2009 BMW 5 Series Owner's Manual - Page 174

Radio Radio Your radio provides reception of the FM and AM wavebands. Changing stations Listening to radio Turn the controller. In addition to the stations currently displayed, you can have stations with another selection criterion displayed. Press the knob if the sound output is switched off. iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. 1. Press the button. This opens the start menu. 2. Move the controller backwards to open "Entertainment". 3. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the controller until "FM" or "AM" is selected. Professional radio* You can choose from the following selection criteria: > "All stations": Stations that can currently be received in the "FM" waveband. > "Autostore": Stations with the best reception on the "AM" waveband. > "Presets": Stations you have previously stored, refer to page 174. > "Manual": To set stations that can be received in addition to those displayed, refer to Selecting frequency manually on page 173. Business radio 4. Press the controller. Stations are shown on the Control Display on the basis of various selection criteria, e.g. "Presets". If "Autostore" does not display any stations or if the stations displayed can no longer be received, update the stations with the strongest signal, refer to page 174. You can choose from the following selection criteria: > "Autostore" Stations with the strongest signal, refer to page 174. > "Presets": Stations you have previously stored, refer to page 174. 172 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 600 721 - © 08/08 BMW AG