Everything Under Control - BMW 2008 5 Series Owner's Manual

Everything under control

Odometer, outside
temperature display, clock
1 Time, outside temperature and date
2 Odometer and trip odometer
3 Press button:
> with ignition switched on, trip odometer
is reset
> with ignition switched off, time, outside
temperature, and odometer are briefly
displayed.
From radio readiness the outside temperature
and the time are displayed.
Date retrieval:
Press CHECK button on turn signal lever, refer
to page 84.
Time and date setting, refer to page 86.
You can set the unit of measure 7 or 6 on the
Control Display, refer to Units of measure on
page 88.
Outside temperature warning
If the display drops to +377/+3 6, a signal
sounds and a warning lamp lights up. A mes-
sage appears on the Control Display. There is
an increased danger of ice.
Even at temperatures above +377/
+36 ice can form. Therefore, drive care-
fully, e.g. on bridges and sections of road in the
shade, otherwise there is an increased accident
risk.<
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Tachometer
Avoid engine speeds in the white-striped
advance warning field, arrow 1, if possible.
Be sure to avoid engine speeds in the red warn-
ing field, arrow 2. At high revs in this range, the
flow of fuel is interrupted to protect the engine.
Coolant temperature
Should the coolant, and with it the engine
become too hot, a warning lamp lights up. In
addition, a message appears on the Control
Display.
Checking coolant level, refer to page 233.