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EnglishDisplays -> Indicator lights and warning lights for your BMW i4 2021-2025
Displays
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Displaying stored Check Control
messages
Additional information such as the cause of a
fault or the required action can be called up via
Check Control.
Indicator lights and warning
lights
Principle
The indicator lights and the warning lights on
the instrument cluster show the status of some
functions in the vehicle. The indicator lights
and warning lights indicate faults in monitored
systems.
Depending on the Check Control message, fur-
ther help can be selected.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Vehicle status"
General information
Indicator lights and warning lights can illumi-
nate in a variety of combinations and colors.
4. "Check Control"
5. Select the desired text message.
Several of the lights are checked for proper
functioning and illuminate temporarily when
drive-ready state is turned on.
Display
A Check Control message is displayed in the
instrument cluster as a text message with an
icon.
Red lights
For urgent messages, an added text is auto-
matically displayed on the control display.
Seat belt reminder
If several faults occur at once, the messages
are displayed consecutively.
Seat belt on the driver's seat is not
buckled.
Certain messages displayed while driving are
displayed again after drive-ready state is
switched off.
Additional information:
Seat belt reminder, refer to page 108.
Icons in the instrument cluster indicate
an active or saved Check Control mes-
sage.
Airbag system
Warning light illuminates briefly: indi-
cates that the entire airbag system and
seat belt tensioners are operational
when drive-ready state is switched on.
Warning light does not illuminate or illuminates
continuously: the airbag system or the seat
belt tensioners may not be operational. Have
the vehicle checked immediately by an author-
ized service center or another qualified service
center or repair shop.
Additional information:
Airbags, refer to page 169.
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Parking brake
Forward Collision Warning
The parking brake is set.
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-
sion, e.g., with a vehicle, is detected.
Increased awareness is required.
Additional information:
Parking brake, refer to page 132.
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk
of imminent collision with a vehicle detected.
Immediately initiate braking or an evasive ma-
neuver.
Brake system
The brake pads are worn or there is
another issue with the brake system.
Additional information:
The braking assistance may not be op-
erational. A higher pedal force may be
required for braking.
Forward Collision Warning with braking func-
tion, refer to page 177.
Have the vehicle checked immediately by an
authorized service center or another qualified
service center or repair shop.
Intersection Collision Warning: vehicle
detected from the right
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-
sion with vehicle crossing from the right
detected. Increased awareness is re-
quired.
System fault
Contact an authorized service center or
another qualified service center or re-
pair shop.
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk
of imminent collision with a crossing vehicle
detected. Immediately initiate braking or an
evasive maneuver.
Emergency Stop Assistant
Additional information:
The Emergency Stop Assistant is trig-
gered.
Intersection Collision Warning with city braking
function, refer to page 179.
Additional information:
Emergency Stop Assistant, refer to page 189.
Intersection Collision Warning: vehicle
detected from the left
Pedestrian Warning
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-
sion with vehicle crossing from the left
detected. Increased awareness is re-
quired.
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-
sion with a person, e.g., a pedestrian
or a cyclist. Increased awareness is re-
quired.
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk
of imminent collision with a crossing vehicle
detected. Immediately initiate braking or an
evasive maneuver.
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk
of imminent collision with a person, e.g., a pe-
destrian or a cyclist. Immediately initiate brak-
ing or an evasive maneuver.
Additional information:
Additional information:
Intersection Collision Warning with city braking
function, refer to page 179.
Daytime Pedestrian Collision Mitigation, refer
to page 178.
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It is possible that the system will not execute
any supporting steering movements.
Intersection Collision Warning: vehicle
from undetectable direction of travel
Grab the steering wheel with your hands.
Additional information:
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-
sion with vehicle from unrecognizable
direction of travel detected. Increased
awareness is required.
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk
of imminent collision with a vehicle detected.
Immediately initiate braking or an evasive ma-
neuver.
Yellow lights
Antilock Braking System
The system may not be operational.
The Antilock Braking System is not
available.
Additional information:
Intersection Collision Warning with city braking
function, refer to page 179.
The ability to steer may be restricted
during full braking.
Active Cruise Control with Distance
Control
Have the vehicle checked immediately by an
authorized service center or another qualified
service center or repair shop.
Warning light flashes and acoustic sig-
nal sounds: Brake and evade as neces-
sary.
Additional information:
Antilock Braking System, refer to page 199.
Additional information:
Active Cruise Control with Distance Control, re-
fer to page 210.
Steering Assistant
Warning light illuminates and acoustic
signal may sound: A system interrup-
tion is imminent.
Steering Assistant
Depending on national-market version:
The warning light flashes or illumi-
nates. A signal sounds:
Warning light flashes: Lane boundary has
been crossed.
Additional information:
The system is switched off.
Additional information:
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.
Steering and Lane Control Assistant:
hands not on steering wheel
Steering and Lane Control Assistant:
hands not on steering wheel
Hands are not grasping the steering
wheel. The system is still active.
Warning light illuminates and acoustic
signal sounds:
Grab the steering wheel with your
hands.
Hands are not grasping the steering
wheel. System interruption is imminent.
Additional information:
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.
The system reduces the speed to a standstill if
applicable.
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Dynamic Stability Control
Tire pressure monitor
Warning light flashes: Dynamic Stabil-
ity Control is regulating the driving and
brake power. The vehicle is stabilized.
Reduce the vehicle speed and adjust your driv-
ing style to the road conditions.
Warning light illuminates: Flat tire or
tire pressure loss has been detected.
Follow the information in the Check
Control message.
Warning light flashes then illuminates continu-
ously: Flat tires or tire pressure losses cannot
be detected.
Warning light illuminates: Dynamic Stability
Control has malfunctioned or is initializing.
Driving stabilization is restricted or has failed.
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Fault caused by systems or devices with
the same radio frequency: after leaving the
area of the interference, the system auto-
matically becomes active again.
If the warning light illuminates continuously,
have the vehicle checked immediately by an
authorized service center or another qualified
service center or repair shop.
In the case of tires with special appro-
val: the tire pressure monitor was unable
to complete the reset. Reset the system
again.
Additional information:
Dynamic Stability Control, refer to page 199.
Wheel without wheel electronics installed:
Have it checked by an authorized service
center or another qualified service center or
repair shop as needed.
The Dynamic Stability Control
deactivated or the Dynamic Traction
Control activated
Dynamic Stability Control is deactivated
or Dynamic Traction Control is acti-
vated.
Malfunction: have the vehicle checked by
an authorized service center or another
qualified service center or repair shop.
Additional information:
Additional information:
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Dynamic Stability Control, refer to
page 199.
Tire pressure monitor, refer to page 316.
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Dynamic Traction Control, refer to
page 201.
Steering system
The steering system may not be op-
erational.
Flat tire monitor
Have the vehicle checked by an author-
ized service center or another qualified service
center or repair shop.
Warning light illuminates: Flat tire or
tire pressure loss has been detected.
Reduce your speed and stop cau-
tiously. Avoid sudden braking and steering
maneuvers.
Acoustic pedestrian protection
Acoustic pedestrian protection has
malfunctioned. Increased caution when
maneuvering.
Additional information:
Flat tire monitor, refer to page 323.
If malfunctioning repeatedly, have the vehicle
checked by an authorized service center or an-
other qualified service center or repair shop.
Additional information:
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Acoustic pedestrian protection, refer to
page 123.
Automatic High Beam Assistant, refer to
page 158.
Charging capacity limited
Lane departure warning
Additional information:
Depending on vehicle equipment and
national-market version:
Charge vehicle, refer to page 286.
The indicator light illuminates: the sys-
tem is switched on. At least one lane boundary
has been detected on one side of the vehicle.
The system is ready to intervene and issue
warnings. The system can perform steering in-
terventions.
Green lights
Turn signal
Turn signal is on.
Indicator light flashes: the system is perform-
ing a steering intervention.
Unusually rapid flashing of the indicator
light indicates that a turn signal bulb
has failed.
Additional information:
Additional information:
Lane departure warning, refer to page 181.
Turn signal, refer to page 157.
Automatic Hold is activated
Parking lights
After stopping, Automatic Hold auto-
matically secures the vehicle to prevent
it from rolling away.
Parking lights are switched on.
Additional information:
Additional information:
Parking lights, low-beam headlights,
refer to page 160.
Automatic Hold, refer to page 133.
Automatic Hold holding the vehicle
Low-beam headlights
Automatic Hold secures the stopped
vehicle to prevent it from rolling away,
e.g., when stopped at a traffic light.
Low-beam headlights are switched on.
Additional information:
Parking lights, low-beam headlights,
refer to page 160.
Additional information:
Automatic Hold, refer to page 133.
Automatic High Beam Assistant
Manual Speed Limiter
Low-beam headlights are switched on
and the Automatic High Beam Assis-
tant is activated.
The indicator light illuminates: the sys-
tem is switched on.
The indicator light flashes: the set
speed limit has been exceeded.
High-beam headlights are switched on and
off automatically depending on the traffic sit-
uation.
Additional information:
Additional information:
Manual Speed Limiter, refer to page 205.
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Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.
Cruise Control
The system is active.
Lane Change Assistant: lane change in
progress
Additional information:
Cruise control, refer to page 207.
Arrow icon for lane change green: the
system carries out a lane change.
Active Cruise Control with Distance
Control
Additional information:
Lane Change Assistant, refer to page 225.
Indicator light illuminates: Vehicle has
been detected ahead of you. The vehi-
cle icon goes out if no vehicle has been
detected ahead of you.
Lane Change Assistant: lane change
not possible
Indicator light flashes: Preceding vehicle has
driven off.
Gray line for lane boundary on the ap-
propriate side: system detected a lane
change request. Lane change not cur-
rently possible.
Additional information:
Active Cruise Control with Distance Control, re-
fer to page 210.
Additional information:
Lane Change Assistant, refer to page 225.
Speed Limit Assistant activated
Lane Change Assistant: functional
requirements not met
Depending on vehicle equipment, the
indicator light illuminates green, to-
gether with the icon for a speed control
system. Speed Limit Assistant is active and
detected speed limits can be applied manually
for the displayed system.
Depending on the national-market ver-
sion:
Arrow icon for lane change gray: lane
change not possible; functional requirements
not met.
Additional information:
Speed Limit Assistant, refer to page 217.
Additional information:
Lane Change Assistant, refer to page 225.
Speed Limit Assist: Apply speed limit
The detected speed limit can be ap-
plied with the SET button. As soon as
the speed limit has been applied, a
green checkmark is displayed.
Assisted Driving Mode Plus
The system is active.
Additional information:
Assisted Driving Mode Plus, refer to
page 223.
Additional information:
Speed Limit Assistant, refer to page 217.
Steering Assistant
The system is activated and helps to
keep the vehicle in the lane.
Additional information:
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Additional information:
Blue lights
Active Cruise Control with Distance Control, re-
fer to page 210.
High-beam headlights
High-beam headlights have been
switched on.
Steering Assistant
Additional information:
The system is on standby and does not
manipulate steering movements.
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High-beam headlights, refer to page 157.
Automatic High Beam Assistant, refer to
page 158.
System activates automatically as soon
as all function conditions are fulfilled.
Additional information:
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.
Gray lights
Seat belt reminder
Assisted Driving Mode Plus
Seat belt on the passenger seat or an-
other seat in the vehicle is not buckled.
The system is interrupted and will acti-
vate automatically as soon as all func-
tional requirements are met.
Additional information:
Seat belts, refer to page 107.
Additional information:
Assisted Driving Mode Plus, refer to page 223.
Manual Speed Limiter
White lights
The system is interrupted.
Additional information:
Cruise Control with Distance Control
Manual Speed Limiter, refer to
page 205.
No Distance Control because accelera-
tor pedal is being pressed.
Additional information:
Cruise Control
Active Cruise Control with Distance Control, re-
fer to page 210.
The system is interrupted.
Additional information:
Cruise control, refer to page 207.
Assisted Driving Mode Plus
The system can be activated.
Additional information:
Active Cruise Control with Distance
Control
Assisted Driving Mode Plus, refer to
page 223.
Indicator light is illuminated: the system
is interrupted.
Indicator light flashes: Conditions are
not adequate for the system to work. The sys-
tem was deactivated but applies the brakes
until you actively resume control by pressing
on the brake pedal or accelerator pedal.
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Display
Selection lists
Principle
Lists can be displayed and, if necessary, used
for certain functions in the instrument cluster or
the Head-up display.
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Entertainment source.
Current audio source.
List of most recent telephone calls.
Selection lists, e.g., entertainment sources, are
displayed on the instrument cluster.
If necessary, the corresponding menu will open
on the control display.
Displaying and using the list
Example: selecting a radio station
The selection lists can be displayed and op-
erated using the operating elements on the
steering wheel.
1.
Press the entertainment sources
button.
Operating
elements
Function
2.
To switch to the list of radio sta-
tions, tilt the knurled wheel to the right.
Turn the knurled wheel: dis-
play the entertainment list or
scroll up or down in the list.
3. Turn the knurled wheel to select a radio
station.
Press knurled wheel: confirm
selection.
4. Press the knurled wheel to confirm the se-
lected radio station.
Press the corresponding arrow
key to change the entertain-
ment source.
Example: changing the entertainment
source
Show list of most recent tele-
phone calls.
1.
Press the entertainment sources
button.
2.
To select an entertainment source,
turn the knurled wheel.
3. Press the knurled wheel to confirm the se-
lected entertainment source.
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