BMW i7 Owner's Manual page 127

After the trip
▷ Charge the vehicle and plan the next trip.
Charge vehicle, refer to page 316.
▷ Observe preparations extended stationary
periods.
Service life of the high-voltage battery, long
stationary periods, and taking the vehicle
out of service, refer to page 328.
BMW app
The BMW app provides mobility-based serv-
ices and applications.
Safety of the high-voltage system
Follow the information on the safety of the
high-voltage system.
Additional information:
Safety of the high-voltage system, refer to
page 16.
Operating noises
Operating noises may occur due to the elec-
trical system. For instance, these operating
noises may occur in the following situations:
▷ When cooling the high-voltage battery dur-
ing the charging process.
▷ When cooling the high-voltage battery with
the drive-ready state switched on.
▷ When climatizing the car's interior.
High-voltage battery, long
stationary periods
Observe the information on taking the vehicle
out of service and on longer idle periods.
Additional information:
Service life of the high-voltage battery, long
stationary periods, refer to page 328.
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Driving
Start/Stop button
Principle
Pressing the Start/Stop button switches drive-
ready state on or off.
General information
Drive-ready state is switched on when you de-
press the brake pedal while pressing the Start/
Stop button.
Pressing the Start/Stop button again switches
the drive-ready state back off and standby
state is switched back on.
Drive-ready state cannot be switched on as
long as the charging cable is connected.
Additional information:
▷ Drive-ready state, refer to page 40.
▷ Standby state, refer to page 40.
▷ Charging cable, refer to page 318.
Acoustic pedestrian protection
Depending on vehicle equipment and national-
market version, Acoustic Pedestrian Protection
generates a continuous driving noise in vehi-
cles with electric or electrically assisted drives.
▷ With a stationary vehicle and drive-ready
state turned on, as soon as the selector
lever position P is exited.
▷ With electric driving up to approx.
20 mph/30 km/h.
A speaker system broadcasts the noise to the
environment. As a result, other road users,
for instance pedestrians or cyclists, can better
perceive the vehicle.
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