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driver'sprofilecanbeactivatedwiththeaccessdataofthecorrespondingConnectedDriveac#j
count.1."CAR"2."Driverprofiles"3.MovetheControllertotheright.
AsanalternativeforSteps1to3,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.4."Driverrecognition"5."usingPIN"
Changing/cancelingthe
recognitionfunction
Whenanothervehiclekeyoranotherdigitalkey
isassignedtoadriverprofile,thecurrentassign#j
mentmustbecanceledfirst.
1."CAR"2."Driverprofiles"3.MovetheControllertotheright.
AsanalternativeforSteps1to3,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.4."Driverrecognition"5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"withvehiclekey"'x"WithDigitalKey"6."Activatelinkage"
Whenthevehicleandvehiclekeywillbehanded
over,suchasformaintenance,carryoutthefol#j lowingstepsfirst:
'xSettingupPIN.'xCancelingrecognitionusingthevehiclekey.'xSwitchingtotheguestprofile.
Thehandedovervehiclekeycanthennolongerbeusedtoaccessthepersonaldriverprofile.
Selectingadriverprofile Dependingontherecognitionsetting,thedriver
profilewillbeselectedautomatically.
Iftheguestprofileisactive,thedriverprofilewill
beselectedontheWelcomescreenorviaiDrive:
APINmayhavetobeentered.1."CAR"2."Driverprofiles"
AsanalternativeforSteps1and2,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.3.Selectdriverprofile.4."OK"
Allsettingsstoredintheselecteddriverprofile
areautomaticallyapplied.
Switchingsynchronizationwith
theConnectedDriveaccount
on/off
ConnectedDrivecountries:Thesettingsstoredinthedriver'sprofileare
synchronizedwiththepersonalConnectedDrive account.ThismeansthatitispossibletousethepersonalsettingsinotherBMWvehicleswith
ConnectedDriveaccessaswell,ifthisfunctionis
supported.
ThesynchronizationwiththeConnectedDrive accountisenabledwhenadriverprofileiscre#jatedorviaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Driverprofiles"3.MovetheControllertotheright.
AsanalternativeforSteps1to3,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.4."Settings"5."Synchronizedriverprofile"6."Synchronizedriverprofile"
Renamingadriverprofile
Non-ConnectedDrivecountries:
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AsanalternativeforSteps1and2,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.3.Selectdriverprofile.4."Settings"5.Enteraprofilename.6.Selectthesymbol.
ConnectedDrivecountries:
Thenameofthedriverprofileistransferredfrom
theConnectedDriveaccount.Changesforthe profilenamemustbemadeintheConnected#jDriveaccount.
Selectingaprofilepicture Non-ConnectedDrivecountries:
1."CAR"2."Driverprofiles"3.MovetheControllertotheright.
AsanalternativeforSteps1to3,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.4."Avatar"5.Selectthedesiredprofilepicture.
Deletingthedriverprofile
1."CAR"2."Driverprofiles"3.MovetheControllertotheright.
AsanalternativeforSteps1to3,theprofile
imagecanbetappedinthetopstatusbar.4."Settings"5."Removedriverprofile"6.Selectthedesireddriverprofile.7."Deletenow"
ConnectedDrivecountries:Ifthedriverprofile
wassynchronizedwithaConnectedDriveac#j
count,thestoreddataintheConnectedDriveac#j
countwillberetained.
Systemlimits
Acleardetectionofthedesiredvehiclekeymaynotbepossibleinthefollowingcases,e.g.:'xThedriverunlocksthevehicleviaComfort
Access.'xThedriverchanges,butthevehicleisnot
lockedandunlocked.'xWhenmultiplevehiclekeysarelocatedout#j sideonthedriver'ssideofthevehicle.
ConnectedDrivecountries:
Adriverprofilecanonlybecreatedand
synchronizedwiththeConnectedDriveaccount whencellularnetworkreceptionisavailable.
Theuseofpersonalsettingsthatarestoredin
theConnectedDriveaccountinothervehiclesis
subjecttotechnicallimitations.Forexample,set#j
tingsmaybestoredforasystemthatisnotavail#j
able,oravailableinanon-compatibleversion,in
othervehicles.
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ConnectionsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Connectingmobiledevicestothevehicle
Concept
Variousconnectiontypesareavailableforusing
mobiledevicesinthevehicle.Theconnection
typetoselectdependsonthemobiledeviceand thedesiredfunction.Generalinformation
Thefollowingoverviewshowspossiblefunctions
andthesuitableconnectiontypesforthem.The
scopeoffunctionsdependsonthemobilede#j
vice.
FunctionConnectiontypeSymbolinthe
devicelistMakingcallsviathehands-freesys#j
tem.
UsingphonefunctionsviaiDriveor
touchscreen.
Otherfunctions,e.g.ContactsorSMS.Bluetooth.Playingmusicfromthesmartphoneor
theaudioplayer.Bluetoothaudio.WLANinthevehicle:
Usingappsinthevehicle.WLAN.Wi-Fihotspot:
UsingthevehicleInternetaccess.WLAN.ScreenMirroring:
Showingthesmartphonedisplayon
theControlDisplay.WLAN.USBport:
PlayingmusicorvideosfromaUSB
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FunctionConnectiontypeSymbolinthe
devicelistAppleCarPlay:
UsingappsviaiDriveandviavoiceop#j eration.BluetoothandWLAN.AndroidAuto:
UsingappsviaiDriveandviavoiceop#j eration.BluetoothandWLAN.Thefollowingconnectiontypesrequireone-time
pairingwiththevehicle:'xBluetooth.'xWLAN.
Paireddevicesareautomaticallyrecognizedlater
onandconnectedtothevehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Operatingtheintegratedinformationsystems
andcommunicationdeviceswhiledrivingcan distractfromtraffic.Itispossibletolosecontrolofthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Onlyusethesystemsordeviceswhenthetrafficsit#juationallows.Aswarranted,stopandusethesystemsanddeviceswhilethevehicleissta#jtionary.
Compatibledevices
Generalinformation
Informationonmobiledevicescompatiblewith
thevehiclecanbefoundatwww.bmwusa.com/ bluetooth.
Malfunctionsmayoccurwithdevicesnotlisted
ordeviatingsoftwareversions.
Displayingthevehicleidentification
numberandsoftwarepartnumber
Whenlookingforcompatibledevices,youmay
havetostatethevehicleidentificationnumber
andthesoftwarepartnumber.Thesenumbers canbedisplayedinthevehicle.1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5."Bluetoothninfo"6."Systeminformation"
Managingmobiledevices
Generalinformation
'xAfterone-timepairing,thedevicesareauto#jmaticallyrecognizedandreconnectedwhenstandbystateisswitchedon.'xAfterstoredcontentontheSIMcardorthemobilephone,suchascontacts,hasbeendetected,thedataistransmittedtothevehi#j
cleandcanbeusedviaiDrive.'xForsomedevices,certainsettingsareneces#j sary,forinstanceauthorization;seetheown#j
er'smanualofthedevice.
Displayingthedevicelist
Alldevicespairedwithorconnectedtothevehi#j
clearedisplayedinthedevicelist.
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AmaximumoffourdevicescanbeconnectedtothevehicleviaBluetooth,andamaximumoften
devicescanbeconnectedtothevehiclevia WLAN.Amaximumof20deviceswillbede#j
tected.1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"
Asymboltotherightofthedevicenameindi#j cates,forwhichfunctionthedeviceisused.
Whentheiconisdisplayedinwhite,thisfunction
isactivelyconnectedtothevehicle.Theiconis displayedingraywhenthefunctionofthedevice
isinactive.
SymbolMeaningTelephone.Bluetoothaudio.WLANinthevehicle,WiFihotspot.Apps.ScreenMirroring.AppleCarPlay.AndroidAuto.
Configuringthedevice
Functionscanbeactivatedordeactivatedforpairedandconnecteddevices.
Thescopeoffunctionsdependsonthemobile
device.
FollowtheinformationontheControlDisplay.
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.Selectthedesireddevice.4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Connectdevice"
Thefunctionsthatwereassignedtothe devicebeforedisconnectingareassigned
tothedevicewhenitisreconnected.Thefunctionsmaybedeactivatedonadevice alreadyconnected.'x"Disconnectdevice"
Thedeviceremainspairedandcanbe
connectedagain.'x"Deletedevice"
Thedeviceisdisconnectedandremoved fromthedevicelist.'x"Connectionmode"
Selectaconnectionmode,forinstance
AppleCarPlay.'x"Telephone"
Settelephone.'x"Bluetoothnaudio"
Playbackofmusicfilesonexternaldevi#j cessuchasaudiodevicesormobile
phonesviaBluetooth.'x"Apps"
WiththeinstalledBMWConnectedapp,
appsfromthesmartphonecanbedis#j playedinthevehicle.'x"Wi-Fin"
ConnectsthedevicewiththeWLANin
thevehicle.
Priorityofthephones
Whenmultiplemobilephonesareconnectedto
thevehicle,youcanspecifythepriorityofthe
mobilephonesforreconnection.
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5."Prioritiesfortelephones"6.Selectthedesireddevice.7.Selectthedesiredprioritybysliding.Seite75ConnectionsCONTROLS75
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Bluetoothconnection
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibledevicewithBluetoothinterface.
Compatibledevices,refertopage 74.'xThevehiclekeyisinthevehicle.'xThedeviceisreadyforoperation.'xBluetoothisswitchedoninthevehicleand
onthedevice.'xThepairingreadinessisdisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay.'xBluetoothpresettings,suchasvisibility,may
berequiredonthedevice;refertotheown#j
er'smanualofthedevice.
ActivateBluetooth
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5."Bluetoothn"6.Selectsetting.
Connectingthedevice
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Newdevice"5."Phonecallsandaudio"
Thevehicle'sBluetoothnameisdisplayedon
theControlDisplay.6.Comparethecontrolnumberdisplayedon
theControlDisplaywiththecontrolnumber
onthedisplayofthemobiledevice,andcon#j
firmthatthetwomatch.7.ABluetoothconnectionisestablished.
Themobiledeviceisconnectedtothevehicle anddisplayedinthedevicelist.
Activating/deactivating
telephonefunctions
Touseallsupportedfunctionsofamobile
phone,activatethedesiredfunctionsinthevehi#j
clepriortopairingthemobilephonewiththeve#j
hicleasneeded.1."COM"2."Personalizemenu"3.Selectthedesiredsettings,forinstance"Text messages".
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Allrequirementsaremetandallrequiredsteps
werecompletedinthespecifiedorder.Despite
that,themobiledevicedoesnotfunctionasex#j pected.
Inthiscase,thefollowingexplanationscanhelp:
Whycouldthemobilephonenotbepairedor
connected
'xTherearetoomanyBluetoothdevicescon#j nectedtothemobilephoneorvehicle.
Inthevehicle,deleteBluetoothconnections
withotherdevices.
DeletetheBluetoothconnectionfromthede#j
vicelistonthemobilephoneandstartanew
devicesearch.
ToomanyBluetoothdeviceswiththesame
functionarepaired.'xThemobilephoneisinpower-savemodeor
hasonlyalimitedremainingbatterylife.
Chargethemobilephoneanddeactivatethe
power-savemodewhererequired.
Whydoesthemobilephonenolongerreact
'xTheapplicationsonthemobilephonedonot
functionanymore.
Switchthemobilephoneoffandonagain.'xToohighortoolowambienttemperaturefor
mobilephoneoperation.
Donotsubjectthemobilephonetoextreme
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WhycanphonefunctionsnotbeusedviaiDrive 'xPhonefunctionsarenotconfiguredforthe
mobilephone.
Connectthemobilephonewiththetele#j phonefunction.
Whyarenoornotallphonebookentriesdis#j
playedorwhyaretheyincomplete
'xTransmissionofthephonebookentriesis notyetcomplete.'xItispossiblethatonlythephonebookentries
ofthemobilephoneortheSIMcardare transmitted.'xItmaynotbepossibletodisplayphonebook
entrieswithspecialcharacters.'xItmaynotbepossibletotransmitcontacts
fromsocialnetworks.'xThenumberofphonebookentriestobe
transmittedistoohigh.'xDatavolumeofthecontacttoolarge,forin#j stanceduetostoredinformationsuchas
notes.
Reducethedatavolumeofthecontact.'xAmobilephonecanonlybeconnectedas
audiosourceorastelephone.
Configurethemobilephoneandconnectit
withthetelephonefunction.'xContactwascreatedinthecontactlistofthe
phoneafterthelastsynchronization.
Synchronizecontactsagain:"Reload
contacts"
Howcanthephoneconnectionqualitybeim#j proved
'xAdjustthestrengthoftheBluetoothsignalon
themobilephone,dependingonthemobile
phone.'xInsertthemobilephoneintothewireless chargingtray.'xAdjustthevolumeofthemicrophonesepa#jratelyinthesoundsettings.
Ifallpointsinthislisthavebeencheckedandtherequiredfunctionisstillnotavailable,contactthe
hotline,adealer#ssservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
WLANconnection
Generalinformation Forcertainapplications,suchasapps,thedataexchangebetweensmartphoneandvehicleoc#jcursviaWLAN.
Functionalrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xCompatibledevicewithactivatedWLANin#j
terface.
ActivateWLANinthevehicle
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5."Wi-Fin"
WiFihotspot
Concept
CompatibledeviceswithWLANinterfacecanusetheInternetconnectionofthevehicleviathe
WiFihotspot.
Generalinformation Uptotendevicescanbeconnectedtothe
WiFihotspotsimultaneously.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibledevicewithactivatedWLANin#j
terface.
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'xRegistrationanddatacontractwithaserviceproviderwhererequired.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Connectingadevicetothe
InternetviatheWiFihotspot
UsingtheInternetforthefirsttimeviathe
WiFihotspotrequiresregistrationandpossiblya
datavolumepurchasefromaserviceprovider.
Dependingonthecountryversion,datavolume canbepurchasedviatheconnectedmobilede#j
viceorfromtheConnectedDriveStore.
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Newdevice"5."Internet,apps"
Hotspotnameandhotspotcodearedis#j
playedontheControlDisplay.6.ActivateInternetusageviaWLANifneces#j sary.
"Opensettings"7.ActivateInternetusage.
"Internetconnection"8.MovetheControllertotheleft.9.SearchforWLANnetworksonthemobilede#j vice.Selectnetworknameonthedevice.10.Enterhotspotcodeonthedeviceandcon#jnect.
Thedeviceisdisplayedinthedevicelist.
Additionally,aQRcodewillbedisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay.Alternatively,thisQRcodecan
beusedtopairthemobiledevicewiththehot#j spot.
Alldevicesconnectedviathehotspotusethis
datavolume.
DeactivatingInternetusagevia
theWiFihotspot
Internetusagemaybedeactivatedifthedatavolumeisusedup,forinstance.1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5."Internetconnection"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ScreenMirroring
Generalinformation
ScreenMirroringenablesmirroring(outputting)
ofthesmartphonedisplayontheControlDis#j play.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatiblesmartphonewithScreenMirror#jinginterface.
Compatibledevices,refertopage 74.'xScreenMirroringisactivatedonthesmart#j
phone.'xWLANisactivatedonthevehicle.
Pairingasmartphonewith
ScreenMirroring
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Newdevice"5."ScreenMirroring"
TheWLANnameofthevehicleisdisplayed ontheControlDisplay.6.SearchforWLANdevicesinthesurroundings
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TheWLANnameofthevehicleappearsonthedevicedisplay.SelecttheWLANnameofthevehicle.7.ConfirmtheconnectionviaiDrive.
Thedeviceisconnectedanddisplayedinthe
devicelist.
AppleCarPlaypreparation
Concept CarPlayallowscertainfunctionsofacompatible
AppleiPhonetobeusedviaSirivoiceoperation andiDrive.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibleiPhone,iPhone5orlaterwith
iOS7.1orlater.
Compatibledevices,refertopage 74.'xCorrespondingmobilecontract.'xBluetooth,WLAN,andSirivoiceoperation
areactivatedontheiPhone.'xIfnecessary,thesettingformobiledatamustbeactivatedontheiPhone.'xBookingtheConnectedDriveservice:smart#j
phoneintegration.'xWLANandBluetoothareenabledinthevehi#j
cle.
PairingtheiPhonewithCarPlay
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Newdevice"5."Phonecallsandaudio"
Thevehicle'sBluetoothnameisdisplayedon
theControlDisplay.6.Onthemobiledevice,searchforBluetooth
devicesinthevicinityandselectthevehicle.
Acontrolnumberisdisplayed.7.Comparethecontrolnumberdisplayedon
theControlDisplaywiththecontrolnumber
onthedisplayofthemobiledevice,andcon#j
firmthatthetwomatch.8."UseAppleCarPlay"
TheiPhoneisconnectedtothevehicleanddis#j playedinthedevicelist.
Operation Formoreinformation,refertotheIntegratedOwner'sManualortheOwner'sManualforNavi#j
gation,Entertainment,Communication.
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Allrequirementsaremetandallrequiredsteps
werecompletedinthespecifiedorder.Despite
that,themobiledevicedoesnotfunctionasex#j pected.
Inthiscase,thefollowingexplanationscanhelp: TheiPhonehasalreadybeenpairedwithApple CarPlay.Whenanewconnectionisestablished,CarPlaycannolongerbeselected.
'xDeletetheiPhoneconcernedfromthedevice
list.'xOntheiPhone,deletethevehicleconcerned
fromthelistofstoredconnectionsunder BluetoothandunderWLAN.'xPairtheiPhoneasanewdevice.
Ifthestepslistedhavebeencarriedoutandthe
requiredfunctionisstillnotavailable:contactthe hotline,adealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
AndroidAutopreparation
Concept
AndroidAutoallowstheoperationofcertain
functionsofacompatiblesmartphoneviavoice
operationandiDrive.
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Functionalrequirements'xCompatibleAndroidsmartphonewith
Android9.0orlater.
Compatibledevices,refertopage 74.'xCorrespondingmobilecontract.'xBluetoothandWLANareenabledonthe
smartphone.'xIfnecessary,thesettingformobiledatamust beactivatedonthesmartphone.'xBookingtheConnectedDriveservice:smart#j
phoneintegration.'xTheAndroidAutoappisinstalledonthe
smartphone.'xWLANandBluetoothareenabledinthevehi#j
cle.
Pairingasmartphonewith
AndroidAuto
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.MovetheControllertotheright.4."Newdevice"5."Phonecallsandaudio"
Thevehicle'sBluetoothnameisdisplayedon
theControlDisplay.6.Onthemobiledevice,searchforBluetooth
devicesinthevicinityandselectthevehicle.
Acontrolnumberisdisplayed.7.Comparethecontrolnumberdisplayedon
theControlDisplaywiththecontrolnumber
onthedisplayofthemobiledevice,andcon#j
firmthatthetwomatch.8."UseAndroidAuto"9.Ifnecessary,finishthesetuponthemobile
device.
Thesmartphoneisconnectedtothevehicleand displayedinthedevicelist.
Operation
Formoreinformation,refertotheIntegrated
Owner'sManualortheOwner'sManualforNavi#j
gation,Entertainment,Communication.
FrequentlyAskedQuestions Allrequirementsaremetandallrequiredsteps
werecompletedinthespecifiedorder.Despite
that,themobiledevicedoesnotfunctionasex#j
pected.
Inthiscase,thefollowingexplanationscanhelp: Thesmartphonehasalreadybeenpairedwith
AndroidAuto.Whenanewconnectionisestab#j
lished,AndroidAutocannolongerbeselected.'xDeletethesmartphoneconcernedfromthe
devicelist.'xOnthesmartphone,deletethevehiclecon#j
cernedfromthelistofstoredconnections
underBluetoothandunderWLAN.'xPairthesmartphoneasanewdevice.
Ifthestepslistedhavebeencarriedoutandthe
requiredfunctionisstillnotavailable:contactthe hotline,adealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
USBconnection
Generalinformation Thefollowingmobiledevicescanbeconnected
totheUSBport:
'xMobilephones.'xAudiodevicessuchasMP3players.'xUSBstoragedevices.
Commonfilesystemsaresupported.FAT32
andexFATaretherecommendedformats.
AconnectedUSBdevicewillbesuppliedwith
chargecurrentviatheUSBportifthedevice supportsthis.Followthemaximumchargecur#j
rentoftheUSBport.
ThefollowingusesarepossibleonUSBports
withdatatransfer:
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