Driving - BMW i8 COUPE Owner's Manual

Driving

Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features that are not necessarily
available in your vehicle, e. g., due to the selected
options or country versions. This also applies to
safety-related functions and systems. When us‐
ing these functions and systems, the applicable
laws and regulations must be observed.
Start/Stop button, drive-ready
state
Concept
The following ready states can be
attained by pressing the Start/
Stop button:
▷ Radio-ready state on/off.
▷ Standby state on/off.
▷ Activating/deactivating drive-ready state.
To activate drive-ready state, press the brake
pedal.
The drive-ready state cannot be activated as
long as the charging cable is connected, refer to
page 200.
Switching radio-ready state on/off
The radio-ready state is activated by pressing
the Start/Stop button in the following situations:
▷ When the engine is running.
▷ When drive-ready state is activated.
Some electronic systems/power consumers re‐
main ready for operation.
The radio-ready state is switched off automati‐
cally:
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▷ If the driver's or front passenger door is
opened when exiting the vehicle, with drive-
ready state switched off manually.
▷ After approx. 8 minutes.
▷ When the vehicle is locked using the central
locking system.
▷ Shortly before the battery is discharged com‐
pletely, so that drive-ready state is main‐
tained.
The radio-ready state remains active if, for in‐
stance standby state is automatically switched
off for the following reasons:
▷ Opening or closing the driver's door.
▷ Unfastening of the driver's safety belt.
▷ When automatically switching from low
beams to parking lights.
Standby state on
The switched on standby state corresponds to
the switched on ignition for conventional vehi‐
cles.
Press the Start/Stop button, and do not press on
the brake pedal at the same time.
All vehicle systems are ready for operation.
Most of the indicator/warning lights in the instru‐
ment cluster light up for a varied length of time.
To save battery power when the engine is off,
switch off standby state and any unnecessary
electronic systems/power consumers.
Information on the standby state
If the engine is switched off and standby state is
switched on: the system automatically switches
to radio-ready state when the door is opened if
the lights are switched off or, if the vehicle is
equipped accordingly, the daytime running lights
are switched on.
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