BMW 3 Owners & Service Manuals

BMW 3: Controller

General information

The buttons can be used to open the menus directly.

The Controller can be used to select menu items and enter the settings.

Some iDrive functions can be operated using the touchpad on the Controller.

Operation

  • Turn to switch between menu items, for example.

iDrive

  • Press to select a menu item, for example.

iDrive

  1. Tilt in four directions to switch between displays, for example.

iDrive

Buttons on the Controller

Opens the main menu.

Opens the Apps menu.

Opens the Communication menu.

Opens the Media/Radio menu.

Opens destination input menu for navigation.

Opens navigation map.

Opens the previous display.

Opens the Options menu.

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