QUICK REFERENCE -> Set-up and use for your BMW i3 2013-2022
Set-up and use
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Set-up and use
Adjusting the steering wheel
Manual steering wheel setting
Seats, mirrors and steering
wheel
Manually adjustable seats
1. Fold the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel to the preferred
height and angle to suit your seat position.
1
2
3
Forward/backward
Height
3. Fold the lever back up.
Backrest tilt
Infotainment
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Radio
Control elements
1
2
Adjusting
Selecting a mirror, Automatic Curb Monitor,
automatic cornering adjustment
3
Folding in and out
1
2
3
4
5
Changing the entertainment source
Sound output on/off, volume
Changing the waveband
Programmable memory buttons
Changing the station/track
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3. "Mobile devices"
Navigation destination input
4. "Connect new device"
Entering a destination via address
Via iDrive:
5. Select the functions for which the mobile
phone is to be used.
The vehicle's Bluetooth name is displayed on
the Control Display.
State/province
1. "Navigation"
6. To perform additional steps on the mobile
phone, refer to the mobile phone owner's
manual: e.g., search for or connect the Blue‐
tooth device or a new device.
2.
"Enter address"
3. "State/Province?"
4. Select the country from the list.
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears
on the mobile phone display. Select the Blue‐
tooth name of the vehicle.
Entering the address
The address can be entered in any order.
Example: entering the address via the town/city
7. Depending on the mobile device, a control
number is displayed or the control number
must be entered.
1. "City/Postal code?"
2. Enter the town/city.
▷ Compare the control number displayed
on the Control Display with the control
number on the display of the device.
The list is narrowed down further with each
entry.
Confirm the control number on the device
and on the Control Display.
3.
Select the icon.
4. Select a town/city from the list.
▷ Enter and confirm the same control num‐
ber on the device and via iDrive.
5. If necessary, enter the street.
6. Select the street as you would the town/city.
7. If necessary, enter a house number.
The device is connected and displayed in the
device list.
8.
Select the icon.
Using the telephone
Accepting a call
9. Select a house number or range of house
numbers from the list.
Starting destination guidance
"Start guidance"
Incoming calls can be accepted via iDrive or the
button on the steering wheel.
Destination guidance is started to the town/city
center if no street is entered.
Via iDrive
"Accept"
Connecting a mobile phone
Via the button on the steering wheel
Press the button.
After the mobile phone is connected once to the
vehicle, the mobile phone can be operated using
iDrive, the steering wheel buttons and spoken in‐
structions.
Via the instrument cluster
Use the thumbwheel on the steering wheel to
select: "Accept"
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
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Dialing a number
1. "Communication"
2. "Dial number"
3. Enter the numbers.
4.
Select the icon. The connection is estab‐
lished via the mobile phone to which this
function has been assigned.
Establish the connection via the additional tele‐
phone:
1.
Press the button.
2. "Call via"
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