Operating state of the vehicle -> General information for your BMW i5 2023-2025

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.  
On uphill grades or on downhill slopes,  
turn the front wheels in the direction of  
the curb.  
Additional information:  
On uphill grades or on downhill slopes,  
also secure the vehicle, for instance with  
a wheel chock.  
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.  
General information  
Warning  
Depending on the situation, the vehicle is in  
one of the three states:  
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:  
Idle state.  
Standby state.  
Drive-ready state.  
Establishing standby.  
Releasing the parking brake.  
Opening and closing the doors or win-  
dows.  
Idle state  
Engaging selector lever position N.  
Using vehicle equipment.  
Principle  
When the vehicle is in idle state, it is switched  
off.  
There is a risk of accident, injury, or property  
damage. Do not leave children or animals un-  
attended in the vehicle. Take the vehicle 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.  
Establishing the sleep mode  
automatically  
The sleep mode is established automatically  
such as in the following situations:  
Safety information  
Warning  
After several minutes, if no operation takes  
place on the vehicle.  
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and  
possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident,  
injury, or property damage. Before leaving  
the vehicle, secure the vehicle against rolling  
away.  
If the charge state of the vehicle battery is  
low.  
Depending on the configuration via iDrive:  
one or both front doors will be opened after  
driving when exiting the vehicle.  
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