Get QUICK REFERENCE Guide for BMW 4 Series 4 Door Second Generation (2020-2025)

Getting in

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Getting in

Locking with the vehicle key

1. Close the driver's door.

Opening and closing

Vehicle key

2.

Press the button on the vehicle key.

All vehicle access points are locked.

Buttons for the central locking

system

Overview

Buttons on the vehicle key.

Icon

Meaning

Unlock.

Lock.

The central locking buttons are located on the

front door.

Stationary climate control.

Open the cargo area.

Lock.

Panic mode.

Unlock.

Pathway lighting.

Access to vehicle interior

Locking the vehicle

Press the button with the front doors

closed.

Unlocking with the vehicle key

Press the button on the vehicle key.

The fuel filler flap remains unlocked.

If only the driver's door and fuel filler flap have

been unlocked due to the settings in place,

press the button on the vehicle key again to

unlock the other vehicle access points.

Unlocking the vehicle

Press the button.

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Closing the cargo area automatically

Panic mode

You can trigger the alarm system if you find

yourself in a dangerous situation.

▷

Press the button on the vehicle key

and hold for at least 3 seconds.

▷

Briefly press the button on the vehi-

cle key three times in succession.

To switch off the alarm: press any button.

Access to the cargo area

Opening the cargo area

Depending on the equipment:

Press the button on the inside of the cargo

area.

Displays, operating

elements

In the vicinity of the steering wheel

▷

Unlock the vehicle and then press the but-

ton on the trunk.

Press and hold the button on the

vehicle key for approx. 1 second.

Depending on the setting, the doors

may be unlocked.

1

Light switch

2

3

4

Turn signal, high-beam headlights

Instrument cluster

Wipers

Closing the cargo area manually

Indicator/warning lights

The indicator/warning lights can illuminate in a

variety of combinations and colors.

Several of the lights are checked for proper

functioning and illuminate temporarily when

drive-ready state is turned on.

Depending on vehicle equipment: Pull down

the trunk lid using the recessed grips.

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Buttons on the Controller

Driver's door

Button Function

Call up the main menu.

Call up the Media/Radio menu.

Go to Phone menu.

1

Seats, comfort features

Central locking system

Cargo area

2

3

4

5

Call up the navigation map.

Exterior mirrors

Call up the destination input menu

for navigation.

Power windows

Switch console

Go to previous menu.

Call up the Options menu.

BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant

Principle

The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is a

personal assistant that enables natural voice

operation of various vehicle functions.

1

Selector lever

Controller

2

3

4

5

6

Parking brake, Automatic Hold

Driving Experience Control

Start/Stop button

Activating the voice control system

1.

Press the button on the steering

wheel briefly.

Assistance systems

2. Say the command.

BMW iDrive

Canceling voice control

Principle

BMW iDrive is the vehicle’s display and oper-

ating concept and includes a wide range of

functions.

▷

Press the button on the steering

wheel again.

›Cancel‹

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▷

Slide the Controller to the right or left.

Press the Controller.

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Set-up and use

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Set-up and use

Adjusting the head restraint

Seats, mirrors and steering

wheel

Adjusting the height: manual head

restraints

Manually adjustable seats

▷

To lower: press the button, arrow 1, and

push the head restraint down.

1

Longitudinal direction

Thigh support

Seat tilt

2

3

4

5

6

7

To raise: push the head restraint up.

Backrest width

Lumbar support

Height

Adjusting the height: electrical head

restraints

Backrest tilt

Electrically adjustable seats

Press switch up or down.

1

Backrest width

2

3

4

Height/longitudinal direction/seat tilt

Head restraint/backrest tilt

Lumbar support

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Adjusting the distance

Adjusting the steering wheel

position

▷

Back: press the button and push the head

restraint toward the rear.

1. Fold the lever down completely.

Forward: pull the head restraint toward the

front.

2. Grip the steering wheel with both hands

and move the steering wheel to the prefer-

red height and angle to suit your seat posi-

tion.

Adjusting distance: M sport seat

3. Fold the lever back up.

Memory function

Principle

The distance to the back of the head is ad-

justed via the backrest inclination.

Adjusting the exterior mirrors

The following settings can be stored and, if

necessary, retrieved using the memory func-

tion:

▷

Seat position.

Exterior mirror adjustment.

Height of the Head-up display.

Overview

Icon

Meaning

Fold the exterior mirror in and out.

Adjust the exterior mirrors.

Select exterior mirror, Automatic Curb

Monitor.

The memory buttons are located on the front

doors.

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Storing settings

Electric longitudinal setting

1. Set the desired position.

Fold the seat backrest forward

1. Pull lever up to the stop.

2.

Press the button. The LED illumi-

nates.

3. Press the desired memory button as long

as the LED is illuminated. A signal sounds.

Calling up settings

Press the desired memory button 1 or 2.

Entering the rear

2. Fold the seat backrest forward.

Manual longitudinal setting

To make the entry to the rear easier, the seat

will automatically move to the most forward

position.

Fold the seat backrest forward

1. Pull lever up to the stop.

The process will be terminated when the

switch for the forward/back direction adjust-

ment is pressed or the backrest is reclined.

Push the seat backrest rearward

Push the seat backrest rearward and lock it.

The seat moves automatically to the last seat

position that was stored.

2. Fold the seat backrest forward.

3. Push the seat forward.

Infotainment

Navigation destination input

Push the seat backrest rearward

1.

Navigation menu

1. Push the seat back into the initial position.

2. Fold back the backrest to lock the seat.

2. "Destination input"

A search box and entered information such

as the search history are displayed.

3. Select the desired entry or the search box.

4. When selecting the search box, enter char-

acters or choose one of the POI categories

displayed.

If necessary, select

to display more

information, e.g. to preview a map.

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If necessary, accept the suggested search

keywords.

Mobile phones in range are displayed on

the control display.

5. Select the desired entry.

6. "Start guidance"

5. Select the desired mobile phone.

6. Compare the control number displayed on

the control display with the control number

in the display of the mobile phone, and con-

firm that they match.

Entertainment

Depending on vehicle variant, the center con-

sole or instrument panel provides the following

operating elements:

7. If necessary, select the connection mode:

"Use Bluetooth®"

The device is connected and displayed in the

device list.

Operating ele-

ment

Function

Turn the volume button to

adjust the volume.

Accepting a call

Depending on the equipment, incoming calls

can be answered in several ways.

Press the volume button

to turn off sound output.

Pressing the button again

restores the previous vol-

ume setting.

▷

Via iDrive:

"Accept"

Change the entertain-

ment source.

▷

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

Use the knurled wheel on the steering

wheel to select from the list in the instru-

ment cluster: "Accept"

Press once: changes the

station/track.

Press and hold: fast for-

ward/rewind the track.

Dialing a number

1.

Communication menu

2. "More"

Using the mobile phone

3. "Dial number"

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.

Activate Bluetooth® on the mobile phone.

Connecting via Bluetooth®

1.

Apps menu

2. "All apps"

3. "Mobile devices"

4. "Connect new device"

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On the road

Steptronic transmission

Driving

Engaging selector lever position D, N,

R, S

Drive-ready state

Turning on the drive-ready state

1. Depress the brake pedal.

2.

On the center console, press the

Start/Stop button.

Turning off drive-ready state

After stopping the vehicle:

▷

D is drive.

1. While the vehicle is stationary, depress the

brake and engage selector lever position P.

N Neutral.

Reverse R.

S Sport mode.

2. Set the parking brake.

3. Press the Start/Stop button.

To prevent the vehicle from moving after en-

gaging drive or reverse, maintain pressure on

the brake pedal until you are ready to drive off.

The READY indicator goes out and a signal

tone sounds.

The drive-ready state is switched off automat-

ically if the driver's seat belt is not buckled

when the driver's door is opened.

Engage selector lever position R only when the

vehicle is stationary.

Sport program: the gearshift behavior is de-

signed for a sportier driving behavior.

Auto Start/Stop function

The Auto Start/Stop function helps to conserve

fuel. The system switches off the engine during

a stop, for instance in traffic jam or at traffic

lights. Drive-ready state remains switched on.

The engine starts automatically under the fol-

lowing preconditions:

Engaging selector lever position P

Engage selector lever position P only when the

vehicle is stationary.

▷

By releasing the brake pedal.

When Automatic Hold is activated: step on

the accelerator pedal.

Press button P.

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Parking brake

Light and view

Setting the parking brake

Turn signal, high-beam headlights,

headlight flasher

Pull the switch.

The LED on the switch and the indica-

tor light in the instrument cluster are

illuminated.

Turn signal

Releasing the parking brake

With drive-ready state switched on:

Press the switch while stepping on the

brake pedal or selector lever position P

is set.

The LED and the indicator light go out.

The parking brake is released.

▷

Flashing: press the lever past the resist-

ance point.

Parking

One-touch signaling: lightly tap the lever up

or down.

Make sure the parking brake is engaged.

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 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.

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▷

Normal wiper speed, position 2.

Fast wiper speed, position 3.

Lights and lighting

Buttons in the vehicle

Turning off the window wiper system

and flick wipe

Icon

Function

Exterior lighting off.

Daytime driving lights.

Parking lights.

Automatic headlight control.

Adaptive lighting functions.

Low-beam headlights.

Press the lever down.

▷

Turning 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.

The lever automatically returns to its 0 po-

sition when released.

Activating/deactivating rain sensor

Window wiper system

Turning on window wiper system

Enable: press lever up once from the 0 posi-

tion, arrow 1.

Disable: press lever back into the 0 position.

Press the lever up until the desired position is

reached.

▷

Rest position of the wipers, position 0.

Rain sensor mode, position 1.

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Adjusting the rain sensor sensitivity

Icon

Function

Air conditioning.

Maximum cooling.

Air recirculation mode.

Turn the knurled wheel on the wiper lever.

Automatic recirculated-air con-

trol.

Cleaning the windshield

Fresh air.

Air flow.

Air distribution.

SYNC program.

Seat heating.

Active seat ventilation.

Pull the lever.

Climate control

Climate control functions

Functions in the Climate menu

Buttons, automatic climate control

Icon

Function

Turn the climate control sys-

tem on/off.

Automatic program.

Temperature.

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Function

Icon

Intermediate stop

Defrost function.

Refueling

Rear window defroster.

Fuel filler cap

1. To open the fuel filler flap, press on the rear

edge, arrow. The fuel filler flap opens.

Buttons, rear automatic climate control

2. Open the fuel filler cap counterclockwise.

Icon

Function

Automatic program.

Temperature.

Air distribution.

Switching off.

3. Place the fuel filler cap in the bracket on the

fuel filler flap.

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Adding engine oil

1. Opening the hood.

Wheels and tires

Tire pressure specifications

2. Open the lid counterclockwise.

The tire inflation pressure specifications can be

found in the tire inflation pressure table in the

printed Owner's Manual.

After correcting the tire pressure

If equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitor, the

corrected tire pressures are applied automati-

cally. Make sure that the correct tire settings

have been made. With tires that cannot be

found in the tire pressure values on the control

display, reset the Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM).

3. Add engine oil.

4. Close the lid.

If equipped with a flat tire monitor, reinitialize

the flat tire monitor.

Providing assistance

Checking the tire pressure

Regularly check the tire inflation pressure and

correct it as needed:

Hazard warning system

▷

At least twice a month.

Before embarking on an extended trip.

Electronic oil measurement

Functional requirements

A current measured value is available after ap-

prox. 30 minutes of normal driving with the

combustion engine running.

Hazard warning system button

Displaying the engine oil level

1.

Apps menu

ConnectedDrive

2. "Vehicle"

3. "Vehicle status"

4. "Engine oil level"

The engine oil level is displayed.

BMW Assistance

Contact BMW Assistance for information and

support for all aspects of the vehicle.

1.

Apps menu

Adding engine oil

2. "All apps"

General information

3. "BMW Assist"

Safely park the vehicle and switch off drive-

ready state before adding engine oil.

4. If necessary, select the desired service.

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A voice connection to the selected service 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.

An authorized service center.

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