BMW M5 Owner's Handbook Manual page 266

CONTROLS
Safety note
WARNING
Refilled BMW scent cartridges may emit harm‐
ful substances, lead to malfunctions and cause
damage to the system. There is a danger of in‐
jury or damage to property. Do not refill scent
cartridges, and once they are used up, replace
them with new scent cartridges.
Ionisation
Principle
The ionisation cleans the interior air to remove
suspended particles.
Switching on/off
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Climate comfort"
4. If necessary, "Air quality"
5. "Ionisation"
The climate display shows that ionisation is
switched on.
Fragrancing
General
Fragrancing is done at intervals to avoid familiari‐
sation.
Two scent cartridges in the vehicle enables you
to switch between fragrances.
The scent cartridges are located in the glove box.
Operating requirements
▷ Scent cartridges are adequately filled.
▷ Interior temperature is between +5 ℃/41 ℉
and +40 ℃/104 ℉.
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▷ Open the ventilation vents to allow the fra‐
grance to enter the passenger compartment.
Selecting the fragrance
It is possible to choose between two scents.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Climate comfort"
4. "Fragrance"
5. Select the desired setting.
The setting is saved for the currently used driver
profile.
Switching fragrancing on/off, setting
the intensity
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Climate comfort"
4. "Fragrance"
5. "Level"
6. Select the desired setting.
Display
Illustrations on the Control Display show the cur‐
rent fill level of the scent cartridges.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Climate comfort"
4. "Fragrance"
The filling level of the current scent is dis‐
played.
5. Select the desired setting.
When an empty fragrance cartridge is indicated,
the cartridge still contains a fluid carrying the fra‐
grance. However, it is not sufficient for fragranc‐
ing.