cruise control BMW 5 SERIES 2011 User Guide

Press the button.
Display 1
Lane departure warning*
2 Active Cruise Control*
3 Desired speed
4 Navigation system*
5 Speed
The collision warning*, Night Vision* pedestrian
warning, or Check Control messages are dis‐
played briefly if needed.
Selecting displays in the Head-up
Display
1. "Settings"
2. "Head-up display"
3. "Displayed information"
4. Select the desired displays in the Head-up
Display.
The settings are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Setting the brightness
The brightness is automatically adjusted to the
ambient light.
The basic setting can be adjusted manually.
1. "Settings"
2. "Head-up display"
3. "Brightness"
4. Turn the controller.
The brightness is adjusted. When the low beams are switched on, the
brightness
of the Head-up Display can be addi‐
tionally influenced using the instrument lighting,
refer to page 83.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐
rently in use.
Adjusting the height
1. "Settings"
2. "Head-up display"
3. "Height"
4. Turn the controller.
The height is adjusted.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐
rently in use.
Special windshield
The windshield is part of the system.
The shape of the windshield makes it possible
to display a precise image.
A

film in the windshield prevents double images
from being displayed.
Therefore, have the special windshield replaced
by a service center only.
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Everything from A to Z
Index
A
ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐
tem 95
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 102
Activated-charcoal filter 129
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 92
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 102
Active seat, front 46
Active seat ventilation, front 47
Active Steering, integral 98
Adaptive brake assistant 95
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 94
Adaptive drive 97
Adaptive light control 81
Additional telephone 210
Additives, oil 258
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 44
Airbags 85
Airbags, indicator/warning light 86
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 127
Air distribution, manual 126
Air drying, refer to Cooling function 128
Air pressure, tires 242
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 129
Air volume, automatic climate control 127
Alarm system 39
Alarm, unintentional 40
All around the center con‐ sole 14
All around the headliner 15 All around the steering
wheel 12
ALL program, automatic cli‐ mate control 128
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 252
All-wheel-drive 96
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 133
Alternative oil types 258
AM/FM station 174
Announcement, navigation, refer to Spoken instruc‐
tions 163
Antifreeze, washer fluid 64
Antilock Brake System, ABS 95
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 95
Appointments 226
Approved engine oils 258
Apps 236
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 139
Arrival time 77
Ashtray 134
Ashtray, front 134
Ashtray, rear 135
Assist 232
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 270
Assistance when driving off 95
Audio playback 181
Audio playback, Blue‐ tooth 196
AUTO intensity 127
Automatic car wash 274
Automatic climate con‐ trol 126
Automatic Cruise Control with Stop & Go 102
Automatic Curb Monitor 52 Automatic deactivation, front
passenger airbags 86
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 81
Automatic Hold 60
Automatic locking 35
Automatic recirculated-air control 127
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 35
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 65
Automatic trunk lid 36
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 127
AUTO program, intensity 127
AUX-IN port 192
Average fuel consumption 76
Average speed 76
Axle loads, weights 283
B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 46
Backrest, seats 44
Backup camera 113
Backup lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 266
Balance 172
Band-Aids, refer to First aid kit 270
Bar for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 272
Bass 172
Battery replacement, remote control, rear entertain‐
ment 202
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 267
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 28
Battery, vehicle 267
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Corrosion on brake discs 148
Cruise control 109
Cruise control, active with Stop & Go 102
Cruising range 73
Cupholder 140
Current fuel consumption 74
Current location, storing 156
Customer Relations 235
D
Damage, tires 251
Damping control, dynamic 98
Data, technical 280
Date 73
Daytime running lights 81
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 127
Destination distance 76
Destination guidance 161
Destination guidance with in‐ termediate destinations 160
Destination input, naviga‐ tion 154
Digital clock 73
Digital radio 175
Dimensions 280
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 53
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 62
Displacement, engine 281
Display,
electronic, instrument
cluster 69
Display in front wind‐ shield 124
Display lighting, refer to Instru‐ ment lighting 83
Displays, cleaning 276
Disposal, coolant 259
Disposal, vehicle battery 268
Distance control, refer to PDC 111
Distance, selecting for ACC 103
Distance to destination 76 Divided screen view, split
screen 20
Door lock, refer to Remote control 28
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing 35
Downhill control 96
Drive-off assistant 95
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 95
Driving instructions, breaking in 146
Driving notes, general 146
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 95
Driving tips 146
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 95
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 96
DVD/CD 181
DVD/CD notes 187
DVD/CD player, rear 201
DVD changer 185
DVD settings 184
DVDs, storing 188
DVD, video 183
Dynamic Damping Control 98
Dynamic destination guid‐ ance 167
Dynamic Drive 98
Dynamic Driving Control 99
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 95
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 96
E
EfficientDynamics, refer to Saving fuel 150
Electronic engine oil level check 257
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 95
Emergency detection, remote control 29 Emergency release, door
lock 34
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 240
Emergency Request 269
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 270
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 29
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 37
Energy Control 74
Energy recovery 74
Engine compartment 255
Engine compartment, working in 255
Engine coolant 258
Engine oil 257
Engine oil, adding 257
Engine oil additives 258
Engine oil filler neck 257
Engine oil temperature 72
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 258
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 258
Engine specifications 281
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 29
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 59
Engine start, Starting aid 270
Engine stop 59
Engine temperature 72
Equalizer 172
Equipment, interior 132
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 95
Exchanging wheels/tires 251
Exhaust system 146
Exterior
mirror, automatic dim‐
ming feature, dimmable exte‐
rior mirrors 52
Exterior mirrors 51
External devices 192
External start 270
External temperature dis‐ play 73
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Signals when unlocking 33
Sitting safely
44
Size 280
Ski bag 137
Slide/tilt glass roof 41
Smallest turning circle 281
Smoker's package 134
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 219
Snow chains 253
Socket 135
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 260
Software applications, iPhone 236
Software update 199
Spare fuse 268
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 157
Specified engine oil types 258
Speed, average 76
Speed limit, setting 77
Split screen 20
Split
screen map settings 165
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 163
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 99
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 66
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 100
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 66
Stability control systems 95
Start/Stop button 58
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 29
Starting aid 270
Starting the engine 59
State/province, selecting for navigation 154
Stations, stored 180
Station, storing 174
Status display, tires 88
Status information, iDrive 19
Status of Owner's Manual 6 Steering, Integral Active
Steering 98
Steering wheel, adjusting 53
Steering wheel heating 53
Steering wheel memory 51
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 65
Stopping the engine 59
Storage
compartment, remote
control 141
Storage compartments 138
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 138
Storage, tires 252
Storing the vehicle 276
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 155
Summer tires, tread 250
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 71
Surround View 113
Suspension settings 99
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 99
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 131
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 72
Tail and brake lamps 266
Tailgate 35
Tailgate, automatic 36
Tailgate via remote control 33
Tail lamps 265
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 266
Tasks 227
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 280
TeleService 232
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 127
Temperature display, external temperature 73 Temperature, engine oil
72
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 102
Terminal, starting aid 271
Text messages 224
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 71
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 39
Theft protection, lug bolts 267
Theft protection, refer to Cen‐ tral locking system 31
Thermal
camera, refer to Night
Vision 122
Thigh support 44
Through-loading system 136
Tilt alarm sensor 39
Tilt, seats 44
Time of arrival 77
Tire damage 251
Tire identification marks 249
Tire inflation pressure 242
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 88
Tires, changing 251
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 242
Tires, run-flat tires 252
Tire tread 250
Toll roads, route 162
Tone 172
Tool kit 262
Tools 262
Top View 116
Torque, engine 281
Total vehicle weight 283
Tow fitting 273
Towing 271
Town/city, navigation 154
Tow-starting 271
Tow truck 272
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 88
Traction control 96
TRACTION program, Dynamic Driving Control 96
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