BMW M5 Automobile User Manual


 
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Check Control Onboard computer
Displays after completion of a trip
All of the malfunctions registered during
the trip appear consecutively when the
key is turned to position 0.
The following displays will appear when
appropriate:
> "LIGHTS ON"
This display appears when you open
the driver's door after parking the
vehicle.
> "KEY IN IGNITION LOCK"
> "CHECK ENGINE OIL LEV"
Check the engine oil at the earliest
opportunity (next stop for fuel). Refer
to page 127.
Status messages remain available for a
period of approx. three minutes after
the display goes out and the key is re-
moved from the ignition. Press the
CHECK button (3) to display these mes-
sages. If there were multiple messages,
press the CHECK button repeatedly to
view them all in sequence.
To check the Check Control
Press the CHECK button (3) with the
ignition key in position 2: CHECK
CONTROL OK appears in the display.
There are no faults in the monitored
systems.
You will find a description of the on-
board computer in the "Onboard com-
puter" Owner's Manual.
You can have the Check Control
and onboard computer messages
displayed in a different language.<
Mode selection
With the ignition key in position 1 and
higher, you can use the button in the
turn signal lever to retrieve information
from the onboard computer for display
in the instrument cluster. By pressing
the button briefly in the direction of the
steering column, you can call up a new
function for display.
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