2006 BMW 5 Series Owner's Manual - Page 76

Everything under control Everything under control Odometer, outside temperature display, clock Tachometer 1 2 3 Time, outside temperature and data Odometer and trip odometer Press button: > with ignition switched on, trip odometer is reset > briefly display the time, outside temperature and odometer with the ignition switched off From radio readiness the outside temperature and the time are displayed. Date retrieval: Press CHECK button on turn signal lever, refer to page 80. Time and date setting, refer to page 82. You can set the unit of measure 7 or 6 on the Control Display, refer to Units of measure on page 84. The white-striped advance warning field, arrow 1, changes depending on the engine temperature. With increasing engine temperature the advance warning field becomes correspondingly smaller. Avoid allowing the engine speed to rise as far as the orange warning sector whenever possible. Be sure to avoid engine speeds in the red warning field, arrow 2. In this range, the fuel supply is interrupted to protect the engine. Outside temperature warning If the display drops to +377/+3 6, a signal sounds and a warning lamp lights up. A message appears on the Control Display. There is an increased danger of ice. Even at temperatures above +377/ +36 ice can form. Therefore, drive carefully, e.g. on bridges and sections of road in the shade, otherwise there is an increased accident risk.< Coolant temperature Should the coolant, and with it the engine become too hot, a warning lamp lights up. In addition, a message appears on the Control Display. Checking coolant level, refer to page 207. 74 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 012 211 - © 02/06 BMW AG