At a glance

These overviews of buttons, switches and displays are intended to familiarize you with your vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted with the available control concepts and options.

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Front fog lamps
The parking lamps or low beams must be switched on. Press the button. The green indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights up. If the automatic headlamp control, is activated, the low b ...

The concept
The parking brake is primarily intended to prevent the vehicle from rolling while parked; it brakes the rear wheels. The parking brake can be set manually or automatically: ▷ Manual: by pu ...

Ride & Handling
The X5 finds a sweet spot between SUV ride comfort and BMW athleticism — far better than the X6, which is two parts BMW to one part SUV. The X5's ride quality is very good, as the suspension isola ...