OVERVIEW -> General settings for your BMW 1 Series 2019-2024

General settings  
OVERVIEW  
General settings  
Setting the time  
Via iDrive:  
Vehicle equipment  
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐  
cific and optional equipment available for the  
model series. It may therefore describe equip‐  
ment and functions which are not installed in  
your vehicle, for example on account of the spe‐  
cial equipment selected or the country specifica‐  
tion. This also applies to safety-relevant func‐  
tions and systems. Please comply with the  
relevant laws and regulations when using the  
corresponding functions and systems.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
4. "Time:"  
5. Turn the Controller until the desired hours are  
displayed.  
6. Press the Controller.  
7. Turn the Controller until the desired minutes  
are displayed.  
8. Press the Controller.  
Language  
Setting the time format  
Via iDrive:  
Selecting the language  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
3. If necessary, "Language"  
4. "Language:"  
4. "Time format:"  
5. Select the desired setting.  
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.  
5. Select the desired setting.  
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.  
Automatic time setting  
Time  
Depending on the equipment, the time, date and,  
if necessary, time zone are updated automati‐  
cally.  
Setting the time zone  
Via iDrive:  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
3. "Date and time"  
4. "Time zone:"  
4. "Automatic time setting"  
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.  
5. Select the desired setting.  
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.  
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General settings  
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Date  
Activating/deactivating  
display of the current  
vehicle position  
Setting the date  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
4. "Date:"  
Principle  
If vehicle tracking is activated, the current vehicle  
position can be displayed in the BMW Connec‐  
ted app or in the ConnectedDrive customer por‐  
tal.  
5. Turn the Controller until the desired day is  
displayed.  
Activating/deactivating  
Via iDrive:  
6. Press the Controller.  
7. Select the month and year.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "Vehicle settings"  
3. "Data privacy"  
Setting the date format  
Via iDrive:  
4. "Vehicle tracking"  
5. Select the desired setting.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
Activating/deactivating  
information windows  
4. "Date format:"  
5. Select the desired setting.  
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.  
Information windows are automatically shown on  
the Control Display for some functions. Some of  
these information windows can be activated or  
deactivated.  
Selecting the units of  
measurement  
Via iDrive:  
Depending on the country specifications, it is  
possible to select the units of measurement for  
various values, for example consumption, distan‐  
ces and temperature.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Pop-ups"  
4. Select the desired setting.  
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Units"  
4. Select the desired menu item.  
5. Select the desired setting.  
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.  
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General settings  
OVERVIEW  
Messages from the Concierge Service or the  
BMW Connected app, for example.  
Control display  
Check Control messages.  
Brightness  
Via iDrive:  
Service requirement messages.  
Messages from the vehicle manufacturer.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
Notifications are additionally displayed in the sta‐  
tus field.  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Displays"  
Calling up notifications  
Via iDrive:  
4. "Control display"  
5. "Brightness at night"  
6. Turn the Controller until the desired bright‐  
ness is obtained.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
7. Press the Controller.  
3. "Notifications"  
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.  
4. Select the required notification.  
Depending on the lighting conditions, the bright‐  
ness adjustment may not be immediately appa‐  
rent.  
The menu in which the notification is displayed is  
opened.  
Deleting notifications  
All notifications which are not Check Control  
messages or messages from the vehicle manu‐  
facturer can be deleted from the list.  
Selecting the content of the main  
menu  
The content displayed in some menu items of  
the main menu can be selected.  
Check Control messages or messages from the  
vehicle manufacturer remain for as long as they  
are relevant.  
1.  
Press the button.  
2. "Contents of main menu"  
Via iDrive:  
3. Select the desired menu and desired content.  
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.  
1. "Notifications"  
2. Select the required notification if necessary.  
3.  
Press the button.  
Notifications  
4. "Delete this notification" or "Delete all  
notifications"  
Principle  
The menu shows all messages received by the  
vehicle, centrally in the form of a list.  
Settings  
The following settings can be performed:  
Selection of applications from which mes‐  
sages are permitted.  
General  
The following messages can be displayed:  
Sorting of sequence of messages by date or  
priority.  
Traffic messages.  
Communication messages, for example e-  
mail, SMS or reminders.  
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General settings  
OVERVIEW  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Notifications"  
4. Select the desired setting.  
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