2010 BMW 528I XDRIVE SEDAN Owner's Manual

Reference 247
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Contacts
BMW Assist
Vehicle information
Settings
Vehicle
Split screen scale ... kilometers*{Split screen scale ... kilometers}
e.g., split screen scale 5 kilometers
Split screen scale ... miles
*{Split screen scale ... miles}
e.g., split screen scale 5 miles
Split screen scale ... yards
*{Split screen scale ... yards}
e.g., split screen scale 100 yards
Split screen, computer{Split screen on board info}
Split screen, trip computer{Splitscreen trip computer}
FunctionCommand
FunctionCommand
Opening the contacts{Contacts}
My contacts{My contacts}
New contact{New contact}
FunctionCommand
Opening BMW Assist{B M W Assist}
Opening BMW Search
*{B M W Search}
Opening the Internet
*{Internet}
FunctionCommand
Opening the computer{Onboard info}
Opening the trip computer{Trip computer}
Opening the vehicle information{Vehicle info}
Opening the vehicle status{Vehicle status}
FunctionCommand
Opening the main menu{Main menu}
Selecting the settings{Settings}
Opening the options{Options}

Short commands of voice activation system
248
Equipment
Central screen settings{Control display}
Opening the time and date settings{Time and date}
Opening the language and unit settings{Language and units}
Opening the speed limit settings{Limit}
Opening the light menu{Lighting}
Selecting the door lock{Door locks}
FunctionCommand
FunctionCommand
Selecting the air conditioning{Climate}

Reference 249
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility

Everything from A to Z
250
Everything from A to Z
Index
A
ABS Antilock Brake
System85
– indicator lamp87
ACC, refer to Active cruise
control66
Accessories6
Accident, refer to Emergency
request231
Acoustic signal, refer to Check
Control79
Activated-charcoal filter for
automatic climate
control108
Activation times of parked car
ventilation, preselecting109
Active backrest width,
adjusting45
Active cruise control66
– indicator lamp70
– radar sensors70
– selecting distance68
– warning lamps70
Active front head restraints47
Active seat50
Active seat ventilation50
Active steering92
– warning lamp93
Adapter for spare key26
Adaptive brake assistant85
Adaptive brake lamps, refer to
Brake force display93
Adaptive Light Control101
Additional connection of
music player in mobile
phone172
Additives
– coolant214
– engine oil, refer to Approved
engine oils213
Address for navigation
– entering133Adjusting interior
temperature106
Adjusting the tone during
audio operation, refer to
Tone control152
Adjusting thigh support44
Airbags93
– indicator/warning lamp95
– indicator lamp for front
passenger airbags94
– sitting safely43
Air distribution
– automatic106
– manual107
Airing, refer to Ventilation108
Air recirculation
– AUC Automatic
recirculated-air control107
– recirculated-air mode107
Air recirculation, refer to
Recirculated-air mode107
Air supply, automatic climate
control105
Air volume107
AKI, refer to Fuel
specifications201
Alarm system35
– avoiding unintentional
alarms36
– interior motion sensor36
– switching off alarm35
– switching off tilt alarm
sensor and interior motion
sensor36
– tilt alarm sensor36
Albums of music
collection169
Alloy wheels218
All-season tires, refer to
Winter tires209
All-wheel drive, refer to
xDrive86Alterations, technical, refer to
For your own safety5
Altering stretch of road143
Antenna for mobile phone178
Antifreeze
– coolant214
– washer fluid65
Anti-theft alarm system, refer
to Alarm system35
Anti-theft system, refer to
Central lokking system27
Approved axle loads, refer to
Weights241
Approved engine oils213
Approved gross vehicle
weight, refer to Weights241
Armrest, refer to Center
armrest
– rear116
Around the center console14
Around the steering wheel10
Arrival time
– refer to Computer76
Ashtray
– front114
– rear115
Assistance systems, refer to
Driving stability control
systems85
AUC Automatic recirculated-
air control107
Audio152
– controls152
– switching on/off152
– tone control152
– volume152
Audio device, external113

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Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Automatic
– air distribution106
– air volume106
– cruise control66
– garage door opener110
– headlamp control100
– recirculated-air control
AUC107
– steering wheel
adjustment45
– tailgate operation34
Automatic climate control105
– automatic air
distribution106
– parked car ventilation109
– settings via iDrive108
– switching on and off108
– ventilation in rear108
Automatic closing of doors,
refer to Automatic soft
closing31
Automatic curb monitor51
Automatic lighting
– refer to Automatic headlamp
control100
– refer to Daytime running
lamps101
– refer to Interior lamps104
– refer to Pathway lighting101
– refer to Welcome lamps100
Automatic lights
– refer to High-beam
Assistant102
Automatic low beams, refer to
High-beam Assistant102
Automatic luggage
compartment roller cover,
Sports Wagon117
Automatic Service
Request196
Automatic soft closing31
Automatic speed reduction for
descents, refer to HDC Hill
Descent Control86Automatic transmission with
Steptronic59
– interlock60
– kick down60
– manually unlocking and
locking transmission lock61
– shiftlock60
– towing234
– tow-starting235
– with Comfort Access37
AUTO program for automatic
climate control106
AUX-IN port172
Available services196
Average fuel consumption75
– setting units76
Average speed, refer to
Computer75
Avoiding freeways for
navigation142
Avoiding unintentional
alarms36
Axle loads, refer to
Weights241
B
Backrest contour, refer to
Lumbar support45
Backrests, refer to Seats44
Backrest width adjustment44
Back seats, refer to Rear seats
Backup lamps, replacing
bulbs224
Band-aids, refer to First aid
kit232
Bass, refer to Tone
control152
Battery, refer to Vehicle
battery229
– jump starting232
Battery replacement
– remote control for Comfort
Access38
BC button, refer to
Computer75
Being towed234
Belts, refer to Safety belts48Beverage holder, refer to
Cupholders114
Blower, refer to Air
volume107
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating180
BMW
– Car Shampoo219
BMW Assist,
activating194,196
BMW Assist192
BMW homepage4
BMW maintenance
system215
BMW Night Vision96
– activating98
– cleaning camera98
– cleaning camera, refer to
Wiper system64
– deactivating98
– making settings98
BMW Search194
BMW website4
Bottle holder, refer to
Cupholders114
Bracket for telephone or
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter188
Brake assistant85
– adaptive85
Brake force display93
Brake lamps
– replacing bulbs224
– two-stage93
Brake rotors
– breaking-in124
– refer to Braking safely126

Everything from A to Z
252 Brakes
– ABS Antilock Brake
System85
– brake assistant85
– brake force display93
– breaking-in124
– CBC Cornering Brake
Control85
– electronic brake-force
distribution85
– parking brake59
– refer to Braking safely126
– warning lamps13
Brake system124
– brake pads124
– breaking-in124
– disk brakes126
– warning lamp87
Braking safely126
Breakdown services, refer to
Roadside Assistance232
Breaking-in brake pads124
Breaking-in the clutch124
Breaking-in the differential,
refer to Engine and
differential124
Break-in period124
Brightness of Control
Display83
Button for starting engine,
refer to Start/Stop button57
C
California Proposition 65
Warning6
Call
– accepting181
– ending182
– rejecting182
Calling, refer to Phone
numbers, dialing182
Can holder, refer to
Cupholders114
Capacities242
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery229Care217
– car-care products217
– carpets219
– car washes217
– CD/DVD player219
– chrome components218
– displays219
– exterior217
– fine wooden
components219
– hand washing218
– headlamps218
– high-pressure cleaning
jets217
– interior219
– leather219
– light-alloy wheels218
– paint218
– plastic components219
– rubber gaskets218
– safety belts219
– sensors and cameras219
– upholstery and cloth-
covered paneling219
– windows218
Cargo
– refer to Cargo loading126
– securing128
– securing with ski bag120Cargo bay
– capacity241
– emergency operation, refer
to Opening manually, Sports
Wagon33
– emergency release32
– expanding, Sports
Wagon117
– floor panel flap, refer to
Compartment in floor,
Sports Wagon118
– locking separately31
– opening/closing, refer to
Luggage compartment lid/
tailgate31
– opening from inside31
– opening from inside, Sports
Wagon33
– opening from outside
31
– opening from outside,
Sports Wagon33
– opening with remote
control29
Cargo bay cover, refer to
Luggage compartment
roller cover117
Caring for the vehicle
finish218
Car key, refer to Keys/remote
control26
Car phone
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest112
– refer to separate operating
instructions
Car phone, refer to
Telephone178
Car radio, refer to Radio155
Car Shampoo219
Car wash58
– with Comfort Access37
Car washes217
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system125
CBC Cornering Brake
Control85
CBS Condition Based
Service215
CD, audio playback160

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CD changer160,164
– controls152
– fast forward/reverse162
– filling or emptying the
magazine164
– random sequence161
– selecting a track160
– switching on/off152
– tone control152
– volume152
CD player160
– controls152
– fast forward/reverse162
– random sequence161
– selecting a track160
– switching on/off152
– tone control152
– volume152
Center armrest
– front112
– rear116
Center brake lamp225
Center console14
Central locking
– from inside30
– from outside28
Central locking system27
– Comfort Access36
Changes, technical, refer to
For your own safety5
Changes, technical, refer to
Parts and accessories6
Changing language on
Control Display82
Changing scale for
navigation145
Changing trips141
Changing units of measure on
Control Display76
Changing wheels208,226
CHECK button80
Check Control79
Check Gas Cap201
Checking the air pressure,
refer to Tire inflation
pressure202
Child restraint fixing system
LATCH54
Child restraints53Child restraint systems53
Child-safety lock56
Child seats, refer to
Transporting children
safely53
Chime, refer to Check
Control
79
Chock227
Chrome-plated parts219
Chrome polish219
Cigarette lighter114
Cigarette lighter socket, refer
to Connecting electrical
devices115
Cleaning your BMW, refer to
Care217
Clock74
– 12h/24h format79
– setting time78
– setting time and date79
Closing
– from inside30
– from outside28
Closing fuel filler cap201
Clothes hooks113
Cockpit10
Cold start, refer to Engine,
starting58
Combination instrument, refer
to Instrument cluster12
Comfort Access36
Comfort access
– observe in car wash37
– replacing battery, remote
control38
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console14
Comfort seat44
Compact wheel
– inflation pressure203
– wheel change228
Compartment for remote
control, refer to Ignition
lock57Compartments
– in cargo bay, Sports
Wagon118
– refer to Storage area loading
options, Sports Wagon119
– refer to Storage
compartments113
Computer75
– displays on Control
Display76
Concierge service193
Condensation, refer to When
vehicle is parked126
Condition Based Service
CBS215
Confirmation signals for
locking and unlocking29
Connecting car vacuum
cleaner, refer to Connecting
electrical devices115
Consumption, refer to
Average consumption75
Consumption indicator
– Energy Control75
Consumption statistics, refer
to Average fuel
consumption75
Contacts
– creating190
Control Center, refer to
iDrive16
Control Display, refer to
iDrive16
– setting brightness83
– switching off/on19
Controller, refer to iDrive16
Controls, refer to Cockpit10
Convenient opening and
closing
– glass sunroof28
– windows28
– windows and glass sunroof
with Comfort Access37
Coolant214
– checking level214
– temperature74
Cooling, maximum107
Cooling fluid, refer to
Coolant214

Everything from A to Z
254 Cooling function, automatic
climate control107
Cooling system, refer to
Coolant214
Copyright2
Cornering Brake Control
CBC85
Country codes DVD162
Country of destination for
navigation133
Courtesy lamps104
Cradle for telephone or mobile
phone112
Cruise control65
– active cruise control66
Cruising range75
Cupholders114
Curb weight, refer to
Weights241
Current consumption, refer to
Energy Control75
Current playback
– external devices174
– of music collection169
Customer Relations195
Cylinders, refer to Engine
data238
D
Dashboard, refer to
Cockpit10
Dashboard lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting104
Data, technical238
– dimensions239
– engine238
– weights241
Data transfer196
Date74
– date format79
– retrieval74
– setting79
Daytime running lamps101Defect
– door lock30
– fuel filler flap200
– glass sunroof40
– luggage compartment lid32
– panorama glass sunroof41
– tailgate33
Defrosting windows106
Defrosting windows and
removing condensation106
Defrosting windshield, refer to
Defrosting windows106
Defrost position, refer to
Defrosting windows106
Deleting a trip141
Destination address
– entering133,139
Destination entry via BMW
Assist137
Destination for navigation
– entering via map138
– entering via voice139
– entry133
Destination guidance142
– bypassing route
sections143
– changing specified
route142
– continuing142
– starting142
– voice instructions143
– volume of voice
instructions144
Digital clock74
Digital radio, refer to HD
Radio156
Dimensions239
Directional indicators, refer to
Turn signals63
Direction announcements,
refer to Voice
instructions143
Direction instructions, refer to
Voice instructions143
Directory for navigation, refer
to Address book
135
Displacement, refer to Engine
data238Display, refer to iDrive
controls16
Display elements, refer to
Instrument cluster12
Display lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting104
Displays
– on Control Display, refer to
iDrive16
– refer to Instrument
cluster12
Displays on the windshield,
refer to Head-up Display95
Disposal
– battery of remote control
with Comfort Access38
– coolant214
– vehicle battery229
Distance, refer to
Computer76
Distance control, refer to
Active cruise control66
Distance to destination, refer
to Computer76
Distance warning, refer to
PDC Park Distance
Control84
Divided rear backrest, refer to
Through-loading
system116
Do201
Door entry lighting104
Door key, refer to Keys/
remote control26
Door lock30
Door locking, confirmation
signals29
Doors
– manual operation30
– remote control28
DOT Quality Grades207
Draft-free ventilation108
Drinks holder, refer to
Cupholders114
Drive-off assistant87
Driving lamps, refer to Parking
lamps/low beams100
Driving stability control
systems85