BMW X5M 2012 User Guide
Manufacturer: BMW, Model Year: 2012, Model line: X5M, Model: BMW X5M 2012Pages: 317, PDF Size: 8.83 MB
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At a glance
These overviews of buttons, switches and
displays are intended to familiarize you with your
vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted with the available control concepts and options.
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Cockpit
All around the steering wheel
1
Rear window safety switch 41
2 Power windows 40
3 Exterior mirror operation 53
4 Lamps Instrument lighting 84
Front fog lamps* 84
Parking lamps
81 Low beams 81
Automatic headlamp con‐
trol* 82
Adaptive light control
* 82
High-beam Assistant* 83
5 Head-up Display*
117
6 Steering column stalk, left
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Turn signal 66
High beams, head‐
lamp flasher 83
High-beam Assistant* 83
Roadside parking lamps* 83
Computer 73
Settings and information about the
vehicle 71
7 BMW X6: shifting up or down with automatic
transmission 69
8 Instrument cluster 14
9 Steering column stalk, right Windshield wipers 67
Rain sensor
67 BMW X5: rear window wip‐
ers 68
10 Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off 61
11 Ignition lock 61
12 Steering wheel buttons, right Change the radio station
Stopping a traffic announcement
Select a music track
Scrolling through the redial list
Next entertainment source Recirculated-air mode 122
Steering wheel heating* 55
Lane departure warning* 93
13 Horn, the entire surface
14 15
Cruise control lever Cruise control*
108 Active cruise control*
102
16 Steering wheel buttons, left Telephone* 216
Volume
Activate/deactivate the voice acti‐
vation system* 24
17 Releasing the hood 264
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Instrument cluster
1
Turn signal indicator lamp
2 Speedometer
3 Indicator/warning lamps 15
4 Active cruise control* 102
5 Tachometer 72
6 BMW X5: current fuel consumption 72
BMW X6: engine oil temperature
72 or
current fuel consumption 72
7 Display for
▷Clock 71
▷ External temperature 71
▷ Indicator/warning lamps 15
▷ Cruise control* 108
▷ Active Cruise Control* 102 ▷
BMW X5: reserve display for diesel ex‐
haust fluid 249
8 Display for
▷Automatic transmission position 69
▷ HDC Hill Descent Control 98
▷ Computer 73
▷ Date of next scheduled service, and re‐
maining distance to be driven
75
▷ Odometer and trip odometer 71
▷ High-beam Assistant* 83
▷ Check Control message
present 76
▷ Adaptive Drive*:
Sport chassis and sus‐
pension tuning 99
9 Fuel gauge 73
10 Resetting the trip odometer 71
Viewing service requirement display 71
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Indicator/warning lamps
The concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning
when the engine is started or the ig‐
nition is switched on, and light up briefly.
Text messages
Text messages at the upper edge of the Control
Display explain the meaning of the displayed in‐
dicator and warning lamps.
Supplementary text messages
You can call up more information, e.g., on the
cause of a malfunction and on how to respond,
via Check Control, refer to page 76.In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps notify you that
certain functions are active: Symbol Function or system
Parking brake set, refer to
page
63 Canada: parking brake set, refer to
page
63 High beams/headlamp flasher, refer
to page
83 Front fog lamps*, refer to page
84 Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC controls the drive and
braking forces for maintaining vehi‐
cle stability, refer to page
96 Engine malfunction with adverse ef‐
fect on emissions, refer to
page
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All around the center console
1
Headliner 17
2 Control Display 19
3 Hazard warning system 280
Central locking system 33
4 Opening glove compartment 134
5 Automatic climate control with 2-zone con‐
trol 120
Automatic climate control with 4-zone con‐
trol* 124
6 Radio and CD/DVD drive* 174 7 Open the tailgate
33 36 Active seat* 49
Park Distance Control
PDC* 110
Top View* 114
Backup camera* 112
HDC Hill Descent Control
97
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DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐
trol 96
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐
trol 97
Side View* 116
8 Controller with buttons 18
9 Automatic Hold
64 10 Parking brake
63
11 Adaptive Drive* 99
12 Selector lever for automatic transmis‐
sion 69
All around the headliner 1 Emergency Request* 280
2 Glass sunroof*
42 43
3 Indicator lamp for the front pas‐
senger airbags* 87
4 Reading lamps
85
5 Interior lamps 85
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iDrive
The concept
The
iDrive combines the functions of a multitude
of switches. Thus, these functions can be oper‐
ated from a central location. Using the iDrive during a trip
To
avoid becoming distracted and posing
an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's occu‐
pants and to other road users, never attempt to
use the controls or enter information unless traf‐
fic and road conditions allow this.◀ Controls at a glance
Controls
1
Control Display
2 Controller with buttons
The
buttons can be used to open the menus
directly. The controller can be used to select
menu items and create the settings.
The buttons can be used to open the menus
directly. The controller can be used to select
menu items and create the settings. ▷
Move in four directions, arrow 3
▷ Turn, arrow 4
▷ Push, arrow 5
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Buttons on controller
Press the button Function
MENU
Opens the main menu.
RADIO Opens the Radio menu.
CD Opens the CD/Multimedia
menu.
NAV Opens the Navigation
menu.
TEL Opens the Telephone
menu.
BACK Displays the previous
panel.
OPTION Opens the Options menu. Control Display
Notes
▷
To clean the Control Display, follow the care
instructions, refer to page 287.
▷ Do not place objects close to the Control
Display; otherwise, the Control Display can
be damaged.
Switching off
1. Press the button.
2. "Switch off control display" Switching on
Press the controller again to switch the screen
back on. Operating concept
Opening the main menu
Press the button. The main menu is displayed.
All
iDrive functions can be called up via the main
menu.
Selecting menu items
Menu items shown in white can be selected.
1. Turn the controller until the desired menu
item is highlighted. 2.
Press the controller.
Menu items in the Owner's Manual
In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be
selected are set in quotation marks, e.g.,
"Settings".
Changing between panels
After a menu item is selected, e.g.,
"Radio", a
new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.
▷ Move the controller to the left.
The
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The previous panel is opened again by
pressing the BACK button. In this case, the
current panel is not closed.
▷ Move the controller to the right.
A
new panel is opened on top of the previous
display. White arrows pointing to the left or right indicate
that additional panels can be opened.
View of an opened menu
When
a menu is opened, it generally opens with
the panel that was last selected in that menu. To
display the first panel of a menu:
▷ Move the controller to the left repeatedly
until the first panel is displayed.
▷ Press the menu button on the controller
twice.
Opening the Options menu Press the button.
The "Options" menu is displayed. Additional options: move the controller to the
right
repeatedly until the "Options" menu is dis‐
played. Options menu
The "Options" menu consists of various areas:
▷
Screen settings, e.g., "Switch off control
display".
▷ Control options for the selected main menu,
e.g., for "Radio".
▷ If applicable, further operating options for
the selected menu, for instance "Store
station".
Changing settings
1. Select a field.
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting
is displayed. 3.
Press the controller.
Activating/deactivating the functions
Several menu items are preceded by a check‐
box. It indicates whether the function is acti‐
vated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item
activates or deactivates the function. The function is activated.
The function is deactivated.
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