BMW 5 Series: Theater mode and
Individual Entertainment
General information
A selected entertainment source can be played
back in the rear via:
- Individual Entertainment.
- Theater mode.
Individual Entertainment
Regardless of the active entertainment source in
front, a separate entertainment source can be
played in the rear.
When Individual Entertainment has been selected,
the sound of the selected entertainment
source is output via headphones.
Theater mode
The Theater mode describes the playback of a
selected entertainment source in the vehicle:
- The selected entertainment source is played
in the front and rear.
- The sound of a selected entertainment
source is played back through the vehicle
loudspeakers only.
- The Theater mode can be activated in front
and rear when the rear operation is enabled.
- When the Theater mode is starting, the adjusted
volume in front will be adopted.
- The volume can be adjusted in front and, with
enabled rear operation, in the rear.
Sharing entertainment
source with rear
The active entertainment source in front can be
shared with the screens in the rear.
After an entertainment source has been shared,
the entertainment source can be controlled separately
in the rear via the operating points.
1. "MEDIA".
2. Select entertainment source.
3. "Share".
4. Select the desired screen or both screens in
the rear.
5. Depending on the setting
accept or reject the entertainment source in
the rear.
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General information
It is only possible to make rear seat enable settings
via iDrive in the front.
Adjusting
Limited rear operation
1. "CAR".
2. "Settings".
3. "General settings".
4. "Rear-seat ent
Brightness
1. "CAR".
2. "Settings".
3. "Displays".
4. "Control display".
5. Adjust the brightness of the screen.
Headphones
Connect cordless headphones.
Tone
If the vehicle loudspeakers are select
General information
This chapter describes functions that are operated
in a different way to the way they are operated
in the front, or are only available in the rear.
Music hard disk
Saving of musi
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Turn signal
Turn signal in exterior mirror
When driving and during operation of the turn
signals or hazard warning system, do not fold in
the exterior mirrors, so that the signal lights on
the exterior mirror are easy to see.
Using turn signals
Press the lever past the resistance point.
Triple turn
Letters and numbers
Letters and numbers can be entered using the
Controller or the touchscreen. The keyboard's
display changes automatically.
Change between capital and
lower-case letters.
Insert blank space.
Use voice activation.
Confirm entry.
Entry comparison
When entering names and addresses,