BMW 8 Series 2022 Owner's Manual page 163

When the setting for the driving mode view is ac‐
tivated, the activated tachometer is only shown in
the COMFORT or SPORT driving mode.
Power gauge
Principle
The display indicates the drive power available as
a percentage of its total power.
Activate/deactivate
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Displays"
4. "Instrument panel"
5. "Engine display"
6. "Power meter"
When the setting for the driving mode view is ac‐
tivated, the activated power gauge is only shown
in the COMFORT driving mode.
Display
Pointer in the area of arrow 1: display of the en‐
ergy recovered by coasting or when decelerat‐
ing, CHARGE.
Pointer in the area of arrow 2: output in percent,
POWER.
Drive power
The available drive power may be reduced due
to certain factors, for instance a cold engine. De‐
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Displays
pending on the available drive power, the range
for POWER is adjusted automatically.
If needed, icons in the power gauge indicate a
reduction of the drive power.
Example Description
symbol
Reduced drive power due to a
cold drivetrain.
Reduced drive power due to an
overheated drivetrain.
Shift lights
Principle
The Shift lights in the instrument cluster indicate
the maximum shift point at which the best possi‐
ble acceleration can be achieved.
General information
Depending on the equipment and national-mar‐
ket version, the Shift lights are active in the M
manual mode of the Steptronic Sport transmis‐
sion and with manual transmission.
Functional requirement
▷ Depending on the equipment, either driving
program SPORT or SPORT PLUS is acti‐
vated.
▷ Head-up display is switched off or the display
of the Shift lights in the Head-up display is
deactivated.
Turning on/turning off
Steptronic Sport transmission:
1. If applicable, select SPORT or SPORT PLUS
driving mode.
Press Driving Dynamics Control.
2. Activate the M manual mode of the transmis‐
sion.
CONTROLS
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