General settings -> Language for your BMW i8 2014-2020

General settings  
AT A GLANCE  
General settings  
4. "Time zone:"  
Vehicle features and options  
5. Select the desired setting.  
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐  
cific and optional features offered with the series.  
It also describes features that are not necessarily  
available in your vehicle, for instance, due to the  
selected options or country versions. This also  
applies to safety-related functions and systems.  
When using these functions and systems, the  
applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐  
served.  
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐  
rently used.  
Setting the time  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
4. "Time:"  
Language  
5. Turn the Controller until the desired hours are  
displayed.  
Setting the language  
6. Press the Controller.  
Via iDrive:  
7. Turn the Controller until the desired minutes  
are displayed.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
8. Press the Controller.  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. If necessary, "Language"  
4. "Language:"  
Setting the time format  
Via iDrive:  
5. Select the desired setting.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐  
rently used.  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
4. "Time format:"  
Setting the voice dialog  
For voice dialog for the voice activation system,  
refer to page 41.  
5. Select the desired setting.  
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐  
rently used.  
Time  
Automatic time setting  
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,  
the time, date and, if needed, the time zone are  
updated automatically.  
Setting the time zone  
Via iDrive:  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
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