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Displays after completion of trip Malfunction reports generated during the trip are shown consecutively when you switch off the ignition. Before the display disappears, you can display the messages once again. Press the CHECK button for approx. 2 seconds. If several messages are present, you can press the CHECK button repeatedly. The display: > turns off automatically after a brief period > can be turned off at any time by pressing the CHECK button again for approx. 2 seconds 5. Select the speed value and press the controller. 6. Turn the controller to set the limit. If necessary, hold it against a slight resistance to enter a greater difference. 7. Press the controller to apply the setting. The limit is automatically switched on. Applying your current speed as limit Select "Select current speed" and press the controller. The system applies your current speed as the limit. Activating limit Select "On" and press the controller. The limit is automatically switched on. Speed limit You can enter a speed and a Check Control message indicates when you have reached this speed. This enables you, for example, to receive warnings if you exceed a speed limit in an urban area. You are only warned of reaching this speed a second time if your vehicle has fallen at least 3 mph/5 km/h below it in the meantime. Stopwatch iDrive, for principle details, refer to page 16. 1. Open start menu. 2. Open "Navigation". In vehicles without navigation system*: Open "Car Data". 3. Select "Car Data" and press the controller. 4. Select "Stopwatch" and press the controller. Navigation Reference Mobility Communications Entertainment Displaying, setting or changing limit iDrive, for principle details, refer to page 16. 1. Open start menu. 2. Open "Navigation". In vehicles without navigation system*: Open "Car Data". 3. Select "Car Data" and press the controller. 4. Select "Limit" and press the controller. Starting, stopping, or resetting > Select "Start" and press the controller. The stopwatch starts at the displayed time. > Select "Reset" and press the controller. The stopwatch is reset and it restarts if it was running beforehand. > Select "Stop" and press the controller. This stops the timer. 81 Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 159 709 © 09/05 BMW AG Driving tips Controls At a glance

Section	Page
650i	2
Notes	5
Using this Owner's Manual	5
Symbols used	5
The individual vehicle	6
Editorial notice	6
For your own safety	7
Service and warranty	8
Cockpit	11
All around the steering wheel: controls and displays	11
Instrument cluster	13
Indicator and warning lamps	14
All around the center console: controls and displays	15
iDrive	17
Controls	17
Menu overview	18
Basic operation	18
Status information	21
Assistance window*	21
Switching Control Display on/off	22
Voice command system	23
The concept	23
Voice commands	23
Notes	25
Opening and closing	29
Keys/remote control	29
Personal Profile	30
Central locking system	30
Opening and closing: from outside	31
Opening and closing: from inside	33
Hotel function	34
Luggage compartment lid	35
Luggage compartment	36
Alarm system	36
Comfort access*	37
Windows	39
Coupe: Glass sunroof, electric with raise function*	41
Convertible: top	42
Adjustments	48
Sitting safely	48
Seats	49
Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory	50
Front head restraints	51
Getting in back	52
Safety belts	52
Heated seats	53
Mirrors	53
Steering wheel	54
Transporting children safely	57
The right place for children	57
Installing child-restraint systems	57
Driving	59
Ignition lock	59
Start/Stop button	59
Starting engine	60
Switching engine off	60
Handbrake	61
Manual transmission	61
SMG Sequential Manual Gearbox*	62
Automatic transmission with Steptronic*	63
Dynamic Driving Control	65
Turn signals/ headlamp flasher	65
Wiper system	66
Washer fluid	67
Cruise control	67
Active cruise control*	68
Everything under control	75
Odometer, outside temperature display, clock	75
Tachometer	75
Coolant temperature	75
Engine oil temperature gauge	76
Fuel gauge	76
Computer	76
Service requirements	78
Check Control	80
Speed limit	82
Stopwatch	82
Settings on Control Display	83
Technology for comfort, convenience and safety	86
PDC Park Distance Control*	86
Driving stability control systems	87
Dynamic Drive*	89
Flat Tire Monitor FTM	89
Active steering*	91
Brake force display	91
Airbags	91
Convertible: rollover protection system	93
Head-Up Display*	94
Lamps	97
Parking lamps/low beams	97
Adaptive Head Light*	98
High beams/ roadside parking lamps	98
High-beam assistant*	98
Front fog lamps	99
Instrument lighting	100
Interior lamps	100
Climate	101
Automatic climate control	101
Parked car ventilation	105
Practical interior accessories	107
Integrated universal remote control*	107
Glove compartment	108
Center armrest	109
Storage compartments	109
Cup holders	110
Ashtray	110
Cigarette lighter	111
Connecting electrical devices	111
Ski bag*	111
Things to remember when driving	115
Breaking-in	115
General driving notes	115
Cargo loading	117
Starting navigation system	121
Navigation DVD	121
Display in the assistance window	121
Destination entry	122
Operating navigation system	122
Entering a destination manually	122
Entering destination via voice*	125
Map-guided destination selection	126
Selecting destination using information	127
Destination list	128
Address book	129
Selecting route	131
Word matching principle	132
Destination guidance	133
Starting destination guidance	133
Terminating/continuing destination guidance	133
Route display	134
Destination guidance through voice instructions	136
Bypassing route sections	137
Displaying current position	137
What to do if …	138
On/off and tone	141
Controls	141
Switching on/off	142
Adjusting volume	142
Tone control	142
Radio	145
Listening to radio	145
Storing stations	147
Automatically sorting stations*	148
Weather news flashes*	148
High Definition Radio*	149
Satellite radio*	150
CD player and CD changer	154
Listening to CDs	154
Selecting a track	155
Sampling tracks, scan	156
Repeating track	157
Random play sequence	157
Fast forward/reverse	158
CD magazine	158
Notes	158
Telephoning	163
The concept	163
Using a phone in your vehicle	163
Suitable mobile phones	163
Care instructions	163
Operating options	163
Initial operation	164
Operation via iDrive	167
Changing between mobile phone and handsfree system	171
Operation by voice*	171
Notes	173
Mounting/removing snap-in adapter	174
TeleService, BMW Assist	175
TeleService	175
BMW Assist	175
Requirements	175
Services offered	176
Adapting TeleService or BMW Assist	178
Displaying vehicle data	178
BMW Contact*	179
Refueling	183
Fuel filler door	183
Fuel specifications	184
Wheels and tires	185
Tire inflation pressure	185
Tire identification marks	187
Tire condition	188
Run-flat tires	189
New wheels and tires	189
Snow chains*	190
Under the hood	191
Hood	191
Engine compartment	192
Engine oil	192
Coolant	194
Brake system	194
Maintenance	196
The BMW Maintenance System	196
Socket for OBD Onboard Diagnostics interface	197
Care	197
Replacing components	198
Onboard tool kit	198
Wiper blade replacement	198
Lamps and bulbs	198
Changing a wheel	201
Vehicle battery	201
Fuses	202
Giving and receiving assistance	203
Emergency call	203
Warning triangle*	203
First-aid kit*	204
Roadside Assistance*	204
Jump starting	204
Tow-starting and towing	205
Technical data	211
Engine specifications	211
Weights	211
Coupe: dimensions	212
Convertible: dimensions	213
Capacities	213
Short commands of the voice command system	214
Everything from A to Z	218

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At a glance

Driving tips

Communications

Navigation

Entertainment

Mobility

Displays after completion of trip

Malfunction reports generated during the trip

are shown consecutively when you switch off

the ignition.

Before the display disappears, you can display

the messages once again. Press the CHECK

button for approx. 2 seconds. If several mes-

sages are present, you can press the CHECK

button repeatedly.

The display:

turns off automatically after a brief period

can be turned off at any time by pressing

the CHECK button again for approx. 2 sec-

onds

Speed limit

You can enter a speed and a Check Control

message indicates when you have reached

this speed. This enables you, for example, to

receive warnings if you exceed a speed limit in

an urban area.

You are only warned of reaching this speed a

second time if your vehicle has fallen at least

3 mph/5 km/h below it in the meantime.

Displaying, setting or changing limit

iDrive, for principle details, refer to page

Open start menu.

Open "Navigation".

In vehicles without navigation system

Open "Car Data".

Select "Car Data" and press the controller.

Select "Limit" and press the controller.

Select the speed value and press the con-

troller.

Turn the controller to set the limit. If neces-

sary, hold it against a slight resistance to

enter a greater difference.

Press the controller to apply the setting.

The limit is automatically switched on.

Applying your current speed as limit

Select "Select current speed" and press the

controller. The system applies your current

speed as the limit.

Activating limit

Select "On" and press the controller.

The limit is automatically switched on.

Stopwatch

iDrive, for principle details, refer to page

Open start menu.

Open "Navigation".

In vehicles without navigation system

Open "Car Data".

Select "Car Data" and press the controller.

Select "Stopwatch" and press the control-

ler.

Starting, stopping, or resetting

Select "Start" and press the controller.

The stopwatch starts at the displayed time.

Select "Reset" and press the controller.

The stopwatch is reset and it restarts if it

was running beforehand.

Select "Stop" and press the controller.

This stops the timer.