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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