Controls and features -> Interior lamps for your BMW 5 Series 1995-2003
High beams/Parking lamp Fog lamps
Interior lamps
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Front fog lamps
1 High beam (blue indicator lamp)
The interior lamps operate automati-
cally.
A green indicator lamp appears
2 Headlamp flasher (blue indicator
lamp)
in the instrument cluster to indi-
cate that the front fog lamps are
on.
Switching the interior lamps on
and off
3 Parking lamp
Press the button (arrow).
If the high beam is switched on, the
front fog lamps go out.
Parking lamp, left or right
If you wish the interior lamps to remain
off at all times, press and hold the
button for approximately 3 seconds.
As an additional feature, you can
illuminate your vehicle on either side
for parking, if you wish to do so:
Comply with the legal regulations
concerning the use of fog lamps.<
Press the button briefly to revert to
normal operation.
With the ignition key in position 0, push
the lever in the appropriate direction.
The lever engages in the turn signal
position.
92nInterior lamps
Reading lamps
Footwell lamps
The footwell lamps operate in the same
way as the interior lamps.
The reading lamps are located in the
front near the interior lamp. There are
also reading lamps in the rear. They can
be switched on and off with the switch
(arrow) next to each lamp.
In order to prevent battery
discharge, all of the lamps in the
vehicle are switched off automatically
approx. 15 minutes after the ignition
key is turned to position 0.<





