Interior

Drawing cues from the 7 Series, the 5 Series' climate-control readouts use BMW's Black Panel technology to appear out of dark panels without the brightened look of traditional electroluminescent displays. Traditional console-mounted cupholders replace the ones that flipped out of the dashboard. Get the optional navigation system, and the dash gets a massive 10.2-inch center display with PC-like 1280-by-480 pixel resolution. Without navigation, the display still sorts through various audio and setup menus, but it shrinks to a 7-inch display and 800-by-480 pixel resolution. Both setups incorporate BMW's iDrive system.

Standard features include 10-way power front seats and a power tilt/telescoping steering column. A 60/40-split folding rear seat is optional.

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    Redialing
    General information The list of dialed numbers in the mobile phone is transmitted to the vehicle depending on the mobile phone. The 20 phone numbers dialed last are displayed. The sorting order ...

    Information at a glance
    Repeatedly pressing the button on the turn signal lever calls up the following information on the info display: Range. Average fuel consumption. Average speed. Date*. Time of arrival* ...

    Displaying images from CD/DVD
    1. Push the CD/DVD into the drive with the labeled side facing upward. The CD/DVD is automatically pulled in. 2. Open the start menu with the remote control. 3. Select "Photo". 4. Pr ...