BMW 2006 5 Series Owner's Manual page 55

Programmable buttons* on steering
wheel
You can program the buttons individually.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to
page 16.
1. Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2. Press the controller to open the menu.
3. Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.
4. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Steering wheel buttons" is
selected and press the controller.
A list of different functions appears:
> "Navigation voice instructions"
Voice instructions for the navigation
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system
>
"Air recirculation on / off"
Permanently shutting off outside air,
refer to AUC Automatic recirculated air
control on page
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> "Mute on / off"
Mutes the audio sources
> "Monitor on / off"
Switches the Control Display on/off
>
"Telephone list"
Display/hide phone book or last list of
stored phone numbers
> "HDC on / off"
Switches HDC Hill Descent Control
off
> "Next entertainment source"
Changes audio source
> "Night Vision on / off"
Switches BMW Night Vision
5. Select the desired function and press the
controller.
6. Select the button if necessary and press the
controller.
You can operate the selected function using the
corresponding button.
Operating function
Press the corresponding button on the steering
wheel.
If you have programmed "Navigation voice
instructions" for one of the buttons:
> To switch voice instructions on/off:
Hold the button down.
> To repeat the last voice instruction:
Press the button.
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on/
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