2008 BMW 5 Series Owner's Manual - Page 90

Everything under control Brightness of Control Display The brightness is automatically adapted to the ambient lighting conditions. However, you can change the basic setting. iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. 1. Press the button. This opens the start menu. 2. Press the controller to open the menu. 3. Select "Settings" and press the controller. 4. Select "Display settings" and press the controller. 5. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the controller until "Brightness" is selected and press the controller. 5. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the controller until "Units" is selected and press the controller. 6. Select the menu item to be set and press the controller. 7. Select the desired unit of measure and press the controller. The settings are stored for the remote key currently in use. Language on Control Display iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. 1. Press the button. This opens the start menu. 6. If necessary, move the controller to the right to select "Display". 7. Turn the controller until the desired setting is selected. The setting is stored for the remote control currently in use. 2. Press the controller to open the menu. 3. Select "Settings" and press the controller. 4. Select "Language / Units" and press the controller. 5. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the controller until "Languages" is selected and press the controller. Units of measure You can change the units of measure for consumption, distances, temperature and pressure. iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. 1. Press the button. This opens the start menu. 2. Press the controller to open the menu. 3. Select "Settings" and press the controller. 4. Select "Language / Units" and press the controller. 6. Select "Text language" and press the controller. You can change the language of the text displays. 7. Select and activate the desired language by pressing the controller. 88 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 240 - © 08/07 BMW AG