QUICK REFERENCE -> Set-up and use for your BMW 5 Series 2024-2025

Set-up and use  
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Set-up and use  
Adjusting the head restraint  
Seats, mirrors and steering  
wheel  
Adjusting the height: manual head  
restraints  
Semi-electrically adjustable seats  
Press the button and push the head restraint  
up or down.  
1
Longitudinal direction  
Thigh support  
2
3
4
5
Backrest tilt  
Adjusting the height: electrical head  
restraints  
Height/seat tilt  
Lumbar support  
Electrically adjustable seats  
Press switch up or down.  
1
Lumbar support  
2
3
Height/longitudinal direction/seat tilt  
Backrest tilt/head restraint  
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Adjusting the distance  
Adjusting the steering wheel  
position  
Manual steering wheel adjustment  
Press the button and push the head restraint  
forward or backward.  
1. Fold the lever down completely.  
Adjusting the exterior mirrors  
2. Grip the steering wheel with both hands  
and move the steering wheel to the prefer-  
red height and angle to suit your seat posi-  
tion.  
3. Fold the lever back up.  
Electric steering wheel adjustment  
Icon  
Meaning  
Fold the exterior mirror in and out.  
Adjust the exterior mirrors.  
Press the switch to adjust the steering wheel  
forward/back position and height to the seat  
position.  
Select left exterior mirror, Automatic  
Curb Monitor.  
Select right exterior mirror.  
Memory function  
Principle  
The following settings can be stored and, if  
necessary, retrieved using the memory func-  
tion:  
Seat position.  
Exterior mirror adjustment.  
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Depending on vehicle equipment: steering  
wheel position.  
If necessary, select  
information, e.g. to preview a map.  
to display more  
Height of the Head-up display.  
If necessary, accept the suggested search  
keywords.  
Overview  
5. Select the desired entry.  
6. "Start guidance"  
Entertainment  
Depending on model variant, the center con-  
sole or instrument panel provide the following  
operating elements:  
Operating ele-  
ment  
Function  
The memory buttons are located on the front  
doors.  
Turn volume button: Ad-  
just volume.  
Press volume button:  
Turn sound output on/  
off.  
Storing settings  
1. Set the desired position.  
Change the entertain-  
ment source.  
2.  
Press the button. The LED illumi-  
nates.  
Press once: changes the  
station/track.  
3. Press the desired memory button as long  
as the LED is illuminated. A signal sounds.  
Press and hold: fast for-  
ward/rewind the track.  
Calling up settings  
Press the desired memory button 1 or 2.  
Using the mobile phone  
Infotainment  
General information  
After the mobile phone is connected once to  
the vehicle, the mobile phone can be operated  
using iDrive and the steering wheel buttons.  
Navigation destination input  
1.  
Navigation menu  
2. "Destination input"  
Activate Bluetooth® on the mobile phone.  
A search box and entered information such  
as the search history are displayed.  
Connecting via Bluetooth®  
3. Select the desired entry or the search box.  
1.  
Apps menu  
4. When selecting the search box, enter char-  
acters or choose one of the POI categories  
displayed.  
2. "All apps"  
3. "Mobile devices"  
4. "Connect new device"  
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Mobile phones in range are displayed on  
the control display.  
5. Select the desired mobile phone.  
6. Compare the control number displayed on  
the control display with the control number  
in the display of the mobile phone, and con-  
firm that they match.  
7. If necessary, select the connection mode:  
"Use Bluetooth®"  
The device is connected and displayed in the  
device list.  
Accepting a call  
Depending on the equipment, incoming calls  
can be answered in several ways.  
Via iDrive:  
"Accept"  
Press the button on the steering  
wheel.  
Use the knurled wheel on the steering  
wheel to select from the list in the instru-  
ment cluster: "Accept"  
Dialing a number  
1.  
Communication menu  
2. "More"  
3. "Dial number"  
4. Enter the numbers.  
5.  
Select the icon. The connection is es-  
tablished via the mobile phone to which this  
function has been assigned.  
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