Symbols used

precisely in order to avoid the possibility of personal injury and serious damage Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the possibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.

gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively Indicates information that will assist you in gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively for your vehicle.

protect the environment. Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment.

*Indicates special equipment, country-specific equipment and optional Marks the end of a specific item of information.

*Indicates special equipment, country-specific equipment and optional accessories, as well as equipment and functions not yet available at the time of printing.

"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to select individual functions.

{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice activation system.

{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the voice activation system.

Symbols on vehicle components

section of this Owner's Manual for information on a particular part or assembly.  Indicates that you should consult the relevant section of this Owner's Manual for information on a particular part or assembly.

    See also:

    Intermittent operation or rain sensor
    The concept The rain sensor automatically controls the time between wipes depending on the intensity of the rainfall. The sensor is located on the windshield, directly behind the interior rearview ...

    Instrument lighting
    Adjusting The parking lamps or low beams must be switched on to adjust the brightness. Adjust the brightness using the thumbwheel. ...

    Features
    The 535i xDrive starts at $55,800 and comes with a fair amount of standard features, like a panoramic moonroof, xenon headlights and rain-sensing windshield wipers. As with most BMWs, though, it's ...