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BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgradeVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
BMWRemoteSoftware Upgrade
Concept
RemoteSoftwareUpgradecanbeusedtoup#j
datethesoftwareofthevehicle.RemoteSoft#j
wareUpgrademakesnewfunctions,functional enhancementsorqualityimprovementsavaila#j
ble.
Generalinformation BMWrecommendsperformingtheRemote
SoftwareUpgradeassoonasitbecomesavaila#j ble.
TheavailabledataforRemoteSoftwareUpgrade isautomaticallyloadedintothevehicle.
Forreasonsofsafety,theloadedupgradecan onlybeinstalledwhenthevehicleisstationary.Theinstallationisnotinstalleduntilitwascon#j
firmedonthevehicle.
'xTheinstallationmaytakearound20minutes.'xTheinstallationcannotbeterminated.'xThevehiclecannotbeusedduringtheinstal#j lation.'xThevehiclecanbeexitedduringtheinstalla#jtion.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle
cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#j hicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#j
ingandlockthevehicle.
ValidityoftheOwner'sManual
Productionofthevehicle
Atthetimeofproductionattheplant,theprinted
Owner'sManualisthemostcurrentresource.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdate#msuchas,aRe#j moteSoftwareUpgrade#mtheIntegratedOwn#j
er'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatest
information.
Functionalrequirement TheuseoftheRemoteSoftwareUpgradere#j
quiresanactiveConnectedDrivecontract.
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Informationabouttheversion
Generalinformation Theinformationabouttheversioncontainsade#j
scriptionoftheupdatesthatareincludedinthe
RemoteSoftwareUpgrade.Duringthedownload andaftertheinstallationhasbeencompleted
successfully,theinformationabouttheversion
canbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.Thein#j
formationisavailableintheConnectedDrivecus#j
tomerportalatanytime.
Displayinginformationaboutthe
version1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."RemoteSoftwareUpgrade"5."Installedversion:"
LoggingontotheConnectedDrivecustomer portalontheInternetunder:
www.bmw-connecteddrive.com.
Searchforanddownloadofanupgrade
Generalinformation Therearevariousoptionstosearchforand
downloadanupgrade:
'xAutomatic.'xViaiDrive.'xViaBMWConnectedapp.
Automaticdownload
TheavailabledataforRemoteSoftwareUpgrade isautomaticallyloadedintothevehicle.The
downloaddoesnotrequireanapproval.
ViaiDrive
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."RemoteSoftwareUpgrade"5."Searchforupgrades"6.FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDis#j
play.
ViaBMWConnectedapp
1.Downloadtheavailableupgradetothesmart#j
phoneintheBMWConnectedapp.2.FollowtheinstructionsintheBMWCon#j nectedapp.3.Establishconnectiontothevehicle.'xiOS:BluetoothAudioandWLAN.'xAndroid:WLANinthevehicle.
Thedatatransferoftheupgradefromthe
smartphonetothevehicleoccursonlywhile
driving.
4.FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDis#j
play.
Additionalinformation:
Connectingmobiledevicestothevehicle,refer
topage 73.
Installtheupgradeimmediately Generalinformation
Aftersuccessfuldownloadcompletion,installa#j
tionisofferedoncethevehicleisparked.Thein#j
stallationcanbecarriedoutimmediatelyfollow#j ingthedownload.
FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDisplay.
Afterthesuccessfulcompletionoftheupgrade, bookedservices,forexampleRTTI,willbereacti#j
vatedautomaticallywhiledriving.
Functionalrequirements
'xThebatteryissufficientlycharged.'xTheexternaltemperatureisabove
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'xHazardwarningsystemisswitchedoff.'xSteptronictransmission:selectorleverposi#jtionPisengaged.'xEngineissufficientlycooleddown.'xAutomaticenginestartforstationaryclimatecontrolisnotactivatedviaiDrive.
Preparingthevehicle
'xParkthevehiclesafelyawayfromthepublicroad.'xCellularnetworkreceptionmustbeensured
sothatanerrormessagecanbesent,forin#j
stanceiftheinstallationisterminated.'xClosethewindows.'xClosetheglasssunroof.'xClosethetrunklid.'xRemoveenergyconsumingdevices,suchas amobilephone.'xThevehiclekeyisinthevehicleatthestartof
theinstallation.'xSwitchofftheexteriorlighting.
Additionalvehiclerelatedfunctionalrequire#j mentsareshownontheControlDisplay.
Installtheupgradelater
Theinstallationoftheupgradecanbecarriedout atalatertime.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."RemoteSoftwareUpgrade"5."Startupgradenow"
FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDis#j
play.
Functionallimitations
Duringtheupgrade,themajorityoffunctionsis
temporarilyunavailable,forinstance:
'xHazardwarningsystem.'xCentrallockingsystem.'xParkinglights.'xHorn.'xAlarmsystem.'xEmergencyRequest.'xPowerwindows.'xGlasssunroof.'xCheckingthefuelfillerflaplock.
Thedriver'sdoorcanbelockedandunlocked
fromtheoutsideusingtheintegratedkey.
Malfunction
Intheeventofamalfunction,followtheinstruc#j
tionsontheControlDisplayorintheBMWCon#j nectedapp.
Ifthemalfunctioncannotberemedied,contacta
dealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedserv#j icecenterorrepairshop.
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GeneralsettingsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Time
Settingthetimezone
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Dateandtime"5."Timezone:"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Settingthetime
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Dateandtime"5."Time:"6.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredhoursare displayed.7.PresstheController.8.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredminutesaredisplayed.9."OK"
Settingthetimeformat
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Dateandtime"5."Timeformat:"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Automatictimesetting
Dependingonyourvehicle'soptionalfeatures,
thetime,dateand,ifneeded,thetimezoneare
updatedautomatically.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Dateandtime"5."Automatictimesetting"
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Date
Settingthedate
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5."Date:"6.TurntheControlleruntilthedesireddayisdisplayed.7.PresstheController.8.Makethesettingsforthemonthandyear.9."OK"
Settingthedateformat
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Dateandtime"5."Dateformat:"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Language
Settingthelanguage
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Language"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Settingtheunitsof measurement
Dependingonthecountryversion,youcansettheunitsofmeasurementforsomevalues,forin#j
stanceconsumption,distances,andtempera#j
ture.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Units"5.Selectthedesiredmenuitem.6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
DriverAttentionCamera
Concept
Acamerathatmonitorsdriveractivityislocated
intheinstrumentcluster.Thecameraevaluates theheadpositionandeyeopeningandusesthedatatoanalyzetheattentionofthedriver.Thissystemsupportsvariousvehicleassistancesys#jtems,e.g.:
'xFatiguealert.'xSteeringandtrafficjamassistantwithEx#j
tendedTrafficJamAssistant.
Activating/deactivating
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."DriverAttentionCamera"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Systemlimits
TheDriverAttentionCameramaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhentheDriverAttentionCameraiscovered
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Tripdatasettings
ConceptTheintervalsinwhichthetripdatawillberesetcanbeconfigured.
Resettingtripdata
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Resettripdata"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Speedwarning
Concept
Thesystemcanbeusedtosetaspeedlimit.A
warningwillbeissuedwhenthisspeedlimitis
exceeded.
Generalinformation Thewarningisrepeatedifthevehiclespeedex#j
ceedsthesetspeedlimitagain,afterithasdrop#j
pedbelowitby3mph/5km/h.
Adjusting
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Speedwarning"5."Warningat:"6.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredspeedisdisplayed.7.PresstheController.
Activating/deactivating
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Speedwarning"5."Speedwarning"
Settingyourcurrentspeedas
thespeedwarning
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Speedwarning"5."Selectcurrentspeed"
Activating/deactivating
pop-ups
Forsomefunctions,pop-upsaredisplayedauto#j
maticallyontheControlDisplay.Someofthese
pop-upscanbeactivatedordeactivated.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Pop-ups"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
ControlDisplay
Brightness
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Displays"4."Controldisplay"5."Brightnessatnight"6.PresstheController.Seite66CONTROLS(eneralsettings66
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7.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredbright#jnessisset.8.PresstheController.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Dependingonthelightconditions,thebright#j
nesssettingsmaynotbeclearlyvisible.
Resettingthevehicleconfiguration
Allindividualsettingscanberesettothefactory
settingswhenthedrive-readystateisswitched
off.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Resetvehicledata"5."Resetvehicledata"
Whenthestoredsettingsinadriverprofileare
synchronizedwiththeConnectedDriveaccount,
thesesettingswillremainintheConnectedDrive account.
Messages
Concept Themenucentrallydisplaysallmessagesarriv#jinginthevehicleinlistform.
Generalinformation
Thefollowingmessagescanbedisplayed:
'xTrafficmessages.'xCheckControlmessages.'xMessagesonservicenotifications.'xCommunicationmessages,forexamplee-
mails,SMStextmessagesorreminders.'xMessagesfrom,e.g.,theConciergeservice
ortheBMWConnectedapp.'xMessagesfromthevehiclemanufacturer.
Thenumberofmessagesisadditionallydis#j
playedinthestatusfield.
TheMessagesmenucanalsobecreatedas
Widget.
Retrievingmessages
1.TiptheControllerup.2."Notifications"3.Selectthedesiredmessage.
DeletingmessagesAllmessages,exceptCheckControlmessages
ormessagesfromthevehiclemanufacturer,can
bedeletedfromthelist.
CheckControlmessagesormessagesfromthe vehiclemanufactureraredisplayedaslongas
theyarerelevant.
1.TiptheControllerup.2."Notifications"3.Selectdesiredmessage,forinstance.SMS.4.Pressthebutton.5.'x"Deletethisnotification"'x"Deleteallnotifications"
Settings
Thefollowingsettingscanbeadjusted:
'xSelecttheapplications,fromwhichmes#jsageswillbepermitted.'xAllmessagesoralimitedtimeperiodforre#j
ceivedmessages.1.TiptheControllerup.2."Notifications"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.Seite67(eneralsettingsCONTROLS67
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PersonalsettingsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Dataprotection
Datatransfer
Concept
Thevehicleoffersdifferentservices,whoseuse
requiresadatatransfertoBMWoraservicepro#j
vider.Thedatatransfercanbedeactivatedfor
someservices.
Generalinformation Whenthedatatransferisdeactivated,there#j
spectiveservicecannotbeused.
Onlymakethesesettingswhilestationary.
Settings Thedatatransfercanbeconfiguredindifferent
stagesorindividuallyforseparateservices.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Dataprivacy"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.Deletingpersonaldatainthe
vehicle
Concept
Dependingontheusage,thevehiclestoresper#j
sonaldata,suchasstoredradiostations.This
personaldatacanbepermanentlydeletedusing iDrive.
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentpackage,thefol#jlowingdatacanbedeleted:'xDriverprofilesettings.'xStoredradiostations.'xStoredprogrammablememorybuttons.'xTravelandtripcomputerinformation.'xNavigation,forinstancestoreddestinations.'xPhonebook.'xOnlinedata,forinstanceFavorites,cookies.'xOfficedata,forinstancevoicememos.'xLoginaccounts.
Altogether,thedeletionofthedatacantakeupto15minutes.
Functionalrequirement Datacanonlybedeletedwhilestationary.
Deletingdata
Thepersonaldatainthevehiclewillbedeleted whenthevehicleisresettothefactorysettings.
Additionalinformation:
Resettingthevehicleconfiguration,referto
page 67.
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Driverprofiles
Concept
Driverprofilescanbecreatedtostorepersonal
vehiclesettings.Ifthevehicleisusedbymultiple
drivers,eachdrivercancreatehispersonaldriver profile.Whenadriverprofileisselected,thevehi#j
clewillautomaticallyapplythestoredsettingsin thedriverprofile.
Generalinformation Threepersonaldriverprofilescanbecreated.
Inaddition,aguestprofileisavailablethatcanbe selectedbyanydriver.Theguestprofileisactivewhenapersonaldriverprofilehasnotbeense#j
lected.
Changestothevehiclesettingsareautomatically
storedintheactivedriverprofileorintheguest profile.
Thevehiclecanalreadyadjusttothedriverwhen
itisunlocked.Forthispurpose,therecognition
viaavehiclekeyandadigitalkeycanbeas#j
signedtoadriverprofile.
ConnectedDrivecountries:Thesettingsstored
inthedriver'sprofilecanbesynchronizedwith
thepersonalBMWConnectedDriveaccount.Itis
therebypossibletousethesesettingsinother
BMWvehiclesaswell.
FunctionalrequirementsWhenswitchingthedriverprofile,thevehiclemustmoveatamaximumofwalkingspeed.
Welcomescreen AftertheControlDisplayisswitchedon,theWel#jcomescreenwillbedisplayed.
Thefollowingactionscanbecarriedoutonthe
Welcomescreen:
'xSwitchingthedriverprofile.'xStartingtheset-upassistant.
Thisoptionisofferedinnewvehicleforalim#j itedperiodoftime.Assoonastheengineisstartedoranybuttonis
pressed,theWelcomescreenwillbehidden.
Setupassistant Thesetupassistantisofferedinnewvehiclesfor
alimitedperiodoftimeontheWelcomescreen toconfigurethemostimportantsettingsforthevehicle.
"Gettingstarted"Selecttostarttheset-upassis#j tant.
Theset-upassistantcanbestartedviaiDriveat anytime.1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Gettingstarted"
Thedriverisguidedstepbystepthroughthefol#j
lowingfunctions:
'xSettingthesystemlanguage.'xConnectedDrivecountries:
Iftheset-upassistantwasopenedinthe
guestprofile:createdriverprofile.'xPairingmobiledeviceswiththevehicle.'xIftheset-upassistantwasopenedfromanal#j readydefineddriverprofile:setuppersonal
assistant.'xDependingonwhethertheset-upassistant
wasopenedfromanalreadydefineddriver profileoraguestprofile:setupservicesorconfirmtheexplanationforthetransmissionofvehiclerelateddata.'xSetupothermethodsforuse.
Theselectedsettingsarestoredintheactivedriver'sprofile.
Guestprofile Theguestprofilecanbeactivatedbyanydriver.
Vehiclesettingsthatareenteredwhentheguest
profileisactivewillbestoredintheguestprofile.
Inthefollowingcasestheguestprofileisauto#j
maticallyactive:
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'xAdriverprofilehasnotbeencreatedyet.'xNodriverprofilehasbeenassignedtotheve#jhiclekeythatwasusedtounlockthevehicle.'xNodriverprofilehasbeenassignedtothe
digitalkeythatwasusedtounlockthevehi#j
cle.
Thefollowinglimitationsapply:
'xTheguestprofilecannotberenamed.'xItisnotpossibletoassigntherecognitionto
theguestprofile.'xItisnotpossibletoassignaPINtotheguest
profile.'xConnectedDrivecountries:Itisnotpossible tosynchronizewithaConnectedDriveac#j
count.
TheguestprofileisselectedontheWelcome
screenorviaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Driverprofiles"
AsanalternativeforSteps1and2,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.3."Guest"4."OK"
Creatingadriverprofile
1."CAR"2."Driverprofiles"3.MovetheControllertotheright.
AsanalternativeforSteps1to3,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.4."Adddriverprofile"
NotConnectedDrivecountries:Anamemustbe
enteredforthedriverprofile.
ConnectedDrivecountries:AnexistingConnec#j tedDriveaccountmustbeassignedtoadriver
profile.Thefollowingoptionsareavailableforthis
purpose:
'x"Login"
TheaccessdatamustbeenteredviaiDrive.'x"Newregistration"IfaConnectedDriveaccountdoesnotyetex#j
ist,itcanbecreatedviaiDrive.
Selectingrecognition
1."CAR"2."Driverprofiles"3.MovetheControllertotheright.
AsanalternativeforSteps1to3,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.4."Driverrecognition"5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"withvehiclekey"
Thevehiclekeythatisrecognizedinthe
car'sinteriorisassignedtothedriverpro#j
file.Ifmultiplevehiclekeysaredetected,
theunintendedvehiclekeysmustbere#j movedfromthecar#ssinterior.'x"WithDigitalKey"
Thedigitalkeythatisrecognizedinthe
car'sinteriorisassignedtothedriverpro#j
file.Ifmultipledigitalkeysaredetected,
theunintendeddigitalkeysmustbere#j
movedfromthecar#ssinterior.6."Activatelinkage"
Assoonasthevehicledetectsthevehiclekeyor thedigitalkey,thecorrespondingdriverprofile
willbeactivated.Ifthevehiclekeyorthesmart#j
phonewiththedigitalkeyisnotcarriedwithyou
ornotrecognized,thedriverprofilecanonlybe selectedontheWelcomescreenwhenaPINhas
beensetup.
SettingupaPIN Adriverprofilewithrecognitioncannotbeacti#j
vatedwithoutvehiclekeyandwithoutdigitalkey. Inthiscase,aPINcanbesetuptoactivatethe
driverprofile.
CountriesinwhichConnectedDriveisnotavaila#j
ble:IfaPINwasnotsetuporthePINisnot
known,thedriverprofilecannotbeactivated.
CountriesinwhichConnectedDriveisavailable:If
aPINwasnotsetuporthePINisnotknown,the
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