2021-2025 BMW I4 4 Door Displays -> Indicator lights and warning lights User Manual
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Displays  
CONTROLS  
Displaying stored Check Control  
messages  
Additional information such as the cause of a  
fault or the required action can be called up via  
Check Control.  
Indicator lights and warning  
lights  
Principle  
The indicator lights and the warning lights on  
the instrument cluster show the status of some  
functions in the vehicle. The indicator lights  
and warning lights indicate faults in monitored  
systems.  
Depending on the Check Control message, fur-  
ther help can be selected.  
1.  
Apps menu  
2. "Vehicle"  
3. "Vehicle status"  
General information  
Indicator lights and warning lights can illumi-  
nate in a variety of combinations and colors.  
4. "Check Control"  
5. Select the desired text message.  
Several of the lights are checked for proper  
functioning and illuminate temporarily when  
drive-ready state is turned on.  
Display  
A Check Control message is displayed in the  
instrument cluster as a text message with an  
icon.  
Red lights  
For urgent messages, an added text is auto-  
matically displayed on the control display.  
Seat belt reminder  
If several faults occur at once, the messages  
are displayed consecutively.  
Seat belt on the driver's seat is not  
buckled.  
Certain messages displayed while driving are  
displayed again after drive-ready state is  
switched off.  
Additional information:  
Seat belt reminder, refer to page 108.  
Icons in the instrument cluster indicate  
an active or saved Check Control mes-  
sage.  
Airbag system  
Warning light illuminates briefly: indi-  
cates that the entire airbag system and  
seat belt tensioners are operational  
when drive-ready state is switched on.  
Warning light does not illuminate or illuminates  
continuously: the airbag system or the seat  
belt tensioners may not be operational. Have  
the vehicle checked immediately by an author-  
ized service center or another qualified service  
center or repair shop.  
Additional information:  
Airbags, refer to page 169.  
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Displays  
CONTROLS  
Parking brake  
Forward Collision Warning  
The parking brake is set.  
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-  
sion, e.g., with a vehicle, is detected.  
Increased awareness is required.  
Additional information:  
Parking brake, refer to page 132.  
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk  
of imminent collision with a vehicle detected.  
Immediately initiate braking or an evasive ma-  
neuver.  
Brake system  
The brake pads are worn or there is  
another issue with the brake system.  
Additional information:  
The braking assistance may not be op-  
erational. A higher pedal force may be  
required for braking.  
Forward Collision Warning with braking func-  
tion, refer to page 177.  
Have the vehicle checked immediately by an  
authorized service center or another qualified  
service center or repair shop.  
Intersection Collision Warning: vehicle  
detected from the right  
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-  
sion with vehicle crossing from the right  
detected. Increased awareness is re-  
quired.  
System fault  
Contact an authorized service center or  
another qualified service center or re-  
pair shop.  
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk  
of imminent collision with a crossing vehicle  
detected. Immediately initiate braking or an  
evasive maneuver.  
Emergency Stop Assistant  
Additional information:  
The Emergency Stop Assistant is trig-  
gered.  
Intersection Collision Warning with city braking  
function, refer to page 179.  
Additional information:  
Emergency Stop Assistant, refer to page 189.  
Intersection Collision Warning: vehicle  
detected from the left  
Pedestrian Warning  
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-  
sion with vehicle crossing from the left  
detected. Increased awareness is re-  
quired.  
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-  
sion with a person, e.g., a pedestrian  
or a cyclist. Increased awareness is re-  
quired.  
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk  
of imminent collision with a crossing vehicle  
detected. Immediately initiate braking or an  
evasive maneuver.  
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk  
of imminent collision with a person, e.g., a pe-  
destrian or a cyclist. Immediately initiate brak-  
ing or an evasive maneuver.  
Additional information:  
Additional information:  
Intersection Collision Warning with city braking  
function, refer to page 179.  
Daytime Pedestrian Collision Mitigation, refer  
to page 178.  
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Displays  
CONTROLS  
It is possible that the system will not execute  
any supporting steering movements.  
Intersection Collision Warning: vehicle  
from undetectable direction of travel  
Grab the steering wheel with your hands.  
Additional information:  
Warning light illuminates: risk of colli-  
sion with vehicle from unrecognizable  
direction of travel detected. Increased  
awareness is required.  
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.  
Warning light flashes and a signal sounds: risk  
of imminent collision with a vehicle detected.  
Immediately initiate braking or an evasive ma-  
neuver.  
Yellow lights  
Antilock Braking System  
The system may not be operational.  
The Antilock Braking System is not  
available.  
Additional information:  
Intersection Collision Warning with city braking  
function, refer to page 179.  
The ability to steer may be restricted  
during full braking.  
Active Cruise Control with Distance  
Control  
Have the vehicle checked immediately by an  
authorized service center or another qualified  
service center or repair shop.  
Warning light flashes and acoustic sig-  
nal sounds: Brake and evade as neces-  
sary.  
Additional information:  
Antilock Braking System, refer to page 199.  
Additional information:  
Active Cruise Control with Distance Control, re-  
fer to page 210.  
Steering Assistant  
Warning light illuminates and acoustic  
signal may sound: A system interrup-  
tion is imminent.  
Steering Assistant  
Depending on national-market version:  
The warning light flashes or illumi-  
nates. A signal sounds:  
Warning light flashes: Lane boundary has  
been crossed.  
Additional information:  
The system is switched off.  
Additional information:  
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.  
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.  
Steering and Lane Control Assistant:  
hands not on steering wheel  
Steering and Lane Control Assistant:  
hands not on steering wheel  
Hands are not grasping the steering  
wheel. The system is still active.  
Warning light illuminates and acoustic  
signal sounds:  
Grab the steering wheel with your  
hands.  
Hands are not grasping the steering  
wheel. System interruption is imminent.  
Additional information:  
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.  
The system reduces the speed to a standstill if  
applicable.  
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Displays  
CONTROLS  
Dynamic Stability Control  
Tire pressure monitor  
Warning light flashes: Dynamic Stabil-  
ity Control is regulating the driving and  
brake power. The vehicle is stabilized.  
Reduce the vehicle speed and adjust your driv-  
ing style to the road conditions.  
Warning light illuminates: Flat tire or  
tire pressure loss has been detected.  
Follow the information in the Check  
Control message.  
Warning light flashes then illuminates continu-  
ously: Flat tires or tire pressure losses cannot  
be detected.  
Warning light illuminates: Dynamic Stability  
Control has malfunctioned or is initializing.  
Driving stabilization is restricted or has failed.  
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Fault caused by systems or devices with  
the same radio frequency: after leaving the  
area of the interference, the system auto-  
matically becomes active again.  
If the warning light illuminates continuously,  
have the vehicle checked immediately by an  
authorized service center or another qualified  
service center or repair shop.  
In the case of tires with special appro-  
val: the tire pressure monitor was unable  
to complete the reset. Reset the system  
again.  
Additional information:  
Dynamic Stability Control, refer to page 199.  
Wheel without wheel electronics installed:  
Have it checked by an authorized service  
center or another qualified service center or  
repair shop as needed.  
The Dynamic Stability Control  
deactivated or the Dynamic Traction  
Control activated  
Dynamic Stability Control is deactivated  
or Dynamic Traction Control is acti-  
vated.  
Malfunction: have the vehicle checked by  
an authorized service center or another  
qualified service center or repair shop.  
Additional information:  
Additional information:  
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Dynamic Stability Control, refer to  
page 199.  
Tire pressure monitor, refer to page 316.  
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Dynamic Traction Control, refer to  
page 201.  
Steering system  
The steering system may not be op-  
erational.  
Flat tire monitor  
Have the vehicle checked by an author-  
ized service center or another qualified service  
center or repair shop.  
Warning light illuminates: Flat tire or  
tire pressure loss has been detected.  
Reduce your speed and stop cau-  
tiously. Avoid sudden braking and steering  
maneuvers.  
Acoustic pedestrian protection  
Acoustic pedestrian protection has  
malfunctioned. Increased caution when  
maneuvering.  
Additional information:  
Flat tire monitor, refer to page 323.  
If malfunctioning repeatedly, have the vehicle  
checked by an authorized service center or an-  
other qualified service center or repair shop.  
Additional information:  
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Displays  
CONTROLS  
Acoustic pedestrian protection, refer to  
page 123.  
Automatic High Beam Assistant, refer to  
page 158.  
Charging capacity limited  
Lane departure warning  
Additional information:  
Depending on vehicle equipment and  
national-market version:  
Charge vehicle, refer to page 286.  
The indicator light illuminates: the sys-  
tem is switched on. At least one lane boundary  
has been detected on one side of the vehicle.  
The system is ready to intervene and issue  
warnings. The system can perform steering in-  
terventions.  
Green lights  
Turn signal  
Turn signal is on.  
Indicator light flashes: the system is perform-  
ing a steering intervention.  
Unusually rapid flashing of the indicator  
light indicates that a turn signal bulb  
has failed.  
Additional information:  
Additional information:  
Lane departure warning, refer to page 181.  
Turn signal, refer to page 157.  
Automatic Hold is activated  
Parking lights  
After stopping, Automatic Hold auto-  
matically secures the vehicle to prevent  
it from rolling away.  
Parking lights are switched on.  
Additional information:  
Additional information:  
Parking lights, low-beam headlights,  
refer to page 160.  
Automatic Hold, refer to page 133.  
Automatic Hold holding the vehicle  
Low-beam headlights  
Automatic Hold secures the stopped  
vehicle to prevent it from rolling away,  
e.g., when stopped at a traffic light.  
Low-beam headlights are switched on.  
Additional information:  
Parking lights, low-beam headlights,  
refer to page 160.  
Additional information:  
Automatic Hold, refer to page 133.  
Automatic High Beam Assistant  
Manual Speed Limiter  
Low-beam headlights are switched on  
and the Automatic High Beam Assis-  
tant is activated.  
The indicator light illuminates: the sys-  
tem is switched on.  
The indicator light flashes: the set  
speed limit has been exceeded.  
High-beam headlights are switched on and  
off automatically depending on the traffic sit-  
uation.  
Additional information:  
Additional information:  
Manual Speed Limiter, refer to page 205.  
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Displays  
CONTROLS  
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.  
Cruise Control  
The system is active.  
Lane Change Assistant: lane change in  
progress  
Additional information:  
Cruise control, refer to page 207.  
Arrow icon for lane change green: the  
system carries out a lane change.  
Active Cruise Control with Distance  
Control  
Additional information:  
Lane Change Assistant, refer to page 225.  
Indicator light illuminates: Vehicle has  
been detected ahead of you. The vehi-  
cle icon goes out if no vehicle has been  
detected ahead of you.  
Lane Change Assistant: lane change  
not possible  
Indicator light flashes: Preceding vehicle has  
driven off.  
Gray line for lane boundary on the ap-  
propriate side: system detected a lane  
change request. Lane change not cur-  
rently possible.  
Additional information:  
Active Cruise Control with Distance Control, re-  
fer to page 210.  
Additional information:  
Lane Change Assistant, refer to page 225.  
Speed Limit Assistant activated  
Lane Change Assistant: functional  
requirements not met  
Depending on vehicle equipment, the  
indicator light illuminates green, to-  
gether with the icon for a speed control  
system. Speed Limit Assistant is active and  
detected speed limits can be applied manually  
for the displayed system.  
Depending on the national-market ver-  
sion:  
Arrow icon for lane change gray: lane  
change not possible; functional requirements  
not met.  
Additional information:  
Speed Limit Assistant, refer to page 217.  
Additional information:  
Lane Change Assistant, refer to page 225.  
Speed Limit Assist: Apply speed limit  
The detected speed limit can be ap-  
plied with the SET button. As soon as  
the speed limit has been applied, a  
green checkmark is displayed.  
Assisted Driving Mode Plus  
The system is active.  
Additional information:  
Assisted Driving Mode Plus, refer to  
page 223.  
Additional information:  
Speed Limit Assistant, refer to page 217.  
Steering Assistant  
The system is activated and helps to  
keep the vehicle in the lane.  
Additional information:  
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Displays  
CONTROLS  
Additional information:  
Blue lights  
Active Cruise Control with Distance Control, re-  
fer to page 210.  
High-beam headlights  
High-beam headlights have been  
switched on.  
Steering Assistant  
Additional information:  
The system is on standby and does not  
manipulate steering movements.  
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High-beam headlights, refer to page 157.  
Automatic High Beam Assistant, refer to  
page 158.  
System activates automatically as soon  
as all function conditions are fulfilled.  
Additional information:  
Steering Assistant, refer to page 220.  
Gray lights  
Seat belt reminder  
Assisted Driving Mode Plus  
Seat belt on the passenger seat or an-  
other seat in the vehicle is not buckled.  
The system is interrupted and will acti-  
vate automatically as soon as all func-  
tional requirements are met.  
Additional information:  
Seat belts, refer to page 107.  
Additional information:  
Assisted Driving Mode Plus, refer to page 223.  
Manual Speed Limiter  
White lights  
The system is interrupted.  
Additional information:  
Cruise Control with Distance Control  
Manual Speed Limiter, refer to  
page 205.  
No Distance Control because accelera-  
tor pedal is being pressed.  
Additional information:  
Cruise Control  
Active Cruise Control with Distance Control, re-  
fer to page 210.  
The system is interrupted.  
Additional information:  
Cruise control, refer to page 207.  
Assisted Driving Mode Plus  
The system can be activated.  
Additional information:  
Active Cruise Control with Distance  
Control  
Assisted Driving Mode Plus, refer to  
page 223.  
Indicator light is illuminated: the system  
is interrupted.  
Indicator light flashes: Conditions are  
not adequate for the system to work. The sys-  
tem was deactivated but applies the brakes  
until you actively resume control by pressing  
on the brake pedal or accelerator pedal.  
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Displays  
CONTROLS  
Display  
Selection lists  
Principle  
Lists can be displayed and, if necessary, used  
for certain functions in the instrument cluster or  
the Head-up display.  
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Entertainment source.  
Current audio source.  
List of most recent telephone calls.  
Selection lists, e.g., entertainment sources, are  
displayed on the instrument cluster.  
If necessary, the corresponding menu will open  
on the control display.  
Displaying and using the list  
Example: selecting a radio station  
The selection lists can be displayed and op-  
erated using the operating elements on the  
steering wheel.  
1.  
Press the entertainment sources  
button.  
Operating  
elements  
Function  
2.  
To switch to the list of radio sta-  
tions, tilt the knurled wheel to the right.  
Turn the knurled wheel: dis-  
play the entertainment list or  
scroll up or down in the list.  
3. Turn the knurled wheel to select a radio  
station.  
Press knurled wheel: confirm  
selection.  
4. Press the knurled wheel to confirm the se-  
lected radio station.  
Press the corresponding arrow  
key to change the entertain-  
ment source.  
Example: changing the entertainment  
source  
Show list of most recent tele-  
phone calls.  
1.  
Press the entertainment sources  
button.  
2.  
To select an entertainment source,  
turn the knurled wheel.  
3. Press the knurled wheel to confirm the se-  
lected entertainment source.  
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