Interior Lights; Ambient Light - BMW X5 Owner's Manual

CONTROLS

Interior lights

General information
Depending on the equipment version, interior
lights, footwell lights, entry lights, ambient light‐
ing, and speaker lighting are automatically con‐
trolled.
Overview
Buttons in the vehicle
Interior lights
Reading lights
Switching the interior lights
on/off
Press the button.
To switch off permanently: press the button and
hold for approx. 3 seconds.
The interior lights in the rear of the vehicle can
be switched on and off independently. The but‐
ton is located in the rear roofliner.
Switching the reading lights
on/off
Press the button.
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Lights
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Depending on the vehicle equipment, the read‐
ing lights are located next to the interior lights in
the front and rear.

Ambient light

General information
Depending on the equipment version, lighting
can be adjusted for some lights in the car's inte‐
rior.
Switching on/off
The ambient light is switched on when the vehi‐
cle is unlocked, and switched off when the vehi‐
cle is locked.
If the ambient light was deactivated via iDrive, it
will not be switched on when the vehicle is un‐
locked.
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Ambient lighting"
The selected setting is stored for the driver pro‐
file currently used.
Selecting color scheme
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Color"
5. Select the desired setting.
Setting the brightness
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"