BMW x5 2003 User Manual

Overview

Controls

Maintenance

Repairs

Data

Index

Steering wheel heating

Mirrors

Steering wheel heating functions in
ignition key position 2.

Press the button to activate or deacti-
vate this system.

The indicator lamp within the button
lights up when the steering wheel
heating is in operation.

If you have a steering wheel with multi-
function buttons without steering wheel
heating, the button for the recirculated-
air mode is in this location, refer to
page

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Adjusting exterior mirrors

1 Mirror switch for 4-way adjustment

2 Left/right selector switch

3 Button for folding mirror in and out

By pressing button 3 repeatedly, you
can fold the mirror in and out. This is,
for example, advantageous in car
washes, narrow streets or for bringing a
mirror folded forward into the proper
position again.

Folding in is possible up to a
speed of approx. 6 mph/

10 km/h.

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Before going through a car wash,
manually, or with button 3 fold the

exterior mirrors inward, otherwise they
could be damaged, depending on the
width of the car wash system.

Adjusting manually

You can also adjust the mirrors manu-
ally:
Press on the outer edges of their
lenses.

To store the mirror settings, refer to
Seat, mirror and steering wheel
memory on page

Convex mirror

The passenger-side mirror
features a convex lens. When esti-

mating the distance between yourself
and other traffic, bear in mind that the
objects reflected in the mirror are closer
than they appear. This means that esti-
mations of the distance to following
traffic should not be regarded as
precise.

Self-defrosting mirrors

Both mirrors are defrosted automati-
cally when the ignition key is in
position 2.