At a glance

These overviews of buttons, switches and displays are intended to familiarize you with your vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted with the available control concepts and options.

See also:

Opening the main menu
Press the button. The main menu is displayed. All iDrive functions can be called up via the main menu. ...

Adaptive brake assistant
In combination with the Active Cruise Control, this system ensures that the brakes respond even more rapidly when braking in critical situations. Refer also to Collision warning. ...

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