2009 BMW M5 SEDAN change language

Controls
77Reference
At a glance
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Setting date
1.Select "Date" and press the controller.
2.Select "Set date" and press the controller.
The first setting of the date display is
selected.
3.Turn the controller to make the adjustment.
4.Press the controller to apply the setting.
The next setting is selected.
5.Make the remaining adjustments. After the
last adjustment, the date is stored.
Setting date format
1.Select "Date format" and press the control-
ler.
2.Select the desired format and press the
controller.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Brightness of Control Display
The brightness is automatically adapted to the
ambient lighting conditions. However, you can
change the basic setting.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page16.
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 "Display settings" and press the
controller.5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Brightness" is selected and
press the controller.
6.If necessary, move the controller to the right
to select "Display".
7.Turn the controller until the desired setting
is selected.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Units of measure
You can change the units of measure for con-
sumption, distances, temperature and pres-
sure.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page16.
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 "Language / Units" and press the
controller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Units" is selected and press
the controller.
6.Select the menu item to be set and press
the controller.

Everything under control
78 7.Select the desired unit of measure and
press the controller.
The settings are stored for the remote key cur-
rently in use.
Language on Control Display
You can change the language of the text dis-
plays.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page16.
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 "Language / Units" and press the
controller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Languages" is selected and
press the controller.
6.Select "Text language" and press the con-
troller.
7.Select and activate the desired language by
pressing the controller.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.

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Communications
Entertainment
Mobility
4.Turn the controller until "Language / Units"
is selected and press the controller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Languages" is selected and
press the controller.
6.Select "Arrow display pop-up instructions"
and press the controller.
The arrow view appears in the assistance
window.

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Mobility
2.Turn the controller to the right until the
request for the entry of a street in the coun-
try appears and press the controller.
3.Change to the second field from the top and
enter the street.
Entering house number
All house numbers stored for the street on the
navigation DVD can be entered.
1.Select "House number" and press the con-
troller.
2.Enter the house number:
Select the desired digits and press the con-
troller.
3.Change into the third field from the top.
Turn the controller until the house number
is selected and press the controller.
Starting destination guidance with
manual destination entry
>Select "Start guidance" and press the con-
troller.
Destination guidance starts immediately.
>If the destination guidance does not need to
be started immediately:
Select "Add to destination list" and press
the controller.The destination is stored in the destination
list, refer to page133.
Entering destination via
voice*
You can enter a desired destination via the
voice command system. When entering the
destination, it is possible to change between
voice command and iDrive at any time. Reacti-
vate the voice command function for this pur-
pose if necessary.
With {Options} you can have the possible
commands read aloud.<
1.Press the button on the steering wheel.
Selecting country
1.Wait for the system to ask for the country of
destination.
Say the name of the country of destination in
the language of the voice command system.
Entering destination
The destination can be spelled or entered as an
entire word.
Spelling destination
To enter the destination, spell it using the
orthography of the country of destination.
Pronounce the letters smoothly and at normal
2.{Enter address}
2.Say the name of the country of destina-
tion.

Navigation
Driving tips
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Controls
Communications
Entertainment
Mobility
Displaying streets and towns/cities of
route
You can have the roads and towns along the
route displayed during destination guidance.
The distances remaining to be traveled on each
individual road are also displayed.
1.Select "Navigation" and press the control-
ler.
2.Change into the third field from the top.
Turn the controller until "Route list" is
selected and press the controller.
To exit the menu:
Select the arrow and press the controller.
Destination guidance via
voice instructions
Switching voice instructions on/off
During destination guidance, voice instructions
can be switched on or off in the arrow or map
view:
Select the symbol and press the controller.To switch the voice instructions on and off at
any time:
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Turn the controller until "Settings" is
selected and press the controller.
4.Turn the controller until "Language / Units"
is selected and press the controller.
5.Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Languages" is selected and
press the controller.
6.Select "Navigation voice instructions" and
press the controller.
The voice instructions are switched on.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
CD player164
– controls150
– fast forward/reverse168
– random sequence167
– repeating a track167
– sampling a track166
– selecting a track165
– switching on/off150
– tone control151
– volume151
Center armrest
– front107
– rear111
Center brake lamp224
Center console14
Central locking
– from inside34
– from outside32
Central locking system32
– comfort access38
Changes, technical, refer to
For your own safety5
Changes, technical, refer to
Parts and accessories6
Changing language on
Control Display78
Changing scale for
navigation140
Changing units of measure on
Control Display77
Changing wheels207,227
CHECK button73
Check Control72
"Check Control
messages"74
Check Gas Cap202
Checking the air pressure,
refer to Tire inflation
pressure204
Child restraint fixing system
LATCH55
Child restraint systems54
Child-safety lock56
Child seats, refer to
Transporting children
safely54
Chime, refer to Check
Control72
Chock228Chrome-plated parts220
Chrome polish220
Cigarette lighter109
Cigarette lighter socket, refer
to Connecting electrical
devices110
Cleaning your BMW, refer to
Care218
"Climate"49,
99
Clock68
– 12h/24h format76
– hour signal76
– setting time and date76
Closing
– from inside34
– from outside32
Closing fuel filler cap202
Clothes hooks108
Cockpit10
Cold start, refer to Starting
engine58
Comfort access38
– replacing battery, remote
control39
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console14
"Comfort" with EDC83
"Communication"182,192,1
93,195
Compact Disc
– refer to CD changer164
– refer to CD player164
Compartment for remote
control, refer to Ignition
lock57
Compartments, refer to
Storage compartments108
Compressed audio files164
Computer68
– clock68
– displays on Control
Display69
– hour signal76
"Concert hall", tone
control153
"Concierge"195
Concierge service194
Condensation, refer to When
vehicle is parked117Condition Based Service
CBS216
"Confirmation"33
Confirmation signals for
locking and unlocking33
Connecting car vacuum
cleaner, refer to Connecting
electrical devices110
Consumption, refer to
Average fuel
consumption69
Consumption statistics, refer
to Average fuel
consumption69
"Continue guidance to
destination?"139
Control Center, refer to
iDrive16
Control Display, refer to
iDrive16
– setting brightness77
– switching off/on22
Controller, refer to iDrive16
Controls, refer to Cockpit10
Convenient operation
– glass sunroof33
– windows33
– windows and glass sunroof
with comfort access39
Coolant215
– checking level215
– temperature67
Cooling, maximum101
Cooling fluid, refer to
Coolant215
Cooling function, automatic
climate control101
Cooling system, refer to
Coolant215
Copyright2
Cornering Brake Control
CBC80
Country of destination for
navigation127
Courtesy lamps97
Cradle for telephone or mobile
phone107
Cruise control65
Cruising range69

Everything from A to Z
252 Indicator/warning lamps
– ABS Antilock Brake
System82
– airbags90
– brake system82
– DSC13,81
– Flat Tire Monitor85
– high beams13
– MDrive13,53
– M Dynamic Mode13,81
– parking lamps/low beams13
– safety belt warning48
– TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor86
Indicator and warning
lamps13
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure204
Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire Monitor84
Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor85
Info menu18
Information
– on another location132
– on current position132
– on destination location132
"Information" in
navigation132
Information menu, refer to
imenu18
"Information on
destination"134
"Info sources"71
Initializing
– Flat Tire Monitor84
– radio, refer to Storing
stations156
– refer to Power failure230
– refer to Setting time and
date76
– seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory45
"Input map"131
Installation location
– CD changer168
– drive for navigation DVD124
– mobile phone107Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions141
Instrument cluster12
Instrument illumination, refer
to Instrument lighting97
Instrument lighting97
Instrument panel, refer to
Cockpit10
Instrument panel, refer to
Instrument cluster12
Integrated key30
Integrated universal remote
control105
Interesting destination for
navigation132
"Interim time"75
Interior lamps97
– switching on with remote
control33
Interior motion sensor37
– switching off38
Interior rearview mirror51
– automatic dimming
feature51
Intermittent mode of the
wipers64
J
Jacking points228
Joystick, refer to iDrive16
Jumpering, refer to Jump
starting232
Jump starting232
K
Keyless-Go, refer to Comfort
access38
Keyless opening and closing,
refer to Comfort access38
Key Memory, refer to Personal
Profile31
"Keypad"186Keys30
– key-related settings, refer to
Personal Profile31
– spare key30
Knock control203
L
Lamps
– refer to High-beam
assistant95
– refer to Parking lamps/low
beams93
Lamps and bulbs222
"Language / Units"77,78
"Language / Units" in
navigation125,141
"Languages"78
"Languages" in
navigation125,141
Lashing eyes, refer to
Securing cargo119
Last destinations, refer to
Destination list133
"Last seat pos."46
LATCH child restraint fixing
system55
Leather care220
LEDs light-emitting
diodes222
Length, refer to
Dimensions238
License plate lamp, replacing
bulbs225
Light-emitting diodes
LEDs222
Lighter109
"Lighting"64
Lighting
– instruments97
– lamps and bulbs222
– of the vehicle, refer to
Lamps93
Light switch93
"Limit"74

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