audio BMW X5 3.0I 2005 E53 Owner's Manual
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OverviewControlsMaintenanceRepairsDataIndex
Buttons on steering wheel
*
The buttons integrated in the steering 
wheel are provided so that you can 
operate a number of accessories 
quickly and without being distracted 
from traffic conditions. You may oper-
ate: 
>selected functions of the audio 
sources
*
>the recirculated-air mode of the air 
conditioner
* or the steering-wheel 
heater
*
>the cruise control
>selected phone functions
* and
>the voice command system*. 
In order to operate a system, the 
corresponding system must be 
switched on.< 
Press briefly:
Accept incoming call, start dialing, ter-
minate call.
Extended pressure:
Switch voice command system on and 
off
Display/hide phonebook. Display the 
entries consecutively with the buttons 
for forward/back
Forward:
>Radio
Press briefly: next stored station 
Extended pressure: station search 
function
>CD 
Press briefly: track search
Extended pressure: fast forward in 
track
>Cassette
Press briefly: stop track search or 
fast forward
Extended pressure: fast forward
>Portable phone
Scroll through list of names
Reverse: functions as for fast forward
Volume
On the sports steering wheel
*, there 
are +/– buttons for volume on the left 
side of the steering wheel.
Cruise control: call up
Cruise control: store and accelerate 
+ 
as well as decelerate and store 
–
On the sports steering wheel
*, there 
are +/– buttons on the right side of the 
steering wheel for the cruise control.
Cruise control: activate/interrupt/deac-
tivate
Recirculated-air mode
* and AUC auto-
matic recirculated-air control or steer-
ing wheel heater
*: switch on/off 
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MID Multi-Information Display
 
Central display The MID serves as the central display 
and operation for the following onboard 
systems:
>Digital clock, e.g. time display, date
>Audio systems: radio, cassette, CD
>Computer, e.g. fuel consumption, 
cruising range
>Telephone, e.g. dialing.
You will find explanations and notes for 
operating the digital clock and the com-
puter on the following pages. Please 
refer to the separate Owner's Manuals 
for operating the audio systems, the 
telephone and the onboard computer.
Any unrealistic numerical entries 
will not be accepted. 
All stored data will be lost if the power 
supply is interrupted. Time display, 
switch-on times for independent venti-
lation, distance and cruise control 
speed limit may have to be reset once 
the power supply has been reestab-
lished.<
1 Function button for audio systems
2 Function button for the telephone
3 Indicator lamp for independent venti-
lation
>remains on if switch-on time is 
active
>flashes while operating
4 Function button for the digital clock 
and computer
5 Indicator display for the various 
onboard systems390us705
6 Display for the entry and call-up but-
tons. Depending on the operating 
mode, the functions and alternatives 
that can be selected at the buttons 
are displayed here
7 Entry and call-up buttons for operat-
ing the various onboard systems