navigation system BMW M5 2006 Owners Manual

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Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is to use
the index, refer to page210.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
7Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10Cockpit
16iDrive
22Voice command system
Controls
28Opening and closing
40Adjustments
50Transporting children safely
53Driving
62Everything under control
73Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
83Lamps
87Climate
93Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
104Things to remember when driving
Navigation
112Starting navigation system
113Destination entry
124Destination guidance
129What to do if …
Entertainment
132On/off and tone
136Radio
145CD player and CD changer
151External audio device
Communications
154Telephoning
167TeleService, BMW Assist
Mobility
174Refueling
176Wheels and tires
181Under the hood
186Maintenance
188Replacing components
196Giving and receiving assistance
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202Technical data
205Short commands of voice command
system
210Everything from A to Z

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Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following warran-
ties:
>New Vehicle Limited Warranty
>Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
>Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
>Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
>California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following applies only to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North
America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New
Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831-
1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of
North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Adminis-
trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele-
phone the toll free hotline 1-800-333-0510,
or contact Transport Canada by mail at: Trans-
port Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville Tower C,
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa ON K1A 0N5.

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7Shift paddles57
8Buttons on steering wheel
9Instrument cluster12
12Ignition lock53
13Horn: entire surface16Releasing hood181
17Opening luggage compartment lid33
Mobile phone
*154:
>Press: accepting and ending
call, starting dialing
* for
selected phone number and
redialing if no phone number is
selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice
command system
* 22
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling in phone book and in lists
with stored phone numbers
MDrive, call up individual
settings48
Individually programmable47
10
Windshield wipers59
Rain sensor60
11Starting/stopping engine and
switching ignition on/off 53
14
Steering wheel adjustment47
15
Cruise control61
18
Head-Up Display*80
19
Parking lamps83
Low beams83
Automatic headlamp control83

Adaptive Head Light*84
High-beam assistant
*84
20
Instrument lighting86

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1Microphone for handsfree mode for
telephone
*
and for voice command system*22
2Reading lamps86
3Initiating
an emergency call196
4Glass sunroof
*, electric38
5Interior lamps86
6Passenger airbag status lamp79
7Control Display16
8Hazard warning flashers
9Central locking system32
10Automatic climate control87
11Changing
>radio station132
>track132
12Ejecting
>navigation DVD
*132
>audio CD13213Drive for navigation system DVD with
Professional navigation system
*112
14Drive for audio CDs132
15Switching Entertainment sound output on/
off and adjusting volume132
17Controller16
Turn, press or move horizontally in four
directions
18Activating voice command system
*22
19Opening start menu on Control Display17
20Drivelogic of Sequential Manual
Transmission57
21EDC Electronic Damping Control76
22DSC Dynamic Stability Control75
23M Engine Dynamic Control POWER58 Temperature setting, left/right88
Automatic air distribution and
volume88
Cooling function89
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control90
Recirculated-air mode90
Maximum cooling89
Residual heat mode90
Switching off automatic climate
control90
Air volume89
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation89
Rear window defroster87
16
Heated seats45
Active seat ventilation
*45
Adjusting active backrest
width
*41
Flat Tire Monitor76
PDC Park Distance Control
*73

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Menu overview
Communication
>Telephone*
>BMW Assist* or TeleService*
Navigation or onboard information
>Navigation system*
>Onboard information, e.g. for displaying
the average fuel consumption
Entertainment
>Radio
>CD player and CD changer
*
>External audio device
Climate
>Air distribution
>Seat air conditioning
*
>Automatic program
>Parked car ventilation
menu
>Switching off Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for MDrive, or
for the central locking system
>Display of service requirements and dates
for statutory emission and vehicle inspec-
tions
>Settings for telephone
Operating principle
From radio readiness, refer to page53, the fol-
lowing message is shown on the Control Dis-
play:
To clear the message:
Press the controller.
This displays the start menu.
On vehicles with a single drive, the message
automatically disappears after approx. 10 sec-
onds.
Start menu
You can call up all the functions of iDrive using
five menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.

iDrive
20
Status information
1Display for:
>Entertainment:
Radio, CD
>Telephone
* in "Communication":
Name of linked mobile phone, network
search or no network
>"BMW Assist"
*:
Existing voice connection with a service
from BMW Assist
2Entertainment sound output off
3Display for:
> New entries present in "Missed calls"
*
> Roaming active
4 Telephoning
* possible if the mobile
phone is logged-on in the vehicle
Mobile phone network with strong
reception, display dependent on mobile
phone
5Time
Other displays:
The status information is temporarily hidden
when there are Check Control instructions or
inputs via the voice command system
*.
Assistance window*
Additional information can be displayed in the
assistance window:
>The computer or the trip computer
>The arrow or map view with a navigation
system
*
>The current position
Selecting display
1.Move the controller to the right to change to
the assistance window and press the con-
troller.
2.Select a menu item.
3.Press the controller.

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If no other commands are possible, then oper-
ate the equipment using iDrive.
Terminating or canceling voice
command system
Press the button on the steering wheel or in
the center console
or
Commands
Having possible commands read aloud
You can have the system read aloud the possi-
ble commands related to the selected menu
item on the Control Display.
To have the system list the possible com-
mands:
For example, if you have selected "CD", the
system will read aloud the possible commands
for operating the CD player and the CD
changer
*.
Opening help
Using alternative commands
There are often a number of commands to run a
function, e.g.:
Running functions directly with short
commands
With short commands you can carry out certain
functions directly, regardless of which menu
item is selected, refer to page205.
Opening start menuExample: selecting a track
1.Switch on Entertainment sound output if
necessary.
2.Press the button on the steering wheel
or in the center console.
5.Press the button on the steering wheel
or in the center console. {Cancel}
{Options}
{Help}
{Radio on} or {Turn radio on}
{Main menu}
3.{Entertainment}
The system says:
{{Entertainment}}
4.{CD}
The system says:
{{CD drive switched on}}
6.Select track, e.g.:
{Track 1}
The system says:
{{Track 1}}

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Remove the adapter from the holder in the
glove compartment and slide the spare key into
the adapter before use.
Personal Profile
The concept
You can set a number of functions of your BMW
individually according to your preferences. Per-
sonal Profile ensures that most of these set-
tings are stored for the remote control currently
in use without you having to do anything. When
the vehicle is unlocked, the corresponding
remote control is detected and the settings
stored for it are called up and carried out.
This means that you will always find your BMW
set to your own personal settings even if
another person with his/her own remote control
and settings has used the vehicle since the last
time you drove it. The individual settings are
stored for a maximum of four remote controls.
Personal Profile settings
Details on the settings are provided on the
specified pages.
>When unlocking with the remote control,
either unlock only the driver's door or the
entire vehicle, refer to page30
>Locking the vehicle after a short time or
after starting off, refer to page32
>Assigning the programmable button on the
steering wheel, refer to page47
>Individual settings for MDrive, refer to
page48>Settings for the display on the Control Dis-
play:
>Brightness of the Control Display, refer
to page72
>Measuring units for consumption, route/
distances, temperature, and pressure,
refer to page72
>Language on Control Display, refer to
page72
>12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to
page71
>Date format, refer to page72
>Drivelogic driving program in the Sequential
mode, refer to page57
>Showing optical warning for PDC Park Dis-
tance Control
*, refer to page73
>Selection and brightness of display in
Head-Up Display
*, refer to page80
>Air distribution, temperature in the upper
body area and intensity of the automatic air
conditioning system, refer to page88
>Setting voice instructions for destination
guidance in the navigation system
*, refer to
page127
In addition, the following, most recently
selected settings are recalled during unlocking:
>Positions of driver's seat, outside mirrors,
and steering wheel
*, refer to page42
>Audio sources, volume and tone settings,
refer to page133
>Radio, displaying stored stations, refer to
page136
>Telephone, setting volume, refer to
pages158,164
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for opera-
tion whenever the driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and
releases the locks on the following:
>Doors

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Locking
Press the button.
Switching on interior lamps
With vehicle locked:
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.
Switch off alarm: press any button.
Opening luggage compartment lid
Press the button for approx. 1 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 prevent accidentally locking yourself out,
never lay the remote control in the luggage
compartment. A previously locked luggage
compartment lid is also locked again after clos-
ing.<
Setting confirmation signals
You can vary or also deactivate the confirmation
signals for locking or unlocking.
1.Open the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the menu.
3.Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.
4.Select "Door locks" and press the control-
ler.5.Select "Confirmation" and press the con-
troller.
6.Select the desired signal.
7.Press the controller.
The signal is activated.
Malfunctions
The remote control may malfunction due to
local radio waves. Should the remote control fail
to operate owing to interference of this kind,
unlock and lock the vehicle via the door lock
using a key.
If it is no longer possible to lock the vehicle
using the remote control, then the battery is
discharged. Use this remote control during an
extended drive; this will recharge the battery,
refer to page28.
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 must not cause harmful inter-
ference, and
>this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

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>"Lock after driving"
The central locking system automati-
cally locks the vehicle as soon as you
start to drive.
7.Press the controller.
The setting is selected.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Unlocking and opening doors
>Either unlock the doors together with the
button for the central locking system and
then pull the door handle above the armrest
or
>pull on the door handle of each door twice:
the first time unlocks the door, the second
time opens it.
Locking
>Use the central locking button to lock all of
the doors simultaneously, or
>press down the lock button of a door. To
prevent you from being locked out, the
open driver's door cannot be locked using
the lock button.
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.<
Doors
Automatic soft closing*
To close the doors, merely press it closed gen-
tly. The closing process will then be carried out
automatically.
Make sure that the closing path of the
doors is clear; as otherwise injuries may
result.<
Luggage compartment lid
During opening, the luggage compart-
ment lid pivots back and up. Ensure that
adequate clearance is available before open-
ing.<
Opening from inside
Press the button: the luggage compartment lid
opens.
Opening from outside
Press the button on the luggage compartment
lid or the button on the remote control for
approx. 1 second: the luggage compartment lid
opens.
Closing
Make sure that the closing path of the
luggage compartment lid is clear, other-
wise injuries may result.<