At a glance

This overview of buttons, switches and displays is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's operating environment. The section will also assist you in becoming acquainted with the control concepts and options available for operating the various systems.

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General information
The iDrive functions can be stored on the programmable memory buttons and called up directly, e.g., radio stations, navigation destinations, phone numbers and entry points into the menu. The ...

Voice operation
Vehicles equipped with the voice activation system: operation. Vehicles not equipped with the voice activation system: depending on the equipment, the mobile phone can be voice operated as desc ...

Units of measure
To set the respective units of measure, miles or km for the odometer and ℃ or ℉ for the external temperature. The setting is stored for the remote control currently in use. ...