BMW 4 Series 2023 Owner's Manual page 66

CONTROLS
Setting synchronization
If synchronization is switched on, settings from
the following areas, for example, are continu-
ously synchronized:
▷ BMW ID, e.g., profile picture.
▷ Navigation, e.g., recent destinations, home
address, or map settings.
▷ Media, e.g., favorites or saved radio sta-
tions.
▷ iDrive, e.g., main menu configuration, lan-
guage, or units.
▷ Personal Assistant, e.g., suggestions or ac-
tivation word.
▷ Exterior lighting, e.g., flashing indicator and
home lights.
Settings from the following areas are only
synchronized when you log in for the first time:
▷ Seating and climate comfort, e.g., driver's
seat position or temperature setting.
▷ Data protection menu.
Selecting the BMW ID/driver profile
If the BMW ID or driver profile could not be
recognized when unlocking the vehicle, select
the BMW ID or driver profile on the welcome
window.
The BMW ID or driver profile can be changed
at any time via iDrive:
1. Tap the icon or personal picture in the
status bar.
2. ▷
"Change BMW ID"
▷ "Change driver profile"
3. Select the BMW ID or driver profile.
4. If necessary, enter the PIN.
The BMW ID or the driver profile are activated,
the stored settings are loaded.
Guest profile
The guest profile can be activated and
changed by anyone.
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Personal settings
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In the following cases the guest profile is auto-
matically active:
▷ A BMW ID has not yet been added or a
driver profile has not yet been created.
▷ No BMW ID or driver profile has been as-
signed to the vehicle key or the digital key
that was used to unlock the vehicle.
The following limitations apply to the guest
profile:
▷ Selected functions that edit personal data
are not available in the guest profile. This
includes functions of the navigation and
the saving of favorites. More information
on data processing is available in the Con-
nectedDrive data protection notes / service
descriptions.
▷ The guest profile cannot be renamed.
▷ It is not possible to assign a PIN to the
guest profile.
▷ It is not possible to assign driver detection
to the guest profile.
▷ In ConnectedDrive countries, the synchroni-
zation with the BMW Cloud is not possible.
The guest profile is selected on the Welcome
screen or via iDrive:
1. Tap the icon or personal picture in the
status bar.
2. ▷
"Change BMW ID"
▷ "Change driver profile"
3. "Continue as guest"
Deleting the BMW ID/driver profile
1. Tap the icon or personal picture in the
status bar.
2. ▷ "Change BMW ID"
▷ "Change driver profile"
3. Tap the icon of the desired BMW ID or
the desired driver profile.
Removing a BMW ID from the vehicle causes
the vehicle to be removed from the BMW app.
If the BMW ID has been synchronized with the
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