BMW 535I- User Manual

BMW 535I

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – Owner's Manual for Vehicle
  • Page 5 – Contents
  • Page 6 – Using this Owner's Manual; Your individual vehicle; Notes
  • Page 7 – For your own safety; Maintenance and repairs
  • Page 8 – Reporting safety defects; For US customers
  • Page 11 – At a glance
  • Page 12 – All around the steering wheel; Cockpit
  • Page 14 – Instrument cluster
  • Page 16 – Instrument cluster, electronic displays; Range; Selection list, for instance radio
  • Page 17 – All around the center console
  • Page 18 – All around the headliner
  • Page 19 – iDrive; The concept; Controls
  • Page 20 – Buttons on controller; Operating concept; Opening the main menu
  • Page 21 – Activating/deactivating the functions; Example: setting the clock; Setting the clock
  • Page 22 – Status information; Status field
  • Page 23 – Additional symbols; Programmable memory
  • Page 24 – Entering letters and numbers
  • Page 25 – Voice activation system*; Possible commands
  • Page 26 – Voice activation system
  • Page 27 – Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle
  • Page 32 – Buttons on the remote control; Opening and closing
  • Page 33 – Starting the engine in case of; Personal Profile; Personal Profile concept; Opening the profiles
  • Page 35 – Central locking system
  • Page 36 – Using the remote control
  • Page 37 – Confirmation signals from the vehicle; Activating the setting; Malfunction
  • Page 38 – For US owners only; Using the door lock; Opening and closing: from the
  • Page 39 – Automatic locking; Doors; Automatic Soft Closing*; Tailgate; Opening
  • Page 41 – Opening the large tailgate; Opening the large tailgate further
  • Page 42 – Manual operation
  • Page 43 – Unlocking the tailgate separately
  • Page 45 – Power windows
  • Page 48 – Comfort position
  • Page 49 – Sitting safely; Front seats; Adjusting
  • Page 52 – Front active seat ventilation*
  • Page 53 – Rear seats
  • Page 54 – Reset* to standard position
  • Page 55 – Active seat ventilation*; Safety belts; Seats with safety belt
  • Page 56 – Front head restraints; Height
  • Page 57 – Rear head restraints
  • Page 58 – Front
  • Page 59 – Mirrors; Exterior mirrors
  • Page 60 – Activating; Deactivating; Interior rearview mirror
  • Page 61 – Interior rearview mirror, automatic; Steering wheel; General information
  • Page 62 – The right place for children; Seat position and height; Transporting children safely
  • Page 63 – Unlocking the safety belt; LATCH child restraint fixing; Note
  • Page 64 – Exposing the lower LATCH anchors; Mounting points
  • Page 65 – Locking the doors and; Rear doors
  • Page 66 – Starting the engine; Driving
  • Page 67 – Engine stop; Parking brake
  • Page 68 – Manual release
  • Page 69 – Automatic Hold
  • Page 71 – headlamp flasher; Turn signal
  • Page 72 – Switching off and brief wipe; Rain sensor
  • Page 73 – Washer fluid; Automatic transmission with; Transmission positions; N is Neutral
  • Page 74 – P Park; Kickdown; Engaging P
  • Page 76 – Displays
  • Page 77 – Displaying the cruising range; Tachometer
  • Page 78 – Computer
  • Page 79 – Adjusting the info display; Information in detail
  • Page 80 – Speed limit; Resetting values; Display on the Control Display
  • Page 81 – Time
  • Page 82 – Service requirements; Display
  • Page 83 – Entering appointment dates; Check Control
  • Page 84 – Hiding Check Control messages; Messages after trip completion
  • Page 85 – Lamps; Instrument lighting; headlamp control; Parking lamps; Low beams; Welcome lamps; Activating/deactivating
  • Page 86 – Switching on; Adaptive light control*
  • Page 88 – Camera; Fog lamps; Interior lamps
  • Page 89 – Safety; Airbags; Front airbags
  • Page 90 – Functional readiness of the airbag; Automatic deactivation of the front
  • Page 92 – Tire Pressure Monitor TPM*; Status display
  • Page 94 – Continued driving with a flat tire; Message when the system was not
  • Page 95 – Lane departure warning*
  • Page 96 – System limits; Malfunctions; Active Blind Spot Detection*
  • Page 99 – Driving stability control systems; Antilock Brake System ABS; DSC Dynamic Stability
  • Page 100 – Deactivating/activating DTC Dynamic; HDC Hill Descent Control*
  • Page 101 – NORMAL; Dynamic Damping Control*; SPORT
  • Page 102 – Integral Active Steering*
  • Page 103 – Dynamic Driving Control*; DSC OFF
  • Page 106 – Active Cruise Control with; Switching off; Driving comfort
  • Page 107 – Interrupting; Maintaining/storing the speed
  • Page 108 – Marking in the speedometer
  • Page 109 – Distance to vehicle ahead of you; Indicator/warning lamps
  • Page 110 – Swerving vehicles
  • Page 112 – Collision warning with; Configuring the prewarning
  • Page 113 – Prewarning sensitivity; Cruise control
  • Page 115 – PDC Park Distance Control*
  • Page 119 – Contrast; Displaying the turning circle and
  • Page 120 – Assistance functions
  • Page 122 – Cameras; Night Vision with pedestrian
  • Page 127 – Climate control; Automatic climate control*; 4 Automatic recirculated-air control/recircu‐; Climate control functions in detail
  • Page 128 – Intensity of the AUTO program
  • Page 129 – Functional requirement; Switching the system on/off
  • Page 130 – Ventilation; Front ventilation; Adjusting the ventilation
  • Page 131 – Rear automatic climate; Active seat ventilation*
  • Page 132 – Parked-car ventilation
  • Page 133 – Interior equipment; Integrated universal remote
  • Page 134 – Deleting all stored programs
  • Page 135 – Connecting electrical devices; Sockets
  • Page 136 – Cargo area; Trunk cover; Through-loading system
  • Page 137 – Foldable rear backrests, manual; Fold backrest forward; Loading position
  • Page 138 – Folding down the cargo partition; Unlatching center cargo partition; Closing the cargo partition; Ski and snowboard bag*
  • Page 139 – Storage compartments; Front passenger side
  • Page 140 – Center armrest; Rear
  • Page 141 – Folding down; Storage compartment in the; Clothes hooks
  • Page 142 – Retaining straps; Storage compartments in the floor; Front compartment
  • Page 145 – Driving tips
  • Page 146 – General driving notes; Things to remember when driving
  • Page 147 – Objects in the area around the pedals
  • Page 148 – Condensation under the parked vehicle; Loading; Determining the load limit
  • Page 149 – Securing cargo; Roof-mounted luggage rack
  • Page 150 – Magnetic roof-mounted luggage rack; Saving fuel
  • Page 153 – Navigation
  • Page 154 – Navigation system; Destination input; Manual destination entry; Entering the postal code*
  • Page 155 – Address book
  • Page 157 – Last destinations; Special destinations
  • Page 158 – Category search; Display of special destinations
  • Page 159 – Destination entry by voice*
  • Page 161 – Destination guidance; Starting destination guidance
  • Page 163 – Bypassing a section of the route; Resuming the original route; Switching spoken instructions on/off; Volume of spoken instructions; Map view; Selecting the map view
  • Page 165 – Settings for the map view; Map view for split screen
  • Page 166 – Switching the reception on/off; Traffic bulletins on the map
  • Page 167 – Filtering traffic bulletins; Destination guidance with traffic
  • Page 168 – Navigation data; Information on the navigation data; Perform an update
  • Page 171 – Entertainment
  • Page 172 – Adjusting the equalizer; surround; Tone
  • Page 173 – Volume; Adjusting the volume; Resetting the tone settings
  • Page 174 – Muting; Changing the station via the button; Selecting a station manually; Radio
  • Page 179 – Managing the favorites; Traffic Jump; Activating/deactivating the jump
  • Page 180 – Stored stations
  • Page 181 – Playable formats
  • Page 182 – Selecting a track via iDrive; Audio CDs; Displaying information on the track
  • Page 183 – DVD video; Video menu
  • Page 185 – Selecting a track; Selecting the camera angle*; Opening the main menu, back; In the glove compartment
  • Page 186 – Starting playback
  • Page 187 – Selecting the language*; Humidity
  • Page 188 – Interrupting storage
  • Page 189 – Continuing the storage process; Album information
  • Page 190 – Current playback
  • Page 191 – Deleting an album; Deleting a track and directory; Free memory capacity
  • Page 192 – Music collection; Backing up the music collection; External devices
  • Page 194 – Connection of a USB device via the; After connecting for the first time; Playback; Track search; Starting the track search
  • Page 195 – Restarting a track search; Playback lists
  • Page 196 – Information on connection; Pairing and connecting
  • Page 197 – Connecting a specific device; Requirements
  • Page 199 – Displaying the current version; Updating software via USB*; Updating software via TeleService*; Restoring the previous version
  • Page 202 – Remote control; In the center armrest in the rear; Replacing the batteries; Rear entertainment
  • Page 203 – Suggesting a destination
  • Page 204 – Options menu; Enabling; Enabling operation in the rear; Priority options; Same priority
  • Page 205 – loudspeakers; Normal headphones
  • Page 209 – Communication
  • Page 210 – Pairing/unpairing the mobile; Telephone
  • Page 214 – Calls with multiple participants
  • Page 220 – Removing the mobile phone
  • Page 221 – Updating; Office information; Contacts
  • Page 222 – Office
  • Page 224 – Messages
  • Page 226 – Displaying e-mail contacts; Calendar; Display the calendar; Display the appointment; Using contact data
  • Page 227 – Tasks; Reminders
  • Page 230 – Specifying the home address; My contacts; Displaying contacts
  • Page 232 – Services offered; BMW ConnectedDrive
  • Page 233 – Roadside Assistance; Vehicles not equipped with BMW
  • Page 235 – Customer Relations
  • Page 236 – Automatic Service Request*; Displaying available services; Updating BMW Assist
  • Page 237 – Operate Apps; Displaying status
  • Page 239 – Mobility
  • Page 240 – Fuel cap; Closing; Manually unlocking fuel filler flap; Observe the following when; Refueling
  • Page 241 – Fuel tank capacity
  • Page 242 – Fuel quality; Required fuel; Gasoline with lower AKI; Fuel
  • Page 243 – Wheels and tires; Tire inflation pressure; Safety information
  • Page 244 – Tire inflation pressures at max. speeds
  • Page 246 – Tire identification marks; Recommendation
  • Page 248 – Changing wheels and tires; Mounting
  • Page 249 – Maximum speed of winter tires; Snow chains
  • Page 250 – Activating/deactivating rear axle
  • Page 251 – Engine compartment; Important features in the engine compartment; Opening the hood
  • Page 252 – Closing the hood
  • Page 253 – Engine oil; Adding engine oil; Filler neck
  • Page 254 – Oil types; Coolant
  • Page 255 – Disposal
  • Page 256 – Service data in the remote control; Maintenance
  • Page 258 – Tool kit; Replacing the wiper blades; Lamp and bulb replacement; Replacing components
  • Page 261 – Access to the lamps; Backup lamp; Changing wheels
  • Page 262 – Vehicle battery; Power failure
  • Page 263 – Disposing of old batteries; Fuses
  • Page 264 – Hazard warning flashers; Breakdown assistance
  • Page 265 – Service availability; Jump starting
  • Page 266 – Tow-starting and towing; Transporting your vehicle
  • Page 268 – Screw thread
  • Page 269 – Care; Car washes
  • Page 270 – Vehicle care; Rubber components
  • Page 271 – Plastic components; Long-term vehicle storage
  • Page 273 – Reference
  • Page 274 – Dimensions; Width with mirrors, height with roof-mounted aerial; Technical data
  • Page 275 – Smallest turning circle; Weights
  • Page 276 – Capacities
  • Page 277 – Short commands of the voice activation; Vehicle
  • Page 278 – Vehicle information; Short commands of the voice activation system
  • Page 280 – Destination guidance with intermediate destinations; FM
  • Page 288 – Everything from A to Z
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535i 550i 535i xDrive 550i xDrive Owner's Manual for Vehicle Thank you for choosing a BMW.The more familiar you are with your vehicle, the better control youwill have on the road. We therefore strongly suggest:Read this Owner's Manual before starting off in your new BMW.Also use the Integrated Owner...

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Contents The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ular topic or item is by using the index, refer topage 286 . Using this Owner's Manual 6 Notes At a glance 12 Cockpit 19 iDrive 25 Voice activation system 27 Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle Controls 32 Opening and closing 49 Adjusting...

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