CONTROLS -> Cockpit for your BMW 7 Series 2015-2021

Cockpit  
CONTROLS  
Cockpit  
not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due  
to the selected options or country versions. This  
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐  
tems. When using these functions and systems,  
the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐  
served.  
Vehicle features and  
options  
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐  
cific and optional features offered with the series.  
It also describes features and functions that are  
In the vicinity of the steering wheel  
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Seating comfort features  
Gentleman functionꢀꢁ111  
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Safety switch for the windows and  
roller sunblindsꢀꢁ104  
Power windowsꢀꢁ103  
Memory functionꢀꢁ122  
Massage functionꢀꢁ124  
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Exterior mirror operationꢀꢁ119  
Lights  
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Roller sunblind in the rear win‐  
dowꢀꢁ104  
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Night Visionꢀꢁ192  
Light switchꢀꢁ166  
High-beam Assistantꢀꢁ169  
Widgets in the instrument clus‐  
terꢀꢁ151  
Trip dataꢀꢁ161  
Lights off  
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Shift paddlesꢀꢁ147  
10 Steering wheel buttons, left  
Manual Speed Limiterꢀꢁ216  
Automatic headlight controlꢀꢁ166  
Daytime running lightsꢀꢁ168  
Parking lightsꢀꢁ167  
Depending on the equipment:  
Cruise control on/offꢀꢁ218  
Automatic headlight controlꢀꢁ166  
Adaptive light functionsꢀꢁ168  
High-beam Assistantꢀꢁ169  
Low beamsꢀꢁ167  
Active Cruise Control on/offꢀꢁ220  
Depending on the equipment:  
Active Cruise Control on/offꢀꢁ220  
With steering and traffic jam assis‐  
tantꢀꢁ230:  
Instrument lightingꢀꢁ171  
Cruise control, distance control and  
lane guidance on/off  
Right roadside parking lightꢀꢁ167  
Left roadside parking lightꢀꢁ167  
Cruise control: to store the speed  
Pause or continue cruise control  
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Central locking system  
Unlockingꢀꢁ88  
Active Cruise Control: increase dis‐  
tance  
Lockingꢀꢁ88  
Active Cruise Control: reduce dis‐  
tance  
Steering column stalk, left  
Turn signalꢀꢁ140  
Cruise control rocker switch  
11 Instrument clusterꢀꢁ150  
12 Steering wheel buttons, right  
Selection listsꢀꢁ161  
High beams, head‐  
light flasherꢀꢁ141  
Volume, see Owner's Manual for  
Navigation, Entertainment and  
Communicationꢀꢁ8  
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Voice activation systemꢀꢁ54  
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Horn, entire surface  
Telephone, see Owner's Manual  
for Navigation, Entertainment and  
Communicationꢀꢁ8  
Heated steering wheelꢀꢁ122  
Adjusting the steering wheelꢀꢁ121  
Unlocking the hoodꢀꢁ359  
Thumbwheel for selection listsꢀꢁ161  
13 Steering column stalk, right  
Wipersꢀꢁ141  
Rain sensorꢀꢁ142  
Opening and closing the trunk  
lidꢀꢁ93  
Cleaning the windshieldꢀꢁ143  
20 Glove compartmentꢀꢁ299  
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Switching drive-ready state on/  
offꢀꢁ132  
Auto Start/Stop functionꢀꢁ132  
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In the vicinity of the center console  
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Control Displayꢀꢁ49  
Ventilationꢀꢁ273  
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PDC Park Distance Controlꢀꢁ236  
Without Surround View: rearview  
cameraꢀꢁ241  
Hazard warning systemꢀꢁ373  
Surround Viewꢀꢁ243  
Cross traffic warningꢀꢁ261  
Parking Assistantꢀꢁ250  
Remote Control Parkingꢀꢁ257  
Intelligent Safetyꢀꢁ177  
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Glove compartmentꢀꢁ298  
Surround View: Panorama  
Viewꢀꢁ243  
Radio/multimedia, see Owner's Manual for  
Navigation, Entertainment, and Communica‐  
tionꢀꢁ8  
Air suspension level adjust‐  
mentꢀꢁ265  
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Automatic climate controlꢀꢁ268  
Controller with buttonsꢀꢁ49  
Parking brakeꢀꢁ137  
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Driving Dynamics Controlꢀꢁ135  
SPORT driving mode  
COMFORT driving mode  
Automatic Holdꢀꢁ138  
ECO PRO driving mode  
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ADAPTIVE driving mode  
11 Steptronic transmission selector leverꢀꢁ144  
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐  
trolꢀꢁ212  
In the vicinity of the roofliner  
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2
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4
Emergency Request, SOSꢀꢁ375  
Glass sunroofꢀꢁ105  
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6
Depending on the vehicle equip‐  
ment: opening the rear sun protec‐  
tionꢀꢁ107  
Depending on the vehicle equip‐  
ment: closing the rear sun protec‐  
tionꢀꢁ107  
Indicator light, front-seat passenger  
airbagꢀꢁ177  
Interior lightsꢀꢁ171  
Reading lightsꢀꢁ171  
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