BMW 2009 X5 Quick Reference Manual

At a glance. The main functions of your BMW X5 M / BMW X6 M.

Quick reference

for the vehicle

BMW X5 M

BMW X6 M

The Ultimate

Driving Machine

®

The Ultimate

Driving Machine

®

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Contents

Your BMW X5 M / BMW X6 M in brief.

Welcome on board

Your BMW X5 M / BMW X6 M offers a wide

range of equipment to make driving an enjoyable

experience.

This quick reference provides an initial over-

view. It contains information to enable you to

become familiar with the basic functions of your

BMW X5 M / BMW X6 M.

For your safety and the safety of others, please

read the detailed Owner's Manual.

Supplementary information is provided in other

brochures within the vehicle.

BMW hopes you get off to a good start and that

you enjoy your BMW X5 M / BMW X6 M.

* Optional extras or country-speci󸼌c items

4 Opening and closing

6 Seat and mirrors

9 Displays and controls

17 Safety

18 Driving

25 Technology

26 Radio/CD/Multimedia

28 iDrive

32 Navigation*

34 Entertainment

36 Communication

38 Refueling

40 Service and Maintenance

42 24/7 Access

44 Helping and receiving assistance

45 Appendix

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Opening and closing

Remote control

Close

Locks the entire vehicle.

Open

Unlocks the entire vehicle.

Open the trunk lid

Open trunk lid automatically:

Press button longer and trunk lid opens.

Comfort opening

Press and hold Open button to open the windows

and the glass sunroof* after unlocking.

Panic Mode*

Press for at least 3 seconds.

Press any button to cancel.

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Opening and closing

Personal Pro󷒒le and Comfort Access*

Open

Take a 󸼌rm hold of the door handle.

Close

Use your 󸼌nger to touch the panel for approx.

one second.

Personal Pro󸳆le

Some of the vehicle’s functions can be indi-

vidually tailored and stored for several remote

controls.

Different settings are retrieved and implemented

in the vehicle, depending on the remote control

that is detected when unlocking the vehicle.

Keyless driving pleasure*

The Comfort Access system allows you to

gain access to the vehicle and start the engine

without holding the remote control. The remote

control is automatically detected in the immedi-

ate vicinity or inside the vehicle.

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Seat and mirrors

Mirror adjustment

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Mirror adjustment

Folding mirror in and out

Mirror left/right, Automatic Curb Monitor*

Select mirror: left/right.

Automatic Curb Monitor: driver's side.

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Seat and mirrors

Mirror adjustment

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M

1

2

Seat and mirrors

Electric seat adjustment, Memory buttons

Lumbar support*

Lengthwise adjustment, height, seat

tilt

Thigh support*

Backrest width*

Shoulder support*

MEMORY button*

Memory buttons*

Head restraint angle/backrest angle*

Seat and mirror memory*

You can store two different driver’s seat and ex-

terior mirror positions per remote control in use.

1. Radio readiness or ignition on.

2. Adjust seat and mirrors.

3. Press the MEMORY button, LED lights up.

4. Press store button 1 or 2.

Thigh support*

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Displays and controls

Around the steering wheel

Adjusting the steering wheel electrically

The steering wheel is adjustable in four directions.

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Activate turn signals

Push the lever past the pressure point.

Cancel turn signals

Press lever to the point of resistance.

Signaling brie󸳇 y/one-touch indicating

Press the lever upwards or downwards to the

pressure point.

High beam

Push lever.

On-board computer

Press the button on the lever.

Headlamp 󸳇 asher

Pull the lever.

Horn

Displays and controls

Around the steering wheel

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Rain sensor sensitivity

Rotate the thumb wheel

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Washing the windshield and headlamps

Pull the lever.

Switching on the wipers

Normal: press once.

Rapid: press twice.

Activating/deactivating the rain sensor

Press the button on the wiper lever.

Switching off the wipers or brief wipe

Switching off the wipers:

From normal speed: press once.

From rapid speed: press twice.

Displays and Controls

Around the steering wheel

BMW X5 M:

Wipe/wash rear window

Press lever once.

Wash rear window.

Press lever twice.

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L

P

A

Displays and controls

Around the center console

Control display

Hazard warning 󸳇 ashers

Central locking

Automatic climate control

Entertainment

Selection lever

Controller with buttons

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Displays and controls

Buttons in the center console

Active seat*

Park Distance Control PDC

Rear view camera with Top View*

Dynamic Stability Control DSC

M Dynamic Mode

Open/close trunk lid*

Hill Descent Control HDC

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A

MAX

AUTO

Displays and controls

Automatic climate control with 2 adjustable zones

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Lever to change the direction of the air󸳇ow

Temperature left

AUTO program

Seat heating and ventilation*,

driver's side

Air distribution, driver's side

Defrost windows, remove condensation

Rear window defroster

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A

MAX

AUTO

Displays and controls

Automatic climate control with 2 adjustable zones

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Wheel to open and close the air vents

Temperature right

Maximum cooling

Seat heating and ventilation*,

passenger's side

Air distribution, passenger's side

Air volume, automatic climate control off,

residual heat

Automatic recirculation control

Recirculation mode

Cooling mode

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2

3

Displays and controls

Garage door opener

1. The ignition is on.

2. Press both outer buttons, 1 and 3, for approx.

20 seconds until the LED 󸼍ashes.

3. Hold the hand-held transmitter at a distance

of approx. 2 to 8 in/5 to 20 cm away from the

memory buttons.

4. Simultaneously press the transmit button of

the hand-held transmitter and the memory

button of the universal remote control.

5. Release both buttons when the LED 󸼍ashes

rapidly.

Tip

Refer to the “Integrated universal remote

control” section in the Owner’s Manual.

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Safety

Transporting children safely

Securing rear doors and windows

Move lever in rear doors to its downward position.

The door can only be opened from outside.

Child restraint systems

Please observe the manufacturer's instructions

of the child restraint systems concerning the

selection, mounting and use of these systems,

otherwise the child's safety may be compro-

mised.

LATCH child restraint 󸳆xing system

Please draw the safety belt out of the way prior

to mounting the LATCH child restraint system.

The inserts for the bottom LATCH mountings

are located in the space between the seat and

the backrest.

Please make sure that both bottom LATCH

mountings are properly fastened and that the

child restraint system is snugly positioned

against the backrest.

The upper safety belt must be fed through the

head restraint and be locked at the fastening

point. Please tighten the upper safety belt and

move the head restraint to its lowest position.

Please observe the other instructions for “Trans-

porting children safely” in the Owner's Manual

of the vehicle.

Safety switch for rear

side windows

Push safety switch for

rear side windows on driver's side door when

children are transported on the rear seat.

LED lights up: Power windows cannot be operated

from a rear seat.

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Start/stop button

Switching the ignition on/off

Press the start/stop button without depressing

the brake pedal.

Starting the engine

Press the start/stop button while depressing the

brake pedal.

Engine off / accessory position

Press start/stop button when the engine is

running.

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R

P

N

P

+

D

M/S

AUTO H

P

UNLOCK

Driving

M Sport automatic gearbox

P button

Press the button to engage

transmission position P.

Unlock button

To shift from P or to R:

1.

Depress the brake while the engine is running.

2. Press the unlock button.

3. Move the selector lever in the desired

direction.

Applying the parking brake

Pull the switch, LED lights up.

Releasing the parking brake.

Press the switch with the brake depressed or

transmission position P engaged;

the LED goes out.

Automatic Hold

Automatic setting and releasing of the parking

brake, e. g. in stop-and-go traf󸼌 c.

Applying:

Press button, LED lights up.

Releasing:

Press button again, LED extinguishes.

To ensure that the vehicle can roll

before driving into an automatic car

wash:

1. Insert the vehicle key into the ignition

lock.

2. Depress the brake.

3. Engage N.

4. Release the parking brake.

5. Switch off the engine.

6. Release the brake.

The vehicle can roll for approx. 30 minutes

as long as the ignition is not switched off.

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Driving

M Sport automatic gearbox

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Sport drive program

Push shift lever in D to the left. In the instrument

cluster, speeds S1 to S6 are indicated. Sport

program S supports a dynamic driving style.

Manual mode

First switch to Sport mode. Push shift lever

forward or backward resp. pull shifter +/- on

steering wheel. The gearbox does not upshift

when the rpm-limit is reached.

Shift lights in Head-Up Display*

Close to engine speed limits, the yellow marked

areas of the tachometer in the M View light up

reminding the driver of the approaching upshift

point. Please upshift early while engine is still

cold. When engine is hot, upshift no later than

when the red area lights up.

As a 󸼌nal upshift reminder the whole tachometer

blinks when the vehicle reaches the maximum

engine speed.

Tip

By fading in of the M View in the Head-Up

Display* the shift lights, the gear box speed

indication and the vehicle speed are projected

within the driver's 󸼌eld of vision.

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