Light and view -> Interior lighting for your BMW i5 2023-2025
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CONTROLS
4. "Cockpit brightness at night"
5. Select the desired setting.
Via iDrive:
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Reading light"
Interior lighting
5.
Tap on the icon.
General information
Depending on the equipment version, interior
lights, footwell lights, entry lights, ambient
lighting, and speaker lighting are automatically
controlled.
Turning reading lights on/off
Using the button:
Press the button.
Overview
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the read-
ing lights are located next to the interior lights
in the front and rear.
Via iDrive:
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Reading light"
5. Tap the desired seat.
Interior lighting menu
Reading lights
The brightness of the reading lights can be
adjusted when they are turned on.
Changing settings
Depending on vehicle equipment, the bright-
ness can be individually adjusted for specific
seats.
Interior lights
1.
Apps menu
Turning interior lights on/off
Using the button:
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Reading light"
Press the button.
5. Tap the desired seat.
6. Select the desired settings.
To switch off permanently: press the button
and hold for approx. 3 seconds.
The interior lights in the rear of the vehicle
can be switched on and off independently. The
button is located in the rear headliner.
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CONTROLS
5. "Background light" or "Accent lighting"
6. Select the desired setting.
Ambient light
General information
Depending on the equipment version, lighting
can be adjusted for some lights in the car's
interior.
Dynamic light
Certain situations, for example incoming calls
or obstacles detected when opening doors, are
indicated by light effects. If the ambient light is
disabled, the light effects are still displayed.
Activating/deactivating ambient
light
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
1.
Apps menu
3. "Interior lighting"
2. "Vehicle"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Lighting effects"
6. Select the desired setting.
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Ambient lighting"
Reduced for night drive
Some lights of the interior lighting are reduced
when the vehicle is driven in the dark.
Turning ambient light on/off
The ambient light is switched on when the ve-
hicle is unlocked, and switched off when the
vehicle is locked.
1.
Apps menu
If the ambient light was deactivated via iDrive,
it will not be turned on when the vehicle is
unlocked.
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Reduced for night driving"
Selecting the color
The color of the ambient light can only be se-
lected in Personal Mode.
Speaker lighting
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
Principle
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Color"
Some speakers in the vehicle are illuminated.
General information
When the speakers are muted, the speaker
lighting is turned off.
6. Select the desired setting.
Setting the brightness
Turning speaker lighting on/off
1.
Apps menu
The speaker lighting is switched on when the
vehicle is unlocked, and switched off when the
vehicle is locked.
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
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