BMW 530XD User Manual

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Contents

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Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 159 725 © 09/05 BMW AG

This manual is related to the following products:

540I 530I 523I 525XI 535D 520D 525D 530D

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Notes
- About this Owner's Handbook
- Symbols used
- Your car
- Status at time of printing
- For your own safety
Driving area
- Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
- Instrument cluster
- Indicator and warning lamps
- Around the centre console: controls and displays
iDrive
- Controls
- Menu summary
- Operating principle
- Status information
- Assistance window*
- Switching control display on/off
Voice input system
- Principle
- Speaking commands
- Notes
Opening and closing
- Key/Remote control
- Personal Profile
- Central locking
- Opening and closing: from the outside
- Opening and closing: From the inside
- Luggage compartment lid/ tailgate
- Alarm system*
- Comfort access*
- Windows
- Glass roof, electric*
- Touring: Panorama glass roof*
Adjusting
- Safe seated position
- Seats
- Seat, mirror and steering wheel position memory*
- Head restraints
- Seat belts
- Heated seats*
- Active seat ventilation*
- Active seat*
- Mirrors
- Steering wheel
Child safety
- Important considerations
- Key switch* for front passenger airbag
- Fitting child restraint systems
- When driving with children
Driving
- Ignition lock
- Start/stop button
- Starting the engine
- Stopping engine
- Handbrake
- Manual gearbox
- Sequential Manual Gearbox SMG*
- Automatic transmission with Steptronic*
- Flashing turn indicators/ Headlight flasher
- Wiper system
- Washer fluid
- Cruise control*
- Active Cruise Control*
Everything under control
- Odometer, outside temperature display, clock
- Revolution counter
- Coolant temperature
- Energy control
- Fuel gauge
- Computer
- Service requirements
- Check Control
- Speed limit*
- Stopwatch*
- Settings on the control display
Technical features for driving comfort and safety
- Park Distance Control PDC*
- Driving stability control systems
- Dynamic Drive*
- Touring: self-levelling suspension
- Run Flat Indicator RPA
- Active steering*
- Two-stage brake lights*
- Airbags
- Head-Up Display*
Lights
- Side lights/Low-beam headlights
- Adaptive Head Light*
- Headlight beam throw adjustment
- High-beam headlights/ parking lights
- High-beam headlights assistant*
- Fog lights
- Instrument lighting
- Interior light
Climate
- Automatic air conditioning
- Automatic air conditioning with extended range of features*
- Independent ventilation system*/auxiliary heater*
Practical interior equipment
- Integrated universal remote control*
- Roller sun blinds*
- Glove box
- Centre armrest front
- Storage compartments
- Drinks holders*
- Front ashtray*
- Cigarette lighter, front*
- Rear ashtray*
- Connecting electrical appliances
- Centre armrest at rear
- Saloon: Through-loading system*
- Ski bag*
- Touring: load area
Driving precautions
- Running-in
- General driving notes
- Rule of the road
- Load
- Roof rack*
- Towing a trailer
- Climatic comfort windscreen*
Starting navigation system
- Navigation DVD
- Display in the assistance window
Destination input
- Using navigation
- Entering a destination manually
- Entering a destination via voice commands*
- Selecting a destination from a map
- Selecting the destination via Information
- Destinations list
- Address book
- Selecting a route
- Wordmatch principle
Route guidance
- Starting route guidance
- Ending/Resuming route guidance
- Displaying the route
- Route guidance by spoken instructions
- Changing the route
- Traffic information*
- Displaying the car's position*
What to do if ...
On/off and settings
- Controls
- Switching on/off
- Adjusting volume
- Tone control
Radio
- Listening to the radio
- Memorising stations
- Automatically sorting stations*
- Traffic reports*
CD player and CD changer
- Listening to CDs
- Selecting a track
- Sampling tracks, Scan
- Repeating tracks
- Random play
- Fast forward/reverse
- CD magazine
- Notes
TV
- Calling up
- Channels
- Adjusting the picture*
Refuelling
- Fuel filler flap
- Fuel grade
Wheels and tyres
- Tyre pressures
- Condition of tyres
- Run-flat tyres*
- New wheels and tyres
- Snow chains*
In the engine compartment
- Engine compartment lid
- Important parts of the engine compartment
- Engine oil
- Coolant
- Brake system
Maintenance
- BMW Maintenance System
- Socket for on-board diagnosis OBD
- Recycling
- General care
Replacing parts
- Toolkit
- Wiper blades, renewing
- Lights and bulbs
- Changing a wheel
- Car battery
- Fuses
Mutual aid
- Emergency call*
- Warning triangle*
- First aid pouch*
- Mobile Service*
- Starting with a flat battery
- Tow-starting, towing away
Technical data
- Engine data
- Fuel consumption, carbon dioxide/Q emissions
- Dimensions
- Weights
- Towing a trailer
- Performance
- Filling capacities
Short commands for the voice input system
From A-Z
- Index