BMW 3: Activating/deactivating popup windows
For some functions, popup windows are displayed automatically on the Control Display.
Some of these popup windows can be activated or deactivated.
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR".
2. "Settings".
3. "General settings".
4. "Pop-ups".
5. Select the desired setting.
The setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.
Activating/deactivating the display of the current vehicle position
Concept
If vehicle tracking has been activated, the current vehicle position can be displayed in the BMW Connected app or in the ConnectedDrive customer portal.
Activating/deactivating
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR".
2. "Settings".
3. "General settings".
4. "Data privacy".
5. "Connected app and cust. portal" Select the desired setting.
Control Display
Brightness
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR".
2. "Settings".
3. "Displays".
4. "Control display".
5. "Brightness at night".
6. Turn the Controller until the desired brightness is set.
7. Press the Controller.
The setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.
Depending on the light conditions, the brightness settings may not be clearly visible.
Resetting the vehicle configuration
All individual settings can be reset to the factory settings when the drive-ready state is switched off.
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR".
2. "Settings".
3. "General settings".
4. "Reset vehicle data".
5. "Reset vehicle data".
When the stored settings in a driver profile are synchronized with the ConnectedDrive account, these settings will remain in the ConnectedDrive account.
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Data protection
Data transfer
Concept
The vehicle offers different services, whose use
requires a data transfer to BMW or a service provider.
The data transfer can be deactivated for
some services.
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Apple CarPlay preparation
Concept
CarPlay allows certain functions of a compatible
Apple iPhone to be used via Siri voice operation
and iDrive.
General information
Depending on the country-specific version, Car‐
Play may not be available. Contact a dealer's
service center or another qualified service center
or repair shop
