Switching On Drive-Ready State - BMW iX Owner's Handbook Manual

CONTROLS
▷ Apply the parking brake.
▷ Turn the front wheels towards the kerb on
upward or downward gradients.
▷ Additionally secure the vehicle on upward
or downward gradients, for example with a
chock.
WARNING
Unsupervised children or pets in the vehicle
can set the vehicle in motion and endanger
themselves or other road users, for example by
the following actions:
▷ Pressing the Start/Stop button.
▷ Releasing the parking brake.
▷ Opening and closing doors or windows.
▷ Engaging selector lever position N.
▷ Operating vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accident or injury. Do not
leave children or pets unsupervised in the vehi‐
cle. When leaving the vehicle, take the vehicle
key with you and lock the vehicle.
NOTE
Selector lever position P is automatically en‐
gaged when standby state is switched off.
There is a risk of material damage. Do not
switch off standby state in car washes.

Switching on drive-ready state

1. Close the driver's door.
2. Press the brake.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
Most of the indicator and warning lights in the
instrument cluster illuminate for varying
lengths of time.
READY is displayed in the instrument cluster
and an acoustic signal sounds.
Drive-ready state is switched on.
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Switching off drive-ready state
After stopping:
1. Apply brake and engage the parking brake.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
The READY display is no longer illuminated
and an acoustic signal is heard.
Drive-ready state is automatically switched off if
the driver's door is opened while driver's seat
belt is unfastened.