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BMW 2008 X5 Owner's Manual

BMW 2008 X5 Owner's Manual (292 pages)

Brand: BMW | Category: Automobile | Size: 9 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

5
- Using this Owner's Manual
  
  6
  - Additional Sources of Information
    6
  - Notes
    6
    
    Symbols Used
    6
    
    Editorial Notice
    7
    
    For Your Own Safety
    7
    
    Maintenance and Repairs
    7
    
    The Individual Vehicle
    7
    
    California Proposition 65 Warning
    8
    
    Parts and Accessories
    8
  - Reporting Safety Defects
    9
  - Service and Warranty
    9
- At a Glance
  
  11
  - Cockpit
    12
    
    Around the Steering Wheel: Controls and Displays
    12
Cockpit

13
- Instrument Panel
  14
  - Indicator and Warning Lamps
    15
  - Around the Center Console: Controls and Displays
    16
Around the Center Console: Controls and Displays

17
- Idrive
  18
  - Menu Overview
    19
  - Operating Principle
    19
  - Assistance Window
    22
  - Selecting Display
    22
  - Status Information
    22
  - Switching Control Display Off/On
    23
- Voice Command System
  25
  - Activating Voice Command System
    25
- Controls
  
  29
  - Opening and Closing
    30
    
    Keys/Remote Control
    30
    
    Personal Profile
    30
- Central Locking System
  
  31
  - The Concept
    31
  - Opening and Closing: Using Remote Control
    31
  - Panic Mode
    32
  - Opening and Closing: Using Door Lock
    33
  - Manual Operation
    34
  - Convenient Operation
    34
  - Opening and Closing: from Inside
    34
  - Alarm System
    37
  - Interior Motion Sensor
    38
  - Comfort Access
    38
  - Functional Requirements
    38
  - Switching off Engine
    39
  - Starting Engine
    39
  - Replacing Battery
    40
- Panorama Glass Sunroof
  
  41
  - Comfort Position
    42
  - Adjusting
    44
    
    Head Restraint
    44
    
    Sitting Safely
    44
    
    Lumbar Support
    46
    
    Seat, Mirror and Steering Wheel Memory
    46
    
    Head Restraints
    48
    
    Height Adjustment
    49
    
    Rear Seats
    49
    
    Safety Belts
    50
    
    Belt-Force Limiter
    51
    
    Seat Heating
    52
    
    Active Seat
    53
    
    Exterior Mirrors
    53
  - Steering Wheel
    54
    
    Automatic Heating
    54
    
    Interior Rearview Mirror
    54
  - Steering Wheel Heating
    55
    
    Easy Entry/Exit
    55
  - Transporting Children Safely
    57
    
    Installing Child-Restraint Systems
    57
    
    The Right Place for Children
    57
    
    LATCH Child Restraint Fixing System
    58
- Ignition Lock
  
  61
  - Driving
    61
    
    Start/Stop Button
    61
- 11 Starting/Stopping Engine and
  
  61
- Parking Brake
  
  62
  - Starting Engine
    62
  - Switching off Engine
    62
  - While Driving
    63
  - Automatic Transmission with Steptronic
    66
  - Transmission Positions
    66
  - Using Turn Signals
    68
  - Washer/Wiper System
    69
  - Washer Fluid
    70
  - Cruise Control
    71
    
    Increasing Speed
    71
    
    Warning Lamp
    72
  - Everything under Control
    73
    
    Odometer, Outside Temperature Display, Clock
    73
    
    Coolant Temperature
    74
    
    Energy Control
    74
    
    Fuel Gauge
    74
    
    Average Fuel Consumption
    75
    
    Trip Computer
    76
    
    Service Requirements
    77
    
    Additional Information
    78
    
    Check Control
    80
    
    Explanatory Text Messages
    80
    
    Indicator and Warning Lamps
    80
    
    Speed Limit
    82
    
    Settings on Control Display
    83
  - Technology for Comfort, Convenience and Safety
    86
    
    Pdc Park Distance Control
    86
    
    System Limits
    87
    
    Rear View Camera
    88
    
    Abs Antilock Brake System
    90
    
    Driving Stability Control Systems
    90
    
    Dsc Dynamic Stability Control
    91
    
    Hdc Hill Descent Control
    92
- Adaptive Drive
  
  93
  - Starting Assistant
    93
  - Self-Leveling Suspension
    94
  - FTM Flat Tire Monitor
    94
  - Tpm Tire Pressure Monitor
    96
  - Active Steering
    98
  - Brake Force Display
    99
  - Head-Up Display
    101
  - Lamps
    104
    
    Automatic Headlamp Control
    104
    
    Parking Lamps/Low Beams
    104
    
    Daytime Running Lamps
    105
    
    Pathway Lighting
    105
    
    Adaptive Head Light
    106
    
    High Beams/ Roadside Parking Lamps
    106
    
    Fog Lamps
    107
    
    Instrument Lighting
    107
- Reading Lamps
  
  107
  - Climate
    108
- Interior Lamps
  
  107
- Automatic Climate Control
  
  109
  - A Congenial Climate
    109
  - Auto Program
    109
  - Rear Window Defroster
    110
  - Defrosting Windows and Removing Condensation
    110
  - Air Distribution, Manual
    110
  - Auc Automatic Recirculated-Air
    111
  - Maximum Cooling
    111
  - Residual Heat
    112
    
    Microfilter/Activated-Charcoal Filter
    113
    
    Rear Automatic Climate Control
    113
    
    Air Volume, Manual
    114
    
    Parked Car Ventilation
    115
    
    Switching on and off Directly
    115
  - Practical Interior Accessories
    117
    
    Checking Compatibility
    117
    
    Integrated Universal Remote Control
    117
    
    Digital Compass
    119
    
    Glove Compartment
    120
    
    Center Armrest
    121
    
    Clothes Hooks
    121
    
    Storage Compartments
    121
    
    Cup Holders
    122
    
    Connecting Electrical Devices
    123
    
    Roll-Up Cover
    124
    
    Securing Cargo
    127
    
    Ski Bag
    127
- Driving Tips
  
  129
  - Things to Remember When Driving
    130
    
    Break-In Period
    130
    
    Saving Fuel
    130
    
    Driving through Water
    131
    
    General Driving Notes
    131
    
    Driving in Wet Conditions
    132
    
    Stowing Cargo
    133
    
    Roof-Mounted Luggage Rack
    134
    
    Securing Cargo
    134
    
    Driving on Poor Roads
    135
- Navigation
  
  137
  - Starting Navigation System
    138
  - Destination Entry
    140
    
    Entering a Destination Manually
    141
    
    Selecting Country
    141
    
    Entering Destination Via Voice
    143
    
    Entering Destination
    144
    
    Saving Destination
    145
    
    Selecting Destination Using Information
    146
    
    Destination List
    147
    
    Opening Address Book
    148
    
    Home Address
    150
    
    Selecting Route
    150
    
    Word Matching Principle
    151
  - Destination Guidance
    152
    
    Displaying Route
    153
    
    Destination Guidance Via Voice Instructions
    155
    
    Changing Route
    156
    
    Traffic Information
    156
    
    Displaying Current Position
    159
    
    Displaying Traffic Obstructions
    159
  - What to Do if
    161
- Entertainment
  
  163
  - On/Off and Settings
    164
    
    Adjusting Volume
    165
    
    Switching On/Off
    165
    
    Tone Control
    165
  - Radio
    168
    
    Changing Stations
    168
    
    Listening to Radio
    168
    
    Storing Stations
    170
    
    High Definition Radio
    171
    
    Rds Radio Data System
    171
    
    Switching RDS On/Off
    171
    
    Displaying Additional Information
    173
    
    Weather News Flashes
    173
  - Satellite Radio
    174
    
    Enabling or Disabling Channels
    174
  - CD Player and CD Changer
    177
    
    Compressed Audio Files
    177
    
    Listening to Cds
    177
    
    Selecting a Track
    178
    
    Repeating a Track
    179
    
    Sampling Tracks, Scan
    179
    
    Fast Forward/Reverse
    180
    
    Random Play Sequence
    180
    
    Controls and Displays
    181
  - DVD Changer
    183
    
    Installation Position
    183
    
    Audio and Video Playback
    184
    
    Playing Dvds
    184
    
    DVD Control
    185
    
    Audio Playback
    188
    
    Selecting Audio Language
    189
  - AUX-In Connection
    190
    
    Starting Audio Playback
    190
  - USB Audio Interface
    191
    
    Usb Device
    191
    
    Starting Audio Playback
    192
    
    Fast Forward/Reverse
    193
  - DVD System in Rear
    194
    
    CD/DVD Player
    195
    
    Connecting Headphones
    195
    
    Remote Control
    195
    
    Changing Batteries
    196
    
    Ejecting CD/DVD
    197
    
    Starting Playback
    197
    
    Compressed Video Files
    199
    
    Displaying Images
    203
    
    Safety Notes
    204
    
    Supported Formats
    204
    
    External Device
    205
- Communications
  
  209
  - Telephoning
    210
    
    Operating Options
    210
    
    Suitable Mobile Phones
    210
    
    Activating/Deactivating Bluetooth Link
    215
    
    Operation Via Idrive
    216
    
    Receiving Calls
    216
    
    Changing between Mobile Phone and Hands-Free System
    221
    
    Operation by Voice
    221
    
    Voice Commands
    221
    
    Mounting/Removing Snap-In Adapter
    223
  - BMW Assist
    225
    
    Offered Services
    225
    
    Roadside Assistance
    226
    
    Using Services
    226
    
    Customizing Bmw Assist
    229
    
    Activating BMW Assist
    230
    
    Blocking Services
    230
    
    Displaying Vehicle Data
    231
- Mobility
  
  233
  - Refueling
    234
    
    Fuel Filler Door
    234
    
    Fuel Specifications
    235
  - Wheels and Tires
    236
    
    Tire Identification Marks
    239
    
    Tire Identification Number
    239
    
    Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    239
    
    Tire Condition
    240
    
    New Wheels and Tires
    241
    
    Run-Flat Tires
    241
    
    Snow Chains
    242
    
    Special Characteristics of Winter Tires
    242
  - Under the Hood
    243
    
    Checking Engine Oil Level
    244
    
    Engine Compartment
    244
    
    Engine Oil
    244
    
    Adding Engine Oil
    245
    
    Approved Engine Oils
    245
    
    Checking Coolant Level
    246
  - Maintenance
    247
    
    BMW Maintenance System
    247
    
    Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US Models and Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian Models
    247
    
    Socket for OBD Onboard Diagnostics Interface
    248
  - Replacing Components
    249
    
    Onboard Tool Kit
    249
    
    Halogen Bulbs
    250
    
    Light-Emitting Diodes Leds
    250
    
    Side Marker Lamps, Rear
    250
    
    Backup Lamp
    251
    
    Tail Lamps
    251
    
    Turn Signal
    251
    
    License Plate Lamp
    252
    
    Changing Wheels
    253
    
    Battery Care
    255
    
    Charging Battery
    255
    
    Vehicle Battery
    255
  - Giving and Receiving Assistance
    257
    
    Emergency Request
    257
    
    Warning Triangle
    257
    
    Connecting Jumper Cables
    258
    
    First Aid Kit
    258
    
    Jump Starting
    258
    
    Roadside Assistance
    258
    
    Tow-Starting and Towing
    259
    
    Being Towed
    260
- Reference
  
  263
  - Technical Data
    264
    
    Engine Data
    264
  - Short Commands of Voice Command System
    267
  - Everything from a to Z
    272

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