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EnglishiDrive -> Operation via touchscreen for your BMW i8 2014-2020
iDrive
AT A GLANCE
All iDrive functions can be called up via the main
menu.
Deleting
Symbol Function
Adjusting the main menu
Press the Controller: delete letter or
number.
1.
Tap on the symbol.
All menu items of the main menu are dis‐
played.
Hold the Controller down: delete all
letters or numbers.
2. Drag the menu item to the desired position
on the right or left.
Using alphabetical lists
For alphabetical lists with more than 30 entries,
the letters for which there is an entry are dis‐
played at the left edge.
Selecting menu items
Tap the desired menu item.
1. Turn the Controller to the left or right quickly.
All letters for which there are entries are dis‐
played on the left edge.
2. Select the first letter of the desired entry.
The first entry of the selected letter is dis‐
played.
Operation via touchscreen
Dynamic contents
You can display dynamic contents within the
menu items. The contents of the menu items
update automatically, e.g., the active destination
guidance in the navigation. To access the dy‐
namic content directly, tap on the lower section
of the menu item.
General information
The Control Display is equipped with a touch‐
screen.
Touch the screen with your fingers. Do not use
any objects.
Via iDrive:
Opening the main menu
1. "My Vehicle"
Tap on the symbol.
2. "Contents of main menu"
Changing between displays
After a menu item is selected, a new display
opens.
An arrow indicates that additional displays can be
opened.
▷ Swipe to the left.
▷ Tap arrow.
The main menu is displayed.
The new display opens.
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iDrive
AT A GLANCE
Changing settings
Settings such as brightness can be changed via
the touchscreen.
Touchpad
General information
, some of the iDrive functions can be operated
with the touchpad of the Controller.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Displays"
Selecting functions
Via iDrive:
4. "Control display"
5. "Brightness at night"
6. To perform the desired setting:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Touchpad"
▷ Slide in the selected field to the right or
left, until the desired setting is displayed.
4. Select the desired setting:
▷ "Speller": enter letters and numbers.
▷ "Map": use the map.
▷
,
Tap on the symbol.
Entering letters and numbers
Input
▷ "Search fields": to write letters without se‐
lecting the list field.
▷ "Audio feedback": pronounces entered
letters and numbers.
1.
Tap the symbol on the touchscreen.
A keyboard appears in the Control Display.
Entering letters and numbers
2. Enter letters and numbers.
Entering letters requires some practice at the be‐
ginning. When entering, pay attention to the fol‐
lowing:
Deleting
Symbol Function
▷ The system distinguishes between upper
and lower-case letters and numbers. To
make entries, you may need to change be‐
tween upper and lower-case letters, numbers
and characters, refer to page 36.
Tapping the symbol: deletes the letter
or number.
Tapping and holding the symbol all
letters: deletes all letters or numbers.
▷ Enter characters as they are displayed on the
Control Display.
Operating navigation map
The navigation map can be moved using the
touchscreen.
▷ Always enter associated characters, such as
accents or periods so that the letter can be
clearly recognized. The set language deter‐
mines what input is possible. Where neces‐
sary, enter special characters via the Control‐
ler.
Function
Operation
Enlarge/shrink
map.
Drag in or out with the fin‐
gers.
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