BMW 525i Sedan Owner's manual

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Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW.
Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you
with enhanced control and security when you drive it.
We therefore have this request:
Please take the time to read this Owner's Manual and
familiarize yourself with the information that we have
compiled for you before starting off in your new vehicle.
It contains important data and instructions intended to
assist you in gaining maximum use and satisfaction from
your BMW's unique range of technical features. The man-
ual also contains information on maintenance designed
to enhance operating safety and contribute to maintaining
the value of your BMW throughout an extended service life.
This Owner's Manual should be considered a permanent
part of this vehicle. It should stay with the vehicle when
sold to provide the next owner with important operating,
safety and maintenance information.
This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for US models or a Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
We wish you an enjoyable driving experience.
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Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is
to use the index on page 203.
Using this Owner's Manual
4 Notes
7 Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10 Cockpit
16 Control Center
20 Voice command system
Controls
26 Opening and closing
36 Adjustments
45 Transporting children safely
49 Driving
64 Everything under control
75 Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
86 Lamps
89 A congenial climate
95 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
104 Things to remember when driving
Navigation
110 Starting navigation system
112 Entering destination
120 Destination guidance
124 What to do if …
Entertainment
128 On/off and tone
132 Radio
139 CD player and CD changer
Communications
146 Telephoning
157 TeleService, BMW Assist
Mobility
164 Refueling
166 Wheels and tires
173 Under the hood
177 Maintenance
179 Rules and regulations
181 Replacing components
188 Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
196 Technical data
200 Short commands of
voice command system
203 Everything from A to Z
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Notes
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Notes
Using this Owner's Manual
We have made every effort to ensure that
you are able to find what you need in this
Owner's Manual as quickly as possible.
The fastest way to find specific topics is to
use the detailed index at the back of the
manual. If you wish to gain an initial over-
view of your vehicle, you will find this in the
first chapter.
Should you sell your BMW some day,
please remember to hand over the Owner's
Manual as well; it is an important compo-
nent of your vehicle.
Additional sources of information
Should you have any other questions, your
BMW center will be glad to advise you at
any time.
You can find information on BMW, e.g.
technology, on the Internet at
www.bmwusa.com.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be
followed precisely in order to avoid
the possibility of personal injury and seri-
ous damage to the vehicle.
< Marks the end of a specific item of infor-
mation.
Indicates information that will assist
you in gaining the optimum benefit
from your vehicle and enable you to care
more effectively for your vehicle.
Refers to measures that can be taken
to help protect the environment.
* Indicates special equipment, country-
specific equipment and optional extras
when available.
"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to
select individual functions.
Symbols on vehicle components
Indicates that you should consult the
relevant section of this Owner's Man-
ual for information on a particular part or
assembly.
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The individual vehicle
On purchasing your BMW, you have
decided in favor of a model with individual-
ized equipment and features. This Owner's
Manual describes the entire array of
options and equipment available with a
specific BMW model.
Please bear in mind that the manual may
contain information on accessories and
equipment that you have not specified for
your own vehicle. Sections describing
options and special equipment are marked
by asterisks
* to assist you in identifying
possible differences between the descrip-
tions in this manual and your own vehicle's
equipment. This asterisk is generally used
at the point at which the respective equip-
ment is explicitly described.
Should your BMW be equipped with fea-
tures or accessories not described in this
manual, please consult the enclosed Sup-
plementary Owner's Manual(s).
Editorial notice
BMW pursues a policy of continuous,
ongoing development that is conceived
to ensure that our vehicles continue to
embody the highest quality and safety
standards combined with advanced, state-
of-the-art technology.
For this reason, it is possible that the fea-
tures described in this Owner's Manual
could differ from those on your vehicle. Nor
can errors and omissions be entirely ruled
out. You are therefore asked to appreciate
that no legal claims can be entertained on
the basis of the data, illustrations or
descriptions in this Owner's Manual.
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For your own safety
Maintenance and repair
Advanced technology, e.g. the use
of modern materials and high-per-
formance electronics, requires specially
adapted maintenance and repair methods.
Therefore, only have corresponding work
on your BMW carried out by a BMW center
or a workshop that works according to
BMW repair procedures with correspond-
ingly trained personnel. If work is carried
out improperly there is a danger of conse-
quential damage and the related safety
risks.<
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine
parts and accessories approved by
BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested
and approved by BMW and Genuine BMW
Parts, you simultaneously acquire the
assurance that they have been thoroughly
tested by BMW to ensure optimum perfor-
mance when installed on your vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from
defects in material and workmanship.
BMW will not accept any liability for dam-
age resulting from installation of parts and
accessories not approved by BMW.
BMW cannot test every product made by
other manufacturers to verify if it can be
used on a BMW safely and without risk to
either the vehicle, its operation, or its occu-
pants.
Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories
and other products approved by BMW,
together with professional advice on using
these items, are available from all BMW
centers.
Installation and operation of non-BMW
approved accessories such as alarms,
radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels,
suspension components, brake dust
shields, telephones – including operation of
any portable phone from within the vehicle
without using an externally mounted
antenna – or transceiver equipment, for
instance, CBs, walkie-talkie, ham radio or
similar accessories, may cause extensive
damage to the vehicle, compromise its
safety, interfere with the vehicle's electrical
system or affect the validity of the BMW
Limited Warranty. Refer to your BMW cen-
ter for additional information.<
Maintenance, replacement, or repair
of the emission control devices and
systems may be performed by any automo-
tive repair establishment or individual using
any certified automotive part.<
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Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publica-
tion thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following war-
ranties:
> 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 warran-
ties 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
The following only applies 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 noti-
fying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O.
Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-
1227, Telephone (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 either call the
Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-
9393 (or 366-0123 in Washington, D.C.
area) or write to: NHTSA, U.S. Department
of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
20590. You can also obtain other informa-
tion about motor vehicle safety from the
Hotline.
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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.
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Cockpit
All around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1 Rear window blind 96
2 Rear window safety switch 33
3 Opening and closing windows 32
4 Adjusting exterior mirrors 42
5
Turn signals 55
High beams,
headlamp flasher 87
Roadside parking lamps 87
Check Control 66
Computer 68
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6 Buttons on steering wheel
Portable phone:
> Press briefly:
Accept call or terminate call
as well as dialing if an entry has been
selected from "A - Z", "Top 8", "Redial",
"Received calls" or "Missed calls"
> Press longer: redialing
Volume
Voice command system
Fast forward/reverse
> Radio
Press briefly: change station
Press longer: manual search or auto-
matic search scan
> CD
Press briefly: select track
Press longer: fast forward/reverse
> Portable phone
Press briefly: select entry in "A - Z",
"Top 8", "Redial", "Received calls" or
"Missed calls"
Individually programmable 44
Individually programmable 44
7 Instrument cluster 12
9 Ignition lock 49
10 Horn: the entire surface
13 Releasing engine hood 173
14 Opening luggage compartment lid 30
8
Windshield wipers 56
Rain sensor 56
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Steering wheel heater 44
Steering wheel adjustment 43
12
Cruise control 57
Active cruise control 58
15
Head-Up Display 83
16
Parking lamps 86
Low beams 86
Automatic headlamp
control 86
Adaptive Head Light 87
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Instrument lighting 88
Fog lamps 87
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Instrument cluster
1 Indicator lamps for turn signals 13
2 Speedometer with display of speed for
> Cruise control 57
> Active cruise control 58
3 Fixed indicator and warning lamps 13
4 Display for active cruise control 59
5 Tachometer 64
and Energy Control 65
6 Display for
> Variable indicator and warning
lamps 67
> Speed for cruise control 58
> Desired speed for active cruise
control 59
> Time/date 64
> Outside temperature 64
7 Display for
> Automatic transmission 53
> SMG Sequential manual
transmission 52
> Computer 68
> Date and remaining distance for
service requirement 65
> Odometer and trip odometer 64
> Check Control message present 66
8 Fuel gauge 65
9 Resetting trip odometer 64
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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,
usually accompanied by a Check Control
message. Detailed information is provided
on the specified pages.
Fixed indicator and warning lamps
Colors
The indicator and warning lamps can light
up in different colors and combinations.
> Red:
Stop immediately
or
important reminder
> Red and yellow:
Continue driving moderately
> Yellow:
Have checked soon
or
for your information
> Green or blue:
For your information.
Variable indicator and warning lamps
On the display 6 of the instrument cluster,
other indicator and warning lamps appear
as necessary. Pay attention to the instruc-
tions of the accompanying Check Control
messages, also refer to page 66.
Turn signals 55
Active steering
+ 80
Brake system +
With handbrake applied 50
With handbrake released 78, 176
With other warning lamps 78
Brake system for Canadian models
Airbags
+ 81
Service Engine Soon
+ 179
If the indicator lamp comes on
either continuously or intermit-
tently, this indicates a fault in the
emissions-related electronic sys-
tems.
Although the vehicle remains oper-
ational, you should have the sys-
tems checked by your BMW center
at the earliest possible opportu-
nity.
Service Engine Soon indicator
lamp for Canadian models
Front fog lamps 87
ABS Antilock Brake System + 78
DTC Dynamic Traction Control 77
High beams/headlamp flasher 87
Please fasten safety belt
+ 40
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control
+ 77
Check Gas Cap 164
Lamp for US models
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All around the center console: controls and displays
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1 Microphone for portable phone 148
2 Reading lamps 88
3 Initiating emergency call 188
4 Interior lamps 88
5 Glass roof, electrical 33
6 Front passenger's airbag indicator
lamp 82
7 Microphone for voice commands 20
8 Control Display 16
Displays for menu guidance
9 Hazard warning flashers
10 Central locking system 29
11 Automatic climate control 89
12 Button for
> Station scan 128
> Track scan 140
13 Ejecting
> Navigation DVD 110
> Audio CD 128
14 Drive for navigation DVD 110
15 Drive for audio CD 128
16 Switching audio sources on/off and
adjusting volume 128
18 Controller 16
Turn, press or horizontal movement
in four directions
19 Activating voice command system 20
20 Opening start menu on Control
Display 17
21 Dynamic Driving Control 54
Temperature setting,
left/right 90
Automatic air distribution
and volume 90
Cooling function 90
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control 90
Maximum cooling 90
Residual heat mode 91
Switching off automatic climate
control 91
Air volume 90
Defrosting windows 90
Rear window defroster 89
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Heated seats 41
Active seat ventilation 42
Active seat 42
PDC Park Distance Control 75
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 77
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Control Center
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Control Center
The Control Center groups the functions
of a large number of switches. This means
that these functions can be operated from
a central position. The following section
provides an introduction to the principle of
the menu guidance. How you control the
individual functions is described in the con-
text of the relevant equipment.
Controls
1 Controller: you navigate through the
menus of the Control Center and make
adjustments by turning, pressing and
moving it to the left, right, forwards or
backwards
2 The start menu can be opened from any
menu with this button
3 Control Display
When you turn the controller, you feel a
clicking. This helps you to select the
desired menu item.
To avoid posing an unnecessary haz-
ard due to inattention, both to your
own vehicle's occupants and to other road
users: never attempt to use the controls or
make entries unless traffic and road condi-
tions allow.<
Menu overview
You can call up all the functions in the Con-
trol Center using five menu items.
Communication
> Portable phone
> BMW Assist or TeleService.
Navigation or onboard information
> Navigation system
> Onboard information, e.g. for display
of the average fuel consumption.
Entertainment
> Radio
> CD player and CD changer.
Climate
> Air distribution
> Seat air conditioning
> Independent ventilation.
menu
> Switching off Control Display
> Traffic information
> Tone and display settings
> Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for central
locking or settings for entertainment or
your portable phone
> Display of maintenance requirement
and dates for statutory emission and
vehicle inspections.
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Menu guidance
As of ignition key position 1, the following
message appears on the Control Display:
Confirm the message by pressing the con-
troller; the start menu is opened.
Start menu
Via the start menu, you can open four
menus by moving the controller to the left,
right, forwards or backwards. Pressing the
controller opens the menu.
Opening start menu
Press button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.
Displays in menu
1 In menus, you can change fields to
select the menu items they contain or
to make adjustments. The active field
is brighter than the others
2 Menu items are usually grouped in hor-
izontal or vertical lists
3 Arrows indicate that other menu items
can be selected in lists, but these are
not visible at the moment
4 Adjustments are displayed in diagrams
or as numbers
5 A symbol indicates the last selected
menu item of the start menu:
Communication
Navigation or
onboard information
Entertainment
Climate
menu
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Selecting menu items and making adjustments
1 To select individual menu items: turn
the controller. The marking moves.
Menu items shown in white can be
selected
2 To activate menu items selected with
the marking: press the controller. In the
current field, new menu items are dis-
played or a function is executed
3 To change the current field: move the
controller to the left, right, forwards or
backwards and let go.
To change the current menu: move the
controller to the left, right, forwards or
backwards and hold for longer than
approx. 2 seconds. The menu in the rel-
evant direction is opened
4 To select menu items, cf. 1: turn the
controller. The marking moves
5 To make adjustments: turn the control-
ler. A graphical display, numerical val-
ues or text displays change. The adjust-
ment is applied if you change to another
field or into another menu
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