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Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Language
Settingthelanguage ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Language:5.Systemlanguage6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Settingthevoicedialog Forvoicedialogforthevoiceactivationsystem,
refertopage 54.
Settingtheunitsof measurement
Dependingonthecountryversion,youcansettheunitsofmeasurementforsomevalues,forinj
stanceconsumption,distances,andtemperaj
ture.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Units5.Selectthedesiredmenuitem.6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Tripdatasettings
Concept
Theintervalsinwhichthetripdata,refertopage 153,willberesetcanbeconfigured.
Resettingtripdata ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Resettripdata5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Speedwarning
Concept
Aspeedlimitcanbesetthatwhenreachedwill
causeawarningtobeissued.
GeneralinformationThewarningisrepeatedifthevehiclespeedexj
ceedsthesetspeedlimitagain,afterithasdropj
pedbelowitby3mph/5km/h.
Adjusting
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Speedwarning5.Warningat:6.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredspeedis displayed.7.PresstheController.Seite61(eneralsettingsCONTROLS61
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Activating/deactivatingViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Speedwarning5.Speedwarning
Settingyourcurrentspeedas
thespeedwarning
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Speedwarning5.Selectcurrentspeed
DriverAttentionCamera
Concept
Acamerathatmonitorsdriveractivityislocated
intheinstrumentcluster.Thecameraevaluates theheadpositionandeyeopeningandusesthedatatoanalyzetheattentionofthedriver.Thissystemsupportsvariousvehicleassistancesysjtems,e.g.:
'xFatiguealert,refertopage 201.'xSteeringandtrafficjamassistantwithAsj
sistedDrivingPlus,refertopage 221.
Forthepositionintheinstrumentcluster,referto
page 142.
Activating/deactivating ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.DriverAttentionCamera5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Systemlimits TheDriverAttentionCameramaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhentheDriverAttentionCameraiscovered
bythesteeringwheelrim.'xWhenthedriveriswearinginfraredimpermej ablesunglasses.
Activating/deactivating
popupwindows
Forsomefunctions,popupwindowsaredisj
playedautomaticallyontheControlDisplay.
Someofthesepopupwindowscanbeactivated
ordeactivated.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Pop-ups5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Activating/deactivatingthe displayofthecurrentvehicleposition
Concept
Ifvehicletrackinghasbeenactivated,thecurrent vehiclepositioncanbedisplayedintheBMWConnectedapporintheConnectedDrivecusjtomerportal.
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Activating/deactivatingViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Vehicletracking5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ControlDisplay
Brightness ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Displays4.Controldisplay5.Brightnessatnight6.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredbrightjnessisset.7.PresstheController.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Dependingonthelightconditions,thebrightj
nesssettingsmaynotbeclearlyvisible.
Dataprotection
Datatransfer
Concept
Thevehicleoffersdifferentservices,whoseuse requiresadatatransfertoBMWoraserviceproj vider.Thedatatransfercanbedeactivatedforsomeservices.
Generalinformation
Whenthedatatransferisdeactivated,therej
spectiveservicecannotbeused.
Onlymakethesesettingswhilestationary.
Activating/deactivating FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Dataprivacy5.Agreeandactivateall
Allservicesandfunctionsthatarerelevantfor
dataprotectionwillbeactivatedordeactij vated.
Configuringthedatatransfer
Thedatatransfercanbeconfiguredindividually
forseparateservices.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Dataprivacy5.Configureservices6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Deletingpersonaldatainthe
vehicle
Concept
Dependingontheusage,thevehiclestoresperj
sonaldata,suchasstoredradiostations.This
personaldatacanbepermanentlydeletedusing iDrive.
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentpackage,thefoljlowingdatacanbedeleted:
'xDriverprofilesettings.'xStoredradiostations.Seite63(eneralsettingsCONTROLS63
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'xStoredprogrammablememorybuttons.'xTravelandOnboardComputerinformation.'xMusicharddisk.'xNavigation,forinstancestoreddestinations.'xPhonebook.'xOnlinedata,forinstanceFavorites,cookies.'xOfficedata,forinstancevoicenotes.'xLoginaccounts.
Altogether,thedeletionofthedatacantakeupto15minutes.
Functionalrequirement Datacanonlybedeletedwhilestationary.
Deletingdata
Thepersonaldatainthevehiclewillbedeleted whenthevehicleisresettothefactorysettings.
Forresettingthevehicletofactorysettings,refer
topage 71.
Connectingmobiledevices tothevehicle
Concept Variousconnectiontypesareavailableforusing
mobiledevicesinthevehicle.Theconnection
typetoselectdependsonthemobiledeviceand
thedesiredfunction.
Generalinformation Thefollowingoverviewshowspossiblefunctions
andthesuitableconnectiontypesforthem.The scopeoffunctionsdependsonthemobiledej
vice.
FunctionConnecj
tiontypeMakingcallsviathehands-free
system.
UsingphonefunctionsviaiDrive
ortouchscreen.
Otherfunctions,e.g.Contactsor
SMS.Bluetooth.Playingmusicfromthesmartj
phoneortheaudioplayer.Bluetoothor
USB.USBstoragedevice:
Playingmusic.USB.Playingvideosfromthesmartj
phoneortheUSBstoragedej
vice.USB.UsingthevehicleInternetacj
cess.WiFihotspot
viaWiFi.UsingAppleCarPlayappsvia
iDriveandvoiceoperation.Bluetooth
andWiFi.ScreenMirroring:
Showingthesmartphonedisplay
ontheControlDisplay.WiFi.
Thefollowingconnectiontypesrequireone-time
pairingwiththevehicle:
'xBluetooth.'xWiFihotspot.'xAppleCarPlay.'xScreenMirroring.
Paireddevicesareautomaticallyrecognizedlater
onandconnectedtothevehicle.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Operatingtheintegratedinformationsystems andcommunicationdeviceswhiledrivingcan
distractfromtraffic.Itispossibletolosecontrol ofthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Onlyusethesystemsordeviceswhenthetrafficsitj
uationallows.Aswarranted,stopandusethe systemsanddeviceswhilethevehicleisstaj
tionary.
Compatibledevices
Generalinformation Informationonmobiledevicescompatiblewith
thevehiclecanbefoundatwww.bmwusa.com/ bluetooth.
Malfunctionsmayoccurwithdevicesnotlisted
ordeviatingsoftwareversions.
Displayingthevehicleidentification
numberandsoftwarepartnumber
Whenlookingforcompatibledevices,youmay
havetostatethevehicleidentificationnumber
andthesoftwarepartnumber.Thesenumbers
canbedisplayedinthevehicle.
ViaiDrive:
1.COM2.Mobiledevices3.MovetheControllertotheright.4.Settings5.Bluetoothninfo6.SysteminformationBluetoothconnection
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibledevice,refertopage 65,with
Bluetoothinterface.'xTheremotecontrolorBMWdisplaykeyisin thevehicle.'xThedeviceisreadyforoperation.'xBluetoothisswitchedoninthevehicle,refertopage 65,andonthedevice.'xThepairingreadinessisdisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay.'xBluetoothpresettings,suchasvisibility,may
berequiredonthedevice;refertotheownj
er'smanualofthedevice.
SwitchingonBluetooth
ViaiDrive:
1.COM2.Mobiledevices3.MovetheControllertotheright.4.Settings5.Bluetoothn6.Selectsetting.
Activating/deactivating
telephonefunctions
Touseallsupportedfunctionsofamobile
phone,activatethedesiredfunctionsinthevehij
clepriortopairingthemobilephonewiththevej
hicleasneeded.
ViaiDrive:
1.COM2.Personalizemenu3.Selectthedesiredsettings,forinstanceText messages.Seite65(eneralsettingsCONTROLS65
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Pairingthemobiledevicewith
thevehicle
ViaiDrive:1.COM2.Mobiledevices3.MovetheControllertotheright.4.Newdevice5.Selectthedesiredfunction:'xPhonecallsandBluetoothnaudio'xAudio
Thevehicle'sBluetoothnameisdisplayedon
theControlDisplay.
6.Onthemobiledevice,searchforBluetooth
devicesinthevicinityandselectthevehicle.
Acontrolnumberisdisplayed.7.Comparethecontrolnumberdisplayedon
theControlDisplaywiththecontrolnumber
onthedisplayofthemobiledevice,andconj
firmthatthetwomatch.8.SelectBluetoothconnectionifnecessary:
UseBMWiDriveforphonecalls,Bluetoothn audio,andapps.
Themobiledeviceisconnectedtothevehicleanddisplayedinthedevicelist,referto
page 70.
FrequentlyAskedQuestions Allrequirementsaremetandallrequiredstepswerecompletedinthespecifiedorder.Despite
that,themobiledevicedoesnotfunctionasexj pected.
Inthiscase,thefollowingexplanationscanhelp: Whycouldthemobilephonenotbepairedor connected
'xTherearetoomanyBluetoothdevicesconjnectedtothemobilephoneorvehicle.
Inthevehicle,deleteBluetoothconnections
withotherdevices.DeletetheBluetoothconnectionfromthedej
vicelistonthemobilephoneandstartanew
devicesearch.
ToomanyBluetoothdeviceswiththesame
functionarepaired.'xThemobilephoneisinpower-savemodeor
hasonlyalimitedremainingbatterylife.
Chargethemobilephoneanddeactivatethe
power-savemodewhererequired.
Whydoesthemobilephonenolongerreact
'xTheapplicationsonthemobilephonedonot
functionanymore.
Switchthemobilephoneoffandonagain.'xToohighortoolowambienttemperaturefor
mobilephoneoperation.
Donotsubjectthemobilephonetoextreme
ambienttemperatures.
WhycanphonefunctionsnotbeusedviaiDrive
'xPhonefunctionsarenotconfiguredforthe
mobilephone.
Connectthemobilephonewiththetelej phonefunction.
Whyarenoornotallphonebookentriesdisj
playedorwhyaretheyincomplete
'xTransmissionofthephonebookentriesis notyetcomplete.'xItispossiblethatonlythephonebookentries
ofthemobilephoneortheSIMcardare transmitted.'xItmaynotbepossibletodisplayphonebook
entrieswithspecialcharacters.'xItmaynotbepossibletotransmitcontacts
fromsocialnetworks.'xThenumberofphonebookentriestobe
transmittedistoohigh.'xDatavolumeofthecontacttoolarge,forinj stanceduetostoredinformationsuchas
notes.
Reducethedatavolumeofthecontact.'xAmobilephonecanonlybeconnectedas
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Configurethemobilephoneandconnectit
withthetelephonefunction.'xContactwascreatedinthecontactlistofthe
phoneafterthelastsynchronization.
Synchronizecontactsagain:Reload
contacts
Howcanthephoneconnectionqualitybeimj proved
'xAdjustthestrengthoftheBluetoothsignalon
themobilephone,dependingonthemobile
phone.'xInsertthemobilephoneintothewireless chargingtray.'xAdjustthevolumeofthemicrophonesepajratelyinthesoundsettings.
Ifallpointsinthislisthavebeencheckedandtherequiredfunctionisstillnotavailable,contactthe
hotline,adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
USBconnection
Generalinformation MobiledeviceswithaUSBportareconnectedto
theUSBinterface.
'xMobilephones.'xAudiodevicessuchasMP3players.'xUSBstoragedevices.
Commonfilesystemsaresupported.FAT32
andexFATaretherecommendedformats.
AconnectedUSBstoragedevicewillbesupj pliedwithchargecurrentviatheUSBinterfaceifthedevicesupportsthis.Followthemaximum
chargecurrentoftheUSBinterface.
ThefollowingusesarepossibleonUSBinterfaj
ceswithdatatransfer:
'xPlayingmusicfiles.'xPlayingvideos.
Followthefollowingwhenconnecting:
'xDonotuseforcewhenpluggingtheconnecj
torintotheUSBinterface.'xUseaflexibleadaptercable.'xProtecttheUSBstoragedeviceagainstmej
chanicaldamage.'xDuetothelargenumberofUSBstoragedej vicesavailableonthemarket,itcannotbeguaranteedthateverydeviceisoperableon
thevehicle.'xDonotexposeUSBstoragedevicestoexj
tremeenvironmentalconditions,suchasvery
hightemperatures;refertotheowner's
manualofthedevice.'xDuetothemanydifferentcompressiontechj niques,properplaybackofthemediastoredontheUSBstoragedevicecannotbeguarj
anteedinallcases.'xToensurepropertransmissionofthestored data,donotchargeaUSBstoragedevicevia
theonboardsocket,whenitisconnectedto
theUSBinterface.'xDependingonhowtheUSBstoragedeviceis
beingused,settingsmayberequiredonthe
USBstoragedevice,refertotheowner's
manualofthedevice.
NotcompatibleUSBmedia:
'xUSBharddrives.'xUSBhubs.'xUSBmemorycardreaderswithmultipleslots.'xHFS-formattedUSBstoragedevices.'xDevicessuchasfansorlamps.
Functionalrequirement
Compatibledevice,refertopage 65,withUSB
interface.
Connectingthedevice
ConnecttheUSBstoragedeviceusingasuitable
adaptercabletoaUSBinterface,referto
page 270.
TheUSBstoragedeviceisdisplayedinthedej
vicelist,refertopage 70.
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WiFihotspot
ConceptCompatibledeviceswithWiFiinterfacecanusetheInternetconnectionofthevehicleviathe WiFihotspot.
Generalinformation Upto10devicescanbeconnectedtothe
WiFihotspotsimultaneously.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibledevice,refertopage 65,withacj
tivatedWiFiinterface.'xWiFiisactivatedonthevehicle.'xInternetuseisactivatedforthevehicle.'xRegistrationanddatacontractwithaservice providerwhererequired.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Connectingadevicetothe
InternetviatheWiFihotspot
UsingtheInternetforthefirsttimeviathe
WiFihotspotrequiresregistrationandpossiblya
datavolumepurchasefromaserviceprovider.
Dependingonthecountryversion,datavolume canbepurchasedviatheconnectedmobiledej
viceorfromtheConnectedDriveStore.
ViaiDrive:
1.COM2.Mobiledevices3.MovetheControllertotheright.4.Newdevice5.Internet
Hotspotnameandhotspotcodearedisj
playedontheControlDisplay.6.ActivateInternetusageviaWiFiifnecessary.
Opensettings7.ActivateInternetusage.Internetconnection8.MovetheControllertotheleft.9.SearchforWiFinetworksonthemobiledejvice.Selectnetworknameonthedevice.10.Enterhotspotcodeonthedeviceandconjnect.
Thedeviceisdisplayedinthedevicelist,refertopage 70.
Additionally,aQRcodewillbedisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay.Alternatively,thisQRcodecan
beusedtopairthemobiledevicewiththehotj spot.
Alldevicesconnectedviathehotspotusethis
datavolume.
DeactivatingInternetusagevia
theWiFihotspot
Internetusagemaybedeactivatedifthedatavolumeisusedup,forinstance.
ViaiDrive:
1.COM2.Mobiledevices3.MovetheControllertotheright.4.Settings5.Internetconnection6.Selecttherequiredsetting.
AppleCarPlaypreparation
Concept
CarPlayallowscertainfunctionsofacompatible
AppleiPhonetobeusedviaSirivoiceoperation andiDrive.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibleiPhone,refertopage 65.
iPhone5orlaterwithiOS7.1orlater.'xCorrespondingmobilecontract.Seite68CONTROLS(eneralsettings68
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'xBluetooth,WiFi,andSirivoiceoperationare
activatedontheiPhone.'xBookingtheConnectedDriveservice:Apple
CarPlaypreparation.
SwitchingonBluetoothand
CarPlay
ViaiDrive:
1.COM2.Mobiledevices3.MovetheControllertotheright.4.Settings5.Selectthefollowingsetting:
AppleCarPlay6.Activatethefunction.
PairingtheiPhonewithCarPlay
ViaiDrive:
1.COM2.Mobiledevices3.MovetheControllertotheright.4.Newdevice5.PhonecallsandBluetoothnaudio
Thevehicle'sBluetoothnameisdisplayedon
theControlDisplay.6.Onthemobiledevice,searchforBluetooth
devicesinthevicinityandselectthevehicle.
Acontrolnumberisdisplayed.7.Comparethecontrolnumberdisplayedon
theControlDisplaywiththecontrolnumber
onthedisplayofthemobiledevice,andconj
firmthatthetwomatch.8.SelectCarPlay:
ConfirmnoteandconnecttoAppleCarPlay
TheiPhoneisconnectedtothevehicleanddisj playedinthedevicelist,refertopage 70.
Operation
Formoreinformation,refertotheIntegrated
Owner'sManualortheOwner'sManualforNavij
gation,Entertainment,Communication.
FrequentlyAskedQuestions Allrequirementsaremetandallrequiredsteps
werecompletedinthespecifiedorder.Despite
that,themobiledevicedoesnotfunctionasexj
pected.
Inthiscase,thefollowingexplanationscanhelp: TheiPhonehasalreadybeenpairedwithApple
CarPlay.Whenanewconnectionisestablished,
CarPlaycannolongerbeselected.'xDeletetheiPhoneconcernedfromthedevice
list.'xOntheiPhone,deletethevehicleconcerned
fromthelistofstoredconnectionsunder BluetoothandunderWiFi.'xPairtheiPhoneasanewdevice.
Ifthestepslistedhavebeencarriedoutandthe
requiredfunctionisstillnotavailable:contactthe hotline,adealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
ScreenMirroring
Generalinformation
ScreenMirroringenablesmirroring(outputting)
ofthesmartphonedisplayontheControlDisj play.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatiblesmartphone,refertopage 65,
withScreenMirroringinterface.'xScreenMirroringisswitchedononthe smartphone.'xWiFiisswitchedoninthevehicle.Seite69(eneralsettingsCONTROLS69
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ActivateWiFiinthevehicleViaiDrive:1.COM2.Mobiledevices3.MovetheControllertotheright.4.Settings5.Wi-Fin
Pairingasmartphonewith
ScreenMirroring
ViaiDrive:
1.COM2.Mobiledevices3.MovetheControllertotheright.4.Newdevice5.ScreenMirroring
TheWiFinameofthevehicleisdisplayedon
theControlDisplay.6.SearchforWiFidevicesinthesurroundings
ofthesmartphone.
TheWiFinameofthevehicleappearsonthe devicedisplay.SelecttheWiFinameofthevehicle.7.ConfirmtheconnectionviaiDrive.
Thedeviceisconnectedanddisplayedinthe
devicelist,refertopage 70.
Managingmobiledevices
Generalinformation
'xAfterone-timepairing,thedevicesareautoj maticallyrecognizedandreconnectedwhenstandbystateisswitchedon.'xAfterstoredcontentontheSIMcardorthemobilephone,suchascontacts,hasbeendetected,thedataistransmittedtothevehij
cleandcanbeusedviaiDrive.'xForsomedevices,certainsettingsarenecesj sary,forinstanceauthorization;seetheownj
er'smanualofthedevice.
Displayingthedevicelist
Alldevicespairedwithorconnectedtothevehij
clearedisplayedinthedevicelist.
Amaximumof4devicescanbeconnectedto
thevehicleviaBluetooth,andamaximumof10
devicescanbeconnectedtothevehicleviaWiFi. Amaximumof20deviceswillbedetected.
ViaiDrive:
1.COM2.Mobiledevices
Asymbolindicates,forwhichfunctionadeviceis
used.Whentheiconisdisplayedinwhite,this functionisactivelyconnectedtothevehicle.Theiconisdisplayedingraywhenthefunctionofthe
deviceisinactive.
SymbolMeaningTelephone.Bluetoothaudio.WiFihotspot.AppleCarPlay.ScreenMirroring.
Configuringthedevice
Functionscanbeactivatedordeactivatedforpairedandconnecteddevices.
Ifafunctionisassignedtoadevice,thefunction willbedeactivatedwhereappropriateforadej
vicethatisalreadyconnectedandthedevicewill
bedisconnected.Followtheinformationonthe ControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
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