Set-up and use -> Using the mobile phone for your BMW i5 2023-2025

Set-up and use  
QUICK REFERENCE  
Depending on vehicle equipment: steering  
wheel position.  
If necessary, select  
information, e.g. to preview a map.  
to display more  
Height of the Head-up display.  
If necessary, accept the suggested search  
keywords.  
Overview  
5. Select the desired entry.  
6. "Start guidance"  
Entertainment  
Depending on vehicle variant, the center con-  
sole or instrument panel provides the following  
operating elements:  
Operating ele-  
ment  
Function  
The memory buttons are located on the front  
doors.  
Turn volume button: Ad-  
just volume.  
Press volume button:  
Turn sound output on/  
off.  
Storing settings  
1. Set the desired position.  
Change the entertain-  
ment source.  
2.  
Press the button. The LED illumi-  
nates.  
Press once: changes the  
station/track.  
3. Press the desired memory button as long  
as the LED is illuminated. A signal sounds.  
Press and hold: fast for-  
ward/rewind the track.  
Calling up settings  
Press the desired memory button 1 or 2.  
Using the mobile phone  
Infotainment  
General information  
After the mobile phone is connected once to  
the vehicle, the mobile phone can be operated  
using iDrive and the steering wheel buttons.  
Navigation destination input  
1.  
Navigation menu  
2. "Destination input"  
Activate Bluetooth® on the mobile phone.  
A search box and entered information such  
as the search history are displayed.  
Connecting via Bluetooth®  
3. Select the desired entry or the search box.  
1.  
Apps menu  
4. When selecting the search box, enter char-  
acters or choose one of the POI categories  
displayed.  
2. "All apps"  
3. "Mobile devices"  
4. "Connect new device"  
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Set-up and use  
QUICK REFERENCE  
Mobile phones in range are displayed on  
the control display.  
5. Select the desired mobile phone.  
6. Compare the control number displayed on  
the control display with the control number  
in the display of the mobile phone, and con-  
firm that they match.  
7. If necessary, select the connection mode:  
"Use Bluetooth®"  
The device is connected and displayed in the  
device list.  
Accepting a call  
Depending on the equipment, incoming calls  
can be answered in several ways.  
Via iDrive:  
"Accept"  
Press the button on the steering  
wheel.  
Use the knurled wheel on the steering  
wheel to select from the list in the instru-  
ment cluster: "Accept"  
Dialing a number  
1.  
Communication menu  
2. "More"  
3. "Dial number"  
4. Enter the numbers.  
5.  
Select the icon. The connection is es-  
tablished via the mobile phone to which this  
function has been assigned.  
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