Driver assistance systems -> Assisted Driving Mode Plus for your BMW i4 2021-2025

Driver assistance systems  
CONTROLS  
Drive attentively, and react to the current sur-  
rounding traffic situation. If necessary, inter-  
vene actively, for instance by braking, steering  
or making an evasive maneuver.  
Safety information  
Warning  
Because of system limitations, this system  
may either not respond, or respond too late,  
incorrectly, or without cause. There is a risk  
of accident, injury, and property damage. Ac-  
tively intervene as warranted. Refer to the in-  
formation in this Owner’s Manual regarding  
the scope of the system’s operation and limi-  
tations.  
Assisted Driving Mode Plus  
Principle  
Assisted Driving Mode Plus helps drivers guide  
their vehicle through traffic jams.  
Supporting steering movements take place  
without the driver actively steering.  
System limits of the sensors  
Additional information:  
General information  
The system uses the sensors of the Steering  
Assistant.  
Cameras, refer to page 41.  
Radar sensors, refer to page 42.  
Safety information  
Hands on the steering wheel  
The sensors cannot detect hand-steering  
wheel contact in the following situations:  
Warning  
Driving with gloves.  
The system cannot serve as a substitute for  
the driver’s personal judgment in assessing  
the traffic situation. Based on the limits of  
the system, it cannot independently react to  
all traffic situations. There is a risk of acci-  
dent, injury, and property damage. Adjust  
driving style to traffic conditions. Watch the  
surrounding traffic situation closely, be ready  
to take over steering and braking at any time,  
and actively intervene where appropriate.  
Protective covers on the steering wheel.  
Narrow lanes  
When driving within narrow lanes, the system  
cannot be activated or effectively used, for in-  
stance in the following situations:  
In construction areas.  
Depending on the equipment, with auto-  
matic formation of emergency lanes.  
Federal, state, or local laws may differ, and  
the use of this function may be prohibited or  
limited. Before use, check federal, state, and  
local laws.  
Within city limits.  
Weather  
The following restrictions can occur under un-  
favorable weather or light conditions:  
Additionally, the notices for the Steering Assis-  
tant apply.  
Poorer recognition of vehicles and lane  
boundaries.  
Additional information:  
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.  
Short-term interruptions for vehicles that  
are already recognized.  
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Driver assistance systems  
CONTROLS  
Depending on vehicle equipment, this function  
can be enabled/disabled on the control dis-  
play.  
Functional requirements  
The functional requirements of the Steering  
Assistant are fulfilled.  
1.  
Apps menu  
Functional requirements, refer to page 220.  
The Steering Assistant is active.  
2. "Vehicle"  
3. "Driving settings"  
4. "Driver Assistance"  
5. "Driving"  
The function is only available on certain  
street types, e.g. freeways.  
Driving on a road without pedestrians or  
cyclists.  
6. "Assisted Driving"  
7. "Assisted Driving Plus"  
Sufficient lane width.  
Lane markings and a vehicle driving ahead  
are detected.  
Displays in the instrument cluster  
Speed below approx. 40 mph/60 km/h.  
Icon  
Description  
The Driver Attention Camera in the instru-  
ment cluster detects that the driver is pay-  
ing attention to the surrounding traffic.  
Indicator light green: system is active.  
The function must be available in the coun-  
try in which the vehicle is driven.  
Indicator light white: system is ready.  
Switching on Assisted Driving Mode  
Plus  
Gray indicator light: the system has  
been interrupted.  
As soon as all functional requirements  
are met, an additional icon for Assisted  
Driving Mode Plus will be displayed on  
the toolbar. The toolbar is displayed at  
the bottom of the instrument cluster.  
Displays on the steering wheel  
Select Assisted Driving Mode Plus with  
the button on the steering wheel.  
The icon for Assisted Driving Mode  
Plus is shown in green.  
Two green LED lights are illuminated on the  
steering wheel.  
The indicator light in the instrument cluster is  
shown in green.  
The two LED lights above the buttons illumi-  
nate analogously to the displays in the instru-  
ment cluster:  
The system begins to assist the driver with  
vehicle control.  
Green: the system is active.  
Yellow: system will be interrupted.  
Red: system will be deactivated.  
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Driver assistance systems  
CONTROLS  
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.  
System limits  
Functional requirements  
General information  
The functional requirements of the Steering  
Assistant are fulfilled.  
The limits of the Steering Assistant system ap-  
ply.  
Functional requirements, refer to page 220.  
Additional information:  
Driving on a road without pedestrians or cy-  
clists and with physical barriers to oncom-  
ing traffic such as crash barriers.  
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.  
Driver Attention Camera  
The limits of the Driver Attention Camera sys-  
tem apply.  
Crossable lane boundaries are detected.  
Maximum speed approx.  
110 mph/180 km/h.  
Additional information:  
The minimum speed is country-specific.  
Driver Attention Camera, refer to page 197.  
The function must be available in the coun-  
try in which the vehicle is driven.  
Lane Change Assistant  
Turning on/turning off Lane Change  
Assistant  
Principle  
The Lane Change Assistant also assists when  
changing lanes on multi-lane roads.  
1.  
Apps menu  
2. "Vehicle"  
3. "Driving settings"  
4. "Driver Assistance"  
5. "Driving"  
General information  
The system uses the sensors of the Steering  
Assistant.  
6. "Assisted Driving"  
7. "Lane Change Assistant"  
Safety information  
Changing lanes  
Warning  
1. Ensure that the traffic situation permits  
changing lanes.  
The system cannot serve as a substitute for  
the driver’s personal judgment in assessing  
the traffic situation. Based on the limits of  
the system, it cannot independently react to  
all traffic situations. There is a risk of acci-  
dent, injury, and property damage. Adjust  
driving style to traffic conditions. Watch the  
surrounding traffic situation closely, be ready  
to take over steering and braking at any time,  
and actively intervene where appropriate.  
2. Press the turn signal lever in the desired  
direction to the resistance point.  
Additionally, the notices for the Steering Assis-  
tant apply.  
Additional information:  
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