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

Initiating an Emergency Request
1. Press the cover briefly to open it. Initiating an Emergency Request 2. Press the SOS button until the LED in the button lights up. ▷ The LED lights up: an Emergency Request was initi ...

Switch off any functions that are not currently needed
Functions such as seat heating and the rear window defroster require a lot of energy and consume additional fuel, especially in city and stopand- go traffic. Therefore, switch off these functio ...