BMW 5 Series: Cockpit
 BMW 5 Series: Cockpit
BMW 5 Series: Cockpit
Vehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional equipment that is offered in the model series is described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment is also described that is not available in a vehicle, e. g., because of the selected optional equipment or country variant. This also applies for safety-related functions and systems.
All around the steering wheel

All around the steering wheel
1. Seating comfort functions
 Seat, mirror, steering wheel 
memory
 Seat, mirror, steering wheel 
memory
 Active seat
 Active seat
2. Roller sunblinds
3. Rear window safety switch
4. Power windows
5. Exterior mirror operation
6. Driver assistance systems
 Active Blind Spot Detection
 Active Blind Spot Detection
 Collision warning
 Collision warning
 Lane departure warning
 Lane departure warning
 Night Vision with pedestrian 
detection
 Night Vision with pedestrian 
detection
 Head-up Display
 Head-up Display
7. Lamps
 Front fog lamps
 Front fog lamps
 Parking lamps
 Parking lamps
 Low beams
 Low beams
 Automatic headlamp control
 Automatic headlamp control
Daytime running lights
Adaptive light control
High-beam Assistant
 Instrument lighting
 Instrument lighting
8. Steering column stalk, left
 Turn signal
 Turn signal
 High beams, headlamp 
flasher
 High beams, headlamp 
flasher
 High-beam Assistant
 High-beam Assistant
 Roadside parking lamps
 Roadside parking lamps
 Computer
 Computer
9. Steering wheel buttons, left
 Store speed
 Store speed
 Resume speed
 Resume speed
 Cruise control on/off, 
interrupting
 Cruise control on/off, 
interrupting
 Cruise control on/off, 
interrupting
 Cruise control on/off, 
interrupting
 Increase distance
 Increase distance
 Reduce distance
 Reduce distance
10. Instrument cluster
11. Steering wheel buttons, right
 Entertainment source
 Entertainment source
 Volume
 Volume
 Voice activation
 Voice activation
 Telephone
 Telephone
12. Steering column stalk, right
 Windshield wipers
 Windshield wipers
 Rain sensor
 Rain sensor
 Clean the windshields and 
headlamps
 Clean the windshields and 
headlamps
13.  Start/stop the engine and 
switch 
the ignition on/off
 Start/stop the engine and 
switch 
the ignition on/off
 Automatic Engine Start/Stop 
Function
 Automatic Engine Start/Stop 
Function
14. Horn
15.  Steering wheel heating
 Steering wheel heating
16.  Adjust the steering wheel
 Adjust the steering wheel
17.  Open the trunk lid
 Open the trunk lid
18. Unlocking the hood
All around the center console

All around the center console
1. Headliner
2. Control Display
3. Glove compartment
4. Air vent
5.  Hazard warning system
 Hazard warning system
 Central locking system
 Central locking system
6. Radio
CD/Multimedia
7. Automatic climate control
8. Controller with buttons
9.  Parking brake
 Parking brake
 Auto Hold
 Auto Hold
10. PDC Park Distance Control
 PDC Park Distance Control
Top View
Backup camera
Parking assistant
 Side View
 Side View
 HDC Hill Descent Control
 HDC Hill Descent Control
11.  Dynamic Driving Control
 Dynamic Driving Control
 DSC Dynamic Stability Control
 DSC Dynamic Stability Control
12. Transmission selector lever
All around the headliner

All around the headliner
1.  Emergency Request
 
Emergency Request
2.  Glass sunroof, powered
 Glass sunroof, powered
3.  Indicator lamp, front 
passenger 
airbag
 Indicator lamp, front 
passenger 
airbag
4.  Reading lamps
 Reading lamps
5.  Interior lamps
 Interior lamps

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 Ford Fusion Honda Accord
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 Hyundai Sonata Kia Optima
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