BMW 5 Series Owner's Manual page 38

At a glance
Activating/deactivating
information windows
Information windows are automatically shown
on the Control Display for some functions.
Some of these information windows can be ac-
tivated or deactivated.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Pop-ups"
4. Select the desired setting.
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur-
rently used.
Control Display
Brightness
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Displays"
4. "Control display"
5. "Brightness at night"
6. Turn the controller until the desired bright-
ness is set.
7. Press the controller.
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur-
rently used.
Depending on the light conditions, the bright-
ness settings may not be clearly visible.
Screensaver
If no settings are made via iDrive, a screensa-
ver will be displayed after an adjustable time.
Using iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
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3. "Displays"
4. "Control display"
5. "Screensaver"
6. Select the desired setting.
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur-
rently used.
Selecting the contents of the main
menu
For some menu items of the main menu, the
displayed contents can be selected.
1. Press button.
2. "Contents of main menu"
3. Select the desired menu and the desired
content.
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur-
rently used.
Messages
Concept
The menu centrally displays all messages ar-
riving in the vehicle in list form.
General information
The following messages can be displayed:
▷ Traffic messages.
▷ Check Control messages.
▷ Communication messages, e.g., e-mail,
SMS or reminders.
▷ Service requirements messages.
Messages are additionally displayed in the sta-
tus field.
Retrieving messages
Via iDrive:
1. "Notifications"
2. Select the desired message.