BMW 7 SERIES 2020 Owners Manual

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TheUltimate
DrivingMachinen
OWNER'SMANUAL.
THEBMW7SERIES.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sManual.
BMW7Series.
ThankyouforchoosingaBMW.
Themorefamiliaryouarewithyourvehicle,thebettercontrolyouwillhaveon
theroad.Wethereforestronglysuggest:
ReadthisOwner'sManualbeforestartingoffinyournewBMW.AlsousetheIntegratedOwner'sManualinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimportantinformation
onvehicleoperationthatwillhelpyoumakefulluseofthetechnicalfeatures
availableinyourBMW.Themanualalsocontainsinformationdesignedtoenj
hanceoperatingreliabilityandroadsafety,andtocontributetomaintaining thevalueofyourBMW.
Atthetimeofproductionattheplant,theprintedOwner'sManualisthemost currentresource.Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRemoteSoftjwareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwner'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatestinformation.
Youcanfindsupplementaryinformationintheadditionalbrochuresintheonj boardliterature.
Wewishyouasafeandenjoyableride.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSAfteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRemoteSoftwareUpgradem
the*ntegrated0wner'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatestinforj
mation.
NOTES
Information.........................................................................................................................  8
Owner'sManualmedia................................................................................................  16
QUICKREFERENCE
Entering............................................................................................................................  20
Set-upanduse...............................................................................................................  24
Ontheroad...................................................................................................................... 28
CONTROLS
Cockpit..............................................................................................................................  38
Operatingstateofthevehicle....................................................................................  43
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 46
BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgrade.............................................................................  62
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  65
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  78
Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheel.........................................................................  109
Transportingchildrensafely.....................................................................................  127
Driving............................................................................................................................. 132
Displays..........................................................................................................................  150
Lights..............................................................................................................................  166
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 174
Drivingstabilitycontrolsystems.............................................................................. 212
Driverassistancesystems........................................................................................  216
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 265
Climatecontrol.............................................................................................................  268
Interiorequipment.......................................................................................................  286
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 298
Cargoarea.....................................................................................................................  3044
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DRIVINGTIPS
Thingstorememberwhendriving.........................................................................  312
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  317
MOBILITY
Refueling........................................................................................................................  326
Wheelsandtires..........................................................................................................  328
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  358
Operatingmaterials....................................................................................................  361
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  368
Replacingcomponents.............................................................................................. 370
Breakdownassistance...............................................................................................  373
Care.................................................................................................................................  380
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  388
Appendix........................................................................................................................  391
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  392
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NOTES
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0wner'sManualmedia............................................................................. 167
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InformationUsingthisOwner'sManual
OrientationThefastestwaytofindinformationonaparticujlartopicisbyusingtheindex.
Aninitialoverviewofthevehicleisprovidedin thefirstchapter.
ValidityoftheOwner'sManual Productionofthevehicle Atthetimeofproductionattheplant,theprinted
Owner'sManualisthemostcurrentresource. Duetoupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadline,differj
encesmayexistbetweentheprintedOwner's
ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin
thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRej moteSoftwareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwnj er'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatestinformation.
Owner'sManualforNavigation,
Entertainment,Communication
TheOwner'sManualforNavigation,Entertainjment,andCommunicationcanbeobtainedasa
printedbookfromtheservicecenter.
ThetopicsarealsodiscussedintheIntegrated Owner'sManualinthevehicle.
Additionalsourcesof
information
Servicecenter Aservicecenterwillbegladtoanswerquestions
atanytime.
Internet VehicleinformationandgeneralinformationonBMW,forinstance.ontechnology,areavailable
ontheInternet:www.bmwusa.com.
IntegratedOwner'sManualinthe
vehicle
TheIntegratedOwner'sManualspecificallydej
scribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.TheIntegratedOwner'sManualcanbedisj
playedontheControlDisplay.Additional
information,refertopage 16.
BMWDriverssGuideapp
TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej
scribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartphones
andtablets.
BMWDriverssGuideWeb DriverssGuideWebshowsthemostsuitableinjformationfortheselectedvehicle.Ifpossible,onlyequipmentandfunctionsthatareactuallyinjstalledinthevehiclewillbeexplained.DriverssGuideWebcanbedisplayedinanycurrentbrowser.
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Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner'sManual
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsinvehicleusedtoselect
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ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin
thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRej
moteSoftwareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwnj
er'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatest
information.
ForYourOwnSafety
Intendeduse
Heedthefollowingwhenusingthevehicle:
'xOwner'sManual.'xInformationonthevehicle.Donotremove stickers.'xTechnicalvehicledata.'xThetraffic,speed,andsafetylawswherethe
vehicleisdriven.'xVehicledocumentsandstatutorydocuments.
Warranty
Yourvehicleistechnicallyconfiguredfortheopj
eratingconditionsandregistrationrequirements
applyinginthecountryoffirstdelivery,also
knownashomologation.Ifyourvehicleistobe
operatedinadifferentcountryitmightbenecesj
sarytoadaptyourvehicletopotentiallydiffering operatingconditionsandregistrationrequirejments.Ifyourvehicledoesnotcomplywiththehomologationrequirementsinacertaincountry
youmaynotbeabletolodgewarrantyclaimsfor yourvehiclethere.Furtherinformationonwarjrantyisavailablefromaservicecenter.
Maintenanceandrepairs
Warning
Improperlyperformedworkonthevehiclepaint
canleadtoafailureormalfunctionoftheradar
sensorsandtherebyresultinasafetyrisk.
Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamj agetoproperty.Havepaintworkorpaintwork
repairsonbumpersofvehicleswithradarsenj sorsperformedbyadealerssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoponly.
Advancedtechnology,forinstancetheuseof
modernmaterialsandhigh-performanceelecj
tronics,requiressuitablemaintenanceandrepair work.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouentrustcorrespondingprocedurestoa
BMWcenter.Ifyouchoosetouseanotherservj
icefacility,BMWrecommendsuseofafacility
thatperformswork,e.g.,maintenanceandrepair,
accordingtoBMWspecificationswithproperly
trainedpersonnel,referredtointheOwner's
Manualasanotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Ifworkisperformedimproperly,forinstance maintenanceandrepair,thereisariskofsubsej
quentdamageandrelatedsafetyrisks.
Partsandaccessories BMWrecommendstheuseofpartsandaccesj
soryproductsapprovedbyBMW.
Approvedpartsandaccessories,andadviceon
theiruseandinstallationareavailablefroma
BMWcenter.
BMWpartsandaccessorieshavebeentestedby BMWfortheirsafetyandsuitabilityinBMWvehij
cles.
BMWwarrantsgenuineBMWpartsandaccesj sories.
BMWdoesnotevaluatewhethereachindividual productfromanothermanufacturercanbeused
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