BMW 5 Series: Overview
Buttons in the vehicle

Climate control functions
Temperature
Climate control operation
Maximum cooling
AUTO program
Recirculated-air mode
Air flow, manual
Air distribution, manual
SYNC program
Defrost and defog window
Rear window defroster
Active seat ventilation
Seat heating
Opening the Climate menu.
For the following settings, for instance:
upper body temperature
adjustment, parked-car ventilation.
Opening the Climate menu
Press the button.
The Climate menu is displayed.
All the climate control functions which can adjusted
via iDrive can be called up via the Climate
menu, e.g., upper body temperature adjustment,
parked-car ventilation.
Switching on/off
Switching on
Press any button except for the following:
- Rear window defroster.
- Left side of air flow button.
- SYNC program.
- Seat heating.
- Seat ventilation.
Switching off
When equipped with automatic climate control
with enhanced features:
- Complete system:
Press and hold the left button
on the
driver's side until the system
switches off.
On the front passenger
side:
Press and hold the left button on the
front passenger side.
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Concept
The automatic climate control achieves the set
temperature as quickly as possible, if needed, by
using the maximum cooling or heating capacity,
and then keeps it constant.
Adjusting
Turn the
Concept
The AUTO program cools, ventilates or heats
the car's interior automatically.
The air distribution and temperature are controlled
automatically depending on the temperature
in the car's inter
Concept
Depending on the equipment, the following settings
of the driver's side can be transferred to the
front-passenger side and the rear:
Temperature.
Air flow.
Air distribution.
AUTO program.
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Concept
The system provides an early look at cross traffic
at blind driveways and intersections.
General information
Road users concealed by obstacles to the left
and right of the vehicle can only be detected relatively
late from the driver's seat. The cameras in
the front and rear capture the side
General information
Possible entertainment sources:
Radio
Depending on the equipment: audio CD
Depending on the equipment: video DVD
Music hard disk
USB audio
USB video
Bluetooth audio
Screen Mirroring
Apple CarPlay
Changing the entertainment
source
On the radio:
1. Press the button.
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