OVERVIEW -> General settings for your BMW 1 Series 2019-2024
General settings
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General settings
Setting the time
Via iDrive:
Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional equipment available for the
model series. It may therefore describe equip‐
ment and functions which are not installed in
your vehicle, for example on account of the spe‐
cial equipment selected or the country specifica‐
tion. This also applies to safety-relevant func‐
tions and systems. Please comply with the
relevant laws and regulations when using the
corresponding functions and systems.
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Date and time"
4. "Time:"
5. Turn the Controller until the desired hours are
displayed.
6. Press the Controller.
7. Turn the Controller until the desired minutes
are displayed.
8. Press the Controller.
Language
Setting the time format
Via iDrive:
Selecting the language
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Date and time"
3. If necessary, "Language"
4. "Language:"
4. "Time format:"
5. Select the desired setting.
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
5. Select the desired setting.
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
Automatic time setting
Time
Depending on the equipment, the time, date and,
if necessary, time zone are updated automati‐
cally.
Setting the time zone
Via iDrive:
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Date and time"
3. "Date and time"
4. "Time zone:"
4. "Automatic time setting"
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
5. Select the desired setting.
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
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General settings
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Date
Activating/deactivating
display of the current
vehicle position
Setting the date
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Date and time"
4. "Date:"
Principle
If vehicle tracking is activated, the current vehicle
position can be displayed in the BMW Connec‐
ted app or in the ConnectedDrive customer por‐
tal.
5. Turn the Controller until the desired day is
displayed.
Activating/deactivating
Via iDrive:
6. Press the Controller.
7. Select the month and year.
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Data privacy"
Setting the date format
Via iDrive:
4. "Vehicle tracking"
5. Select the desired setting.
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Date and time"
Activating/deactivating
information windows
4. "Date format:"
5. Select the desired setting.
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
Information windows are automatically shown on
the Control Display for some functions. Some of
these information windows can be activated or
deactivated.
Selecting the units of
measurement
Via iDrive:
Depending on the country specifications, it is
possible to select the units of measurement for
various values, for example consumption, distan‐
ces and temperature.
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Pop-ups"
4. Select the desired setting.
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Units"
4. Select the desired menu item.
5. Select the desired setting.
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
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General settings
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▷ Messages from the Concierge Service or the
BMW Connected app, for example.
Control display
▷ Check Control messages.
Brightness
Via iDrive:
▷ Service requirement messages.
▷ Messages from the vehicle manufacturer.
1. "My Vehicle"
Notifications are additionally displayed in the sta‐
tus field.
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Displays"
Calling up notifications
Via iDrive:
4. "Control display"
5. "Brightness at night"
6. Turn the Controller until the desired bright‐
ness is obtained.
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
7. Press the Controller.
3. "Notifications"
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
4. Select the required notification.
Depending on the lighting conditions, the bright‐
ness adjustment may not be immediately appa‐
rent.
The menu in which the notification is displayed is
opened.
Deleting notifications
All notifications which are not Check Control
messages or messages from the vehicle manu‐
facturer can be deleted from the list.
Selecting the content of the main
menu
The content displayed in some menu items of
the main menu can be selected.
Check Control messages or messages from the
vehicle manufacturer remain for as long as they
are relevant.
1.
Press the button.
2. "Contents of main menu"
Via iDrive:
3. Select the desired menu and desired content.
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
1. "Notifications"
2. Select the required notification if necessary.
3.
Press the button.
Notifications
4. "Delete this notification" or "Delete all
notifications"
Principle
The menu shows all messages received by the
vehicle, centrally in the form of a list.
Settings
The following settings can be performed:
▷ Selection of applications from which mes‐
sages are permitted.
General
The following messages can be displayed:
▷ Sorting of sequence of messages by date or
priority.
▷ Traffic messages.
▷ Communication messages, for example e-
mail, SMS or reminders.
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General settings
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Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Notifications"
4. Select the desired setting.
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