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General settings

CONTROLS

General settings

Setting the time format

1. "CAR"

Vehicle features and

options

2. "Settings"

This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐

cific and optional features offered with the series.

It also describes features and functions that are

not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due

to the selected options or country versions. This

also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐

tems. When using these functions and systems,

the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐

served.

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Time format:"

6. Select the desired setting.

Automatic time setting

Depending on your vehicle's optional features,

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

updated automatically.

Time

1. "CAR"

Setting the time zone

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Automatic time setting"

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Time zone:"

Date

6. Select the desired setting.

Setting the date

1. "CAR"

Setting the time

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Date:"

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Time:"

6. Turn the Controller until the desired day is

displayed.

6. Turn the Controller until the desired hours are

displayed.

7. Press the Controller.

8. Make the settings for the month and year.

9. "OK"

7. Press the Controller.

8. Turn the Controller until the desired minutes

are displayed.

9. "OK"

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data to analyze the attention of the driver. This

system supports various vehicle assistance sys‐

tems, e.g.:

Setting the date format

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

▷ Fatigue alert.

3. "General settings"

4. "Date and time"

5. "Date format:"

▷ Steering and traffic jam assistant with Ex‐

tended Traffic Jam Assistant.

Activating/deactivating

1. "CAR"

6. Select the desired setting.

2. "Settings"

Language

3. "General settings"

4. "Driver Attention Camera"

5. Select the desired setting.

Setting the system language

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

System limits

The Driver Attention Camera may not be fully

functional in the following situations:

3. "General settings"

4. "Language"

5. Select the desired setting.

▷ When the Driver Attention Camera is covered

by the steering wheel rim.

▷ When the driver is wearing infrared imperme‐

able sunglasses.

Setting the units of

measurement

Trip data settings

Depending on the country version, you can set

the units of measurement for some values, for in‐

stance consumption, distances, and tempera‐

ture.

Principle

The intervals in which the trip data will be reset

can be configured.

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

Resetting trip data

1. "CAR"

3. "General settings"

4. "Units"

2. "Settings"

5. Select the desired menu item.

6. Select the desired setting.

3. "General settings"

4. "Reset trip data"

5. Select the desired setting.

Driver Attention Camera

Principle

A camera that monitors driver activity is located

in the instrument cluster. The camera evaluates

the head position and eye opening and uses the

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Speed warning

Activating/deactivating

pop-ups

Principle

For some functions, pop-ups are displayed auto‐

matically on the Control Display. Some of these

pop-ups can be activated or deactivated.

The speed warning can be used to set a speed

limit. A warning will be issued when this speed

limit is exceeded.

1. "CAR"

General information

2. "Settings"

The warning is repeated if the vehicle speed ex‐

ceeds the set speed limit again, after it has drop‐

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

3. "General settings"

4. "Pop-ups"

5. Select the desired setting.

Adjusting

1. "CAR"

Control Display

2. "Settings"

3. "General settings"

4. "Speed warning"

5. "Warning at:"

Brightness

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

6. Turn the Controller until the desired speed is

displayed.

3. "Displays"

4. "Control display"

5. "Brightness at night"

6. Press the Controller.

7. Press the Controller.

Activate/deactivate

1. "CAR"

7. Turn the Controller until the desired bright‐

ness is set.

2. "Settings"

8. Press the Controller.

3. "General settings"

4. "Speed warning"

5. "Speed warning"

Depending on the light conditions, the bright‐

ness settings may not be clearly visible.

Accept current speed as the

speed warning

1. "CAR"

Reset vehicle data

All individual settings can be reset to the factory

settings when the drive-ready state is switched

off.

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"

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When the stored settings in a driver profile are

synchronized with the ConnectedDrive account,

these settings will remain in the ConnectedDrive

account.

3. Select desired notifications.

4. Press the button.

5. Select the desired setting.

Settings

Notifications

It is possible to set which notifications are per‐

mitted and which notifications will be displayed at

the start of the trip and at the completion of the

trip.

Principle

The menu centrally displays all notifications arriv‐

ing in the vehicle in form of a list.

1. Tip the Controller up.

2. "Notifications"

General information

The following notifications can be displayed:

3. Tilt the Controller to the right.

4. "Settings"

▷ Traffic messages.

5. Select the desired setting.

▷ Check Control messages.

▷ Messages on service notifications.

Display, notifications

General information

The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistants allows

the configuration of the range of messages that

will be displayed. Depending on the situation, the

desired condition can be activated.

▷ Communication messages, for example e-

mails, SMS text messages or reminders.

▷ Messages, for instance from the BMW app.

▷ Messages from the manufacturer of the vehi‐

cle, for instance technical information or im‐

portant customer information.

The number of notifications is additionally dis‐

played in the status field.

Condition

Description

"Do not

disturb"

Incoming calls and non-critical

notifications are not displayed.

Go to notifications

1. Tip the Controller up.

2. "Notifications"

Icon is shown in the status

information with the number of

messages.

3. Select desired notification.

"Passenger

on board"

Private contents, such as mes‐

sages, will not be displayed di‐

rectly.

Delete notifications

All notifications, except Check Control messages

or messages from the vehicle manufacturer, can

be deleted from the list.

Icon is shown in the status

information with the number of

messages.

Check Control messages or messages from the

vehicle manufacturer are displayed as long as

they are relevant.

Activate/deactivate

1. Tip the Controller up.

2. "Notifications"

1. Tip the Controller up.

2. "Notifications"

3. Tilt the Controller to the right.

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4. "Notification display"

5. Select the desired setting.

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