At a glance

This overview of buttons, switches and displays is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's operating environment. The section will also assist you in becoming acquainted with the control concepts and options available for operating the various systems.

See also:

Indicator/warning lamps
Indicator/warning lamps The indicator and warning lamps can light up in a variety of combinations and colors. Several of the lamps are checked for proper functioning and light up temporarily w ...

Sport program and manual mode M/S
Activating the sport program Activating the sport program Push the selector lever to the left out of transmission position D. The Sport program is activated and DS is displayed in the instrum ...

Ride & Handling
One of my main criticisms of the regular X5, which was redesigned for the 2007 model year, is its regular suspension doesn't offer the balance between ride comfort and handling prowess that I've c ...