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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