General settings -> Time 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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General settings  
AT A GLANCE  
3. "Date and time"  
3. "Units"  
4. "Automatic time setting"  
4. Select the desired menu item.  
5. Select the desired setting.  
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐  
rently used.  
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐  
rently used.  
Date  
Activating/deactivating the  
display of the current vehicle  
position  
Setting the date  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
4. "Date:"  
Concept  
If vehicle tracking has been activated, the current  
vehicle position can be displayed in the BMW  
Connected app or in the ConnectedDrive cus‐  
tomer portal.  
5. Turn the Controller until the desired day is  
displayed.  
6. Press the Controller.  
Activating/deactivating  
Via iDrive:  
7. Make the settings for the month and year.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
Setting the date format  
2. "Vehicle settings"  
3. "Vehicle tracking"  
4. "Vehicle tracking"  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Date and time"  
4. "Date format:"  
Activating/deactivating popup  
windows  
5. Select the desired setting.  
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐  
rently used.  
For some functions, popup windows are dis‐  
played automatically on the Control Display.  
Some of these popup windows can be activated  
or deactivated.  
Setting the units of  
measurement  
Via iDrive:  
1. "My Vehicle"  
You can set the units of measurement for some  
values, for example, consumption, distances and  
temperature.  
2. "iDrive settings"  
3. "Pop-ups"  
4. Select the desired setting.  
Via iDrive:  
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐  
rently used.  
1. "My Vehicle"  
2. "iDrive settings"  
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