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Personal settings
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Personal settings
This personal data can be permanently de-
leted using iDrive.
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes model-specific equip-
ment, systems, and functions that are currently
available, or may become available in the fu-
ture, even if they are not present in the vehicle.
General information
Depending on the equipment, the following
data is deleted:
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BMW IDs or driver profiles.
Stored radio stations.
Stored shortcuts.
Additional information:
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.
Navigation, for instance stored destina-
tions.
Data protection
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Phone book.
Data transfer
Online data, e.g., favorites, cookies.
Office data, for instance voice memos.
Login accounts.
Principle
The vehicle offers different services, whose
use requires a data transfer to BMW or a serv-
ice provider.
Digital key.
Altogether, the deletion of the data can take
up to 15 minutes. In addition, the vehicle is re-
moved from the My BMW App and Connected-
Drive customer portal so that remote functions
can no longer be used.
General information
The data transfer can be deactivated for some
services. When the data transfer is deacti-
vated, the respective service cannot be used.
Functional requirements
Settings
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Data can only be deleted while stationary.
The data transfer can be configured in different
stages or individually for separate services.
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The vehicle key must be in the vehicle.
Deleting data
1.
Apps menu
The personal data in the vehicle will be deleted
when the vehicle is reset to the factory set-
tings.
2. "Vehicle"
3. "System settings"
4. "Data privacy"
Additional information:
5. Select the desired setting.
Resetting vehicle data, refer to page 65.
Deleting personal data in the vehicle
Reset vehicle data
Principle
All individual settings can be reset to the fac-
tory settings when the drive-ready state is
Depending on the usage, the vehicle stores
personal data such as stored radio stations.
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switched off. Data can only be deleted while
the vehicle is stationary. The vehicle key must
be in the vehicle.
With driver recognition, a BMW ID or driver
profile can be activated as soon as you unlock
your vehicle. For this, a vehicle key or digital
key must be linked with the BMW ID or driver
profile. After unlocking, you can change the
BMW ID or driver profile.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "System settings"
4. "Reset vehicle data"
5. "Reset vehicle data"
If no BMW ID or driver profile is activated when
the vehicle is unlocked, the vehicle loads the
guest profile.
If the synchronization of settings has been en-
abled for a BMW ID in the vehicle, the personal
settings are kept in the BMW Cloud.
Functional requirements
The vehicle must be stationary to create,
change, delete, or edit a BMW ID.
Logging in the vehicle with a BMW ID and
synchronization with the BMW Cloud are only
possible when the vehicle has cellular network
reception.
BMW ID/driver profiles
Principle
In ConnectedDrive countries, the BMW ID is
the personal login for all relevant offers for the
BMW brand. The BMW ID can be used in the
vehicle to store and activate personal vehicle
settings.
Welcome window
After unlocking the vehicle, a Welcome window
is shown on the control display. The type of
the welcome depends on the following prereq-
uisites:
In non-ConnectedDrive countries, the personal
vehicle settings can be stored in driver profiles.
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The vehicle does not have a stored BMW
ID or driver profile:
If a vehicle is used by several people, each per-
son can use their own BMW ID in the vehicle. If
a BMW ID is activated, the settings stored for it
are applied to the vehicle.
The welcome is neutral. An option to add a
BMW ID or create a driver profile is offered.
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The vehicle key or the digital key has not
been assigned to a BMW ID or a driver pro-
file:
General information
The welcome is neutral. The stored BMW
IDs or the stored driver profiles are offered
for selection. Additionally, it is possible to
add a new BMW ID or create a new driver
profile.
The BMW ID must be registered once. A BMW
ID can be registered via the My BMW App, in
the ConnectedDrive Portal, or through an au-
thorized service center.
A driver profile is created in the vehicle.
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A BMW ID or driver profile has been as-
signed to the vehicle key or digital key:
Many of the settings that are stored for a BMW
ID in the vehicle can be synchronized with the
BMW Cloud. This makes these settings availa-
ble in any vehicle where the same BMW ID is
used to log in.
The welcome is personalized, the stored
settings are activated. The BMW ID or the
driver profile can be changed.
As soon as the drive-ready state is turned on
or the control display is tapped outside of the
Welcome window, the welcome will be hidden.
The vehicle can store three BMW IDs or three
driver profiles.
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Adding the BMW ID
My BMW app
1.
Tap the BMW ID icon or the personal
image on the status bar.
If a BMW ID has been added to a vehicle, the
vehicle is automatically added to the My BMW
App. This means that My BMW App functions
can be used for this vehicle. To do so, the My
BMW App must be used with the same BMW
ID.
2. "Add BMW ID"
3. Scan the displayed QR code with your
smartphone.
4. Observe the instructions on your smart-
phone.
Alternatively, an authorized service center can
add a vehicle to the My BMW App. In this case,
the BMW ID must then be confirmed on the
control display in the corresponding vehicle.
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If you have installed the My BMW App
on your smartphone and saved your
BMW ID, the BMW ID is automatically
transferred to the vehicle.
In rare cases, the use of My BMW App func-
tions for this vehicle may be restricted. More
information is shown on the control display.
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If you do not have a BMW ID yet, you a
new BMW ID can be registered.
5. Select the other settings you want to
change, e.g., to configure driver recognition
as desired.
Creating a driver profile
In countries where BMW ConnectedDrive is not
available, driver profiles can be created.
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To configure driver recognition, the cor-
responding vehicle key or digital key
must be detected in the vehicle.
1.
Tap the icon or personal picture in the
status bar.
2. "Add driver profile"
Driver recognition can be set or changed in
the settings at a later time.
3. Enter the name for the driver profile.
4. Select the desired setting:
"Transfer settings"
6. Change any additional settings as neces-
sary.
Alternatively, the BMW ID can be registered by
an authorized service center and added to the
vehicle. The BMW ID must then be confirmed
on the control display in the corresponding ve-
hicle.
If the vehicle is in the guest profile, the set-
tings of the guest profile will be applied.
Primary user
The primary user is the person who first adds
their BMW ID to the vehicle and first adds the
vehicle to their My BMW App. Alternatively, the
primary user can be defined by an authorized
service center.
The vehicle is added to the user’s My BMW
App.
Confirming a BMW ID
If the BMW ID was created by an authorized
service center and added to the vehicle, you
must then confirm the BMW ID in the vehicle:
The primary user has access to the following
settings, for example:
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Removing BMW IDs saved to the vehicle.
1. Select the BMW ID.
Transferring the primary user role to an-
other BMW ID.
2. Scan the QR code shown.
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Change vehicle-wide data protection set-
tings.
3. Follow the instructions on your smart-
phone.
Create the main digital key.
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Additional information:
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BMW ID, e.g., profile picture.
BMW Digital Key, refer to page 84.
Navigation, e.g., recent destinations, home
address, or map settings.
Automatic driver recognition
If driver recognition has been established, au-
tomatic activation of the BMW ID or driver pro-
file is triggered by the following actions:
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Media, e.g., favorites or saved radio sta-
tions.
iDrive, e.g., main menu configuration, lan-
guage, or units.
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By unlocking the vehicle using the button
on the assigned vehicle key.
Personal Assistant, e.g., suggestions or ac-
tivation word.
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By unlocking the vehicle with a door handle.
The assigned vehicle key or the assigned
Digital Key must be carried with you.
Exterior lighting, e.g., one-touch signaling
and home lights.
Settings from the following areas are only
synchronized when you log in for the first time:
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By automatic unlocking when approaching
the vehicle. The assigned vehicle key or the
assigned Digital Key must be carried with
you. Depending on the country, it may not
be possible to recognize the Digital Key.
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Seating and climate comfort, e.g., driver’s
seat position or temperature setting.
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Data protection menu.
If there are several vehicle keys or Digital Keys
in the vicinity of the vehicle, activation of the
BMW ID or driver profile is done according to
the following priority:
Selecting the BMW ID/driver profile
If the BMW ID or driver profile could not be
recognized when unlocking the vehicle, select
the BMW ID or driver profile on the welcome
window.
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The key that unlocks the vehicle triggers
the activation of the assigned BMW ID or
the assigned driver profile.
The BMW ID or driver profile can be changed
at any time via iDrive:
The guest profile is activated when the ve-
hicle is unlocked using a key that is not as-
signed to a BMW ID or driver profile.
1.
Tap the icon or personal picture in the
status bar.
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If a vehicle key and a Digital Key are
detected at the same time, the Digital
Key triggers the activation of the assigned
BMW ID or the assigned driver profile.
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"Change BMW ID"
"Change driver profile"
3. Select the BMW ID or driver profile.
4. If necessary, enter the PIN.
If another key is detected on the driver's
door after activating the BMW ID or the
driver profile, the BMW ID or the driver pro-
file of the last key detected is activated.
The BMW ID or the driver profile are activated,
the stored settings are loaded.
Guest profile
The guest profile can be activated and
changed by anyone.
If no BMW ID and no driver profile are as-
signed to this key, the guest profile is acti-
vated.
In the following cases the guest profile is auto-
matically active:
Setting synchronization
If synchronization is switched on, settings from
the following areas, for example, are continu-
ously synchronized:
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A BMW ID has not yet been added or a
driver profile has not yet been created.
the BMW Cloud, the BMW ID data stored in the
BMW Cloud will be retained.
No BMW ID or driver profile has been as-
signed to the vehicle key or the digital key
that was used to unlock the vehicle.
If the vehicle is removed from the primary us-
er’s My BMW App, it will also be removed from
the My BMW App of the other users. The cor-
responding BMW IDs are removed from the
vehicle.
The following limitations apply to the guest
profile:
If the vehicle is reset to factory settings, it is
removed from each user’s My BMW App, and
all BMW IDs are removed from the vehicle.
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Certain functions are not available, e.g.,
navigation functions or saving favorites.
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The guest profile cannot be renamed.
It is not possible to assign a PIN to the
guest profile.
Transfer of the vehicle key
A vehicle key that is assigned to a BMW ID or
a driver profile can be used to view or change
the stored personal settings.
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It is not possible to assign driver detection
to the guest profile.
In ConnectedDrive countries, the synchroni-
zation with the BMW Cloud is not possible.
Before a vehicle key is transferred to other per-
sons, any assigned driver detection should be
canceled. Changes to the driver detection can
be made in the settings of the BMW ID or the
driver profile.
The guest profile is selected on the Welcome
screen or via iDrive:
1.
Tap the icon or personal picture in the
status bar.
The BMW Digital Key provides the option to
transfer a digital key to permit other persons
the use of your own vehicle.
2.
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"Change BMW ID"
"Change driver profile"
Additional information:
3. "Continue as guest"
BMW Digital Key, refer to page 84.
Deleting the BMW ID/driver profile
Settings
1.
Tap the icon or personal picture in the
status bar.
General information
Settings added when adding a BMW ID or cre-
ating a driver profile can be changed.
2.
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"Manage BMW IDs"
"Change driver profile"
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Tap the icon of the desired BMW ID or
the desired driver profile.
1.
Tap the icon or personal picture in the
status bar.
Removing a BMW ID from the vehicle causes
the vehicle to be removed from the My BMW
App. If the BMW ID has been synchronized
with the BMW Cloud, the data stored in the
BMW Cloud is retained after the BMW ID is
deleted. If the currently active BMW ID is re-
moved, the guest profile is activated.
2. "Settings"
The following settings are available for the
BMW ID:
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The type of driver detection.
The profile picture.
The synchronization with the BMW Cloud.
The personal salutation.
Removing a vehicle from the My BMW App
removes the corresponding BMW ID from the
vehicle. If the BMW ID was synchronized with
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The following settings are available for the
driver profile:
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The type of driver detection.
The profile picture.
The profile name.
Selecting a profile picture
The profile picture can be selected from the
predefined profile pictures:
1.
Tap the icon or personal picture in the
status bar.
2. "Settings"
3. "Manage profile picture"
4. "Select profile picture"
The personal profile picture for a BMW ID can
be adopted from the profile in the My BMW
App. This requires that the synchronization
with the BMW Cloud is activated in the set-
tings. After transferring the profile picture from
the My BMW App, you can only select one of
the predefined images if the profile picture in
the My BMW App is deleted or synchronization
is deactivated.
System limits
A clear driver detection via the vehicle key or
the digital key may not always be possible in
the following cases, for example:
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The driver changes, but the vehicle is not
locked and unlocked.
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When multiple vehicle keys or multiple digi-
tal keys with an assigned BMW ID or driver
profile are located in the outer area on the
driver's side of the vehicle.
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When the vehicle was unlocked via the My
BMW App.
The use of personal settings that are stored for
a BMW ID in other vehicles is subject to techni-
cal limitations. For example, settings may be
stored for a system that is not available, or
available in a non-compatible version, in other
vehicles.
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