Get QUICK REFERENCE Guide for BMW 7 Series 4 Door Seventh Generation (2022-2025)

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.

Pre-conditioning.

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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Panic mode

You can trigger the alarm system if you find

yourself in a dangerous situation.

Displays, operating

elements

▷

Press the button on the vehicle key

and hold for at least 3 seconds.

In the vicinity of the steering wheel

▷

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

1

Light switch

2

3

4

Turn signal, high-beam headlights

Instrument cluster

Wipers

Indicator/warning lights

The indicator/warning lights can illuminate in a

variety of combinations and colors.

▷

Unlock the vehicle and then press the but-

ton on the cargo area.

Several of the lights are checked for proper

functioning and illuminate temporarily when

drive-ready state is turned on.

Press and hold the button on the

vehicle key for approx. 1 second.

Depending on the setting, the doors

may be unlocked.

Driver's door

Closing the cargo area

1

Opening the door

Safety switch

2

3

4

5

Power windows

Exterior mirrors

Press the button on the inside of the cargo

area.

Seats, comfort features

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6

7

Seat settings

Button

Function

Central locking system

Cargo area

Go to Navigation menu.

8

Go to previous menu.

Switch console

BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant

Principle

The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is a

personal assistant that enables natural voice

operation of various vehicle functions.

Activating the voice control system

1

Start/Stop button

Controller

2

3

4

5

6

1.

Press the button on the steering

wheel briefly.

My Modes

Assistance systems

2. Say the command.

Parking brake, Automatic Hold

Selector lever

Canceling voice control

BMW iDrive

▷

Press the button on the steering

wheel again.

Principle

▷

›Cancel‹

BMW iDrive is the vehicle’s display and oper-

ating concept and includes a wide range of

functions.

Slide the Controller to the right or left.

Press the Controller.

Buttons on the Controller

Button

Function

Call up the main menu.

Go to Media menu.

Go to Phone menu.

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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

Semi-electrically adjustable seats

Press switch up or down.

1

Longitudinal direction

Thigh support

Adjusting the distance

2

3

4

5

Backrest tilt

Height/seat tilt

Lumbar support

Adjusting seats

▷

Back: press the button and push the head

restraint toward the rear.

Forward: pull the head restraint toward the

front.

Adjusting the exterior mirrors

1

Backrest tilt/head restraint

Height/longitudinal direction

Seat tilt

2

3

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Meaning

Overview

Icon

Fold the exterior mirror in and out.

Adjust the exterior mirrors.

Select left exterior mirror.

The memory buttons are located on the front

doors.

Select right exterior mirror.

Storing settings

1. Set the desired position.

Adjusting the steering wheel

position

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.

Press the switch to adjust the steering wheel

forward/back position and height to the seat

position.

Infotainment

Navigation destination input

Memory function

1.

Navigation menu

2. "Destination input"

Principle

A search box and entered information such

as the search history are displayed.

The following settings can be stored and, if

necessary, retrieved using the memory func-

tion:

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.

▷

Seat position.

Exterior mirror adjustment.

Steering wheel position.

Lumbar support position.

Height of the Head-up display.

If necessary, select

information, e.g. to preview a map.

to display more

If necessary, accept the suggested search

keywords.

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5. Select the desired entry.

6. "Start guidance"

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 model variant, the center con-

sole or instrument panel provide 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

Accepting a call

Depending on the equipment, incoming calls

can be answered in several ways.

Turn volume button: Ad-

just volume.

Press volume button:

Turn sound output on/

off.

▷

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

5.

Select the icon. The connection is es-

tablished via the mobile phone to which this

function has been assigned.

After the mobile phone is connected once to

the vehicle, the mobile phone can be operated

using iDrive and the steering wheel buttons.

Activate Bluetooth® on the mobile phone.

Connecting via Bluetooth®

1.

Apps menu

2. "All apps"

3. "Mobile devices"

4. "Connect new device"

Mobile phones in range are displayed on

the control display.

5. Select the desired mobile phone.

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On the road

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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. Press the Start/Stop button.

Turning off drive-ready state

1. When the vehicle is stationary, apply the

parking brake.

2. Press the Start/Stop button.

The engine is switched off.

▷

D is drive.

N Neutral.

The vehicle switches into standby state.

The READY indicator goes out.

Reverse R.

S Sport mode.

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.

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.

Auto Start/Stop function

Engage selector lever position R only when the

vehicle is stationary.

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:

Sport program: the gearshift behavior is de-

signed for a sportier driving behavior.

Engaging selector lever position P

▷

By releasing the brake pedal.

When Automatic Hold is activated: step on

the accelerator pedal.

Press the button.

The transmission lock is engaged and the

parking brake is engaged.

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Parking brake

Light and view

Setting the parking brake

Turn signal, high-beam headlights,

headlight flasher

Press the parking brake button.

The LED on the button and the indica-

tor light in the instrument cluster are

illuminated.

Turn signal

The parking brake is engaged and transmis-

sion lock is engaged.

Releasing the parking brake

With the brake pedal pressed and

drive-ready state on, press the parking

brake button.

The LED and the indicator light go out.

The parking brake is released.

▷

Flashing: press the lever past the resist-

ance point.

One-touch signaling: lightly tap the lever up

or down.

Parking

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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Lights and lighting

Window wiper system

Buttons in the vehicle

Turning on window wiper system

Icon

Function

Exterior lighting menu.

Automatic headlight control.

Low-beam headlights.

Exterior lighting off.

Press the lever up until the desired position is

reached.

▷

Rest position of the wipers, position 0.

Rain sensor mode, position 1.

Normal wiper speed, position 2.

Fast wiper speed, position 3.

Functions via iDrive

Icon

Function

Automatic headlight control.

Turning off the window wiper system

and flick wipe

Low-beam headlights.

Parking lights.

Exterior lighting off.

Left roadside parking light.

Right roadside parking light.

Press the lever down or forward.

▷

Turning off: press the lever down, arrow 1,

until it reaches the 0 position.

▷

Flick wipe: press the lever down from the

0 position, arrow 1, and press the lever in

position 0 or position 1 forward, arrow 2.

The lever returns to its initial position when

released.

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Activating/deactivating rain sensor

Climate control

Climate control functions

Functions in the Climate menu

Icon

Function

Turn the climate control sys-

tem on/off.

Enable: press lever up once from the 0 posi-

tion, arrow 1.

Automatic program.

Temperature.

Disable: press lever back into the 0 position.

Adjusting the rain sensor sensitivity

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.

Pull the lever.

Seat heating.

Panel heating.

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Icon

Function

Icon

Function

Seat cooling.

Turning the rear automatic cli-

mate control on/off.

Steering wheel heating.

Automatic program.

Temperature.

Air flow.

Buttons, automatic climate control

Air distribution.

Seat heating.

Panel heating.

Icon

Function

Seat cooling.

Defrost function.

Rear window defroster.

Rear automatic climate control

The rear climate control is operated via BMW

Touch Command.

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Wheels and tires

Intermediate stop

Tire pressure specifications

The tire inflation pressure specifications can be

found in the tire inflation pressure table in the

printed Owner's Manual.

Refueling

Fuel filler cap

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

edge, arrow. The fuel filler flap opens.

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).

If equipped with a flat tire monitor, reinitialize

the flat tire monitor.

2. Open the fuel filler cap counterclockwise.

Checking the tire pressure

Regularly check the tire inflation pressure and

correct it as needed:

▷

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.

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

fuel filler flap.

Displaying the engine oil level

1.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle"

3. "Vehicle status"

4. "Engine oil level"

The engine oil level is displayed.

Adding engine oil

General information

Safely park the vehicle and switch off drive-

ready state before adding engine oil.

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A voice connection to the selected service is

established.

Adding engine oil

1. Opening the hood.

2. Open the lid counterclockwise.

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.

3. Add engine oil.

4. Close the lid.

Providing assistance

Hazard warning system

Hazard warning system button

ConnectedDrive

BMW Assistance

Contact BMW Assistance for information and

support for all aspects of the vehicle.

1.

Apps menu

2. "All apps"

3. "BMW Assist"

4. If necessary, select the desired service.

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