BMW 5 Series Owners & Service Manuals

BMW 5 Series: Selection lists

General information

Depending on your vehicle's equipment, the following can be displayed or operated using the buttons and the thumbwheel on the steering wheel and via the displays in the instrument cluster and the Head-up Display:

  • Current audio source.
  • Phone redial.

Activating a list and adjusting the setting

On the right side of the steering wheel, turn the

On the right side of the steering wheel, turn the thumbwheel to activate the corresponding list.

1. Turn the thumbwheel and select the desired setting.

2. Press the thumbwheel.

Display

Depending on the equipment version, the list in

Depending on the equipment version, the list in the instrument cluster may differ from the illustration.

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