BMW M5 Automobile User Manual


 
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Indicator and warning lamps
Red: An important reminder
Parking brake
Comes on when you engage the
parking brake.
For additional information: Refer to
page 63
Parking brake warning lamp for
Canadian models.
Please fasten safety belts
An acoustical signal is sounded
and a message appears in the
Check Control for 4 to 8 seconds. The
acoustical signal ends when the belt is
fastened.
For additional information on safety
belts: Refer to page 53
Airbags
Please have the system in-
spected by your BMW center.
For additional information: Refer to
page 54, 164
Yellow: Check as soon as
possible
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
ABS has been deactivated in
response to a system malfunc-
tion. Conventional braking efficiency is
available without limitations. Please
have the system inspected by your
BMW center.
For additional information: Refer to
page 109
ABS warning lamp for Canadian
models.
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC)
DSC has been switched off or
has been deactivated because of a
malfunction. In the event of a malfunc-
tion, have the system checked by your
BMW center.
For additional information: Refer to
page 76
Dynamic Brake Control
(DBC)
*
Fault in the DBC system. Con-
ventional braking efficiency is available
without limitations. For additional infor-
mation: Refer to page 112
Warning lamp, Dynamic Brake
Control (DBC)
*
for Canadian
models
Service engine soon
If the indicator lights up either
continuously or intermittently,
this indicates a fault in the emissions-
related electronic systems. Although
the vehicle remains operational, you
should have the systems checked by
you BMW center at the earliest possible
opportunity. For additional information
on the OBD interface socket: Refer to
page 141
Engine Management warning
lamp for Canadian models
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