2023 BMW M5 Owners Manual - Radio

Radio

AM/FM station

General information

Depending on the vehicle equipment and country version, it may not be possible to receive AM stations.

Selecting a station

"MEDIA"

"FM radio" or "AM radio"

Select the desired station.

Changing the station

On the radio, depending on the equipment:

Press the left or right button.

Press the left or right button.

The previous or next station from the list of stations is played.

Storing a station

General information

An icon on the highlighted channel indicates whether the channel has already been stored.

Storing a station

"MEDIA"

"FM radio" or "AM radio"

Select the desired station.

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Add to presets"

Selecting a station manually

Station selection via the frequency.

"MEDIA"

"FM radio" or "AM radio"

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Manual search"

To select the frequency: turn the Controller.

To store the frequency: press the Controller.

Track recognition

If the vehicle is connected to a music service via Connected Music, you can search for the track that is currently playing on the radio with your music service and add it to the favorites.

"MEDIA"

"FM radio" or "AM radio"

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Recognize title"

HD Radio™ reception

Principle

HD Radio is a digital radio system that enables radio stations to transmit their broadcasts in a quality that is better than via analog signals.

General information

Depending on vehicle equipment, only analogue transmitters can be received.

When setting a station with a digital signal, it may take a few seconds before the station plays in digital quality.

Note about HD Radio stations whose station name ends with ...HD or with ...HD1:

In areas in which the station is not continuously received in digital mode, the playback switches between analog and digital reception. In this case, turn off digital radio reception.

Note about HD Radio multicast stations whose station name ends with ...HD2, ...HD3, ...:

In areas in which the station is not continuously received in digital mode, there may be interruptions of the audible signal lasting several seconds. The duration of the interruption depends on the reception.

Turning digital radio reception on/off

"MEDIA"

"FM radio" or "AM radio"

Press the button.

"HD Radio reception"

icon is displayed with the station name when the sound signal is digital.

License conditions

HD Radio Technology manufactured under license from iBiquity Digital Corporation. U. S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio™ and the HD, HD Radio, and “Arc” logos are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.

Satellite radio SiriusXM 360L

General information

SiriusXM satellite radio or SiriusXM 360L satellite radio is available depending on vehicle model and equipment.

The provider can bundle stations in packages.

Functional requirements

In order to enable, listen to or unsubscribe from channels, you must have reception. It is usually at its best when you have an unobstructed view of the sky.

Before a channel can be played, it has to be subscribed to.

Managing a subscription

Enabling channels

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Subscribe"

The phone number and identification number of the radio are displayed.

Call the phone number to have the channel enabled.

Unsubscribing from channels

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Subscribe"

The phone number and identification number of the radio are displayed.

Call the phone number to cancel your subscription to the channel.

Selecting channels

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

The last channel played will be played back and the channel list displayed.

Select the desired channel from the channel list.

Changing the channel

On the radio, depending on the equipment:

Press the left or right button.

Press the left or right button.

The previous or next channel from the channel list is played.

Storing a channel

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

The menu on the right indicates if a station has already been stored.

To store the marked channel:

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Add to presets"

To store a channel other than the one played:

Highlight the desired channel.

Press the button.

"Add to presets"

Delete channel from the storage list

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

The menu on the right indicates if a station has already been stored.

To delete the channel played:

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Remove preset"

To delete a channel other than the one played:

Highlight the desired channel.

Press the button.

"Remove preset"

Selecting a category

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Tilt the Controller to the left.

"Search" or"Categories"

Select search word or the desired category.

The subscribed channels from a category are displayed.

If necessary, select a subcategory.

Time shift

General information

The channel you are currently listening to is stored in a buffer for up to an hour.

The stored audio track can be played with a delay following the live transmission. When the memory is full, the older titles are overwritten. The memory is cleared when a new channel is selected or when the vehicle is switched off.

Time shift forward/fast rewind

Within the stored recording, it is possible to jump to any point in time.

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Jump forward"

"Jump back"

Automatic time shift

In the following events, the audio playback will be muted:

Incoming and outgoing telephone calls.

Activation of the voice activation system.

Muting.

If "Automatic timeshift" is activated, the audio playback will be muted for the duration of the event and then continued.

Press the button.

"Automatic timeshift"

Favorites

General information

Stations can be stored as favorites.

Favorites are transferred from the Sirius account. Changes to the favorites are stored in the Sirius account

If a stored favorite is selected, the current track will be played from the beginning.

Storing a favorite

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

The menu on the right indicates if the channel was already stored as a favorite.

To store the channel as a favorite:

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Add to favorites"

Select the desired channel.

Deleting Favorite

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Remove favorite"

Select the desired Favorites.

Select Favorite

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Tilt the Controller to the left.

"Categories"

Select a Favorite category.

The channels that are stored as Favorites are displayed.

Tilt the Controller to the right.

Select the desired channel.

Listener profile

General information

Listener profiles can be used to organize notifications. One listener profile is always active.

Adding the listener profile

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Press the button.

"Add listener profile"

Enter a profile name.

Selecting desired listener profile

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Press the button.

"SiriusXM listener profile"

Select desired listener profile.

Rename current listener profile

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Press the button.

"Settings for"

The current listener profile name is displayed.

"Rename listener profile"

Enter the desired name for the listener profile.

Delete current listener profile

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Press the button.

"Settings for"

The current listener profile name is displayed.

"Delete listener profile"

"Yes"

Notifications

General information

Notifications can be selected for artists, titles, leagues and teams. A notification is briefly displayed on the control display when the desired content is played on a subscribed station.

Selecting notifications

A notification can only be selected for currently played contents.

The menu on the right indicates if the content has already been selected.

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

To select notifications:

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Notify"

Select notification.

Displaying notifications

The following information is displayed briefly: "Notification".

Tap on the notification on the control display to switch to the displayed channel.

When the notification is no longer displayed, it can be opened in the Notifications menu:

Tip the Controller up.

"Notifications"

"Notification"

Select desired notification.

Activating/deactivating notifications

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Press the button.

"Settings for"

The current listener profile is displayed.

"Manage notifications"

Set a check mark to activate notifications for the current listener profile.

Remove the check mark to deactivate notifications for the current listener profile.

Delete notifications

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Press the button.

"Settings for"

The current listener profile is displayed.

"Manage notifications"

"Delete individual notifications"

Select similar content

"MEDIA"

"SiriusXM 360L"

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Related"

Select the desired content.

Automatic update

About twice a year, "SiriusXM" performs an update of the channel names and positions. The update takes place automatically and may take several minutes.

System limits

Reception may not be available in some situations, such as under certain environmental or topographical conditions. The satellite radio has no influence on this.

Graphical contents may not be received under certain circumstances.

The signal may not be available in tunnels or underground garages next to tall buildings or near trees, mountains or other powerful sources of radio interference.

Stored stations

General information

Up to 50 stations can be stored.

Selecting a station

"MEDIA"

"Presets"

Select the desired station.

Deleting a station

"MEDIA"

"Presets"

Highlight the station you want to delete.

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Remove preset"

Sorting list of stations manually

"MEDIA"

"Presets"

Tilt the Controller to the right.

"Sort channels"

Highlight the station you want to move in the list.

Press the Controller to select the highlighted station.

Turn the Controller to position the station in the desired position.

Press the Controller again to store the position of the station in the list.