BMW 5 Series: Headphones, vehicle
loudspeakers
Connecting the headphones
Normal headphones
Connect via the jack 1/8"/3.5 mm, on the rear CD/DVD player.
Infrared headphones
Connection via the infrared interface on the lower edge of the screen.
Fitting infrared headphones and information on which headphones are supported can be obtained from your service center.
When using infrared headphones, ensure that the connection between the headphones and the infrared interface is not disrupted:
▷ Do not place an obstacle between the interface
and headphones.
▷ Do not cover the interface.
▷ Do not scratch the interface.
Fold up display screens for interference-free reception.
Unfavorable light conditions such as bright ambient light can impair reception.
Sound output on the headphones or vehicle loudspeakers
Operation is only possible in the rear.
1. "Options" Open.
2. "Headphones" or"Loudspeakers"
With the following setting, sound output in the
rear is not possible via the vehicle speakers:
"Driver control".
Enabling
Enabling operation in the rear
Only possible via the iDrive in the front.
1. "Settings"
2. "Allow rear control"
3. Select the desired priority.
Priority options
The driver ...
External devices
General information
External audio and video devices and digital
cameras can be connected to cinch sockets, on the CD/DVD player. Operation
takes place on the external device.
Due to the large n ...
See also:
You will need the following items
● Flathead screwdriver
● Small flathead screwdriver
● Lithium battery CR2016 (vehicles without a smart key system),
or CR2032 (vehicles with a smart key system) ...
Passenger compartment
Passenger compartment
1. Rear window defroster switch.
2. Interior trunk lid release.
3. Trunk lid.
4. Vehicle loading.
5. Exterior trunk lid release/request button.
6. Replacing bulbs.
...
Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS curtain airbag is unlikely
to deploy.
Legacy models
1) The vehicle is involved in an oblique side-on impact.
2) The vehicle is involved in a side-on impact in an area outside the vicinity of
the passenger compartment.
3) The vehicl ...
