BMW 5 Series: Selecting menu items - Operating concept - iDrive - At a glance - BMW 5 Series Owners ManualsBMW 5 Series: Selecting menu items

Menu items shown in white can be selected.

1. Turn the controller until the desired menu item is highlighted.

2. Press the controller.

2. Press the controller.

Menu items in the Owner's Manual

In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be selected are set in quotation marks, e.g., "Settings".

    Opening the main menu
    Press the button. The main menu is displayed. All iDrive functions can be called up via the main menu. ...

    Changing between panels
    After a menu item is selected, e.g., "Radio", a new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap. ▷ Move the controller to the left. The current panel is closed and the previous panel ...

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