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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 when the engine is started or the ignition is switched on, and light up briefly.
See also:
Initiating an Emergency Request
1. Press the cover briefly to open it.
Initiating an Emergency Request
2. Press the SOS button until the LED in the
button lights up.
▷ The LED lights up: an Emergency Request
was initi ...
Rear window defroster
Press the button.
The rear window defroster switches off
automatically after a certain period of time.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, upper
wires are used as an antenna and are not part of ...
Lingering Issues
The X5 hasn't aged well. The styling — unchanged since the second generation
hit dealerships in late 2006 — looks expressive up front but ham-handed in back.
From the glove compartment to the cent ...
