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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"
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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