Thanks! That's fantastic feedback! And backed up by a nice exploded diagram of the sports (but not MSport) wheel showing the paddles! I think this might just be a cock up in their printed brochure/options list. The 5 Series brochure explicitly states that the combination of Sport Automatic ...

Hello there, I’m about to order an X5 xDrive30D SE in the UK and I was hoping to get paddle gear shifts on the steering wheel. I know it’s a standard feature of the M Sport. The dealer has said it’s possible on an SE but I can’t find any BMW documentation which supports this. I don’t want to pay £4k ...