Deutsch
EnglishQUICK REFERENCE for your BMW X4 2019-2025
Getting in
QUICK REFERENCE
Getting in
Buttons for the central locking
system
Opening and closing
Buttons on the vehicle key
Overview
1
Unlocking
Buttons for the central locking system.
2
3
4
Locking
To open the tailgate
Panic mode, pathway lighting
Locking
Press the button with the front doors
closed.
Unlocking the vehicle
The fuel filler flap remains unlocked.
Press the button on the vehicle key.
Unlocking
Depending on the settings, either only the driv-
er's door or all vehicle access points are un-
locked.
Press the button.
If only the driver's door is unlocked, press the
button on the vehicle key again to unlock the
other vehicle access points.
Panic mode
You can trigger the alarm system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation.
Press and hold the button on the vehi-
cle key after unlocking.
▷
Press the button on the vehicle key
and hold for at least 3 seconds.
The windows and the glass sunroof are
opened, as long as the button on the vehicle
key is pressed.
▷
Briefly press the button on the vehicle key
three times in succession.
To switch off the alarm: press any button.
Locking the vehicle
1. Close the driver's door.
2.
Press the button on the vehicle key.
All vehicle access points are locked.
16
Getting in
QUICK REFERENCE
Performing the foot movement
Comfort Access
1. Stand in the middle behind the vehicle at
approx. one arm's length away from the
rear of the vehicle.
Principle
The vehicle can be accessed without operating
the vehicle key.
2. Wave a foot under the vehicle in the driving
direction and immediately pull it back. With
this movement, the leg must pass through
the ranges of both sensors.
Carrying the vehicle key with you, e.g., in your
pants pocket, is sufficient.
The vehicle automatically detects the vehicle
key when it is in close proximity or in the inte-
rior.
Unlocking the vehicle
Tailgate
Opening
Grasp the handle of a vehicle door completely.
Locking the vehicle
▷
▷
Unlock the vehicle and then press the but-
ton on the outer side of the tailgate.
Press the button on the vehicle key
for approx. 1 second.
Touch the grooved surface on the handle of a
closed vehicle door with your finger for approx.
1 second without grasping the door handle.
Depending on the setting, the doors may
be unlocked.
Selector lever position P must be engaged to
open the tailgate with the vehicle key.
Contactless trunk opening and closing
Closing
Principle
Press the button on the inside of the up-
per tailgate.
The trunk can be opened and closed contact-
less using the vehicle key you are carrying.
17
Getting in
QUICK REFERENCE
5
6
Central locking system
Seats, comfort features
Displays, operating
elements
Switch console
In the vicinity of the steering wheel
1
Selector lever
1
Light switch
2
3
4
5
6
Controller
2
3
4
Turn signal, high-beam headlights
Instrument cluster
Wipers
Parking brake, Automatic Hold
Driving Experience Control
Start/Stop button
Assistance systems
Indicator/warning lights
The indicator/warning lights can illuminate in a
variety of combinations and colors.
iDrive
Several of the lights are checked for proper
functioning and illuminate temporarily when
drive-ready state is turned on.
Principle
iDrive is the operating concept of the infotain-
ment system and includes a large number of
functions.
Driver's door
Buttons on the Controller
Button Function
Call up the main menu.
Go to Apps menu.
Call up the Media/Radio menu.
Call up the Communication menu.
1
Safety switch
2
3
4
Power windows
Exterior mirrors
Opening/closing the tailgate
18
Getting in
QUICK REFERENCE
Button Function
Call up the navigation map.
Call up the destination input menu
for navigation.
Call up the previous display.
Call up the Options menu.
Voice control
Activating the voice control system
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
Say the command.
Canceling voice control
Press the button on the steering wheel
or ›Cancel‹.
19
Set-up and use
QUICK REFERENCE
Set-up and use
Adjusting distance
Seats, mirrors and steering
wheel
Electrically adjustable seats
▷
▷
Back: press the button and push the head
restraint toward the rear.
Forward: pull the head restraint toward the
front.
1
Backrest width
After setting the distance, make sure that the
head restraint engages correctly.
2
3
4
Forward/backward, height, seat tilt
Backrest tilt, head restraint
Lumbar support
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Adjusting the head restraint
Adjusting the height: manual head
restraints
1
Adjusting
2
3
Selecting a mirror, Automatic Curb Monitor
Folding in and out
▷
▷
To lower: press the button, arrow 1, and
push the head restraint down.
To raise: push the head restraint up.
20
Set-up and use
QUICK REFERENCE
Adjusting the steering wheel
Infotainment
Manual steering wheel adjustment
Radio
Buttons and functions
Depending on the country and equipment ver-
sion, the radio has the following buttons.
Button
Function
Press: turns sound output on/
off.
Turn: adjusts the volume.
1. Fold the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel to the preferred
height and angle to suit your seat position.
Change the entertainment
source.
3. Fold the lever back up.
Memory function
Principle
The following settings can be stored and, if
necessary, retrieved using the memory func-
tion:
Press once: changes the sta-
tion/track.
/
/
Press and hold: fast for-
ward/rewind the track.
Programmable memory but-
tons.
▷
▷
▷
Seat position.
Exterior mirror position.
Height of the Head-up display.
Storing
1. Set the desired position.
Changeover of wave range/
satellite radio.
Changing the wave range.
2.
Press the button. The LED in the
button illuminates.
Menu Apps.
3. Press the desired button 1 or 2 at the
door while the LED is illuminated. A signal
sounds.
Navigation destination input
Calling up settings
Entering a destination via the search
Press the desired button 1 or 2.
1.
Press the button on the Controller.
"Where to?"
2.
3. Enter at least two letters or characters.
21
Set-up and use
QUICK REFERENCE
Select point of interest categories from the
points of interest menu as needed.
"Accept"
/
▷
The search term may be completed auto-
matically in orange lettering.
Press the corresponding button on the
steering wheel.
Tilt the Controller up to accept the sug-
gested search term.
▷
▷
Use the knurled wheel on the steering
wheel to select from the list in the instru-
ment cluster: "Accept"
4.
Select the icon, if needed.
A list of the results is displayed.
Via touchscreen: tap on the corresponding
entry on the control display.
5. If necessary, "Filter"
6. "Show results"
7. Select the desired entry.
8. If necessary, "Start guidance"
Dialing a number
1. "COM"
2. If necessary, "Telephone"
3. "Dial number:"
Using the mobile phone
4. Enter the numbers.
General information
After the mobile phone is connected once to
the vehicle, the mobile phone can be operated
using iDrive and the steering wheel buttons.
5.
Select the icon. The connection is es-
tablished via the mobile phone to which this
function has been assigned.
Establish the connection via the additional te-
lephone:
Connecting via Bluetooth®
1. "COM"
1.
Press the button.
2. "Mobile devices"
2. "Call via"
3. Tilt the Controller to the right.
4. "New device"
Apple CarPlay© preparation
Principle
CarPlay allows operation of select functions of
a compatible Apple iPhone via Siri voice con-
trol and iDrive.
5. "Phone calls and audio"
The vehicle's Bluetooth name is displayed
on the control display.
6. Compare the control number displayed on
the control display with the control number
on the display of the mobile device, and
confirm that the two match.
Functional requirements
7. A Bluetooth connection is established.
▷
Compatible iPhone: iPhone 5 or later with
iOS 9.3 or later.
The mobile device is connected to the vehicle
and displayed in the device list.
▷
▷
Corresponding mobile contract.
Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi, and Siri voice control
are turned on the iPhone.
Accepting a call
Depending on the equipment, incoming calls
can be answered in several ways.
▷
Via iDrive:
22
Set-up and use
QUICK REFERENCE
▷
▷
If necessary, the setting for mobile data
must be activated on the iPhone.
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are enabled in the ve-
hicle.
Pairing the iPhone with CarPlay
1. "COM"
2. "Mobile devices"
3. "New device"
4. "Phone calls and audio"
The vehicle's Bluetooth name is displayed
on the control display.
5. On the mobile device, search for nearby
Bluetooth devices and select the vehicle.
A control number is displayed.
6. Compare the control number displayed on
the control display with the control number
on the display of the mobile device, and
confirm that the two match.
7. "Use Apple CarPlay"
The iPhone is connected to the vehicle and
displayed in the device list.
23
On the road
QUICK REFERENCE
On the road
Releasing
Driving
With drive-ready state switched on:
Press the switch while stepping on the
brake pedal or selector lever position P is set.
Drive-ready state
Turning on the drive-ready state
The LED and the indicator light go out.
The parking brake is released.
Parking
Make sure the parking brake is engaged.
1. Depress the brake pedal.
Steptronic transmission
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
Engaging selector lever position D, N,
R
Turning off drive-ready state
Steptronic transmission:
1. Engage selector lever position P with the
vehicle stopped.
2. Set the parking brake.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
The engine is switched off.
Auto Start/Stop function
The Auto Start/Stop function switches the en-
gine off automatically while stationary to save
fuel. The engine starts automatically under the
following preconditions:
▷
▷
▷
Gear position D.
Neutral N.
R reverse gear.
Steptronic transmission:
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you
select a gear position or reverse gear, main-
tain pressure on the brake pedal until you are
ready to drive off.
▷
▷
By releasing the brake pedal.
When Automatic Hold is activated: step on
the accelerator pedal.
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
Parking brake
Setting
Pull the switch.
The LED on the switch and the indicator
light in the instrument cluster are illuminated.
24
On the road
QUICK REFERENCE
Releasing the selector lever lock
Light and view
Turn signal, high-beam headlights,
headlight flasher
Turn signal
Press and hold the button to release the selec-
tor lever lock.
Engaging selector lever position P
Engage selector lever position P only when the
vehicle is stationary.
▷
▷
▷
Flashing: press the lever past the resist-
ance point.
One-touch signaling: lightly tap the lever up
or down.
Brief flashing: press the lever to the resist-
ance point and hold it there for as long as
you want the turn signal to flashing.
High-beam headlights,
headlight flasher
Press button P.
Press the lever forward or pull it backward.
▷
High-beam headlights on, arrow 1.
The high-beam headlights illuminate when
the low-beam headlights are switched on.
▷
High-beam headlights off/headlight flasher,
arrow 2.
25
On the road
QUICK REFERENCE
▷
▷
Normal wiper speed, position 2.
Fast wiper speed, position 3.
Lights and lighting
Lighting functions
Turning off the window wiper system
and flick wipe
Icon
Function
Lights off.
Daytime driving lights.
Parking lights.
Automatic headlight control.
Adaptive lighting functions.
Low-beam headlights.
Press the lever down.
▷
Turn off: press the lever down until it
reaches the 0 position.
Instrument lighting.
▷
Flick wipe: press the lever down from the 0
position.
Right roadside parking light.
Left roadside parking light.
Activating/deactivating rain sensor
Window wiper system
Turning on window wiper system
Activate: press the lever up once from its 0
position, arrow 1.
Deactivate: press the lever back into the 0 po-
sition.
Press the lever up until the desired position is
reached.
▷
▷
Resting position of the wipers, position 0.
Rain sensor, position 1.
26
On the road
QUICK REFERENCE
Adjusting the rain sensor sensitivity
Button
Function
Air flow, manual.
Switching off.
Intensity AUTO program.
Air distribution, manual.
Defrost function.
Rear window defroster.
Seat heating.
Turn the knurled wheel on the wiper lever.
Cleaning the windshield
Air conditioning.
Open Climate menu such as
for the following settings: up-
per body temperature adjust-
ment, pre-ventilation.
Intermediate stop
Pull the lever.
Refueling
Climate control
Fuel cap
1. To open the fuel filler flap, press on the rear
edge, arrow. The fuel filler flap opens.
Automatic climate control
Button
Function
Temperature.
Air recirculation mode.
Maximum cooling.
AUTO program.
2. Turn the fuel cap counterclockwise.
3. Place the fuel cap in the bracket attached to
the fuel filler flap.
27
On the road
QUICK REFERENCE
Different messages appear on the control dis-
play depending on the engine oil level. Pay at-
tention to these messages.
Gasoline
For the best fuel efficiency, the gasoline should
be sulfur-free or very low in sulfur content.
Fuels that are marked on the gas pump as
containing metal must not be used.
Adding engine oil
General information
Safely park the vehicle and switch off drive-
ready state before adding engine oil.
Wheels and tires
Tire pressure specifications
The tire inflation pressure specifications can be
found in the tire inflation pressure table in the
printed Owner's Manual.
Adding engine oil
After correcting the tire pressure
For the flat tire monitor:
Reinitialize the Flat Tire Monitor.
With Tire Pressure Monitor:
The corrected tire inflation pressures are ap-
plied automatically. Make sure that the correct
tire settings have been made.
Only add engine oil when the message is dis-
played in the instrument cluster.
With tires that cannot be found in the tire pres-
sure values on the control display, reset the
Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM).
Observe the top-up quantity in the message.
Take care not to add too much engine oil.
Observe recommended engine oil types.
Checking the tire pressure
Regularly check the tire inflation pressure and
correct it as needed:
Providing assistance
▷
▷
At least twice a month.
Before embarking on an extended trip.
Hazard warning flashers
Electronic oil measurement
Functional requirements
A current measured value is available after ap-
prox. 30 minutes of normal driving.
Displaying the engine oil level
1. "CAR"
2. "Vehicle status"
The button is located in the center console.
3.
"Engine oil level"
28
On the road
QUICK REFERENCE
ConnectedDrive
BMW Assistance
Contact BMW Assistance for information and
support for all aspects of the vehicle.
1. "APPS"
2. "Installed apps"
3. "BMW Assist"
4. Select the desired service.
Follow the displays on the control display.
A voice connection is established.
BMW Teleservices
Teleservices are services that help to maintain
vehicle mobility.
Teleservices can comprise the following serv-
ices:
▷
▷
▷
▷
BMW Roadside Assistance.
BMW Accident Assistance.
Teleservice Call.
Authorized service center.
29
