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EnglishDisplays -> Head-up Display for your BMW i8 2014-2020
Displays
CONTROLS
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"Reset": all values are reset.
Setting your current speed as the
speed warning
"Automatic reset": all values are reset
approx. 4 hours after the vehicle has
come to a standstill.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
5. If necessary, "OK"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Speed warning"
4. "Select current speed"
Speed warning
Concept
Head-up Display
A speed limit can be set that when reached will
cause a warning to be issued.
Concept
General information
The warning is repeated if the vehicle speed ex‐
ceeds the set speed limit again, after it has drop‐
ped below it by 3 mph/5 km/h.
This system projects important information into
the driver's field of vision, for instance the speed.
The driver can get information without averting
his or her eyes from the road.
Adjusting
Via iDrive:
Overview
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Speed warning"
4. "Warning at:"
5. Turn the Controller until the desired speed is
displayed.
6. Press the Controller.
Switching on/off
Via iDrive:
Activating/deactivating
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Displays"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Speed warning"
4. "Speed warning"
4. "Head-Up Display"
5. "Head-Up Display"
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Displays
CONTROLS
When the low beams are switched on, the
brightness of the Head-up Display can be addi‐
tionally influenced using the instrument lighting.
Display
For an overview,
The following information is displayed on the
Head-up Display:
Settings are stored for the profile currently used.
Adjusting the height
Via iDrive:
▷ Vehicle speed.
▷ Navigation instructions.
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Displays"
▷ Check Control messages.
▷ Selection list from the instrument cluster.
▷ Driver assistance systems.
4. "Head-Up Display"
5. "Height"
Some of this information is only displayed briefly
as needed.
6. Turn the Controller until the desired height is
reached.
Selecting displays in the Head-up Display
Via iDrive:
7. Press the Controller.
1. "My Vehicle"
Settings are stored for the profile currently used.
2. "iDrive settings"
Setting the rotation
3. "Displays"
The screen of the Head-up Display can be ro‐
tated around its own axis.
4. "Head-Up Display"
5. "Displayed information"
6. Select the desired setting.
Settings are stored for the profile currently used.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Displays"
Setting the brightness
The brightness is automatically adjusted to the
ambient brightness.
4. "Head-Up Display"
5. "Rotation"
The basic setting can be adjusted manually.
Via iDrive:
6. Turn the Controller until the desired setting is
selected.
7. Press the Controller.
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Displays"
Settings are stored for the profile currently used.
Display visibility
The visibility of the displays in the Head-up Dis‐
play is influenced by the following factors:
4. "Head-Up Display"
5. "Brightness"
6. Turn the Controller until the desired bright‐
ness is set.
▷ Seat position.
▷ Objects on the cover of the Head-up Display.
▷ Sunglasses with certain polarization filters.
▷ Wet roads.
7. Press the Controller.
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Displays
CONTROLS
▷ Unfavorable light conditions.
Display
If the image is distorted, have the basic settings
checked by a dealer’s service center or another
qualified service center or repair shop.
Follow the instructions for cleaning the Head-up
Display, refer to page 237.
Special windshield
The windshield is part of the system.
The shape of the windshield makes it possible to
display a precise image.
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Current engine speed, highlighted
Shift point indicator
A film in the windshield prevents double images
from being displayed.
Prewarning field, speed display
Red warning field, speed display
Vehicle speed
For this reason, it is strongly suggested to have
the special windshield replaced by a dealer’s
service center or another qualified service center
or repair shop, if necessary.
Gear display/warning messages
Shift point indicator
Concept
Sport displays in the Head-up
Display
The shift point indicator in the Head-up Display
indicates the optimum shifting point. Thus, with a
sporty driving style, the best possible vehicle ac‐
celeration is achieved.
General information
The sport displays in the Head-up Display assist
with a sporty driving style.
With navigation system: if the sport displays are
active in the Head-up Display, the navigation
content will be displayed in the instrument clus‐
ter.
Display
Successive yellow and red illuminated fields indi‐
cate the upcoming shift point. As soon as the
last red field illuminates, the optimum shift point
has been reached. The vehicle shifts up to the
next gear automatically, if the higher gear is not
engaged manually.
Functional requirements
▷ M/S manual mode of the Steptronic Sport
transmission, refer to page 107, is activated.
▷ Dynamic driving style and higher engine
speeds.
Vehicle status
General information
The status can be displayed and actions per‐
formed for several systems.
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