BMW 760i 2004 E65 User Guide

At a glance
This overview of buttons, switches and
displays is intended to serve as a source
of orientation in your vehicle's operating
environment. The section will also assist
you in becoming acquainted with the
control concepts and options available
for operating the various systems.

Cockpit

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Cockpit
All around the steering wheel: controls and displays

1

Roller sun blind for rear window112

2

Rear window safety switch42

3

Electric power windows41

4

Exterior mirrors51

5

Parking brake62

6

Parking lamps and low beams99

7

Instrument lighting100

8

Turn signal indicators69
High beams,
headlamp flasher100

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9

Steering wheel16

10

Info Display12

11

Automatic transmission lever66

12

Ignition lock60

16

Horn: the entire surface

20

Fog lamps100

21

Releasing the engine hood194 Computer84,
Check Control82
Computer84
Standing lamps100

13

Switching ignition on/off and
starting the engine60,61

14

Windshield wipers70
Rain sensor70

15

PDC Park Distance Control90

17

Steering wheel heater52
Steering wheel adjustment52

18

Unlocking luggage
compartment38

19

Programmable cruise
control71
Front fog lamps

Cockpit

12

Info Display

1

To view odometer display and
reset trip odometer to zero80

2

Speedometer with display for

>

Programmable cruise control 71
or

>

Active cruise control73

>

Speed limit86

3

Indicator and warning lamps12

4

Tachometer 80
with destination guidance
navigation system139

5

Indicator for

>

Computer 84
or

>Text message of the Check
Control82
or
>Voice command system25
6Transmission range selection66
7Automatic transmission program
display66 8Indicator for
>Clock88
>Outside temperature80
or
>Indicator and warning lamps of
the Check Control82
9Computer with fuel gauge85, 84
10Fog lamps100
Indicator and warning lamps
Technology that monitors itself
The indicator and warning lamps identified
by the
+ symbol are subjected to an oper-
ation check each time you switch on the
ignition or start the engine. They each light
up once for different periods of time.
When a malfunction occurs in a monitored
system, the corresponding lamp will either
fail to go out when the engine is started, or
it will come on again during normal driving.
For information on how you should respond
when this happens, please refer to the
pages indicated.

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Please fasten safety belts +49
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control
+92
DTC Dynamic Traction Control92
ABS Antilock Brake System
+91
Parking brake/brake hydraulics/
DBC Dynamic Brake
Control
+62/ 197/ 93
Parking brake/brake hydraulics/
DBC Dynamic Brake Control for
Canadian models
Parking brake
+62,64
Parking brake62,64
Automatic parking brake Ð
Automatic Hold
+63,64
Service Engine Soon
+199
Indicator lamp for Canadian
models
Airbags
+97
Turn signal indicators69High beams/
headlamp flasher100
Front fog lamps 100
Colors
The indicator and warning lamps can light
up in different colors and combinations.
The following section explains the signifi-
cance of the individual colors as well as
how you should respond when they
appear.
>Red:
Stop the vehicle immediately
or
an important reminder
>Red and yellow:
Continue to drive cautiously
>Yellow:
Have the system inspected at
the earliest opportunity
or
for your information
>Green:
For your information
>Blue:
For your information.
Indicator and warning lamps of
the Check Control
Other indicator and warning lamps appear
in the display 8 of the Info Display as nec-
essary, accompanied by supplementary
text, refer to Check Control, page 82.

Cockpit
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Comfort area: controls and displays

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1Glasses compartment115
2Storage compartment115
3Switching audio and video sources on/
off and adjusting volume149
4Telephone keypad, folding176
5Automatic air distribution and supply,
left side of passenger
compartment103
6Outside air/AUC Automatic recircu-
lated-air control/recirculated air104
7Defrosting windshield and windows
and removing condensation104
8Control Display17
9Temperature, left side of passenger
compartment: turn
Maximum cooling: press104
10Glass roof, electric42
11Memory buttons for integrated
universal remote control111
12Air supply, left side of passenger
compartment: turn
Switching off automatic climate
control: press104, 106
13Reading lamps101
14Hazard warning flashers
15Interior lamps100
16Air supply, right side of passenger
compartment103
17Temperature, right side of passenger
compartment: turn
Residual heat mode: press103, 105
18Rear window defroster
19Air conditioning104
20Starting an emergency call177
21Opening the glove compartment
22Automatic air distribution and supply,
right side of passenger
compartment106
23Station/track search and CD, DVD148
24Central locking system36
25Controller17
26Control Center buttons1727Seat adjustment44
Heated seats49
Active seat ventilation50
Active seat51
Seat, mirror and
steering wheel memory53

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Buttons on the steering wheel
Buttons are integrated on the steering
wheel for fast operation of the following
functions without being distracted from
driving:
>The Steptronic of the automatic trans-
mission
>Selected audio source functions
>Selected portable phone functions
>The voice command system
>Selected TV and DVD functions.
The buttons on the steering wheel are
only operational when the corre-
sponding systems are switched on.<
Telephone:
Accepting calls, making calls, ending calls.
Volume.
Voice command system:
Switching on and off.
Fast forward/reverse:
>Radio
Press briefly: next stored station
Extended pressure: automatic tuning
>CD
Press briefly: skipping tracks
Extended pressure: fast forward/
reverse
>TV
Selecting program
>DVD
Searching for chapter.Available for individual programming:
In the "Settings" menu, you can select the
function of the button at the " button"
menu item, refer to page 52.
Steptronic:
Press briefly to proceed through a selec-
tion sequence consisting of the automatic
program, the Sport program, and the man-
ual mode, refer to page 66.
Steptronic: upshifting and downshifting,
refer to page 67.

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Control Center
The concept
The Control Center has been designed to
avoid the unnecessary complexity created
by an extended number of switches and
controls. It consists of the controller and
the Control Display.
The controller is used to select the func-
tions that will appear on the Control Dis-
play. In addition, it also shows you Check
Control messages, refer to page 82.
Controls
1Controller: you operate all the functions
in the Control Center by moving, turning
and pressing.
>If you move the controller, you feel
the mechanical guides along the main
direction of movement. This makes it
easier for you to select the right main
menus
>If you turn the controller, you feel an
electronically created rasterizing. This
helps you to select the desired menu
item
2Button for opening the start menu from
any menu item
3Individual button assignment
To avoid posing an unnecessary
hazard, both to your own vehicle's
occupants and to other road users: never
attempt to use the controls or make adjust-ments unless traffic and road conditions
allow.<
The following introduction illustrates how
easy it is to use the Control Center.
You can find detailed instructions describ-
ing how to use the individual systems in the
separate sections.
Programming button function
You can assign specific individual functions
to the programmable button. This feature
then provides you with quick access to this
function, allowing you to control it without
undue distraction from road and traffic
conditions.
1.Select "Settings" and press the control-
ler
2.Select and press the controller
3.Select " button". Continue to press
the controller until the desired function
appears:
>"Mode"
You can choose between the output
sources radio/FM or AM, Compact Disc
CD and CD changer. The precondition
is that one of these sources has been
activated
>"FM" or "AM"
Switching over between wavebands
FM and AM, also refer to page 152

Control Center
18 >"Short info"
Display of the help and supplementary
texts of the active menu for approx.
10 seconds, refer to Assistance win-
dow on page 22.
You can select the displayed function using
the button.
The "Short info" function is not avail-
able in the rear.<
Control Display
To open the start menu:
Press the button
or
move the controller
>toward the currently active menu
>twice in one direction.
To switch off the Control Display, press the
controller when you are in the start menu.
When the Control Display appears,
you see the start menu for approx.
5 seconds, then the last active menu. You
can have the display of the start menu
deactivated at your BMW center.<
Selecting menu
Move the controller to select a menu, here:
"Settings".
The menu appears on the screen as soon
as you release the controller.
You can move directly to a different
menu by moving the controller in the
corresponding direction.<
Selecting menu item
Turn the controller to select the
menu item, here: "Clock".
Confirming selection or item
Press the controller to confirm
the selection, here: "Clock".
Select the desired setting for adjustment
from the menu item, here: "Time" and con-
firm.