BMW i7 Owner's Manual page 287

If pre-conditioning is used during the charg-
ing process, less air conditioning capacity will
be required while driving. This optimizes the
range.
Functional requirements
▷ The vehicle is in idle state or standby state.
▷ The high-voltage battery is sufficiently
charged or a charging cable is connected.
If the high-voltage battery is heavily dis-
charged, it can take some time after con-
necting the charging cable before the pre-
conditioning is functional.
▷ Time and date are set correctly.
▷ The ventilation air vents are open.
Turning on/turning off the pre-
conditioning
Turning on/turning off via iDrive
1. Tap the icon for the Climate menu
on the menu bar.
2. "General settings"
3. "Pre-conditioning"
4. Select the desired setting.
Turning on via vehicle key
The system can be switched on using the vehi-
cle key.
Press the button on the vehicle key
three times within 1 second.
After using the vehicle key, it takes ap-
prox. 3 seconds until preconditioning is turned
on.
Automatic switch-off
To ensure the minimum range of the vehi-
cle, the pre-conditioning may be automatically
switched off, for instance after repeated activa-
tion or due to an insufficient state of charge of
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Climate control
the high-voltage battery. After turning off due
to an insufficient state of charge, charge the
high-voltage battery. The pre-conditioning is
then available again.
Climate control for departure time
General information
Departure times can be set with time and day
of the week.
The switch-on point is determined automati-
cally based on the temperature.
On the desired weekdays, the system will be
turned on promptly before the set departure
time.
The departure time is preselected in two steps:
▷ Set departure times.
▷ Activate departure times.
A minimum of 10 minutes should pass be-
tween setting and activating the departure
time and the planned departure time to allow a
sufficient period of time for the climate control.
Pre-conditioning will be turned off automati-
cally a few minutes after the set departure
time.
Setting the departure time
1. Tap the icon for the Climate menu
on the menu bar.
2. "General settings"
3. "Pre-conditioning"
4. "Departure plan"
5. Set the desired departure time.
6. Select day of the week, if needed.
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