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General settings
CONTROLS
General settings
Setting the time format
1. "CAR"
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific, and optional equipment offered with
the series. It also describes features and func-
tions that are not necessarily available in the
vehicle, e.g., due to the selected options or
country versions. This also applies to safety
functions and systems. When using these
functions and systems, the applicable laws
and regulations must be observed.
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. "Date and time"
5. "Time format:"
6. Select the desired setting.
Automatic time setting
Depending on the vehicle's optional features,
the time, date and, if needed, the time zone
are updated automatically.
Time
Setting the time zone
1. "CAR"
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. "Date and time"
5. "Automatic time setting"
3. "General settings"
4. "Date and time"
5. "Time zone:"
6. Select the desired setting.
Date
Setting the time
1. "CAR"
Setting the date
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. "Date and time"
5. "Time:"
3. "General settings"
4. "Date and time"
5. "Date:"
6. Turn the Controller until the desired hours
are displayed.
6. Turn the Controller until the desired day is
displayed.
7. Press the Controller.
7. Press the Controller.
8. Make the settings for the month and year.
9. "OK"
8. Turn the Controller until the desired mi-
nutes are displayed.
9. "OK"
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the driver. This system supports various vehi-
cle assistance systems, e.g.:
Setting the date format
1. "CAR"
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▷
Fatigue alert.
2. "Settings"
Steering and Lane Control Assistant with
Assisted Driving Mode Plus.
3. "General settings"
4. "Date and time"
5. "Date format:"
Activating/deactivating
1. "CAR"
6. Select the desired setting.
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. "Driver Attention Camera"
5. Select the desired setting.
Language
Setting the system language
1. "CAR"
System limits
The Driver Attention Camera may not be fully
operational in the following situations:
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. "Language"
▷
When the Driver Attention Camera is cov-
ered by the steering wheel rim.
5. Select the desired setting.
▷
When the driver is wearing infrared imper-
meable sunglasses.
Setting the units of
measurement
Trip data settings
Depending on the national-market version, you
can set the units of measurement for some
values, for instance consumption, distances,
and temperature.
Principle
The intervals in which the trip data will be reset
can be configured.
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2. "Settings"
Resetting trip data
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3. "General settings"
4. "Units"
2. "Settings"
5. Select the desired setting.
3. "General settings"
4. "Reset trip data"
5. Select the desired setting.
Driver Attention Camera
Principle
A camera that monitors driver activity is lo-
cated in the instrument cluster. The camera
evaluates the head position and eye opening
and uses the data to analyze the attention of
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Speed warning
Activating/deactivating pop-
ups
Principle
For some functions, pop-ups are displayed
automatically on the control display. Some of
these pop-ups can be activated or deactivated.
The speed warning can be used to set a speed
limit. A warning will be issued when this speed
limit is exceeded.
1. "CAR"
General information
The warning is repeated if the vehicle speed
exceeds the set speed limit again after drop-
ping below it by 3 mph/5 km/h.
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. "Pop-ups"
5. Select the desired setting.
Adjusting
1. "CAR"
Control display
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. "Speed warning"
5. "Warning above:"
Brightness
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
6. Turn the Controller until the desired speed
is displayed.
3. "Displays"
4. "Control display"
5. "Brightness at night"
6. Press the Controller.
7. Press the Controller.
Activate/deactivate
1. "CAR"
7. Turn the Controller until the desired bright-
ness is set.
2. "Settings"
8. Press the Controller.
3. "General settings"
4. "Speed warning"
5. "Speed warning"
Depending on the light conditions, the bright-
ness control may not be clearly visible.
Reset vehicle data
Applying current speed as the
speed warning
1. "CAR"
All individual settings can be reset to the fac-
tory settings when the drive-ready state is
switched off. Data can only be deleted while
stationary.
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
4. "Speed warning"
5. "Select current speed"
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "General settings"
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4. "Reset vehicle data"
5. "Reset vehicle data"
portant customer information are displayed as
long as they are relevant.
When the saved settings in a driver profile
are synchronized with the ConnectedDrive ac-
count, these settings will remain in the Con-
nectedDrive account.
1. Tip the Controller up.
2. "Notifications"
3. Select desired notifications.
4.
Press the button.
5. Select the desired setting.
Notifications
Settings
Principle
It is possible to set which notifications are per-
mitted and which notifications will be displayed
at the start of the trip or upon completion of
the trip.
The menu centrally displays all notifications ar-
riving in the vehicle in form of a list.
General information
The following notifications can be displayed:
1. Tip the Controller up.
2. "Notifications"
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Traffic messages.
3. Tilt the Controller to the right.
4. "Settings"
Check Control messages.
Messages on service notifications.
5. Select the desired setting.
Communication messages, for example e-
mails, SMS text messages or reminders.
Display, notifications
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Messages, for instance from the BMW app.
Messages from the manufacturer of the ve-
hicle, for instance technical information or
important customer information.
General information
The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistants al-
lows the configuration of the range of mes-
sages that will be displayed. Depending on
the situation, the desired condition can be acti-
vated.
The number of notifications is additionally dis-
played in the status field.
Go to notifications
1. Tip the Controller up.
2. "Notifications"
3. Select desired notification.
Delete notifications
Notifications can be deleted from the list.
Sustained Check Control messages or mes-
sages from the vehicle manufacturer with im-
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Condition
Description
"Do not
disturb"
Incoming calls and non-criti-
cal notifications are not dis-
played.
Icon is shown in the
status information with the
number of messages.
"Passenger
on board"
Private contents such as
messages will not be dis-
played directly.
Icon is shown in the
status information with the
number of messages.
Activate/deactivate
1. Tip the Controller up.
2. "Notifications"
3. Tilt the Controller to the right.
4. "Notification display"
5. Select the desired setting.
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