils214
Specified oil grades, refer to
Approved engine oils214
Speed
– limit74
Speed-dependent
volume152
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit74
Speedometer12
"Speed volume", tone
control152
Speed with winter tires208
"Sport" with EDC83
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems80
Start/Stop button57
– starting the engine58
– switching off the engine58
"Start" for stopwatch75
"Start guidance"129,138
Starting, refer to Starting
engine58
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump starting232
Starting assistant, refer to
Starting off on uphill
slopes
82
Starting difficulties, refer to
Jump starting232
Starting off
– clutch protection with
manual transmission83
– on a slippery surface83
– on uphill slopes82
Start menu, iDrive18
"Start route guidance"132
"Start service"192
"Start service" with BMW
Assist195
"State / Province" in
destination entry127
"State inspection"72

Reference 261
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Units
– average fuel
consumption77
– temperature77
Universal garage-door
opener, refer to Integrated
universal remote
control105
Universal remote control105
"Unlock button"32
Unlocking
– from inside35
– from outside32
– setting unlocking
behavior32
– without key, refer to Comfort
access38
Unlocking without key, refer to
Comfort access38
"Update services"197
Upshift display, refer to Shift
lights63
USB-audio interface/mobile
phone audio interface171
"USB" in audio mode172
"Use current location as
address"134,136
Used batteries
– refer to Disposal230
– refer to Replacing battery39
Using turn signals63
V
Valve screw caps, refer to
After mounting229
Vehicle
– battery230
– breaking-in116
– loading118
– measurements, refer to
Dimensions238
– parking58
– weights239
"Vehicle / Tires" in
unlokking32
Vehicle care, refer to Care218
Vehicle jack228
– jacking points228Vehicle position, refer to
Displaying current
position145
Ventilation102
– draft-free102
– in rear102
– while stationary102
Venting, refer to
Ventilation102
Vent outlets98
– refer to Ventilation102
Vent outlets of automatic
climate control98
Vents, refer to Ventilation102
"Vent settings"100
Viscosity214
Voice, refer to Destination
guidance with voice
instructions141
Voice command system
– overview24
– short commands240
Voice instructions for
navigation system141
– muting52
– repeating52,142
– switching on/off52,141
– volume142
Voice phone book188
Volume150
– audio sources150
– cargo bay239
– fuel tank, refer to
Capacities239
– mobile phone182
– setting speed-
dependent152
– voice instructions142
– windshield cleaning system,
refer to Capacities239
W
Warning lamps, refer to
Indicator and warning
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control72
Warning triangle231Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian
models216
Washer fluid65
– capacity of the reservoir65
Waste container, refer to
Ashtray109
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water117
Water penetration218,219
Waveband for radio154
"WB"150,158
Wear indicators in tires, refer
to Minimum tread depth206
Weather news flashes158
Website BMW4
Weights239
Welcome lamps93
"Welcome light"94
Wheel/tire combination, refer
to New wheels and tires207
Wheel/tire damage207
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions238
Wheels and tires204
Width, refer to
Dimensions238
Windows39
– convenient operation33
– convenient operation from
outside34
– convenient operation with
comfort access39
– safety switch40
Windshield
– cleaning, refer to Wiper
system64
– defrosting, refer to
Defrosting windows100
– displays, refer to Head-Up
Display90