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OperatingstateofthevehicleVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Dependingonthesituation,thevehicleisinone
ofthethreestates:
'xIdlestate.'xStandbystate.'xDrive-readystate.
Idlestate
Concept
Ifthevehicleisinidlestate,itisswitchedoff.All powerconsumersaredeactivated.
Generalinformation
Thevehicleisinidlestatepriortoopeningfrom theoutsideandafterexitingandlocking.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstrollj
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe
curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewitha
wheelchock.
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle
cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwinj
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedinthevej hicle.Taketheremotecontrolwithyouwhen
exitingandlockthevehicle.
Automaticidlestate
Theidlestateisautomaticallyestablishedunder
thefollowingconditions:
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'xAfterseveralminutes,ifnooperationtakes
placeonthevehicle.'xIfthechargestateofthevehiclebatteryis low.'xDependingonthesettingviaiDrive,ifoneof
thefrontdoorsisopenedwhenexitingthe vehicle.
Theidlestateisnotautomaticallyestablished
whileaphonecallisactive.
Establishingidlestatewhenopeningthefrontdoors
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Doors/Access4.Turnoffvehicleafteropeningdoor
Manualidlestate
Toestablishidlestateinthevehicleafterendof
trip:
Pressandholdthebuttonuntil
theOFFindicatorontheinstruj
mentclustergoesout.
Standbystate
Concept
Whenstandbystateisswitchedon,mostfuncj
tionscanbeusedwhilethevehicleisstationary. Desiredsettingscanbeadjusted.
Generalinformation Thevehicleisinthestandbystateafterthefront
doorsareopenedfromtheoutside.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster OFFisdisplayedintheinstruj
mentcluster.Thedrivetrainis
switchedoffandstandbystate switchedon.
Drive-readystate
Concept
Switchingondrive-readystatecorrespondsto
startingtheengine.
Generalinformation Somefunctions,suchasDSCDynamicStability
Control,canonlybeusedwithdrive-readystate
switchedon.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Iftheexhaustpipeisblockedorventilationisinj
sufficient,harmfulexhaustgasescanenterinto thevehicle.Theexhaustgasescontainpollujtantswhicharecolorlessandodorless.Inenj
closedareas,exhaustgasescanalsoaccumuj
lateoutsideofthevehicle.Thereisdangerto
life.Keeptheexhaustpipefreeandensuresufj
ficientventilation.
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Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstrollj
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe
curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewitha
wheelchock.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofrepeatedstartingattemptsorrej peatedstartinginquicksuccession,thefuelis
notburnedorisinadequatelyburned.Thecataj
lyticconvertercanoverheat.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Avoidrepeatedstartingin quicksuccession.
Switchingondrive-readystate
Concept Drive-readystateisswitchedon
viatheStart/Stopbutton:
Steptronictransmission
1.Depressthebrakepedal.2.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Theignitionisactivatedautomaticallyforabrief
timeandisstoppedassoonastheenginestarts.
Mostoftheindicator/warninglightsintheinstruj
mentclusterlightupforavariedlengthoftime.
Gasolineengine
Dependingonthemotorization,thefulldrive
powermaynotbeavailableforapproximately
30secondsafterstartingtheengine.Inthiscase,
thevehiclewillnotaccelerateasusual.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Whendrive-readystateisswitchedon,thetachj
ometershowsthecurrentenginespeed.
Switchingoffdrive-readystate Steptronictransmission1.EngageselectorleverpositionPwiththevej
hiclestopped.2.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Theengineisswitchedoff.Thevehicle
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iDriveVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Operatingconcept
Concept
iDriveincludesalargenumberoffunctions.
ThesefunctionscanbeoperatedviaController
and,dependingontheequipmentversion,via
touchscreenorvoiceactivationsystem.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Operatingtheintegratedinformationsystems andcommunicationdeviceswhiledrivingcan
distractfromtraffic.Itispossibletolosecontrol ofthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Onlyusethesystemsordeviceswhenthetrafficsitjuationallows.Aswarranted,stopandusethesystemsanddeviceswhilethevehicleisstajtionary.
Inputanddisplay
Mainmenu
Generalinformation
Themainmenuisdividedintotwoareas.The leftareacontainsmenuitemsthatcanbeusedtocallupalltheiDrivefunctions.Therightareacontainswidgetsthatprovidequickaccessto
certainfunctions.
Media/Radio
Allfunctionsoftheentertainmentsystem,
e.g.,radioandTVstations,connectionwithexj
ternaldevicesandmusiccollection.
Communication
Phoneandmessagefunctions,e-mailand
calendar,andalsotheconnectionandmanagej mentofmobiledevices,suchassmartphones.
Navigation
Accesstothenavigationsystem,destination
inputandtrafficbulletins.Configurablemap
viewsandotherfunctions,suchasPointsofInj
terestandareastobeavoided.
MyCar
Informationaboutvehiclestatusandtrips.
AccesstotheIntegratedOwner'sManualand alsoadministrationofdriverprofilesandrangeofadjustmentsforvehicleandiDrive.
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Apps
Managementandaccesstoappsandvehicle
functions.Additionalappscanbepurchased
fromtheBMWStore.
Widgets
Widgetsprovidequickaccesstofrej
quentlyusedfunctions.Theconfiguredwidgets displaydynamiccontentssuchasthenavigation
map,andserveasinterfacesatthesametime.
Lettersandnumbers
Lettersandnumberscanbeselectedwhenthe
destinationisentered,forexample.
LettersandnumberscanbeenteredusingtheController,touchscreenorthevoiceactivationsystem.Thekeyboard'sdisplaychangesautojmatically.
SymbolFunctionor

Changebetweencapitalandlower-caseletters.Enterablankspace.Usevoiceactivation.Confirmentry.Slidetheinputareatotheleftor
right.
Entrycomparison
Whenenteringnamesandaddresses,thechoice isnarroweddownwitheveryletterandnumber
andaddedautomaticallyasneeded.
Entriesarecontinuouslycomparedwithdatastoredinthevehicle.
'xOnlythoselettersandnumbersareoffered
duringentryforwhichdataisavailable.'xDestinationsearch:placenamescanbeenj teredinalllanguagesthatareavailableiniDrive.Activating/deactivatingthe
functions
Severalmenuitemsareprecededbyacheckjbox.Thecheckboxindicateswhetherthefuncj tionisactivatedordeactivated.Selectingthemenuitemactivatesordeactivatesthefunction.
Functionisactivated.
Functionisdeactivated.
Statusinformation
Generalinformation
Thestatusfieldcanbefoundintheupperareaof
theControlDisplay.Statusinformationisdisj playedintheformofsymbols.
Radiosymbols
SymbolMeaningHDRadiostationisbeingreceived.Satelliteradioisswitchedon.
Telephonesymbols
SymbolMeaningIncomingoroutgoingcall.Missedcall.Signalstrengthofcellularnetwork.Networksearch.Cellularnetworkisnotavailable.Thecriticalchargestateofthemoj
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SymbolMeaningReminder.Sendingnotpossible.
Entertainmentsymbols
SymbolMeaningBluetoothaudio.USBaudiointerface.WiFi.
Othersymbols
SymbolMeaningCheckControlmessage.Thesoundoutputhasbeen
switchedoff.Requestforthecurrentvehicleposij
tion.Checkingthecurrentvehicleposij
tion.Driverprofile.Messages.Servicerequirements.Information.Stop.Newdataprotection-relatedservice
available.
Programmablememorybuttons
Generalinformation TheiDrivefunctionscanbestoredontheproj
grammablememorybuttonsandcalledupdij
rectly,forinstanceradiostations,navigationdesj
tinations,phonenumbersandmenuentriesor
pagesintheIntegratedOwner'sManual.
Settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
Overview1Programmablememorybuttons
Storingafunction
Afunctioncanbestoredonaprogrammable
memorybutton.Abuttonwithastoredfunction
canbeoverwrittenwithanotherfunction.
1.SelectfunctionviaiDrive.2.Pressandholdthedesiredbutton
untilthedisplayedbarontheControlDisplay
hasloadedcompletely.
Executingafunction
Pressthebutton.
Thefunctionwillworkimmediately.Thismeans, forinstancethatthenumberisdialedwhenaphonenumberisselected.
Displayingthekeyassignment
Touchbuttonswithfinger.Donotwearglovesor useobjects.
Thebuttonassignmentisdisplayedatthetop edgeofscreen.
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Deletingallbuttonassignments
Allbuttonassignmentscanbedeleted.1.Pressandholdbuttons1and8atthesame
time.2.OK
ControlDisplayand
Controller
Concept
TheiDrivefunctionsaredisplayedontheControl
Display.TheControlDisplaycanbeoperatedusj
ingtheController,touchpad,andtouchscreen.
Overview
1ControlDisplaywithtouchscreen2Controllerwithbuttonsandtouchpad
ControlDisplay
Generalinformation TocleantheControlDisplay,followthecareinjstructions,refertopage 349.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
ObjectsintheareainthefrontoftheControl DisplaycanshiftanddamagetheControlDisj
play.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Do
notplaceobjectsintheareainfrontofthe
ControlDisplay.
Switchingon/offautomatically
TheControlDisplayisswitchedonautomatically
afterunlocking.
Incertainsituations,theControlDisplayis
switchedoffautomatically,forinstanceifnoopj
erationisperformedonthevehicleforseveral
minutes.
Switchingon/offmanually TheControlDisplaycanalsobeswitchedoffmanually.
1.TiptheControllerup.2.Screenoff
PresstheControlleroranybuttonontheConjtrollertoswitchitbackonagain.
Systemlimits InthecaseofveryhightemperaturesontheControlDisplay,forinstanceduetointensesolar
radiation,thebrightnessmaybereduceddown
tocompletedeactivation.Oncethetemperature
isreduced,forinstancethroughshadeorairconj
ditioning,thenormalfunctionsarerestored.
Controller Generalinformation Thebuttonscanbeusedtoopenthemenusdij
rectly.TheControllercanbeusedtoselect
menuitemsandenterthesettings.
SomeiDrivefunctionscanbeoperatedusingthe
touchpadontheController,refertopage 50.
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Operation'xTurntoswitchbetweenmenuitems,forexjample.'xPresstoselectamenuitem,forexample.'xTiltinfourdirectionstoswitchbetweendisj
plays,forexample.
ButtonsontheController
ButtonFunctionOpensthemainmenu.OpenstheAppsmenu.ButtonFunctionOpenstheCommunicationmenu.OpenstheMedia/Radiomenu.Opensdestinationinputmenufor
navigation.Opensnavigationmap.Opensthepreviousdisplay.OpenstheOptionsmenu.
OperatingviatheController
Openingthemainmenu Pressthebutton.
Themainmenuisdisplayed.
Selectingamenu
Selectingmenuitems
1.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredmenu itemishighlighted.2.PresstheController.
Selectawidget
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Itisalsopossibletoselectwidgetsintheinstruj
mentcluster,refertopage 143.
Adjustingthemenu
Adjustingwidgets
Thewidgetscanbeadjustedinthemainmenu.
Itispossibletocreatemultiplepageswithwidgj etsandswitchbetweenpages.Theadjustmentscanonlybeperformedwhenthevehicleisstaj
tionary.
ViaiDrive:1.Selectthedesiredpageinthemainmenu.
Onlythecurrentlyselectedpagecanbeadj
justed.2.TiptheControllerup.3.Adjustmainmenu4.Selectthedesiredadjustment:'xAddnewwidget:Addwidget.
Amaximumoffourwidgetscanbedisj
playedperpage.'xAddnewpage:Addpage.'xDeleteselectedpage:Deletepage.'xAdjustthecontentofthewidget:select
widget.5.Done
Adjustingmenucontents
ThedisplayofthemenusofMEDIA,COM
andNAVcanbeadjusted,forinstancetorej movetheentriesoffunctionsthatarenotused
fromthemenu.
ViaiDrive:
1.Selectthemenu.2.Personalizemenu3.Selectdesiredmenucontentstobedisj played.
Changingbetweendisplays
Afteramenuitemisselected,forinstance
Settings,anewdisplayappears.
'xMovetheControllertotheleft.
Thecurrentdisplayclosesandtheprevious
displayisshown.'xPressthebutton.
Thepreviousdisplayre-opens.'xMovetheControllertotheright.
Thenewdisplayopens.
Anarrowindicatesthatadditionaldisplayscanbe
opened.
OpeningtheOptionsmenu Pressthebutton.
TheOptionsmenuisdisplayed.
Themenuconsistsofvariousareas:
'xHelpfortheselectedmenu,forinstance
Help.'xSystemsettings,forinstanceControldisplay
off.'xControloptionsfortheselectedmainmenu, forinstanceforMedia/Radio.
Changingsettings
Settings,suchasbrightness,canbeentered.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Displays4.Controldisplay5.Brightnessatnight6.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredsettingis displayed.7.PresstheController.
Enteringlettersandnumbers
Input
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DeletingSymbolFunctionPresstheController:deletelettersor
number.HoldtheControllerdown:deleteall
lettersornumbers.
Usingalphabeticallists
Foralphabeticallistswithmorethan30entries,
thelettersforwhichanentryexistscanbedisj playedinatextbox.
1.TurntheControllertotheleftorrightquickly.2.Selectthefirstletterofthedesiredentry.
Thefirstentryoftheselectedletterisdisj
playedinthelist.
Operationviatouchpad
Generalinformation SomeiDrivefunctionscanbeoperatedusingthe
touchpadontheController.
Selectingfunctions ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Touchpad5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xCharacterinput:enterlettersandnumjbers.'xMap:usethemap.'xSearchfields:towriteletterswithoutsej
lectingthelistfield.'xAudioconfirmation:pronouncesentered lettersandnumbers.Enteringlettersandnumbers'xThesystemdistinguishesbetweenupper
andlower-caselettersandnumbers.Theenj trymayrequireswitchingbetweenlettersandnumbers,refertopage 44.'xEntercharactersastheyaredisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay.'xAlwaysenterassociatedcharacters,suchas
accentsorperiodssothatthelettercanbe
clearlyrecognized.'xThesetlanguagedetermineswhatinputis possible.Wherenecessary,enterspecial
charactersviatheController.
Enteringspecialcharacters
InputOperationDeleteacharacj
ter.Swipetotheleftonthe
touchpad.Enterablank
space.Swipetotherightinthe
centerofthetouchpad.Enterahyphen.Swipetotherightintheupj
perareaofthetouchpad.Enteranunderj
score.Swipetotherightinthe
lowerareaofthetouchpad.
Usingthemap
Themapinthenavigationsystemcanbemoved
viathetouchpad.
FunctionOperationMovemap.Swipeintheappropriatedij
rection.Enlarge/shrink
map.Draginoroutonthetouchj
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