Enabling Operation In The Rear; Priority Options; Same Priority; Volume Limit For Headphones - BMW iDrive Owner's Manual

Entertainment
Vehicle information
Computer content can be displayed. Operation
is only possible in the front.
Options menu
No split screen possible.
Operation is the same as for the front menu
options.
Enabling

Enabling operation in the rear

Only possible via the iDrive in the front.
1. "Settings"
2. "Rear controls"
3. Select the desired priority.

Priority options

The driver has priority
▷ The source selected via iDrive in the front
is output on the vehicle loudspeakers and
can be selected but not operated from the
rear. Other audio or video sources can be
operated.
▷ Sound can only be output in the rear via
headphones.
▷ The source that is to be displayed in the
rear can be set via the iDrive in the front.
To set the source in the rear via the iDrive in
the front:
1. "Multimedia" or "Radio"
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2. "Rear entertainment"
3. Select the desired audio or video source.

Same priority

▷ All audio and video sources can be oper‐
ated via the iDrive in the front and rear.
▷ Sound is output in the rear via head‐
phones: the source selected via the iDrive
in the front is output on the vehicle loud‐
speakers.
▷ Sound is output via loudspeakers: the
source selected last via the iDrive in the
front or rear is output via the vehicle loud‐
speakers.
The rear has priority
▷ When the source selected in the rear is
played on headphones, it can be selected
but not operated via iDrive in the front.
Other audio or video sources can be oper‐
ated.
▷ Sound is output in the rear via head‐
phones: the source selected via the iDrive
in the front is output on the vehicle loud‐
speakers.
▷ Sound is output via loudspeakers: the
source selected in the rear is output on the
vehicle loudspeakers. Audio or video sour‐
ces cannot be selected via the iDrive in the
front.
Switching off rear entertainment
▷ Rear entertainment is switched off.
▷ To switch rear entertainment back on: se‐
lect a different priority via the iDrive in the
front and switch on the system, refer to
page 68.

Volume limit for headphones

A volume limit can be activated in the front for
the headphones in the rear.
1. "Settings"
2. "Rear controls"