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Dashboard
At a glance
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2 Exterior mirrors fo lding in and out
3 Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb 
monitor
6 Instrument cluster 10
9 Ignition lock 10
Buttons on the steering wheel
11 Horn, entire surface
12 Adjusting the steering wheel
14 Releasing the hood
1
Opening and closing windows 
4 Parking lamps/low beams
Low-beam headlamps
Automatic 
headlamp control
Adaptive Light Control
High-Beam Assistant
5 Turn signal indicators
High beams, headlamp flasher
Roadside parking lamps
Computer
Settings and information about the 
vehicle
7 Windshield wipers
Rain sensor
8 Switching the ignition on/off and 
starting/stopping the engine
Telephone:
Accepting and ending a call; dial-
ing selected phone number. Redi-
aling if no phone number is 
selected
Volume
Voice commands 
for telephone
Changing the radio station
Interrupting a traffic bulletin
Selecting a music track
Scrolling through the redial list
M Engine Dynamics Control 16 
Next entertainment source
13 Cruise control
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Instrument cluster
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1 Speedometer
2 Indicator lamps for turn signals
3 Indicator and warning lamps 11
4 Tachometer 17
5 Engine oil temperature 17
6 Display for
>Clock
> Outside temperature
> Indicator and warning lamps 7
Display for
>Computer
> Date of next scheduled service, and 
remaining distance to be driven
> Odometer and trip odometer
> High-beam Assistant
> Initializing Flat Tire Monitor
> Resetting the Tire Pressure Monitor
> Checking oil level
> Settings and information
> There is a Check Control message
> SPORT M  Engine Dynamics 
Control 16
8 Fuel gauge 17
9 Resetting the trip odometer
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Around the center consol e: Controls and displays
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1 Driving stability control systems
>Dynamic Stability Control DSC 19
> M Dynamic Mode MDM 19
2 Hazard warning flashers
3 Central locking system
4 Radio, refer to sepa rate Owner's Manual 5
Air conditioner or automatic climate control
Air distribution
Air distribution to the windshield
Air distribution to the upper body 
area
Air distribution to the footwell
Automatic air distribution and flow 
rate
Cooling function
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