2009 BMW X5 XDRIVE 48I service

Reference 305
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Interior rearview mirror58
– automatic dimming
feature 58
– compass 124
Intermittent mode of the
wipers 74
J
Jacking points 276
Joystick
– refer to iDrive 16
– refer to Selector lever,
selecting transmission
positions 70
Jump starting 280
K
Keyless-Go, refer to Comfort
access 39
Keyless opening and closing,
refer to Comfort access 39
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 28
"Keypad" 230
Keys 28
– key-related settings, refer to
Personal Profile 28
Kick-down, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 71
Knock control 245
L
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
low beams 110
Lamps and bulbs 269
"Language / Units" 89,90
– for navigation 149
"Language" for DVD system in rear 208,209
"Languages" 90
– for navigation 149,165
Lashing eyes, refer to
Securing cargo 143
Last destinations, refer to Destination list 157 "Last seat pos."
51
LATCH child restraint fixing
system 62
Leather care 267
LEDs light-emitting
diodes 270
Length, refer to Dimensions 287
License plate lamp, replacing bulbs 272,275
Liftgate 33,35
– adjusting opening height 34,36, 37
– automatic operation 34,37
– closing 34,37
– locking and unlocking from
inside 32
– opening from inside 33,36
– opening from outside 33,36
– opening manually 33,36
Light-emitting diodes LEDs 270
Lighter 129
Lighter socket 129
"Lighting" 73,111
Lighting
– instruments 113
– lamps and bulbs 269
– of the vehicle, refer to Lamps 110
Light switch 110
"Limit" 87
Load 141
Loadin

g141
– securing cargo 143
– stowing cargo 142
– vehicle 141
Load securing equipment, refer to Securing cargo 143
"Lock after driving" 33
Lock buttons in the doors, refer to Locking 33
Locking
– from inside 32
– setting confirmation signals 31
– using remote control 29
– without key, refer to Comfort access 39 Locking and unlocking doors
– from inside
32
– setting confirmation signals 31
Locking without key, refer to
Comfort access 39
Low beams 110
– automatic 110
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 50
Lows, refer to Treble and
bass 175
Lug bolts 276
– tightening torque, refer to After mounting 277
– wrench 276
Luggage compartment capacity, refer to Cargo bay
capacity 289
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 143
Lumbar support 50
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires 257
"Main menu" for DVD system
in rear 209
Maintenance
– refer to Service and
Warranty Information
Booklet for US models 263
– refer to Service
requirements 82
– refer to Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models 263
Maintenance system 263
Malfunction
– door lock 32
– driver's door 32
– fuel filler door 244
– glass sunroof, electric 46
– liftgate 33
– panorama glass sunroof 44
– parking brake 69

Everything from A to Z
306
Malfunction warnings, refer to
Check Control 85
Manual air distribution 116
Manual BMW Teleservice call 237
"Manual" in radio mode 179
Manually releasing transmission lock 72
Manual mode, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 71
Manual operation
– door lock 32
– driver's door 32
– fuel filler door 244
– transmission lock, automatic
transmission 72
Map
– changing scale 164
– destination entry 155
"Map direction of travel" 164
"Map facing north" 164
Map facing north 164
Master key, refer to Keys/ remote control 28
Maximum cooling 117
Maximum speed
– for winter tires 257
– with compact wheel 277
Memory, refer to Seat, mirror and steering wheel
memory 50
"Menu"
– for DVD system in
rear 207,209
– in DVD changer 195,197
Menus, refer to iDrive 16
Message list for traffic information 167
Microfilter 119
Microphone
– for mobile phone 14
– for telephone 14
– for voice activation system 14
Mirror dimming feature 58Mirrors
57
– automatic curb monitor 58
– exterior mirrors 57
– folding in and out 57
– heating 58
– interior rearview mirror 58
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror and steering wheel
memory 50
"Missed calls" 228
Missed calls 229
Mobile phone
– accepted calls 229
– adjusting volume 226
– calling 227
– e
nding call 227
– installation location, refer to Center armrest, front 127
– missed calls 229
– operation via iDrive 226
– redialing 229
– refer to separate operating
instructions
– Top 8 229
– touch tone dialing 230
Monitor, refer to iDrive 16
Monitoring tire pressure, refer to FTM Flat Tire
Monitor 100
"Monitor on / off" 59
MP3, refer to Compressed
audio files 187
Multifunction steering wheel, refer to Buttons on steering
wheel 11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher/high
beams 73
– refer to Washer/wiper
system 74
Music track, refer to Tracks 188
"Mute on / off" 59
N
"Navigation"80,156
Navigation destination
– entering manually 151,153
– home address 160
– selecting via map 155
Navigation drive, installation
location 148
Navigation DVD 148
– player 174
Navigation instructions, refer to Switching voice
instructions on/off 165
Navigation system 148
– address book 158
– changing route 166
– destination entry 150
– destination guidance in
assistance window 148
– destination list 157
– displaying current
position 169
– displaying route 163
– ending/continuing
destination guidance 162
– entering a destination manually 151,153
– last destinations 157
– navigation DVD 148
– opening 150
– route list 164
– searching for a special destination 156
– selecting destination using information 156
– selecting destination via
map 155
– selecting route criteria 160
– starting destination
guidance 162
– switching off, refer to Ending/continuing
destination guidance 162
– voice instructions 165
– volume adjustment 166
"Navigation voice instructions" 59

Reference 307
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Neck support, refer to Head restraints 52
"New address" for navigation 158
"New destination" 151,155
New remote control 28
"New route" 166
New wheels and tires 256
"Next entertainment source" 59
Nozzles, refer to Windshield
washer nozzles 75
"NTSC color" for DVD system
in rear 216
Nylon rope, refer to Tow- starting and towing 281
O
OBD socket264
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel specifications 245
Odometer 78
Oil
– additives, refer to Approved
engine oils 262
– approved engine oils 262
– consumption, refer to
Checking engine oil
level 260
– level 260
– refilling, refer to Adding engine oil 261
Oil change interval, refer to
Service requirements 82
"On a new destination" for navigation 156
Onboard computer, refer to iDrive 16
Onboard toolkit 269
"On destination" 156
"On location" 156
Opening and closing
– comfort access 39
– from inside 32
– panorama glass sunroof 43
– using remote control 29
– using the door lock 32Operation by voice for mobile
phone 231
– adjusting volume 232
– canceling 231
– correcting phone
number 232
– dialing phone number 232
– placing a call 232
– redialing 233
– voice commands 231
– voice phone book 232
Operation on poor roads 144
"Options" 239,240
Orientation menu, refer to Start menu 17
Output, refer to Engine
data 286
Outside air, refer to AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control 117
Outside temperature display 78
– changing unit of measure 89
Outside temperature warning 78
"Overview" for DVD system in rear 213
P
Panic mode 30
Panorama glass sunroof 42
– moving manually 44
– power failure 44
– raising, opening, closing 43
Park Distance Control PDC 91
"Parked car operation" 121
"Parked car ventilation" 121
Parked-car ventilation 121
– activating activation
time 122
– preselecting activation times 122
– switching on and off directly 121
Parking, vehicle 66 Parking aid
– refer to PDC Park Distance
Control 91
– refer to Rear view camera 93
Parking assistant, refer to
PDC Park Distance
Control 91
Parking brake 67
– Automatic Hold 67
– indicator lamp 13
– releasing manually 67
– releasing manually in case of an electrical malfunction 69
– setting manually 67
Parking lamps 110
Parking with Automatic
Hold 68
Parts and accessories 6
"Passenger's seat climate" 56
Passenger-side exterior mirror, tilting down 58
Pathway lighting 111
"Pause" for DVD system in rear 210
Paying attention to speed 257
"PDC" 92
PDC Park Distance Control 91
Personal Profile 28
"Perspective" 164
Phone book 226
– creating and editing voice
phone book 232
Phone numbers
– deleting from phone
book 229
– dialing 227
– most recent numbers 229
– selecting in phone book 229
– Top 8 229
"Photo" for DVD-System in
rear 206,212
Pinch protection system
– glass sunroof, electric 45
– panorama glass
sunroof43
– power windows 42
Plasters, refer to First-aid
kit 279

Everything from A to Z
310
Scan
– CD changer
189
– CD player 189
– radio 179
"Scan all"
– for DVD system in rear 212
– in audio mode 189
"Scan directory"
– for DVD system in rear 212
– in audio mode 189
Screen, refer to iDrive 16
Screw thread for tow fitting 281
SDARS, refer to Satellite radio 184
"Seat heater distribution" 56
Seat heating 55,56
Seats 49
– adjusting 49
– adjusting electrically 49
– adjusting manually 49
– backrest width 50
– heating 55,56
– in rear 53
– lumbar support 50
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror and steering wheel
memory 50
– 2nd row seats 53
– shoulder support 50
– sitting safely 48
– storing the setting 50
– thigh support 49,50
– 3rd row seats 54
– ventilation, refer to Active seat ventilation and Seat
heating 56
2nd row seats 53
Securing load
– refer to Securing cargo 143
– with ski bag, refer to Securing cargo 134
"Select as
destination" 156,239
"Select current speed" 87
Selecting audio source 174
Selecting country for navigation 151 Selecting frequency
manually 179
Selecting menu items 19
Selecting new scale for navigation 164
Selector lever, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 70
Selector lever lock, refer to Reverse gear 71
Self-leve
ling suspension 100
Service, refer to Roadside Assistance 280
Service and Warranty Information Booklet for
US models 263
"Service Info" 83,237
Service interval indicator, refer to Service requirements 82
"Service Request" 230,237
"Service requirements" 83,237, 261
Service requirements 82
– also refer to CBS Condition Based Service 263
"SET"
– DVD changer 195
– rear seat entertainment 207
"Set" on trip computer 82
"Settings" 241
– when unlocking 30
Settings
– changing on Control Display 88
– clock, 12h/24h mode 89
– configuring, refer to Personal Profile 28
Setting speed limit 87
Setting time, refer to Preselecting activation
times 122
Shifting, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 71
Shift paddles 71
Short commands of voice
activation system 291
Shortest route in navigation, refer to Selecting route 160"Short route" in
navigation 160
Shoulder support 50
"Show current position" 155
"Show destination
position" 155
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer 190
– CD player 190
Side airbags 105
Side marker lamps, replacing
bulbs 270
Signal horn, refer to Horn 10
Sitting safely 48
– with airbags 48
– with head restraint 48
– with safety belts 48
Ski bag 134
Slide show, refer
to Displaying
images 212
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Glass sunroof,
electric 45
– refer to Panorama glass sunroof 42
Slope assistant, refer to Starting assistant 99
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray 128
Snap-in adapter 233
Snow chains 257
Socket for Onboard Diagnostics interface 264
Socket for remote control,
refer to Ignition lock 65
Sockets, refer to Connecting electrical devices 129
Soft closure aid, refer to Automatic soft closing 33
Song search, refer to
Sampling tracks 189
SOS, refer to Initiating an emergency request 279
Spare fuses 278
Spare remote control 28
Spare wheel
– refer to Changing wheels 275
– refer to Compact wheel 275

Reference 311
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Special oils, refer to Approved engine oils 262
Specified oil grades, refer to Approved engine oils 262
Speed
– with compact wheel 277
– with winter tires 257
Speed-dependent
volume 176
Speed limit warning, refer to Speed limit 87
Speedometer 12
"Speed volume", refer to Tone
control 176
Sport program, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 71
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 96
"Standard" for DVD system in rear 209,216
"Star button" 59
Star button 59
Start/Stop button 65
"Start" for stopwatch 87
Starting, refer to Starting engine 66
Starting assistance, refer to Jump starting 280
Starting assistant 99
Starting difficulties, jump starting 280
Starting off on slopes, refer to
Starting assistant 99
Start menu, iDrive 17
"Start service" 236
– with BMW Assist 239
"State / Province" for destination entry 151
"State inspection" 84
Station, refer to Radio 178
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 5
Steam cleaners 266 Steering wheel
– adjusting
58
– automatic adjustment, refer to Steering wheel
memory 50
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– easy entry/exit 58
– heating 59
– memory 50
– programmable buttons 59
Steering with variable ratio, refer to Active steering 104
Steptronic, refer to Sport program and manual mode
M/S 71
"Stop" the stopwatch 87
"Stopwatch" 87
Stopwatch 87
Stor

age compartments 127
"Store"
– in Satellite radio 186
– with the radio 180
"Store in address book" for navigation 158
Storing current position 158
Storing radio stations 180
Storing sitting position, refer
to Seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory 50
Storing tires 257
Storing vehicle 268
Storing your vehicle 268
"Street" for destination
entry 152
"Subtitles" in DVD system in rear 209
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 249
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching cooling function on and off 117
Switching off engine 66
Switching on
– audio 174
– CD changer 174
– CD player 174
– radio 174
Switching on hour signal 88Swiveling headla
mps, refer to
Adaptive Head Light 112
Symbols 4
– indicator/warning lamps 13
– navigation system 168
– traffic information with navigation system 166
T
Tachometer79
"Tailgate" 34,37
Tailgate 35
Tail lamps 270,273
– replacing bulbs 270,273
Tank contents, refer to
Capacities 290
Target cursor for navigation 155
Technical alterations, refer to For your own safety 5
Technical data 286
Telematics, refer to BMW TeleServices,
BMW Assist 235
Telephone
– refer to Mobile phone 220
– refer to separate operating
instructions
"Telephone list" 59
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body region 116
– adjusting with automatic
climate control 116,120
– changing units of measure 89
– refer to Coolant temperature 79
Temperature display
– outside temperature 78
– setting units 89
– temperature warning 78
Temperature warning 78
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 75
The individual vehicle 5
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 272,275

Reference 313
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Universal garage-door opener, refer to Integrated
universal remote
control 123
Universal remote control 123
"Unlock button" 30
Unlocking
– from inside 33
– liftgate 30
– setting behavior 30
– using remote control 30
– without key, refer to Comfort access 39
Unlocking and locking doors using remote control 30
Unlocking without key, refer to
Comfort access 39
"Unlock rear menu" in DVD system in the rear 204
"Update services" 238,240
USB audio interface 201
Used batteries
– refer to Disposal 277
– refer to Replacing battery 41
V
Valve screw caps, refer to
After mounting 277
Vehicle
– battery 277
– breaking-in 138
– loading 141
– measurements, refer to
Dimensions 287
– parking 66
– storing 268
– weights 289
"Vehicle / Tires" when unlocking 30
Vehicle care, refer to Care 265
Vehicle jack 276
– jacking points 276
Vehicle position, refer to Displaying current
position 169 Ventilation
118
– draft-free 118
– in the rear 119
– rear automatic climate control 121
– 3rd row seats 119
– while stationary 121
Vent outlets of automatic
climate control 114
Vents, refer to Ventilation 118
"Vent settings" 117
"Video settings" for DVD system in rear 208
Voice, refer to Voice instructions for navigation
system 165
Voice activation system 23
– short commands 291
Voice instructions for
navigation system 165
– muting 60,165
– repeating 60,165
– switching on/off 60,165
– volume 166
Voice phone book 232
Volume 174
– audio sources 174
– mobile phone 226
– setting speed- dependent 176
– voice instructions 166
Volume distribution in audio mode
– front/rear 176
– right/left 176
Volume of warning tones 90
W
Warning lamps, refer to
Indicator and warning
lamps 13
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control 85
Warning tone, volume 90
Warning triangle 279
Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian
models 263 Washer/wiper system
74
– rain sensor 74
– washer fluid 75
– windshield washer nozzles 75
Washer fluid 75
– capacity of the reservoir 75
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water 140
Water penetration 266
Waveband for radio 178
"WB" 183
Wear indicators in tires, refer
to Minimum tread depth 255
Weather Band 183
Website 4
Weights 289
Wheel/tire combination, refer to New wheels and tires 256
Wheel/tire damage 255
Wheelbase, refer to Dimensions 287
Wheels and tires 249
Width, refer to Dimensions 287
Windows 41
– convenience operation 30
– convenience operation from
outside 32
– convenience operation with comfort access 40
– opening, closing 41
– pinch protection system 42
– safety switch 42
Windshield
– cleaning, refer to Washer/ wiper system 74
– defrosting, refer to Defrosting windows 116
– displays, refer to Head-Up
Display 107
Windshield washer system
– refer to Washer/wiper
system 74
– windshield washer nozzles 75
Windshield wipers, refer to Washer/wiper system 74
– replacing wiper blades 269