BMW 3 Owners & Service Manuals

BMW 3: Date

Setting the date

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "General settings".

4. "Date and time".

5. "Date:".

6. Turn the Controller until the desired day is displayed.

7. Press the Controller.

8. Make the settings for the month and year.

9. "OK".

Setting the date format

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "General settings".

4. "Date and time".

5. "Date format:".

6. Select the desired setting.

The setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.

Language

Setting the language

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "General settings".

4. "Language:".

5. "System language".

6. Select the desired setting.

The setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.

Setting the voice dialog

For voice dialog for the voice activation system.

Setting the units of measurement

Depending on the country version, you can set the units of measurement for some values, for instance consumption, distances, and temperature.

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "General settings".

4. "Units".

5. Select the desired menu item.

6. Select the desired setting.

The setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.

Trip data settings

Concept

The intervals in which the trip data will be reset can be configured.

Resetting trip data

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "General settings".

4. "Reset trip data".

5. Select the desired setting.

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