Operating state of the vehicle -> Idle state for your BMW i4 2021-2025

Operating state of the vehicle  
CONTROLS  
Operating state of the vehicle  
In order to ensure that the vehicle is secured  
against rolling away, follow the following:  
Vehicle features and options  
Set the parking brake.  
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.  
Automatic transmission: Make sure that  
selector lever position P is engaged.  
On uphill grades or on downhill slopes,  
turn the front wheels in the direction of  
the curb.  
Additional information:  
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.  
On uphill grades or on downhill slopes,  
also secure the vehicle, for instance with  
a wheel chock.  
General information  
Depending on the situation, the vehicle is in  
one of the three states:  
Warning  
Idle state.  
Unattended children or animals in the vehicle  
can cause the vehicle to move and endanger  
themselves and traffic, for example, due to  
the following actions:  
Standby state.  
Drive-ready state.  
Establishing standby.  
Idle state  
Releasing the parking brake.  
Opening and closing the doors or win-  
dows.  
Principle  
When the vehicle is in idle state, it is switched  
off.  
Engaging selector lever position N.  
Using vehicle equipment.  
There is a risk of accident, injury, and prop-  
erty damage. Do not leave children or ani-  
mals unattended in the vehicle. Take the ve-  
hicle key with you when exiting and lock the  
vehicle.  
General information  
The vehicle is in idle state prior to opening  
from the outside and after exiting and locking.  
Safety information  
Establishing the sleep mode  
automatically  
The sleep mode is established automatically  
such as in the following situations:  
Warning  
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and  
possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident,  
injury, and property damage. Before leaving  
the vehicle, secure the vehicle against rolling  
away.  
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Operating state of the vehicle  
CONTROLS  
After several minutes, if no operation takes  
place on the vehicle.  
General information  
The vehicle is in standby state after the front  
doors are opened from the outside.  
If the charge state of the vehicle battery is  
low.  
To preserve the vehicle battery, use standby  
and the activated power consumers only as  
long as absolutely necessary.  
Depending on the configuration via iDrive:  
one or both front doors will be opened after  
driving when exiting the vehicle.  
In some situations, the idle state is not set au-  
tomatically, for instance during a phone call or  
when the low-beam headlights are switched  
on.  
Manually setting to standby  
General information  
Standby can be switched back on after the ve-  
hicle is automatically set to idle state.  
Establishing idle state when  
opening the front doors  
Via the volume button  
After a trip, the sleep mode can be established  
by opening the front doors. For this purpose,  
all passengers must exit the vehicle.  
Press the volume button on the  
radio. The control display and  
the instrument cluster illuminate.  
1.  
Apps menu  
2. "Vehicle"  
3. "Doors and windows"  
4. "Lock/unlock"  
Using the Start/Stop button  
Press the Start/Stop button.  
5. "Turn off after opening door"  
The control display and the instrument  
cluster illuminate.  
Establishing the sleep mode  
manually  
To establish idle state in the vehicle after com-  
pletion of trip:  
Display in the instrument cluster  
OFF is displayed in the instru-  
ment cluster. Drive-ready state  
is turned off and standby state  
turned on.  
Press and hold the volume but-  
ton on the radio until all displays  
go out.  
Drive-ready state  
Standby state  
General information  
Principle  
Drive-ready state is turned  
on/off using the Start/Stop but-  
ton.  
When standby state is switched on, most func-  
tions can be used while the vehicle is station-  
ary. Desired settings can be adjusted.  
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