BMW M5 Sedan 2008 - Manual (Page 64)

Driving
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Selecting driving program via button
on steering wheel
You can also activate your preferred driving pro-
gram with the button on the steering wheel,
refer to MDrive on page
50 .
With the ignition switched on you can set
MDrive on the Control Display.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page
16 .
1. Open the start menu.
2. Press the controller to open the menu.
3. Select "MDrive" and press the controller.
4. Select "SMG Drivelogic" and press the con-
troller. The first setting is selected.
5. Turn controller to set Drive mode or
Sequential mode.
"Unchanged" retains the current settings
made outside of MDrive.
6. Press controller to select driving programs.
7. Turn controller to set driving program.
8. Press the controller.
Shift lights
To achieve the best vehicle acceleration with a
sporty driving style in the Sequential mode,
shift lights in the Head-Up Display
* indicate the
optimum shifting point briefly before reaching
the maximum rpm.
1. Switch on Head-Up Display, refer to Head-
Up Display on page
89 .
2. Select display "M View" on Head-Up Dis-
play, refer to Selecting displays on page
89 .
The current engine speed is highlighted on
the tachometer.
3. When approaching the maximum rpm, yel-
low illuminated fields
1 of the tachometer
consecutively indicate the approaching
upshift point.
4. Shift at the latest when the red indicator
field lights up
2.
When the permissible maximum rpm is
reached, the entire tachometer begins to flash.
When the maximum rpm is exceeded, the fuel
supply is cut off to protect the engine. Always
avoid engine speeds in this range.
Turn signals/
headlamp flasher
1 High beams
2 Headlamp flasher
3 Turn signals
Using turn signals
Press the lever beyond the resistance point.
To turn off manually, press the lever to the
resistance point.
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