On the road -> Climate control for your BMW i8 2014-2020

On the road  
QUICK REFERENCE  
Brief wipe and switching off  
Cleaning the windshield  
Push wiper lever down.  
Pull the wiper lever towards you.  
Brief wipe: press down once.  
To switch off normal wipe: press down once.  
To switch off fast wipe: press down twice.  
Climate control  
Automatic climate control  
Rain sensor  
Button  
Function  
Activating/deactivating  
Temperature.  
Maximum cooling.  
AUTO program.  
Press the button on the wiper lever.  
Automatic recirculated-air con‐  
trol AUC/recirculated-air mode.  
Set interval or sensitivity of the rain sensor  
Controls the air flow, manual.  
Controls the air distribution  
manually.  
SYNC program.  
Defrosts and defogs the win‐  
dow.  
Turn the thumbwheel on the wiper lever.  
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On the road  
QUICK REFERENCE  
If necessary, clean the area between the charg‐  
ing socket flap and charging socket, for instance  
from snow, before removing it.  
Button  
Function  
Rear window defroster.  
1. Unlock the vehicle with the vehicle key if it is  
locked.  
Switches off the system.  
Charging cable is unlocked.  
2. Press the release button on the handle, ar‐  
row 1, and grasp the charging cable at the  
gripping areas.  
Charging and refueling the  
vehicle  
Charging process is interrupted.  
Charging the vehicle  
Connecting  
To connect, engage selector lever position P,  
deactivate drive-ready state, and unlock the vehi‐  
cle. Set the parking brake, if needed.  
1. Tap on the charging socket flap, arrow.  
3. Remove the charging cable from the charg‐  
ing socket, arrow 2.  
4. Press on the charging socket flap until it en‐  
gages.  
5. Attach cover of the charging cable plug, if  
needed.  
6. Disconnect Level 1 charging cable from the  
household socket or Level 2 charging cable  
from the port on the charging station as appli‐  
cable.  
2. Remove the cover of the charging cable plug,  
if needed.  
3. Connect Level 1 charging cable to the  
household socket or Level 2 charging cable  
to the port on the charging station.  
7. Stow the charging cable.  
At a charging station, insert the permanently  
installed charging cable in the place provided  
for it.  
4. Insert the appropriate charging cable plug,  
and push it in until it engages.  
Refueling  
Removing  
When the charging process is active and the ve‐  
hicle is locked, the charging cable is automati‐  
cally locked. Unlock the vehicle before removing  
the cable.  
Venting the tank  
Excess pressure may build up in the fuel tank as  
a result of gasoline vapors; this pressure is dissi‐  
pated before the fuel cap is opened.  
When the charging process is completed, the  
charging cable is automatically unlocked.  
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