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ConnectionsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Connectingmobiledevicestothevehicle
Principle
Variousconnectiontypesareavailableforusing
mobiledevicesinthevehicle.Theconnection typetoselectdependsonthemobiledeviceandthedesiredfunction.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.TilttheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5."Bluetoothninfo"6."Systeminformation"
Managingmobiledevices
Generalinformation
'xAfterone-timepairing,thedevicesareauto#jmaticallyrecognizedandreconnectedwhenstandbystateisswitchedon.'xAfterstoredcontentontheSIMcardorthemobilephone,suchascontacts,hasbeendetected,thedataistransmittedtothevehi#j
cleandcanbeusedviaiDrive.'xForsomedevices,certainsettingsareneces#j sary,forinstanceauthorization;seetheoper#j
atinginstructionsofthedevice.
Displayingthedevicelist
Alldevicespairedwithorconnectedtothevehi#j
clearedisplayedinthedevicelist.
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AmaximumoffourdevicescanbeconnectedtothevehicleviaBluetooth,andamaximumoften
devicescanbeconnectedtothevehiclevia WLAN.Amaximumof20deviceswillbede#j
tected.1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"
Anicontotherightofthedevicenameindicates,
forwhichfunctionthedeviceisused.
Whentheiconisdisplayedinwhite,thisfunction
isactivelyconnectedtothevehicle.Theiconis displayedingraywhenthefunctionofthedevice
isinactive.
IconMeaningTelephone.Bluetoothaudio.WLANinthevehicle,Wi-Fihotspot.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
phonesviaBluetoothn.'x"Apps"
WiththeinstalledBMWapp,appsfrom thesmartphonecanbedisplayedinthe
vehicle.'x"Wi-Fin"
ConnectsthedevicewiththeWLANin
thevehicle.
Priorityofthephones
Whenmultiplemobilephonesareconnectedto
thevehicle,youcanspecifythepriorityofthe
mobilephonesforreconnection.
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Bluetoothconnection
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibledevicewithBluetoothinterface.
Compatibledevices,refertopage 72.'xThevehiclekeyorBMWdisplaykeyisinthe
vehicle.'xThedeviceisreadyforoperation.'xBluetoothisswitchedoninthevehicleand
onthedevice.'xThepairingreadinessisdisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay.'xBluetoothpresettings,suchasvisibility,may
berequiredonthedevice;refertotheoperat#j inginstructionsofthedevice.
ActivateBluetooth
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.TilttheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5."Bluetoothn"6.Selectsetting.
Connectingthedevice
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.TilttheControllertotheright.4."Newdevice"5."Phonecallsandaudio"
Thevehicle'sBluetoothnameisdisplayedon
theControlDisplay.6.Comparethecontrolnumberdisplayedon
theControlDisplaywiththecontrolnumber
onthedisplayofthemobiledevice,andcon#j
firmthatthetwomatch.7.ABluetoothconnectionisestablished.
Themobiledeviceisconnectedtothevehicle anddisplayedinthedevicelist.
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
ambienttemperatures.
Whycantelephonefunctionsnotbeusedvia iDrive
'xPhonefunctionsarenotconfiguredforthe
mobilephone.
Connectthemobilephonewiththetele#j phonefunction.
Whyarenoornotalltelephonebookentriesdis#j playedorwhyaretheyincomplete
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'xTransmissionofthetelephonebookentriesisnotyetcomplete.'xItispossiblethatonlythetelephonebooken#j
triesofthemobilephoneortheSIMcardare
transmitted.'xItmaynotbepossibletodisplaytelephone
bookentrieswithspecialcharacters.'xItmaynotbepossibletotransmitcontacts
fromsocialnetworks.'xThenumberofphonebookentriestobe
transmittedistoohigh.'xDatavolumeofthecontacttoolarge,forin#j stanceduetostoredinformationsuchas
memos.
Reducethedatavolumeofthecontact.'xAmobilephonecanonlybeconnectedas
audiosourceorastelephone.
Configurethemobilephoneandconnectit
withthetelephonefunction.'xContactwascreatedinthecontactlistofthe
phoneafterthelastsynchronization.
Synchronizecontactsagain:"Reload
contacts"
Howcanthetelephoneconnectionqualitybe
improved
'xAdjustthestrengthoftheBluetoothsignalon
themobilephone,dependingonthemobile
phone.'xInsertthemobilephoneintothewireless chargingtray.'xAdjustthevolumeofthemicrophonesepa#jratelyinthesoundsettings.
Ifallpointsinthislisthavebeencheckedandtherequiredfunctionisstillnotavailable,contact
CustomerRelations,adealer#ssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
WLANconnection
Generalinformation
Forcertainapplications,suchasapps,thedataexchangebetweensmartphoneandvehicleoc#jcursviaWLAN.
Functionalrequirements
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xCompatibledevicewithactivatedWLANin#j
terface.
ActivateWLANinthevehicle
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.TilttheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5."Wi-Fin"
Wi-Fihotspot
Principle
CompatibledeviceswithWLANinterfacecan usetheInternetconnectionofthevehicleviathe
Wi-Fihotspot.
Generalinformation UptotendevicescanbeconnectedtotheWi-Fihotspotsimultaneously.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibledevicewithactivatedWLANin#j
terface.
Compatibledevices,refertopage 72.'xWLANisactivatedonthevehicle.'xInternetuseisactivatedforthevehicle.'xRegistrationanddatacontractwithaservice
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Connectingadevicetothe
InternetviatheWi-Fihotspot
UsingtheInternetforthefirsttimeviatheWi-
Fihotspotrequiresregistrationandpossiblya datavolumepurchasefromaserviceprovider.
Dependingonthecountryversion,datavolumecanbepurchasedviatheconnectedmobilede#j
viceorfromtheConnectedDriveStore.1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.TilttheControllertotheright.4."Newdevice"5."Internet,apps"
Hotspotnameandhotspotcodearedis#j
playedontheControlDisplay.6.ActivateInternetusageviaWLANifneces#j sary.
"Opensettings"7.ActivateInternetusage.
"Internetconnection"8.TilttheControllertotheleft.9.SearchforWLANnetworksonthemobilede#j vice.Selectnetworknameonthedevice.10.Enterhotspotcodeonthedeviceandcon#jnect.
Thedeviceisdisplayedinthedevicelist.
Additionally,aQRcodewillbedisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay.Alternatively,thisQRcodecan
beusedtopairthemobiledevicewiththehot#j spot.
Alldevicesconnectedviathehotspotusethis
datavolume.
DeactivatingInternetusagevia
theWi-Fihotspot
Internetusagemaybedeactivatedifthedata
volumeisusedup,forinstance.
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.TilttheControllertotheright.4."Settings"5."Internetconnection"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ScreenMirroring
Generalinformation
ScreenMirroringenablesmirroring(outputting)
ofthesmartphonedisplayontheControlDis#j play.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatiblesmartphonewithScreenMirror#jinginterface.
Compatibledevices,refertopage 72.'xScreenMirroringisactivatedonthesmart#j
phone.'xWLANisactivatedonthevehicle.
Pairingasmartphonewith
ScreenMirroring
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.TilttheControllertotheright.4."Newdevice"5."ScreenMirroring"
TheWLANnameofthevehicleisdisplayed ontheControlDisplay.6.SearchforWLANdevicesinthesurrounding
areaofthesmartphone.
TheWLANnameofthevehicleappearson thedevicedisplay.SelecttheWLANnameofthevehicle.7.ConfirmtheconnectionviaiDrive.
Thedeviceisconnectedanddisplayedinthe
devicelist.
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AppleCarPlayipreparation
Principle
CarPlayallowscertainfunctionsofacompatible
AppleiPhonetobeusedviaSirivoicecontrol
andiDrive.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibleiPhone,iPhone5orlaterwith
iOS7.1orlater.
Compatibledevices,refertopage 72.'xCorrespondingmobilecontract.'xBluetooth,WLAN,andSirivoicecontrolare
activatedontheiPhone.'xIfnecessary,thesettingformobiledatamustbeactivatedontheiPhone.'xBookingtheConnectedDriveservice:smart#j
phoneintegration.'xWLANandBluetoothareenabledinthevehi#j
cle.
PairingtheiPhonewithCarPlay
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.TilttheControllertotheright.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,refertotheIntegrated
Owner'sManualortheOwner'sManualforNavi#j
gation,Entertainment,Communication.
FrequentlyAskedQuestions Allrequirementsaremetandallrequiredsteps
werecompletedinthespecifiedorder.Despite
that,themobiledevicedoesnotfunctionasex#j
pected.
Inthiscase,thefollowingexplanationscanhelp: TheiPhonehasalreadybeenpairedwithApple
CarPlay.Whenanewconnectionissetup,Car#j
Playcannolongerbeselected.'xDeletetheiPhoneconcernedfromthedevice
list.'xOntheiPhone,deletethevehicleconcerned
fromthelistofstoredconnectionsunder BluetoothandunderWLAN.'xPairtheiPhoneasanewdevice.
Ifthestepslistedhavebeencarriedoutandthe
requiredfunctionisstillnotavailable:contact CustomerRelations,adealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
AndroidAutoipreparation
Principle AndroidAutoallowstheoperationofcertainfunctionsofacompatiblesmartphoneviavoicecontrolandiDrive.
Generalinformation
Therangeofservicesoffereddependsonthe
country.
Functionalrequirements
'xCompatibleAndroidsmartphone:Samsung
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AndroidsmartphonewithAndroid11,regard#j
lessofthemanufacturer.'xCompatibledevices,refertopage 72.'xCorrespondingmobilecontract.'xBluetoothandWLANareenabledonthe
smartphone.'xThesmartphonemustsupporta5GhzWiFi connection.'xIfnecessary,thesettingformobiledatamustbeactivatedonthesmartphone.'xWLANandBluetoothareenabledinthevehi#j
cle.
Pairingasmartphonewith
AndroidAuto
1."COM"2."Mobiledevices"3.TilttheControllertotheright.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.Whenanewconnectionissetup,
AndroidAutocannolongerbeselected.'xDeletethesmartphoneconcernedfromthe
devicelist.'xOnthesmartphone,deletethevehiclecon#j
cernedfromthelistofstoredconnections
underBluetoothandunderWLAN.'xPairthesmartphoneasanewdevice.
Ifthestepslistedhavebeencarriedoutandthe
requiredfunctionisstillnotavailable:contact CustomerRelations,adealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
USBconnection
Generalinformation ThefollowingmobiledevicescanbeconnectedtotheUSBport:
'xMobilephones.'xAudiodevicessuchasMP3players.'xUSBstoragedevices.
Commonfilesystemsaresupported.FAT32and
exFATaretherecommendedformats.
AconnectedUSBdevicewillbesuppliedwith
chargecurrentviatheUSBportifthedevice supportsthis.Followthemaximumchargecur#j
rentoftheUSBport.
ThefollowingusesarepossibleonUSBports
withdatatransmission:
'xPlayingmusicfiles.'xPlayingvideos.
Followthefollowingwhenconnecting:
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'xDonotuseforcewhenpluggingtheconnec#j
torintotheUSBport.'xUseaflexibleadaptercable.'xProtecttheUSBdeviceagainstmechanical damage.'xDuetothelargenumberofUSBdevices
availableonthemarket,itcannotbeguaran#j teedthateverydeviceisoperableontheve#j
hicle.'xDonotexposeUSBdevicestoextremeenvi#j ronmentalconditions,suchasveryhightem#jperatures;refertotheoperatinginstructions
ofthedevice.'xDuetothemanydifferentcompressiontech#j niques,properplaybackofthemediastoredontheUSBdevicecannotbeguaranteedinallcases.'xToensurepropertransmissionofthestoreddata,donotchargeaUSBdeviceviatheon#j
boardsocket,whenitisconnectedtothe
USBport.'xDependingonhowtheUSBdeviceisbeing
used,settingsmayberequiredontheUSB storagedevice,refertotheoperatinginstruc#jtionsofthedevice.
NotcompatibleUSBdevices:
'xUSBharddrives.'xUSBhubs.'xUSBmemorycardreaderswithmultipleslots.'xHFS-formattedUSBdevices.'xDevicessuchasfansorlamps.
Functionalrequirement
CompatibledevicewithUSBport.
Additionalinformation:
Compatibledevices,refertopage 72.
Connectingthedevice ConnecttheUSBdeviceusingasuitableadapter
cabletoaUSBport.
TheUSBdeviceisdisplayedinthedevicelist.
Additionalinformation:
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OpeningandclosingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Vehiclekey
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentversion,thescope
ofdeliveryincludestwovehiclekeysoronevehi#j
clekeyandtheBMWdisplaykey.
Eachvehiclekeycontainsareplaceablebattery.
Dependingontheequipmentandcountryver#j sion,varioussettingscanbeconfiguredforthebuttonfunctions.
Adriverprofilewithpersonalsettingscanbeas#j signedtoavehiclekey.
Toprovideinformationonmaintenancerecom#j
mendations,theservicedataisstoredintheve#j
hiclekey.
Topreventpossiblelockinginofthevehiclekey,
takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexitingthe
vehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thevehiclekeyhasabuttoncellbattery.Bat#j
teriesorbuttoncellscanbeswallowedand leadtoseriousorfatalinjurieswithintwohours,
forexample,duetointernalburnsorchemical
burns.Thereisaninjuryhazardordangerto
life.Keepthevehiclekeyandbatteriesoutof
reachforchildren.Immediatelyseekmedical
helpifthereisanysuspicionthatabatteryor
buttoncellhasbeenswallowedorislocatedin
anypartofthebody.
Warning
Peopleoranimalsinthevehiclecanlockthe
doorsfromtheinsideandlockthemselvesin.In
thiscase,thevehiclecannotbeopenedfrom
theoutside.Thereisariskofinjury.Takethe vehiclekeywithyousothatthevehiclecanbe
openedfromtheoutside.
Warning
Forsomecountryversions,unlockingfromthe insideisonlypossiblewithspecialknowledge.
Personswhospendalengthytimeinthevehi#jclewhilebeingexposedtoextremetempera#jturesareatriskofinjuryordeath.Donotlock
thevehiclefromtheoutsidewhenthereare
peopleinit.
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
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