BMW X5: Displays, control elements
In the vicinity of the steering wheel
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- Light switch element
- Turn signal indicator, high beams
- Instrument cluster
- Wipers
Indicator/warning lights
The indicator/warning lights can light up in a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lights are checked for proper functioning and light up temporarily when drive-ready state is turned on.
Driver's door
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- Safety switch
- Power windows
- Central locking system
- Exterior mirrors
- Seats, comfort features
- Opening/closing the tailgate
Switch console
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- Selector lever
- Controller
- Parking brake, Automatic Hold
- Driving Dynamics Control
- Start/Stop button
- Assistance systems
iDrive
Principle
iDrive is the operating concept of the infotainment system and includes a large number of functions.
Buttons on the Controller
Go to the main menu.
Go to Apps menu.
Go to the Media/Radio menu.
Go to the Communication menu.
Go to navigation map.
Go to destination input menu for
navigation.
Go to the previous display.
Go to the Options menu.
Voice control
Activating the voice control system
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
Say the command.
Ending voice control
Press the button on the steering
wheel
or ›Cancel‹.
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Seats, mirrors and steering
wheel
Electrically adjustable seats
Backrest width
Thigh support
Forward/backward, height, seat tilt
Upper backrest
Backrest tilt, head restraint
Lumbar support
Adjusting the head restraint
Adjusti
Infotainment
Radio
Buttons and functions
Depending on the country and equipment version,
the radio has the following buttons.
Press: turns sound output on/
off.
Turn: adjusts the volume.
Change the entertainmen
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Display on the Control Display - With Parking Assistant:
Parking Assistant
Display on the Control Display
System activated/deactivated
Gray: the system is not
available.
White: the system is available but not
activated.
System is activated.
Parking space search is
active.
The parking operation is
active. The
system takes over the steering.
Parking space search and
Event Data Recorder EDR
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder
EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations,
such as an air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding
how a vehicle's systems performed. The
EDR is designed t
