Seats, mirrors and steering wheel -> Exterior mirrors for your BMW i4 2021-2025

Seats, mirrors and steering wheel  
CONTROLS  
Integrated key, refer to page 76.  
Installing the head restraints  
For installation, insert the head restraints in  
the mounts and slide them down until you feel  
resistance.  
Exterior mirrors  
General information  
The front passenger's side exterior mirror is  
more curved than the driver's side mirror.  
4. Press and hold the integrated key and the  
button at the same time, arrows 1, and pull  
out the head restraint completely.  
The exterior mirror adjustment is stored in the  
active BMW ID or in the active driver profile. If  
the BMW ID or the driver profile is reactivated  
at a later time, the stored position is called up  
automatically.  
The current exterior mirror adjustment can be  
stored using the memory function.  
Depending on vehicle equipment, the driver's  
side exterior mirror also dims automatically.  
Photocells in the interior mirror are used to  
control this.  
Depending on vehicle equipment, both exterior  
mirrors are heated automatically as necessary  
and when drive-ready state is on.  
Removing the center head restraint  
Only remove the head restraint if no one will be  
sitting in the center seat.  
Safety information  
1. Raise the head restraint up against the re-  
sistance.  
2. Press the buttons, arrow 1, and pull the  
head restraint out completely.  
Warning  
Objects in the mirror are closer than they ap-  
pear. The distance to the road users behind  
could be incorrectly estimated, for instance  
while changing lanes. There is a risk of acci-  
dent, injury, and property damage. Estimate  
the distance to the traffic behind by looking  
over your shoulder.  
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Seats, mirrors and steering wheel  
CONTROLS  
Overview  
Folding in/folding out the exterior  
mirrors  
NOTICE  
Depending on the vehicle width, the vehicle  
can be damaged in car washes. There is a  
risk of property damage. Before washing, fold  
in the mirrors by hand or with the button.  
Press the button.  
Icon  
Meaning  
Fold the exterior mirror in and out.  
Folding is possible at vehicle speeds of up to  
approx. 12 mph/20 km/h.  
Folding the exterior mirrors in and out is help-  
ful in the following situations:  
Adjust the exterior mirrors.  
In car washes.  
Select exterior mirror, Automatic Curb  
Monitor.  
On narrow roads.  
Exterior mirrors that were folded in are folded  
out automatically at a speed of approx.  
25 mph/40 km/h.  
Adjusting the exterior mirrors  
Press the button.  
Automatic heating  
Both exterior mirrors are automatically heated  
as needed and when the drive-ready state is  
switched on.  
The selected exterior mirror moves  
along with the button movement.  
Selecting the exterior mirror  
Automatic dimming  
The exterior mirror on the driver's side is au-  
tomatically dimmed. Photocells in the interior  
mirror are used to control this.  
To change over to the other mirror:  
Slide the switch.  
Malfunction  
In case of an electrical malfunction, adjust the  
exterior mirror by pressing on the edges of the  
mirror glass.  
Automatic Curb Monitor  
Principle  
If reverse gear is engaged, the mirror glass on  
the passenger's side is tilted downward. This  
improves your view of the curb and other low-  
lying obstacles when parking, for instance.  
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Seats, mirrors and steering wheel  
CONTROLS  
Activating the Automatic Curb Monitor  
Overview  
1.  
Slide the switch to the driver's side  
mirror position.  
2. Engage selector lever position R.  
Deactivating the Automatic Curb  
Monitor  
Slide the switch to the front passenger's side  
exterior mirror position.  
Functional requirements  
Keep the photocells clean.  
Interior mirror, manually  
dimmable  
Do not cover the area between the interior  
mirror and the windshield.  
Steering wheel  
Safety information  
Warning  
Steering wheel adjustments while driving  
can lead to unexpected steering wheel move-  
ments. Vehicle control could be lost. There  
is a risk of accident, injury, and property dam-  
age. Adjust the steering wheel while the vehi-  
cle is stationary only.  
To reduce the blinding glare of the interior mir-  
ror, flip the lever forward.  
Interior mirror, automatic  
dimming feature  
Manual steering wheel adjustment  
General information  
The interior mirror is dimmed automatically.  
Photocells are used for control:  
In the mirror glass.  
On the rear of the mirror.  
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