CONTROLS -> Cockpit for your BMW 7 Series 2015-2021
Cockpit
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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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4
Safety switch for the windows and
roller sunblindsꢀꢁ104
Power windowsꢀꢁ103
Memory functionꢀꢁ122
Massage functionꢀꢁ124
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6
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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Cockpit
CONTROLS
In the vicinity of the center console
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2
3
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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5
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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CONTROLS
ADAPTIVE driving mode
11 Steptronic transmission selector leverꢀꢁ144
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐
trolꢀꢁ212
In the vicinity of the roofliner
1
2
3
4
Emergency Request, SOSꢀꢁ375
Glass sunroofꢀꢁ105
5
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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