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Personal settings

Deleting personal data in the vehicle

Vehicle equipment

Principle

This chapter describes equipment, systems

and functions which are offered or may be of-

fered in future on a model-specific basis, even

if they are not included in the vehicle in ques-

tion.

Depending on use, the vehicle stores personal

data such as saved radio stations. This per-

sonal data can be permanently deleted using

iDrive.

For further information:

General

Vehicle equipment, see page 8.

Depending on the equipment, the following

data is deleted:

Data protection

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BMW IDs or driver profiles.

Saved radio stations.

Stored shortcuts.

Data transfer

Navigation, for example saved destina-

tions.

Principle

The vehicle offers various services which re-

quire data to be transferred to BMW or a serv-

ice provider.

▷

Phone book.

Online data, for example favourites, cook-

ies.

▷

Office data, for example voice memos.

Login accounts.

General

Data transfer can be deactivated for some

services. If data transfer has been deactivated

for a service, then that service cannot be used.

Digital keys.

It may take up to 15 minutes in total to delete

data. The vehicle is also removed from the My

BMW App and the ConnectedDrive customer

portal so that remote functions can no longer

be used.

Settings

Data transfer can be configured individually in

various stages or for individual services.

1.

Apps menu

Operating requirements

2. "Vehicle apps"

▷

Data can only be deleted with the vehicle at

a standstill.

3. "System settings"

4. "Data privacy"

▷

The vehicle key must be in the vehicle.

5. Select the desired setting.

Deleting data

Personal data in the vehicle is deleted when

the vehicle is reset to its factory settings.

For further information:

Reset vehicle data, see page 73.

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Many of the settings that are stored for a BMW

ID in the vehicle can be synchronised with the

BMW Cloud. This makes these settings avail-

able in any vehicle where the same BMW ID is

used to log in.

Resetting vehicle data

All individual settings can be reset to the

factory settings when drive-ready state is

switched off. Data can only be deleted with the

vehicle at a standstill. The vehicle key must be

in the vehicle.

The vehicle can store three BMW IDs or three

driver profiles.

Activation of a BMW ID or a driver profile can

already take place when unlocking. For this

purpose, the driver recognition via a vehicle

key or a digital key must be assigned to the

BMW ID or the driver profile.

1.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

3. "System settings"

4. "Reset vehicle data"

5. "Reset vehicle data"

If no BMW ID or driver profile is activated when

the vehicle is unlocked, the vehicle is in the

guest profile.

If synchronisation of settings has been activa-

ted for a BMW ID in the vehicle, the personal

settings are retained in the BMW Cloud.

Operating requirements

When a BMW ID or driver profile is created,

changed, deleted or edited, the vehicle must

move no faster than at walking speed.

BMW ID/driver profiles

The login in the vehicle with a BMW ID and

synchronisation with the BMW Cloud are only

possible when the vehicle has cellular network

reception.

Principle

In ConnectedDrive countries, the BMW ID is

the personal login for all relevant offers for the

BMW brand. The BMW ID can be used in the

vehicle to store and activate personal vehicle

settings.

Welcome window

After unlocking the vehicle, a Welcome window

is shown on the control display. The type of

the welcome depends on the following prereq-

uisite:

In non-ConnectedDrive countries, the personal

vehicle settings can be stored in driver profiles.

General

▷

The vehicle does not have a stored BMW

ID or driver profile:

The BMW ID must be registered once. A BMW

ID can be registered via the BMW app, in

the ConnectedDrive Portal or at the authorised

Service Partner.

The welcome is neutral. An option to add a

BMW ID or create a driver profile is offered.

▷

The vehicle key or the digital key has not

been assigned to a BMW ID or a driver pro-

file:

A driver profile is created in the vehicle.

If a vehicle is used by several people, each

person can create their own BMW ID or driver

profile in order to save their personal settings.

The welcome is neutral. The stored BMW

IDs or the stored driver profiles are offered

for selection. Additionally, it is possible to

If a BMW ID or a driver profile is activated,

the settings stored therein are applied to the

vehicle.

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4.

add a new BMW ID or create a new driver

profile.

▷

Scan the QR code shown in the display.

The BMW ID is copied from the BMW

app.

▷

A BMW ID or a driver profile has not been

assigned to the vehicle key or the digital

key :

Enter the login data of the BMW ID.

5. Depending on the national-market version,

the following settings can be selected:

The welcome is personalised, the stored

settings are activated. The BMW ID or the

driver profile can be changed.

▷

"Synchronise BMW ID"

The settings stored in the BMW Cloud

are applied.

As soon as the drive-ready state is turned on

or the control display is tapped outside of the

welcome window, the welcome will be hidden.

▷

"Transfer settings"

If the vehicle is using the guest profile,

the settings of the guest profile will be

applied.

Registering a BMW ID

The following steps must be carried out in or-

der to use a BMW ID:

▷

"Continue"

The vehicle is added to the user’s BMW app.

▷

Register the BMW ID.

Activate the BMW ID.

Confirming the BMW ID

If the BMW ID has been created by the Service

Partner and added to the vehicle, the BMW ID

must then be confirmed in the vehicle:

Add or confirm the BMW ID in the vehicle.

Registration of the BMW ID via the BMW app

can be started in the vehicle.

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

1. Select the BMW ID.

2. Select the desired confirmation:

2. "Add BMW ID"

3. "Register now"

▷

Scan the displayed QR code with the

BMW app.

4. Scan the QR code shown in the display.

The BMW ID is created on the smartphone.

▷

Enter the password of the BMW ID.

Alternatively, the BMW ID can be registered

by the authorised Service Partner and added

to the vehicle. The BMW ID must then be

confirmed on the control display of the corre-

sponding vehicle.

BMW app

If a BMW ID has been added to a vehicle,

the vehicle is automatically added to the BMW

app. This means that functions of the BMW

app can be used for this vehicle. This requires

the BMW app to be used with the same BMW

ID.

Adding the BMW ID

An existing BMW ID can be added to the vehi-

cle:

Alternatively, a vehicle can be added to the

BMW app by the authorised Service Partner. In

this case, the BMW ID must then be confirmed

on the control display of the corresponding ve-

hicle.

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

2. "Add BMW ID"

In rare cases, the use of BMW app functions

for this vehicle may be restricted. A further

note is shown on the control display.

3.

▷

"Log in with My BMW App"

"Log in with BMW ID"

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The PIN can be used to activate the BMW

ID or the driver profile, even if the assigned

vehicle key or the assigned digital key is not

available.

Creating a driver profile

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

2. "Add driver profile"

▷

"Vehicle key"

3. Enter the name for the driver profile.

4. Select the desired setting:

"Transfer settings"

The vehicle key that is recognised in the

vehicle interior is assigned to the BMW ID

or the driver profile.

If the vehicle is using the guest profile, the

settings of the guest profile will be applied.

"Digital Key"

The digital key that is recognised in the ve-

hicle interior is assigned to the BMW ID or

the driver profile.

Main user

The main user is the person who first enters

their BMW ID into the vehicle and the vehicle

into the BMW app. Alternatively, the main user

can be defined by the Service Partner.

Automatic driver recognition

If driver recognition has been defined, auto-

matic activation of the BMW ID or driver profile

is triggered by the following activities:

The main user has access to the following set-

tings, for example:

▷

By unlocking the vehicle using the assigned

vehicle key button.

▷

Remove BMW IDs stored in the vehicle.

Transfer the role of the main user to an-

other BMW ID.

▷

By unlocking the vehicle using an outside

door handle. The assigned vehicle key or

the assigned digital key must be carried.

▷

Make vehicle-wide privacy settings.

Creation of the digital master key.

▷

By automatic unlocking when approaching

the vehicle. The assigned vehicle key or the

assigned digital key must be carried. De-

pending on the national-market version, it

may not be possible to recognise the digital

key.

For further information:

BMW Digital Key, see page 93.

Specify the driver detection

A driver detection and a PIN can be set up for

a BMW ID or a driver profile.

If there are several vehicle keys or digital keys

in the vicinity of the vehicle, the activation of

the BMW ID or the driver profile takes place

according to the following priority:

The driver detection offers the following ad-

vantages:

▷

The key that unlocks the vehicle triggers

the activation of the assigned BMW ID or

the assigned driver profile.

▷

The BMW ID or the driver profile with the

saved settings is automatically activated.

▷

The settings are not accessible to other

persons.

The guest profile is activated when the ve-

hicle is unlocked using a key that is not as-

signed to a BMW ID or driver profile.

The driver detection is specified immediately

following the addition of the BMW ID or after

creating the driver profile.

▷

If a vehicle key and a digital key are detec-

ted at the same time, the digital key trig-

Prior to the selection of the driver detection, a

PIN must be created.

▷

"Set PIN"

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gers the activation of the assigned BMW ID

or the assigned driver profile.

The BMW ID or driver profile can be changed

at any time via iDrive:

▷

If another key is detected on the driver's

door after activating the BMW ID or the

driver profile, the BMW ID or the driver pro-

file of the last key detected is activated.

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

2.

▷

"Change BMW ID"

"Change driver profile"

If no BMW ID and no driver profile are as-

signed to this key, the guest profile is acti-

vated.

3. Select the BMW ID or driver profile.

4. If necessary, enter the PIN.

The BMW ID or the driver profile are activated,

the stored settings are loaded.

Synchronisation of settings

If synchronisation is switched on, settings are

continuously synchronised from the following

areas, for example:

Guest profile

The guest profile can be activated and

changed by anyone.

▷

BMW ID, e.g. profile picture.

Navigation, e.g. last destinations, home ad-

dress or map settings.

The guest profile is automatically active in the

following cases:

▷

Media, e.g. favourites or stored radio sta-

tions.

▷

A BMW ID has not yet been added or a

driver profile has not yet been created.

iDrive, e.g. main menu configuration, lan-

guage or units.

▷

No BMW ID or driver profile has been as-

signed to the vehicle key or the digital key

that was used to unlock the vehicle.

Personal assistant, e.g. suggestions or acti-

vation word.

The following limitations apply to the guest

profile:

Exterior lights, e.g. one-touch signalling and

home lights.

▷

Selected functions that process personal

data are not available in the guest profile.

This includes functions of the navigation

and the saving of favourites. More infor-

mation on data processing is available in

the ConnectedDrive data protection notes /

service descriptions.

Settings from the following areas are only

synchronised when you log in for the first time:

▷

Seating and climate comfort, e.g. driver’s

seat position or temperature setting.

Privacy menu.

▷

The guest profile cannot be renamed.

Selecting the BMW ID/driver profile

It is not possible to assign a PIN to the

guest profile.

If it was not possible to recognise the BMW

ID or driver profile when unlocking the vehicle,

the BMW ID or driver profile is selected on the

welcome window.

▷

It is not possible to assign a driver detection

to the guest profile.

In ConnectedDrive countries, the synchroni-

sation with the BMW Cloud is not possible.

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The guest profile is selected in the welcome

window or via iDrive:

be made in the settings of the BMW ID or the

driver profile.

The BMW Digital Key provides the option to

transfer a digital key to permit other persons

the use of your own vehicle.

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

2.

▷

"Change BMW ID"

For further information:

"Change driver profile"

BMW Digital Key, see page 93.

3. "Continue as guest"

Settings

Deleting the BMW ID/driver profile

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

General

Settings added when adding a BMW ID or cre-

ating a driver profile can be changed.

2.

▷

"Change BMW ID"

"Change driver profile"

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

3.

Tap the icon of the desired BMW ID or

the desired driver profile.

2. "Settings"

Removing a BMW ID from the vehicle causes

the vehicle to be removed from the BMW app.

If the BMW ID has been synchronised with the

BMW Cloud, the data stored in the BMW Cloud

is retained after the BMW ID is deleted. If the

currently active BMW ID is removed, the guest

profile is activated.

The following settings are available for the

BMW ID:

▷

The type of driver detection.

The profile picture.

The synchronisation with the BMW Cloud.

The personal salutation.

Removing a vehicle from the BMW app re-

moves the corresponding BMW ID from the

vehicle. If the BMW ID was synchronised with

the BMW Cloud, the BMW ID data stored on

the BMW Cloud will be retained.

The following settings are available for the

driver profile:

▷

The type of driver detection.

The profile picture.

If the vehicle is removed from the main user’s

BMW app, it will also be removed from the

other users’ BMW apps. The corresponding

BMW IDs are removed from the vehicle.

The profile name.

Selecting a profile picture

The profile picture can be selected from the

predefined profile pictures.

If the vehicle is reset to the factory settings, the

vehicle is removed from all users’ BMW apps

and all BMW IDs are removed from the vehicle.

1.

Tap the icon or personal picture in the

status bar.

2. "Settings"

Transfer of the vehicle key

3. "Manage profile picture"

4. "Select profile picture"

A vehicle key that is assigned to a BMW ID or

a driver profile can be used to view or change

the stored personal settings.

For a BMW ID, the personal profile picture can

be taken from the profile in the BMW app.

This requires that the synchronisation with the

BMW Cloud is activated in the settings. After

Before a vehicle key is transferred to other per-

sons, any assigned driver detection should be

cancelled. Changes to the driver detection can

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the profile picture from the BMW app has been

applied, a selection from the predefined pic-

tures is only possible if the profile picture in

the BMW app is deleted or synchronisation is

deactivated.

System limits

A clear driver detection via the vehicle key or

the digital key may not always be possible, for

example in the following cases:

▷

If there is a change of driver without the

vehicle being locked and unlocked.

▷

When multiple vehicle keys or multiple digi-

tal keys with an assigned BMW ID or driver

profile are located in the outer area on the

driver's side of the vehicle.

▷

When the vehicle was unlocked from the

BMW app.

The use of personal settings that are stored

for a BMW ID in other vehicles is subject to

technical limitations. For example, there may

be stored settings for a system that is not

available in other vehicles, or only in an incom-

patible version.

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