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General settings

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General settings

Setting the time format

1. "CAR"

Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes all standard, country-

specific, and optional equipment offered with

the series. It also describes features and func-

tions that are not necessarily available in the

vehicle, e.g., due to the selected options or

country versions. This also applies to safety

functions and systems. When using these

functions and systems, the applicable laws

and regulations must be observed.

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Time format:"

6. Select the desired setting.

Automatic time setting

Depending on the vehicle's optional features,

the time, date and, if needed, the time zone

are updated automatically.

Time

Setting the time zone

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Automatic time setting"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Time zone:"

6. Select the desired setting.

Date

Setting the time

1. "CAR"

Setting the date

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Time:"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Date:"

6. Turn the Controller until the desired hours

are displayed.

6. Turn the Controller until the desired day is

displayed.

7. Press the Controller.

8. Make the settings for the month and year.

9. "OK"

8. Turn the Controller until the desired mi-

nutes are displayed.

9. "OK"

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Setting the date format

1. "CAR"

Resetting trip data

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Date format:"

3. "General settings"

4. "Reset trip data"

5. Select the desired setting.

6. Select the desired setting.

Speed warning

Language

Principle

Setting the system language

1. "CAR"

The speed warning can be used to set a speed

limit. A warning will be issued when this speed

limit is exceeded.

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Language"

General information

The warning is repeated if the vehicle speed

exceeds the set speed limit again after drop-

ping below it by 3 mph/5 km/h.

5. Select the desired setting.

Setting the units of

measurement

Adjusting

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

Depending on the national-market version, you

can set the units of measurement for some

values, for instance consumption, distances,

and temperature.

3. "General settings"

4. "Speed warning"

5. "Warning above:"

6. Turn the Controller until the desired speed

is displayed.

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

7. Press the Controller.

3. "General settings"

4. "Units"

Activate/deactivate

1. "CAR"

5. Select the desired setting.

2. "Settings"

Trip data settings

3. "General settings"

4. "Speed warning"

5. "Speed warning"

Principle

The intervals in which the trip data will be reset

can be configured.

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Applying current speed as the

speed warning

1. "CAR"

Reset vehicle data

All individual settings can be reset to the fac-

tory settings when the drive-ready state is

switched off. Data can only be deleted while

stationary.

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Speed warning"

5. "Select current speed"

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Reset vehicle data"

5. "Reset vehicle data"

Activating/deactivating pop-

ups

When the saved settings in a driver profile

are synchronized with the ConnectedDrive ac-

count, these settings will remain in the Con-

nectedDrive account.

For some functions, pop-ups are displayed

automatically on the control display. Some of

these pop-ups can be activated or deactivated.

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

Notifications

3. "General settings"

4. "Pop-ups"

Principle

5. Select the desired setting.

The menu centrally displays all notifications ar-

riving in the vehicle in form of a list.

Control display

General information

The following notifications can be displayed:

Brightness

1. "CAR"

▷

Traffic messages.

Check Control messages.

Messages on service notifications.

2. "Settings"

3. "Displays"

Communication messages, for example e-

mails, SMS text messages or reminders.

4. "Control display"

5. "Brightness at night"

6. Press the Controller.

▷

Messages, for instance from the BMW app.

Messages from the manufacturer of the ve-

hicle, for instance technical information or

important customer information.

7. Turn the Controller until the desired bright-

ness is set.

8. Press the Controller.

The number of notifications is additionally dis-

played in the status field.

Depending on the light conditions, the bright-

ness control may not be clearly visible.

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Go to notifications

1. Tip the Controller up.

2. "Notifications"

Condition

Description

"Do not

disturb"

Incoming calls and non-criti-

cal notifications are not dis-

played.

3. Select desired notification.

Icon is shown in the

status information with the

number of messages.

Delete notifications

Notifications can be deleted from the list.

"Passenger

on board"

Private contents such as

messages will not be dis-

played directly.

Sustained Check Control messages or mes-

sages from the vehicle manufacturer with im-

portant customer information are displayed as

long as they are relevant.

Icon is shown in the

status information with the

number of messages.

1. Tip the Controller up.

2. "Notifications"

3. Select desired notifications.

Activate/deactivate

1. Tip the Controller up.

2. "Notifications"

4.

Press the button.

5. Select the desired setting.

3. Tilt the Controller to the right.

4. "Notification display"

5. Select the desired setting.

Settings

It is possible to set which notifications are per-

mitted and which notifications will be displayed

at the start of the trip or upon completion of

the trip.

1. Tip the Controller up.

2. "Notifications"

3. Tilt the Controller to the right.

4. "Settings"

5. Select the desired setting.

Display, notifications

General information

The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistants al-

lows the configuration of the range of mes-

sages that will be displayed. Depending on

the situation, the desired condition can be acti-

vated.

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