BMW 5 Series: Replacing components
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.
Onboard vehicle tool kit
The onboard vehicle tool kit is located in a folddown cover in the trunk lid.
Unscrew the wing nut to open.
Wiper blade replacement
General information
Do not fold down the wipers without wiper
blades
Do not fold down the wipers if wiper blades have
not been installed; this may damage the windshield.◀
Replacing the wiper blades
1. To change the wiper blades, fold up, the wiper arms.
2. Fold up the wipers.
3. Position the wiper blade in a horizontal position.
4. Remove the wiper blade toward one side.
Data memory
Your vehicle records data relating to vehicle operation,
faults and user settings. These data are
stored in the remote control and can be read out
with suitable devices, particularly when the ve ...
Lamp and bulb replacement
General information
Lamps and bulbs make an essential contribution
to vehicle safety.
The manufacturer of the vehicle recommends
that you entrust corresponding procedures to
the service center ...
See also:
Multifunction Lever
The multifunction lever controls the operation of the
parking lights, headlights, headlight beam selection,
passing light, fog lights, instrument panel light dimming
and turn signals. The multif ...
Overview: changing bulbs/bulb types
You can change the following bulbs. The bulb
type can be found in the legend
Halogen headlamps
1. Low-beam headlamps: H7 55
2. High-beam headlamp: H7 55 W
3. Parking lamp/standing lamp: ...
Display on the Control Display
Display the computer or trip computer on the
Control Display.
1. "Vehicle Info"
2. "Onboard info" or "Trip computer"
Resetting the fuel consumption or
speed
1. &q ...
