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EnglishiDrive -> Deleting personal in the vehicle for your BMW 6 Series 2011-2017
At a glance
iDrive
Deleting personal in the
vehicle
Entering letters and numbers
General information
The concept
On the Control Display:
Depending on the usage, the vehicle saves
personal data, such as stored radio stations.
These personal data can be permanently de‐
leted through iDrive.
1. Turn the controller: select letters or num‐
bers.
2. Select additional letters or numbers if
needed.
3. "OK": confirm the entry.
General information
Depending on the equipment package, the fol‐
lowing data can be deleted:
Symbol Function
Press the controller: delete the let‐
ter or number.
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Personal Profile settings.
Stored radio stations.
Stored Favorites buttons.
Travel and computer information.
Music collection.
Press the controller for an extended
period: delete all letters or numbers.
Switching between cases, letters and
numbers
Depending on the menu, you can reel between
entering upper and lower case, letters and
numbers:
Navigation, e.g. stored destinations.
Phone book.
Online data, e.g. Favorites, cookies.
Voice notes.
Login accounts.
Symbol
Function
RemoteApp smartphone tethering.
Enter the letters.
Enter the numbers.
Tip controller up.
Altogether, the deletion of the data can take up
to 30 minutes.
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Functional requirement
Data can only be deleted while stationary.
Without navigation system
Select the symbol.
Deleting data
Heed and follow the instructions on the Con‐
trol Display.
Entry comparison
Entering names and addresses: choice is nar‐
rowed down with every letter entered and let‐
ters may be added automatically.
1. Switch on the ignition.
2. "Settings"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Delete personal data"
5. "Continue"
Entries are continuously compared with data
stored in the vehicle.
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Only those letters are offered during input
for which data is available.
6. "OK"
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