Interior Lighting
The interior lighting, footwell lighting, door sill lighting, luggage compartment lighting and the lighting in front of the doors are controlled automatically.
Manually switching the interior lighting on and off

Press the specified button.
If the lighting must remain off at all times, press and hold the button for approximately 3 seconds.
A single flash of the interior light confirms that the auxiliary ventilation or heating system has been activated with the remote control.◄
Reading Lights

Reading lamps are located on both sides of the front and rear interior lights. They are switched on and off by pressing the button.
To conserve battery power, all interior lights switch off approximately 15 minutes after the ignition is switched off.◄
Test yourself
A quick BMW X5 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.