BMW 550i xDrive Sedan 2011- User Manual

BMW 550i xDrive Sedan 2011

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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 – All around the center console
  • Page 15 – All around the headliner
  • Page 16 – The concept; Controls; iDrive
  • Page 17 – Buttons on controller; Operating concept; Opening the main menu
  • Page 18 – Activating/deactivating the functions; Example: setting the clock; Setting the clock
  • Page 19 – Status information; Status field
  • Page 20 – Additional symbols; Programmable memory
  • Page 21 – Entering letters and numbers
  • Page 22 – Voice activation system*; Possible commands; Voice activation system
  • Page 24 – Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle
  • Page 28 – Buttons on the remote control; General information; Opening and closing
  • Page 29 – Starting the engine in case of; Personal Profile; Personal Profile concept; Opening the profiles
  • Page 30 – Exporting profiles; Using the guest profile
  • Page 31 – Central locking system
  • Page 32 – Operating from the inside; Opening and closing: from the; Using the remote control; Convenient opening; Switching on the interior lamps,
  • Page 34 – Using the door lock
  • Page 35 – Unlocking and opening*; Automatic locking; Doors; Automatic Soft Closing*; Trunk lid; Opening
  • Page 36 – Opening from the inside; Closing
  • Page 37 – Manual operation
  • Page 38 – Functional requirements; Unlocking the trunk lid separately; Malfunction
  • Page 40 – Power windows
  • Page 42 – Closing without the pinch protection
  • Page 44 – Sitting safely; Seats; Adjusting; Adjusting
  • Page 47 – Front active seat ventilation*
  • Page 48 – Switching off; Safety belts
  • Page 49 – Front head restraints; Height
  • Page 50 – Rear head restraints
  • Page 51 – Mirrors; Exterior mirrors
  • Page 52 – Interior rearview mirror
  • Page 53 – Interior rearview mirror, automatic; Steering wheel
  • Page 54 – The right place for children; Seat position and height; Transporting children safely
  • Page 55 – Unlocking the safety belt; LATCH child restraint fixing; Note
  • Page 57 – Rear doors
  • Page 58 – Driving
  • Page 59 – Starting the engine; Engine stop; Switching off the engine
  • Page 60 – Parking brake; Setting
  • Page 62 – headlamp flasher; Turn signal
  • Page 63 – Switching off and brief wipe; Rain sensor
  • Page 64 – Washer fluid; Capacity; Manual transmission
  • Page 65 – Automatic transmission with; Transmission positions; N is Neutral; Kickdown
  • Page 67 – Displays; Instrument cluster; Overview, instrument cluster
  • Page 68 – Overview, instrument cluster with enhanced features*
  • Page 69 – Instrument cluster, electronic displays
  • Page 70 – Check Control
  • Page 72 – Hiding Check Control messages; Messages after trip completion; Fuel gauge
  • Page 73 – External temperature warning; Time; Displaying the cruising range
  • Page 74 – Current fuel consumption; Displaying the current fuel; Energy recovery; Display; Entering appointment dates
  • Page 75 – Computer
  • Page 76 – Adjusting the info display; Information in detail
  • Page 77 – Speed limit; Resetting values; Display on the Control Display
  • Page 80 – Parking lamps; Welcome lamps; Activating/deactivating; Lamps
  • Page 81 – Switching on; Adaptive light control*
  • Page 82 – Headlamp range control*
  • Page 83 – Camera; Fog lamps
  • Page 84 – Reading lamps
  • Page 85 – Safety; Airbags; Front airbags
  • Page 86 – Functional readiness of the airbag; Automatic deactivation of the front
  • Page 88 – Tire Pressure Monitor TPM*; Status display
  • Page 90 – Message when the system was not
  • Page 91 – Lane departure warning*
  • Page 92 – System limits; Malfunctions; Active Blind Spot Detection*
  • Page 95 – Driving stability control systems; Antilock Brake System ABS; DSC Dynamic Stability
  • Page 96 – Deactivating/activating DTC Dynamic; HDC Hill Descent Control*
  • Page 98 – NORMAL; Dynamic Damping Control*; SPORT; Integral Active Steering*
  • Page 99 – Dynamic Driving Control*; Automatic program change
  • Page 102 – Active Cruise Control with; Driving comfort
  • Page 103 – Interrupting; Maintaining/storing the speed
  • Page 105 – Distance to vehicle ahead of you; Indicator/warning lamps
  • Page 106 – Swerving vehicles
  • Page 108 – Collision warning with; Configuring the prewarning
  • Page 109 – Prewarning sensitivity; Cruise control
  • Page 111 – PDC Park Distance Control*
  • Page 115 – Activating the assistance functions
  • Page 117 – Cameras
  • Page 118 – Contrast
  • Page 120 – Interrupting automatically
  • Page 122 – Night Vision with pedestrian
  • Page 123 – Limits of pedestrian detection
  • Page 126 – Automatic climate control*; Climate control functions in detail; Climate control
  • Page 128 – Switching the system on/off
  • Page 129 – Ventilation; Front ventilation; Adjusting the ventilation
  • Page 130 – Rear automatic climate
  • Page 131 – Parked-car ventilation
  • Page 132 – Integrated universal remote; Interior equipment
  • Page 133 – Deleting all stored programs
  • Page 134 – Front: manual transmission
  • Page 135 – Rear; Connecting electrical devices
  • Page 137 – Removing the ski bag
  • Page 138 – Storage compartments; Front passenger side; Storage compartments
  • Page 139 – Center armrest; Front
  • Page 140 – Cupholders
  • Page 141 – Remote control storage; Clothes hooks
  • Page 142 – Storage compartment on the side*
  • 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
  • Page 150 – 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 – 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; Displaying information on the track
  • Page 183 – Video menu
  • Page 185 – In the glove compartment
  • Page 188 – Interrupting storage
  • Page 189 – Continuing the storage process; Album information
  • Page 190 – Current playback
  • Page 191 – Free memory capacity
  • Page 192 – Music collection; External devices
  • Page 194 – Connection of a USB device via the; Playback; Track search
  • Page 195 – Playback lists
  • Page 196 – Pairing and connecting
  • Page 197 – Connecting a specific device
  • 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; Manually unlocking fuel filler flap; Observe the following when; Refueling
  • Page 241 – Fuel; Fuel quality; Required fuel; Gasoline with lower AKI
  • Page 242 – Tire inflation pressure; Safety information; Wheels and tires
  • Page 244 – Tire inflation pressures at max. speeds
  • Page 249 – Tire identification marks; Tire size
  • Page 250 – Tire tread
  • Page 251 – Minimum tread depth; Tire damage; Changing wheels and tires; Mounting
  • Page 252 – Maximum speed of winter tires
  • Page 253 – Changing run-flat tires; Snow chains; Fine-link snow chains
  • Page 255 – Engine compartment; Important features in the engine compartment; Opening the hood
  • Page 256 – Closing the hood
  • Page 257 – Engine oil; Adding engine oil; Filler neck
  • Page 258 – Oil types; Coolant
  • Page 259 – Disposal
  • Page 260 – Service data in the remote control; Maintenance
  • Page 262 – Tool kit; Replacing the wiper blades; Lamp and bulb replacement; Replacing components
  • Page 267 – Changing wheels; Vehicle battery
  • Page 268 – Fuses
  • Page 269 – Breakdown assistance; Hazard warning flashers
  • Page 270 – Service availability; Jump starting
  • Page 271 – Tow-starting and towing; your vehicle
  • Page 272 – Towing other vehicles
  • Page 273 – Screw thread; Automatic transmission*
  • Page 274 – Car washes; Care
  • Page 275 – Transmission position; Vehicle care
  • Page 276 – Long-term vehicle storage
  • Page 279 – Reference
  • Page 280 – Dimensions; Technical data
  • Page 281 – Smallest turning circle; Engine specifications
  • Page 283 – Weights
  • Page 284 – Capacities
  • Page 285 – Short commands of the voice activation; Vehicle
  • Page 286 – Vehicle information; Short commands of the voice activation system
  • Page 288 – Destination guidance with intermediate destinations; FM
  • Page 296 – Everything from A to Z
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Page 3 - Owner's Manual for Vehicle

528i 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 ...

Page 5 - Contents

Contents The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ular topic or item is by using the index, refer topage 294 . Using this Owner's Manual 6 Notes At a glance 12 Cockpit 16 iDrive 22 Voice activation system 24 Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle Controls 28 Opening and closing 44 Adjusting...

Page 6 - Using this Owner's Manual; Your individual vehicle; Notes

Notes Using this Owner's Manual The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ular topic is by using the index.An initial overview of the vehicle is provided inthe first chapter. Updates made after the editorial deadline Any updates made after the editorial deadline forthe Owner's Manuals are loca...

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