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EnglishControls and features -> Mirrors for your BMW X5 2000-2006
54nMirrors
Exterior mirrors
Folding mirrors in and out
The mirror on the passenger's
Pressing button 3 allows you to fold
mirrors in and out up to a speed of
6 mph/10 km/h. This is advantageous,
for example, in narrow streets or for
bringing mirrors that have been manu-
ally folded-in back into the correct posi-
tion.
side is more curved than the
driver's mirror. Objects reflected in the
mirror are closer than they appear.
This means that estimations of the dis-
tance to following traffic should not be
regarded as precise. The same is true
for the outer part of both mirrors.<
Before going through a car wash,
manually, or with button 3 fold the
exterior mirrors inward, otherwise they
could be damaged, depending on the
width of the car wash system.<
1 Adjustments
2 Switching to the other mirror or to the
automatic parking function*
Automatic heating
3 Folding mirrors in and out*
Below a certain outdoor temperature,
both exterior mirrors are automatically
heated when the motor is running or the
ignition is switched on.
To store the mirror settings, refer to
Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory
on page 50.
Adjusting manually
The mirrors can also be adjusted manu-
ally if need be: press at the outer edges
of the mirror glass.
Mirrors
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In order to change the zone setting,
keep pressing the adjustment button
until the display indicates the number of
the compass zone that corresponds to
your location, refer to the world map
below, with compass zones.
The compass will be operational again
after approximately 10 seconds.
For automatic dimming action, refer to
Interior and exterior mirrors, automati-
cally dimming.
Interior rearview mirror
Compass interior rearview mirror
with automatic dimming action
*
To reduce glare from vehicles behind
you when you are driving at night, tilt
the mirror by turning the button.
1 Adjustment button
2 Display
The display shows you the direction you
are currently driving.
The compass zone must be set accord-
ing to where you and your vehicle are
located. To do so, press the adjustment
button on the bottom edge of the inte-
rior rearview mirror for approximately
3 – 4 seconds. The display indicates the
number of the current compass zone.
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