Driving -> Vehicle features and options for your BMW i4 2021-2025

Driving  
CONTROLS  
Driving  
Overview  
Vehicle features and options  
This chapter describes model-specific equip-  
ment, systems, and functions that are currently  
available, or may become available in the fu-  
ture, even if they are not present in the vehicle.  
Additional information:  
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.  
Start/Stop button  
Start/Stop button  
Principle  
Pressing the Start/Stop button turns drive-  
ready state on/off.  
Driving off  
1. Close the driver's door.  
2. Depress brake pedal.  
General information  
Drive-ready state turns on when the brake  
pedal is pressed while pushing the Start/Stop  
button.  
3. Press the Start/Stop button.  
4. Engage the desired selector lever position,  
e.g., D or R.  
Pressing the Start/Stop button again turns  
drive-ready state back off and turns standby  
state back on.  
5. Release the parking brake.  
6. To drive off, release the brake pedal and  
press the accelerator pedal.  
Drive-ready state cannot be turned on as long  
as the charging cable is connected or the  
charging socket cover is open.  
Acoustic pedestrian protection  
Depending on vehicle equipment and national-  
market version, Acoustic Pedestrian Protection  
generates a continuous driving noise in vehi-  
cles with electric or electrically assisted drives.  
Additional information:  
Drive-ready state, refer to page 47.  
Standby state, refer to page 47.  
Charging cable, refer to page 288.  
With a stationary vehicle and drive-ready  
state turned on, as soon as the selector  
lever position P is exited.  
With electric drive up to approx.  
20 mph/30 km/h.  
A speaker system broadcasts the noise to the  
environment. As a result, other road users,  
for instance pedestrians or cyclists, can better  
perceive the vehicle.  
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