BMW 5 Series Owner's Manual page 120

Controls
Tachometer
General information
Always avoid engine speeds in the red warning
field. In this range, the fuel supply is reduced to
protect the engine.
Shift point indicator
Concept
If the vehicle is equipped accordingly, the shift
point indicator indicates the maximum shift
point at which the best possible acceleration
can be achieved.
Functional requirement
Shift lights are shown when the SPORT or
SPORT PLUS driving program is activated.
Switching on shift lights
Steptronic Sport transmission:
1. Select SPORT or SPORT PLUS using
Driving Dynamics Control.
2. Activate the M/S manual mode of the
transmission.
Manual transmission:
Select SPORT or SPORT PLUS using Driving
Dynamics Control.
Display
▷ Current engine speed is displayed in the
tachometer.
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▷ Arrow 1: successive yellow illuminated
fields indicate an increase in the speed.
▷ Arrow 2: successive orange illuminated
fields indicate the upcoming shift moment.
▷ Arrow 3: the field lights up red. Do not wait
any further to shift.
When the maximum possible speed is
reached, the entire display flashes. When the
maximum speed is exceeded, the supply of
fuel is interrupted in order to protect the en‐
gine.
Standby state and drive-
ready state
The letters OFF in the tachome‐
ter indicate that drive-ready
state is switched off and
standby state is switched on.
The letters READY in the tach‐
ometer indicate that the drive-
ready state is switched on.
For further information, see Idle state, standby
state, and drive-ready state, refer to page 19.
Engine temperature
▷ Cold engine: the pointer is at
the low temperature end.
Drive at moderate engine
and vehicle speeds.
▷ Normal operating tempera‐
ture: the pointer is in the
middle or in the lower half of
the temperature display.
▷ Hot engine: the pointer is at the high end of
the temperature range. A Check Control
message is also displayed.