Climate control -> Climate control for departure time for your BMW i5 2023-2025

Climate control  
CONTROLS  
Set departure times.  
Activate departure times.  
Turning on/turning off the pre-  
conditioning  
A minimum of 10 minutes should pass be-  
tween setting and activating the departure  
time and the planned departure time to allow a  
sufficient period of time for the climate control.  
Turning on/turning off via iDrive  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
Pre-conditioning will be turned off automati-  
cally a few minutes after the set departure  
time.  
2. "General settings"  
3. "Pre-conditioning"  
Setting the departure time  
4. Select the desired setting.  
Turning on via vehicle key  
The system can be switched on using the vehi-  
cle key.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
2. "General settings"  
Press the button on the vehicle key  
three times within 1 second.  
3. "Pre-conditioning"  
4. "Departure plan"  
After using the vehicle key, it takes ap-  
prox. 3 seconds until pre-conditioning turns on.  
5. Set the desired departure time.  
6. Select day of the week, if needed.  
Automatic switch-off  
Activating the departure time  
To ensure the vehicle's minimum range, the  
preconditioning may turn off automatically,  
e.g., after repeated activation or because the  
high-voltage battery has insufficient charge. If  
the preconditioning turns off because the ve-  
hicle has insufficient charge, charge the high-  
voltage battery. The pre-conditioning is then  
available again.  
To turn on the pre-conditioning prior to a de-  
parture time, the respective departure time  
must be activated beforehand.  
1.  
Tap the icon for the Climate menu  
on the menu bar.  
2. "General settings"  
3. "Pre-conditioning"  
Climate control for departure time  
4. "Pre-conditioning for departure"  
General information  
Departure times can be set with time and day  
of the week.  
Display on the instrument cluster  
Icon  
Description  
The switch-on point is determined automati-  
cally based on the temperature.  
Icon illuminates: a depar-  
ture time is activated.  
On the desired weekdays, the system will be  
turned on promptly before the set departure  
time.  
Icon flashes: pre-condition-  
ing is switched on.  
The departure time is preselected in two steps:  
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Climate control  
CONTROLS  
Activating with My BMW App  
Depending on vehicle equipment, the My BMW  
App with remote functionality can be used to  
turn on preconditioning at a preset departure  
time or immediately.  
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