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BMW Info
General information Messages from BMW regarding service actions and news from BMW. Selecting additional functions The following functions are available when a message is selected: ...

New 8-speed Automatic Transmission with Steptronic.
On both new gasoline models of the BMW X5, sending the newfound power to the standard xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive system is BMW's new 8-speed automatic transmission with Steptronic control. ...

Status field
The following information is displayed in the status field at the top right: ▷ Time. ▷ Current entertainment source. ▷ Sound output, on/off. ▷ Wireless network reception ...