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Personal settings

This personal data can be permanently de-

leted using iDrive.

Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes model-specific equip-

ment, systems, and functions that are currently

available, or may become available in the fu-

ture, even if they are not present in the vehicle.

General information

Depending on the equipment, the following

data is deleted:

▷

BMW IDs or driver profiles.

Stored radio stations.

Stored shortcuts.

Additional information:

Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.

Navigation, for instance stored destina-

tions.

Data protection

▷

Phone book.

Data transfer

Online data, e.g., favorites, cookies.

Office data, for instance voice memos.

Login accounts.

Principle

The vehicle offers different services, whose

use requires a data transfer to BMW or a serv-

ice provider.

Digital key.

Altogether, the deletion of the data can take

up to 15 minutes. In addition, the vehicle is re-

moved from the My BMW App and Connected-

Drive customer portal so that remote functions

can no longer be used.

General information

The data transfer can be deactivated for some

services. When the data transfer is deacti-

vated, the respective service cannot be used.

Functional requirements

Settings

▷

Data can only be deleted while stationary.

The data transfer can be configured in different

stages or individually for separate services.

▷

The vehicle key must be in the vehicle.

Deleting data

1.

Apps menu

The personal data in the vehicle will be deleted

when the vehicle is reset to the factory set-

tings.

2. "Vehicle"

3. "System settings"

4. "Data privacy"

Additional information:

5. Select the desired setting.

Resetting vehicle data, refer to page 65.

Deleting personal data in the vehicle

Reset vehicle data

Principle

All individual settings can be reset to the fac-

tory settings when the drive-ready state is

Depending on the usage, the vehicle stores

personal data such as stored radio stations.

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switched off. Data can only be deleted while

the vehicle is stationary. The vehicle key must

be in the vehicle.

With driver recognition, a BMW ID or driver

profile can be activated as soon as you unlock

your vehicle. For this, a vehicle key or digital

key must be linked with the BMW ID or driver

profile. After unlocking, you can change the

BMW ID or driver profile.

1.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle"

3. "System settings"

4. "Reset vehicle data"

5. "Reset vehicle data"

If no BMW ID or driver profile is activated when

the vehicle is unlocked, the vehicle loads the

guest profile.

If the synchronization of settings has been en-

abled for a BMW ID in the vehicle, the personal

settings are kept in the BMW Cloud.

Functional requirements

The vehicle must be stationary to create,

change, delete, or edit a BMW ID.

Logging in the vehicle with a BMW ID and

synchronization with the BMW Cloud are only

possible when the vehicle has cellular network

reception.

BMW ID/driver profiles

Principle

In ConnectedDrive countries, the BMW ID is

the personal login for all relevant offers for the

BMW brand. The BMW ID can be used in the

vehicle to store and activate personal vehicle

settings.

Welcome window

After unlocking the vehicle, a Welcome window

is shown on the control display. The type of

the welcome depends on the following prereq-

uisites:

In non-ConnectedDrive countries, the personal

vehicle settings can be stored in driver profiles.

▷

The vehicle does not have a stored BMW

ID or driver profile:

If a vehicle is used by several people, each per-

son can use their own BMW ID in the vehicle. If

a BMW ID is activated, the settings stored for it

are applied to the vehicle.

The welcome is neutral. An option to add a

BMW ID or create a driver profile is offered.

▷

The vehicle key or the digital key has not

been assigned to a BMW ID or a driver pro-

file:

General information

The welcome is neutral. The stored BMW

IDs or the stored driver profiles are offered

for selection. Additionally, it is possible to

add a new BMW ID or create a new driver

profile.

The BMW ID must be registered once. A BMW

ID can be registered via the My BMW App, in

the ConnectedDrive Portal, or through an au-

thorized service center.

A driver profile is created in the vehicle.

▷

A BMW ID or driver profile has been as-

signed to the vehicle key or digital key:

Many of the settings that are stored for a BMW

ID in the vehicle can be synchronized with the

BMW Cloud. This makes these settings availa-

ble in any vehicle where the same BMW ID is

used to log in.

The welcome is personalized, the stored

settings are activated. The BMW ID or the

driver profile can be changed.

As soon as the drive-ready state is turned on

or the control display is tapped outside of the

Welcome window, the welcome will be hidden.

The vehicle can store three BMW IDs or three

driver profiles.

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Adding the BMW ID

My BMW app

1.

Tap the BMW ID icon or the personal

image on the status bar.

If a BMW ID has been added to a vehicle, the

vehicle is automatically added to the My BMW

App. This means that My BMW App functions

can be used for this vehicle. To do so, the My

BMW App must be used with the same BMW

ID.

2. "Add BMW ID"

3. Scan the displayed QR code with your

smartphone.

4. Observe the instructions on your smart-

phone.

Alternatively, an authorized service center can

add a vehicle to the My BMW App. In this case,

the BMW ID must then be confirmed on the

control display in the corresponding vehicle.

▷

If you have installed the My BMW App

on your smartphone and saved your

BMW ID, the BMW ID is automatically

transferred to the vehicle.

In rare cases, the use of My BMW App func-

tions for this vehicle may be restricted. More

information is shown on the control display.

▷

If you do not have a BMW ID yet, you a

new BMW ID can be registered.

5. Select the other settings you want to

change, e.g., to configure driver recognition

as desired.

Creating a driver profile

In countries where BMW ConnectedDrive is not

available, driver profiles can be created.

▷

To configure driver recognition, the cor-

responding vehicle key or digital key

must be detected in the vehicle.

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

2. "Add driver profile"

Driver recognition can be set or changed in

the settings at a later time.

3. Enter the name for the driver profile.

4. Select the desired setting:

"Transfer settings"

6. Change any additional settings as neces-

sary.

Alternatively, the BMW ID can be registered by

an authorized service center and added to the

vehicle. The BMW ID must then be confirmed

on the control display in the corresponding ve-

hicle.

If the vehicle is in the guest profile, the set-

tings of the guest profile will be applied.

Primary user

The primary user is the person who first adds

their BMW ID to the vehicle and first adds the

vehicle to their My BMW App. Alternatively, the

primary user can be defined by an authorized

service center.

The vehicle is added to the user’s My BMW

App.

Confirming a BMW ID

If the BMW ID was created by an authorized

service center and added to the vehicle, you

must then confirm the BMW ID in the vehicle:

The primary user has access to the following

settings, for example:

▷

Removing BMW IDs saved to the vehicle.

1. Select the BMW ID.

Transferring the primary user role to an-

other BMW ID.

2. Scan the QR code shown.

▷

Change vehicle-wide data protection set-

tings.

3. Follow the instructions on your smart-

phone.

Create the main digital key.

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Additional information:

▷

BMW ID, e.g., profile picture.

BMW Digital Key, refer to page 84.

Navigation, e.g., recent destinations, home

address, or map settings.

Automatic driver recognition

If driver recognition has been established, au-

tomatic activation of the BMW ID or driver pro-

file is triggered by the following actions:

▷

Media, e.g., favorites or saved radio sta-

tions.

iDrive, e.g., main menu configuration, lan-

guage, or units.

▷

By unlocking the vehicle using the button

on the assigned vehicle key.

Personal Assistant, e.g., suggestions or ac-

tivation word.

▷

By unlocking the vehicle with a door handle.

The assigned vehicle key or the assigned

Digital Key must be carried with you.

Exterior lighting, e.g., one-touch signaling

and home lights.

Settings from the following areas are only

synchronized when you log in for the first time:

▷

By automatic unlocking when approaching

the vehicle. The assigned vehicle key or the

assigned Digital Key must be carried with

you. Depending on the country, it may not

be possible to recognize the Digital Key.

▷

Seating and climate comfort, e.g., driver’s

seat position or temperature setting.

▷

Data protection menu.

If there are several vehicle keys or Digital Keys

in the vicinity of the vehicle, activation of the

BMW ID or driver profile is done according to

the following priority:

Selecting the BMW ID/driver profile

If the BMW ID or driver profile could not be

recognized when unlocking the vehicle, select

the BMW ID or driver profile on the welcome

window.

▷

The key that unlocks the vehicle triggers

the activation of the assigned BMW ID or

the assigned driver profile.

The BMW ID or driver profile can be changed

at any time via iDrive:

The guest profile is activated when the ve-

hicle is unlocked using a key that is not as-

signed to a BMW ID or driver profile.

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

▷

If a vehicle key and a Digital Key are

detected at the same time, the Digital

Key triggers the activation of the assigned

BMW ID or the assigned driver profile.

2.

▷

"Change BMW ID"

"Change driver profile"

3. Select the BMW ID or driver profile.

4. If necessary, enter the PIN.

If another key is detected on the driver's

door after activating the BMW ID or the

driver profile, the BMW ID or the driver pro-

file of the last key detected is activated.

The BMW ID or the driver profile are activated,

the stored settings are loaded.

Guest profile

The guest profile can be activated and

changed by anyone.

If no BMW ID and no driver profile are as-

signed to this key, the guest profile is acti-

vated.

In the following cases the guest profile is auto-

matically active:

Setting synchronization

If synchronization is switched on, settings from

the following areas, for example, are continu-

ously synchronized:

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▷

A BMW ID has not yet been added or a

driver profile has not yet been created.

the BMW Cloud, the BMW ID data stored in the

BMW Cloud will be retained.

No BMW ID or driver profile has been as-

signed to the vehicle key or the digital key

that was used to unlock the vehicle.

If the vehicle is removed from the primary us-

er’s My BMW App, it will also be removed from

the My BMW App of the other users. The cor-

responding BMW IDs are removed from the

vehicle.

The following limitations apply to the guest

profile:

If the vehicle is reset to factory settings, it is

removed from each user’s My BMW App, and

all BMW IDs are removed from the vehicle.

▷

Certain functions are not available, e.g.,

navigation functions or saving favorites.

▷

The guest profile cannot be renamed.

It is not possible to assign a PIN to the

guest profile.

Transfer of the vehicle key

A vehicle key that is assigned to a BMW ID or

a driver profile can be used to view or change

the stored personal settings.

▷

It is not possible to assign driver detection

to the guest profile.

In ConnectedDrive countries, the synchroni-

zation with the BMW Cloud is not possible.

Before a vehicle key is transferred to other per-

sons, any assigned driver detection should be

canceled. Changes to the driver detection can

be made in the settings of the BMW ID or the

driver profile.

The guest profile is selected on the Welcome

screen or via iDrive:

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

The BMW Digital Key provides the option to

transfer a digital key to permit other persons

the use of your own vehicle.

2.

▷

"Change BMW ID"

"Change driver profile"

Additional information:

3. "Continue as guest"

BMW Digital Key, refer to page 84.

Deleting the BMW ID/driver profile

Settings

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

General information

Settings added when adding a BMW ID or cre-

ating a driver profile can be changed.

2.

▷

"Manage BMW IDs"

"Change driver profile"

3.

Tap the icon of the desired BMW ID or

the desired driver profile.

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

Removing a BMW ID from the vehicle causes

the vehicle to be removed from the My BMW

App. If the BMW ID has been synchronized

with the BMW Cloud, the data stored in the

BMW Cloud is retained after the BMW ID is

deleted. If the currently active BMW ID is re-

moved, the guest profile is activated.

2. "Settings"

The following settings are available for the

BMW ID:

▷

The type of driver detection.

The profile picture.

The synchronization with the BMW Cloud.

The personal salutation.

Removing a vehicle from the My BMW App

removes the corresponding BMW ID from the

vehicle. If the BMW ID was synchronized with

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The following settings are available for the

driver profile:

▷

The type of driver detection.

The profile picture.

The profile name.

Selecting a profile picture

The profile picture can be selected from the

predefined profile pictures:

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

2. "Settings"

3. "Manage profile picture"

4. "Select profile picture"

The personal profile picture for a BMW ID can

be adopted from the profile in the My BMW

App. This requires that the synchronization

with the BMW Cloud is activated in the set-

tings. After transferring the profile picture from

the My BMW App, you can only select one of

the predefined images if the profile picture in

the My BMW App is deleted or synchronization

is deactivated.

System limits

A clear driver detection via the vehicle key or

the digital key may not always be possible in

the following cases, for example:

▷

The driver changes, but the vehicle is not

locked and unlocked.

▷

When multiple vehicle keys or multiple digi-

tal keys with an assigned BMW ID or driver

profile are located in the outer area on the

driver's side of the vehicle.

▷

When the vehicle was unlocked via the My

BMW App.

The use of personal settings that are stored for

a BMW ID in other vehicles is subject to techni-

cal limitations. For example, settings may be

stored for a system that is not available, or

available in a non-compatible version, in other

vehicles.

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