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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Speed warning
Concept
A speed limit can be set that when reached will
cause a warning to be issued.
General information
The warning is repeated if the vehicle speed exceeds
the set speed limit again, after it has d
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
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Depending on the equipment
version: emergency brake
function, Active PDC
Concept
The emergency braking function of PDC initiates
an emergency braking in case of acute risk of
collision.
General information
This function may not be available. Contact your
authorized dealer's service center or another qualified service center as to
whether this additional
function is curr
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control
Concept
Within the physical limits, the system helps to
keep the vehicle on a steady course by reducing
engine speed and by braking the individual
wheels.
General information
DSC detects the following unstable driving conditions,
for instance:
Fishtailing, which can lead to oversteering.
Loss of
