BMW 5 Series: Data memory - Maintenance - Mobility - BMW 5 Series Owners ManualsBMW 5 Series: 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 vehicle is serviced. The data obtained in this way provide valuable information for service processes and repair or for optimizing and developing vehicle functions further.

In addition, if you signed a service contract for Assist, certain vehicle data can be sent directly from the vehicle to facilitate the desired services.

    Socket for OBD Onboard Diagnosis
    There is an OBD socket on the driver's side for checking the primary components in the vehicle emissions. Emissions ▷ The warning lamp lights up: Emissions are deteriorating. Have th ...

    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 avai ...

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    Spare Tire and Tool Storage
    Spare tire and tools are stored in the locations illustrated in the diagram. Jack To remove the jack 1. Open the trunk mat. 2. Remove the jack container lid. 3. Turn the wing bolt and jac ...

    Chemical Paint Spotting
    Airborne pollutants can fall upon and attack painted vehicle surfaces causing blotchy, ring-shaped discolorations, and small, irregular dark spots etched into the paint surface. ...

    Overdrive Operation
    The automatic transmission includes an electronically controlled Overdrive (fourth gear). The transmission will automatically shift into the Overdrive gear if the following conditions are presen ...