BMW M5 2018 Owners Manual

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TheUltimate
DrivingMachine
OWNER'SHANDBOOK.THEBMWM5SALOON.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sHandbook.
BMWM5.
CongratulationsonyourchoiceofaBMWM5.
Thebetteryouareacquaintedwithyourvehicle,theeasieryouwillfinditisto operate.Wewouldthereforeliketoofferyouthefollowingadvice:
PleasereadtheOwner'sHandbookbeforesettingoutinyournewBMWM5.
AlsousetheIntegratedOwner'sHandbookinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimporj
tantinformationonhowtooperatethevehicle,enablingyoutoderivemaxij mumbenefitfromthetechnicaladvantagesofyourBMWM5.Italsocontainsusefulinformationwhichwillhelpyoutomaintainboththeoperatingandroad
safetyofyourBMWM5aswellasitsfullresalevalue.
Ifapplicable,youwillfindupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadlineintheappendix oftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevehicle.
Supplementaryinformationisprovidedintheotherdocumentsofon-board
literature.
Wewishyouasafeandpleasantjourney.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSNOTES
Notes.................................................................................................................................... 8
QUICKREFERENCE
YourBMWinbrief.........................................................................................................  16
OVERVIEW
Drivingarea......................................................................................................................  32
Idlestate,standbystateanddrive-readystate......................................................  37
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 40
BMWGestureControl..................................................................................................  48
Voicecontrolsystem....................................................................................................  51
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  54
Owner'sHandbookmedia........................................................................................... 67
CONTROLS
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  74
Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheel..........................................................................  101
Carryingchildrensafely.............................................................................................  115
Driving............................................................................................................................. 124
Displays..........................................................................................................................  144
Lights..............................................................................................................................  164
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 171
DrivingStabilityControlSystems...........................................................................  207
DriverAssistanceSystems.......................................................................................  215
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 254
Airconditioning............................................................................................................  256
Interiorequipment.......................................................................................................  270
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 277
Boot................................................................................................................................. 2814
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DRIVINGHINTS
BMWM5Technology...............................................................................................  288
Drivingprecautions.....................................................................................................  290
Towingatrailer............................................................................................................  295
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  300
MOBILITY
Refuelling.......................................................................................................................  304
Fuel.................................................................................................................................. 306
Wheelsandtyres.........................................................................................................  308
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  329
Engineoil.......................................................................................................................  332
Coolant...........................................................................................................................  336
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  338
Replacingparts............................................................................................................  341
BreakdownAssist........................................................................................................ 347
Generalcare.................................................................................................................. 355
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  362
Appendix........................................................................................................................  364
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  374
i2018BayerischeMotorenWerke
Aktiengesellschaft
Munich,Germany
Nottobereproduced,whollyorinpart,withoutwrittenpermissionfromBMWAG,Munich.
EnglishII/18,0318490
Printedonenvironmentallyfriendlypaper,bleachedwithoutchlorine,suitableforrecycling.
Navigation,entertainmentandcommunicationcanbecalledupin
thefollowingOwner'sHandbooks:IntegratedOwner'sHandbookin thevehicle,OnlineOwner'sHandbook,BMWDriverssGuideapp.5
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NOTES
Notes.............................................................................................................. 87
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NotesAboutthisOwner'sHandbook
Orientation Thequickestwaytofindinformationonaparticj
ulartopicorfeatureistoconsultthealphabetical
index.
Werecommendthatyoureadthroughthefirst
chaptertoobtainaninitialoverviewofthevehij
cle.
Updatesaftergoingtopress
Updatesfollowingthecopydeadlinecanresultin differencesbetweentheprintedOwner's
HandbookandthefollowingOwner'sHandj
books:
'xIntegratedOwner'sHandbookinthevehicle.'xOnlineOwner'sHandbook.'xBMWDriver'sGuideApp.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.
Owner'sHandbookfor
Navigation,Entertainment,
Communication
TheOwner'sHandbookfornavigation,entertainj
mentandcommunicationisavailableasaprinted bookfromService.
Navigation,entertainmentandcommunication
topicscanbeconsultedinthefollowing:
'xIntegratedOwner'sHandbookinthevehicle.'xOnlineOwner'sHandbook.'xBMWDriver'sGuideApp.Additionalsourcesof
information
ServicePartner
AServicePartnerofthemanufacturerwillbe
happytoansweranyfurtherquestions.
Internet
Owner'sHandbookandgeneralinformation aboutBMW,forexampleontechnology,are
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com.
IntegratedOwner'sHandbookin
thevehicle
TheIntegratedOwner'sHandbookdescribesthe
specificequipmentandfunctionspresentinthe vehicle.TheIntegratedOwner'sHandbookcan
beshownintheControlDisplay.Forfurtherinj
formation,seepage 67.
BMWDriver'sGuideApp
TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej
scribestheequipmentandfunctionsincludedin thevehicle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartj
phonesandtablets.Forfurtherinformation,see page 68.
OnlineOwner'sHandbook
TheOnlineOwner'sHandbookspecificallydej scribestheequipmentandfunctionspresentinthevehicle.TheOnlineOwner'sHandbookcanbedisplayedinanyoftoday'sbrowsers.Forfurjtherinformation,seepage 69.
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Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner's
Handbook
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsonadisplayinthevehiclefor
selectingfunctions.

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ForAustralia/NewZealand:
general
WhenreadingthisOwner'sHandbook,please
bearthefollowinginmind:toensurethatourvej
hiclescontinuetoembodythehighestquality
andsafetystandards,wepursueapolicyofconj
tinuous,ongoingdevelopment.Becausemodifij
cationsinthedesignofbothvehiclesandaccesj
soriesmaybeintroducedatanytime,yourown
vehicle'sequipmentmayvaryfromthatdescrij
bedinthishandbook.Forthesamereason,itis
alsoimpossibletoguaranteethatalldescriptions
willbecompletelyaccurateinallrespects.
Wemustthereforerequestyourunderstanding
ofthefactthatthemanufacturerofyourvehicle
isunabletorecogniselegalclaimsbasedondisj
crepanciesbetweenthedata,illustrationsand
descriptionsinthisOwner'sHandbookandyour
ownvehicle'sequipment.Pleasenote,too,that
someoftheoptionalequipmentdescribedinthis
manualisnotavailableonAustralianmodelsdue
torestrictionsimposedbyAustralianDesign
Rulesandotherrequirements.
Shouldyourequireanyfurtherinformation,
pleasecontactyourServicePartneroraqualified specialistworkshop,whowillbepleasedtoadjviseyou.
Updatesaftergoingtopress
Updatesfollowingthecopydeadlinecanresultin differencesbetweentheprintedOwner'sHandbookandthefollowingOwner'sHandj
books:'xIntegratedOwner'sHandbookinthevehicle.'xOnlineOwner'sHandbook.'xBMWDriver'sGuideApp.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.
Yourownsafety
Intendeduse
Complywiththefollowingwhenusingthevehij
cle:
'xOwner'sHandbook.'xInformationonthevehicle.Donotremove stickers.'xTechnicaldataofthevehicle.'xTheapplicablelawsandsafetystandardsofthecountryinwhichthevehicleisused.'xVehiclepapersandlegaldocuments.
Warranty
Yourvehicleistechnicallydesignedfortheoperj
atingconditionsandapprovalrequirementsprevj
alentinthecountrytowhichitwasfirstdelivered
-homologation.Ifyourvehicleistobeoperated
inanothercountry,itmayhavetobeadaptedto anyprevailingdifferentoperatingconditionsandapprovalrequirements.Ifyourvehicledoesnot
complywiththehomologationrequirementsina
certaincountryyoucannotlodgewarrantyclaims foryourvehiclethere.AServicePartnerisableto
providefurtherinformation.
Maintenanceandrepairs Theadvancedtechnologyusedinyourvehicle,forexamplethestate-of-the-artmaterialsand
high-performanceelectronics,requiressuitably appropriatemaintenanceandrepairmethods.
Consequently,themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommendshavingcorrespondingworkcarried
outbyaBMWServicePartner.Ifyouchooseto
useanotherspecialistworkshop,BMWrecomj
mendsusingonethatperformsworksuchas
maintenanceandrepairaccordingtoBMWspecj
ificationswithproperlytrainedpersonnel.Inthis
Owner'sHandbook,facilitiesofthiskindarerej
ferredtoasanotherqualifiedservicecentreora specialistworkshop.
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