light BMW 745Li 2006 E66 Owner's Manual

Cockpit
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Cockpit
All around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1Roller sun blind for rear window*112
2Rear window safety switch40
3Power windows40
4Exterior mirrors505Parking brake58
6Parking lamps99
Low beams99
Automatic headlamp control99
Adaptive Head Light
*100
High-beam assistant
*100

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9Steptronic: upshifting63
10Steptronic: downshifting63
12Buttons on steering wheel13Info Display12
14Automatic transmission62
15Ignition lock57
19Horn: the entire surface
23Fog lamps101
24Unlocking hood201 7Instrument lighting101
8BMW Night Vision
*96
11Turn signals65
High beams,
headlamp flasher100
High-beam assistant
*100
Roadside parking lamps100
Computer76
Check Control80
Computer76
Voice command system
*
activation/deactivation23
Volume
Mobile phone:
Press button.
Make call, accept call, or end call.
Press briefly to proceed through
a selection sequence consisting
of the automatic program, the
Sport program, and the manual
mode63
Selecting radio station
Selecting music track
Skipping chapter
*
Programmable button52
16Switching ignition on/off57
and Starting/stopping engine57
17Windshield wipers65
Rain sensor65
18PDC Park Distance Control
*86
20Steering wheel heater
*52
Steering wheel adjustment52
21Unlocking luggage compartment
lid36
22Programmable cruise control67
Active cruise control
*69
Front fog lamps

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Info Display
1Resetting trip odometer to zero75
2Speedometer with display for
>Programmable cruise control67
>Active cruise control
*69
>Speed limit82
3Indicator and warning lamps12
4Tachometer75
Route guidance of navigation
system
*143
5High-beam assistant
*
6Display for
>Flat Tire Monitor
*91
>Tire Pressure Monitor
*93
7Display for
>Voice command system
*23
>Odometer and trip odometer75
>Remaining driving distance for service
requirements78
>Text messages in Check Control80
>Computer76
8Transmission range selection629Automatic transmission program
display62
10Display for
>Outside temperature75
>Clock75
>Indicator and warning lamps80
11Computer with fuel gauge76
12Fog lamps101
Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in dif-
ferent combinations and in different colors in
the display area1 and in the display2.

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When the engine is started or the ignition is
switched on, some lamps are checked for
proper operation and light up briefly in the pro-
cess.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages on Info Display explain the
meaning of the indicating and warning lamps
shown.
You can view additional information, e.g.
regarding the cause of a malfunction and the
corresponding action to take, in the Check Con-
trol, refer to page80.
When the situation is urgent, this information is
displayed immediately when the associated
lamps light up.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps in the display
area1 indicate that certain functions are active:
Turn signals65
With parking brake released59
With parking brake set59
Warning lamp on Canadian models
Front fog lamps101
DTC Dynamic Traction Control88
High beams/headlamp flasher100
High-beam assistant
*
DSC Dynamic Stability Control,
flashes88

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Selecting menu
From the start menu, eight menus can be
accessed by moving the controller in the appro-
priate directions.
In a menu, you can change directly into a
new menu by moving in the correspond-
ing direction, without having to open the start
menu first.
Moving in the direction that corresponds to the
last menu used brings you back to the last item
used in this menu.<
Selecting menu items
To edit a function, you must select the corre-
sponding menu item. Menu items shown in
white can be selected.
Turn the controller
The highlight moves.
To change between the menu
items on the left and right side of
the Control Display, continue to turn the con-
troller at the beginning or end of a list. The high-
light moves to the other side of the Control Dis-
play.
Activating menu item
Press the controller.
Changing settings
1.Turn the controller to change the setting.
2.Press the controller to adopt the setting.
Displaying and hiding menu name
You can program the system to display the
menu name each time you proceed to a new
menu.
1.Press the button to open the start
menu.
2.Move the controller toward "Help".
3.Select "Menu name" and press the control-
ler.
The symbol indicates the menu that is cur-
rently activated. The menu name is displayed.

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Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for opera-
tion whenever the driver's door is closed. This
simultaneously engages and releases the locks
on the following:
>Doors
>Luggage compartment lid
>Fuel filler door
The central locking system can be operated
from the outside:
>via the remote control
>via the driver's door lock
>with Comfort Access
* via the door handles
and from inside via the button for the central
locking system.
When the system is locked from inside, the fuel
filler door remains unlocked. Refer to page34.
Each time the central locking system is locked
or unlocked from outside the vehicle, this simul-
taneously engages or disengages the anti-theft
system. The alarm system is also armed or dis-
armed. The remote control also switches the
interior lamps on and off.
For additional details on alarm system
refer to
page37.
In an accident of corresponding severity, the
central locking system automatically unlocks
the vehicle. In addition, the hazard warning
flashers and interior lamps switch on.
Opening and closing: from
outside
Using remote control
Because any persons or animals left unat-
tended in a parked vehicle could lock the
doors from the inside, you should always keep
the remote control with you; this precaution
ensures that you will remain able to unlock the
vehicle from the outside at all times.<1Unlocking, comfort opening, and deactivat-
ing alarm system
2Locking and securing, arming alarm sys-
tem, switching off tilt alarm sensor and inte-
rior motion sensor, switching on interior
lamps and perimeter lighting
3Opening luggage compartment lid
4Switching on interior lamps and pathway
lighting, activating panic mode
*. You can
find details about home lighting on page99.
If it is no longer possible to lock the vehi-
cle with a remote control, its battery is
discharged. Use this remote control during an
extended drive; this will recharge the battery,
refer to page30.
In the event of malfunctions, please contact
your BMW center. which is also your source for
replacement keys.<
Unlocking
1. Press the button. The hazard warning
flashers blink twice.
Driver's door and fuel filler door are
unlocked.
2.Press the button again.
All other doors and the luggage compart-
ment lid are unlocked.
The interior lamps and the door-mounted
perimeter lamps come on.
Comfort opening
Press the button longer. The windows and
the glass sunroof open. The glass sunroof will
not move if it is already in its raised position.

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Engaging locks
Press the button. The hazard warning
flashers blink once.
Switching on interior lamps and
perimeter lighting
Press the button if the vehicle is
locked.
Switching on interior lamps
Press the button.
You can also use this function to locate your
vehicle in parking garages etc.
Panic mode*
You can also trigger the alarm system in case of
danger:
Press the button for at least 3 seconds.
To deactivate the alarm: press any button
Opening luggage compartment lid
Press the button for approx. one second.
The luggage compartment lid opens, regard-
less of whether it was previously locked or
unlocked.
During opening, the luggage compart-
ment lid pivots back and up. Ensure that
adequate clearance is available before opening.
To avoid being inadvertently locked out, never
set the remote control down in the luggage
compartment. A previously locked luggage
compartment lid is also locked again after clos-
ing.<
Automatic luggage compartment lid
operation*
Opening luggage compartment lid
Press the button for approx. one second.
The luggage compartment lid opens all the way,
regardless of whether it was previously locked
or unlocked.
To interrupt the opening process:
Press the button again while opening is in
progress.During opening, the luggage compart-
ment lid pivots back and up. Ensure that
adequate clearance is available before opening.
To avoid being inadvertently locked out, never
set the remote control down in the luggage
compartment. A previously locked luggage
compartment lid is also locked again after clos-
ing.<
Malfunction
Local radio waves can cause the remote control
to malfunction.
Should the remote control fail to operate owing
to interference of this kind, the vehicle can be
opened and closed via the door lock with a key.
If it is no longer possible to lock the vehicle with
a remote control, then its battery is discharged.
Use this remote control during an extended
drive; this will recharge the battery, refer to
page30.
For US owners only
The transmitter and receiver units comply with
part 15 of the FCC/Federal Communication
Commission regulations. Operation is gov-
erned by the following:
FCC ID:
>LX8766S
>LX8766E
>LX8CAS
>LX8CAS2
Compliance statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
>This device may not cause harmful interfer-
ence, and
>this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modifications or
changes to these devices could void the
user's authority to operate this equipment.<

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Using key
1.Turn key.
Driver's door and fuel filler door are
unlocked.
2.Turn key again.
All other doors and the luggage compart-
ment lid are unlocked.
Convenience operation
You also have the option of operating the win-
dows and the glass sunroof from the driver's
door lock.
>To open:
With the door closed, turn the key to the
Unlock position and hold it there.
>To close:
With the door closed, turn the key to the
Lock position and hold it there.
Watch during the closing process to
be sure that no one is injured. Releas-
ing the key stops the operation.<
Manual operation
If an electrical malfunction occurs, you can
unlock or lock the driver's door with the key in
the end positions of the door lock.
Opening and closing: from
inside
When the front doors are closed, use this but-
ton to unlock the doors and luggage compart-
ment lid or to lock them without arming their
anti-theft sensors. The fuel filler door remains
unlocked.
If the remote control, refer to page32, or
Comfort Access, refer to page38, have
been used to unlock only the driver's door and
you press the button, then all of the other
doors, the luggage compartment lid, and the
fuel filler door are unlocked.
A closed driver's door is locked when is
pressed.<
Unlocking and opening doors
>Either unlock the doors together with the
button for the central locking system and
then pull the release handle above the arm-
rest
>or pull the release handle for each door
twice: the first pull unlocks the door, and the
second one opens it.
When the low beams are switched on, the
interior door handles are also lighted. The
intensity of the lighting is adjusted using the
instrument lighting control, refer to page101.<
Engaging locks
>Use the central locking button to lock all of
the doors simultaneously
>or press down the individual lock buttons of
the doors

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Tilt alarm sensor
The tilt of the vehicle is monitored. The alarm
system reacts, e.g. in case of an attempted
wheel theft or towing.
Interior motion sensor
In order for the interior motion sensor to func-
tion properly, the windows and glass sunroof
must be completely closed.
Avoiding unintentional alarms
The tilt alarm sensor and interior motion sensor
may be switched off at the same time. This pre-
vents unintentional alarms, e.g. in the following
situations:
>In duplex garages
>When transporting on car-carrying trains
>When animals are to remain in the vehicle
Switching off tilt alarm sensor and
interior motion sensor
Press the button on the remote control
again as soon as the vehicle is locked.
The indicator lamp lights up briefly and then
flashes continuously. The tilt alarm sensor and
the interior motion sensor are switched off until
the next time the vehicle is unlocked and subse-
quently locked again.
Comfort Access*
With Comfort Access, you can have access to
your vehicle without having to hold the remote
control in your hand. It is sufficient to carry the
remote control on your person, e.g. in a jacket
pocket. The vehicle automatically detects the
associated remote control in the immediate
vicinity or in the passenger compartment.
Comfort Access supports the following func-
tions:
>Locking/unlocking the vehicle
>Unlocking the luggage compartment lid
separately
>Starting the engine
Functional requirements
>The vehicle can only be locked if the remote
control is outside the vehicle.
>The next unlocking and locking cycle is not
possible until after approx. 2 seconds.
>The engine can only be started if the remote
control is inside the vehicle.
Comparison to conventional remote
control
You can control the functions mentioned previ-
ously with the Comfort Access or by pressing
the buttons on the remote control. Therefore
please first familiarize yourself with the instruc-
tions for opening and closing, starting on
page32.
The specific features involved in the use of
Comfort Access are described below.
If a short delay occurs when opening or
closing the windows and the glass sun-
roof, then this indicates that the system is
checking whether a remote control is located in
the vehicle. Please repeat opening or closing if
necessary.<
Unlocking
Pull a door handle. This corresponds to press-
ing the button.
Only the door of the door handle you have
pulled is unlocked.
You unlock the other doors from the inside,
using the central locking system button, refer to
page34.<
Engaging locks
Push a door handle. This corresponds to press-
ing the button.
Before locking, make sure that the igni-
tion and all current-consuming devices
are switched off in order to minimized the drain
on the battery.<
If a remote control is detected in the inte-
rior, the vehicle is unlocked again or not
locked in the first place.<

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Opening and closing windows
With the ignition lock in radio ready state or
higher, refer to page57:
>Press the switch down to the resistance
point:
The window continues to open as long as
you continue to hold the switch.
>Briefly press the switch beyond the resis-
tance point:
The window opens automatically. Briefly
press the switch again to stop the opening
movement.
You can close the windows in the same manner
by pulling the switch.
After switching off ignition
You can still operate the power windows:
>For an extended period in radio ready state.
>For approx. 1 minute when the ignition is
switched off or with the remote control dis-
engaged.
To open, press the switch beyond the resis-
tance point.
Pinch protection system
If the force rises beyond a predefined threshold
while a window is being closed, then the system
will immediately stop the closing movement
and open the window again slightly.
Despite the presence of the pinch protec-
tion system, make sure to inspect the
window's travel path prior to closing it, as the
safety system might fail to detect certain kinds
of obstructions, such as very thin objects, and
the window would continue closing.
The protection provided by the pinch protec-tion system is limited when the switch is pulled
beyond the resistance point and held. Under
these circumstances, if the closing force
exceeds a defined threshold, then the window
opens only slightly.
If you pull the switch again beyond the resis-
tance point and hold it in position, within a
period of approx. 4 seconds, the pinch protec-
tion system will be deactivated.
Do not install any accessories in the range of
movement of the windows; otherwise, the pinch
protection system will be impaired.<
When you close the windows they will
slow down as they approach the end of
their travel; this is to allow the pinch protection
system to respond more precisely to any
obstructions encountered in this critical
range.<
Safety switch
With the safety switch, you can prevent the rear
windows from being opened or closed via the
switches in the rear passenger area, by chil-
dren, for example.
The same is true for:
>the adjustment of the electrical rear seats,
refer to page45
>the adjustment of the electrical head
restraints in the rear, refer to page47
>the operation of the roller sun blind from the
rear, refer to page112
The LED lights up when this safety feature is
activated.
Press the safety switch when children
ride in the rear; otherwise, unsupervised
closing of the windows could lead to injuries.<