2008 BMW 5 Series Owner's Manual - Page 87
2008 BMW 5 Series Manual
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Indication of malfunction urgency 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 speed falls below it again by at least 3 mph/5 km/h. No malfunctions are present in the monitored systems. Malfunctions are present in the monitored systems. Depending on the malfunction, supplementary information is shown on the Control Display. The symbols also indicate the status of the service requirements display, refer to page 81. 1. Open the start menu. 2. Open "Navigation". Without navigation system*: Open "Car Data". 3. Select "Car Data" and press the controller. 4. Select "Limit" and press the controller. 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 continue to press the CHECK button to view them in succession. The display goes out > automatically after a brief period > when you press 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 needed, hold it against a slight resistance to enter a larger difference. 7. Press the controller to apply the setting. The limit is automatically activated. Applying your current speed as limit Mobility Reference Select "Select current speed" and press the controller. The system adopts your current speed as the limit. Activating limit Select "On" and press the controller. Limit is automatically activated. 85 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 240 - © 08/07 BMW AG Communications Entertainment Navigation Driving tips Depending on your vehicle's equipment, the stored Check Control messages are also displayed with the following symbols: Displaying, setting or changing limit iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. Controls At a glance