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Everything under control, Odometer, outside temperature display, clock, Tachometer – BMW 525i Sedan 2004 User Manual

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Everything under control

Odometer, outside
temperature display, clock

When the ignition is switched off you can
briefly activate the time, outside tempera-
ture and odometer displays by pressing the
button at the lower left of the instrument
cluster.

1 Outside temperature display,
clock, date

The outside temperature and the time are
display as of ignition key position 1.

You can change the measurement unit
6

/7 in the menu, refer to Measurement

units on page

74

.

To call up the date:
Briefly press the Check button on the turn
indicator lever, refer to page

69

.

Setting the time and date, refer to page

74

.

Ice warning

A warning signal sounds when the outside
temperature falls to roughly +37.5 7/+36;
this is accompanied by a message.

Please bear in mind that the ice warn-
ing does nothing to alter the fact that

black ice may be present on roads at tem-
peratures higher than +37.57/+36, e.g.
on bridges and shaded roads.

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2 Odometer and trip odometer

To set the trip odometer to zero:
Press the button at the lower left of the
instrument cluster.

Tachometer

The white-striped advance warning field,
arrow 1, changes depending on the engine
temperature. The segments disappear in
sequence as the engine warms to its nor-
mal operating temperature.
Avoid allowing the engine speed to rise as
far as the advance warning field whenever
possible.

Engine speeds in the red warning field,
arrow 2, must be avoided.
In this range, the fuel supply is interrupted
to protect the engine.

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