The BMW 2006-6 Series has various buttons and controls that allow you to turn features on and off and adjust the tone. Without more specific information, it’s difficult to provide a more detailed answer. However, the owner’s manual for the vehicle should have detailed instructions on how to use these controls.
On/off and tone
The following audio sources have shared controls and setting options:
- Radio Professional* or Radio Business
- CD player
- CD changer*
Controls
The audio sources can be operated using:
- Buttons near CD player
- iDrive
- Buttons on steering wheel
Buttons near CD player
The layout of the buttons can vary depending on your vehicle’s equipment. Equipment with a single drive:
Equipment with two drives:
1 Entertainment sound output on/off, volume
- Press: switch on/off. When you switch on, the last set radio station or CD track is played.
- Turn: adjust volume.
2 Drive for audio CDs
3 Eject CD
4 Station scan/track search
- Change radio station.
- Select track for CD player and CD changer.
5 Drive for navigation DVDs
Operation via iDrive
- Press the MENU button. This opens the start menu.
- Move the controller backwards to open “Entertainment”.
You have the following choices:
- “FM” and “AM”: radio reception
- “WB”: Weather Band station
- “SAT”: satellite radio
- “CD”: CD player or CD changer
- “Set”: depending on the audio source, other adjustments can be made, e.g. with the radio: update station with strongest reception, store station, tone control, sample stations.
▶ From another menu, you can switch directly to the screen last displayed, refer to Comfort opening of menu items.
The selected audio source is stored for the remote control currently in use.
Switching on/off
To switch the Entertainment sound output on/off: Press knob 1 next to the CD player. This symbol on the Control Display indicates that sound output is switched off. For equipment with an individual drive, the
sound output is available for approx. 20 minutes with the ignition switched off. To do so, switch the sound output on again.
Adjusting volume
Turn knob 1 next to the CD player until the desired volume is set. You can also adjust the volume with buttons on the steering wheel. The setting is stored for the remote control currently in use.
Tone control
You can alter various tone settings, e.g. treble and bass, or the speed-dependent volume increase.
The sound settings are globally adjusted for all audio sources. The settings are stored for the remote control currently in use.
Changing tone settings
- Press the MENU button. This opens the start menu.
- Press the controller to open the menu.
- Select “Entertainment settings” and press the controller.
- Select “Audio” and press the controller.
The tone settings can also be selected when you have opened “Entertainment” in the start menu: Select “Set” and then “Tone”, and press the controller.
Treble and bass
- Select “Treble / Bass” and press the controller.
- Move the controller to the left or right to select “Treble” or “Bass”.
- Turn the controller until the desired setting is selected.
Balance and fader
You can adjust the volume distribution in the same manner as “Treble / Bass”.
“Balance”: left/right volume distribution
“Fader”: front/rear volume distribution
Speed-dependent volume control
The speed-dependent volume control automatically increases the volume with increasing speed. You can set various stages for the increase in volume.
- Select “Speed volume” and press the controller.
- Turn controller: The adjustment is applied; the field can be changed.
Professional LOGIC7 HiFi System*
You can select a spatial sound effect that improves the spatial acoustics in all frequency ranges.
- Select “LOGIC7” and press the controller.
- Select “Concert hall” or “Theater”
- Press the controller.
LOGIC7 spatial sound is switched on. To switch off spatial sound: Select “Off” and press the controller.
LOGIC7 and the LOGIC7 logo are registered trade marks of Lexicon, Inc., a company of the Harman International Group.
Equalizer*
You can set individual sound frequency ranges:
1. Select “Equalizer” and press the controller.
2. Move the controller to the left or right to select the desired frequency range.
3. Turn the controller until the desired setting is selected.
Resetting tone settings
You can reset all tone settings to the defaultsettings.
- Open start menu.
- Press the controller to open the menu.
- Select “Entertainment settings” and press the controller.
- Select “Audio” and press the controller.
- Select “Reset” and press the controller.
